FID – Chapter 589

Chapter 589: Too Ugly, Can’t Bring Myself to Do 

“Big brothers, the people’s unconscious, I… I can’t feed them water. Can you… can you wake them up?”

A man’s voice came from outside. “Our big boss made sure the person is drugged, they won’t wake up easily. If you can’t feed them water, just pour it down their throat!”

“Yes, yes!” The unattractive girl’s eyes darkened, but her voice remained trembling.

She reached up toward the two men’s chests, and when her hand brushed against something hard, she quietly took it out. Upon seeing the jade pendant in the shape of a green gourd, she quickly put it back, covering it with her clothes before standing up and walking out.

“Thank you, big brothers. I’ll bring you more food later.”

“Alright, you’re quite clever! This little bit isn’t enough to fill our stomachs. We’re not like the other bosses who can eat meat and drink wine in large quantities, but we still can’t go hungry.”

“Yes, yes!”

As they watched the unattractive girl’s bulky figure leave, the two men clicked their tongues in regret.

“Such a shame, she’s too ugly, and her figure’s bad. If she had a slightly better figure, we might’ve had a go at her, enjoyed ourselves!”

“I can’t bring myself to do it. Just hearing her voice makes my bones feel weak!”

“Hahahaha!”

The crude and indecent remarks were made with no attempt to hide their volume. The person walking away didn’t show any expression on their face, clearly used to such talk.

Back in the kitchen, both the little maid and the woman were there.

At this hour, the three of them still couldn’t rest. They had to wait until the people in the hall dispersed, then clean up before they could finally take a break.

In the entire stronghold, only the three of them did the hard work. The other women in the stronghold were just playthings for the men, and didn’t need to do the rough chores.

“The big boss is in a good mood today. He probably won’t end the feast until the moon is high in the sky. We still have to wait,” the woman complained, massaging her sore shoulders. “I’ve been working all day, waking up the earliest and resting the latest. If your body isn’t up to it, you can’t keep going. It’s really exhausting!”

The little maid yawned, propping her head up with her hands. “When I took the food over, they were still drinking merrily. They probably won’t end until the moon is high in the sky. We’re going to be waiting a while tonight.”

The unattractive girl smiled and said to them, “Why don’t you both go rest first? I’ll wait here and clean up the leftover food. There’s no need for all three of us to stay up.”

“Can you manage?” The woman was a bit tempted. It would be best if she could rest a bit earlier.

“Of course I can manage. It’s not tiring work. Aunt, you’ve worked harder than both me and the little maid all day. Go rest, or you’ll only get a few hours of sleep if we stay up until midnight. Little girl, you should go back as well.”

“Sister Qiu, but your health isn’t good…”

“It’s fine,” the unattractive girl said, ruffling the little maid’s hair. “If you’re worried about me, just help me move some firewood tomorrow.”

“Alright, then I’ll go sleep with Aunt. I’ll help you more tomorrow!”

After the two left, the unattractive girl waited for a moment. She used some pot ash to smear a thin layer over her face, hands, and exposed skin on her neck. Taking a deep breath, she stood up and headed toward the hall.

At this time, in the stronghold, only the mountain gate and the cave were still being guarded. Everyone else had already gone to bed. The only ones left were the four in the hall, still in high spirits from drinking, and their loud laughter could be heard from afar.

The unattractive girl deliberately slowed her pace, focusing carefully on the conversation inside. When she reached the door of the hall, she didn’t enter immediately. Instead, she hid in the shadow beside the door and held her breath.

“…Big Brother, those two old men are from the governor’s family. If we take them like this, do you think the officials will search the mountain?”

“They won’t find anything. I reckon the officials are still busy in the city. Those two old men left the city on their own, it’s not like we took them directly from the city. The officials won’t suspect anything right away. By the time they start searching, we’ll be long gone!”

“Are the people on that side sure they’ll bring the money to exchange for them? This is really going against the government. If we get caught, it’ll be a life-on-the-run situation. We need to be cautious. Until the money’s in hand, we can’t relax.”

“Don’t worry, they’ve promised to bring the money by noon tomorrow. They won’t dare pull any tricks. If they don’t show up by then, we won’t wait. We’ll just kill them and burn the bodies. Even if the officials come to investigate, they won’t have any evidence to arrest us.”

“Then we’ll just wait for Big Brother…” The conversation inside paused, then suddenly a sharp voice shouted, “Who’s sneaking around outside? Come out!”

A figure darted out from the shadows, kneeling on the ground in fear. “Second Boss, this servant came… came to clean up, didn’t mean to disturb the bosses’ mood. Please, please spare my life!”

“What are you cleaning up for, the banquet’s not over yet! Hurry up and get lost!” Once they saw it was the kitchen’s most timid unattractive girl, the people inside relaxed.

“Yes, this servant will leave right away!”

The person on the ground quickly got up and ran, causing the others behind to burst into laughter.

“She’s so cowardly, damn it! If we scare her a little more, she’ll probably piss herself!”

“She’s the most cowardly one in our stronghold, ugly and stupid. At least she can help with some work. Otherwise, we’d just kill her and throw her in the mountain for the wolves to eat!”

After joking around for a bit, the drinking continued.

Back in the kitchen, the unattractive girl gazed out into the deep night, her eyes inscrutable.

Time passed little by little, and after midnight, the people in the hall were drunkenly dispersing.

After cleaning up the mess at the table, the unattractive girl went back to the kitchen to prepare some food. By the time she was done, it was nearly the early hours of the morning. She put the food into a basket and carried it toward the mountain cave at the back.

At this time, people were the most tired and relaxed.

The two guards at the cave entrance were dozing off, nodding off repeatedly.

“Big Brothers, Big Brothers,” her voice startled them awake. The unattractive girl carefully handed them the steaming food, her head lowered. “The bosses have already gone to rest. Before the banquet ended, they asked the kitchen to send you more food as a reward and told you to keep an eye on the prisoners. Once the money is brought by noon, there will be a reward.”

Seeing the hot food and hearing of a reward, the anger that had been roused earlier immediately dissipated. “Don’t worry, we guarantee we’ll watch the prisoners closely, they won’t escape! Hurry up and leave, don’t linger around here. This is a restricted area, no one is allowed to approach casually!”

“Yes, I’ll leave now.”

With her head lowered, she stepped back. Once out of their view, the unattractive girl hid in the shadows and waited for the right moment. She remained still until she heard two faint muffled sounds from the cave entrance, at which point she slowly stepped out from the shadows and carefully approached.

She reached the two men’s side and kicked them with her foot. After confirming there was no response, she immediately ran into the cave.

It was very dark inside, and she didn’t dare light a lamp. She had to feel her way and dragged both old men to a spot where there was a little moonlight. She then took the pendants from their chests, opened them, and fed each of them some of the liquid inside.

She remembered the pendant very clearly. It was the same one that Zhiqiu had used on her before. She opened it the same way and fed the liquid to them. She didn’t know the exact effects, but she remembered hearing Liu Yusheng ask a question about the liquid when she was unconscious. It must be something very valuable and effective in saving lives.

Otherwise, the Liu family wouldn’t have one of these pendants on each of them!