"Lord Yun, what is your opinion?" Ji Xiaoxiao looked at Yun Riyue.
“Old man Lu is shrewd and knowledgeable. His judgment is meaningless to me.”
Yun Riyue stood out from the crowd. He was expressionless, neither surprised nor afraid. To him, the arrival of the King of Hell was nothing more than a clown, not worth mentioning.
What a strange person!
Ji Xiaoxiao couldn't understand Yun Riyue. She pouted and thought, "It's better for irrelevant people to eat a few more bowls of rice than to care about him."
As soon as Yun Riyue finished speaking, Lu Jingsheng couldn't wait to say, "The evidence against Zhan Feiyang for murdering Zhan Xuanxian is conclusive. He has been imprisoned and sentenced to death, to be executed in the autumn."
When the verdict was handed down, Zhan Yi, who had been on edge, fainted.
"Quickly, someone come quick! The prince has fainted!"
After a period of chaos, Xu Qi's assault case came to an end.
Ji Xiaoxiao was released without charge and was thinking of setting off to find out some things when her father, Xu Yong, took her back to the Zhenguo General's Mansion.
"Father, you're back." The speaker was Xu Ningyi, the original owner's older brother.
"Little sister, you...."
Xu Yong was tall and strong, and Ji Xiaoxiao followed closely behind him, making it difficult for Xu Ningyi to spot her.
Ji Xiaoxiao spent a month in the Ministry of Justice's prison, still wearing prison clothes. Although she had a pure and holy temperament and a face as bright as the moon, her clothes were tattered and her clothes were in disarray. Anyone with eyes could tell that Ji Xiaoxiao had suffered a lot.
"Little sister, it's good that you're back. From now on, your brother will cherish you."
Because of the difference between men and women, Xu Ningyi could not hold Ji Xiaoxiao tightly and give his dear sister a warm hug. He could only stare at Ji Xiaoxiao with tears in his eyes and joy in his heart.
"Yi'er, take your sister to wash up first."
Since Xu Yong, the head of the family, had spoken, Xu Ningyi had no choice but to obey, no matter how reluctant she was.
Half a day later, Ji Xiaoxiao, having eaten and drunk her fill, was led by Xu Ningyi to a study.
The study was furnished very simply. Xu Ningyi pulled on two books on the bookshelf, and the bookshelf opened, revealing a dark and gloomy aisle.
As Ji Xiaoxiao entered the secret passage, filled with questions, before he could even ask, Xu Ningyi said cheerfully and proudly, "This is a secret room that your brother spent three months building. It's hard for ordinary people to find. How about that? Isn't your brother amazing!" Xu Ningyi laughed three times.
Ji Xiaoxiao gave Xu Ningyi a few perfunctory compliments, and Xu Ningyi smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits.
After walking for a while, the two finally arrived at the secret room.
Inside the secret room were Xu Yong and Li Liancheng, the original owner's mother, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Father, Mother," Ji Xiaoxiao and Xu Ningyi bowed to their elders at the same time.
"Momo, you've suffered so much." Li Liancheng hugged Ji Xiaoxiao and touched her all over. "You've lost weight."
Ji Xiaoxiao was visibly embarrassed as Li Liancheng examined her body.
After a while, Xu Yong stopped Li Liancheng from asking endless questions.
"Please sit down."
Ji Xiaoxiao and Xu Ningyi sat down below Xu Yong and Li Liancheng.
"Momo, is it about inviting Yama, the King of Hell, today?"
When Xu Yong recounted the supernatural tales that one couldn't help but believe, Li Liancheng and Xu Ningyi, who had just learned of Ji Xiaoxiao's legendary exploits, immediately perked up their ears.
“Father, Yama is real,” Ji Xiaoxiao said softly, her head bowed.
"So there are ghosts and monsters too?" Xu Yong asked out of the blue.
"Yes." Ji Xiaoxiao's mind raced, and she became suspicious.
“My daughter is a lady from a respectable family and has no knowledge of magic or spirit summoning.”
Xu Yong's implication was that you would resort to supernatural means, and that you were not his daughter.
Now that things had come to this point, Ji Xiaoxiao had already prepared her explanation.
“Father, I am Xu Fu, but I have died once.”
Ji Xiaoxiao spoke eloquently, weaving a bizarre and fantastical story for Xu Yong and his companions.
In Ji Xiaoxiao's story, Xu Yu, upon learning that Zhan Xuanxian had been drowned by Zhan Feiyang, confronted him. Fearing Xu Yu would reveal the secret, Zhan Feiyang, without hesitation, also killed her. Filled with resentment at her death, Xu Yu went to the Yama King's palace to plead for help. The Yama King, taking pity on her, sent her back to life and promised to help her uphold justice.
"Today's events were all orchestrated by King Yama. I was merely relaying what he had told me beforehand." Ji Xiaoxiao said, her voice filled with unease.
Believe? Don't believe?
"Zhan Feiyang!" Xu Yong shouted angrily, smashing the tall table next to the chair with a single blow.
Xu Yong believed it based on this performance.
Xu Yong believed it all; the rest were just people she was fooling.
"Momo, do you...?" Do you hate your father?
Xu Yong couldn't bring himself to ask, fearing he would receive the expected answer.
Ji Xiaoxiao, being understanding, shook her head and said she didn't blame him.
Li Liancheng was a woman, and quite emotional. She hugged Ji Xiaoxiao and burst into tears.
After comforting Li Liancheng and having a heart-to-heart talk with the family, Xu Ningyi finally sent Ji Xiaoxiao back to the courtyard where she had lived before her marriage to rest.
Ji Xiaoxiao stood at the door to see Xu Ningyi off, then lay down on the bed and closed her eyes.
It was a dark and windy night, and before she knew it, it was three in the morning. Ji Xiaoxiao got up.
Ji Xiaoxiao found a black dress and put it on.
With a leap, Ji Xiaoxiao landed on the rooftop and left the Zhenguo General's Mansion, arriving at the Gongqin Prince's Mansion.
"Zhan Feiyang, I really misjudged you. You would actually lay a hand on a child."
"Hong Fu, don't you know who I'm doing this for? If you hadn't asked me, would I have harmed Zhan Feiyang's child?"
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