Quick Transmigration: My System is a Big Liar

The horse stopped not far from the dilapidated temple, and three men led the horse slowly out of the darkness and came into their sight.

As the three approached, everyone recognized the person at the front as the storyteller from the teahouse.

Ji Jinnian walked up to the group, his gaze sweeping over them before finally settling on Chu Qing's face. "Qingqing, what a coincidence! Are you all going to Jinzhou City too? Can your uncle travel with you on the way?"

"Of course! If I had known you were going to Jinzhou City too, I would have waited for you to set off together," Chu Qing replied with a smile.

What a load of rubbish!

They came specifically to catch up.

I'm afraid going to Jinzhou City is just a pretense; his real intention is to be with her!

uncle?

This title completely baffled everyone. It seemed that the First Madam didn't have any family members on her mother's side? Wasn't the eldest daughter of the Chu family the head of the household's biological mother?

How come another uncle has suddenly appeared?

Ji Jinnian was slightly disappointed that he didn't hear Chu Qing call him, but he didn't show it on his face and still smiled brightly, "Qingqing left without saying a word. I thought Qingqing was hiding from her uncle."

"No, that's not true. Why would you think that? I just forgot for a moment." Chu Qing was a little embarrassed. Could she say that she was deliberately avoiding him? Of course not.

She just hasn't adapted to her new identity yet, and subconsciously wants to escape.

There's no escaping it now, so let's face it head-on!

"That's good." Ji Jinnian took a small box off his horse and handed it to Chu Qing. "Qingqing, your uncle has prepared a little gift for you. I hope you like it."

Chu Qing didn't want to accept the offer and wanted to find a suitable excuse to decline.

Ji Jinnian noticed Chu Qing's resistance and directly shut her down with words.

"Qingqing, you cannot refuse a gift from your elders!"

Chu Qing pursed her lips, took the box, and was so shocked by what she saw inside that she couldn't close her mouth. It was a box full of silver notes, the largest denomination notes from the Three Kingdoms Universal Bank, each worth ten thousand taels.

Snapped

Chu Qing closed the lid and shoved the box into Ji Jinnian's arms, saying, "This is too precious, I can't accept it."

“These were originally yours. Your uncle has only been keeping them safe for you all these years. Now they are returned to you intact,” Ji Jinnian said.

Since it was said to be a return of the jade intact, Chu Qing accepted it without hesitation. After thinking for a moment, she still called out the title that Ji Jinnian most wanted to hear, "Thank you, Uncle."

When Ji Jinnian heard Chu Qing address him as "uncle," his smile deepened. He beckoned the boy to his right to come forward. "Qingqing, this is my godson, Ji Baiyu. You are about the same age, so you can get to know each other better. Baiyu, say hello to Qingqing."

Young Ji Baiyu stepped forward, his smile clear. "Hello, Qingqing. I am Ji Baiyu. You can call me Brother Yu."

Yang Chao and the others realized that this was blatant kidnapping! Their gazes swept back and forth between the three people.

Qin Jing stood stiffly, not daring to look at Chu Qing's expression.

Chu Qing sensed the tension in the person beside her and took his hand in a silent reassurance, "Hello, Brother Bai Yu, I am Chu Qing, and this is my husband, Qin Jing."

Ji Baiyu was clearly taken aback. He turned to look at his godfather, then bowed to Qin Jing and said, "Greetings, Young Master Qin."

Qin Jing returned the greeting, "Young Master Ji."

Then, the scene fell silent.

"When did Qingqing get married? Even your uncle didn't know. Qingqing and Xiaojing, your uncle will definitely make up for the wedding gifts another day." Ji Jinnian was also startled. He had been paying attention to the news from the mountain stronghold, so how come he hadn't heard about Qingqing's marriage?

Chu Qing explained, "Two months ago, perhaps due to the rush, Father didn't inform you."

Isn't that a rush? They kidnapped someone up the mountain at noon and had the wedding ceremony that evening. At this rate, even if they had been notified, they wouldn't have been able to manage it!

Ji Jinnian sighed and said, "What a pity, what a pity."

He said "what a pity" twice in a row. What exactly was he regretting? I'm sure everyone has a pretty good idea, since it's all too obvious.

Everyone thought the matter was over, since they didn't know Chu Qing was already married before, and now that they knew, they gave up on the idea.

But what Ji Jinnian and his son did next completely overturned their understanding.

During the daytime journey, Ji Baiyu used various excuses to get into the carriage with Chu Qing and Qin Jing, disturbing their time alone.

When carrying out missions, Ji Baiyu would argue his way to being in a group with Chu Qing. After succeeding, he would give Qin Jing a smug smile, as if to say, "See? I can accompany Qingqing on missions, while you can only wait at home."

Even if they fail, they will still try to get closer to Chu Qing.

After dinner, when Chu Qing took Qin Jing for a walk, Ji Baiyu would join in, saying that it would be more fun to walk with more people.

Even during meals, he would always squeeze between the two of them, a childish and obvious behavior that gave Chu Qing a headache.

Perhaps it was Chu Qing's blatant favoritism that gave Qin Jing a strong sense of security, so Qin Jing only found Ji Jinnian's actions amusing and did not feel any resentment or displeasure. He simply watched him make a fuss quietly each time.

Soon, their group arrived at the last stop in Beixiang Kingdom, the capital of Beixiang Kingdom, which was also the location of the headquarters of Weiyuan Escort Agency.

Along the way, Xie Qi inquired from various sources but found no news about Weiyuan Escort Agency. Everything seemed normal and had not been affected by Chen Pingsheng's matter.

But Xie Qi was still uneasy and planned to go to the headquarters in person.

Just then, Chu Qing and his group were also heading to the capital to assassinate Princess Rongchang, the younger sister of the Emperor of Beixiang Kingdom.

This man had an unhappy marriage in his early years, so he kept a mistress, frequented brothels, and had an affair with a maid in the princess's residence, completely ignoring the existence of Princess Rongchang.

Over time, Princess Rongchang's personality became twisted. She personally killed her husband and secretly sent someone to execute his mistress.

From then on, the princess kept male lovers.

In recent years, the emperor has become obsessed with immortality and neglected his duties. Princess Rongchang has become increasingly cruel and has become bisexual, targeting only handsome men and women. Every month, more than a dozen male and female corpses are carried out of the princess's residence.

She kept a group of guards in her mansion who openly snatched people from the streets every day. Once someone fell into their hands, they would go in alive and come out dead.

Nowadays, in Kyoto, men and women with even a little bit of good looks either stay at home or have fled to other places.

The closer they got to Kyoto, the more rumors circulated about Princess Rongchang. In inns and teahouses, there was a chorus of insults and curses, calling her a slut, a whore, and so on.

Song Jingyuan asked in a low voice, "Xie Qi, did you encounter this group of guards before in the capital?"

Xie Qi shook his head. He was either on his way to escort goods or at the escort agency; he had never actually encountered them. Otherwise, he would have definitely thrown out a handful of poison, sending them all to their deaths.