Chapter 374 Climbing and Biting
Lin Yuesha was a time traveler and didn't understand this era. When she saw the two dolls tied up, she just thought they looked weird.
She could do it in private, and no one else could interfere. However, seeing Zhao Fundie's fanatical gaze made her feel scared.
It seems that with this as evidence, Li Ruoxue was suppressed and could never hold her head high again. However, Li Ruoxue killed someone for this, which made Lin Yuesha realize even more clearly the importance of this matter.
"Evil magic".
The art of witchcraft originated in the Nanzhang region, where it is said that women used this evil art to bewitch people. Mastering this evil art can drastically change the personality of the person being bewitched.
"If Li Ruoxue succeeds, my older brother..."
Bai Youran looked into the darkness in the distance, her gaze distant, and said in a somewhat ethereal voice, "I'm afraid my elder brother has become Li Ruoxue's puppet, and from now on he will obey her every word and be devoted to her."
Bai Dingfeng didn't care about relatives or scientific expeditions; in his eyes and heart, there was only Li Ruoxue.
To make a witchcraft doll, you need the birth dates of two people, personal items, and also to perform sacrifices and chant incantations. Everyone is terrified of witchcraft.
Bai Youran never imagined that one day she would truly witness witchcraft, and that the one who cast the spell was Li Ruoxue.
Li Ruoxue's actions were too crude and seemed unusable, yet her killing of Zhao Fendie had already set things in an irreversible direction.
The reason why the previous dynasty was destroyed was because the emperor was bewitched by a woman from Nanzhang, who favored only one person, and the vast country was destroyed in an instant.
Therefore, the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty explicitly prohibit witchcraft and sorcery, and those who violate this order shall be executed.
"There's such a saying?"
Lin Yuesha knew nothing about this, but Bai Youran's words made it seem very serious.
The Great Qi Dynasty is unlike modern times; most people there are superstitious. Even she herself was somewhat influenced by this after transmigrating and became a bit superstitious. Don't even mention atheism or disbelief in gods or Buddhas; the gossip around her would drown her.
"Sister Bai, I thought Li Ruoxue was just making a small fuss, but Zhao Fendie and we found out. Don't take it to heart."
The art of witchcraft explicitly states that it requires the recipient's personal belongings, something very private. Since Li Ruoxue and Bai Dingfeng could not have exchanged such items privately, Li Ruoxue certainly could not have grasped the essence of witchcraft.
Lin Yuesha's intention was to comfort Bai Youran, but Bai Youran's face grew paler and paler. Finally, she walked around in the rain in frustration and then quickly ran away.
"Sister Bai, where are you going?"
It was pitch black on the rainy day, and you couldn't see your hand in front of your face where there were no lights. Bai Youran ran a few steps and tripped over a flower bush. She got up nimbly and disappeared from Lin Yuesha's sight without answering a word until she left.
Upon receiving the news, Granny Fang rushed over. She and several nimble old women tied Li Ruoxue up and locked her in the woodshed.
"Waaah, Granny Fang, it wasn't me, it wasn't!"
Li Ruoxue cried and screamed, trying to pin the blame on Li Ruoshuang. She had been pampered since childhood, and her mother had said that the Li family did not need two daughters; she alone was enough.
Mother loves her so much, she will definitely agree to let Li Ruoshuang be a scapegoat.
“Li Ruoxue, not only did you secretly practice witchcraft, but you also committed murder and killed Zhao Fendie. If this gets out, the girls’ school will be disgraced, and all the young ladies will be implicated because of you.”
With a murder case, the problem is complex and thorny. Even the usually calm Granny Fang was stunned. She still needs to think carefully about how to handle the situation.
"Granny Fang, it really wasn't me, it was Li Ruoshuang. She instigated me. I don't know anything about witchcraft."
Li Ruoxue wept bitterly, filled with regret. What she feared was not killing Zhao Fendie, but rather that her witchcraft would be brought to the authorities, leaving her parents helpless and unable to save her.
She had just reached marriageable age and was not yet married to Bai Dingfeng; she did not want to die.
“Granny Fang, this matter has nothing to do with me. I had no idea what my sister did beforehand.”
After regaining her senses, Li Ruoshuang was filled with regret. Although Li Ruoxue was completely finished this time, things were out of her control. If she had known the consequences would be so serious, she would never have done it.
Even if she wanted to scheme against Li Ruoxue, she would have come up with other methods.
"You bastard Li Ruoshuang, I'm going to tell Mother that you framed me!"
Seeing that Granny Fang was about to lock the door, Li Ruoxue scrambled to grab Granny Fang's leg, her usual haughty demeanor long gone. Ignoring the reopening of her wound, she cried and begged, "Granny Fang, please send a message to my parents. I want to tell my mother that all of this was Li Ruoshuang's idea."
Li Ruoxue recalled that she had fallen into a trap from the moment her younger sister, Li Ruoshuang, picked up a storybook and casually mentioned witchcraft.
If she hadn't been lured by the storybook and Li Ruoshuang hadn't said things about Bai Dingfeng changing his mind after arriving in the capital, she wouldn't have been so blinded by greed and so fixated on this one point.
"Sister, where did you get this story? Wrong is wrong. You killed Zhao Fendie, and Zhao Jingya and the others witnessed it with their own eyes. Why are you still so stubbornly unrepentant?"
Li Ruoshuang weighed the situation. If the witchcraft scandal got out, the Li family would suffer the consequences. Putting aside the marriage with the Bai family, saving her life was the top priority.
Li Ruoshuang couldn't bear the consequences; she had to stay out of it. Fortunately, she struck first, throwing the storybook into the stove and burning it.
"You bitch, you must be jealous of my engagement with Young Master Bai, that's why you're trying to harm me!"
Now, what shouldn't have happened has happened, and regret is useless. What she finds ironic is that instead of trying to solve the problem, her sister Li Ruoxue immediately tries to shirk responsibility and pin the blame on her.
Li Ruoshuang smiled bitterly. Li Ruoxue deserved what she got for bringing it on herself!
"Let go!"
Granny Fang looked at Li Ruoxue with obvious disgust. So, if you're not smart, you should be discreet when choosing someone. She's seen it all before, including sisters turning against each other and framing each other. This time, Li Ruoshuang is not innocent and is framing Li Ruoxue in the hopes of gaining her parents' favor. Little does she know that the two have already become one, and she's hurting herself as much as the enemy.
Granny Fang went out and saw Lin Yuesha standing at the door, her clothes and hair wet, waiting for her.
Granny Kang came to comfort the young ladies and told them to wait for news in their rooms and not to go out.
"Granny Fang, Sister Bai just left and hasn't returned yet."
Lin Yuesha went to the main kitchen, but Bai Youran was not there. She must have just left the girls' school during the chaos and returned to the Bai residence to deliver a message.
Li Ruoxue's use of witchcraft and murder has the greatest impact on the Bai family, who are related by marriage. Bai Dingfeng is also involved. Bai Youran is anxious and leaves without saying goodbye.
"You go back first."
Granny Fang waved her hand, saying that someone had just delivered a message and that Bai Youran's maids, Jixiang and Ruyi, were going back to the manor with her, so there was no need to worry about their safety.
"You should wait for news in the room."
Granny Fang became a little kinder to Lin Yuesha, saying, "If you get wet in the rain, you should bring some hot water to wash up, so you don't catch a cold."
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