Chapter 48

Every night before going to sleep, Dongfang Jin would take out the marriage certificate and examine it repeatedly. She wondered how long it had taken Jing Tao to learn the crooked and messy characters.

The touch of red next to the character deeply stirred Dongfang Jin's heart. Sometimes Dongfang Jin really thought that it would be better to just propose to Qing Tang directly to avoid all the trouble. However, after hearing what Cheng Feng said today, this idea was put to the back of her mind.

Jing Tao actually knows a lot. Given time, she will definitely understand these principles. He must make Jing Tao understand these principles so that she will willingly marry him.

The next day, Dongfang Jin came to Jing Tao's room.

Upon opening the door, one discovers that Jing Tao's room is very simply furnished, containing only a bed and a dining table, and even the mirror that a typical young girl would use is covered in a layer of dust.

Dongfang Jin took Jing Tao to his room, wrote the two characters "Jing Tao" on a piece of paper, and then taught her how to pronounce them. But no matter how Dongfang Jin taught her, Jing Tao just tilted her head and winked at him.

Dongfang Jin had no choice but to rush off and buy a string of candied hawthorns, trying to coax Jing Tao into speaking. However, after an incense stick had burned, Jing Tao still only opened her mouth without making a sound.

Dongfang Jin felt somewhat weak. She handed the candied hawthorn to Jing Tao and sat alone at the table.

After finishing her candied hawthorn, Jing Tao sat down next to Dongfang Jin. Seeing Dongfang Jin's dejected look, she leaned her head towards Dongfang Jin.

Dongfang Jin was startled by this action, and seemed to understand what Jing Tao meant. She placed her hand on Jing Tao's head and gently stroked it.

Jing Tao lay on the table, quietly watching Dongfang Jin. He seemed to be getting a little happy.

"Actually, things wouldn't be so bad if things just continued like this. It's my fault; I shouldn't have forced you to talk. I'm sorry, Jing Tao."

Jing Tao stood up, went to the desk, picked up a pen, compared it with Dongfang Jin's handwriting, wrote her own name, and then presented the Xuan paper to Dongfang Jin with both hands.

"This is much better than the last one, Jing Tao, you're amazing!"

Dongfang Jin picked up a brush and drew a string of candied hawthorns on the rice paper.

Do you recognize this? A thorn peach.

Jing Tao stared intently at the candied hawthorn on the paper.

"Looks like they know."

Dongfang Jin drew everything that Jing Tao was familiar with, and Jing Tao looked at them one by one.

As night fell, Jing Tao returned to her room with her favorite drawing paper.

As soon as the door opened, Qingtang rushed over, "Taotao, where have you been? I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Qingtang took the painting from Jingtao and looked at it. "This was painted by Dongfang Jin, wasn't it? I didn't expect him to remember all the things you like to eat."

"But you spent the whole day with Dongfang Jin, so you have to give me back that time. I'm going to take a stroll in the garden anyway, will you come with me?"

Qingtang carefully put away the drawing paper for Jingtao and then pulled her outside.

Not long after, Qingtang led Jingtao to the garden.

Qingtang placed the thorn peaches by the pavilion in the garden.

"Wait here for me a moment, I suddenly realized I forgot something."

Qingtang originally intended to return the way she came, but then she thought that Jingtao might get hungry while accompanying her, so she went to the kitchen and made some pastries. On the way, she also saw that the light in Lan Jueming's study was still on, and thought that she might as well make some for Mr. Lan as well.

In less than half an hour, Qingtang brought out pastries from the kitchen. Seeing that the light in Lan Jueming's study was still on, she walked towards the door.

"Are you satisfied with this body, Lan Jueming?"

"Twenty years is still not enough"

"So what? As long as Taotie is here, what does it matter if you want to live forever?"

Who is Mr. Lan talking to? This voice doesn't sound like Cheng Feng. So who else could be entering Mr. Lan's study so late at night?

"who!"

Startled, Qing Tang immediately pushed open the door to apologize to Mr. Lan.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lan."

But the scene inside sent chills down her spine!

There was no one in Mr. Lan's study except for him and a mirror, but Mr. Lan's appearance was surprisingly different.

Qingtang was startled, dropped the plate in her hand, and ran outside without looking back.

Lan Jueming grabbed his robe and mask and quickly gave chase.

Qingtang stumbled and ran toward Jingtao, but in an instant, Lan Jueming appeared before her, wearing a tiger-shaped mask and a black robe.

The person in front of her was closing in step by step, and Qingtang cried out in despair.

Upon hearing the sound, Jing Tao immediately ran in that direction.

After Lan Jueming finished dealing with Qingtang, he was about to leave when he met Jing Tao's gaze.

Jing Tao saw Qing Tang lying on the ground and immediately ran over to her.

Qingtang's eyes were wide open, her face filled with terror, and her neck was snapped instantly; she was no longer breathing.

Jing Tao shook Qing Tang violently. The color drained from Jing Tao's face instantly, and her whole body trembled violently as if all her strength had been drained. She gripped Qing Tang tightly with both hands, opened her mouth as if to say something, but only a few breaths swirled in her throat. Hot tears fell silently onto Qing Tang's clothes. Finally, an angry shout came from Jing Tao's mouth.

Upon hearing the commotion coming from the study, Cheng Feng immediately got up and rushed over.

Dongfang Jin also heard the noise and opened the door to check. She saw Su Mu and Ren Dong checking the door as well.

"What happened?"

"It seems to be coming from the study." Su Mu had been to the study, so he remembered its location.

"Let's go take a look," Dongfang Jin was the first to go.

Su Mu also went back to his room, picked up the Taotie, and followed along with Ren Dong.

Cheng Feng was the first to arrive at the scene. Upon seeing Jing Tao kneeling beside Qing Tang, he immediately went forward to check on her.

After examining the cause of death, Cheng Feng collapsed to the side, taking a few steps back in disbelief. He then grabbed Jing Tao and shouted, "Jing Tao, what happened? Why did this happen? What happened to Qing Tang! What happened to her?!"

The other three also rushed over.

Cheng Feng, seeing Jing Tao crying incessantly, had no choice but to turn and walk towards Lan Jueming.

"Master, what happened to Qingtang?"

"Jing Tao went mad and accidentally killed Qing Tang."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Feng almost lost his footing and turned to look at Jing Tao in disbelief.

"You're saying Jing Tao killed Qing Tang?"

Cheng Feng's voice was filled with doubt and trembling.

Ren Dong also ran to Qing Tang's side to check on her injuries, and found that there was no way to save her. She shook her head at Dongfang Jin and Su Mu.

"Jingtao has become out of control and has become a trend. We must clean house!"