Chapter Twenty-One: What kind of monster is Jiang Sijin?

What kind of nonsense is this? They left a group of bodyguards for Jiang Sijin, an adult, but neglected their own newborn child. Now that the bodyguards have finished their charade, they're resorting to moral blackmail against Hate Sheng.

Su Zhenzhen almost laughed in anger, "Have you no shame? Hensheng has lived in a thatched hut for twenty years, so why does Jiang Sijin keep moving around? Can't she find a place to settle down and preserve the strength of the secret guards? Don't tell me that she's a monster princess, and there are people who want to kill her. Either way, Hensheng is in more danger, isn't he?"

Li Da glanced at Hensheng and said, “At the time, we didn’t know if the Empress’s child had been born safely. We only saw that several generals who were loyal to His Majesty had taken their families to the border to seek refuge with General Huo, so we took the princess and fled north. But we didn’t expect that when we arrived, General Huo had already died in battle. In order to prevent the court from sending troops to the border to suppress us, we could only take the princess and hide everywhere.”

Su Zhenzhen was already fed up with what she heard. In short, it was that two fanatical fans of Jiang Yichun had squandered the little bit of family property he left behind, and now they wanted to use moral blackmail to help him complete his grand plan to overthrow the country.

Su Zhenzhen found these two even more annoying than Old Mrs. Xu, but of course, the choice was up to Hensheng.

“We are planning to go south to the capital. If you are willing, you can come with us.” This was Hensheng’s decision.

“Okay,” Li Da agreed, “but the princess’s body must be taken away.”

Su Zhenzhen had no objection; she simply put the items into her storage compartment.

But unexpectedly, Li Da was so bold: "How can the princess, a woman of noble birth, be allowed to be defiled by others? Your Highness, please carry the princess out."

No? Not to mention the barrage of comments was about to explode, even Su Zhenzhen, who usually has a good temper, couldn't help but burst out.

"A woman of noble birth? Shouldn't you two have chopped off the hands that touched Jiang Sijin? You prepared her body for burial, so what if you take her out now?"

Li Da did not back down. "That was an expedient measure taken in an emergency, and we did not know of His Highness the Crown Prince's existence at that time. Now that His Highness the Crown Prince is here, it is our duty to request the removal of the remains of our loved ones."

It wasn't really necessary for Hensheng to carry Jiang Sijin out himself; rather, it was to force Hensheng to shoulder the burden of overthrowing the country.

After all, Su Zhenzhen and Old Man Bai's attitudes were not exactly supportive, which might influence Hensheng's final decision.

Su Zhenzhen gave Hensheng a look that said, "If you don't want to, then let's run away."

Hensheng, of course, knew the deeper meaning behind this action, and shook his head at Su Zhenzhen.

"I'll carry it."

"Alright, let's respect other people's fate." Su Zhenzhen took two steps forward. "Should we carry the body up, or the coffin along with it? Let's figure out how to remove the coffin nails?"

"Let's carry the coffin. Respect for the dead is paramount; we shouldn't cause them any trouble." Hensheng jumped into the pit and began to work.

Old Bai was afraid that Hensheng couldn't carry it, so he hurriedly went over to help. However, the moment his hand touched the coffin, Su Zhenzhen clearly saw a hair sticking into her finger.

"Run!" Su Zhenzhen reacted quickly, putting the flashlight in her mouth and pulling Hensheng and Old Man Bai out of the pit, one in each hand.

However, the old man still couldn't stop convulsing, and Su Zhenzhen quickly took out a Rejuvenation Pill from her backpack and fed it to him.

Li Dada was shocked and asked, "Do you harbor ill intentions towards the princess?"

The Rejuvenation Pill was still effective, and the old man recovered quickly.

Only then did Su Zhenzhen have the mood to argue with Li Da, but before arguing, she handed the submachine gun to Hensheng.

When Li Da saw Su Zhenzhen conjure up a strange object out of thin air, he was greatly alarmed. "Who are you?"

Su Zhenzhen shone a flashlight directly into Li Da's eyes, "What kind of monster is Jiang Sijin? I just saw a hair sticking out of the coffin."

While dodging the glaring light, Li Da said, "Impossible. We have lived with the princess for twenty years and have never been poisoned. This old man must have malice towards the princess."

"I'll hate you! Aren't you holding Jiang Sijin's hair too? We've been so close and talking for so long, if anything had happened, Old Man Bai would have been in trouble by now. Why did something happen to him when he was near a coffin? If you don't believe me, go down and see for yourself!"

Li Da couldn't dodge in time and could only cover his eyes with his hands. "Fine, I'll go! That's utter nonsense!"

Li's wife watched the two arguing from the sidelines, wanting to intervene but powerless to do so. At this moment, she took the initiative to speak up, "I'll go downstairs."

This time, Su Zhenzhen had learned from her experience and grabbed the hair as soon as it appeared. "Open your eyes and look! What is this?"

Li Da is now in a panic. A single hair has broken out of the coffin and is still bobbing in Su Zhenzhen's hand.

"This...this is impossible!"

Su Zhenzhen let Li Da's wife go up first, and then she jumped out of the pit herself.

"What's impossible? You saw it with your own eyes, how could it be impossible?"

Li's wife looked bewildered. "What are we going to do now? Do we still have to move the princess's grave?"

Li Da made up his mind, "We must move them. The officials in the inn have all seen the princess's golden robe. Right now, they don't need to bother with money, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future? We can't let them disturb the princess's peace."

“Sure,” Su Zhenzhen said, being very agreeable. “You go and move it, we’ll keep it lit for you.”

Li's wife stopped him, saying, "This matter needs to be considered carefully; don't act impulsively."

Su Zhenzhen and Old Man Bai flanked Hensheng on either side, while Hensheng held a submachine gun, ready to fight at any moment.

Li Da resorted to his usual moral blackmail tactic, "Your Highness, no matter what, the princess is your own flesh and blood. How can you allow her to be disturbed after her death?"

"But now it's her who's not letting us have peace."

Just as neither Li Da nor Su Zhenzhen was willing to back down, Old Man Bai suddenly pointed at the coffin in horror and exclaimed, "Look!"

The surface of the coffin was covered with jet-black hair, which, combined with the howling night wind, was terrifying.

"Is she even human?" Su Zhenzhen panicked a little. If she was human, she could shoot her with a submachine gun; if she became a ghost, she could be sent to the cycle of reincarnation.

But if it's a monster, there's really nothing I can do.

Mr. and Mrs. Li were also shocked by the scene before them; this was the first time they had encountered something so outrageous.

Surprisingly, the comments section was free of negative remarks; instead, viewers offered suggestions.

[Could the female lead just blow up the coffin? If she blew it to pieces, everything should be fine, right?]

【Absolutely not! Some monsters are fine if you don't provoke them, but once they get angry, they might not stop until they draw blood.】

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Among the many comments, Su Zhenzhen found a suggestion that she could consider.

[Did anyone notice? Just now, when the male lead was with the old man, the hair only attacked the old man, and even when the female lead went down into the pit, heads were sticking out towards her. Is it possible that the hair didn't attack the male lead?]