Chapter 300: She Must Die

Not only do we go to pay New Year visits, our hands are never idle; no wonder people are overly courteous.

Everyone is welcomed at each house; if we didn't also have to visit the Xiao Family for New Year, the Zhen Guo Gong would never let them leave, insisting they stay for a meal.

These in‑law couple are so likable; every year their festive gifts never miss, and although the gifts are all food, they treat each bite as a treasure.

No matter what, we must get along, but the Guogong's wife stared at Qiao Mai from the moment she appeared until she left.

Qiao Mai didn't care at all; she rolled her eyes out, enjoying that look of wanting to lose her temper but not daring to.

The Xiao Family was even more pleased with the dear in‑laws; unlike the Guogong's wife, when they heard the in‑laws arrived, the whole family gathered in the Keting to welcome them, each saying a few words, none rolling their eyes at anyone.

Um, they didn't dare either, because the Commander of the Western Pass and Yuan Jiaqi, though one is martial and the other civil, have the same rank.

Unlike the Zhen Guo Gong Residence, where aside from the royal family it's just them, so naturally the Guogong's wife has no one in her eyes.

Since they didn't eat at the Zhen Guo Gong Residence, they naturally wouldn't eat at the Xiao Family either; after the two families paid New Year visits, the children hurried back home.

When they got home they went straight to the ski slope, pulling Qiao Mai along to teach them how to ski; Yuan Jiaqi watched from the side.

Liu Yuyi at that moment was like a deflated rubber ball, his face weeping, slumped in his chair; during the New Year, such an incident forced him to set up a spirit tent in the Yuanzi in front of the Keting.

"Sir, what did you send the eldest son to do?"

"What exactly have you hidden from me?"

"Madam, I've spoken, calm down,"

She still doesn't know that her relative, the Wulin Alliance Leader, has long since gone to meet the Lord, nor that the Deputy Alliance Leader also went with him.

One should know that this Lady Liu is a relative of the Wulin Alliance Leader, not a distant connection.

Other families celebrate the New Year joyfully, but their household is weeping and holding funeral rites; fortunately the weather is cold, so the bodies don't rot, and reporting a death during the New Year would be inappropriate.

"So you mean our son's death is connected to Mr. Yuan's wife?"

"Speak quickly, what exactly happened?"

On the fifth day of the New Year, after the Liu family finished the funeral, Lady Liu paced back and forth in her own bedroom.

"Shh, lower your voice; if anyone finds out, this is a crime of wiping out an entire family, after all Mu Shi is a princess of the commandery,"

"Don't worry, I'll immediately send a divorce notice to my natal family; with just a few people we can wipe that woman's entire family out."

"Alas, it was my momentary greed and hatred that brewed today's bitter fruit."

Yuan Jiaqi gave her a deep look, wondering perhaps it wasn't about fixing a few, but changing a few.

At this moment the jianghu already harbored hidden murderous intent, a faint scent of blood in the air; everyone wants to be that Alliance Leader, everyone wants a single command to make martial artists sacrifice their lives.

He suddenly seemed ten years older, and just then his wife walked to the doorway, happened to hear the words, and rushed over.

These squirrels are herbivores, yet they are Level Five Spirit Beasts.

If he encounters them, she'll speak; if not, they'll only be buried in his heart.

"How dare you? How dare you? You are healers who hang the pot to save the world, yet you plot to harm a child in the womb!"

At that moment Lady Liu was stunned, "Did my son send someone to drug Mr. Yuan's eldest daughter‑in‑law?"

"Remember, what happened?"

Originally Liu Yuyi, for his family's safety, planned to bring generous gifts to visit Lady Qiao, begging her to show mercy, but after the lady's words he immediately felt confident.

"Indeed, she may have a point, but that is no reason to kill our son; I will definitely avenge this grievance."

"That was their prescription; we failed to keep our promise, so on what grounds can they not be their own master?"

Of course, she never told Yuan Jiaqi about such a big matter.

As long as he is not on duty, he will spend all his time with Qiao Mai, like her shadow.

