The Tyrant’s Drama Queen Empress

CHAPTER 47: Awakening a Strange New Trait

　　“Hiss! My neck hurts so much!”

　　“My shoulder hurts, and my thigh too.”

　　“Ah! What’s going on? Why am I tied up?!”

　　“Dazhu, what happened to your face? That red mark is huge…”

　　The group who had just woken up started shouting about their aches and pains. Then their memories of the “ghost” Shen Ling pretended to be last night slowly came back.

　　Dazhu’s face turned pale as he said, “Last night… I think, I think I ran into something unclean.”

　　“Same here. It felt like she was that woman called Yunniang. I remember when she died, her eyes wouldn’t close. She… she died with unfinished resentment.”

　　“Me too…”

　　“So you’re saying… all of us ran into it?”

　　Even though it was already daytime, every one of them still felt a chill running through their bodies.

　　Mazi was just about to explain when Aunt Wang suddenly spoke up. “What ‘unclean thing’ and what Yunniang? That was someone pretending! It was the two people I brought back acting it out!”

　　“Pretending? It was a person?”

　　“Then hurry up and tell her to untie us! Otherwise she’ll regret it!”

　　Aunt Wang, “...... Are you all idiots? Do you really think she’s going to let us go? This time we misjudged them and ended up suffering for it. From the looks of it, they don’t seem like they plan to kill us. They’ll probably hand us over to the authorities. Just behave yourselves. Once we get to the authorities, I’ll naturally find a way to get us out of there safe and sound.”

　　Aunt Wang isn’t afraid of being arrested. All the silver she’s sent to her cousin’s daughter over the years wasn’t for nothing. Besides, she still has leverage over her. That girl wouldn’t dare let anything happen to her.

　　Among this group of traffickers, Aunt Wang held the dominant position. Dazhu and Tzuzi were her husband and son, while the others had been pulled in by her to make money together. Naturally, they trusted her words.

　　So under Aunt Wang’s direction, the group gradually quieted down.

　　When Shen Ling came out, she didn’t see the scene of people yelling and cursing she had expected. They simply glared at her angrily, and Aunt Wang even lifted her chin, looking stubborn and unwilling to submit.

　　Shen Ling raised an eyebrow. “Oh, you’re awake. Did you sleep well last night? Have any dreams?”

　　—When people are sent to the execution ground, they usually get one last good meal. I won’t bother giving you good food, but before sending you to the authorities, I can at least say a few reasonable words to show I’m being considerate.

　　—Eradicating evil and eliminating villains is a duty that cannot be refused.

　　Shen Ling said, “Looking at you all with your eyes bulging like walnuts, I guess none of you expected that after bringing us here, not only would you fail to make any money, you’d end up getting wiped out instead.”

　　“Tragic. Truly tragic.”

　　Aunt Wang’s face immediately darkened. “Don’t stand there pretending to pity us like some fake saint…”

　　Smack! Shen Ling’s hand curled into a fist and knocked against her head.

　　Shen Ling’s expression turned cold. “Did I ask you to talk?! What I want is for you all to shut up! I talk, you listen. Got it?”

　　Smack! Shen Ling punched her again.

　　“Answer me! Did you hear what I said?!”

　　Aunt Wang and the others stammered, “W-we heard…”

　　Smack!

　　Shen Ling said with exaggerated heartbreak, “If you heard me, then why didn’t you answer?!”

　　“……” Weren’t you the one who told us to shut up?

　　Smack!

　　“……” You’re not human!!!

　　Shen Ling lowered her hand. So hitting people on the head actually feels this satisfying. No wonder Xie Yuanxun likes doing it… to her.

　　Shen Ling suddenly felt like she might be awakening some kind of strange new trait.

  

 

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