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

The night was as dark as water. When I came to the street, I could hear the rustling sounds of thieves everywhere.

Song Zhi really couldn't understand these people. Was she that scary?

Just as I was thinking this, I heard the sound of conversation nearby.

"Old Li, do you have any more fish? Hurry up, I don't dare stay outside for too long. It would be bad if that female devil spotted me."

"You want fish? We've already sold out all the fish. Do you want a turtle?"

"No, no, why are they selling so fast every day?"

His voice was filled with annoyance. "My wife has been wanting to eat fish for several days, but she can't buy any."

"Oh, there's nothing we can do."

A slightly aged voice replied, "You know how hard it is to go fishing at a time like this. We only fish for a short while after dark, risking our lives. You won't catch much at all."

"Okay, okay, then I'll go buy a chicken."

The two separated in a hurry, and a figure walked forward quickly.

Song Zhi was speechless, and he repeated softly, "The devil girl..."

Xie Ting quickly comforted him, "Don't be angry, Boss. They just haven't discovered your good qualities yet. Once they get to know you better, they will think you are a female Bodhisattva."

Song Zhi continued walking forward, and the stalls in front of him were mostly selling vegetables.

There was a cacophony of voices.

"Mrs. Li, have you hidden your children? Don't let them cry during the day. I heard that the female devil loves to eat children. If they are discovered, they will be captured."

"Alas, what sin did our Liucheng commit to welcome such a female king of hell?"

"Who says it's not true? I heard that a few days ago, Erzhu from Aunt Wang's family on East Street was accidentally discovered when he went out during the day, and was beaten to death in the street. His flesh and blood were all over the place. It was so tragic."

"This is too much. If there is no other way, let's just run away."

Everyone was carrying their vegetable baskets and talking with indignation.

Song Zhi looked at Xie Ting, "Did you kill someone in the street?"

Xie Ting was sweating profusely. "God knows it all, Boss. We did kill people in the streets, but they were all spies left in the city."

Song Zhi nodded in understanding, then stepped forward and interjected, "Is that female devil really as scary as you say?"

When they heard the unfamiliar voice, a group of women looked at her warily.

However, when they heard the words "female devil", they immediately classified Song Zhi as one of their own.

"Whose girl are you from? How come I haven't seen you before? Why are you wearing a mask so late at night?"

Song Zhi opened his mouth and said, "I came to Liucheng to visit my relatives, but I got stuck here right after arriving. I wear a mask because I ate something wrong these two days and got a rash on my face."

"I see."

The two enthusiastic aunts pulled Song Zhi closer and said, "We're telling you, don't provoke that female devil. She kills without blinking an eye."

"So bloody?"

Everyone started talking again, "Of course, she would do anything to win. Liucheng had so many cavalry stationed there at the time, but they were all wiped out by that devil."

Song Zhi didn't understand. "But on the battlefield, it's either you or I. If they don't kill the Iron Cavalry, they'll just be killed. Is it right to let those hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Phoenix Kingdom wait to die?"

"Not to mention, hasn't Tianqi always been the one provoking disputes?"

This was absolutely true. The aunt had no idea how to refute it and was choked for a moment.

After a long while, he said, "Even if the fighting between soldiers and horses doesn't count, that female devil is killing people in the city!"

Song Zhi said: "They started a massacre because there are still remnants of Tianqi in the city and they have to kill them. They didn't hurt ordinary people, right?"

This is still true. No matter how much they spread rumors that the empress was a vicious and evil person, she ignored them. Not only did she allow the night market to exist, she also never let her men break into any of them.

The entire Liucheng is like two distinct systems, each keeping its own distance from the other.

The aunt didn't know what to say and stood there awkwardly for a moment.

Another aunt quickly took over the conversation, "You can't say that. The reason she didn't harm the common people is because she wanted to win people's hearts. This would be beneficial for her rule here."

Song Zhi laughed. "You all swear that she's a ruthless female devil who wants to rule this place and kill everyone who doesn't obey her. Is there any need to win people's hearts like this?"

"Then... then who knows."

The group of aunts suddenly felt guilty. Thinking carefully, they realized that the Phoenix Kingdom’s troops had never done anything wrong since they entered the city.

But for some reason, the idea that the empress is very scary is deeply rooted in people's minds.

Thinking about it, they became a little angry and said, "What's wrong with you, sister? We kindly reminded you, but you don't appreciate it. Why do you keep on scolding us? Go away, we won't say any more to you, just take care of yourself."

With that, they each picked up their own baskets and left.

Song Zhi had a forced smile on his face, it seemed there was something else behind this matter.

She has been busy with other things these days and has no time to deal with these things. Today she will take a good look at where the problem lies.

Song Zhi continued to walk forward, and Xie Ting followed behind him. "Boss, why don't you go back? Let me check this matter."

Xie Ting was quick-witted and realized something was wrong.

In order to avoid being recognized by the people, he also wore a mask.

Fortunately, it was night, so two masked people walking on the street did not look out of place.

"It's okay, I'll take a look myself."

Song Zhi waved his hand.

Xie Ting couldn't bear it, "But many people really cursed very badly."

Along the way, they met many groups of people, all of whom were cursing Song Zhi's viciousness in a low voice. Not to mention Song Zhi himself, even a grown man like him was furious when he heard it.

Song Zhi said: "Don't worry, I can still bear this kind of scolding."

Her expression was calm and she really didn't care.

If you ask me why I suddenly became so peaceful, it may be because I became numb after listening to it so many times.

There are so many people talking about it. If she cared about it, she would probably be angry to death before she even gets here.

Besides, this is just what’s on the surface.

As the head of a country, it is impossible for her to satisfy everyone. She doesn't know how many people are scolding her behind her back. They are just small matters.

Song Zhi kept a smile on his lips.

All the way to a place selling various groceries.

Compared to before, there were more men and women here, and there were more people cursing at her.

But everyone tacitly lowered their voices, so it wasn't too noisy.

They walked around inside but didn't get any useful information.

Instead, when she was about to leave, the words of the two people beside her caught her attention.

"Hurry up, Mr. Hu will start the storytelling early today, let's go and grab a good seat."

"Where did you get this information? Is it reliable? Doesn't Mr. Hu tell stories at the same time every day?"

"Don't worry, this news is definitely reliable. Mr. Hu said he plans to run away tonight."