Book 2: Chapter 39: A Plaything
Vol 2 Ch 39: A Plaything
Zhang Xuan frowned. "A plaything?"
"That's right! I was just an ordinary girl from a humble family. When I was eight, my mother took me out shopping, and Ling Buyang spotted me. He offered 500 source coins to buy me."
"My mother refused, swearing she wouldn't give me up. His lackeys killed her on the spot. Worse, to sever my ties completely, they forced our family's location out of her and wiped out my entire household!"
"From that day on, I understood that my only path to survival was obedience. So I became the most docile and obedient servant they could ask for."
"When I turned fourteen, I had matured and stood out among the other girls. Ling Buyang summoned me to his room. I thought I was finally going to become his woman. But instead, he tied me up—candles, whips, humiliating me in every way possible—yet he never consummated the relationship."
"It continued like this, time and time again. From my initial despair and rage, I grew numb. I realized that in his eyes, I was nothing but a worthless plaything!"
"So I trained hard, enduring the humiliation, helping him recruit more girls to satisfy his twisted desires. Finally, last year, he formally married me as his concubine. But even then, I was never treated with dignity. His perverse torment never stopped..."
Her laughter grew hollow. "Go ahead, kill me... It doesn't matter whose toy I am. There's no reason for me to keep living!"