Chapter 8: Schemes, Sweet Jobs, and Demons

At midnight, the group arrived at a village, and Nanny Xue decided to rest here.

She dismissed a farming household and arranged for Seeing Jun Jun Zijin to stay.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin said nothing; since escape was impossible, she quietly instructed Xiao He to be careful tonight.

"Xiao He, this journey will likely not be peaceful. Are you afraid following me?"

"I am not afraid. Wherever Young Lady is, I will be there."

Xiao He had long made up her mind to follow Seeing Jun Jun Zijin; no matter how great the hardships or dangers, she would never retreat.

Xiao He looked at Seeing Jun Jun Zijin with firmness, making her feel deeply warmed in her heart.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin gently patted Xiao He's hand and said:

"Silly Xiao He, this is just the beginning. Once we return, there will surely be even more trouble. But rest assured, as long as I am here, no one will bully you."

Though exhausted, they remained vigilant.

Silence surrounded them. Suddenly, faint footsteps came from outside. Seeing Jun Jun Zijin immediately grew alert and signaled Xiao He to stay quiet.

After a while, Seeing Jun Jun Zijin smelled a fragrance spreading through the air. Medicine and poison were one family; the original owner, knowledgeable in pharmacology, was familiar with this scent.

"Tch, I thought they were going to unleash some grand move, but it's just these same old tricks!"

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin had read no shortage of novels in her past life's spare time; she hadn't expected this plot to be exactly like those novels.

"It's sleeping incense."

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin sneered coldly and thought:

"This sleeping incense is too cliché; not even a new variation."

She instructed Xiao He to hold her breath, casually pulled a handkerchief from her pocket, covered her mouth and nose, and muttered to herself:

"In this day and age, do villains not bother with innovation? At least switch to some poison gas; sleeping incense is far too low-tech."

Sure enough, not long after, rustling footsteps came from outside the door, followed by the movement of the door latch.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin hid behind the door and silently counted in her heart:

"One, two, three..."

When she reached six, the door was gently pushed open, and a burly man in black clothes crept in.

The man in black still held a rope in his hand, apparently intending to tie them up like dumplings.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin couldn't help but laugh out loud, thinking:

"This villain is too dedicated; he even prepared a rope. Truly thorough service."

She quietly circled behind the man in black and gently patted his shoulder. The man in black jumped in fright, nearly dropping the rope from his hand.

"Brother, is your sleeping incense expired?"

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin asked with a smile, her tone carrying a hint of teasing.

The man in black jumped in fright, then reacted, reaching out to grab Seeing Jun Jun Zijin.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin dodged; finally, she had a chance to stretch her limbs. Then she kicked the man's knee, pushed downward, twisted his arm, and effortlessly subdued him.

She snatched the hemp rope and tied the man up like a dumpling in a few quick motions.

Her movements were seamless and fluid, leaving Xiao He with her mouth wide open in stunned silence.

The man was so shocked he couldn't speak; before he could realize what happened, his mouth was stuffed with some foul-smelling unknown object.

He didn't know what had happened and thought it was a sweet job; the Second Young Lady's face was indeed very pretty.

Originally, he hadn't even planned to waste the sleeping incense; these were just two little girls, and he had used the incense only as a precaution. He never expected??????

Severe pain shot through the man's arm; only then did he realize that the perverted Second Young Lady before him had dislocated his shoulder.

Fear flashed in his eyes, but with his mouth stuffed, he could only make muffled sounds and move helplessly.

In fact, Seeing Jun Jun Zijin knew this small body of hers possessed little strength; just now, she had merely used clever force.

It seemed she must train hard; this small body would likely suffer in the man-eating place of the Jun Manor.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin signaled Xiao He to close the door tightly, then pulled off the black cloth covering the man's face. Upon closer inspection, wasn't this the burly woman from earlier today?

But the one before her was a man; no wonder he had seemed so strange all day.

"Heh!"

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin let out a light chuckle.

She teased:

"Your skills are embarrassing, and the sleeping incense's effect is poor too. Shall I recommend a few types to you? Guaranteed to knock anyone down with a single sniff; even an elephant couldn't withstand it."

Suddenly, she dropped the teasing and replaced it with a face full of coldness:

"Xiao He, ask him what he wants to do."

