Chapter 92: Setting Up a Game 5: Honey to Others, Poison to Me
Zhang Xiuhua became increasingly panicked upon hearing this: "Li Shuli is such a cruel and domineering person, how could she not easily kill the young lady?"
Then he said, "Miss, don't forget that she not only wanted to kill you, but also Chunlan."
Chunlan hunched her shoulders and nodded nervously.
Su He took two sips of cold tea and replied calmly, "She wants to kill me, so I can kill her again and bury her again. Between her and me, it can be said that we are both friends."
Zhang Xiuhua shook her head: "This is not mutual, our lives are in her hands."
Su He smiled and said, "Even though she holds our lifeline, she doesn't dare to expose us directly. She can only scare us at the Xie family's gate."
At this point, Zhang Xiuhua was a little confused: "She clearly wanted to kill the young lady, so why did she expose herself like this?"
Su He replied, "Because she wants to throw us off our feet. Once we're thrown off our feet, she'll be able to take advantage of us. From this, we can infer that she has no one to rely on right now, only herself."
Chunlan covered the scar on her face, still feeling a lingering fear: "Even if she was alone, it would be... very scary."
Su He patted her shoulder and said soothingly, "Don't be afraid."
Then he looked at Zhang Xiuhua and said, "Aunt, aren't you worried that Xie Wuhen will send people to hunt us down after we leave? Now you don't have to worry about that. Since Li Shuli is here—since she wants to replace me, that's perfect. I'll let her get her wish."
Zhang Xiuhua was a little dazed: "This...is this really possible?"
Su He's expression slightly withered, and he answered irrelevantly: "Tomorrow, I will go to the Guiyun Inn to see this long-lost 'old friend'."
Hearing the word "old friend", Zhang Xiuhua and Chunlan fell silent.
They are afraid - afraid that one wrong move will lead to eternal damnation.
The next day, after getting up and having breakfast, Su He prepared to change clothes and go out.
Chunlan asked while she was dressing her: "Are you really not afraid, Miss?"
Su He said calmly, "I'm not even afraid of Zhou Yuanze, so why would I be afraid of a mere Li Shuli?"
Chunlan breathed a sigh of relief: "Miss, you are right."
"If you are afraid of her, then you can stay in Chunhua Courtyard and let my aunt accompany me alone."
"No, I want to accompany you too. After all, Li Shuli and I are old friends."
Su He smiled and agreed with her.
Zhang Xiuhua handed over the bracelet containing the poison powder. "One side of this bracelet is already filled with the drug. What kind of poison powder should be placed on the other side?"
Su He took the bracelet and put it on his wrist: "The drug is enough, no other poison powder is needed."
Zhang Xiuhua reminded, "Li Shuli is very vicious. Young lady, you must be more careful."
Su He sighed, "We haven't even met Li Shuli yet, and you're already losing your momentum. Just ask, Du Yuting and Liu Dazhong, who died at my hands before, which one wasn't more vicious than Li Shuli?"
Zhang Xiuhua choked up, felt that it made sense, and then shut up.
After everything was packed up, the three of them walked out of the courtyard one after another and headed towards the main gate of the mansion.
It was still early, and the entrance of Guiyun Inn was deserted, with not a single guest staying there.
The window where Li Shuli appeared yesterday was also closed and there was no movement.
Su He estimated the location from the window, came to the easternmost door on the second floor, and knocked on the door.
But in a moment, the door was opened and Li Shuli stood at the door.
The two looked at each other in deep concentration.
She hadn't seen her for several months since their last life-and-death battle.
When we meet again now, they have exactly the same faces but completely different lives.
She is no longer herself, she is no longer herself.
They seemed to have swapped positions and stood opposite each other again.
Su He spoke first: "Miss, long time no see."
She emphasized the word "Miss" with extra emphasis, hinting at some teasing and mockery.
Li Shuli seemed to be in a trance for a moment, as if she didn't expect Su He to come to her on his own initiative.
She was looking at her, her face, her clothes, and even the hairpin on her head. "You imitated my appearance very well." As she said this, she reached out and pinched Su He's chin.
As soon as Li Shuli made a move, Zhang Xiuhua and Chunlan felt their chests tighten and wanted to step forward to stop her.
Su He waved at them and said, "Relax, it's okay." Then he let Li Shuli pinch his chin and look at him from left to right.
She said, "Miss, please see clearly. This is my own face."
Li Shuli couldn't believe it. She rubbed and caressed her skin repeatedly, trying to find any traces of disguise, but no matter how she tried, the face remained unchanged.
She asked coldly, "How did you do that?"
Su He raised his hand and grabbed hers, then shook it off fiercely, but a smile still remained on his lips: "Miss, there's no need to ask about such a trivial matter, right?"
Li Shuli stumbled a bit after being thrown by her, her face cold: "You are a lowly slave, but now you are so arrogant."
Su He replied casually: "It's the same for us."
Li Shuli gritted her teeth and said, "How dare you, a slave like you, claim that we are 'mutually compatible'?"
Su He replied: "Miss, you should know that the times are different now."
Li Shuli snorted coldly, "After not seeing you for a few months, you've learned to put on airs. But even if you wear a lady's dress and golden hairpins, you're still just a lowly slave at heart!"
Su He retorted sharply, "If we talk about 'lowly', I really can't compare to you, young lady. You poisoned your stepmother, tortured and killed servants, and even committed incest with your own brother. If everyone in the capital knew that the eldest daughter of the Li family was just this kind of person, what do you think they would say behind her back?"
