Chapter 61 Let me explain, okay? Explain yourself.
Her pale fingers slowly pressed against the demon's forehead, forcing him to look into her eyes.
A piercing "sizzle" sound rang out, and the skin beneath his fingers was already charred black.
Jiang Yuzhi didn't expect that just touching him could harm Zhao Qingyun; it seems that Shejitu really dislikes him.
No one will give a friendly face to human traffickers who have taken "children" hostage.
"A favorable wind lends its strength, sending me soaring to the heavens... You value him highly?" Jiang Yuzhi's lips curled into a strange smile as he allowed the rampant power of the Sheji Tu (a mythical map of the state) at his fingertips to erode his soul, the golden thread on his wrist flickering with light.
If it weren't for the Black and White Impermanence restraining him from the left and right, Bai Yan would have been unable to restrain himself long ago; he couldn't bear to see his wife touch dirty things.
Xie Bi'an stopped Bai Yan with satisfaction. That's how it should be. Why blame yourself when you're angry? Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor.
However, upon closer inspection, Xiaozhi's soul seemed to have become more solidified.
The hoarse voice remained silent for a long time before finally speaking again, "Heh, I don't know what you're talking about."
The underworld messengers made numerous mistakes, including the locations where Zhao Pingfeng appeared, his name, and his untraceable identity.
Jiang Yuzhi easily connected the two. Although she couldn't be sure, it was more than enough to teach this stubborn devil a lesson.
The change in his expression in that instant was enough to prove Zhao Pingfeng's identity.
She withdrew her hand, her tone indifferent, "Alright then, if you don't know, then I can send Zhao Pingfeng to be reincarnated. Who knows if he'll be reborn as a human in his next life, or perhaps as an animal." Jiang Yuzhi stood up as if suddenly enlightened, her back to Zhao Qingyun, "Ah... he might also have to serve a few years in hell. You two can get to know each other then, don't you think? Hmm?"
Zhao Qingyun had been emperor for many years and was no longer one to show his emotions. Even if he had lost his composure a little earlier, he had already regained his composure.
He stared intently at Jiang Yuzhi's retreating figure. "I suppose the judge is the most impartial one. Ha, Jiang Yunxiu stole a royal treasure; he deserves to die."
A disdainful voice pierced Jiang Yuzhi's ears, her unkempt nails almost digging into her palms. "Thank you for informing me."
She never saw her aunt's body and still harbored a sliver of hope that perhaps her aunt had escaped but was unable to reunite with her due to some unfortunate reason.
Reality is always cruel. "A-Ting, Ming-Ze, let's go. I want to go back."
Bai Yan broke free from the restraints of the Black and White Impermanence and quickly caught up with Jiang Yuzhi, who hadn't gone far.
"What! With all your connections here, you can't even ask Jiang Yunxiu personally? Hehehe, you're nothing special, hahahahaha..." Zhao Qingyun's out-of-control laughter faded into the distance.
Xiaowen and Zhong Yuxiu waited at the gates of hell for a while. When they saw a strange man appear, they didn't say anything. After handing Zhong Yuxiu over to Jiang Yuzhi, they left respectfully.
I slept well all night.
When Zhong Yuxiu woke up, she was lying alone in bed, and the sunlight outside was streaming through the wide-open window, filling the entire room.
Not here? Zhong Yuxiu rubbed her eyes, barely managing to wake up.
After getting dressed and quickly washing up with the water provided in the room, I left the bedroom.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Jiang Yuzhi tending to the flowers and plants she had never seen before.
"Awake? How did you sleep last night?" Jiang Yuzhi looked up at her; she looked quite well.
Having drunk its fill of the River of Oblivion's water, the crystal orchid stretched out its petals and shook them, its deep blue petals adorned with tiny water droplets. Jiang Yuzhi was delighted and gently stroked the tips of the petals.
"Do I feel more at ease than usual? I can't quite put my finger on it, but my throat still hurts."
