Crossing the Passenger Sacrifice

I wanted to do things secretly, but ended up showing my skills under other people's noses.

He wanted to loosen up his identity as a time traveler and didn't want this identity to become a time bomb that bound him to death. However, not only did he not make any progress, but he also pushed himself into a situation from which he could not escape.

All these things, a series of actions and choices in the past few days, made Li Huoyue sigh.

But what could she do? She couldn't stop and had nowhere to hide.

If you don't move forward, you will die.

"Why are you sighing?" Jiang Yunshu handed over a string of candied haws, "Eat something sweet, and you'll be much happier."

"She seems unconvinced, and looks like she wants to stop you from being given an official title before her..." As Li Huoyue retreated, Sang Fuqing breathed a sigh of relief and spoke slowly.

"So, you control her because you want me to be promoted to an official position smoothly?" Li Huoyue asked again.

Sang Fuqing nodded, trying to look well-behaved and obedient, and not threatening.

Li Huoyue smiled and said, "Don't you think this is contradictory?"

After saying that, Li Huoyue had already started thinking about how to deal with Sang Fuqing later, and the leaves in his hand were squeezed a little harder.

The clan leader knew that he would be given an official title, so he asked Sang Fuqing's mother not to cancel the engagement. However, he controlled Xu Jiao'er so that he could be given an official title smoothly. The "cooperation" he mentioned at the beginning was just bullshit.

You came here late at night just to talk nonsense?

Li Huoyue didn't believe it.

Sang Fuqing's attention was completely on Li Huoyue's hand. Seeing the leaves in Li Huoyue's hand slowly being clenched, Sang Fuqing's heart also tightened.

He was totally unaware of what was wrong with his words. He laughed dryly and replied, "Haha... no way..."

After hearing the answer, Li Huoyue loosened his grip, letting the leaf slip from his hand, and turned around to return to his seat.

But, people cannot be killed now.

Kill him the day after tomorrow.

Li Huoyue thought to himself.

Before the leaf fell to the ground, Sang Fuqing's face changed and he jumped up. With everyone's eyes still on him, he did something that no one would have thought of -

I knelt down instinctively.

Hearing a "bang" sound behind him, Li Huoyue turned around in surprise.

He is worthy of being the former top scholar in the imperial examination. Even though he has lost the youthful vigor and vitality he had in the past, his straight back and the handsome face of a scholar make him look dignified even when he is kneeling.

Sang Fuqing raised his head, ignoring the gazes of others, and asked almost pleadingly: "Can you... not kill me first?"

The study was not quiet. There was the noise of the heavy rain pouring down outside, the unusual movement of the uninvited guest climbing over the roof in the rain, and the low shouts and pursuit of the secret guards hidden in the Li Mansion after being lured out. Each sound was unique in its own way.

Li Huoyue listened to the noise outside becoming increasingly louder, as if more than one wave of people were coming.

She looked at the person kneeling in front of her again. His words were louder than the noise outside, making her thoughts even more confused.

"Lord Sang!" The eldest brother was shocked and quickly stepped forward to help him. He also reminded Sang Fuqing in his address that how could an official of the imperial court kneel down and kowtow to others so easily? If the emperor knew about this, what would happen? !

"What are you doing! Get up quickly!!!"

Sang Fuqing resolutely stretched out his hand and refused the boss's help. With tears in his eyes, he kept looking up at Li Huoyue, as if Li Huoyue had done a huge wrong to him.

"Let him kneel if he wants to!" The eldest sister-in-law was shocked, but she also felt refreshed. She even felt that this kneeling was very reasonable and that everyone in the Sang family should kneel.

The eldest brother sighed and secretly cursed Sang Fuqing for being crazy. No wonder the guy who was reciting poems in the hall liked him. Aren’t they a perfect match?

Although he was complaining in his heart, he still insisted on maintaining the demeanor of a colleague and said the key points:

"If you want to go crazy, why don't you go back to your Sang Mansion? Why are you making up rumors about Huo Huo here? Who said they were going to kill you? You even knelt down in a proper manner! Hurry up and get up! I see that you haven't been in a clear mind these past two days. Don't go back to complain to the emperor in a daze!"

Ever since what happened in the hall, the boss has been prejudiced against them.

Sang Fuqing still ignored it and looked at Li Huoyue stubbornly, waiting for an answer.

Li Huoyue took a deep breath.

The thought of killing Sang Fuqing was a flash of inspiration in Li Huoyue's mind. He didn't even have time to think about how to plan it. How did Sang Fuqing know about it?

Could it be possible that he could use some advanced props?

Or is there something special about Sang Fuqing? That's why my mother chose the Sang Mansion?

Can...read minds?

No, no, judging from his attitude towards my sister-in-law...

more like...

Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the yard. Someone stepped hurriedly on the gravel, and then took three or two steps like flying on the creaking wooden boards and came to the door.

While running, he shouted: "Old Six!!! Old Six!!!!!!"

Along with shouting, the study door was soon pushed open, and the third brother appeared at the door in a panic. He was soaked all over, and the rain kept flowing down the corners of his clothes.

Just as he was about to step in, he found his shoes were soaked with water. Afraid of upsetting his sister, he braked suddenly and pulled his shoes back. Standing outside the door, he anxiously said to Li Huoyue, "Sixth Brother! It's bad! Fourth Brother has been kidnapped!!!!!!!"

"What?!!" The eldest brother and his wife instantly lost interest in Sang Fuqing and nervously cast inquiring eyes at the third brother, hoping that he would tell them some more useful information.

In Li Huoyue's plan, she let the fourth child out on purpose.

Compared to the eldest and his wife, she was obviously calmer. She nodded and replied, "I know."

Looking at the embarrassed look of the third brother, he added: "Go back to your yard and ask someone to make some ginger soup later."

"Ah?? Lao Liu, didn't you hear clearly? Lao Si was captured by a group of unknown people!"

Li Huoyue said the same thing: "I understand. Go back quickly."

The third brother was a little confused. He raised his hand and wiped the rain off his face with his sleeve, then looked quietly at his eldest brother.

The eldest brother frowned slightly, wanted to say something, moved his lips, but finally closed his mouth.

"We should chase them from the palace!" said Sang Fuqing who was kneeling.

Everyone's attention was once again focused on Sang Fuqing.

In Li Huoyue's plan, she let the fourth child out on purpose.

Compared to the eldest and his wife, she was obviously calmer. She nodded and replied, "I know."

Looking at the embarrassed look of the third brother, he added: "Go back to your yard and ask someone to make some ginger soup later."

"Ah?? Lao Liu, didn't you hear clearly? Lao Si was captured by a group of unknown people!"

Li Huoyue said the same thing: "I understand. Go back quickly."

The third brother was a little confused. He raised his hand and wiped the rain off his face with his sleeve, then looked quietly at his eldest brother.

The eldest brother frowned slightly, wanted to say something, moved his lips, but finally closed his mouth.

"We should chase them from the palace!" said Sang Fuqing who was kneeling.

Everyone's attention was once again focused on Sang Fuqing.