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Juewang Shidai
絕望時代
"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

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Joy and sorrow mixed in the hearts of the couple, they couldn't do anything else than jumping in each other's hands and cry. When the imperial uncle Lu took Lady Zhang, she resisted unto the end, and so Lu had no other choice but to hand her over to Zhang Gui as a gift.



Lady Zhang cried herself out on his shoulders and told him how Lu Zhailang humiliates women, and how his tyrannical and evil ways are taking the life of the commoners. Li Four and Zhang Gui could barely contain their anger.

"I saw it with my own eyes, that one day he beat five people to death!"



Hearing this, Lady Li felt scared and sprung to her feet. She excused herself to the kitchen to make something to eat and drink, but actually, she went outside.



Lady Li's heart was full of hatred. As there was no way to have her complaints heard, she rushed out into the garden and jumped headfirst into the well.



Zhang Gui, Li Four and his wife sat there in gloom, looking at each other in dead silence. Time kept passing, but Lady Li has not returned, and so Zhang Gui hurried after her.



But the stove in the kitchen was cold and the dishes empty. In the grand silence not even a Lady Li's shadows could be seen. Zhang Gui called out for her at the top of his voice, but got no reply.



Zhang Gui was very scared, and started looking everywhere. When he reached the garden, he suddenly noticed two silver hairpins by the side of the well. He knew this was a bad sign, so he quickly stepped closer.



Zhang Gui looked inside the well and was almost scared out of his life when he saw Lady Li has jumped in it. He let out a loud scream, and when Li Four and his wife heard that, they quickly rushed to the scene. Once they managed to pull Lady Li out of the well and they checked all four of her limbs. They ascertained that they were stone cold, and that the woman was dead for quite a while now.



Zhang Gui clenched his fists and he beat his chest. He swore that even at the expense of his life, he will right the injustice that has befallen his wife. The anger Li and his wife felt were also limitless. After discussing the matter, they set off for Judge Bao's yamen to lodge a complaint.



They quickly arrived to Edict Attendant Bao's yamen. Zhang Gui struck the drum and shouted, signalling that he has been subjected to injustice. A runner quickly interrogated him to get the details of the case, and immediately invited them inside.


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