Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1543 - 1365: A Stormy Night in Jianghu

Chapter 1543: Chapter 1365: A Stormy Night in Jianghu

"Lady, let me comb your hair for you, come, let me help you up," Hong Yan helped Hong Xia sit at the edge of the bed and then took up the comb to start doing her hair from behind.

The hairstyles here were not as complicated as those in the Central Plains, usually just pinning it up was enough. Hong Yan quickly finished with Hong Xia’s hair, but after finishing, she still seemed reluctant to stop and played with it a bit longer before saying, "There, I’m going to fetch a mirror for you to see if you’re satisfied."

Hong Xia smiled, "No need, I know Lady’s skills. If you do my hair, it’s naturally the most beautiful. If it weren’t, you wouldn’t stop, cough..."

She began to cough again, but fortunately, it wasn’t severe. It was a type of Gu poison that looked like a common cold, silently planted and even the Witch Doctor here couldn’t detect it.

"Sister, don’t talk, lie down for a while," Hong Yan laid Hong Xia back down on the bed to lie down, then laid down beside her.

The two sisters relied on each other since they were little, until Hong Yan was selected as a maid. Hong Yan continuously rose in rank, becoming the Clan Chief’s Witch, whereas Hong Xia always grew up inside the fortress, just an ordinary lady.

Hong Xia always maintained the simplicity of the fortress’s ladies, usually picking Camellias, brewing wine, also revering the Clan Chief, and taking great pride in her sister.

But she could never guess that there was infighting within the clan, that the Clan Chief was unpredictable and malevolent, and she was the Clan Chief’s accomplice, now also an internal traitor of the Moon Shadow Clan.

So, it was only when lying beside Hong Xia that Hong Yan could sleep temporarily at peace.

She soon fell asleep.

...

At noon, Hong Yan left Hong Xia to return to the clan.

While passing through the woods, she suddenly stopped.

She felt something was off, as if there was a pair of eyes watching her from behind.

Was it... someone from the Moon Shadow Clan, or someone within the tribe?

She scanned the area warily again but didn’t notice anything unusual.

But she knew for certain that this was not her imagination.

Elder Yun had told her that when you’re alone, if you feel someone’s gaze on your back, do not doubt; you’re certainly being watched.

Never mind that now, she had only gone to see Hong Xia today, and hadn’t done anything guilty, so whether it was someone from the Moon Shadow Clan or the tribe, she didn’t have to be afraid.

She continued walking.

But before she could leave the woods, she was suddenly struck hard on the back of the neck by a wooden stick.

This... was a trap.

Before her eyelids closed, she saw a sleazy man jump out in front, walking towards her with lascivious intent.

...

"Ugh... Ugh..."

When Hong Yan woke up, she could only see the sky at the corners of her vision.

Because she was buried in a pit, hands and feet tied, with a dirty piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth which seemed to be torn from some garment, still smelling of sweat.

And above the pit, a contemptible face was looking down at her.

"Well, well, my little witch, little devil, big-breasted lady, you’re awake?" Bei Shan leaned over the pit, his face almost touching Hong Yan’s, "Didn’t see that coming, did you? What goes around comes around, huh? This morning you buried me in a pit, how did I beg you then? And how did you treat me? No answer from the heavens, no heed from the earth, nearly got bitten to death by Poisonous Insects in the woods, and you, you left without a backward glance, totally indifferent to whether I lived or died, hmph, now it’s your turn, I won’t save you either!"