Chapter 5: Miss Feng

Even though it wasn't dark yet, the forest already looked dim and grey.

"Woof... woof... woof..."

Suddenly, a dog's bark caught Tang Yue's attention. Following the sound, she saw a large white dog in the distance barking at her; it seemed as if it had seen her, for its barks carried a sense of summoning.

This gave Tang Yue a start, but she wasn't overly surprised, as dogs could generally see ghosts.

Carrying her doubts, Tang Yue walked toward the dog.

As she drew closer, a figure lying on the ground immediately came into view.

It was a woman dressed in blue. Her clothes were tattered and she looked utterly wretched, her face stained with mud, but Tang Yue could recognize her instantly: it was Feng Yaorao.

And at this moment, she had already breathed her last.

Recalling the words she had just heard, a surge of anger rose in Tang Yue's heart—anger and indignation on behalf of Feng Yaorao.

Subconsciously, her hand reached out toward Feng Yaorao.

However, the moment Tang Yue's hand touched Feng Yaorao, an accident occurred...

Tang Yue only felt as if her body were being absorbed by something; before she could even react, she lost consciousness.

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Cold.

This was the first sensation Tang Yue felt upon regaining consciousness. A bone-chilling cold radiated from every part of her limbs, stimulating her nerves through her skin, causing goosebumps to break out uncontrollably.

Unable to endure such piercing cold, Tang Yue used every ounce of her remaining strength to snap her eyes open. A sharp light shot from those piercing eyes, carrying an aura that would intimidate anyone.

Before Tang Yue could even process what was happening, she felt a wave of dizziness. Scenes suddenly flashed through her mind, ranging from fragmented glimpses to crystal-clear images, all of them concerning Feng Yaorao.

Feng Yaorao, sixteen years old, the legitimate eldest daughter of Feng Xiang, the Right Chancellor of the Cang Kingdom, and also the fiancée of the Fourth Prince of Cang, Cang Rui.

Feng Yaorao possessed beauty alone, but she was a useless person—timid, cowardly, and uneducated, with no talent whatsoever in music, chess, calligraphy, or painting.

Because her mother had died early, she had never received her father's favor since childhood, and she also suffered abuse from her stepmother and beatings from her elder sister and younger brother.

To Cang Rui, Feng Yaorao was an indelible disgrace. Someone as high and mighty as him, how could he possibly marry a useless person as his wife! Despite being a legitimate daughter, she was unloved, making her nothing more than a stumbling block.

On the other hand, Feng Qingwu was not only talented and beautiful but also deeply favored by Feng Xiang.

If Cang Rui married Feng Qingwu, he would not only win the beauty but also gain Feng Xiang's support; it would be killing two birds with one stone!

As for why someone as eyesore as Feng Yaorao was never dared to be killed, it was because she had the Duke of Qin's Manor behind her.

The Duke of Qin's Manor was Feng Yaorao's mother's maiden family. They doted on the motherless Feng Yaorao immensely; although she was seen as a useless person in the outside world, in the eyes of everyone in the Duke of Qin's Manor, she was a treasure—a treasure held and cherished in the palm of their hands.

However, unfortunately, Feng Yaorao had a timid personality and was not close to the Duke of Qin's Manor. This allowed the people of the Feng household to bully her even more recklessly.

Even though Cang Rui did not want to marry Feng Yaorao, he did not dare to make his feelings known due to his wariness of the Duke of Qin's Manor. Thus, he could only secretly trick Feng Yaorao into going to the Misty Ghost Forest, claiming he was injured and needed the hundred-year-old Lingzhi from the forest to recover.

Feng Yaorao, who was infatuated with Cang Rui, went foolishly just like that. Despite being terrified, she ultimately did not back down.