CMWKSD -Chapter 174 Red and Blood Suit Each Other Better

The courtyard was brightly lit.

Shao Qing knelt in the center of the courtyard, holding a stack of documents.

As soon as Jiu Yue opened the door, Shao Qing raised the papers high above her head: “Please punish me, Mistress! It was my carelessness that caused Lord Ji to be injured and caused you trouble.”

Jiu Yue stepped over the threshold with long strides, casually straightening her sleeves. Her expression was calm: “Enough. If I blamed you for everything that went wrong, how many lives would I need to take to satisfy myself? Stand up.”

Shao Qing rose.

Ji Chaomian turned around to look at Jiu Yue, while the rest of the Ji family stood or sat silently in the corners of the courtyard.

It seemed everyone understood: this matter would not remain unresolved overnight.

As soon as Ji Yiqing recovered, it would be Jiu Yue’s time to settle the score.

No matter when Ji Yiqing woke up, Jiu Yue would act immediately.

Even though it was already past midnight, everyone waited in the courtyard.

Jiu Yue looked at Ji Dahai: “Father, go inside and tidy up, change Yiqing’s clothes, and maybe cook some millet porridge.”

There was no hint of the embarrassment one would expect after experiencing something earth-shattering.

She even had Su Ruo go inside to handle it.

Su Ruo nodded obediently. Seeing Jiu Yue like this gave her a feeling that only Jiu Yue could bring justice for Ji Yiqing.

Shao Qing stood to the side, holding the evidence in her hands.

Jiu Yue casually flipped through it. Miss Jiang…

Apparently, this wasn’t the first time.

Such strong desires—was it an addiction or an illness?

Jiu Yue didn’t want to dig deeper. Anyone who dared touch her had better be prepared to die.

“Everything checked thoroughly?”

Shao Qing nodded: “Everything has been verified.”

Ji Chaomian stepped forward: “Sister-in-law…”

Jiu Yue lazily nodded and hummed in acknowledgment.

“I’ve already prepared evidence of the Jiang family’s crimes. They will surely be stripped bare… so there’s no need for you to personally go.”

“How long will it take?”

Ji Chaomian didn’t answer. Using his method, the Jiang family would pay dearly, but it would take at least a month.

But after spending a year or two with Jiu Yue, he knew her nature too well.

Tonight, the Jiang family would see blood. As for Miss Jiang… her fate was uncertain.

Ji Chaomian wasn’t pleading for her.

He just knew that once Jiu Yue acted, it would be a bloody storm.

He worried about how others would perceive Jiu Yue afterwards.

Jiu Yue let out a hum and a laugh: “Big brother, you’re no match for Yiqing. If he were awake now, he’d be handing me the knife.”

Seeing Jiu Yue still in the mood for jokes, Ji Chaomian couldn’t help but smile.

He thought: if Ji Yiqing were awake right now, forget handing over a knife—digging a pit and burying someone, they’d done it plenty of times.

Not just Ji Yiqing, even he had done it several times.

Things he already knew, Ji Chaomian just wanted to struggle against them mentally, but he forgot: Jiu Yue didn’t care what others thought.

Ji Yiqing was still injured.

So, finishing things off would have to be his responsibility.

It would satisfy Jiu Yue’s anger and wouldn’t harm her reputation at all.

“Besides, when have I ever let things drag overnight, right, Big Brother?” Jiu Yue said lazily, smiling with breathtaking beauty.

But this smile seemed to drip with blood.

The darkness made Jiu Yue’s beauty even more unrestrained. She was a woman born for darkness.

She raised her gaze, and the three Ji brothers—Ji Zhouye included—also stepped forward.

Ji Dahu had summoned the three brothers back from the academy overnight.

He had only said something had happened at home. Only when they returned did they learn that Ji Yiqing was in trouble.

Their minds had never raced so fast.

All they could think: it’s over… it’s over… it’s over…

Jiu Yue was about to go on a killing spree!

But while wailing internally, they also needed to give her actions a reasonable justification.

They had to give Jiu Yue a “pretext.”

Although they didn’t agree with her methods, they couldn’t fight her, argue with her, or outdo her…

Might as well help her finish it properly to avoid tarnishing their own reputations.

Shao Qing brought a black cloak. Jiu Yue’s hands flipped it over, and in the blazing courtyard light, only the bold woman in red could be seen.

It was a robe she had casually taken from the wardrobe—a first red outfit, which Su Ruo had said would look beautiful on her.

Seeing Su Ruo fawning, Jiu Yue reluctantly accepted it. She had only ever stored it in the wardrobe and never thought of wearing it.

Unexpectedly, tonight she casually picked it up—and it happened to be this bright red silk robe.

The gold threads on the red robe shimmered in the torchlight like blood flowing.

Perfect. Red and blood… they suit each other even better!