If I put this thing in my house, will it be able to detect people who have malicious intentions towards my family?
Yan Xia's mind raced.
The system remained silent for a few seconds.
Theoretically, it is possible.
Upon hearing the system's reply, Yan Xia revealed a mysterious smile.
This is it!
Yan Xia bought it, and after asking how to use the system, she flashed into the courtyard, threw the halo in her hand into the air, and recited an activation incantation to use it.
Once activated, the detector appeared in her mind, much like a phone's battery level.
The detector will alert the system whenever someone harbors ill intentions towards the Yan family.
With her family's safety now assured, Yan Xia breathed a sigh of relief.
She flashed back into the house.
Cover yourself with the blanket.
Go to sleep.
Five days later, Zuo Li arrived at Yan Xia's house dressed in his own clothes.
“Auntie, Uncle Yan, the county magistrate has already sentenced the Sun family. Liu Chunlai, who bought the medicine, Liu Chunxi, who administered the medicine, and the mastermind Sun are each sentenced to twenty strokes of the cane and three years of hard labor. I have already ordered the constables to send them out of the city. You won’t see Sun for at least three years, Uncle Yan.”
The three women, including the Sun family, only used aphrodisiacs.
However, the situation was dire, and Magistrate Lu imposed a severe penalty.
"Okay, okay!!"
Yan Hecheng was so happy he almost jumped off his chair.
"He wouldn't listen to reason, and now look what's happened; he's gotten himself into trouble," Yan Hecheng continued.
"After Sun and her two children were sentenced, her two daughters-in-law sold the house, splitting it in half, and ran away with the children. It's quite a sad story. When Sun and her children returned, they had no home left."
Zuo Li took a sip of tea.
He said slowly.
"Evil people will be punished by Heaven. When you want to harm others, have you ever thought that you will fall into the same trap? Xiao Li, stay for lunch at my house today. You've been busy with all this. Thank you for your hard work."
Yan Xia knew in her heart that if it weren't for Zuo Li's help, it would have been much better.
The county magistrate couldn't possibly sentence him to such a heavy punishment.
After all, her father hadn't even eaten a single bite of food.
At most, they would give the Sun mother and her two children a few lashes and then release them.
"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony."
Zuo Li curled the corners of his mouth into a slight smile.
That fierce-looking face seemed to instantly become kind.
The scars on my face aren't scary at all anymore.
"By the way, where's Chang Yu? I haven't seen her at the pastry shop lately."
Zuo Li nervously took several sips of tea before asking Yan Xia in a slightly trembling voice.
"Have you forgotten? Your auntie told you that not long ago, it was Changyu's birthday, and your auntie gave her a restaurant. It was the old Qinghe Restaurant. After it closed down, it was put up for sale by a brokerage firm, so your auntie bought it. Changyu goes to the restaurant to work every day. Your auntie doesn't interfere and leaves everything to her. Changyu said that it will open in less than a month."
Yan Xia secretly smiled to herself when she saw Zuo Li's nervous face.
No wonder I made a special trip to tell them this news.
So it turns out they hadn't seen Chang Yu for a few days and came to inquire about her.
"I see. I've been so busy lately that I completely forgot about it. Thank you for clearing things up, Aunt Yan."
Zuo Li's attitude became even more submissive, like a junior addressing his elder.
After lunch.
Zuo Li then left.
He passed by the pastry shop just as it was at its quietest time.
Chang Fu beckoned to Zuo Li, inviting him to come in and sit for a while.
"Brother Zuo, thank you for the dagger you gave me."
He was too busy to thank Zuo Li when he visited the shop before.
That's why I only had time to bring this up with Zuo Li today.
"No need to thank me. It's only right that I give you a gift on your birthday. I didn't know what you liked, so I gave you my favorite dagger. Anyway, I carry my sword with me every day and don't need to use it."
This dagger was a gift for Zuo Li's tenth birthday.
It had been hidden in a cabinet at home.
They have never seen the light.
Zuo Li would only take it out to wipe it clean and play with it during his spare time each year.
The dagger is engraved with a Qilin on the outside, and the blade inside is extremely sharp. Even after many years of disuse, it still looks the same as when it was first seen.
"I gave you the dagger in the hope that you will protect your family, but please don't use it to hurt others indiscriminately," Zuo Li said slowly, standing by the counter and looking at Chang Fu.
"I know what you mean, Brother Zuo. Don't worry, I'll keep the dagger safe."
Chang Fu smiled somewhat naively. His relationship with Zuo Li was like that of friends and brothers.
Whenever Zuo Li came to the shop, as long as Chang Fu wasn't busy, the two would chat for a long time.
Just as Changfu was about to say something, three or four customers rushed into the shop.
"You're busy, I have something to do, let's talk later." Zuo Li said this as he saw Chang Fu busy collecting money and packing pastries, and then left.
He continued walking forward.
Until their steps stopped beside a waterside pavilion.
The sign that used to read "Qinghe Restaurant" has been taken down, and now the place is empty.
The restaurant's doors were wide open, and a commotion could be heard coming from inside.
Zuo Li stood there for fifteen minutes before mustering the courage to go inside.
"Brother Zuo? What brings you here?"
Upon entering, one sees the Chang sisters, Chang Yu and Chang Yi, directing workers in the lobby.
Chang Yu looked up and saw Zuo Li coming in.
She asked with some surprise.
"Oh, I was just passing by. Aunt Yan told me you were planning to open a restaurant, so I thought I'd come in and take a look." As Zuo Li spoke, his eyes were fixed on Chang Yu's wrist.
Seeing that her wrist was empty, Zuo Li's slightly upturned lips suddenly turned into a straight line.
His eyes held a hint of disappointment, but Chang Yu couldn't see it from several meters away.
After exchanging a few casual words, Zuo Li took his leave.
He sat on the steps by the river and stared blankly for a while.
He then got up and went home.
"Son, why are you back so early? Didn't you go see that girl?" Madam Yang asked, somewhat surprised to see her son looking dejected.
A mother and son are of one heart; Zuo Liming smiled faintly.
But she could tell at a glance that her son wasn't happy.
Did the girl your son like reject him?
Yang guessed.
The birthday gift Zuo Li gave to Chang Yu that day was a jade bracelet, which was milky white all over with a touch of light pink in the middle. It was a family heirloom of the Yang family and had been passed down for five generations.
The Yang family had ancestors who had served as officials, and this bracelet was a gift from a concubine in the palace.
If you pawn it, you can get a lot of money.
It's a family heirloom; no one will sell it unless they're on the verge of starvation.
Madam Yang originally intended to pass the bracelet on to her future daughter-in-law.
But her son is already in his early twenties and still not married.
That day, when Yang heard her son asking her for the jade bracelet, she thought she was still half asleep.
I asked her three times before I was sure she wasn't dreaming. I never expected that her son would have a sweetheart.
Overjoyed, Yang gave him the bracelet without even asking the girl's name.
Now that her son was so disappointed, Yang's mood also plummeted.
"I've seen you, Mother. I'm going back to my room to sleep for a while; I'm a little tired."
Zuo Li did not answer his mother's question.
He opened the door to his room, went inside, lay down on the bed, and covered his head with the blanket.
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