Chapter 1 - The Revival

"Huang Yingyue! Die!" The voice of Huang Yuyang rang in the air as she stabbed her own sister to death. Looking at what she's done, Yuyang stared at her hands in horror. In despair, she murdered herself. The servants of both later found Yuyang and Yingyue together, in their own puddles of blood.

Huang Yingyue gasped loudly. She looked around her carefully. She was supposed to be dead, now where the hell is she?

Yingyue stared at her current state. There were many cuts everywhere and she was only dressed in a flimsy cloth. Yingyue shivered. From the looks of it, she was in a forest, and winter just ended. She sat back down and scanned her memories to find out about the previous owner of this body.

"*Look at her! Doesn't she look just pathetic?" Huang Jian and Huang Qin laughed. Their mother, Concubine Lie, stared coldly at Huang Yingyue.

"Send her to the forest and make sure she never returns*."

Huang Yingyue sighed. From the looks of it, the previous owner of this body was weak and was constantly bullied by her own family members. Remembering something from her past life, Yingyue checked if the phoenix tattoo was still on her right thigh and her left arm. It was there, and it was very vivid. Standing up, Yingyue limped towards the edge of the forest. Before she could reach her destination, a maid serving Yingyue found her.

"Lady Yingyue!" Daiyu, her maid, exclaimed. With no hesitation, Daiyu assisted Yingyue in walking properly to the edge of the forest. Taking a quick break and setting Yingyue down on a tree, Daiyu breathed a quick sigh of relief. "Lady Yingyue, I thank the stars that I found you. The Dowager has been looking for you."

"She has?" Yingyue asked in surprise.

Daiyu nodded. "I had no idea what to say to her since I hadn't seen you since you went to Concubine Lie's Garden. Lady Yingyue, was Concubine Lie the reason why you are here and with cuts?"

Yingyue nodded solemnly. "I had entered her garden, and not long after, Huang Jian and Huang Qin started beating me up. Afterwards, Concubine Lie told servants to throw me here into the forest and to make sure to never return. I was lucky to have survived."

Daiyu's face was full of anger. "I knew I should have gone with you!"

Daiyu bowed down and kowtowed to Yingyue. "Lady, please forgive Daiyu. I promise that I will do better from now on."

"Daiyu, only you and Peizhi remained loyal to me although sisterd and concubines did not." Yingyue said, standing up and making Daiyu stand as well. "For that, I will be eternally grateful."

"I live only to serve you, my Lady." Daiyu said, smiling at Yingyue. "Let's go back to Huang Mansion now. The Dowager and the Lord has been holding search parties to look for you. They are very worried."

"How about Concubine Lie and her daughters?" Yingyue asked.

"They feign innocence, my Lady." Daiyu replied.

"Well, let's see if they can do that for long." Yingyue smirked.

'Worry not, Huang Yingyue. I shall make your life better. I shall avenge you.'

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