Chapter 274: What is the young master's honorable name

Whether there are ghosts in the world, no one can be sure.

But at this moment, everyone present was ten thousand percent certain that there were things in this world more terrifying than ghosts.

For example... the face of the young girl on the ground.

What a terrifying face it was.

All over her cheeks, bumps were growing one after another, each the size of a copper coin, bulging like meat tumors, looking exactly like a poisoned toad.

It made one's hair stand on end and shiver with fear!

It's no wonder Jin Que was so scared; even these grown men couldn't help but gasp.

The dining hall suddenly became noisy.

"Look, look quickly, what's wrong with her face? It's too terrifying!"

"Who's to say it isn't? I've never seen such a terrifying face in my life, and she's a woman, it's really miserable."

"Do you think this thing is contagious?"

Contagious?

Once these words came out, everyone's expressions changed on the spot, and they all retreated a few steps in unison.

Especially those who were close to Du Mingzhu, they were so scared that they scrambled away to the other side, fearing they would be afflicted by this unknown disease.

The dining hall was silent.

Dozens of eyes stared at Du Mingzhu in suspicion, and not a single person dared to step forward.

Du Mingzhu's already ugly face was now devoid of all color.

She hurriedly pulled over her outer garment to cover her face again, but her body couldn't stop trembling, like a fallen leaf being ravaged in a storm.

Why, why treat her like this?

Why humiliate her?

What exactly did she do wrong?!

One by one, none of them are good things!

Du Ruo is like this, that hateful bitch is like this, and these sanctimonious hypocrites, they all deserve to die! Deserve to die!!

Du Mingzhu's strength, which she had feigned for months, was on the verge of collapse under the disgusted, distant, and fearful gazes of others.

She finally truly realized how important a face was to a woman.

Living with such a face.

It would be better to die!

"Hey, ugly monster, what disease do you have? It's not contagious, is it?" Jin Que covered her nose, standing two zhang away from Du Mingzhu, and shouted with anxiety.

Seriously, if you're sick, why didn't you say so earlier? You made me fight with you just now.

If I get infected with that strange disease that makes you ugly, then it's all over. How will I win the young master back then?

The term "ugly monster" stimulated Du Mingzhu once again.

Du Mingzhu's body shook even more violently. She held her head and gasped for air heavily.

Like a wild beast locked in an iron cage for people to visit.

Angry, sad, yet helpless.

Seeing Du Mingzhu not making a sound, Jin Que became anxious. She looked left and right, ran to the wall, picked up a bamboo pole, and poked her from a distance. "I'm asking you a question, are you mute? Speak up!"

Du Mingzhu suddenly looked up at her, her eyes fierce.

Looking as if she wanted to kill her!

Jin Que was startled, and the bamboo pole in her hand fell onto the floor with a clatter.

She gritted her teeth, her eyes rolled, and she turned back to shout loudly at the crowd behind her: "Gentlemen, this woman must have some incurable disease, which is why she refuses to tell us! If we let her stay on the ship, everyone will be infected. For everyone's safety, we should throw her off!"

Throw her off?

Everyone looked at each other.

You have to know, this is on a ship, and below is the bottomless black water.

Throwing her off, isn't that equivalent to murder?

Everyone felt a bit unbearable.

But staying on the ship, as Jin Que said, does carry risks. What if they really get infected with the strange disease...

"Enough!"

Just as everyone was indecisive, a gentle voice containing anger suddenly sounded, breaking the silence in the dining hall.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

A handsome young man wearing a blue and white Confucian robe walked out of the crowd. He was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a tall figure, refined and handsome, and a temperament as pure as a clear breeze and a bright moon.

It was Xiao Liangchen.

Xiao Liangchen was a humble gentleman, always kind and gentle to others, and it was rare to see him be cold to anyone.

But at this moment, a layer of frost had rarely covered his handsome face. "This maid sister, one must not be too harmful to heaven and reason, otherwise, you will definitely invite divine retribution."

He pointed at Du Mingzhu, who was huddled in the corner, his tone resonant. "Even if this girl tripped you, it was an unintentional mistake. You were aggressive first, then used violence to hurt someone, and now you even want to put her to death. What you are doing is simply disregarding the law and having a heart like a snake or scorpion!"

