81 Where desolation and sorrow gathered

The carriage was small, to begin with. Now with an additional person, it felt cramped. Bai Li An's mother knew very well that the little problem would soon be taken care of but she couldn't help but feel disgusted by the two disheveled girls huddled together.

She didn't hide her feelings but Bai Yue didn't bother to respond in any way. Liu'er, on the other hand, glared at the older woman every time she dared to breathe too loudly or glance at Bai Yue's bags.

Bai Yue giggled at the girl's threatening expression and clasped their hands together. A warm feeling erupted from the tip of her fingers and spread all the way up to her heart. "Liu'er, tomorrow we will go redeem your slave contract at the judicial office. From now on, we aren't mistress and servant anymore. Let's be friends, alright?"

The word 'friend' sounded nice. It placed them in an equal relationship, and not one where Bai Yue and Liu'er stood respectively on a pedestal and in the mire.