Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback

Zhan Xuerou stumbled and fell to the ground, wailing, "I can't run anymore, Miss Zhan Lan!"

Zhan Lan stripped off her outer garment, and as she was removing it said, "Quick, you run away! I will lead them away from you. Take your clothes off!"

Zhan Xuerou was stunned. What was Zhan Lan talking about?

The enemy actually thought these people were here to kill her and actually wanted to save her!

Zhan Lan swiftly stripped Zhan Xuerou of her outer garment and put it on herself. Only then did Zhan Xuerou realize what was happening.

She wanted to take off her own clothes, but Zhan Lan grabbed her and started sprinting.

Zhan Xuerou was gasping for breath, yelling, "Stop, I really can't run anymore!"

"Chase them!" Zhan Xuerou heard the voice of the Black Shark Gang.

Her eyes darkened, knowing that in a moment Zhan Lan would be brutally beaten by the people of the Black Shark Gang and thrown off the cliff.

Finally, after running another fifty steps, the voices behind them grew closer.

Zhan Lan and Zhan Xuerou were overtaken by a dozen masked men.

The leader, a black-faced strong man named Liu Chi of the Black Shark Gang, bellowed, "Heh, I'd like to see you run now, Zhan Lan, someone has ordered your death!"

Zhan Xuerou pretended to be scared. She was about to insincerely say, "Miss Zhan Lan, you run away!"

Unexpectedly, Zhan Lan next to her yelled at her, "You run!"

At this moment, Zhan Xuerou was shocked to find that the bandits were all looking at her.

Where was Chunhua? Where were those two Protectors?

Zhan Xuerou frantically defended herself, "No, I'm not Zhan Lan!"

"Damn it, this wretch is lying, our master told us that Zhan Lan is wearing a purple dress, if not you then who?"

"Beat her up!"

No one believed Zhan Xuerou's words. By then, Zhan Lan had already disappeared from sight.

Zhan Xuerou was surrounded by a group of men and beaten up.

The cries from Zhan Xuerou caused Mrs. Li to rush over without regard for her own safety.

"Ah, don't hit her, hit me instead, this lady is the legitimate daughter of the General Mansion!" Mrs. Li cried out in madness, stumbling and shielding Zhan Xuerou beneath her.

Liu Chi sneered, "Our master said not to spare that girl Zhan Lan's mother either, and you're calling her the legitimate daughter, huh? You think I'm a fool? Protecting your own daughter like this, beat them both!"

Zhan Lan was standing not far behind a tree, silently watching Mrs. Li protect Zhan Xuerou beneath her like a hen protecting her chicks, absorbing most of the beating.

Zhan Lan crossed her arms. It seemed the Black Shark Gang had almost finished beating the two. If they were to die, her origins would indeed remain a secret.

She made a sign to Dugu Yan, who had been waiting in ambush.

Not far in the woods, three people emerged from a sack, and Chunhua with the two Protectors charged towards the masked men's position.

Zhan Lan had already discussed all the tactics with Dugu Yan before they had set out; Dugu Yan pretended to leave in anger, but in reality had taken a shortcut and ambushed them earlier.

Chunhua, out of breath, rushed up to Zhan Xuerou's side, shouting, "Let them go, you're beating the legitimate daughter of the General Mansion!"

Mrs. Li was knocked unconscious and collapsed to the side.

Zhan Xuerou, with a swollen face and bruised nose, hugged her stomach and curled up on the ground, injured all over.

She struggled to rise and leaned against a tree trunk. Chunhua tried to help her and was slapped across the face by a furious Zhan Xuerou.

The two Protectors were too terrified to speak.

Zhan Xuerou, gasping for air, shouted at the Black Shark Gang men, "How could you bungle this!"

The Black Shark Gang members also realized suddenly that she was indeed the legitimate daughter of the General Mansion, not Zhan Lan.

"Damn it, that wretched girl tricked us!" The leader, Liu Chi, was annoyed with himself.

"Go after her, kill that girl!" Zhan Xuerou's voice was weak, her lips splitting with every word she spoke.

Wiping the blood from the corner of her lips, she harbored a vicious hatred for Zhan Lan. She was too cunning!