"If you don't speak, I'll go to the Yamen,"

"Inside there are ten of our Dark Guard, plus others; in total forty to fifty Dark Guard died. That night I sent them to scout Jixiang Yuan, and they were all wiped out; the Qiao Family must have a master."

Liu Yuyi's aged face was extremely awkward, "Of course it's not owed, but she privately leaked the prescription."

The highly skilled Fengyun brothers were sliding with style, while Qiao Mai looked around.

Liu Yuyi felt extremely pleased hearing that; although he knew it was wrong, being able to kill those at Jixiang Yuan thrilled him, for it cost silver and a son, a deep sea of blood feud.

"You'd better know less."

Staring at the white spirit tent, Liu Yuyi pounded his head in frustration.

"Indeed, there's one fewer resting place; when I have time I'll have a few cabins set up here."

He glanced at the Keting, saw no outsiders, and then recounted the whole cause and effect to his wife.

Compared to those formidable assassins, being more concealed and striking unexpectedly can put the enemy to death; Qiao Mai waited for some people to walk into the net themselves.

The children played in the snow so wildly that they learned to ski in an afternoon; Chuan'er fell several times but was fine.

Lady Liu, having lost a child in old age, was already heartbroken, but her husband knew the truth and didn't tell her; she stepped forward and grabbed Liu Yuyi's lapel.

But the Liu family couldn't handle it; a major report was filed, and that day the main gate was draped with white cloth.

"Hmph, is it her? She must die!"

But the death in his family became known throughout the entire capital.

In the capital as well, because the houses there are many times larger than those in Tianshui Town, she bought six little squirrels at once.

"I only wanted to punish her."

Dealing with the top masters of the jianghu, it's one per hand, as easy as drinking water; she now holds six goats and nine squirrels.

This New Year, the children were overjoyed.

On the third day of the New Year, the Liu family sent people to announce the death to every household; they went to every family except Jixiang Yuan, both sides understood why.

Qiao Mai naturally knew she had caused a disaster, so when she left Tianshui Town she bought three more little squirrels from the Platform.

"Madam, you should behave, the enemy is hidden while we are in the open."

Of course, they look inconspicuous, staying in the trees daily, but when they kill or fight they're formidable.

Because squirrels are small, they hide in the corners of the house, making them extremely inconspicuous.

Otherwise? Our Dizi did this at the beginning, and at the end he died; she is ninety percent unable to break free of the connection.

Lady Liu, do you still remember the black‑clad person that appeared on the Jingcheng Jiedao a while ago?

I— sigh— didn't have anyone send him to act, but I volunteered to go.

She wrote a letter and also received a reply; no one was dispatched, yet they told her about a major matter, and she was struck like a bolt from a clear sky.

We can no longer distinguish right from wrong; the Liu family could never have dreamed how powerful Wang Jiaru's Rival truly is— it's like moving bricks to smash one's own foot.

Lady Liu, it's still wiser to be cautious.

She is feeding them with Pill; because she has a contract with them, her cultivation rises, and they also gain from the radiance.

It's all me, it's all me; if I had stopped him, prevented him from doing evil, this wouldn't have happened.

What does she owe you?

Hmph, a master? I don't believe it; her family still has a master even higher than the top masters of the martial world.

Qiao Mai tossed him a flirtatious glance; she knew he had many doubts in his mind, but she simply didn't want to say more— it wasn't time yet.

In the past, at her husband's family she could hold her head high, all thanks to Niang Jia's strength; now that the Orthodox Alliance Leader and Deputy Alliance Leader were killed overnight, she instantly lost Niang Jia as her backing.

Don't even talk about sending people; they are now too preoccupied with themselves.

Lady Liu sobbed loudly, then hurriedly picked up the letter and read it again; she felt uneasy, and some parts of the letter she had previously overlooked.

When she saw that the Orthodox Alliance Leader died in the same way as her Dizi, she immediately collapsed, weakly sitting on the ground.

(End of Chapter)