Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback

The river water rushed fiercely, and Ji's family and Li Kang, both hanging by ropes inside a pig cage, were submerged in the river.

Their heads surfaced above the water, intermittently choked by the river, causing tears.

Dark red blood seeped from their bodies, floating away with the river current.

The other end of the pig cage's rope was tied to a stone, and this hemp rope, under the assault of the river water, would be worn through in less than two hours.

Zhan Lan bent down, extended her hand, and stirred the water with her fingers, the icy river water causing her hair to stand on end.

She shook off her hand delightfully, sat on a massive rock by the riverbank, and, like a lion watching its captured prey, stared at the two people.

"Lady, we have no feud, release me, and I have a hundred taels of silver hidden away, all of which will be yours if you release me!"

The one speaking was Li Kang, who was drinking river water while continuously pleading for mercy.

"I am but a poor scholar, how could Ji's family, this lecherous old woman, she threatened and forced me..." Li Kang said urgently.

Ji's family stared furiously at Li Kang, the river's ice-cold water not as harmful as his words.

Her hair and clothes were already soaked through, and the pain on her body burned like fire.

Ji's family, full of regret, cursed loudly: "Bah, Li Kang, you are vile, despicable! Are you even a man!"

Zhan Lan, listening to the two biting and snapping at each other like dogs, lightly curved her lips, holding a stick she had casually picked up, occasionally stirring the water spray in the river.

After the two argued until they were exhausted, Zhan Lan said toward the hidden Liu Xi: "Come out!"

Liu Xi, with her body trembling and fists clenched tightly, emerged step by step from the shadows.

When Ji's family and Li Kang clearly saw Liu Xi's face, Li Kang felt his face turn deathly pale.

Ji's family cursed loudly: "It's you, you little wretch, a traitor, you actually betrayed me!"

Liu Xi ignored Ji's family's insults, looking expressionlessly towards Li Kang.

Li Kang's eyes reddened, shouting: "Liu Xi, I am sorry, please forgive me, I was wrong!"

Ji's family was stunned, what?

Li Kang actually knew Liu Xi!

Zhan Lan tapped Ji's family's face with the damp stick and said: "Liu Xi, go ahead and speak!"

Liu Xi's gaze was icy cold, each word seeming to be squeezed through clenched teeth.

"Li Kang, for the sake of your career, you reported my father for bribery, my father died wronged in prison, my mother followed him that very day, I was also to be sent to Jiao Fangsi, but someone rescued me."

"You thought I was tormented to death by those men, didn't you?" Her expression started to turn ferocious.

"No!"

"You reported my father, what benefits did his political enemies offer you? When you were poor and destitute, it was my father who helped you; yet, you personally caused his death. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog? I will kill you with my own hands, you heartless scoundrel!"

Liu Xi's grief and anger came surging like the river, bringing with it a roaring fury.

Ji's family gasped for air, cursing loudly: "You hold a grudge against Li Kang, why betray your own mistress!"

Liu Xi, with a look of disgust, said to Ji's family, "You, just because General Zhan inadvertently gave me an extra glance, next month weren't you planning to sell me off to a brothel?"

"You deserve to die!" Liu Xi roared at Ji's family.

Zhan Lan nodded in agreement, yawning and then lazily handing Liu Xi a dagger, saying: "Liu Xi, however you wish for Li Kang to die, go ahead! Ah, but leave Ji's family to me!"

Ji's family looked in terror towards Zhan Lan who was propping up her chin, with a relaxed expression.

Too horrifying!

Zhan Lan made killing sound as simple and casual as slicing a melon.

Li Kang watched Liu Xi step by step approaching him, wishing he could be swept away by the river water right now and drown.

He cried out anxiously, "No! Liu Xi, for the sake of our past affection..."

Liu Xi's hand holding the dagger trembled continuously, tears falling from her cheeks in great drops, as Zhan Lan watched her calmly.

Liu Xi squatted down, looking at the almost half-dead Li Kang, and raised the dagger towards the man she once loved deeply.

With snot streaming across his face, Li Kang pleaded desperately with Liu Xi.

"Xi'er, you are the one I love the most! I was deceived by slander at that time, I regret it so much, please..."

Zhan Lan saw Liu Xi's body shaking and chuckled lightly, "Can't do it? Li Kang had no problem doing it back then!"

Seemingly with great determination, Liu Xi plunged the dagger into Li Kang's chest.

"Ah!" A spread of crimson blood flowed from Li Kang's chest and dissipated instantly in the river.

Coughing blood from his mouth, Li Kang looked at Liu Xi while gasping, his eyes fierce, "Bitch!"

Thud!

Liu Xi mustered all her strength to stab the withdrawn dagger back into Li Kang's body again.

In an instant, Li Kang's eyes went round, his life extinguished.

Ji Yue's face was splashed with Li Kang's blood, causing her to scream in terror.

Liu Xi stepped back two steps, the dagger falling to the ground, and Zhan Lan got up to support her from behind.

Liu Xi knelt on the ground, tears streaming, "Father, mother, I've avenged the great wrong. Your daughter has killed Li Kang, my life's wish is fulfilled!"

Zhan Lan picked up the dagger from the ground; in her previous life, her hands had been stained with too much blood, having crawled out of piles of corpses and seas of blood countless times.

But for Liu Xi, this was her first kill.

She understood the fear in Liu Xi's heart, but Li Kang had to be killed by Liu Xi's own hands.

Only then could she truly be of use to her, especially since Liu Xi had an unparalleled skill, one like no other in the world.

Zhan Lan's left hand deftly twirled the dagger, thinking how she would not let Ji Yue die that easily.

After all, to kill a person, one must aim for the heart!

She wanted to savor the look of utter despair on Ji Yue's face.

Ji Yue's body was close to collapse, her lips bluish-purple, and trembling, she said, "Zhan Lan, you didn't lose your chastity, do you need to hate me this much?"

Zhan Lan nodded, "Then I must really thank Aunt Ji Yue."

"Aunt Ji Yue, after all you are my elder, I have some questions I'd like to ask you." Zhan Lan smiled towards Ji Yue, her eyes clear and bright.

Zhan Lan's mocking tone made Ji Yue very uncomfortable, she said weakly, "If you're going to kill, kill me. Even as a ghost, I won't make things easy for you!"

Zhan Lan chuckled lightly, "Is that so? The scariest thing in the world isn't ghosts, but the evil in people's hearts!"

Ji Yue looked down powerlessly, a madwoman like Zhan Lan, how could she fear ghosts!

Zhan Lan squatted down, sliding the dagger across Ji Yue's cheek, "Aunt Ji Yue, Zhan Qingqing is not dead yet, what do you think, how shall I play with her next?"

As her words fell, moonlight suddenly pierced through the clouds and shone on Zhan Lan's face, her smile bloody and cruel.

Ji Yue's pupils dilated, as if being devoured by the fangs of a monster, falling into deep despair.

"No! I beg you, Aunt Ji Yue has always been wrong from the start, Aunt Ji Yue has abused you and schemed against you, I understand your hatred, kill me but please spare Qing'er!"

Ji Yue's face was streaked with snot and tears, her despair reaching its peak.

Zhan Lan tilted her head, lowered her voice and leaned close to Ji Yue, "I'll tell you now about Zhan Qingqing's fate, to set Aunt Ji Yue's mind at ease as you descend to hell. But Aunt Ji Yue, do you only care about your daughter and not at all about your most beloved son?"

At these words, Ji Yue felt a wave of dizziness, darkness swallowing her soul.

Under the waning moon, the color drained from her face.