"I have been blind, and now I want to be dumb."

Bai Yaoyao sighed and looked at her hands again. They were wrapped tightly with thick gauze, not even the half finger from last time was exposed.

It took a lot of effort to recover, but now someone broke my bones again. I think it will be difficult to recover. I don’t know if I will be able to use chopsticks to eat in the future.

“Although the mission was completed, I feel like I lost out.”

It’s just a mission point, but not only is my hand disabled, my mouth is also mute, and there are two more mission points to come. It’s really difficult to survive in this world.

Suddenly, the cell door was opened, and the surrounding cells full of prisoners became noisy, with most of them crying out for justice.

Several soldiers came in and knocked hard on the iron door, making a loud noise, and the entire cell became quiet in an instant.

"Who is Bai Yaoyao?"

One of the soldiers shouted a name loudly, and the prisoners fell silent. They didn't know whether the soldier was shouting a name of life or death, and no one dared to claim it.

"Where's the person? Could he be asleep?"

The female soldier shouted several times but no one responded, so she had to look at the portraits one by one. Finally, she looked at Bai Yaoyao. She was so angry as she looked at her beautiful eyes that were wide open.

"Are you deaf? I've called you so many times and you don't even respond?"

Before Bai Yaoyao could explain, the sandbag-sized fist hit her body, causing her to break out in a cold sweat due to the pain.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The girl waved her hands quickly and then kept pointing them at her mouth. The female soldier, who had not had a rest in the past few days, was full of anger. She happened to be escorting the criminals, so she simply vented her anger and beat the girl until she collapsed on the ground and couldn't move.

"Someone come and carry it away."

The weak and boneless body, especially after seeing that pretty face, immediately made the female soldiers who had not touched meat for several days feel a little excited. But then they remembered that she was the emperor's concubine. Although she was dispensable, she was not someone they could touch.

"Hey, sir, you really don't know the seriousness of the matter. You are so cruel to such a beautiful woman. Are you not afraid of His Majesty's investigation?"

Seeing the blue and purple spots on the girl's smooth, white skin under her sleeves, several soldiers couldn't help but sigh. Although they wanted to touch her, they still took her to another room. The whole process was very honest, and they didn't feel like they were trying to touch the wives and concubines of criminal nobles during house searches.

"The person who came is the biggest accomplice, and he is carrying a large number of envelopes of communication between the main culprits in the poisoning case."

"Does Bai have any explanation?"

Bai Yaoyao barely recovered from the aches all over her body, and then looked confused as she faced the official sitting on the stage and asking her questions.

She, she is mute. When you ask her, what will she say?

"If the prisoner has no doubts, then he pleads guilty. Someone, bring up the next prisoner."

"Woo?"

The girl was shocked and wanted to explain, but the pain all over her body made it impossible for her to do so. Furthermore, the soldier who pulled her afterwards was very rude, and the pain made her eyes full of tears.

"What do you mean? You don't even give me a chance to explain?"

Bai Yaoyao cursed the unscrupulous judge in her heart, and then she could only watch as the soldiers put the heavy shackles on her head. Even her wrists, which had lost the ability to move, were put in chains, and her anklets were also put in.

Then he was pushed into a dark and damp cell and imprisoned.

"It's over. Are you going to chop off my head?"

Chapter 29: Criminals paraded through the streets

"After wearing this thing, I think you will be dragged to the market and beheaded, right?"

Touching the huge wooden yoke around her neck, Bai Yaoyao sat down on the weeds with a look of despair, leaning against the damp brick wall. The palace skirt she had exchanged with the female disciple had already become dirty.

She was not a germaphobe and had no aversion to this, but she hated the wooden yoke around her neck. Wearing it would remind her of her miserable experience in the Kailan Empire.

And because of the soldiers who had treated her violently, she was now in severe pain all over her body.

"I was not tortured in the last world, so I can't adapt to this world anymore."

Yaoyao sighed, but she didn't feel any fear of being beheaded. With so many worlds under her belt, she had become a little indifferent to life. Not to mention whether the system would let her die so easily, the remaining five redemption points would be of much greater use.

There is a lot of vitality, but I am worried about what to do with the second mission point now that I have used it.

Well, Bai Yaoyao's worries did not come true in the end. After eating yellow paste made of unknown food for two days, she was driven out by the officers and soldiers.

"I finally got out, but I need to go to the bathroom."

Bai Yaoyao's face turned red from holding back. She could use the small toilet easily, but what about the big toilet? She couldn't poop in the cell, right?

