Xu Yong gently pulled Li Liancheng into his arms and patted her back lightly.
Li Liancheng buried his face in Xu Yong's broad chest and said in a muffled voice, "Why did my daughter have to suffer so much? She's just a woman!"
Yes, the person lying unconscious in bed is his daughter!
"What intelligent corpse? What intelligent corpse's death mark? Can't you men figure out a solution yourselves? Why do you have to keep running around like this?"
Li Liancheng had no selfless spirit of dedicating herself to the country and the people. In her own little world, her husband, son, and daughter were her everything.
Xu Yong was in the wrong and could only offer silent comfort to Li Liancheng.
It wasn't that he wanted his daughter to be constantly exposed to the elements, her head always on her hip, never having a peaceful day. He could kill to fill a pit, but he was powerless against demons and monsters. For the sake of the people of the capital and the common people, Ji Xiaoxiao, possessing miraculous skills in exorcising ghosts and subduing demons, was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate to slay the evil spirits. No matter how reluctant he was, he was still a general of the country, and protecting his home and country was his inescapable duty, even if it meant sacrificing his daughter.
"I'm sorry," Xu Yong said silently to himself as he glanced at Ji Xiaoxiao.
As night deepened, Li Liancheng and Xu Yong returned to their room, leaving Ji Xiaoxiao with only a few maids and servants to attend to her.
A sudden gust of wind blew, rattling the windows.
"Amber, go and light the window. If Miss catches a cold again, we'll all be in for a beating." The speaker was a pretty girl of sixteen or seventeen.
"Yes, Sister Agate." Amber tiptoed forward to close the window.
Amber turned around, and Agate took out a dagger from her bosom. The dagger gleamed with an emerald green light in the candlelight, clearly coated with a deadly poison that would kill instantly upon drawing blood.
"Miss, I'm so sorry. I'll be your slave in my next life to atone for my sins."
With a determined look and a gritted teeth, Agate plunged the sword straight into Ji Xiao's heart.
"Sister Agate, what are you doing...?" Amber's pupils shrank, and she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Help! Help! Someone is trying to murder Miss!"
As Amber spoke, she rushed toward Agate, trying to stop Agate's idiotic behavior.
"Sister Agate, please stop!" Amber's eyes were filled with tears.
Without saying a word, Agate pushed the amber to the ground.
The amber forgot the purpose of its feet and directly embraced the agate with its hands.
"Sister Agate, if something happens to Miss, you won't survive either. Why do this? Master and Madam love Miss the most. If something happens to Miss, Sister Agate, your brother will also be implicated." Amber intended to seduce Agate, whose heart was blinded by lard.
Agate paused, turning back to look at Amber. "Sister Amber, I don't want to hurt Miss either, but my only brother is in their hands. If... if..."
Tears streamed down Agate's face, blurring her makeup.
Upon hearing this, Amber loosened her grip, and Agate seized the opportunity to launch an attack, the tip of her knife falling like lightning.
"No!" Amber happened to look up and, upon seeing this scene, was terrified.
Clang! The tip of the knife struck the hard object, producing a clear, resonant sound.
"How could this be?" The tip of the knife remained a mere inch above Ji Xiaoxiao's heart.
"What is this? How could this be? Does Miss really have divine protection? I wanted to harm someone a deity would protect. If the deity blames me, will the punishment fall on my brother?"
Agate was terrified and almost lost her balance.
A little while later, the Xu family members arrived one after another.
"Take him down," Xu Yong said to Xu Ningyi. "Find out who's behind him."
Xu Yong's words clearly indicate that he has no intention of downplaying the issue or letting it go unresolved.
"Yes, Father, I will certainly not let you down."
Xu Ningyi walked out first, followed by Agate being dragged by servants.
At this moment, Agate seemed to have lost its soul, remaining silent and dazed, much like a person in a vegetative state.
Xu Ningyi's lips curled up slightly. This delicate little maid could withstand his torment!
In the blink of an eye, the sun rose, its rays shining brightly.
The sunlight was dazzling, and Ji Xiaoxiao woke up groggily.
"MoMo, you're awake?"
Terrified by Agate's assassination attempt, Li Liancheng stayed by Ji Xiaoxiao's side all night. When Ji Xiaoxiao suddenly woke up, Li Liancheng was overjoyed and tears welled up in his eyes.
“Mother,” Ji Xiaoxiao said hoarsely.
"Yes," Li Liancheng replied happily.
The two women chatted for half an hour until the maid, at Xu Yong's instruction, reminded Li Liancheng that Ji Xiaoxiao hadn't washed, eaten, or taken her medicine. Another half hour passed, and Ji Xiaoxiao finished dressing, eating, and taking her medicine.
Ji Xiaoxiao swallowed the bitter medicine, her little face scrunched up like a stale bun.
"Momo still doesn't like taking medicine."
Ji Xiaoxiao's expression amused Xu Yong, who burst into laughter and exclaimed in admiration.
"Go stand over there, who wants to drink medicine?" Li Liancheng nudged Xu Yong.
Xu Yong, having received his wife's warning, suppressed a laugh and stared intently at Ji Xiaoxiao.
Ji Xiaoxiao shifted uncomfortably until Xu Ningyi, who had been missing for most of the day, reappeared, drawing Xu Yong's attention. Only then did Ji Xiaoxiao breathe a sigh of relief.
"How is it?" Xu Yong asked in a deep voice.
Xu Ningyi glanced at Ji Xiaoxiao and said, "I got the answer."
"Who?" Xu Yong asked impatiently.
---Aside---
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