Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

A group of people were sent out of the Phoenix Country just like that. They stood at the border in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Fortunately, Tianqi quickly took them in in order to save their reputation.

Just when Mu Yuanzhi was about to spread this matter to other countries, he suddenly discovered that other countries had already known about it.

Not only did they know, they also scolded the people who were driven out for being ungrateful.

They were clearly eating the food given by Song Zhi, but they still dared to overturn Song Zhi's table. Who would dare to accept such a commoner? Anyway, they didn't want it.

Mu Yuanzhi took over the people with such character and was treated like a fool and laughed at in secret.

Hearing this, Mu Yuan was so angry that he almost ordered the people to be ground into meat paste. In the end, he gave up after being persuaded by his ministers.

However, he withdrew all the preferential treatment given to these people.

Originally, he allocated areas for them to live and farm, and only collected 10% of the taxes.

Now, 80% of the harvest must be handed over, leaving only 2% for their basic living.

When these people heard this news, it was like a bolt from the blue. They felt like they had fallen from heaven to hell.

Originally, they didn't say they were rich, but at least they lived a good life.

Now, look what happens. After working hard for a whole year, we can only make ends meet.

And with just those two floors, they might not even be able to provide enough food and clothing.

Comparing the two, everyone was surprised to see how kind and benevolent Song Zhi was.

She would not exploit them, and would even implement various good strategies to make their lives better.

They regretted their decision and wanted to return to Phoenix Country with a shameless face.

But it is easy to leave but difficult to go back, and they can't even get close to the border.

Both sides were at war and were extremely cautious. It would be harder than climbing to the sky for them to come back.

When they tried to change their attire and sneak into Phoenix Country from small places, they were always recognized.

After trying various methods and being rejected, they accepted their fate.

They began to live a life of endless exploitation.

He used to be so ungrateful for what he had, and now he’s being exploited to this extent that he doesn’t even dare to say a word.

Therefore, evildoers need to be punished by evildoers.

When Song Zhi heard about their experience, he didn't feel any sympathy at all. After all, it was their own choice.

Instead, it was the news from the Long family that made her mood fluctuate.

She didn't expect that Hong Feng and Zi Xuan were so cruel in their actions. Not only did they infect all the main branches of the Long family with the epidemic, they even did not spare the side branches.

After seeing them successfully enter the Long family, the secret guards sent by Song Zhi informed the surrounding people of the truth, so everyone stopped contacting the Long family.

Except for the Long family, no other people were infected with the epidemic.

At first, the Long family believed Ziyun's statement: they sneaked out during the chaos.

So they were received warmly and treated like the most favored ladies in the mansion.

Because in the past ten years, the two of them have been working tirelessly for the Long family and have never been disobedient. This loyalty and dedication alone makes people have no reason to doubt them.

But two days later, when Hongfeng and Zixuan showed signs of rapid decline, the Long family panicked.

They arrested the two without a second thought.

Two days later, the two men were like a rapidly drying riverbed, their faces haggard and their bodies frail.

They started to have fever and vomit again, and even started to vomit blood.

"She lied to us! She lied to us!"

Hong Feng collapsed as she looked at the blood on her hands, her hair disheveled and she looked like a madman.

"She actually lied to us. There's no hope for us. We're doomed!"

Tears welled up in Zixuan's eyes, and despair spread in her heart.

"Is this retribution? Are those five hundred or so sisters asking for our lives?"

Hong Feng slumped to the ground, his eyes becoming empty.

"Yes, we deserve it. We brought this upon ourselves."

The two knew that they had no hope of survival, so they simply prepared to kill themselves to end their current pain.

Just as they took a deep breath and prepared to take action, the head of the Long family came to them with his men.

He no longer had the same pleasant expression as before, nor did he smile and praise his two daughters as his greatest pride in life.

He was furious and asked them with bloodshot eyes why they came back to harm their family.

Since they were all going to die anyway, they were surprisingly calm.

Especially Hongfeng, who had a calm smile on his face.

"Why? Back then, those herbs that carried the epidemic could easily catch fire, yet Father still cruelly let us two sisters die. Now that we've contracted the epidemic, it's not unusual. Why is Father so excited?"

"Besides, aren't we a family? A family must be whole and harmonious. In the underworld, we can still act like the knife in our father's hand to clear away all obstacles for our brother, okay?"

Hearing her say this, the head of the Long family naturally knew that their wishful thinking over the past decade or so had been seen through by their two daughters.

Now that the relationship has been exposed, he doesn't intend to hide it anymore.

"Yes, I'm asking you to work hard in the front to pave the way for your brother. Women are born with a low life. If you weren't useful, you should have been strangled to death when you were born. It's your honor to be able to fight for your brother's future."

"pleasure?"

When their father, who had been reluctant to say even a harsh word to them, revealed the truth, it was like a knife stabbing them in the heart, and blood flowed everywhere.

"But we are also your own flesh and blood, aren't we?"

Zi Yu couldn't accept it and shouted, "You've been the one I've respected the most since I was little. I've always taken your words as my guiding principle. You... have you never truly loved us?"

The head of the Long family was so angry that his eyes were spitting fire. "A girl is not worthy of asking me to love her."

He drew the sword that was guarding him. "You dare to bring such a catastrophic disaster to the Long family. Today, I will personally clean up the mess. From now on, you are no longer the daughter of my Long family."

As he said this, without thinking, he raised his sword and pierced the two men's hearts.

He even stabbed her repeatedly to vent his anger.

Zixuan and Hongfeng were now unable to fight back, so they could only watch their father kill them.

"We... don't want to be members of the Long family anymore."

With resentful yet relieved looks in their eyes, the two closed their eyes forever.

After doing all this, the head of the Long family angrily threw away the sword in his hand and ordered his men to throw Hong Feng and the other two into a mass grave.

However, as soon as the servant opened the door, he saw fully armed soldiers surrounding the place.

The officers and soldiers all had gauze on their faces and stood far away and did not come close.

Behind the officers and soldiers, there are countless archers.

The servant was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he immediately reported the situation to the head of the Long family.

When the head of the Long family heard this and went outside to take a look, his face turned green.

He thought he had some influence in several nearby cities, so he shouted to the leading general to come out and see him.

The leading general was further away and started communicating directly through the air.