She has been holding it in for two days!

"What are you gesturing? Hurry up and catch up!"

Since she couldn't speak, Bai Yaoyao could only gesture, but the soldiers had no way of understanding her and thought she was locked up stupidly. They pulled the chain hard and yanked her out, causing Bai Yaoyao to cry out in agony.

This time, Yaoyao finally realized the pain of being dumb, which is no different from being blind and is equally torturous.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Slow down, slow down, it’s coming out soon!

"What's the ghost yelling?"

The supervisor whipped Bai Yaoyao hard with a whip, tearing her thick dress and revealing her skin underneath. The howling cold wind from outside instantly rushed in, making Bai Yaoyao shiver.

But perhaps because of this freeze, the tide that was about to burst out was eased a lot, making Bai Yaoyao look much better.

"But I still feel like going to the bathroom."

Unfortunately, all Bai Yaoyao's requests could only be fantasies. She was then driven by the soldiers to a prison van, where there were already several prisoners dressed the same as Bai Yaoyao, except that they looked very unfriendly and were taller than Bai Yaoyao.

"Woo?"

Before Bai Yaoyao could come to her senses, she found that the prison car had been pulled by the carriage.

"Is this a parade? Why is it me?"

There are so many criminals in the cell, why does she have to be paraded through the streets? Bai Yaoyao has seen TV dramas in which people on the street actually threw eggs, vegetables and other things at her, which was very insulting.

As time passed, when the prison van was completely on the street, facing the rapidly falling stones, Bai Yaoyao finally realized that the eggs and vegetables in TV dramas were all lies. Such precious food was only eaten by the family, so they would not be used to hit criminals. The only way to hit criminals was to use stones.

"Catch her and put her in front!"

After being hit by several stones, one of the criminals directly pointed his spear at Bai Yaoyao, who was the thinnest. Three or four people worked together to push Bai Yaoyao to the right side where there were the most vendors' lofts. There were pedestrians on the left side, and there were fewer of them, so not many stones flew towards her.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu?"

The girl wanted to struggle, but both of her hands were wrapped in gauze, and the man was very strong. Although her wrists were in shackles, it did not affect her movements. So she was pressed firmly on the right side, and her head was pressed down so that the wooden shackles could stand up to block most of the flying stones.

"Still a mute, hahaha."

These criminals obviously did not recognize Bai Yaoyao's identity. They just thought she was the wife or concubine of a noble whose property was confiscated, and they attacked her without hesitation.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Along with the constant curses coming from her ears, dense stones came down like raindrops. Due to the angle, many of them were blocked by the prison van. Some of the remaining stones hit the wooden yoke, some hit her body, and at least half of the remaining stones hit her head.

"My head is going to be smashed!"

Only those who have been hit on the head by a stone know the pain. A single stone the size of a fist can knock a person unconscious, let alone so many stones. Even though passers-by used smaller stones due to the distance, Bai Yaoyao was still dizzy after walking less than a hundred meters. Her head was dizzy and she could not control her body and fell to the ground. There were bloody cuts on her head caused by the stones, and blood kept dripping down.

"Your Majesty is such a wise and brave man, but you were poisoned by this group of villains. They wanted to murder Your Majesty, and it would not be too much to cut him into pieces!"

These words aroused the anger of the people. You know, after the empress came to power, the policies she implemented were all beneficial to the people's livelihood. It is obvious to all that life has been getting better and better over the years. Now the bad guys want to destroy all of this, and they are the first to disagree!

The stones got bigger and bigger, and as Bai Yaoyao fainted, all the stones hit her body. After the parade through the entire street, not only was Bai Yaoyao's head bleeding, but her body was also covered in bruises. Many parts of her body were cut by the sharp stones, and her tattered and dirty dress was stained red in several places.

“How pitiful.”

General Ji bent down and put his hand under the nose of the unconscious girl. Seeing that she was still breathing, he called the imperial physician to give her a simple treatment and then sent her to Yuzhao Palace. It would be fine as long as she was left with a breath of life. This was the order from Steward Hong.

"Come out to pick someone up."

After waiting for several days for the princess to return, Lu'er finally waited for a snowman covered with wounds. He was sprinkled with some hemostatic medicine and wrapped with simple gauze. Perhaps the hemostatic medicine was of poor quality, and blood continued to flow out of his head.

"Yao Yao?"

