[Congratulations! You've successfully completed the mission in this world. Your rewards have been calculated and will be sent to your account shortly. Please check your account!]
"I don't care when the money arrives; I know I have more points in my account than I can use."
【Okay, dear. Please take the Forgetfulness Pill as soon as possible to recover. We'll send you to the next world then.】
"You're in such a hurry."
[The main reason is that we feel you've rested enough; why not quickly head to the next world for a change of pace?]
"So the next world sounds interesting?"
[It should be... kind of fun, right? Honey, teleporting now!]
As soon as Zizai finished speaking, Gu Jiangli felt dizzy.
"Tell me what's going on first!"
It's too late, we'll deal with it when we get there!
Gu Jiangli didn't know what it was in such a hurry for, so she could only endure the dizziness and wait for it to slowly get better.
She had just opened her eyes when she saw a blinding flash of white light from a blade. Before she could react, the dagger was already firmly embedded in her chest.
Blood splattered onto the face of the man opposite him.
With blood being drawn from her body, every heartbeat was unbearable for her.
The pain instantly spread from her chest to her entire body; it was a pain she had never experienced before.
"What the hell... damn it, what's going on..."
Did Zizai make a mistake?
The knife went into her heart; she was going to die!
At that moment, the man holding the murder weapon viciously pulled the dagger from her chest, and blood sprayed onto his face once again.
The rush of blood to her head caused her to spit out several mouthfuls of bloody foam.
The man opposite said in a low and fierce voice, "Mother, don't blame your son for being heartless. Only when you are dead can I be the city lord in peace. I remember your kindness in raising me, but I can only repay you in the next life."
Gu Jiangli heard every single word he uttered clearly; they were truly awe-inspiring.
This man, not yet twenty, called her "mother"?
She already has a son in this world?
The son even murdered his mother in a fight for the position of city lord?
What's the logic behind that?
She was completely weak and collapsed to the ground.
Then, Zizai's voice came through my head: [Oops, I'm late! The teleportation time was too late; I sent you twenty years into the future. Honey, wait a moment, I'll teleport you again!]
Twenty years later?
So the correct time for her to come here should be twenty years ago?
At this moment, a memory belonging to the original owner came rushing in.
She lost too much blood and could only close her eyes and silently endure it.
The original owner, Gu Jiangli, was the daughter of a merchant in Qingfeng City.
She was originally a lady from a respectable family, but she fell in love with the wrong person and went down the wrong path.
The city lord had two sons. The elder son was frail and sickly, but gentle and kind. The younger son was a spoiled brat who loved beautiful women.
If the original owner had fallen for the eldest brother, that would have been fine. But she was completely captivated by the second brother's sweet talk, falling hopelessly in love and determined to marry no one else.
This incident caused a great stir in Qingfeng City, and everyone in the streets and alleys knew that Gu Jiangli was deeply in love with the city lord's second son.
In the end, she finally achieved her wish, entered the city lord's mansion, and became the second young master's legal wife.
The second young master had no true feelings for her; he was only after her beauty. After their marriage, he would occasionally take two more concubines.
He had too many women around him, so in order to get the second young master to look at her more often, she came up with the idea of keeping him by having children.
Unable to conceive for a long time, she finally came up with a wicked plan. She first faked a pregnancy to win his attention, and when it was time to give birth, she would bring in a child from outside and pretend it was her own.
This method was extremely dangerous, but it did succeed.
She brought a child home and raised it as her own.
This was his eldest son. At first, he did care a lot about the mother and son, but soon, a new beauty came, and his mind was quickly distracted again.
Gradually, the original owner's plan to use the child to win the second young master's heart failed again, and he continued to frequent brothels, indulging in pleasure every day.
The original owner had no other choice but to raise the child well.
During the process of raising the child, the original owner discovered that the son was disobedient, liked to hit and curse people, and always looked at everyone with hateful eyes, as if he hated everyone. No matter how she taught him, it was useless.
The second young master remained indifferent to the matter, but the original owner still harbored a sliver of hope that he would change his mind.
It seemed her prayers had worked, and the second young master did indeed begin to dote on her again.
This time, however, it wasn't because of his affection for her, but because his son had proven useful.
The old city lord is ill and on the verge of death; he could pass away at any moment.
The eldest son is learned and kind, and everyone in the city lord's mansion likes him very much. It's just a pity that the old city lord has not yet made a decision.
He said it was because the eldest son had no wife or children and was plagued by illness, making him unable to shoulder great responsibilities.
This was the stated reason, but in reality, the original owner and everyone else knew that the old city lord favored the second young master.
However, the second young master was a spoiled brat and unpopular, which is why he hesitated to make a decision.
Now that he is seriously ill, this matter can no longer be postponed.
The second young master seems to have grasped the situation and is preparing to seize this opportunity.
The eldest son had no children, but he did.
If his son proves capable, then it would be perfectly reasonable for him, as the father, to become the city lord.
Only with a son by his side can this position be maintained.
With this in mind, the original owner enjoyed a period of happiness.
The son seemed to sense his father's thoughts and began to dream of becoming the city lord in the future. To this end, he even pretended to study.
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