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Chapter 17 The Woman Who Stole My Innocence

Liu Sijun's expression was somber: "Master, rest assured, I know what I should do."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Liu came in and handed Liu Sijun an invitation.

"Marquis Molin?"

Liu Sijun checked several times before she dared to believe it.

Master Lu asked, "When did you meet Marquis Molin?"

"Just like you, we first met at Daojun's cave in Liyang, and another time was at Miss Qin's house."

"Sigh~"

Master Lu Dan said, "Could it be that she's taken a liking to you?"

Liu Sijun glanced sideways at Master Lu: "I am so beautiful that fish would sink and geese would fall from the sky, and the moon would hide and flowers would blush. Is it strange that you would be interested in me?"

Master Lu took out a bottle of pills from his container, poured out one, popped it into his mouth like a candy, and mumbled, "Do you believe me?"

"Do not believe."

At such a young age, he holds great power; if he were to be lustful, he would have died countless times over.

Even if he shows interest in her, it must be an act.

So, are you going or not?

"Of course I went!"

It is a great honor to be invited by Marquis Molin.

She also wanted to know what Marquis Molin was up to.

On the tenth day of the eighth month, Liu Sijun arrived at the appointment on time.

The location is the prefectural government office, or more specifically, the prefectural government courtroom. Today is the day that Chen Dafeng, the prefect of Laiyang, is being tried.

Mo Linhou sat down to him and gave her a chair to sit on while he listened.

From Chen Dafeng to Liyang Daojun, and finally to Qin's father and mother, it took her a full hour to finally understand just how big a case this was.

The story begins with the arrival of Daoist Liyang in Laiyang County.

He built a cave dwelling outside the city and mingled among the powerful and wealthy, saying that as long as they were given enough money, he could keep them in good health forever.

How tempting!

Throughout the world, no more than half of the people are capable of cultivation, and even fewer possess the comprehension and aptitude for it.

The vast majority of them die of old age before they can form their core.

Chen Dafeng is one of them.

He is 120 years old, but only has the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage, and he has only a few years left before his time is up.

They had the rights, but no life to enjoy them.

Who could stand that?

After being misled by Daoist Liyang, he harbored evil intentions and searched the city for suitable birth dates to cultivate medicine people for his own future use.

Some people do it to prolong their lives, while others do it for beauty.

What they didn't know was that all of this was just a pretext. The true purpose of Daoist Liyang was to find more girls with suitable birth dates to sacrifice to the gods in order to obtain divine power and immortality.

To this end, he cultivated informants such as Qin's father and mother.

Find or adopt suitable women, and once they have grown up, the sacrificial ceremony can be completed.

Such heinous acts are utterly outrageous and inhuman.

Upon reaching this point, Liu Sijun had another question in her mind: she had been in Laiyang County for three years and had been going to Wuji Tower to take on missions for more than two years, yet she had not heard a single word about it.

How did Mo Linhou, who was thousands of miles away, find out?

As soon as her thoughts settled, a thought struck her: Mo Linhou, who was still on public trial, was secretly sending her a telepathic message.

They sent a telepathic message, but asked questions that had absolutely nothing to do with the case.

"My name is Gu Changzhou. Is the young lady married?"

Liu Sijun: "..."

She reflexively looked at Gu Changzhou, who was sitting under the plaque that read "A Clear Mirror Hangs High".

He didn't use his spiritual power to cover his face, so Liu Sijun could see him clearly. However, while she could see his face, she couldn't see his fate.

"Lord Molin, this joke is not funny."

"I never joke."

"The Marquis is still presiding over the case!"

"Let's talk after the trial is over."

He was incredibly bored watching these people bickering, but Liu Sijun was thoroughly enjoying it and suddenly asked this question.

That was indeed abrupt.

He didn't regret it, even though he had spoken out.

The public trial is nearing its end.

Nearly 70% of the officials in Laiyang County, led by Chen Dafeng, had connections with the Daoist Lord of Liyang.

Those who have no blood on their hands can be treated leniently. People like Chen Dafeng should all be executed, and Daoist Liyang and Qin's parents should be taken back to Zhongzhou by Marquis Molin for further processing.

After the public trial ended, Liu Sijun took a step and ran, but she was still a step too late.

"Lord Molin, I am very grateful for your invitation today and for learning the whole story of this case. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

"Miss Liu, you haven't answered that question yet."

Liu Sijun was so angry that he ground his teeth.

Gu Changzhou raised an eyebrow: "Then let me ask it another way."

"Two years ago, did Miss Liu visit Yueyan Ridge in Wuhou County?"

Liu Sijun paused, looking Gu Changzhou up and down.

Was he the man who fell from the sky and knocked her unconscious?

But they don't even look alike.

"It seems Miss Liu has remembered!"

"What do you want to do?"

Liu Sijun looked at Gu Changzhou warily: "You knocked me unconscious back then, and I took some of your crystals as compensation. Isn't that reasonable?"

Gu Changzhou chuckled, meeting Liu Sijun's captivating eyes: "Is that all?"

Liu Sijun suddenly felt her ears burning; there were some things she absolutely could not admit.

Otherwise, things will get complicated.

"Is Marquis Molin bringing this up now just to get me to pay back the crystals?"

Liu Sijun's words ultimately lacked conviction.

That's a thousand top-grade crystals.

Gu Changzhou raised an eyebrow. Was that what he meant?
Trying to distance yourself, huh?

Let's see if we can clear ourselves of it.

She knows exactly how much wealth she has.

"If that's the case, then let's return it now."

Liu Sijun kept rummaging around.

Even after hollowing out all the spores, it still wasn't enough.

Currently, even with the 300 I earned this time, I only have 400 left, less than half.

Where is she going to get the remaining six hundred?

Liu Sijun grumbled angrily, "If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have saved you in the first place."

This is creating trouble for myself.

“Miss Liu, you did save my life back then, but I repaid you at the time.”

"Therefore, these thousand high-grade crystals and the life-saving grace are two different things."

Liu Sijun was short of breath.

I dared not argue with him in detail.

"It's just a thousand crystals. Give me a few days and I'll definitely pay you back."

"Right now." Gu Changzhou showed no sign of backing down. "I have important matters to attend to and need to return to Zhongzhou immediately. If you want to repay, repay now."

Liu Sijun snorted, "No."

"Then we'll have to ask the Liu family for it."

Liu Sijun angrily said, "Gu Changzhou, you did this on purpose!"

“Miss Liu, this is not the place to talk. Let’s sit down and have a proper discussion.”

It's indeed not appropriate to discuss such matters in front of the government office.

Qingfeng Teahouse
Have you heard about the Liu family's situation?

"It's been all over the news these past two days, who doesn't know about it now!"

"The poison that killed Miss Liu was actually administered by her aunt, and she even framed the Third Miss. It's truly vicious of the thief to cry 'stop thief'!"

"Wealthy families often have a lot of dirty dealings."

The shopkeeper led the two upstairs to the second floor, where people were still discussing the Liu family in the lobby downstairs.

Liu Sijun listened with great interest, like an outsider. Her interest would have been even greater if the person sitting opposite her hadn't been Mo Linhou.

"You arranged this? That's clever of you."

By manipulating public opinion, Liu Shiyuan was forced to deal with Aunt Zhu.

Liu Sijun remained noncommittal, instead asking, "You know about the Liu family's affairs too?"

"The Liu family is the head of the three major families in Laiyang County, so it's natural that we care about them, especially since the Liu family also has you."

Liu Sijun gritted his teeth: "You investigated me?"

"The woman who stole my innocence deserves to be investigated no matter how many times it is not excessive."

(End of this chapter)