On the surface, Zhan Lan seemed to be protecting her, but in reality, she had used her as a scapegoat. Not only did she suffer humiliation, she also received a brutal and undeserved beating.

"Miss, what about Mrs. Li?" Chunhua asked.

Zhan Xuerou clutched her intensely pained abdomen, glaring at Mrs. Li for a moment before speaking, "Considering she fought desperately to protect me, spare her life for now! Drag her aside and let her fend for herself!"

Two Protectors immediately stepped forward, dragging Mrs. Li under a large tree.

Zhan Xuerou had not expected that Zhan Lan was not only cunning but also well-prepared.

However, no matter how well-prepared the enemy was, today she'd make sure Zhan Lan could not escape even if she had wings!

"The people from the Black Shark Gang... can no longer be used. Have the replacements I told you to find arrived?" Zhan Xuerou spat out the blood in her mouth.

Chunhua supported Zhan Xuerou, her vision darkening. Before fainting, she still managed to say, "She must be killed for sure!"

"Miss, rest assured, Miss Zhan Lan will definitely die here today." Chunhua cried out urgently, "Someone come quickly, escort the Miss back to the General Mansion for treatment!"

Two Protectors came swiftly; one of them carried Zhan Xuerou to find the carriage for descending the mountain.

...

On Zhan Lan's side, she was quickly caught up by the men from the Black Shark Gang.

She was surrounded by a dozen burly men wielding knives.

The leader, Liu Chi, shouted loudly, "You wretched girl, how dare you deceive me. Given your looks, not bad, brothers, strip her clothes off, let's have our fun with her before we kill her!"

More than a dozen brothers let out a burst of lewd laughter as they lunged at Zhan Lan.

Zhan Lan's left hand was on her waist, drawing the Soft Sword from her side in a swift motion.

The sword's silver light flashed across the eyes of these masked men. Zhan Lan, wielding the Soft Sword, instantly slit the first masked man's throat, his warm blood splattering onto her hands.

The man's pupils dilated, lifeless in an instant.

The remaining masked men took two steps back, not expecting such a young girl to kill with such proficiency.

Their speed was so fast, their movements so ruthless, that even they had not seen the likes before.

Liu Chi's eyes narrowed, tinged with a blood-red hue. The thrill of toying with Zhan Lan had slipped away in the excitement of bloodshed, giving way to an unsettling caution – Zhan Lan was a formidable opponent!

He yelled, "Brothers, attack together, do not dally, just kill her!"

A murderous aura flickered within Zhan Lan's eyes, intimidatingly fierce.

Her left hand gripping the sword, within moments her white dress was stained red with blood.

One sword stroke per man! Within a dozen breaths, bodies lay scattered across the ground.

Zhan Lan stepped on a man's head, pointing her sword at Liu Chi, "Your turn!"

Liu Chi's eyes were blood-red, the stench of blood overwhelming. Before him stood a fourteen-year-old girl amongst a pile of corpses.

Blood dripped rhythmically from her sword, yet Zhan Lan's hand did not even tremble.

Terrifying indeed!

Although Liu Chi was much stronger than his men, his opponent now wasn't human, but a ruthless killing deity.

Under her blade, it would be difficult to leave the mountain alive.

Making a fast decision, Liu Chi turned and fled. Zhan Lan rapidly caught up, subduing Liu Chi within three moves.

Following Liu Chi's shrill scream, Zhan Lan severed his achilles and wrist tendons with her sword, then tied him to a tree.

"Miss, I was wrong... Please spare my life, I will double the payment for you this time," the leader of the Black Shark Gang pleaded breathlessly.

Zhan Lan took out a handkerchief to clean the blood off her sword. If she did not kill these people, she would be the one killed, it was either their death or hers.

If she still harbored any compassion, she would be the one now lying dead in a pool of blood!

The wind lifted the hem of her dress, now crimson with blood, while Zhan Lan's hair swayed in the breeze.

She stood as straight as a deity of death within the wind.

The Black Shark Gang was just a minor faction, notorious for looting and murder, hardly worth fearing!

But knowing Zhan Xuerou as she did, there had to be another move planned to take her life.

When would that move appear!