Chapter 45 Yes, I did it
The master took the poison from Widow Li and said, "I'll examine your bodies later. If you were accidentally poisoned, you can still be saved. But how do you plan to solve this problem?"
Xi Jing hesitated, not knowing what to do. Xu Jia crawled over and tugged at her skirt. "Xi Jing, believe Aunt Xu. Aunt Xu really didn't do it! Even if you don't believe it, Aunt Xu has been with you for over ten years. Do you really want Aunt Xu to die?"
Xi Jing was becoming increasingly speechless, and Widow Li spoke up at this moment: "Xu Jia's identity card is still under the name of Xu Jia Sect. It would be better to send her directly to the Xu Jia Sect's steward's office."
Ordinary people who pay tribute in the territory of each sect will have a special identity card made by that sect. Once someone dies unnatural deaths or other situations occur, the person in charge of that sect will investigate and punish them. This is equivalent to the yamen system under the Xuanyue royal family three thousand years ago.
For this reason, many ordinary people have always been present within the sects, and even some untalented disciples in the Body Refining Stage are assigned to handle these trivial matters. For this reason, many would rather pay higher fees than remain within the boundaries of a large sect. If they are chosen, their ancestors will be in great trouble.
Xu Jia refused to agree, and Xi Jing was startled. She looked at her master pleadingly. Han Yueshan said casually, "Aunt Xu, if an ordinary person murders an immortal cultivator, they will surely die no matter where they are. Now that you go there by yourself, we can still lie and say that the eldest sister is an ordinary person. The Yisan Sect is not as good as the Xujia Sect, so you will not die."
She froze there, looking at Xi Jing.
Xi Jing moved her lips, but Han Yueshan spoke first, "Xi Jing, she harmed Senior Sister. We've already given her a way out for your sake. Think about Senior Sister, she wants her life."
She was silent for a long time, then finally bent down and pulled her hand away, saying, "Aunt Xu, you won't die. I'll come to see you when I have the chance in the future. If you can't survive, I'll help you because of what happened in your childhood, but... don't come to Yisanmen again."
She knew from a very young age that only her senior brothers were the most reliable. Now that a senior sister has come, it is not reasonable for her to put Aunt Xu before her, but she cannot ignore Aunt Xu either. This is the best approach.
She looked at her in disbelief: "Xi Jing, think about the past ten years. Aunt Xu has protected you and loved you so much. How could you treat Aunt Xu like this for a senior sister you've known for less than half a year?"
"Aunt Xu, if you do something wrong, you should be punished."
Xi Jing paused, glanced at her master, and then said, "Besides, aren't you kind to me because of my master? Just because I don't say it doesn't mean I don't know."
Hearing this, everyone looked over in surprise.
Xu Jia's face was pale and he had completely lost all strength.
That night, Xu Jia was sent to the Mortal Management Hall, Widow Li also went down the mountain and returned to the village, and Xi Jing knocked on Tao Zi's door.
"Senior Sister, can I sleep with you tonight?"
Tao Zi moved aside and let her in.
Xi Jing lay beside her, and even though it was late at night, she still couldn't fall asleep, and occasionally she could hear sobbing.
She sighed, stood up, lit the candle, sat down next to her, and said gently, "It'll be okay."
She cried and shook her head, looking at her: "Senior Sister, I'm sorry."
"Huh?" Tao Zi was a little confused.
Xi Jing wiped her tears and said, "The Xujia Clan has always been protective of its people. According to past practice, the most they will do is to remove Aunt Xu's ID card, and there won't be any other punishment. And after Aunt Xu pays the fees for three years, the ID card will be restored, so there's essentially no punishment."
She touched her head and said, "How could it be that? She won't be able to come to Yisanmen anymore, which is hard enough for her."
"No, no, according to the rules, she should have died. But for me... Senior Sister, I'm sorry."
Tao Zi sighed again and hugged Xi Jing into her arms: "Senior Sister understands, it's okay."
"Senior Sister, when I was very young, my brothers didn't like me getting close to Aunt Xu. I know what's going on."
She looked down at her in surprise and continued, "That's because Aunt Xu has ulterior motives. I can sense that—she's always asking me about Master. But she's really kind. Back then, Master didn't really care about things even after he came back, and the other brothers were carefree. Only she noticed my dirty skirt, sewed flowers on it for me, and hummed songs to lull me to sleep at night. I really, really liked her, even though I knew she was only kind to me because of Master."
Tao Zi handed her a handkerchief. She wiped her tears carelessly and continued, "Sister Li once told me that apart from the brothers, no one would treat me well for no reason. I know that, but that doesn't change the fact that she treats me well. I'm sorry, sister. If someone else had harmed you, I would definitely not help her and let her get away with it so easily."
She looked at the little girl who was crying until her eyes were swollen but still trying to explain, and said gently: "Sister, I understand. Go to sleep. If you don't sleep now, you won't be able to get up tomorrow."
After Xijing fell asleep, she got up, opened the door and went out.
Sure enough, Han Yueshan was already waiting at the place where they had talked before.
He yawned and said with a smile, "Senior Sister, you came so late. I thought you didn't notice the hint I gave you during dinner."
"You did it?"
He nodded generously: "Yes, I did."
"Didn't you want to make Xi Jing sad?"
Han Yueshan's eyes darkened, and he said, "The day before yesterday, I saw her take some medicine and stain it on Xi Jing's chopsticks."
Tao Zi looked over in shock.
"It's not that white medicine. I sneaked in to find that white medicine. The medicine she used at that time should be a medicine that can weaken the body. Xi Jing is just at the first level of body refining, so the medicine will work on her."
She understood and said, "She wants to take a gamble and stay here under the pretext of taking care of Xi Jing. She's so bold, isn't she afraid of being discovered?"
"Xi Jing is weak and occasionally gets sick, so it's unlikely that she would arouse our suspicion. To be honest, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe she would attack Xi Jing. After all, she has been very kind to Xi Jing over the years. By the way, did Xi Jing believe it?"
"I believe it."
Han Yueshan's expression was unclear, whether it was regret or happiness. He said, "If it weren't for the fact that Senior Sister was the only one having supper last night, I could have used this to completely disappoint Xi Jing. What a pity."
"Aren't you afraid that we might actually be poisoned?"
He smiled and said, "I've shown it to Master, and he confirmed it can be cured. I didn't expect Senior Sister to not eat it. But it's understandable. Junior Sister's cooking skills used to be okay, but now they're getting worse."
Tao Zi looked at Han Yueshan with an inexplicable expression.
"Oh, Senior Sister, I was just kidding. I didn't tell Master about the poison, so he doesn't know anything. I definitely didn't poison your midnight snack. It was only the leftovers in the kitchen that were poisoned."
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