The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"reason."

"To survive." Situ Yaorao smiled brightly, but within that smile, there was too much helplessness hidden. Tantai Yunyi looked at her for a long while, then waved his hand and left with his men.

"I'm tired and want to rest." After the people left, Situ Yaorao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Feng Ziqi. Feng Ziqi heard her and took her into the room and watched her fall asleep.

Outside, Gusu knelt in front of Yinggu.

Seeing this, Ying Gu was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"I want to go back." Gusu looked up at Yinggu and said. Yinggu laughed at her words, a laugh that was mocking: "Oh? When you betrayed Mingyue Country, you left so easily. Why do you think it would be so easy to come back now?"

"No matter what the punishment is, I am willing to bear it as long as you let me go back." Gusu gritted his teeth.

"Why...?" Ying-gu looked at Gusu with mixed feelings. She had watched this child grow up, and she'd always known her to be well-behaved, so she'd even developed a certain fondness for her. But she hadn't imagined she'd grow up to betray Mingyue Nation. It was precisely because of this that she was so disappointed in this child.

But now... Ying Gu sighed. As smart as she was, how could she not understand why Gusu had changed so suddenly?

He looked at Gusu and said, "If you want to go back, you must first obtain the consent of the leader of the Divine Religion. I'm afraid you will have to endure untold suffering. Are you really willing to go back for an impossible wish?"

"I am willing to do anything as long as you let me go back." Gusu said gritting his teeth.

As the sky darkened, in the courtyard, a woman knelt on the ground with a determined look on her face. She looked up and met the gaze of the woman standing there.

"Aunt Ying, please help me."

"If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?" Aunt Ying shook her head and sighed.

Gusu lowered her head upon hearing this. She couldn't help but smile bitterly. Back then, she had only wanted to escape the prison of the Mingyue Kingdom. How could she have known this would happen? If she had known she would meet the new emperor, she wouldn't have hesitated, even if she had to endure death there.

The word "emotion" is the most torturous. Seeing that Gusu had made up her mind, Ying Gu simply said, "Since you truly wish to return, then come with us this time. However, if you dare to betray Mingyue Nation again, or run away unable to bear the punishment, the consequences will not be as simple as last time. Although the Divine Cult says that Saintess are difficult to train, a disobedient Saint who keeps running away is better off not having one."

"Thank you, Ying-gu, thank you." Seeing Ying-gu's agreement, Gusu kowtowed excitedly. Ying-gu helped him up, her tone softening somewhat. After all, Gusu was still a saint. Although she had been on the run, the Divine Cult had never revoked her status. Therefore, as long as she returned to face punishment, she would retain her noble status as before.

Furthermore, the Divine Cult is also trying to find a way to control the new emperor. Perhaps Gusu is a good choice. Thinking of this, Yinggu smiled and said, "Girl, when you return with me this time, you must carefully observe the woman the new emperor wants to bring back. Although my Divine Cult is working for the new emperor, if that woman harms the Mingyue Kingdom, she will still be killed." With that, Yinggu took out a porcelain bottle and placed it in Gusu's hands. Gusu held the porcelain bottle, knowing what Yinggu meant, and said, "I will definitely observe her carefully. If she dares to harm the new emperor, I will kill her."

"Yeah." Ying Gu nodded with satisfaction.

"By the way, can I see my father?" After finishing the work, Gusu remembered that he had not seen his father yet, so he asked hurriedly.

"Your father just went into the room to look for that woman. He said he had something important to tell you. Don't worry. Since you want to return to the Divine Religion, we will naturally not harm your so-called father."

"I, I'm going to find Daddy." Gusu rushed into the house, worried. "Dad..." As soon as she finished speaking, she froze. Inside, an old man knelt on the floor, tears streaming down his face. Situ Yaorao leaned against the bed, her expression unchanged. Nearby, Feng Ziqi watched the whole thing with indifference.

Seeing this, Gusu's temper flared up immediately. He rushed forward and demanded, "Father, what are you doing? Miss Situ, what did you say to my father?"

"Me?" Seeing Gusu asking herself, Situ Yaorao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "I swear to God, I didn't say anything. It's just that my father came in and asked if I met the person he asked me to bring out in the underground palace, and I told him that the person was dead." Situ Yaorao looked innocent.

"You! Miss Situ, you knew that my father valued that woman so much, yet you told him she was dead?" Gusu looked at Situ Yaorao with dissatisfaction. With her eyes slightly red, she helped her sobbing father to his feet: "Father, let's stop crying."

"Girl, you don't have to persuade me." The old father pushed Gusu away, staggered to his knees on the ground again, and kowtowed to Situ Yaorao.

"Dad! What are you doing?" Gusu was so angry that she didn't know what to say.

"Thank you so much for helping her rest in peace. She has been a source of worry for me for so many years," the old man cried. Situ Yaorao, watching, was also moved. Although she said that Gusu had harmed her, the old man's desire to find his loved one was indeed genuine. So, he said, "Father, please get up. I was unable to bring her out alive because I selfishly wanted to extract the Ganoderma Lucidum. I even prevented Miss Gusu from bringing out her body."

"It doesn't matter. Maybe that is the best destination for her. Our ancestors are ashamed of her." The old father said tremblingly.

Sure enough, this old father and the woman in the underground palace are relatives.

"Please, father, please enlighten us. What exactly is going on?" Situ Yaorao looked at her father and asked. Hearing this, her father hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't know the specifics, but there's an ancient book in our family, passed down from our great-grandfather's generation. It says that the person murdered here was our ancestor. All these years, I've been guarding this place according to our ancestors' teachings, just so that I can one day bring her out."

"You know she's not dead?" Situ Yaorao was surprised.

Upon hearing this, the old man couldn't help but smile bitterly. "These are the records left by our ancestors. It's said that she truly came back to life thanks to the help of the Medicine King. She was even able to achieve immortality. To protect her, the Medicine King kept her in the underground palace. All this was revealed to my ancestor before his death. He hated the Medicine King to the core, but ultimately, he was willing to come here to protect his beloved wife. He later raised the child he and his wife had, and the lineage has continued to this day." The old man finished his words and thanked him. "As for me, I've never had a wife or children. This girl isn't a close relative of mine, and I didn't want to involve Gusu in this, so I never told her. Today, if it weren't for the help of this noble person, I'm afraid this secret would have ended with this old man. And the hope of my lineage would have been completely lost. Girl, come and thank you."

The old man pulled Gusu and said.

Although Gusu was a little jealous of Situ Yaorao, she could only nod and kneel before the old man. "Thank you for your help, Miss Situ. It's all thanks to you that my father is relieved of his worries. If you need anything in the future, Gusu will definitely be there for you."

The Gusu dialect sounds smooth, but you can tell it's empty talk as soon as you hear it.

However, it can be considered as tolerance for the sake of this old father. Situ Yaorao gave Gusu a deep look and said disapprovingly: "I will help only because of the agreement between me and the old father. It has nothing to do with you. On the contrary, if you beg me, I will do nothing. So, you don't have to kneel down for me." Situ Yaorao said lightly.

Situ Yaorao had completely given up on Gusu. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have gone to Mingyue Country right now, and in this way!

Everything happened so unexpectedly.

"Dad, let's go. Miss Situ is a kind and righteous person. She doesn't care about my apology." Gusu also got angry. He looked at Situ Yaorao coldly, pulled his father and left.