SFS Chapter 127 Returning to the Capital with Resentment
Chapter 127 Returning to the Capital with Resentment
That night.
Xia Li secretly sneaked into the city lord's mansion with a musket.
The city lord is reviewing memorials.
Ah Li's finger was already on the trigger; with just a slight movement, the bullet would be fired into the opponent's heart.
However, at this critical moment, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm tightly.
She turned around in surprise and saw that the person who came was Yu Yang.
Yu Yang looked at her with a serious expression and said urgently, "Cultivators cannot attack mortals! What you are doing is tantamount to trading one life for another, it's not worth it at all."
His words were like a bucket of cold water poured over her burning heart, instantly calming her down.
"No, you said it would work when you gave it to me."
"I just checked. It's possible to do some things without using spiritual power, but it can't directly cause the death of mortals." That's why the Qingxu Sect group only set fires and didn't kill anyone.
But it was precisely because of that one moment that they were exposed!
City Lord: "Guards, arrest the assassin!"
Xia Li: ...Yu Yang, you're such a terrible teammate!
Yu Yang: "It's alright, I'll take you away."
Xia Li suddenly remembered something and stopped abruptly: "I'm not leaving. I can't have come all this way for nothing!"
Without hesitation, the city lord ordered them to be arrested and imprisoned in a dark and damp dungeon.
……
The city lord sat on a chair outside the cell, toying with a musket in his hand. He looked up and stared coldly at her, saying, "Hand over the glass and the musket formula, and perhaps I can spare your lives."
Xia Li gritted his teeth, shook his head resolutely, glared at the city lord, and remained silent.
"What? You're not still thinking someone will come to rescue you, are you?" the city lord said mockingly.
Just then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats approached from afar. Her ears twitched slightly, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on her face.
Sure enough, not long after, the cell door was suddenly pushed open, and Zhao Jihua rushed in.
Seeing her haggard appearance, Zhao Jihua felt a pang of heartache and pulled her into a tight embrace, whispering:
"My dear Ali, you've suffered so much."
She then took out the token and stared intently at the city lord. "The Imperial Preceptor's Mansion has issued an order requesting Ali to return to the capital. City Lord, will you release her or not?"
The city lord smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Since the Grand Preceptor has invited me, I certainly wouldn't dare to delay... However, I will present a detailed account of Miss Xia's actions without missing a single detail." He raised his hand in a gesture of invitation.
Zhao Jihua: "You!"
Xia Li pointed at the musket: "This thing is mine, give it back to me."
The city lord still smiled and said, "This is the hidden weapon used to assassinate me. It must be kept in the city lord's mansion as evidence."
Zhao Jihua: "You give me..."
Xia Li gently stopped Zhao Jihua and said, "Sister, we are not strong enough right now, so let's be patient this time. But don't worry, next time, I will definitely retaliate tenfold!"
After hearing this, Zhao Jihua nodded vigorously, his hands unconsciously clenching into fists.
Yes, if they were strong enough, why would they need to endure such humiliation here?
If only I had more power.
For the first time, Zhao Jihua felt a deep desire for power.
Seeing her expression, Xia Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't for nothing that she pretended to be arrested; at least it brought her sister to her senses ahead of time.
After that, my sister's path will be much smoother.
Back at Jin Yu Man Tang, Xia Li took out the Bai Xiao Ling and sent a message to Bai Xiao Lou: "Find evidence of the Duzhou City Lord's embezzlement and bribery, and send it directly to the capital. It's time for him to be removed from his position as city lord."
Baixiaolou is a place similar to an intelligence organization, with branches in various locations.
Yu Yang set up teleportation arrays in the backyard of Jin Yu Man Tang in the capital and Duzhou, and Xia Li took Zhao Jihua back to the capital through the teleportation array.
At this moment, one major storm after another awaits her in the capital.
These days, the Prince of Jin was very unhappy because he couldn't find her and, upon inquiring, discovered that she had gone out.
The moment Prince Jin saw her, he launched into a tirade of scolding: "A young lady from a noble family, always showing her face in public, it's improper! Your dear sister was raised by me from childhood, she values propriety above all else, and over the years she has never deviated from the rules. Can't you learn from your sister and stay quietly at home waiting to be married?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Li immediately shed two lines of tears, looking pitiful, and said, "It's all my fault. I switched identities with my sister. If it weren't for that, I would be the one who received etiquette education from a young age and was loved by my parents. Instead, I am the vulgar, useless troublemaker that my father describes now."
Her tone carried a hint of anger: "Oh! No, that's not right. I do have some use. As your biological daughter, my only purpose is to be born so that you can exchange me for Zhao Jihua, whom you love and care for. After all, without my birth, how could Zhao Jihua have had the opportunity to come to the Prince of Jin's mansion and enjoy wealth and luxury? According to her original life, she would probably have been even more miserable than me. So I beg you, please, for the sake of how much pain I've shielded my sister from, be kinder to me, okay?"
"..."
“I would rather have never known that you were my biological parents, so that I would never have hoped to receive warmth from my biological parents. You gave me hope, but you have given me great disappointment.”
"..."
“I was never favored by the mistress of the Marquis’s mansion and lived a miserable life. Now that I have found my biological parents, I want to be a child you love and be happy to be by their side.”
"..."
The Prince of Jin fell silent. He suddenly felt guilty. He had indeed inquired beforehand and learned that his biological daughter was not doing well in the impoverished household of the Marquis of Beiliang.
Princess Jin pulled Xia Li into her arms, her eyes overflowing with heartache: "It's all my fault. I really wanted to get closer to you, but your arrival was too sudden. I didn't know how to face you beforehand, so I only sent you some material things, but I didn't show you any concern in person, which made you think that you were not accepted. It's all my fault, sob sob..."
She stroked Xia Li's face: "Good child, if your father and I didn't accept it, how could we risk ruining our reputation to bring you back? We just... it was just too sudden, and we didn't know how to get along with you for a while."
"Taking Hua'er out of trouble? How could you say such a thing? You were originally a high-born daughter of the Prince of Jin's mansion. If you hadn't been switched at birth, you would never have had to suffer like this! It was your mother's negligence back then that caused you to suffer for so many years!"
Prince Jin suddenly spoke up from the side: "It's all Zhao Jihua's fault, that wet nurse!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Li's heart skipped a beat: Had things gone awry? Was her father now holding a grudge against her sister?