"Drink the flower tea on the table, I prepared it especially for you."
"Alright, Yuzhi has been so good to me, I have no way to repay you but to offer myself to you." Zhong Yuxiu said this jokingly, then turned and went into the house to drink tea.
The sweet tea slid down my throat, gently soothing my sore throat.
Something seemed to have happened, and the atmosphere around Yu Zhi was somewhat tense; even when she smiled, only the corners of her mouth twitched. Zhong Yuxiu seemed lost in thought.
"And you? How did you sleep last night, Mingze?"
Bai Yan, who was standing in the dead corner of the Moon Gate with Chi Chi by his hand, walked out calmly, strolled over to Jiang Yuzhi, and casually pulled Chi Chi away from trying to eat the flower.
"not good."
"Really?" It would be strange if it got better; her soul had been traveling with her in the underworld all night.
Jiang Yuzhi didn't look at him, so Bai Yan deliberately moved closer to her face and said, "I had a nightmare all night. I dreamt that you had someone tie me up, but you went to touch other people's faces."
He paused in watering the flowers, then leisurely swayed to the side, distancing himself from Bai Yan. "Don't take dreams seriously."
"That's what I was thinking too," Bai Yan said casually, following closely behind and causing Chichi, who was focused on licking the floor tiles, to stumble. "Shall we go to the princess's residence together tonight?"
Seeing the indescribable gentle smile in his eyes and brows, Jiang Yuzhi blankly said "okay".
Just then, Zhong Yuxiu came out and keenly sensed the awkward atmosphere between the two. "Young Master Bai is here. Yuzhi, I have to go back to the orphanage first. See you at the Princess's residence tonight." With that, she fled the Jiang residence as if she were escaping.
Bai Yan's face darkened further, and he blurted out without thinking, "My lady, this man has ill intentions towards you. Why is she going to the banquet tonight?" He inadvertently blurted out the term of address he was thinking of. By the time Bai Yan realized what he had said, he was already frozen, his mind frantically searching for a solution.
However, Jiang Yuzhi, having listened to his wife all night, didn't sense anything amiss and naturally continued, "Don't overthink it, Xiuxiu is just joking. Your Highness and Xiuxiu are very close friends, and we're all good friends too. Isn't it normal for us to have a meal together? Besides, aren't you waiting for Xiuxiu to write the sequel to your storybook?"
Bai Yan was bombarded with a series of reasons, and he was dissatisfied. His wife called him so affectionately and even shared a bed with him at night, but she coldly called him by his name when she was with him.
Fortunately, the lady didn't seem to notice the inappropriate form of address. Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
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The princess's residence is lively at night.
Xiao Yao knew that Zhong Yuxiu was afraid of her younger brother, so she didn't invite him. This made everyone more relaxed, and they didn't have to put on any unnecessary formalities.
Sitting in the main hall were close family members: Jiang Yuzhi, Bai Yan, Xiao Yao, Zhong Yuxiu, and Bai Wulan.
The farmers and servants in the manor set up several tables in the outer courtyard, eating and drinking to their hearts' content.
Chichi and Diting also had a place in the main hall. They were given a separate low table, and their food bowls were full of the latest produce grown and raised by the princess's mansion.
Without any servants to wait on them, the group of people at the table enjoyed themselves immensely.
Xiao Yao has never been one to stay still. She loves to travel and enjoy nature. In recent years, she has been tied up by various matters and has not been able to travel for a long time. She listened with great interest to Jiang Yuzhi's account of her experiences along the way.
Xiao Yao: "Huai'an has gained weight?"
Jiang Yuzhi nodded, "However, when we left, the Prince had already lost a lot of weight."
Jiang Yuzhi had never seen Huai'an look thin, so she gave a general description.
But Bai Yan had seen it: "Counting from the day he left, Huai'an was comparable to two of him from earlier years."
Xiao Yao almost choked, then realized they were eating, so she covered her mouth and teased with a smile, "Oh, such a pretentious person, even in the dead of winter he has to pretend to be a delicate willow and wave his folding fan, how can he bear to get fat?"
