In the beginning, Mu Bai really intended to act tough, but she was a young lady born with a silver spoon, how could she ever experience such hardship? Nobody had ever laid a finger on her, not even her family.
And now, out of nowhere, she was beaten by a mysterious woman.
Wuh wuh... and beaten so miserably.
Isn't it just calling out "Grand Aunt"? If I must, I must. She didn't mind calling it out, so why should I? It won't cost anything.
Mu Bai consoled herself like this (completely forgetting her previous huge reaction when soone else asked her to call out "Grand Aunt").
"Hmph!" Mu Qiuniang snorted coldly, then withdrew her hand, making the whip in her hand disappear into thin air.
Unfortunately, Mu Bai was busy inspecting her "injuries" and didn't see it. She was surprised: why did she feel so much pain but had no wounds on her body?!
Forget wounds, there weren't even any bruises or swellings.
What is going on?!
Mu Bai's eyes widened.
"You'll be living here from now on. Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave," Mu Qiuniang said.
"Why?" Mu Bai glared.
"Because I am your Grand Aunt."
"You..." Not my Grand Aunt, more like so lunatic erging from nowhere!
Unfortunately, Mu Bai didn't dare voice it out. With a glance from soone's cold eyes, she obediently shrank her neck.
"Co in!"
Mu Bai obediently followed Mu Qiuniang into a room. This seed to be a bedroom, equipped with modern appliances yet built with ancient architectural features. At first glance, it indeed felt like the room of an ancient noble lady.
"This is your room."
Mu Bai looked at the large vanity with the ornate mirror, reflecting the images of her and that woman. Mu Qiuniang stood there, looking like a lady who walked out from an ancient painting, elegant and noble.
As for herself, she was like a "knock-off" product, and a crudely made one at that.
Wuh wuh... She always thought she looked good, but why does she feel inferior to this woman whose features aren't as pretty as hers?
Baby is hurt inside, but won't say it.
Turning around, Mu Bai saw several old books piled up on the round table in the middle of the room.
"For the next few days, practice calligraphy to calm your mind," Mu Qiuniang said.
Mu Bai was stunned. She had never practiced calligraphy before, so why does this woman want her to do it now?
"I can't write calligraphy."
"Everything is learned from not knowing. Since you don't know how, you need to learn," the woman replied.
Mu Bai almost cried, "I'm already this old, isn't it too late to start learning now?"
"Others can learn despite being seventy or eighty years old, are you older than them?" Mu Qiuniang sneered.
This Mu family descendant is truly disappointing, even complaining about practicing calligraphy. It's frustrating just to look at her.
Mu Qiuniang continued, "I'll check on you from ti to ti, at least a book a month, or don't bla for being harsh."
Mu Bai wanted to cry: have you ever been lenient, huh?
Besides, why should she listen to her?
Hmph! She's here now, and I can't beat her, but as soon as this woman leaves, I'll make a run for it. Can this woman even co back to catch ? She'll have to catch first.
Mu Bai thought silently and didn't say a word.
"Did you hear what I said?"
Mu Qiuniang's voice startled Mu Bai, causing her to shiver and respond, "I heard."
"You'll be brought three als a day, and you can stroll around the yard, but you can't enter locked rooms, understood?"
"Understood."
Talking for a while, Mu Qiuniang found that she was complying, which sowhat improved her discontent mood. Although this Mu family descendant was unruly, she had so redeeming qualities,
"I'll leave now, get so rest," Mu Qiuniang still rembered promising Jiang Nuo earlier to finish up and accompany him to make a movie.
For matters like this, she was willing to pamper him.
"Mm, travel safe." Hurry up and go, I don't want to see this woman.
Hmph! As soon as she leaves, I'll follow right behind.
After Mu Qiuniang exited the house, she took out her usual pencil. With a touch of her forefinger on the pencil tip, the pencil instantly transford.
A stream of silver stars spiraled around the pencil, as if removing the pencil's outer shell, it turned into a silver calligraphy brush.
The pen's body was ornately decorated, transitioning from light to dark, soon blooming like a hundred flowers, beautiful glowing flowers twined around her fingers.
Hugging an imaginary egg with her sticky fingers, she moved her wrist, and the entire calligraphy brush moved rapidly like a playful dragon and phoenix, with an imposing montum.
With each stroke, the ink seed alive, and soon a giant black anaconda thick as a person's waist hovered in the air, vividly alive.
Finally, with a dot on its eye, the once still black anaconda instantly ca to life, writhing its body.
"Watch her, don't let her leave the courtyard," Mu Qiuniang instructed.
Without a word, the giant black anaconda dived into the courtyard's wall and disappeared.
Mu Qiuniang, still uneasy, activated the "Confusion Array" before turning to leave.
Not long after she left, Mu Bai stepped out of the room, calling out loudly, "Grand Aunt, are you here?"
"Grand Aunt, I'm hungry!"
"Anyone around?"
"I want water, if there's no one, I'll go out!"
...
No one responded to her. Mu Bai thought: it seems like no one's here!
She curled her lips slightly and moved towards the courtyard gate. If no one's here, when would be a better ti to escape?
However, when she tried to unbolt the door, she frustratingly found it wouldn't open.
What's going on? That wretched woman locked it from the outside, didn't she? Or is there so chanism with the door that she doesn't know about?
Mu Bai was sowhat annoyed.
If she gets out, she'll surely make that woman pay.
Hmph! Not my Grand Aunt, I'm the Grand Aunt!
Mu Bai angrily turned around, scoured the whole courtyard, and discovered two doors. One was the front door she initially tried to open; the other was a "back door" leading to an unknown place.
The "back door" was easier to open, a push and it was ajar, revealing a dense forest, with shrubs and wildflowers abloom, along with occasional unknown bird calls.
Mu Bai felt a burst of joy.
See, didn't I sneak out?
In the grass, there appeared to be a small path. Nobody seed to walk it often, and while so grass had grown on the path, traces could still be seen.
Mu Bai speculated that this path could lead her out.
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