Chapter 168 Danli 2 Longevity Noodles
Chapter 168 Danli 2 Longevity Noodles
In Danli, Wen Li could only say that it was indeed Liang Tian's territory. Even the dogs on the street would curse her all day long upon hearing the word "Jiang".
From eighty-year-old elders to two-year-old children, everyone hated the Jiang family. It was only here that Wen Li discovered that the people in the capital were much kinder.
They would even create portraits and sculptures of Jiang family members kneeling and begging for mercy, and of course, Wen Li, the only bloodline of the Jiang family, would definitely be included.
The portraits of everyone else didn't look very similar, but Wen Li's portrait was so good that people could recognize her at a glance!
It's likely that Liang Qi was involved in this.
By the end of December, Wen Li had been scolded countless times. If it weren't for the Wen family and the Crown Prince, she would have been ganged up on and beaten.
Everyone else was worried that she would get angry and kill someone, but she didn't really take it to heart.
Wen Li never accepts other people's opinions of her. What they say isn't true, how could it possibly hurt her? It's more likely to hurt Shen Yingsi and the Second Master.
They'd been furious for days. Despite Wen Li's repeated assurances that she didn't care, Shen Yingsi still gave the order and arrested several of the most vocal abusers. Now, when Shen Yingsi wasn't around, everyone stopped openly cursing and started using indirect, sarcastic language.
Most of the time, Wen Li would just laugh it off, but if anyone dared to lay a hand on her, she wouldn't let them. And if anyone dared to insult her mother, then sorry, her Jiang Yanhong was someone else's mother to be insulted.
Just wait and see. Once she finds out the truth, she'll definitely get her revenge!
Wen Li already had images of these people feeling regret and remorse in her mind. The more fiercely they cursed her, the better Wen Li felt.
"You have no idea, but someone actually unsealed Ghost Valley in order to become a hero in this chaotic world!"
"Those people pretend to protect us, but behind our backs they're treating us like fools!"
"Shameless! Yes! Shameless!"
Wen Li, carrying some ingredients and several portraits that vilified Jiang Yanhong, ignored the group and continued forward. This infuriated her second master, who was beside her!
Second Master kept barking incessantly, so Wen Li squatted down and slapped its mouth hard. Second Master could only wag its tail angrily.
"Let me tell you, this Wen Li is no match for our Seventh Master! Back in the capital, she was beaten to a pulp by our Seventh Master..."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
With so many people on the street, everyone's eyes seemed to drift towards Wen Li, yet they all appeared to be oblivious to her, laughing and joking as they went.
"What happened? Tell me again."
"Alright, I'll tell you again how brave our Seventh Master was back then! When the demons invaded, the Liang family was in trouble. Of the main branch of the Liang family, only our Seventh Master survived and was later sent to the Wen family."
"Back then, those remnants of the Jiang family shamelessly ran back to the capital to claim 'father'! Lord Wen, mindful of blood ties, declared that anyone in the world who dared to harm Wen Li was an enemy of the Wen family!"
"Although our Seventh Master was living under someone else's roof, he showed no mercy to his enemies. He was about to kill Wen Li in front of everyone! If someone hadn't protected that little bastard, she would have been dead long ago."
"Exactly! I don't know where Jiang Yanhong got the nerve to give birth to such a beast. If you ask me, the Jiang family should just die out!"
"Jiang Yanhong is shameless, isn't she? Prime Minister Wen has long since abandoned her..."
Today is Shen Yingsi's twentieth birthday, and Wen Li really doesn't want to take action.
But he couldn't resist and threw a knife over. The knife instantly multiplied into hundreds, pointing directly at their mouths. In their terrified eyes, he made a light cut and then dropped it.
"Wow, I haven't even been cultivating much, how come my cultivation level has increased again! I really am a genius. I wonder how long it will take Liang Tiantian to catch up with me."
Wen Li shook her head helplessly, then quickly left with the Second Master in her arms.
As soon as she entered the backyard of the Xie residence, she stepped into the trap that Liang Tiantian had prepared for her.
Upon entering the formation, Wen Li reacted swiftly, recalling her second master and the portrait into her spatial storage, and using magic to defend against the formation's attack.
The formation suddenly disappeared in the next second.
"Just kidding. You've done a good job during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Who would dare to tease you like they did when you were a child, you remnant of the Jiang family?"
Liang Qi's men all burst out laughing, and Liang Qi's face was full of malice.
Wen Li found her righteous indignation ridiculous.
She still asked earnestly, "Liang Tiantian, are you a good person?"
A woman who could climb to a high position in the patriarchal Liang family was not a good person to begin with.
Liang Qi was not annoyed by her words, but simply led his men past her.
"You have to be tougher to go further, little sister, that's what you taught me."
Wen Mingzhu, who was originally following behind Liang Tian, quickly pulled Zhao Sicheng back dozens of meters when she saw Wen Li come in alone, and then hid behind a pillar to peek.
Seeing them at each other again, she shook her head repeatedly. It was terrifying; these two would definitely fight every time they met alone.
