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Chen Ping'an looked into the emaciated girl's cold eyes, and even though she was still a child who was clearly far younger than Zhu Lu, he still couldn't help but feel a visceral sense of contempt toward her.
Chen Ping'an didn't look at her any longer as he turned his gaze to the rear entrance of the manor. There, the benevolent and frail-looking old steward had just made his way over the doorstep with the little girl's hand clasped in his, and also turned to look at Chen Ping'an. Their eyes met, and Chen Ping'an gave him a slight nod, one that was returned by the steward after a brief hesitation.
Everything was communicated wordlessly.
If Chen Ping'an hadn't appeared, the emaciated girl would already be dead by now.
The old man was clearly more than willing to extend a gesture of goodwill toward what appeared to be a young swordsman, and he chose to leave the emaciated girl with him instead of administering the punishment that he had intended.
Chen Ping'an turned his gaze back to the emaciated girl as he warned, "Don't come back here again. Otherwise, you're going to be killed."
The emaciated girl offered no response, and Chen Ping'an turned to depart.
Shortly thereafter, he disappeared out of sight, and the emaciated girl spat disdainfully in his direction, then launched a globule of saliva at the manor in front of her as well.
The girl was already starving, and after making those two resentful gestures, she was immediately struck by a rush of dizziness. She returned the same way that she had come, doing her best to stick as close to the wall as possible.
She didn't even dare to get close to the center of the road for fear of being seen by any pedestrians or people in horse-drawn carriages....
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