Upon hearing that the two people she respected most had been slandered, Ji Shuangzhu immediately kicked the person who spoke.

"Ji Ke, I am still the young city lord, and you dare to disrespect me? Do you want to become the city lord? If I remember correctly, you are only two years younger than my mother, but if you insist on becoming the city lord, I will grant your wish!"

Immediately, she took out her mother's city lord's token and gave the order to the crowd.

"If I, Ji Shuangzhu, do not inherit the position of city lord, then Ji Ke shall succeed me, and no one shall be allowed to contest it!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the other relatives and asked them teasingly.

"Do any of you have any objections?"

The clansmen shook their heads vigorously, not caring who became the city lord.

As long as it's not my own daughter, it doesn't matter who takes the role.

Anyway, given their status, they can fight for power and amass wealth as they see fit!

Although I can't leave this city, money can make the devil turn the millstone.

With enough money, you can get anything; whether you can actually get it out of the country becomes less important.

Ji Ke hadn't expected that Ji Shuangzhu would actually dare to give such an order.

What I didn't expect was that not a single one of my relatives, who had always been on good terms with me, stood up to speak for me.

She was now both angry and regretful. She was angry at that wretched girl, Ji Shuangzhu, for actually wanting her to die.

What I regret is that I should have controlled my temper a little; why did I have to argue with someone who died young?

She wanted to slap herself twice, and even more so, she wanted to beat Ji Shuangzhu to death.

But now, only she can save his life. Only if she successfully inherits the position of city lord can his life be saved.

Then, his expression suddenly changed, and he began to fawn over Ji Shuangzhu.

"Young City Lord, how could I dare to disrespect you? I know you were just saying things in anger..."

Ji Shuangzhu flicked her sleeve and sent her flying.

"Don't try that on me, it disgusts me!"

Ji Ke was knocked to the ground, her eyes filled with resentment.

But it was this fall that made her realize the drawbacks of being the city lord…

Just now, while the two were arguing, the city lord's breathing became increasingly rapid.

She reached out and grabbed at the edge of the bed, muttering something under her breath.

His eyes were filled with regret. He said a few more times, "I was wrong," and then fell silent...

Before Ji Shuangzhu could even grieve, she was surrounded by Ji Ke and the rest of the clan.

"Young City Lord, now that the City Lord has passed away, please take over the position of City Lord immediately!"

Ji Shuangzhu didn't know why they had suddenly become so united.

"What? Afraid I'll run away? Even if I run away, there's still Ji Ke, right? Why are you all in such a hurry?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Ke immediately stepped forward, covered her mouth, and chuckled.

"Lord of the City, do you think it's better to have more than ten years of peace, or just two? I think anyone who isn't a fool should know which to choose, right? I don't have a daughter who can take my place, but you're different. You're still young and can have children one after another..."

This time it was Ji Shuangzhu's turn to laugh, and she laughed much louder than Ji Ke.

"Hahaha, you think you've won, right?"

Before Ji Ke could answer, she looked at the clansmen.

"Tonight, I will secretly bury the former city lord, and tomorrow I will be the new city lord!"

Just as the clansmen were rejoicing, she raised her hand and pointed at Ji Ke.

"Ji Ke, a member of the Ji clan, has committed insubordination and disrespect for the city lord. Drag her away and behead her! Oh, and her two sons who have done countless evil deeds, behead them too!"

As he spoke, he didn't forget to ask for the opinions of his relatives.

Does anyone have any objections?

She had just agreed to inherit the position of city lord; now, who would offend her for the sake of someone who would create a power conflict with them?

If you upset her and she changes her mind again, who knows who will be the next to suffer!

In truth, they all wished for Ji Ke's demise, for only with her dead could they legitimately seize her businesses.

And so, in her despair, Ji Ke witnessed the scene she least wanted to see.

The clansmen all knelt down, kowtowed to Ji Shuangzhu, and shouted...

"The city lord is wise; we have no objections!"

Then, the guards came in and dragged Ji Ke away. No matter how much she cried and begged for mercy, no one paid any attention to her.

At this moment, Ji Shuangzhu also put on the mask that belonged only to the city lord.

Donning the robes of a city lord, a symbol of power, his frail frame appeared both noble and forlorn…

Without asking anyone's help, she personally carried her mother into the coffin that had been prepared beforehand...

Then, the relatives quickly began to arrange the funeral.

The so-called funeral was nothing more than burning some paper money and reciting a few scriptures; there wasn't even any crying or wailing...

After everything was completed, the guards carried the heavy coffin into the ancestral mausoleum.

Ji Shuangzhu stood at the gate, neither moving nor crying, her eyes fixed on the direction of the ancestral tomb.

It's like looking at my mother, but also like looking at myself more than ten years later...

Ji Shuangzhu did not return to the hall until all the relatives had left.

After the guards reported that Ji Ke's entire family had been executed...

She then ordered all her guards to retreat more than a hundred meters away, and then, exhausted, collapsed to the ground, covering her face and weeping.

Wang Yue and Ci Yue both felt quite conflicted; on one hand, they felt sorry for this ten-year-old girl.

Secondly, I felt this was too absurd; it turned out he wasn't the first city lord, and only lived to the age of thirty.

Instead, each city lord could only live to the age of thirty…

Ci Yue squinted at Wang Yue

"Big dummy, you come to this city so many times, haven't you heard people say that the city lord changes so frequently?"

Fortunately, both of them were masked, otherwise Ci Yue would have immediately realized that he disliked her.

“I’ve been here many times, but what is my status? How could I possibly meet the city lord? Besides, how could I know things that even the locals don’t know? Didn’t you see how quickly they handled it? I didn’t even have time to react before they buried the person!”

Ci Yue thought about it and realized it made sense; her wandering mind suddenly recalled what had happened before.

"A month ago, they said it was the city lord's birthday and even gave me a lot of birthday buns! Turns out it was all an act..."

Seeing the disappointment in her eyes, Wang Yue offered words of comfort.

"Who cares if she's putting on an act or not! You're not losing anything!"

Upon hearing this, Ci Yue seemed to awaken from a dream.

"That's right! Hahaha, I even got to eat a few longevity buns for free!"

Wang Yue was speechless looking at her dumbfounded expression.

Just as the two were about to return, they discovered a small, dark figure slipping out of the main hall.

The two exchanged a glance and immediately guessed who this person was!

Now he wasn't in a hurry to leave, and followed behind the little one.

Ci Yue looked at that small, thin figure carrying an enormous package on her back and wanted to go and help her.

Wang Yue roughly guessed what she was thinking and kept grabbing the back of her neck.

After struggling in vain, Ci Yue finally calmed down.

Ji Shuangzhu hadn't gone far when she was stopped by guards coming from the opposite direction.

"You petty thief, how dare you steal from the city lord's mansion!"

As he spoke, he drew his sword and slashed at her; in the blink of an eye...

Ci Yue flung out her vines, instantly knocking the guard down.

This surprised not only Ji Shuangzhu, but also Wang Yue.

She had initially thought that the vines Qin Luo gave her were something little girls would use to make bracelets or decorations.

Who would have thought these vines could grow so long, and even shimmer like that…