klisemfg Chapter 237 The Mad Couple 1
Chapter 237 The Mad Couple 1
Ji Xiaosong stayed in the interstellar space for so long that when she returned to her hillside, she slept for a while before she could wake up.
"Let's go to the next world."
"Alright, Ah Song, let's go!"
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As soon as Ji Xiaosong felt herself and this body fit together, she felt her eyelids were as heavy as if two stones were pressing down on them. She barely opened them a crack, and the world in front of her was blurry.
She raised her hand to rub her eyes, her fingertips touching a wet patch, clearly from where she had just been crying.
My eyes are swollen so badly that my temples are also throbbing.
She looked down at herself, wearing an ancient costume with countless patches, the fabric rough, and the cuffs still stained with mud. Clearly, the original owner of this body had not lived a happy life.
Suddenly, her stomach rumbled, and Ji Xiaosong realized that she was so hungry that she could barely stand.
She looked around and found herself standing in a simple house. There were several bundles of dry grass piled in the corner, and a chipped earthenware bowl on the table with a few yellowed grains of rice remaining at the bottom.
"This is just too miserable..."
She couldn't help but mutter something under her breath, her voice hoarse as if she hadn't spoken in a long time.
Slowly walking to the table, supporting herself against the wall, Ji Xiaosong picked up the broken bowl. There were so few grains of rice in the bowl that they weren't even enough to fill a tooth gap.
Using his divine sense to scan the entire house, he discovered that there was a little girl living in the next room, who looked about seven or eight years old and also looked pale, thin, and miserable.
Ji Xiaosong put down the broken bowl and sighed softly.
Although this body was in a terrible situation, it wasn't the first time she had faced such a predicament.
With a thought, a small jade bottle appeared in his hand.
The bottle contained a "Qingling Pill" that she had refined during one of her unknown time travels. It could not only quickly restore physical strength, but also reduce swelling and relieve pain.
She poured out a pill and swallowed it without hesitation.
The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a cool sensation flowed down the throat and throughout the body.
Ji Xiaosong felt the swelling in her eyelids subside quickly, and the pain in her temples also lessened considerably.
She raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, finally able to open them completely this time.
"Finally, I can see clearly."
She muttered to herself, her gaze sweeping across the room, which remained in a state of disrepair.
However, her attention was quickly drawn to the little girl in the next room.
The child was curled up in the corner, his thin body almost completely wrapped in a tattered blanket, with only his pale face showing.
Ji Xiaosong frowned, a pang of pity rising in her heart.
"Never mind, let's fill our stomachs first."
She shook her head and took out a steaming hot meat pie and a bowl of congee from her spatial storage.
After finishing the meat pie in a few bites and drinking a few mouthfuls of porridge, I finally felt a bit more energetic.
Then, she sat cross-legged on the bed and began to receive the memories of this body.
Memories flooded her mind like a tide, and Ji Xiaosong's brows furrowed more and more as an uncontrollable anger and sorrow gradually rose in her heart.
The original owner of this body is eighteen years old this year and is an ordinary villager in a remote mountain village in Liguo.
The country of Liguo had only been established for a little over ten years, and the imperial court's influence had not yet fully penetrated into these remote areas. The village rules were mostly controlled by the clan chiefs and gentry.
The original owner's father was the only doctor in the village. He was highly skilled in medicine, kind-hearted, and deeply respected by the villagers.
However, ten days ago, her father passed away due to illness, leaving her and her eight-year-old sister to depend on each other for survival.
When her father was alive, he arranged a marriage for her; her fiancé was Li Zhixiao from the same village.
Lee Ji-hyo's family was poor; her father was bedridden for many years, and the family could barely afford to eat.
The original owner's father not only cured Li Zhixiao's father's illness, but also offered one hundred taels of silver, asking Li Zhixiao to marry into the family and become the original owner's husband.
Lee Ji-hyo agreed without hesitation in order to study for the imperial examinations, and also took money from the original owner's father.
The original owner's father did this because he knew his days were numbered and wanted to find a powerful backer for his daughter.
Although Li Zhixiao came from a poor family, he studied hard, and the villagers all said that he would definitely be successful in the future.
The father hoped that Lee Ji-hyo could pass the imperial examination and live a good life with the original owner of the body and her younger sister.
However, everything changed after his father passed away.
Li Zhixiao passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. Although her ranking was not high, she caught the eye of Xiao Mumu, the granddaughter of a first-rank general of the court.
Xiao Mumu's maternal grandfather was a founding hero with immense power. Without hesitation, Li Zhixiao abandoned her original self and got engaged to Xiao Mumu.
Li Zhixiao and Xiao Mumu were worried that the original owner, this "time bomb," would cause trouble and affect their reputation and future, so they decided to go all the way and simply kill the original owner's entire family.
Lee Ji-hyo, in collusion with the villagers, falsely accused the original owner of stealing village property and spread rumors that she was immoral, and even allowed a stranger to ruin the original owner's reputation.
The villagers already held Li Zhixiao, the newly appointed scholar, in high esteem, and with the added influence of Xiao Mumu's backing, no one dared to speak up for the original owner of this body.
The original owner was unable to defend herself and was imprisoned in the ancestral hall by her clan, where she suffered endless torment.
Lee Ji-hyo hypocritically stepped forward, saying that as long as the original owner admitted her "crimes" and wrote a letter of repentance, he would spare her life.
The original owner refused to submit and was eventually starved to death in the ancestral hall.
Before dying, the original owner heard Li Zhixiao and Xiao Mumu talking in hushed tones outside the ancestral hall.
"With her dead, no one will dare to interfere in our marriage anymore," Xiao Mumu said coldly.
"Yes, thanks to your idea."
Lee Ji-hyo's tone carried a hint of flattery, "Once I enter the court, I will definitely repay you properly."
"Hmph, you better remember, without my grandfather, you are nothing," Xiao Mumu sneered.
The original owner listened to their conversation, her heart filled with despair and resentment.
She hated Li Zhixiao for being ungrateful, hated Xiao Mumu for bullying others, and hated herself even more for being powerless to protect herself and her sister.
Her memory abruptly ended there. Ji Xiaosong suddenly opened her eyes, her chest heaving violently, a sharp, cold glint flashing in her eyes.
"Li Zhixiao, Xiao Mumu..." she murmured the two names, her tone filled with murderous intent.
In the original owner's memories, her younger sister, Ji Xiaohua, was later beaten to death by people hired by Li Zhixiao.
Two lives were lost, and the debt must be repaid.
“Ah Song, your mission in this life is actually to deal with Wu Chufeng, the eldest son of that first-rank general.”
Rongrong suddenly spoke up, offering a reminder.
What is his character like?
"Don't worry, Ah Song. The person that the Star Lord of Destiny chose for you is definitely of good character. Besides, if you're not satisfied, we can change to someone else. The immortals who descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations prioritize your wishes; they trust your judgment."
"That's good."
"In this life, you only need to have two children with Wu Chufeng. Of course, you can have more if you want. The two children you have will be a son and a daughter. The son is planned to join the army, and the daughter is born with a phoenix destiny."
"Okay, I understand. I'll take care of things now. Li Zhixiao and Xiao Mumu are together now, and they're engaged. The original owner's father has already been killed by them, and I can't change that. If I stay here any longer, according to their plan, I'll be violated tomorrow. So, I'm going to the capital to kill them."