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In the valley, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl slowly opened her eyes. Her skin was thick and black, her hair was messy, and there were even some small scratches on her cheeks. At a glance, she looked extremely unsightly.

The crisp cry of a bird drifted into his ears, accompanied by the scent of grass and wood.

Shen Ninghua snapped out of her daze and subconsciously looked around. Before her was a stretch of lush green vegetation. Not far away, a horse carriage fell onto the ground. The horse carriage that was pulling the carriage was already dead. Even the body of the horse carriage was broken by the fall. The horse carriage was scattered messily on the side.

How is this possible? Wasn't she already dead? Why did he arrive here in the blink of an eye? Shen Ninghua let out a soft moan as waves of pain shot through her head. After a long while, she finally let out a soft laugh. "Hehe, looks like the heavens have eyes. They actually gave me a chance to return to nineteen years ago."

In order to give birth to her, her mother died. Within a hundred days, her father Shen Dong married the daughter of the Zhao Family, Zhao Yunxiang. Six months later, Zhao Yunxiang gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins, Shen Linghan and Shen Xuanye.

Her father, Shen Dong, almost threw her to the ground the moment he saw her. He directly said that she was not of the Shen family and that his stepmother never treated her well.

Thinking about it, it made sense. On one side was the auspicious Dragon and Phoenix twins, and on the other was the ugly little girl who had lost her mother.

When she was thirteen years old, she happened to see a servant girl adding food to her food. She felt that she was in danger, so she invited others to rest. However, she didn't expect that the carriage on the way would be frightened, so she directly rushed down the cliff. It was also her luck that she was lucky. At such a high altitude, she had only sprained her leg and the two maidservants that accompanied her to the manor didn't have such a good life. They had long since lost their lives.

After a brief check on himself, Shen Ninghua did not stay any longer. She picked up her bag, which contained her clothes and scattered silver, and walked towards the north while leaning on a wooden stick.

After walking for about an hour and feeling the pain from his ankle, he went to the side of the stream to rest. In her previous life, she had walked out of the valley for a day and a night without her life, and her ankle had also gotten old. A girl with an ugly appearance and a handicapped body was a stain on the Shen family, and when she returned to the Shen family, she would become even more disliked.

Squatting down and washing her face in the clean stream, Shen Ninghua faintly smiled. The feeling of reviving was really good.

"Crash!"

A blood-stained hand shot out from the grass opposite the stream. It fell into the water with a splash, and the blood immediately began to flow out of it. Shen Ninghua trembled in shock as she shouted in a low voice,

"Who?"

Although the stream wasn't very wide, the plants on both sides of the river were about half the height of a man, and were especially lush. When Shen Ninghua came over, she didn't even notice that there was a person hiding in the grass.

After a long while, a muffled cough could be heard. The grass rustled, and a man's head had struggled out of the grass, falling into the stream.

Shen Ninghua gripped the wooden stick in her hand tightly and retreated two steps back. Her brows tightened as she asked, "Who are you?"

"Cough cough …" "A person in distress." The man raised his head. His eyes sized up Shen Ninghua without leaving a trace, and his tense body finally relaxed, "Girl, you sure have a strange appearance. But in this wilderness, your sudden appearance is quite surprising. Are you some kind of wild monster?"

Shen Ninghua discovered that this man's face was as handsome as jade. Even though his entire body was covered in blood, he still could not conceal his noble aura. This man was definitely not a rich man, and the person who could injure him to such an extent was not someone she could afford to offend.

"Just passing by." After Shen Ninghua finished speaking, she took two steps back before turning around and leaving.

"You … are you actually prepared to leave me to die? " Seeing that Shen Ninghua had no intention of saving him, Chu Junyi quickly asked again, "Have you heard of the Xiao family in the capital?"

Hearing this, Shen Ninghua turned around, feeling quite surprised in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face at all, "You are from the Xiao family?"

"Xiao Jingran is my foster father."

After pondering for a moment, Shen Ninghua raised her head and asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

Chu Junyi raised her eyebrows. The girl before her knew about the Xiao family, but she didn't have any intention of rushing up to ask for help. It would be normal for a high school disciple to behave in such a manner, but she was just a little girl.

Looking at the shape of the jade pendant, Shen Ninghua's heart skipped a beat. This jade pendant was indeed a keepsake of the Xiao family, and only the main branch of the Xiao family could have such a status. The person claiming to be the adopted son of the Xiao family must be one of the 'Two Ultimate Young Masters' in the capital, Chu Junyi.

"I wonder how much is Young Master Chu's life worth?"

She actually knew his identity!

"You only need money even though you know my identity?" Chu Junyi was surprised. A favor meant saving a life, but she wanted money.

A trace of ridicule flashed across Shen Ninghua's eyes. "Could it be that Young Master Chu wants me to ask for something else?" "That's not impossible. Tell me, what can you give me?"

Chu Junyi's tone tightened as she sized Shen Ninghua up with a smile. "There's no need to be angry. I'm just saying it. It's fine if you want money. I'll give you whatever you want, as long as you help me out of the valley." He was severely injured, so it was impossible for him to leave without help.

"I saved your life. After you leave, give me 5000 silver taels and use this jade pendant as collateral. Give me the money and I'll return the jade pendant to you. I'll give you the money, so that we won't owe each other anything. What do you say?" Shen Ninghua raised his eyes and asked.

Shen Ling Han and Baili Jinze had tainted her reputation, caused her to live a life worse than death in the Cold Palace, and even killed the person she highly valued, she would definitely take revenge on them! Currently, it was only the first step. Once he returned to the Shen family, he would have to establish his own life, so money was a must. Since someone had delivered it to his doorstep, there was no reason for him to not take it.

"Five thousand taels, me?" Chu Junyi was speechless. Even without his secret identity, he was still the adopted son of the Xiao family, and was also known as the capital's Two Ultimate Young Noble. Yet, he was only worth five thousand taels of silver in the imperial court?

"Gold!" Shen Ninghua coldly spat the two words, a hint of impatience in her eyes. If she didn't know that this person would be able to live a happy life in the future, she wouldn't have gotten into this mess.

"Deal!"