Becoming the Villainess: I Dominate the Cultivation Realm with My Wok!-Chapter 495
The rattling sound of the horse-drawn carriage wheels approached, and Xiao An, who was mustering up the courage to go back and check, cautiously stepped aside as she watched the incoming carriage.
When learning about herbal medicine from the older brother in the mountains, he often told her stories about events in the Capital City. He once mentioned that many carriages in the Capital City would recklessly charge about. Even if they hit ordinary civilians, they often wouldn’t bother looking back, leaving an ingot behind before speeding away.
The older brother’s clinic often received such patients. These patients would have their internal organs crushed to the point of nearly bursting from their mouths or below, yet clung to life. The doctors couldn’t just let them die; instead, they had to heed the family’s wishes, using medicine to prolong their lives. They often languished in painful torment for a long time before finally passing away...
Since the older brother mentioned this, Xiao An would instinctively avoid standing aside whenever she saw a carriage, fearing being hit.
Even though Xiao An stepped aside in time, Wang Yiyi, returning home, still saw her. Yiyi directly lifted the carriage curtain, her eyes showing undisguised disdain for Xiao An: "Oh, isn’t this our famous Doctor Xiao An? What, why are you out on the street instead of staying home at this late hour? Is it possible there are herbs you’re looking for on this street?"
Xiao An disliked conflict, so she remained silent, staying where she was, allowing Wang Yiyi’s ridicule.
"Tch, boring." Wang Yiyi quickly lost interest with this attitude, dropped the curtain, and the carriage drove towards the Wang Family’s backyard.
Xiao An understood that with people like this, the more you engage, the more emboldened they get. Ignoring them, however, makes them lose interest and leave on their own.
Besides, Xiao An knew that if she truly got into trouble, regardless of who was right or wrong, her parents would certainly scold her first, then order her to apologize to avoid further disputes. No matter what, she would end up at a disadvantage.
Just as Xiao An was feeling down, the Black Cat appeared in front of her.
"Meow?" The Black Cat seemed to be asking why she was unhappy, rubbing against her leg. Xiao An felt a warmth in her heart, a surge of inexplicable comfort, a feeling she had never experienced before. Not even Brother’s care could give her such an emotion.
It was as if her faded life was suddenly filled with color.
Xiao An picked up the Black Cat again and noticed that the cloth strips on its leg were stained with more blood, and there was some unknown secretion at the corner of its mouth. Could it be coughing up blood?
"Where did you go just now? Why did you run around carelessly?" Xiao An was very distressed, asking the Black Cat with a twinge of self-blame in her heart. How had she not taken good care of the cat? How could such a weak and poor cat survive wandering the streets?
Chen Muxue lay contentedly in Xiao An’s arms, but inside, she was analyzing the situation that had just occurred.
It seemed, in reality, the Black Cat, then still an ordinary cat yet to gain intelligence, hadn’t thought of any way to intervene in such a situation. A drunkard was tussling with Xiao An, and Wang Yiyi happened to come back by carriage and witnessed the scene.
Perhaps during this process, Xiao An was saved due to Wang Yiyi. But with Wang Yiyi’s character, or perhaps because of some conflict with Xiao An, she couldn’t stand Xiao An being well. And in this era, a woman’s chastity was critically important. Just by spreading what happened, regardless of whether others believed it or not, Xiao An’s reputation would be tarnished...