Bai Xiaolu's heart was beating fast and she hurriedly hugged the girl. Her delicate face was wrapped in gauze, but it was her Royal Highness the Princess. But, but - how did she become like this?

In a hurry, he ignored his newly recovered body and carried the princess back to the bedroom. Before he had time to check her wound, a large number of soldiers rushed in unexpectedly.

"We are here to confiscate your property under your order. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

After that, Bai Xiaolu could only watch helplessly as the princess's treasured possessions and various dowries were taken away by these soldiers. No matter what they were, as long as the property was of some value, it was all taken away. Some soldiers even dug the ground and smashed the walls with shovels and nails, leaving no place untouched.

"you--"

Bai Xiaolu wanted to stop them, but was pushed to the ground by the soldier. She had difficulty walking and had no ability to resist at all.

"What happened?"

Looking at the messy Yuzhao Palace, Bai Xiaolu muttered.

Chapter 30 Epilogue

"I have to spend money to avoid disaster again."

Bai Yaoyao was browsing through the products in the system space, her eyes slowly locked on the products she had purchased in Lingbao's world.

Only one atonement point is needed to heal wounds on the body, but it can only treat ordinary injuries. For example, advanced injuries such as broken limbs of the five senses of the human body require an advanced healing package of five atonement points.

"But I only have six redemption points left, and I can't afford it."

The next two missions would definitely require atonement points. If she spent them all now, the mission would fail if something unexpected happened.

"If you're dumb, then be dumb."

The wallet is empty and Yaoyao is sad.

Bai Yaoyao, who was short of money, could only click to buy a low-level healing package to heal the body, and adjust it to slow healing, otherwise it would be too shocking to heal herself in one go.

After leaving the system space, the intense pain in the body could be clearly felt to begin to ease, and the swelling pain in the head also improved a lot. Although there was no change in the surface injuries, the internal and self-senses were rapidly numbering. I would be completely healed within the half a month set by Bai Yaoyao.

"Yaoyao, you finally woke up."

Bai Xiaolu was using a basin of hot water to gently treat some of the princess's unbandaged wounds. She was overjoyed when she saw Yaoyao wake up.

"Woo?"

Bai Yaoyao blinked her eyes and then whimpered. Bai Xiaolu also blinked in confusion. It was not until Bai Yaoyao pointed at her mouth with her fist and shook her head that Bai Xiaolu finally understood.

"Yaoyao, you, you can't speak anymore?"

Bai Yaoyao nodded.

Bai Xiaolu was horrified: "How could this happen?"

Bai Yaoyao couldn't say anything and could only stare at Lu'er. Her beautiful eyes flickered and she didn't seem to be in a pessimistic mood, which indirectly made Bai Xiaolu feel a little relaxed.

"Yaoyao, a lot of soldiers came in and searched our house just now. All the valuables were taken away."

Bai Xiaolu was frightened when she thought of the scene just now: "It's all my fault. I failed to protect the princess's dowry."

Bai Yaoyao wanted to comfort Lu'er but when she opened her mouth she realized she couldn't speak. She could only rub Bai Xiaolu's face with her white round hands to comfort her.

"But Yaoyao can't speak anymore. Can she be cured?"

Bai Xiaolu was worried and wanted to go find Doctor Gu, but she was also imprisoned in Yuzhao Palace with the princess. She had no freedom at all and it was impossible for her to get out.

If there was still some money in the past, it would have been possible to ask someone to pass on a message, but now not only the princess's dowry, but also her small treasury were all confiscated, and no one knows what happened to it until now.

Is it because the princess left Yuzhao Palace without permission?

Bai Xiaolu's heart trembled again when she thought of the bloody appearance of the princess being thrown back.

She had specifically inquired about it before she set out, and she had never seen the laws of the Dahuang Women's Kingdom being so strict.

Otherwise, she would never let the princess sneak out of the palace.

………………

On the other side, in the hall specially used for executions, batches of criminals were beheaded, including palace maids in palace skirts and royal nobles in gorgeous clothes.

Many big shots who usually act high and mighty now have disheveled hair and haggard faces as they watch one person after another being beheaded by the executioner. With the fear of death coming their turn, the brave ones are pale and bloodless, while the timid ones cannot control their incontinence. The pungent stench mixed with the strong smell of blood makes people stay away from the whole hall.

The executioners were replaced one after another because their hands were sore from chopping, and even the big swords made of fine steel had their blades bent so many times.

The killing lasted for a whole day and night, and more than 2,000 people died in this shocking poisoning case.

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