Chapter 400: The Grand Master Arrives 5
Qi Qingyao’s eyes narrowed. “Do you really think you can atone for your mistake of murdering my sister’s entire family with a few gifts?”
Li Ruoxuan tightened his jaw, though his gaze remained calm. He touched the black eyepatch on his right eye, then said sonorously, “I know you want to say something about how everyone is equal under the law, and if I really want to make amends, I should punish myself with disembowelment or something like that.
“But having said that, everyone knows that’s not something I can do.
“So, I suggest you kill all my relatives! All my relatives are dead, and only my second aunt is left. You can go and kill her entire family. Is that fair enough for you?
“This is her address.”
He got up, walked toward Qi Qingyao, and calmly took a pre-written note out of his sleeve. He placed it on the table next to her, then turned around and sat back down on his seat.
Qi Qingyao, “…” He had already predicted that she would reject his gift, so he had prepared his second aunt’s address in advance!
She sighed lightly.
She really could not lower her guard even the slightest bit when dealing with this sly fox.
This man always thought of everything and was always lying in wait for her.
Seeing that she was silent, Li Ruoxuan said again, “Isn’t there a young grand master you have by your side? The one named Si Jin. If you can’t do the killing, you can ask Si Jin to kill on your behalf.”
Kill his second aunt? His only relative? “…You’re a madman,” Qi Qingyao murmured.
Li Ruoxuan raised his brows. Staring at her intently, he said nonchalantly, “I asked you to go kill her, and you call me a madman. Look at you.”
Qi Qingyao’s eyes curved, though it was with a touch of dullness.
Li Ruoxuan continued, “If you insist on not getting a third party involved in settling this dispute, and still feel like you have to kill me to avenge your sister, you can still ask Si Jin to come out and kill me.
“However, if you kill me, and if I die because of you, the entire Northern Liang will fall into chaos. If the empress wants to find someone to hold accountable, you will have to be responsible for my death.”
It was another extremely calm and collected statement.
It made his madness clear. He did not fear death.
Qi Qingyao chewed on his thought-provoking words and said, “So, if you kill someone, or more accurately, if a big shot like you kills someone, you can get away with it?”
Li Ruoxuan was as straightforward as ever. “That’s how the world works.”
“…” Qi Qingyao did not say a word.
She understood.
Of course she understood.
Unfortunately, understanding and accepting reality were two different things.
Li Ruoxuan looked at her expression and reminded her good-naturedly, “But then again, isn’t this your fault?”
Qi Qingyao asked, “My fault?”
Li Ruoxuan nodded in agreement and narrowed his eyes slightly. “Everyone suspects that Si Jin is a grand master, but you didn’t speak up. I couldn’t ask him nor you about it straightforwardly. Anyway, it’s not like you’re that close to your family. I had initially wanted to kill the entire Qi family, but I held back at the eleventh hour and only killed Qi Qingzhu and her family.”
Qi Qingyao gritted her teeth. “Based on what you’re telling me now, am I to thank you for not killing my entire family instead?”
Li Ruoxuan analyzed brazenly. “Indeed, you should be thanking me. Thanking me for choosing to be merciful at the last minute.”
Qi Qingyao’s eyes twitched involuntarily. “You’re shameless.”
Li Ruoxuan said calmly, “Thank you for the compliment.”
Qi Qingyao, “…”
Who complimented you?
You motherf*cker!
When Qi Qingyao was so angry she was close to asking Steward Zhang to kick the two out, Steward Zhang came in and whispered into her ear hastily. “Missus, someone else is here.”
“Who?” she asked with a frown.
Steward Zhang’s lips quivered. “The—The Head Grand Secretariat…”
Qi Qingyao was silent for a moment. “Just tell him that I’m meeting an important guest today, and ask him to come back another day.”
Steward Zhang then went out to the front door to deal with the guest. Only Qi Qingyao, Li Ruoxuan, and Zhu Shen were left in the side hall.
As a cultivator, Li Ruoxuan had heard Steward Zhang’s deliberately lowered voice clearly. He thought to himself that the Head Grand Secretariat had come here extraordinarily fast. He really kept such a keen eye on her! Li Ruoxuan could not help quirking his lips up into a thin smile.