Li Shuli was so angry that she reached out to slap Su He.
Su He was already prepared and reached out to grab her hand almost at the same time, "I said, now is different from the past, young lady, you should restrain yourself."
As she spoke, she pushed Li Shuli hard into the house.
Zhang Xiuhua and Chunlan followed him into the house and closed the door.
The light dimmed a little, but the atmosphere was still tense.
Li Shuli's eyes were filled with anger: "What do you want to do?"
Su He's tone also became a little harsher: "This sentence should be considered as my question to the young lady."
Li Shuli became increasingly furious. "You hurt me, took my identity, and even killed my brother. What do you think I can do to you?"
"You know quite a lot, young lady."
"So, you deserve to die." Li Shuli said as she took two steps towards her.
Su He also took two steps closer to her: "Miss, do you think you can beat me?"
Li Shuli asked back, "If I wasn't sure I could beat you, why would I come to you?"
"Miss, why?"
"What makes you think you can win?" Li Shuli pointed at Zhang Xiuhua and then at Chunlan: "Just relying on her and another one, three to one, you think you can beat me?" After she said that, she laughed "Haha", laughing like crazy.
Chunlan was so scared that she instinctively hid behind Zhang Xiuhua.
Su He's eyelashes fluttered: "It seems that the young lady still has a backup plan?"
Li Shuli replied calmly: "It's natural."
She pointed around the room, her face full of pride as she spoke. "You know, there's a lot of powerful gunpowder hidden in every corner of this room. If you dare to act rashly, I'll make sure you're wiped out."
Su He also smiled: "In this case, won't we all perish together?"
Li Shuli replied, "As long as I can take your life, why not die together?"
"What a courageous lady!"
"Who told you to be so stubborn?" Li Shuli said, approaching her again: "I'm giving you two choices now."
Su He looked disdainful: "Which two paths?"
"The first option is to surrender and confess your impersonation to the Li and Xie families. The second option is to commit suicide now, and I might spare your body."
Su He said jokingly, "What if I don't take these two paths?"
Li Shuli's face was tense as she moved closer to her, so close that she could touch her: "If you don't take these two paths, then you can only take the path to the underworld." After she said that, she suddenly pulled out a pair of scissors from her sleeve and stabbed it fiercely at Su He's chest.
Chunlan next to her screamed in fright.
Zhang Xiuhua quickly called out, "Miss, be careful."
However, Su He opened the bracelet on his wrist with lightning speed, and the drug fell down in an instant.
But in a moment, before the scissors could touch Su He's body, Li Shuli's body went limp and fell to the ground.
The scissors in his hand also fell to the ground with a bang.
She was a little dazed and unable to react in time.
He then tried to get up, but he had no strength in his body and couldn't.
Su He bent down to pick up the scissors and looked at them carefully: "It has been so long, and the lady still hasn't changed her habit." Thinking back to the day, she had tried to destroy one of her hands with the scissors.
She looked at her disdainfully: "Miss, do you still think you can win now?"
Li Shuli was filled with hatred and rage, her eyes red and her lips trembling. "As long as I have breath left, I will go to the Li and Xie families and expose your true face. I will cut you into pieces."
Su He squatted down and moved closer to her. "Hearing what you said, I really want to give you a breath to expose me at the Li and Xie families, but don't forget, we look exactly the same. Do you think they will believe you? If you are so sure, why don't you go directly to the Li family after returning to Beijing, and why don't you go directly to the Xie family's mansion when you come to the Xie family? Why bother staying in this Guiyun Inn? To put it bluntly, Miss, you actually have no chance of winning right now."
Li Shuli glared at her: "Even if I become a ghost, I will never let you, a lowly slave, go."
Su He stood up, breathed a sigh of relief, and was too lazy to talk nonsense with her anymore.
She ordered Zhang Xiuhua and Chunlan, "The two of you must find all the gunpowder in this room and have someone throw it all into the Qingshui River to prevent any harm to innocent people."
The two of them answered "yes" in unison, and then went to every corner to look for gunpowder. After a while, they found several large bags.
Li Shuli was yelling: "Su He, you bitch, you bitch..."
Su He didn't care and let her scold him.
After she had vented her anger and started to cry bitterly, Su He squatted down again and looked at her coldly: "I could easily kill you again and bury you again, but now I have changed my mind."
Li Shuli paused and asked, "What tricks are you planning to play?"
Su He smiled and replied, "I want to let you go and reconcile with you."
Li Shuli didn't believe her at all: "Do you think I'm stupid?"
Su He still had a smile on her lips: "I can even return the position of 'Shao Qing's Madam' to you. You worked so hard to plan this, isn't it just to marry into the Xie family?"
She really wanted to marry into the Xie family!
When she heard Zhang Qian'er say that the fake Li Shuli was now the wife of Xie Wuhen, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, she was secretly delighted and greedy, which led to her murder to silence the witness and return to the capital.
Li Shuli frowned, seemingly in disbelief: "Why would you do this?"
Su He said indifferently, "As the saying goes, one man's honey is another man's poison. Everyone has their own preferences in this world, but I just don't love the Xie family, I don't love Xie Wuhen, and I don't love this noisy capital city. That's why I want to escape from my current life and go far away. That's why I want you to quietly take my place. That way, we can each get what we need and live in peace. Isn't that wonderful?"
Li Shuli was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Okay, I promise you, we will reconcile."
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