This...

Jin Que's face flushed red, but she didn't dare to challenge Xiao Liangchen. Who was Xiao Liangchen? She had heard her young master mention him several times long ago.

He was the pride of Xiushan Academy, the favorite student of the masters!

If she offended him, the young master would definitely be unhappy.

Jin Que squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying and explained stammeringly: "Young Master Xiao, you misunderstood. I said I wanted to throw her off the ship not because I wanted to seek personal revenge, but for the sake of everyone's safety..."

"No need to say more." Xiao Liangchen interrupted her. "This girl got on the ship last night. If she really had any contagious disease, it would be too late to throw her out now."

"Besides, how can you be sure her disease is contagious? It's all just your malicious speculation."

He bowed to another student on the side. "Trouble you, Brother Li, to help me invite Brother Bian over. I want to ask him personally why he condones a maid to cause trouble everywhere!"

The student surnamed Li was just about to answer.

Jin Que had already jumped up a step ahead, waving her hands repeatedly. "No, no, no, don't go find my young master. I'll leave now, I'll leave, is that okay?"

After finishing, she ran away dejectedly.

Just as she ran to the door of the cabin where she lived, she bumped head-on into someone.

That person was also draped in an outer garment, turning from the corner. It looked like she was returning from using the latrine at the stern of the ship.

The two staggered at the same time and almost fell into the great river.

Jin Que finally stood firm and pushed the other person angrily. "What kind of bad luck is it today, running into cripples who don't have eyes, hmph!"

Without waiting for the other person to react, she turned and took a big step into the cabin, slamming the door shut with a bang.

Jiang Shi frowned.

She bumped into me and she's the one who's right? How inexplicable.

She was still worried about her daughter, and she didn't intend to be high-profile anyway, so she didn't bother with it. She steadied her mind and then lifted her feet to head toward the dining hall.

In the dining hall, Xiao Liangchen took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom.

This was prepared for him by his mother, Liu Shi, saying it was just in case, but he didn't expect it to really be used.

Yesterday, he was brutally tied up by those water bandits, and his skin was chafed, so he carried it with him, applying it every two hours.

Now, Xiao Liangchen wanted to give it to someone who needed it more.

"Girl, don't be afraid, we won't throw you off the ship."

He walked over, bent down slightly, handed the medicine bottle in his hand to Du Mingzhu, and smiled to comfort her. "This is high-quality ointment, it should be good for the injuries on your body, take it."

Du Mingzhu's body stopped trembling.

She slowly raised her head.

Looking at Xiao Liangchen.

The young man's smile was warm, like a ray of sunlight suddenly shining in during the cold winter.

It was so kind, warm, and... good-looking.

Du Mingzhu's heart, which was on the verge of collapse, suddenly calmed down miraculously.

There were still so many beautiful things in this world that she hadn't had a chance to try; and those ugly people, she hadn't had a chance to send them to hell yet, so how could she give up?

"Thank you." Du Mingzhu reached out to take the porcelain bottle, her two eyes firmly fixed on Xiao Liangchen's face. "I don't know the young master's honorable name, but if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you."

Xiao Liangchen's smile paused. "Oh, that's not necessary, it was just a small effort."

The reason he stepped in to help, besides being driven by his conscience, actually had another reason.

It was because of A'Man.

A'Man was the same back then, her appearance ruined, her face covered in pus-filled bumps, and she was always mocked and bullied when she went out.

He really couldn't bear to watch, which was why he stood up for her.

As for this girl's repayment, he really didn't need it.

Unfortunately, his good classmate couldn't understand him. The student surnamed Li heard Du Mingzhu's words, chuckled, and immediately ran over "kindly," winking and interjecting: "He, he is the famous talented scholar of our Xiushan Academy, surnamed Xiao, given name Liangchen, nineteen this year, unmarried."

"Brother Li!" Xiao Liangchen hurriedly shouted to stop him.

Unfortunately, the words had already been spoken, and spilled water could not be gathered.

Du Mingzhu chewed on this name carefully between her lips and teeth. "Xiushan Academy, Xiao Liangchen..."

Why does it feel a bit familiar? It seems like I've heard it somewhere before? ===== CHAPTER 275 =====