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She stared at Aragaki Nigaki, completely oblivious to the sword shadow about to fall on her. She said, word by word, "You are the big brother in my brother's mouth...? Aragaki Nigaki?!" At the critical moment, Aragaki Nigaki condensed an orange light, cutting the "torrent" in half and turning the sword shadow of the Fox demon into smoke. "Are you still boasting?" Xiao Yao asked worriedly, "Didn't you say I was a burden?"
Ke Lingfei feels like they are falling apart. Seeing Aragaki Nigaki rushing towards the enemy, they couldn't help but feel a little lost. They turned their head and pushed Xiao Yao away with their snake tail, saying, "You don't need to worry about it..." before transforming into human form.
"Are you okay?" Aragaki Nigaki looked at the little fox in front of them, "Are you from the Toshan clan? Is your brother Tushan Lang?"
"Yes, Tushan Lang is my brother. My name is Tushan Li."
"You knew her identity a long time ago?" Xiao Yao was not very happy. "Then why did you still let Ling'er take action?"
"I didn't know... I guessed," Ke Lingfei remained silent with her back to everyone.
"What on earth happened here?" Aragaki Nigaki asked, pointing at the body in the courtyard.
Tushan Li walked up to the man, gazing at him affectionately, and said slowly, "Ten years ago, I settled on Mount Emei with my brother, and later I would often play in the mountains in my true form. One day, I was accidentally caught in a trap set by the disciples of Xianmen using spiritual power, something that the demon clan couldn't touch. Just when I was in despair, it was Mr.Zhou, who was twelve at the time, who saved me."
Tushan Li crouched down and caressed the man, "His name is Zhou She. For the next few years, I stayed by his side in the form of a little fox. He would share his food with me, and I liked to sleep in his arms during nap time. His parents didn't allow him to get close to me, but he still secretly brought me delicious treats. He never knew that I liked him... and he never saw me in my current form. Until last year... I accidentally overheard that he was going to get married."
"This lady is called Cheng Jiao. Their families were well-matched, and they had been engaged for a long time. The two of them grew up together and were very close. However, as Cheng Jiao's parents became wealthy from their business, the animosity between the two families grew. It seems that their family no longer values Mr. Zhou's background. Not only that, they also made hurtful remarks, saying that Mr. Zhou's family is trying to climb the social ladder and leverage the marriage contract to form a relationship with the richest family in Longchi City."
"What kind of social ladder? They were just poor people who suddenly became rich!" Ke Lingfei muttered under her breath.
Tushan Li stood up and paced, tears streaming down his face.
"Because there is an engagement, they can't refuse directly, so they want to make the Zhou family give up by asking for a large sum of money as a betrothal gift. They think that if the Zhou family agrees, they can make a big profit, and if they don't agree, the engagement will naturally be dissolved."
"It's really a clever scheme!"
"Why did it come to the point of murder?"
"The Zhou family has been farming for generations and simply cannot come up with such a large sum of money. They scraped together half of the betrothal gifts in six months. Mr.Zhou's parents even took out their own burial funds... But at this time, the the Cheng family unexpectedly agreed to the marriage and reduced the betrothal gifts to thirty percent of the original amount, with one condition: the previous engagement was to be voided, and a new house must be built by the Zhou family."
"That doesn't seem unreasonable..."
"The Zhou family thought so too, and they even handed over the betrothal gifts to the the Cheng family that very day. After the new house was built, Mr.Zhou and Cheng Jiao agreed to visit it together. That night, after a few drinks, they found it hard to contain their feelings and spent the night together."
"They really love each other..."
"But four days later, the the Cheng family reported Mr.Zhou to the local government, accusing him of raping a virtuous woman."
"What?!!"
"This..."
"What's going on?!"
The three of them expressed different astonishment and skepticism.
"Yes! The Cheng family colluded with the official authorities to seize the remaining property of the Zhou family."
"A residence and thirty percent of the betrothal gifts? That's too much..."
"No! There's also... fifty acres of land and an antique from the Zhou family."
"Is there anyone here? What's Cheng Jiao's attitude? Wasn't she willing?" Aragaki Nigaki said angrily.
"Cheng Jiao's statement is consistent with her parents', accusing Mr.Zhou of rape."
"How could she use her own innocence... it's impossible?"
"Clean and innocent? Hah... you really think highly of her. Since the Cheng family became wealthy, Cheng Jiao has changed completely. She's constantly surrounded by men, either rich young gentlemen or literary scholars. She's no longer innocent. Otherwise, why would you think the Cheng family would agree to this marriage?"
"I see... and then?"
"Because the previous engagement was annulled, the new engagement was not yet confirmed. In other words... they had no relationship at that time. The official authorities therefore found Mr. Zhou guilty and sentenced him to death by hanging."
"This is not over yet... Mr.Zhou's parents begged the Cheng family for forgiveness and offered their land and the antique as a gesture. The Cheng family agreed on the surface, but secretly divided the Zhou family's property with the so-called 'officials.'"
"That's so damn ruthless..."
"The Zhou family never received any news about Mr. Zhou's release. As the end of his sentence approached, his elderly parents fell seriously ill from anxiety and passed away seven days ago... one after the other!" At this point, Tushan Li burst into tears, "Even though they didn't let me see Mr.Zhou, I know they didn't mean any harm. They even gave me food a few times. They... they were still talking about their son before they died... comforting each other that their son would come back safely..."
"How could this happen..."
"Do you think this is enough?"
"Is there more?"
" the Cheng family falsely claimed that Cheng Jiao was pregnant with Mr.Zhou's child, and then took over the Zhou family's old and new houses. I secretly took the bodies of the elderly couple and buried them!!"
"How could someone be shameless to this extent?"
"If Cheng Jiao didn't have a child, it would be one thing... but she really is pregnant..."
"Is she Zhou She's?"
"Hehe... she doesn't even know which wild man it is. She lied about being pregnant with Mr. Zhou's child to save her reputation."
"How could this woman be so heartless... didn't she ever love Zhou She? How could she do such a thing," Ke Lingfei said sadly.
"Poor Mr.Zhou still feels that it's his fault that his parents were implicated. I told him the truth and saved him from prison. What happens next is all before your eyes..."
"Everyone in the entire prefecture... none survived..."
"Boss! Humans are greedy and selfish, willing to sacrifice others for their own benefit. They are beyond saving! If we don't exterminate them, they will perish by their own hands. Only by eradicating them can the entire Shenzhou be forever peaceful. Only then can our demon race truly be at peace."
"You only see an isolated case, most people are still very simple and friendly." Aragaki Nigaki lowered his head and dared not look directly at Tushan Li. "You can't generalize based on a few, and make a sweeping statement."
"Kill me... just kill me... there's no one left in this world that I care about..." Zhou She walked unsteadily.
"Mr.Zhou, you still have me... I am Little Fox... your Little Fox." Tushan Li hugged Zhou She and cried uncontrollably, "I'll take you away! Mr.Zhou, I'll take you out of here!!"
"Li'er!! What are you doing?!!"
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