Chapter 159 Demanding a Person

Liu Yan'er lowered her head and bit her thin lower lip; no one could see the unwillingness on her face. "Taohong... she hasn't returned yet."

"My lady, that maid has already been locked in the woodshed by Taohua, with several strong men sent in to serve her." A minor maid appeared cheerfully at the main entrance.

...

The air suddenly grew dead silent. The slap in the face came so promptly.

When the maid met Liu Yan'er's fierce and venomous gaze, her smile instantly froze on her face, and she stood rooted to the spot in a daze.

Chu Junhan let out a cold snort and strode toward the Prime Minister's Estate. "Miss Liu truly has the heart of a bodhisattva. If any harm comes to my person, I cannot guarantee what bloody deeds Chu might commit."

Her anger was not because Shuangjiang was crucially important to her, but simply because she was also a woman and could empathize; for any woman, having her purity ruined was worse than death.

Liu Yan'er was also a woman, and moreover reputed as the foremost talented lady of Pingzhou... Her actions made Chu Junhan despise her even more than in her previous life.

"Slap!" The young girl glared at the maid and said through gritted teeth, "I will certainly not spare you later."

"My lady, the steward said Young Master Chu had left... I..." Taohong's eyes were filled with tears, knowing she had caused a catastrophic disaster this time, and she was so frightened that her legs could barely move.

"Junhan... Junhan... listen to me..." Liu Yan'er trotted after the youth. Seeing their young mistress present, the guards did not dare to block the three unfamiliar youths following one after another.

"What does Miss Liu mean by this?" The youth who had broken in at the very front finally stopped and stared furiously at Liu Yan'er.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Liu Yan'er lowered her head in shame. "She offended me..."

"So Miss Liu felt justified in using such vicious methods against a little maid?" Chu Junhan's voice carried a mix of dissatisfaction and anger toward Liu Yan'er.

After the youth sharply rebuked her, he took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress the fury in his heart, and said coldly, "Where is the woodshed? Please lead the way, Miss Liu!"

Liu Yan'er wiped away her tears, her face flushed with shame, and she walked forward, choking back sobs. "Young General, this way please!"

After winding through several paths, the group arrived before a dilapidated small cottage. Piercing cries for help came from inside, filled with despair and mixed with the cheers of several men.

"Lady Shuangjiang!" Yun Yi was the first to rush forward, kicking open the old, battered door.

With a series of crashes, sounds of fighting echoed from within. Within the span of a few breaths, several burly men were thrown out of the house, crashing heavily onto the ground right at Chu Junhan's feet.

Yun Yi appeared before everyone's eyes, holding the dying Shuangjiang. The young girl's clothes were in disarray, her body almost completely exposed.

Chu Junhan frowned slightly, quickly unfastened her outer robe, and draped it over the person in the young man's arms.

"Pretty brother..." Yun Yi gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with fury.

Clearly, a murderous intent had surfaced in the young man's eyes.

Chu Junhan nodded knowingly, turned to look at Liu Yan'er, and spoke in an icy tone, "Miss Liu is certainly mighty. To snatch my person from my general's manor and dispose of her as you please—am I to take this as contempt for this General?"

Liu Yan'er lowered her head, biting her lip in silence as she twisted her silk handkerchief, while inwardly cursing: Chu Junhan, you actually broke into my Liu manor for the sake of a little maid! Do you know that if I hadn't stalled my father's plan, you would already be dead!