USWHC -Chapter 313 Lucky Parents (Part 3)

“Let’s go, take me up the mountain!” Zhu Jie said decisively.

“Up the mountain? At this hour?” Ji Yi was a little stunned. This topic seemed to have jumped way too fast!

“Yes, right now. Before they come to the house to grab people, we need to escape to Qi State!” Zhu Jie said with complete seriousness.

She wanted to run! Ji Yi’s heart relaxed a bit. Luckily, she didn’t just get carried away and follow her parents home. He had been worried that she didn’t care about him at all.

“You should also inform your family. Hurry and escape, or your lives might be in danger!” Zhu Jie even said kindly to Sister-in-law You.

But as soon as she spoke, Sister-in-law You immediately grabbed Zhu Jie. “No, it’s too late. They’re already at the house. If you don’t go now, it’s going to get messy!”

“Messy? Isn’t that just… dead?” Zhu Jie shuddered. She didn’t believe that ‘messy’ would resolve things. And knowing her father, messy? He’d just snap people like a twig!

Zhu Jie hesitated. How had they found the Ji family so quickly? Well, it made sense—once someone was coming, finding the Ji family shouldn’t be hard.

It was her own fault for standing out so much recently. But how did they find them? Across countless miles! Even if they came, it shouldn’t have been this fast.

“What do we do? Your father is in danger!” Zhu Jie whispered to Ji Yi. Among the Ji family, she and Ji Yi cared most about Ji Laoda.

“My father’s fine. If anything, if this continues, it’ll be my mother who gets beaten first!” Unexpectedly, Sister-in-law You interjected, “Your mother is already confronting her. They might already be fighting!”

“My mother?” Zhu Jie’s eyes widened instantly. “Which mother?”

Sister-in-law You froze at her question. “Do you have many mothers?”

“Not too many, not too few. I just don’t know what you mean by ‘mother’!” Zhu Jie said awkwardly.

Mothers come with definitions now? Zhu Jie’s question completely confused Sister-in-law You. Being illiterate in ancient times, she had no way of understanding such phrasing.

Sister-in-law You twitched her mouth and finally said plainly, “Anyway, it’s your mother. Go see for yourself and you’ll know.”

Go see for herself? That required courage Zhu Jie didn’t have. Thinking of the possible consequences, cold sweat ran down her head. This wasn’t fair! The Lord of Pingning County hadn’t even found out, yet they came straight here. Had she underestimated the efficiency of people in ancient times? Modern people couldn’t keep up!

“Did they say what they want to do?” Zhu Jie asked timidly.

Seeing her so scared of her own parents, Ji Yi suddenly remembered that she had once mentioned her poor upbringing, with her family planning to marry her off to an old man. No wonder she wasn’t cherished at home!

Sister-in-law You said indignantly, “Your father said either give one thousand taels of engagement money, or take you back home!”

Hearing this, Ji Yi’s thoughts were confirmed. He immediately refused loudly, “No! We can’t let them take her back! I’ll go get the money right now!”

One thousand taels of silver? A small sum! He could get it immediately. Ji Yi was about to leave when, unexpectedly, Zhu Jie stopped him.

“Wait! There’s something wrong here!” Zhu Jie’s brows furrowed like two kissing worms. “My father said one thousand taels? Impossible!”

“Why impossible? Your father not only said it, he said it’s just a token—he didn’t overcharge!” Sister-in-law You said, clearly frustrated. “Sister-in-law, be honest—does he ask for too much?”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Jie gave a full confirmation, “Not too much at all!”

Huh? Could their family really be that different from the Ji family? That was one thousand taels!

“Let’s go, take me to meet them!” Zhu Jie said aloud. Her expression was no longer timid or panicked. What? She wasn’t afraid anymore?