Chapter 293 Domineering Female Doctor Skilled in Gu Poisoning VS Down-on-his-luck Laborer Prodigal Son 20
"Married?" Xiao Che seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. "You married your senior brother?"
Jiang Zhiyi answered without changing her expression, "Yes!"
Xiao Che snorted coldly, staring at her with a displeased expression.
From now on, he will not believe a single word she says.
She was always a master liar, spouting elixirs that could kill off offspring, rejuvenating pills that could cure all poisons, and Gu worms that made people fall hopelessly in love with her... She never told the truth, always deceiving him as if he were a fool.
This time, he won't fall for it again.
If they were already married, they would surely be inseparable, wanting to be together all the time. But why isn't her beloved senior brother with her now? Why is she still alone in Hezhou City?
It seems she was deliberately lying to him again.
Besides, so what if she really did marry her senior brother?
He had already experienced something far worse. Compared to her death, compared to losing her completely, compared to that cold tombstone, these things were nothing at all.
Xiao Che secretly thought everything through in his mind.
He acted too rashly today. After being separated for so long, it's no wonder she's temporarily resistant to him.
He shouldn't rush things; he should give her some time to adjust and gradually accept himself.
Now she is in Hezhou City, no longer in that deep mountain. This is his territory, where he holds the advantage, and he has many ways to keep her.
Seeing that Xiao Che hadn't answered for a long time, Jiang Zhi thought that he would probably back down now, so she comforted him and said, "Xiao Che, you are a good person, you are very good. I wish you can find a good partner soon."
Xiao Che slightly curled the corners of his lips.
Since she wanted to "play" so much, he decided to go along with her wishes and play along.
He asked, "Where is your good husband? Where is he now? Why isn't he with you?"
Jiang Zhiyi: "He's in another town. I told him not to come here because I don't want him to travel around. I'll go back to find him in a few days."
Xiao Che remained silent, seemingly having already believed her explanation.
Jiang Zhiyi: "Xiao Che, you should go. If we have the chance to meet again in the future, I will still consider you a friend."
Xiao Che paused for a moment and said, "Since you acknowledge that we are friends and you will continue to stay here for some time, then I will do my best to be a good host. I hope you will not refuse, as this is my way of repaying your life-saving grace."
Seeing his earnest words, Jiang Zhi couldn't very well refuse, and besides, she really needed his "help".
The Xiao family is the richest family in Hezhou. He has so much money that he can't possibly spend it all. So it shouldn't matter if she spends a little of his money, right?
Seeing her expression change repeatedly, Xiao Che knew she was wavering. He continued to tempt her, "Do you remember the Bright Moon Pavilion I told you about before? I'll take you there. There are lots of fun things to do and delicious food to eat. I'm sure you'll like it..."
Jiang Zhiyi was completely convinced by him this time.
The reason she wanted to go to Mingyue Tower so much was because Xiao Che had mentioned it when they were in the mountains. He said it was the most interesting place in Hezhou City.
Xiao Che is a playful playboy with such high standards that if he thinks a place is good, then it must really be very good.
"Shall we go?" Xiao Che took a step towards the door. "If we go too late, we'll miss out on a lot of the excitement."
“…Okay then, let’s go.” Jiang Zhiyi nodded happily.
"Woof woof woof... woof woof!" The little white dog seemed to realize that its owner was going to leave it alone at home, and quickly barked a few times to attract their attention.
Xiao Che walked over, picked up the little white dog, and said, "Let's take it with us."
The little white dog was very clever. This time, it no longer disliked Xiao Che as before, but instead fawned over him.
Xiao Che couldn't help but pat its fluffy head, "You little beast, you're quite sensible."
The two people and the dog happily went out the door.
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Mingyue Tower.
As soon as Xiao Che entered, a manager greeted him with a beaming smile and led them to the best private room.
"What good food is there here? I'm hungry." Jiang Zhiyi asked Xiao Che habitually, her tone as if she were ordering her servant around.
Xiao Che suddenly remembered that whenever he was busy in the kitchen, Jiang Zhiyi would always run in and ask him in this tone when they could eat, what dishes he had made that day, and urge him to hurry up...
With a smile on his face, he gently named many dishes and introduced them to her one by one.
The steward was quite surprised to see that someone dared to order Xiao Che around like that. Xiao Che was not angry at all; on the contrary, he seemed even happier.
"Then let's eat these," Jiang Zhiyi said.
Having received her instructions, the steward carefully withdrew.
While waiting, Xiao Che opened the small window in the room, where they could see the grand stage downstairs.
A magnificent play is being performed on the stage.
Jiang Zhiyi watched the show while holding the little white dog, and ate the food that Xiao Che fed her.
Now that the play has reached its most crucial point, Jiang Zhiyi has only watched for about fifteen minutes, but she already knows what the play is about.
This play tells the story of a scholar and an embroiderer, a married couple. They grew up together and had a deep affection for each other. After their marriage, they were a harmonious and loving couple.
Not long after, the scholar was entangled with a beautiful fox spirit. He wanted to divorce his wife and marry the fox spirit, but the fox spirit had ill intentions and only wanted to drain his life force to increase her own cultivation.
At the critical moment, the embroiderer arrived with a highly virtuous monk and saved the dying scholar.
However, the embroiderer was accidentally and seriously injured by the fox demon, and her life was hanging by a thread. The scholar was filled with remorse, and only then did he realize that the one he truly loved was the embroiderer.
The scholar pleaded with the high monk to save his beloved wife's life, and the high monk was eventually moved and saved the embroiderer.
After that, the two made up and went back to normal...
Jiang Zhiyi slammed the small window shut and said angrily, "What kind of play is this? It's not good at all! A scholar like that should be thrown out and fed to the dogs! Even the dogs wouldn't want to eat him!"
Upon hearing this, the little white dog shrank back to the side in fear.
Xiao Che comforted her, saying, "Alright, alright, let's not watch anymore."
He couldn't help but add, "That scholar really went too far, betraying his wife... Don't worry, I'm definitely not that kind of person..."
Jiang Zhiyi angrily took a sip of tea and didn't respond to him.
Before long, all the dishes were served, and Xiao Che served her the meal, taking care of her the whole time.
Unseen by them, the remaining spectators continued to discuss the play.
"Speaking of which, this story reminds me of Miss Zhou. She was truly pitiful; she died so young..."
"Shh! Keep your voice down, are you out of your mind? If the Duan family hears you, they'll definitely mess with you."
The man continued in a low voice, "I know, I was just telling you. Nobody really knows anything about this. I've also heard that the young master of the Duan family has gone mad, and for the past two years he's been having Taoist priests perform rituals every month, trying to bring the Zhou family's young lady back to life... It seems he's already killed several young women..."
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