Unfortunately, the unsealing of Guigu Valley caused the most harm to Danli, and the Liang family suffered the most casualties.
"Mingzhu, they're all so old, why do they still act like this every time they meet?"
Wen Mingzhu shook her head. "I don't know either. I remember when Wen Li first came to the capital, the two of them got along very well and even bullied me together."
"What? They actually dared to bully you together!"
Zhao Sicheng exclaimed in surprise, "How come this is different from the version I heard? Didn't Liang Tian hate Wen Li to the bone?"
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In Shen Yingsi's study, Wen Li put aside all the messy letters and memorials.
"Shen Yingsi, eat first, eat quickly! Who locks themselves in their study all day on their birthday?"
Shen Yingsi sat in the chair, looking very aggrieved. "Ali, being the Crown Prince is so tiring. I don't even have time to celebrate my birthday. Only you, Ali, remember me."
Xie Xiao, who had just stepped out of the room, was full of question marks. Didn't you yourself order that it was not appropriate to celebrate during the war, and that you should be locked in the study to handle official business and not allow anyone to approach?
Whether it's true or false doesn't matter; what matters is that Wen Li is heartbroken.
Being the crown prince is indeed busy, especially for a crown prince who is not the emperor but is more like one. The one in the capital has been "seriously ill" ever since Xie Wanzhou rushed to the capital, and he could die at any moment.
Wen Li glanced at the letter on the desk and saw that it was from Pei Kuang, so she asked, "By the way, Lord Xie should have received your orders by now, right?"
Shen Yingsi nodded. "The Xie family's influence is widespread, especially along the line from Guigu to the capital. But is Ali sure Shen Yannan will come?"
Wen Li plopped down on the desk and said, "Do you know who killed Shen Yi in your previous life?"
"Shen Yannan?"
Wen Li raised an eyebrow: "You're quite clever!"
Shen Yingsi: "Shen Yi has been planning for many years and has always been in good health. How could he have died before he was fifty?"
Wen Li played with the jade pendant in her hand. "No one in the world cares how Shen Yi dies. It's better to let him run to Shen Yannan's side and cause him trouble. It's better if he dies at Shen Yannan's hands, so as not to dirty our hands. You said that Shen Yi wants to ruin the Xie family's reputation. He can hide it so well. He won't give up the opportunity to ruin the Xie family's reputation until the very last moment."
"As for Shen Yannan, if he realizes that he has no chance of winning, he will only choose the worst possible outcome."
Shen Yingsi asked, "The worst ending? Whose ending?"
Wen Li's gaze darkened: "Everyone's, including himself. He will use his name to openly collude with demons and unseal Ghost Valley."
"If the lockdown is really lifted, wouldn't he have won?"
Wen Li put away the jade pendant and looked at him: "His thoughts are different from ours. He is an extremely pessimistic person. You may not believe it, but Shen Yannan has never thought that he would have a good ending. No matter what choice he makes, he will only feel that he is doomed."
Shen Yingsi smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Ali understands him very well."
Seeing him like this, Wen Li pinched his face hard: "If you don't like to smile, then don't smile! I told you we're just friends, he doesn't have those kinds of thoughts of yours."
"Really? Then I heard that he wanted to marry you in his previous life?"
Shen Yingsi stopped laughing this time. Wen Li pinched his cheeks and explained to him very seriously.
“He just wants to trap me. I have no romantic feelings for him whatsoever. We can never be together. It’s been like this since we were little. He has his own things to do, and I have mine. He’s not willing to compromise with me, and I can’t be bothered with him either. We can go together when we have the same goal, but if we disagree, we go our separate ways.”
"Shen Yingsi, do you understand?"
Shen Yingsi laughed, a smug laugh: "I understand, Ali, we're on the same path. No matter what you do, I'll be there for you."
Wen Li put her hand down, rubbed his head, and said, "Eat quickly, or it will get cold. This is longevity noodles that I made for you myself. It's delicious."
Shen Yingsi lowered his head and took a big bite. Wen Li asked, "Is it good?"
"good to eat!"
Seeing Shen Yingsi enjoying his meal, Wen Li felt a pang of sadness. How could a prince be so happy celebrating his birthday in such a simple way?
"Ah Li is amazing, she can do everything. But I'll do it from now on, my skills are pretty good too."
"You're the crown prince, you can cook too?"
“In the past, when I went out to catch demons, I didn’t always bring someone with me.”
"Can't that bastard Xie Xiao do it? Why don't you take him with you?"
"His cooking is terrible; it can't compare to Ah Li's longevity noodles."
……
Xie Xiao, standing at the door, suddenly sneezed, shook his head, and thought of Liang Tiantian again.
Sigh, sometimes he was really afraid that his rival in love would be a woman. Liang Qi looked like an incredibly handsome young man from a foreign land, and her behavior was no different from that of a man. She was incredibly tender and gentle with women.
There are quite a few women who like Danli, the kind of liking that comes from romantic love. Anyway, no one would consider Liang Qi to be a woman.
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