Jiang Yuzhi couldn't go into details about the various reasons, so she just smiled along.
Xiao Yao got an idea, or maybe she had a few drinks and was feeling a bit tipsy. "Xiuxiu, Xiaozhi, you don't know, when Mingze was a teenager, hahaha, he was so frail, he loved to wear white, and he looked like a piece of paper, but he was also extremely handsome."
She paused here, pointed at Bai Wulan who was looking at her with concern, and blurted out, "It's all thanks to his father's good looks! No! It's because I have good taste, hahaha, back then Huai'an had a girl he liked who took a liking to our Mingze, oh dear, he thought that girl only liked this kind of guy..."
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Wulan quickly handed her a cup of tea and gently patted her back, saying, "Alright, alright, what are you saying in front of the children?"
Xiao Yao rolled her eyes at him and pushed Bai Wulan away. "What can't I say? Can't I even praise you for being good-looking? If you didn't look like this, with all that stuff, I wouldn't even bother marrying you."
The woman who farms is surprisingly strong; her seemingly soft push almost sent Bai Wulan sprawling to the ground.
Bai Wulan showed no embarrassment whatsoever, clearly already used to it. She quickly tidied herself up and busied herself serving Xiao Yao.
The three younger relatives beside them, Zhong Yuxiu secretly watched the couple's every move, a strange smile on her lips.
Bai Yan was busy serving food to Jiang Yuzhi, leaving Jiang Yuzhi feeling awkward.
Xiao Yao continued, saying that if Jiang Yuzhi hadn't been holding chopsticks, she would have taken Jiang Yuzhi's hand, held this slightly shy young lady, and said something from the bottom of her heart.
“Xiao Zhi, listen to your aunt. Our Mingze is handsome. If he makes you angry, just looking at his face will make you feel much better.”
"You absolutely mustn't marry someone ugly, or you won't be able to bring yourself to kiss them, and just looking at them will make you furious. Hey, how did your trip go? Your auntie is really looking forward to your wedding. Mingze is such a disappointment; the betrothal gifts were all prepared long ago, but suddenly he won't let me go anymore, really..."
"Wh...what?" Jiang Yuzhi was stunned by Xiao Yao's series of questions. A marriage proposal? It had been prepared long ago?
The chopsticks fell onto the table with a "clatter," and she turned her head blankly to look at Bai Yan, who was equally dazed.
Seeing that things were not going well, Bai Wulan decisively and firmly supported his wife, saying, "She's had too much to drink, I'll take her home to rest first."
Even after the two had walked a distance, they could still hear Xiao Yao shouting loudly, "Who's drunk! I haven't finished speaking yet! Xiao Zhi..."
Zhong Yuxiu didn't dare to linger. After eating a few more bites, she quickly got up and said, "Well, I'm sleepy, I'm leaving too."
The two of them remained in the hall, along with Chichi and Diting, who were dozing off together after eating and drinking their fill.
The red color climbed upwards step by step from the neck to the ears and then to the entire face. Bai Yan coughed twice: "Yu Zhi... I... let me explain."
Jiang Yuzhi, having recovered her composure, calmly arranged the scattered chopsticks. "Alright, explain yourself."
She had known all along that Bai Yan had feelings for her, but she never expected that even the Princess knew about it, and that there was even a marriage proposal? Her mind was now a complete mess.
"I..." He said he wanted to explain, but when it came to actually saying something, Bai Yan didn't know where to start. He stammered and only managed to squeeze out the word "I" after a long time.
For some reason, the moon was exceptionally bright tonight, illuminating the subtle expressions on their faces.
The surroundings were not quiet. Apart from the faint sounds of cheering and chatting coming from the front yard, there were also the sounds of eating and snoring.
No sound reached their ears; even the loudest noises seemed to become a backdrop to the silence.
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Author's Note: [Hugs]
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