Xiao He yanked the rotten cloth ball from the man's mouth and asked viciously:

"Speak! What do you want to do?"

The man hurriedly pleaded:

"Second Young Lady, it has nothing to do with me; Nanny Xue forced me to do it."

"Still not telling the truth?"

Xiao He shouted.

"Young Lady, shall we first chop off one of his hands?"

"Hmph!"

The man calmed himself, shook his head, and let out a cold shout. This was too insulting; his skills were lacking, but he was still a man; how could he be frightened by two little girls.

"Won't speak, huh?"

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin suddenly smiled, turned to Xiao He, and said:

"Go fetch that jar of chili sauce from the kitchen."

The chili sauce was quickly brought up. Seeing Jun Jun Zijin took the jar, gently shook it, walked to the man's mouth, squatted down, and said with a smile:

"Little brat, weren't you so tough? Come on, come on, taste this."

Having finished speaking, she shoved a huge spoonful of chili sauce directly into the man's mouth; in no time, half a bottle of chili sauce was gone.

The spiciness exploded in the man's mouth, as if millions of ants were gnawing at his tongue; his face turned bright red, and tears and snot flowed down together.

He simply could not bear it anymore, yet Seeing Jun Jun Zijin kept force-feeding him chili sauce.

"Little brat, will you speak or not?"

The man burst into tears:

"I'll speak, I'll speak, is that not enough?"

The man, with snot and tears streaming down his face, said:

"This humble one is called Wang Er, a servant at Chunxiang Lou. Madam Xue gave this humble one twenty taels of silver, ordering this humble one to... that... that... regarding the Second Young Lady. Madam Xue instructed that after the deed, if the Second Young Lady obeys, she is to be sent to Chunxiang Lou to earn silver for her, for this face must not be wasted; if she disobeys, she is to be sunk into the pond together with this little maid..."

"Pfft"

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin was amused by the two sausages sticking out of Wang Er's mouth.

"Hmm, it is indeed a vicious scheme. Just the person is a bit foolish."

"Where is the silver?"

Xiao He shouted again.

She did not expect this little maid to be such a money-grubber. Seeing Jun Jun Zijin chuckled lightly.

"Second Young Lady, spare my life! The silver, the silver is on this humble one's person."

Xiao He stuffed Wang Er's mouth again, bent down, and searched the silver from Wang Er's body.

Xiao He's eyes sparkled with light, and she said excitedly:

"Twenty taels! Young Lady, we've struck it rich!"

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin took the silver handed over by Xiao He, weighed it in her hand, and found it quite heavy.

Drawing upon the original owner's memories, Seeing Jun Jun Zijin thought for a long time before finally understanding what value twenty taels of silver held.

In this time and space, an ordinary family might not even save ten taels of silver in a year without eating or drinking; twenty taels could be considered a considerable sum.

She handed the silver back and told Xiao He to keep it safe.

"Young Lady, how should this person be dealt with?"

A ruthless glint flashed in Seeing Jun Jun Zijin's eyes:

"Didn't he want to... do that to me? This Young Lady wants to make him a eunuch and destroy his manhood."

Hearing this, Wang Er did not expect that this seemingly weak little maid would be so ruthless and decisive.

His eyes were filled with fear; he wanted to say something, but his mouth was stuffed tightly shut, so he could only shake his head desperately, emitting muffled sobs from his mouth.

Xiao He pointed at Wang Er and scolded:

"You deserve it! Who told you to harm the Young Lady?"

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin showed no mercy and kicked him.

Wang Er was kicked hard and fell heavily to the ground, rolling in pain.

With his mouth stuffed, he could not even scream; his face turned the color of a pig's liver, and his eyes were filled with despair.

He thought he had secured a fine job, only to find he had met a demon.

He had just been force-fed chili sauce and then had his manhood destroyed; he feared he would lose his life right here.

He swore that if he could survive and get out, he would never dare to provoke this ancestor again.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin looked at Wang Er with disgust:

"Bind him here; whether he lives or dies depends on his fate."

"Young Lady, how are you so powerful?"

Xiao He's eyes sparkled with light; the Young Lady's actions were now decisive, far better than her previous timid and submissive appearance, and at least she would no longer be bullied.

"I don't know either. I had a dream last night, and when I woke up this morning, I felt completely different all over."

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin lied, then continued:

"Let's go and meet Madam Xue."