I've been bullied and humiliated for thirteen years; when I wake up, I'll be bloodthirsty.

Chapter 244: One for one, one for one

"what--"

"Lu Yangyang, stop!"

"You are crazy!"

"God—"

The chaotic sounds mingled with Lu Yangyang's movements. The nearest maid instinctively rushed forward to stop her, and the Duke of Sheng also rushed over to pull Lu Yangyang away. The others were terrified and in disbelief, and the whole place was in complete chaos.

Duke Sheng grabbed Lu Yangyang's arm, but when he saw the look on Sheng Yunzhu's face, he was so shocked that he forgot to pull Lu Yangyang away.

Sheng Yunzhu had a gentle and delicate oval face. While not exceptionally beautiful, her appearance was not aggressive and rather pleasing. But now, a deep bloodstain stretched from below her brow bone on the bridge of her nose to her earlobe, with fresh blood oozing out.

Sheng Yunzhu's meticulously applied makeup was smudged slightly by the mixture of tears and blood, and her eyes bulged out due to excessive fear, making her look extremely creepy.

Whether from pain or fear, Sheng Yunzhu's mouth was slightly open but she couldn't make a sound, and even her gaze was somewhat unfocused.

Lu Yangyang stared at the bloodstain, then raised her hand and added another one, tracing it from the corner of her eye to the side of her nose, forming a relatively standard "X" with the previous one.

The Duke of Sheng forcefully pulled her away, freeing Sheng Yunzhu from her grasp and shielding her behind him. Then, he stared at Lu Yangyang as if she were already dead, "Lu Yangyang, you're courting death—"

A sharp slap landed on Lu Yangyang's face.

Lu Yangyang didn't dodge. She moved her lips and spat the mouthful of blood that had been knocked out of her mouth onto the Duke of Sheng.

Duke Sheng raised his hand again, but in the next instant, no one could see when a person had appeared between the two of them.

With another crisp "slap," the Duke of Sheng's hand struck Sheng Junyi's face once more.

Duke Sheng stared in disbelief at Sheng Junyi standing before him, his anger rising.

"Go away!"

A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of Sheng Junyi's lips as he whispered a reminder to Duke Sheng, "Father, that's enough."

"You—" Duke Sheng was furious, wishing he could kill Lu Yangyang on the spot, but he had no choice but to hold back.

This happened so fast that it took the others until they finally snapped out of their shock.

"Oh my god, what, what's going on?"

"What's going on? Is Lu Yangyang crazy? How dare she? How dare she disfigure the third young lady of the Sheng family in public?"

"The Sheng family is really strange. What's wrong with each of them? Sheng Yunjiao and Sheng Junye spoke up for Lu Yangyang, so why is the second young master of the Sheng family also standing up to take the beating for her? This..."

"Could it be that the Second Young Master Sheng has taken a liking to this Lu Yangyang?"

"How could that be? She is quite pretty, but the scar on her face is still there. How could the Second Young Master Sheng possibly be interested in her? With her face, she's far inferior to the Second Young Master Sheng himself, let alone others."

"How do you explain that he would take a beating for a cousin who came to seek refuge with him? That's too strange!"

"But I must say, if you look closely, Lu Yangyang does look a bit like the Second Young Master Sheng. One is more radiant, and the other is more dashing. Could it be that they both inherited their looks from the Lan family?"

"Speaking of the young masters of the Sheng family, they are all quite good-looking. Some look like Lady Lan, while others look like Duke Sheng. But the third young lady of the Sheng family doesn't seem to resemble any of them."

"Who cares about resemblance now? This third young lady is about to have a good time and is about to marry the third prince. If she is disfigured at this critical moment, her life will be completely ruined. Not to mention the third prince, even an ordinary family in the capital would not marry her, right?"

"How can Lu Yangyang be so vicious at such a young age? This is truly letting a wolf into the house!"

"Absolutely! She made one cut on top of everyone else, and before anyone could react, she made another one. She's ruthless! From now on, everyone should really avoid her if they see her!"

"..."

However, all these noisy sounds were drowned out by Sheng Yunzhu's greatly agitated screams.

"Ahhh-"

Sheng Yunzhu raised her hands tremblingly, her fingers wanting to touch her face, yet she dared not. She dared not think about what had happened, and she dared not believe it was real. She hoped it was just a dream. Yes, it was just a dream. Sheng Yunzhu's body went limp, and she fell backward helplessly.

The maidservant hurriedly helped her up, but was pressed down by her strength and fell to the ground together.

"It's fake, it's fake, it's not real, it's not real..." Sheng Yunzhu's voice trembled incessantly, her eyes filled with panic and helplessness.

Many people present were also shocked by this scene and fell silent.

Even Cheng Shujin, who had been jumping the loudest, couldn't help but swallow hard, nervously grabbing her third brother's arm and whispering, "She, she's really crazy, isn't she? How dare she! She won't come after me, and she might even slash my face, will she?"

Cheng Qianjun reassured her in a muffled voice, "With me here, she wouldn't dare."

Cheng Shujin gripped his arm even tighter. Although her third brother looked very reassuring, for some reason, she just felt flustered.

She's always been domineering, but... but I've never seen anyone like Lu Yangyang before!

At least she has the General's Mansion backing her up, but what gives Lu Yangyang, an orphan, the right to do that?

Is it because she's particularly crazy?

Cheng Shujin felt she had figured out the truth and became even more nervous.

On the other side, the Duke of Sheng's expression was complex, extremely gloomy.

"Someone, go and fetch the imperial physician. No matter what, you must heal the Third Miss's face."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Yunzhu was further agitated. "My face! What happened to my face? A mirror! Give me a mirror! What happened to my face?! Ahhh—"

She started screaming uncontrollably, as if she had gone mad.

"Of course your face will be scarred, what else can it be?" Lu Yangyang walked out from behind Sheng Junyi and looked at Sheng Yunzhu from a few steps away: "I have always been a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. The depth of the mark left on my face by the branding iron back then is the same depth that my hairpin just now left on your face. If you are not satisfied, I will find another iron from Luo Tie another day and let you feel it properly."

"Lu Yangyang, you're a madwoman, you're a madwoman, you might as well just kill me—" Sheng Yunzhu had lost her mind, her eyes bloodshot as she glared at Lu Yangyang, looking as if she wanted to tear Lu Yangyang to pieces.

As the woman in charge of the Sheng family at this time, Madam Li originally felt sorry for Sheng Yunzhu. However, seeing how crazy Lu Yangyang was and how frightening Sheng Yunzhu was, she immediately became timid and dared not let go of Sheng Shi's hand for even a moment. As a result, only one maidservant accompanied Sheng Yunzhu to this day.

"Alright, killing you isn't out of the question, but I'll have to prepare first. For example, I'll find a deep, remote forest, throw you into a trap full of spikes, and make you suffer inside for days and nights, listening to wild beasts roaring outside—"

"Just like back then, when you wanted to kill me."

"Tit for tat."