The girl's eyes, which had just opened, closed again. The whole world was silent, with only the sound of messy footsteps crushing the snow on the ground.

County Magistrate En held up an umbrella himself to shield Zhao County Magistrate from a small amount of wind and snow. "Zhao County Magistrate, this is a little maid in my office. I really don't want to trouble you, sir. Just leave it to the subordinates to handle it."

"She is a maid in your house? Her white hair..."

"To be honest, this girl was born with white hair and a solitary personality. Anyone who comes into contact with her will be unlucky. Even her biological parents were killed by her. I kept her in the mansion to do rough work because I felt sorry for her. But she is always clumsy and can't do anything well. I guess she was punished to kneel in the snow because she made a mistake. Isn't that right, housekeeper?"

No matter what happened at home, Chief En did not want to be known for abusing his servants in front of outsiders. He also did not want people to know that this ragged girl was his own niece.

The housekeeper immediately stood up and explained: "My master is right. This girl has a strange temper, she is lazy and greedy. She was asked to clean the kitchen, but she stole the master's tonic to eat, so she was made to kneel in the yard as punishment. I will take her down now to avoid polluting the eyes of the noble man."

Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Zhao suddenly said, "En County Magistrate, didn't you say before that you would send me two people? Why don't you send me this little girl?"

"Ah?" Magistrate En seemed a little embarrassed. "I just sent you two beauties to warm your bed. This girl is too young, and she is an unlucky person. Why not..."

"I just want her." County Magistrate Zhao looked at the girl in his arms and was very persistent.

"Being born with white hair is not a bad omen. I have read in ancient books that this is a rare disease. It is caused by the lack of certain black substances in the body, so people are born with white hair and beard. I think this child is the same."

"I happen to be in need of a maid. If you are willing, you may send her to me."

It was difficult for Magistrate En to refuse, so he had to agree. However, he temporarily kept Enshu in his mansion on the grounds that she was unwell, and agreed to send her back in three days.

County Magistrate Zhao cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much."

Most people would be soaked and frozen in the snow for so long that they would at least get seriously ill if not die.

But Enshu just had a high fever and woke up at night.

Sitting up from the bed, she found that she was not in the servants' room, but back in the wing where she had lived before she was 5 years old.

Could it be that my uncle has a change of heart and wants to treat me well again?

When I walked out of the room, it was still snowing outside, but the snow had weakened and was clearly about to stop.

She walked along the corridor, crossed the courtyard, and came to the main courtyard where her uncle lived.

The lights in the main courtyard were on, and there was a gatekeeper dozing off outside.

She wanted to go over and ask her uncle who the man in blue was before.

Although it was the first time they met and it was only a quick glance, she always felt that the other person was familiar.

She bypassed the gatekeeper and arrived at her uncle's door. Just as she was about to knock on the door to ask for a meeting, she heard the voices of her uncle and aunt from inside:

"I've said it before. She should have been thrown into a piss bucket and drowned when she was born. Why do you insist on saying that if you want to win people over with virtue, you must treat her well? I felt it was inappropriate at the time. She is indeed a disaster! That little bitch is only ten years old, but she can seduce men."

"If she really gets the upper hand, she will definitely come to avenge us for abusing her. If she finds out that her biological parents were killed by us, she will never let it go!"

The magistrate of En County had other considerations:

"Zhao County Magistrate is the son of a high-ranking official in the imperial court. Now he has condescended to come here to serve as a county magistrate. Of course, we must serve him well."

"I heard that noble young men always like to play with flowers. He didn't like the beauty I carefully selected, but fell in love with a little girl. I guess he likes young girls with strange diseases."

"If we send him there, he will just be a toy and won't gain any power. But if we don't send him there, who knows if he will bear a grudge against us?"

"As for the death of Enshu's parents... Humph, it has long been classified as an accident. As long as we don't tell anyone, who would know?"

At this moment, a servant's voice suddenly came from outside: "Who is standing at the door?"

When Magistrate En opened the door, he saw the servant holding Enshu's hand and said, "Sir, this girl is standing at the door stealthily. I wonder what she is doing?"

County Magistrate En slapped the servant hard and cursed, "I asked you to guard the door, but you didn't even know someone was at the door. You useless person, get out!"

The servant retreated, and Enshu subconsciously wanted to run, but the En County Magistrate held his shoulders.

There was still a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold: "Did you hear everything?"

Enshu was still young, so he couldn't help asking, "It turns out that my parents weren't killed by me, but by you! You will be punished, the God of Snow Mountain will punish all the guilty people!"

All the members of the En clan, whether they were the clan leader or the servants, believed devoutly in the Snow Mountain God.

On the surface, Magistrate En was also a devout believer. During every festival, he would bring his people to the temple under the snow-capped mountains to hold grand sacrificial ceremonies.

But at this moment, he found Enshu's words ridiculous.

"God?" He laughed loudly. "Do you really think that gods exist in this world? They are just lies made up by the higher-ups to control people's minds!"

"Just like your father, he was once the most devout believer. Even when he died, he kept shouting: 'The God of the Snow Mountain will punish all sins!' But where is his God? If there really are gods in this world, why would God watch his most devout believer being buried alive by ice and snow and die?"

Enshu's eyes widened and she wanted to refute what he said, but she didn't know how to refute it.

If there is a God, where is He?

Why is it that when I was bullied and abused countless times and called upon God devoutly to punish the evildoers, God never lent a helping hand?

"Where is God?" County Magistrate En said with a cold smile, "Here, I am God!"

He viciously dragged Enshu into the house, pinched her mouth open himself, and fed her a mute drug.

The poison entered the girl's throat and burned her mouth. She rolled over on the ground in pain and wanted to wail but no sound came out.

"The county magistrate wants a toy, so I will not disappoint him! I have poisoned you and made you mute. Everything you just heard will forever remain in your stomach!"


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