Chapter 2869 This is the meaning of your existence
Xie Jiaojiao suddenly rushed out of the cell and looked outside.
At the end of the dark corridor, outside the only disciplinary room with a little light, several jailers were dragging a man - to be exact, a fat dead man, slowly dragging him away on the ground.
That person is her adoptive father - Jie Shi!
"Foster father..."
Xie Jiaojiao was stunned. She opened her eyes wide and looked in disbelief at the lifeless body being dragged away on the cold ground. She was completely frozen, forgetting to breathe and even forgetting her heartbeat.
Tears suddenly welled up in my eyes.
"Godfather!"
She screamed and was about to pounce on him, but Li Bushang was quick-witted and grabbed her and dragged her directly into the cell.
Several jailers outside heard the noise and looked over here.
But no one interfered.
Li Bushang had been acquitted and reinstated, so they naturally didn't dare touch him. What he would do with his wife was up to him, as ordered by the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine. So, they just took a look, lowered their heads, and continued with their own business.
The calcite on the ground was slowly dragged out like a heavy piece of meat.
"Godfather, my godfather!"
Xie Jiaojiao struggled desperately. Li Bushang could no longer stop her with just one hand, so he simply threw away the torch, held her wrists with both hands, and pressed her hard against the cold wall.
"Just be quiet!"
He said in a deep voice: "If you want to die, I will never stop you!"
Xie Jiaojiao was in tears. It was not until this moment that she realized that Li Bushan's body was covered in blood. When he used his body to suppress her and prevent her from struggling, his blood also stained her body.
She cried and said, "It was you who killed my adoptive father!"
“…”
"You killed him, didn't you!?"
“…”
"Why did you kill him? Why did you kill my adoptive father!"
Li Bushang lowered his head, pressing his forehead against hers, his wolf-like eyes fixed on her, and said in a deep voice, "Because if he wants you to live, he must die!"
“…”
"He must die. He assassinated the emperor. There's no way he could survive!"
“…”
"If I don't kill him myself, then you, as his adopted daughter, will also be implicated, just like those people you brought back from White Dragon City. They have all been beheaded now!"
“……!”
Xie Jiaojiao opened her eyes wide, tears trembling and flickering slightly in the darkness.
Even her breathing slowed down.
"Dead?"
“…”
"Are they all dead?"
“…”
"Everyone in my family, even my adoptive father, is dead? I'm the only one left?"
At this time, Li Bushang released her hand and relaxed his grip on her. He took a step back, his green eyes gleaming coldly at Xie Jiaojiao, and said, "Actually, I shouldn't have kept you."
“…”
Xie Jiaojiao's breath hitched again.
She looked at Li Bu Shang, as if she was puzzled, but also as if she didn't dare to ask in detail. Li Bu Shang said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Because you knew your adoptive father's plan from beginning to end."
“…”
"By the way, you deserve to be cut into pieces!"
Xie Jiaojiao was choking and asked him in an unbelievable tone: "You, how come you——"
"How should I know?"
Li Bushang said coldly, "Do you really think that the Jinyiwei's knife inexplicably appeared near the camp where the Cheng family's patriarch was killed? Such an important matter, we Jinyiwei really won't investigate it?"
Xie Jiaojiao looked at him, not only her voice was shaking, but her whole body was shaking as well.
She said, "You, what did you find out?"
Li Bushang said, "I didn't find anything."
“…”
“No one else can do this.”
“…”
"So, I can only guess that this was not done by humans."
Xie Jiaojiao's whole body trembled violently.
Li Bushang looked down at her and said coldly, "It's strange that wolves would suddenly attack us on the grassland. Because we are so many people, even if the wolves are extremely hungry, they will carefully choose their targets."
“…”
"After that attack, the wolves were driven off by you, and many of our sabers were left behind."
“…”
"If I'm not mistaken, it was you who let the wolf take one of our sabers and placed it where you camped before, as you instructed."
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"Because it wasn't done by humans, your camp wouldn't be discovered even if it was heavily guarded."
“…”
"As for why you did this—"
Li Bushang stared into her eyes and said coldly, "Remember I asked you about the attitudes of the major families in Bailong City on whether to surrender the city? You told me the attitudes of other families. But you have never explained the attitude of your Xie family."
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"It's just because of your attitude towards me that everyone around you subconsciously thinks that since you treat me this way, then your Xie family's attitude must be to agree to surrender the city."
“…”
"However, this time, your adoptive father's actions and his previous identity have been made very clear to everyone."
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"He has the support of the Neng people, so he certainly won't agree to surrender the city. And you, as his adopted daughter, are also acting according to his instructions. You use everything you can, the trust of the people of Bailong City, the wolves you can control, and even--"
Li Bushang's eyes were cold as he spoke word by word, "You were naturally fake to me too."
“…”
"It's just a show to gain trust."
"No!"
Xie Jiaojiao was a little panicked. She shed tears and shook her head vigorously: "I'm not, I'm not hurt, I'm not fake to you, I am -"
"Whether it's true or not, it doesn't matter anymore."
Li Bushang interrupted her and took a step back.
The distance between the two people became farther.
He spoke calmly in a tone that was not only cold but even unfamiliar, as if the two of them were complete strangers: "No matter what, you have already married me. You are my wife, Li Bushang. Therefore, I will protect you and save you."
“…”
"Your adoptive father is dead. A woman must obey her husband. From now on, you are only a member of the Li family."
“…”
"I'll save you, come with me."
After saying that, he looked at Xie Jiaojiao without any emotion, then turned and walked out.
He didn't even bother to wait for her anymore.
Xie Jiaojiao looked at his back. Although Li Bushang had never said so many words to her and the two of them were only one or two steps apart, she had an illusion.
It seemed as if he had taken this step and had already walked out of his own life.
Xie Jiaojiao suddenly said: "If you think I lied to you, then why did you save me?"
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