My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 675: Trouble
The young man glared at his younger sister and asked in a low voice, "Are you stupid? Do you think an ordinary woman would travel alone at night? What if she is a bandit? Or worse, a ghost?"
Hearing this, the young woman’s complexion turned pale. Nodding rapidly, she whispered back, "You are right, Elder Brother."
After their brief exchange, the siblings lowered their heads and pretended they hadn’t seen Bai Hanyun.
As Bai Hanyun walked closer to the group, she noticed a young woman and a young man walking with their heads lowered. Curious about why they were walking like that, she stared at them.
’Can they even see the road with their heads lowered like that?’
While Bai Hanyun was observing the siblings, they sensed her gaze.
Secretly pulling at her elder brother’s sleeve, the young woman whispered anxiously, "Elder Brother, she is staring at us!"
The young man swallowed in fear, but it had been a long time since he had last drunk water, so he grimaced from the dryness in his throat.
"Stop talking. Walk faster," he whispered in a hoarse voice.
"Mhm." Nodding slightly at her elder brother’s words, the young woman quickened her pace.
Before long, the siblings and Bai Hanyun crossed paths.
Just as Bai Hanyun walked past them, a dirty middle-aged woman suddenly rushed toward her.
The middle-aged woman knelt before Bai Hanyun, grabbed her dress with dirty hands, and cried, "Lady, please, spare me some water! My grandson hasn’t had a drop of water for days. He can’t hold on any longer. Please, be kind and pity my grandson."
Seeing that Bai Hanyun didn’t react, the middle-aged woman’s eyes flickered cunningly for a second.
After a few seconds of thought, she added while tugging more forcefully at Bai Hanyun’s dress, "You look so kind. You must have water and be willing to share it with my grandson, right? If you see people in need but do nothing, won’t your parents be disappointed in you?"
Hearing this, Bai Hanyun lowered her eyes to the thin, unconscious boy in the middle-aged woman’s arms.
When the siblings saw this, their hearts skipped a beat.
’Oh no! It’s my second paternal uncle’s wife! I can’t let her cause us any more trouble.’ The young lady thought in horror.
Looking away from the middle-aged woman, the young woman glanced at Bai Hanyun. Because of the veiled hat and the darkness, she couldn’t see Bai Hanyun’s face.
Not knowing who this lady was, the young woman hurried forward and pulled the middle-aged woman’s hand away from Bai Hanyun’s dress.
"Second paternal uncle’s wife, please, don’t do this."
Being pulled by the young woman, the middle-aged woman pushed the young woman.
The young woman fell hard on the ground and let out a painful scream, "Ah!"
"What do you know?!" Pointing at Bai Hanyun, the middle-aged woman shouted angrily, "This lady’s clothes are clean and look expensive! She must have water if she can appear this clean."
Glaring at the young woman, she continued, "What’s wrong with me begging her for a sip of water to save my grandson’s life?!"
While the middle-aged woman was shouting, her elder brother hurried forward to help his younger sister up from the dusty ground.
Dusting off the dirt from her clothes, the young man worriedly asked, "Ah Lu, are you alright?"
Kui Lu shook her head and replied, "Elder Brother, I’m fine."
Seeing that his younger sister was fine, the young man turned to the middle-aged woman and said sternly, "Second paternal uncle’s wife, please apologize to my younger sister."
The moment the middle-aged woman heard this, her expression darkened.
Jumping up from the ground, she pointed at the young man and scolded, "Ah Huai, how dare you ask me, your elder, to apologize to someone younger?! Be careful, or you will be labeled as unfilial!"
"You—!" Kui Huai was so angry that he became speechless.
While they were arguing, Bai Hanyun looked at her soiled dress and said coldly, "Madam, you soiled my dress. You need to compensate me."
When her cold voice echoed in the dark surroundings, the middle-aged woman froze in place. Turning to look at the dress, she saw the clear fingerprints on the soft blue fabric.
The middle-aged woman swallowed, then looked up. Forcing a smile uglier than crying, she said in a slightly trembling voice, "Y–young lady, I’m very poor. How could I compensate you? Why don’t you just forgive me?"
Seeing that Bai Hanyun remained silent, the middle-aged woman’s courage grew.
She looked Bai Hanyun up and down while thinking, ’This young lady’s dress is made with gold thread and gems. She must be very wealthy. If I cry and make a fuss, she might get annoyed and let me go.’
Making up her mind, the middle-aged woman suddenly sat on the ground and slapped her thighs while faking a cry.
"Aiyo~! My life is so unlucky! This lady clearly wants my life, ah! I can’t live anymore!"
Glancing at Bai Hanyun, she paused for a second before shouting louder, "Old man! How could you leave me alone in this world?! How can I raise our grandson alone?! Aiyo~! I can’t live anymore!"
While she cried without tears, Bai Hanyun looked at the others and realized that the people in this group were either family or from the same village.
"Who is her family?" Bai Hanyun asked calmly.
When the others heard this, they quickly stepped back, trying to distance themselves from the middle-aged woman.
Looking at the dozen people standing together, Bai Hanyun asked, "You must be her family members, right?"
Left with no choice, the oldest man sighed and stepped forward.
Clasping his hands, he bowed slightly to Bai Hanyun and said, "Greetings, young lady. I am the patriarch of the Kui Clan. I apologize for the trouble caused by one of our clan members."
Bai Hanyun looked at the Kui Clan’s patriarch and guessed that he must be over ninety years old. Seeing how polite and frail he was, she didn’t want to make things difficult for him.
However, she couldn’t just let the middle-aged woman go without compensation. No matter what, this was a dress given to her by Feng Xiyan, and she liked it very much.
