Chapter 67 The Dream-Remembering Grass... was stolen...
"Oh, Lord Sang, you've come to inquire about Jiaojiao?"
The carefree gentleman leaned lazily against the tooth-shaped chair, arms outstretched, gazing at the desolate mulberry grove.
"Didn't you say you didn't care? Has Lord Sang forgotten that I once told you not to come to me to ask about Liu Jiao? I will not answer."
“Say it, don’t test my patience.” Sang Ji coldly interrupted Wangyou Jun’s sarcastic remarks.
"I won't say, I won't say." Wangyoujun shook his head, no longer pretending to be amiable. His beautiful peach blossom eyes were filled with sarcasm: "She is a sincere and kind girl. She is good to whoever is good to her. I advised you to be good to her, but you have let her down."
"Do you think these hands have anything to do with you?"
Upon hearing the ambiguous words, Sang Ji suddenly fixed his gaze.
A sudden, sharp pain shot through my heart.
Although he panicked, he quickly regained his composure.
Sang Ji hated procrastination the most. He stepped forward directly, grabbed Wangyou T-jun by the collar, and glared at him sternly: "Speak!"
Wangyou was panting heavily, but he remained stubborn, his face turning purple without saying a word. Looking back at him, he only said:
"Don't bother her."
"Sang Ji, may both of you live in peace, let her go."
Sang Jiming stared at him, and after a few moments of eye contact, he snorted coldly and relaxed.
"Stubborn to the end."
Sang Ji left a message, knowing she couldn't get him to talk.
No more lingering, it's a waste of time.
*
An arrow pierces the sky, flying past the lonely moon—
The wine jug that the bird was holding plummeted straight down into the air.
Li Du nodded and clapped his hands: "Not bad."
Liu Jiao put down her bow and crossbow and smiled shyly.
After these days of special training from Li Du, Liu Jiao is now proficient in using a crossbow and can definitely protect herself.
She seems to have a talent for hand-related skills such as embroidery and archery, and feels familiar with them as soon as she starts.
It's time to set off tonight, time to return to Caocun.
Liu Jiao now has the ability to protect herself and can return home.
After all, there are too many unexpected events, and no one can be relied on. Liu Jiao wanted to be able to protect herself.
Li Dule heard about it.
Li Du should also return to the capital. He was sent to the frontier to avoid trouble, especially since Xin Pingyan had ascended the throne.
Now that they have won a battle and made military achievements, it can be seen as a signal that they are turning to Xin Pingyan and currying favor with him.
Li Du's life is saved.
The carriage arrived, and several skilled individuals lay in wait around Liu Jiao, traveling light and inconspicuously.
Before leaving, Liu Jiao wished Li Du well.
At night, she wore an inconspicuous tan dress, but her bright black and white eyes shone: "Be careful, after all, you are still a little boy. If you get hurt, your parents will be sad."
Li Du, wearing a mask, smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "I don't know if my parents worry about me, but I do have a younger sister."
"Oh, then I won't let your sister be sad. Take care, little brother!"
With a shout of "Giddy up!" from the groom, Liu Jiao's last words faded into the sound of the huqin (a type of reed pipe) in the military camp.
Li Du stared for a long time until he disappeared from sight.
He didn't linger any longer, mounted his horse, and returned to the capital in triumph.
*
Huajing, Jiang Mansion.
As soon as Li Du returned to the capital, after paying his respects to Xin Pingyan, he headed straight for the Jiang residence.
His informant, whom he had planted beside Jiang Jiang, reported back upon his return to the capital:
Jiang Jiang is about to be beaten to death.
Li Du was furious.
Minister Jiang arbitrarily beat and killed his own daughter? Where is the law?
Wasn't it said that Minister Jiang was a coward?
He was very domineering towards his own daughter, always acting like a bully at home.
On the way, the informant told her that Jiang Jiang had embarrassed her brother's scholarly daughter by showing off her skills in the game of pitch-pot, which was why she was punished by family discipline.
Tell her not to try to stand out from the crowd.
She almost beat him to death, saying she wanted to teach Jiang Jiang a lesson.
Li Du: "..."
When other families punish their children, they just go through the motions, being lenient inside but speaking harshly to outsiders, so that the other party can calm down and not blame the child.
This Jiang family is lenient to outsiders but harsh on their own children; they take empty formalities too seriously.
Li Du was speechless.
How old are you?
When Li Du arrived at the ancestral hall of Minister Jiang's family, Jiang Jiang was being held down on a board by two burly men, who were beating her with long sticks. She was on the verge of death, with water dripping from her forehead and her lips turning white. Her thin body felt as light as a feather.
Li Du swiftly blocked and knocked the two sticks away.
The elders of Minister Jiang's family, who had been acting all high and mighty as patriarchs, suddenly knelt down on the ground, their heads bowed.
Li Du ignored them and continued to make them kneel. He squatted down in front of Jiang Jiang and asked, "What do you know? Tell me, and I'll save you."
Jiang Jiang glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Li Du was dejected.
He thought Jiang Jiang wouldn't talk anymore.
He waved his hand, intending to straighten up.
Just as he was feeling disappointed, his sleeve was tugged.
He turned around, and Jiang Jiang, weak, was about to open her mouth.
The long stick that had been knocked down was suddenly picked up by Vice Minister Jiang and struck Jiang Jiang on the back.
Jiang Jiang let out a shrill cry, but still clung tightly to Li Du's sleeve, about to speak.
Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Jiang Du immediately ordered his subordinate Ruizhi to restrain him.
With her last ounce of strength, Jiang Jiang whispered in a voice only Li Du and the other creature could hear, "The Dream-Remembering Grass... the Dream-Remembering Grass was stolen by the princess from Jiao Jiao..."
Immediately, the person collapsed heavily onto the board.
Li Du's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Give her some ginseng soup, and I'll protect her from now on." Immediately, Li Du turned around, broke through the threshold, and left with lightning speed.
Ruizhi had his men surround Jiang Jiang, who was lying unconscious on the wooden board, isolating her from the Jiang family, and then remove her from the Jiang family residence to keep the news from spreading.
The Jiang family members were furious but dared not speak out.
Reiz teases the Jiang family, who are described as being like quails:
"You've really met a benefactor! This girl's good fortune is yet to come!"
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