Crimson Crow's Du Shiniang

Author: Glass Lips
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The old madam him dirty, seeing that the young master agreed to let him go, she wanted to chase him away, scolding, "You little bastard,？I owe my dear mistress for saving your life, so go thank her quickly!" The beggar released my clothes and hesitated, about to kneel down. I knew he was afraid. Though the household staff, they all glared at him with eyes like knives, as if ready to skin and slaughter pigs and sheep. Meanwhile, the young master, face covered by a veil, couldn't be seen clearly. His features blurred, Du Shiniang couldn't discern truth from his face, wondering if he had hidden schemes. To save someone, one must go all the way. Du Shiniang pushed the beggar and made him kneel before the old madam. She said, "You beggar, don't thank me. Go thank Du Madam quickly? My mother is sharp-tongued but kind-hearted. She sees you clever and wants to hire you as a small servant in the courtyard, giving you food to eat. What a fool!" The beggar was indeed clever and quickly changed his tune, kowtowing like a pestle, facing Du Madam. The old madam knew I had set a trap for her with my words, like a tent she couldn't enter or leave. She glared at me and told the beggar to stand up. "I've never done any good deeds in my life, but today, I'll make an exception." She then walked fiercely beside me, whispering, "You little prostitute, you forced me to do good, so deduct this expense from your money."
I returned, with a white skeleton and a box of jewels, standing on the beach. Beside me lay the woman I had just pulled from the water, lifeless—I had saved her too late. In the distance, the city glowed with lights. Six hundred years had passed. Every day, I watched the city from the water, seeing it grow more prosperous. I was a ghost. At night, I watched the city, and during the day, I opened my treasure chest underwater, one by one, admiring the jewels, jade, agate, and cat's eyes that had gathered my entire life. I knew the ghost...