Mozun, she came across from the Nvzun country

Chapter 40
In the evening, when the twilight hits, the mist in the mountains and forests rises.

The huge front hall was very empty and silent.

The night wind blows, and the candles in the room flicker, flickering.

After Qiutong washed off the stains, her hair was tied up and her clothes were tidy. Although her body was thin and her face was pale, she was very energetic.

"Master, Qiutong has brought it." Ye Chen led Qiutong to the front hall.

Qiongying sat on the main seat, wearing a purple brocade suit, without a veil, and the hideous scars on his left face were exposed by the candlelight, like intertwined scars.

The moment Qiutong raised her head, her face turned pale with horror, and she took two steps back in panic, biting her lip and daring not to make a sound.

Qiongying didn't move, but his originally lazy expression suddenly became cold, and his deep eyes seemed to reflect a strange light.

"Master, master." Qiutong lowered her head tremblingly, not daring to look directly.

Qiongying raised her eyebrows, why did she call her the master again?She didn't want to take in an extra adopted daughter.

After not hearing her master's words for a long time, Qiu Tong was so frightened that she trembled all over. Does the master not like her?
"Are you scared?" Qiong Ying's tone was gentle, and her voice was very clear in the silent front hall.

"No, I'm not afraid." Qiu Tong pretended to be calm and raised her head. The first thing that scared her was the scars on the master's face, but now it was the master's eyes that scared her.

"What a dishonest kid."

"I, Qiutong knows my mistake." Qiutong said timidly, as if she had been exposed as a lie and was afraid of being punished.

"afraid of what?"

"I'm afraid of this place, the sound from the forest is terrifying, and there are the screams of beasts, I'm afraid the beasts will come..." Qiutong replied in a panic.

"What are you afraid of?" Qiongying has not yet heard a satisfactory answer.

"I..." Qiutong didn't dare to say it. She was really scared by the master just now. If she said it, would the master be angry and send her back to the dark cell?
"I don't like children who lie."

"Master, I just never met the master. I didn't know you were the master just now. I was frightened for a while, so I was afraid. I didn't mean it. Master, please don't send me back to the dark prison. I will do many things... ..." Qiutong explained in panic, looking at Qiongying with pleading eyes.

"What will you do?" Qiongying asked.

"I can do everything. I can do laundry, cook, carry water, chop firewood, clean the house, and do a lot of heavy work." Qiutong said quickly.

"That's what you call knowing everything?" Qiong Ying chuckled, she was such a naive child.

"I..." Qiutong lowered her head in shame, any slave would do these things.

"But, I don't need you to do this."

"Master, what do you want me to do, I will definitely do it." Qiutong said without thinking, she was terrified of being sent back to the dark prison, starved, whipped, and might die at any time.

"Are you afraid of death?"

"I..." Qiutong trembled all over, death, of course she was afraid.

"Say."

"I, I'm afraid." Qiutong cried in panic, tears falling drop by drop.

(End of this chapter)