The Gusu Mistake - Chapter 45

Perhaps it was because she hadn’t given it much thought before, but now that Jiang Yilan brought up the things the Jiang family had done, a wave of melancholy and sadness washed over her. It was something Yuan Ruo simply couldn’t ignore.

“Still thinking about the Jiang family?” Yuan Ruo asked Jiang Yilan as they walked.

“Yeah,” Jiang Yilan didn’t deny it, but didn’t say much more either.

“I understand how you feel,” Yuan Ruo’s mind went back to her second brother, Han Yi. “It’s like me. I know my second brother is hiding something, and I know he probably knows some truth about my eldest brother’s death, but I don’t dare to ask.”

Jiang Yilan turned her head to ask Yuan Ruo, “You’re probably sad, too, right?”

“Of course I’m sad,” Yuan Ruo gave a wry smile. “But mostly, I’m afraid my parents won’t be able to handle it. You know, I went to the Jade Mang Palace when I was very young. After my eldest brother passed, my second brother was the only one left to bring joy to their lives. If…”

“If the two elders were to find out that your second brother harmed your eldest brother, they probably wouldn’t survive,” Jiang Yilan finished Yuan Ruo’s sentence, also with a bitter smile. “If this matter is resolved in the end, and we can exclude him…”

“Let’s not talk about this anymore,” Yuan Ruo didn’t want to continue the topic and changed the subject. “With Jiang Yuan showing up, do you have a plan?”

“Since he dared to do it, he shouldn’t blame me for not tolerating him,” Yuan Ruo sighed. “It’s just my father and my eldest brother…”

Yuan Ruo asked, “Are you worried they won’t stand with you?”

“Heh,” Jiang Yilan laughed helplessly. “When Jiang Ting first proposed my marriage, if they had done something, things wouldn’t be this way today!”

Yuan Ruo asked, “Did they not try to stop it at all?”

“They did try,” Jiang Yilan said. “But in front of those old men, they couldn’t stand their ground. In the end, in their eyes, the harmony of the family was more important than their own biological daughter.”

“Alright, don’t think about it anymore,” Yuan Ruo patted Jiang Yilan’s shoulder. “If they can’t tolerate you in the future, you can just come with me.”

Jiang Yilan looked up, a meaningful gaze on Yuan Ruo, but she only looked for a moment and said nothing.

“Why are you looking at me without saying anything?” Yuan Ruo asked with a smile.

“What should I say?” Jiang Yilan retorted.

Yuan Ruo said, “Say that you agree!”

Jiang Yilan gave a half-smile. “Are you really always thinking about me?”

“Yeah,” Yuan Ruo nodded seriously. “I’m always thinking about you.”

“Then keep thinking,” Jiang Yilan raised a hand to shade her eyes and looked at the sky. “Half the day is gone again. I wonder where Jiang Yuan went. Why hasn’t he come back?”

“You and I are on guard now,” Yuan Ruo said. “It’s hard for him to have a chance to make a move again. He’s probably not an idiot to throw himself into a trap.”

Jiang Yilan lowered her hand. “Then if we just go to the Jiang family like this and confront Jiang Ting, it won’t be easy to handle.”

“We’ll have to handle it even if it’s not easy,” Yuan Ruo’s face grew serious. “This time, I will get to the bottom of everything.”

“With your ambition, I certainly can’t be a hindrance,” Jiang Yilan smacked her lips. “But if we go now, we really won’t have another chance to catch Jiang Yuan. It’s like we’re going with empty hands, and it’ll be hard to say anything with just our two mouths.”

Yuan Ruo asked, “So what do you mean?”

“What I mean is,” Jiang Yilan smiled, “do you remember what we took great pains to spread when we left your house?”

“I remember,” Yuan Ruo only sighed at the mention of it. “It doesn’t seem to have been very useful. We’re in the open, and they’re in the dark.”

“How can you say it was useless?” Jiang Yilan said. “Didn’t it draw out a group of people?”

“It was still useless. We didn’t catch them, and we don’t even know who they are,” Yuan Ruo’s sigh grew heavier.

“Let’s not worry about the ones we didn’t catch for now,” Jiang Yilan said. “What we need to consider right now is how to deal with the Jiang family.”

Yuan Ruo asked, “What’s your idea?”

“The Jiang family cares about their reputation the most,” Jiang Yilan said. “The only reason they can’t tolerate me is for the sake of their reputation. So why don’t we start from there?”

Yuan Ruo’s eyes darted. “You want to spread the news that the Jiang family harmed my eldest brother?”

“Exactly,” Jiang Yilan said. “And we should add fuel to the fire, making it sound more serious and scandalous.”

Yuan Ruo thought it over. “If we do that, they will definitely trace the source.”

Jiang Yilan said, “Those people, if nothing else, will definitely have this ability.”

Yuan Ruo chuckled. They were in sync, so there was no need to say everything explicitly.

“Let’s go,” Jiang Yilan called out to Yuan Ruo. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been back to Quqong City. I should go back and have a good look and give them some fun.”

Yuan Ruo walked alongside Jiang Yilan, but her gaze was not on the road, but on her. “I went there in a hurry last time and didn’t get a good look. Why don’t you take this opportunity to show me around?”

Jiang Yilan pretended to be troubled. “If I show you around, won’t I just be your companion?”

“You’re the host,” Yuan Ruo said as a matter of course. “You naturally have to fulfill your host’s duties. I don’t care, you have to take me.”

Jiang Yilan burst out laughing. “Now you’re acting like a child. And you’re a cultivator, too.”

“So what?” Yuan Ruo raised her eyebrows. “When I was in the Jade Mang Palace, my master and senior brothers spoiled me like this.”

“Is that so?” Jiang Yilan put on a worried expression. “Then if I don’t spoil you in the future, how will you get used to it?”

Jiang Yilan’s words were a joke, but they also didn’t seem to be entirely so. It made Yuan Ruo freeze for a moment before she dared to look at her. “What did you say?”

“I didn’t say anything,” Jiang Yilan stopped talking. “Let’s hurry to Quqong City.”

“No, you have to explain first,” Yuan Ruo chased after Jiang Yilan, but Jiang Yilan just wouldn’t say anything more. The two of them continued on their way to Quqong City, the base of the Jiang family, bickering all the way.

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