Upon hearing the words "Imperial Advisor," Zhao Dani's eyes flickered. She looked up at the innocent and well-protected girl in front of her and spoke with difficulty in a hoarse voice.
"Are you really the Imperial Advisor?"
"Yes! That's me. I'll show you my seal and my token."
As Fang Ruotang spoke, she released Da Ni and took out the two items to show Zhao Da Ni. Zhao Da Ni didn't actually understand them, but she knew that the girl in front of her could really save her.
"Your Excellency, I beg you, please save my family! I really don't want to live like this anymore. This beast! We brought him back, fed him, clothed him, and saved him from begging on the streets. But after my father passed away, he has been humiliating our family of four. He's taking advantage of the fact that we have no men in our family!"
Zhao Dani suddenly burst into tears, as if her long-suppressed grievances had finally found an outlet.
Fang Ruotang had just learned about this from the little mirror. Now, listening to Zhao Dani rambling on about how kind her father had been to Zhao De when he was alive, and how heartless Zhao De had become after he passed away.
The words of those directly involved are always more impactful than what Fang Ruotang reads from text and stories, because the emotions of those involved cannot be conveyed through text and images.
"Grand Preceptor, I've heard that you've always been kind to women. Please have pity on me, okay? Please kill him for me, I beg you, please?" Zhao Dani knelt before Fang Ruotang, tugging at her skirt.
Ye Wuxia stepped forward and kicked her hand away with her toe.
His usually gentle face now held a sharp edge as he coldly rebuked, "This woman is truly cunning. She dares not kill anyone herself, yet she wants to dirty the hands of our Grand Preceptor."
“Zhao De is your husband, sleeping in your bed every night. If you really hated him that much, you could have killed him while he was asleep and saved your mother and two younger sisters. But you didn’t, because you knew that killing your husband was a serious crime and you would die too. You didn’t have the spirit of sacrificing yourself to save your whole family.”
"It's not your fault, everyone is selfish. But if you didn't kill her, wouldn't it have been better to break his legs? Once his legs are broken, what can he do to you and your family?"
"Furthermore, now that we're standing in front of you, if you were to pick up a knife and kill him, with us here, who could punish you? Yet you still dare not take the risk. You push the blame onto the Grand Preceptor and ask her to take action. Is it possible that one day, when you're not doing well, you'll blame the Grand Preceptor for killing your man?"
Ye Wuxia was clearly talking nonsense in the last sentence.
But he was furious!
Xiao Liu had good intentions and wanted to help Zhao Dani out of pity, even rescuing her whole family. But this woman was not only ungrateful, she also plotted against Xiao Liu.
“…No, I didn’t.” Zhao Dani’s eyes darted around. “I wouldn’t dare, I just wouldn’t dare! I’m not a woman like the Grand Preceptor, I can’t do it.”
"You know perfectly well whether you've made a plan or not. We won't help you kill anyone. If you want to do it, then do it yourself," Ye Wuxia said coldly.
Seeing Fang Ruotang looking at him, he was afraid of being misunderstood, so he immediately called out to the little mirror in his mind. The little mirror then conveyed Ye Wuxia's meaning, and the two sides built a bridge.
This woman is different from the one you saved last time. That one was terribly bullied, but she dared to fight back and even killed her husband herself. Her parents-in-law protected her, but this one won't do. She doesn't want to bear the infamy; she wants to use you and reap the benefits without lifting a finger.
Oh, I didn't know that either, but since Zhao De is so wicked, it's no big deal for us to help send him to the authorities. It's a very simple matter!
Ye Wuxia was helpless and didn't want to tell her that Zhao Dani didn't want them to send Zhao De to the government, but rather to kill him directly.
After all, wife-selling had become a common practice here, so the government couldn't possibly be unaware of it. However, the law doesn't punish the masses, and with so many people involved, they couldn't do anything about it.
Moreover, if the people don't report it, the officials won't investigate.
"You little vixen, you're hilarious! What do you mean the Imperial Advisor is that kind of woman? She's a hundred or a thousand times kinder than you, and you wouldn't dare kill anyone, so why do you think she would?" Huo Zhige was furious and didn't want to deal with this trivial matter anymore.
Sometimes, even those who seem pitiful have their hateful aspects.
They meant well, and Zhao Dani could have had a bright future without saying a word, but she insisted on going the extra mile by asking Fang Ruotang to help her kill someone. Instead of taking revenge herself, she relied entirely on others.
Looking at Fang Ruotang, who was more than ten years younger than her, Huo Zhige couldn't understand how Zhao Dani had the nerve to say such a thing.
After hearing the four men's analysis in her mind, Fang Ruotang didn't react as strongly as they did. This was mainly because Tianyi Sect had taken in too many girls like them, and she knew their difficulties.
They aren't necessarily all bad. After all, the times they live in limit them. It's understandable that they want to live a better life within those limited circumstances. After all, if they weren't a little selfish, they might not even be able to survive.
"I'll help you hand him over to the authorities. They'll sentence him however they want. Don't worry, with us here, the officials definitely won't let him off easily," Fang Ruotang said.
After saying that, seeing Zhao Dani's obvious disappointment, he asked a question.
"Or you can kill him if you want, I can spare your life."
After learning the identities of Fang Ruotang and her group, Zhao De, who had been trembling with fear, couldn't help but speak up, "Da Ni, I'm your man, don't do anything reckless."
Zhao Dani glared at Zhao De with resentment.
Fang Ruotang watched from the sidelines, and just when she thought Zhao Dani could stand up for herself, Zhao Dani said, "Please trouble the Imperial Preceptor to send him to the authorities!"
Fang Ruotang was surprised, "Then do you know that he was the one who caused your parents to slide down the hillside? So, are you still going to let him off the hook?"
Old Man Zhao passed away, and Old Woman Zhao barely survived but was paralyzed in bed.
Zhao Dani once again avoided eye contact.
Fang Ruotang was disappointed because she could tell that Zhao Dani knew.
"Okay, I'll help you send him to the authorities."
Fang Ruotang didn't say anything more. She summoned the guards who had been secretly following her and had them taken to the government office. She specifically emphasized that Zhao De had murdered Old Man Zhao.
After all, if it's just selling one's wife, only caning is used, but murder is different.
The person who was also handed over to the authorities was the buyer. Both parties were at fault, and the behavior was strictly prohibited by the authorities.
"I'll go to the government office," Gu Yanjin said, taking the initiative to handle the matter.
Fang Ruotang looked at him.
Gu Yanjin explained, "If Zhao De commits murder and it is verified, he will have to pay with his life. I will have the magistrate arrange it so that everyone around him thinks he was killed because of selling his wife. This will also sweep away the evil influences in this area."
"Great idea!" Fang Ruotang thought this was an excellent idea and emphasized, "However, those men who don't treat women like human beings should also be caught and severely punished. We can't let them get away with it."
"That's for sure!" Gu Yanjin replied, then instructed Cui Shixu and the others to take good care of Fang Ruotang before leaving.
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