Chapter 315 122: The Prime Minister's Mansion in Trouble? Jiang Ruxian Makes Her Move Early, Emperor Xia's Reminder

'If the Prime Minister's Mansion wanted to eliminate her, they probably wouldn't have chosen this moment. It's more likely that Jiang Lan's recent changes have worried Li Qingshu. To be on the safe side and bury the truth forever, she must have decided to get rid of the Liu Clan…'

Jiang Ruxian mused internally.

She was certain that Jiang Lan, like herself, had been reborn from the future into the present.

But Prime Minister Jiang Lintian and his wife, Li Qingshu, didn't necessarily know about it.

"Miss Ruxian, are you planning to go to the Imperial Capital?"

After Jiang Ruxian's reassurances, the Liu Clan's emotions gradually stabilized. She then recalled that Jiang Ruxian had suddenly appeared in Guangyuan City, which wasn't actually very far from the Imperial Capital.

"Yes," Jiang Ruxian nodded, though a hint of wistfulness surfaced in the depths of her gaze.

The Liu Clan asked cautiously, "Are you going to seek revenge?"

With Jiang Ruxian's current, terrifyingly profound cultivation, perhaps she could truly get justice for what happened back then.

Jiang Ruxian faltered at her words.

Revenge?

In truth, ever since returning to the past from the future, she no longer held such deep-seated obsession and hatred. Besides, she had already personally slain her enemies in her previous life and had her revenge once.

To her, it was now a trivial matter.

So, she just thought for a moment before saying, "I'm going to see someone."

"Is it... Is it to see Young Master Lan?" The Liu Clan looked at her, the words tumbling out as if by instinct.

Jiang Ruxian wanted to nod, but the wistfulness and confusion in her heart only deepened.

"I... I don't know how to face him right now..."

"But I want to see him first, just from a distance." She shook her head, sighing imperceptibly, and replied calmly.

At these words, the Liu Clan wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve and began to smile. "If Young Master Lan knew that you, Miss Ruxian, are not only alive and well, but have also attained such unfathomable cultivation, he would surely be overjoyed..."

"He must want to see you again, too."

"Is that so..."

A wave of sorrow washed over Jiang Ruxian's heart. She simply shook her head, offering no explanation.

At the mention of this, the Liu Clan seemed to recall many memories from the past. A look of deep regret and sorrow crossed her face. "Of course. Is there any doubt? Young Master Lan would certainly want to see you again, Miss Ruxian. If he had known you were still alive all this time, he wouldn't have become... like he is now."

"That's not who he is at all."

"Even though I've been living in seclusion in Guangyuan City, I still hear the rumors. It's such a tragedy, what's become of Young Master Lan..."

Jiang Ruxian knew what the woman meant. Her long lashes trembled, and a storm of emotions surged in her eyes before the immortal mist once again rose to conceal her face.

"Wet Nurse, will you come with me to the Imperial Capital?" she asked, looking at the Liu Clan and cutting off her emotional rambling.

The Liu Clan knew Jiang Ruxian was offering to protect her.

She hesitated, glanced at the immobilized Linglong Commander and Hu Heng, then nodded. "Since you are going to the Imperial Capital, Miss Ruxian, I will go with you. I won't be a burden."

Jiang Ruxian said, "Once we reach the Imperial Capital, I want you to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion for protection. If Jiang Lan knows you're alive, he will keep you safe. He won't let Li Qingshu harm you."

"And what about you, Miss Ruxian?" Though the Liu Clan still had her reservations, she didn't dwell on them.

"You don't need to worry about me," Jiang Ruxian said calmly. "In this world, no one can harm me."

Nearby, the paralyzed Linglong Commander and Hu Heng heard this, and a storm of shock raged within them, leaving them reeling.

The mysterious woman's tone was utterly serene, without a single ripple of emotion.

But her words were suffused with an absolute confidence, the kind that looked down upon the world and all mortals.

The thought of questioning her words didn't even dare to cross their minds.

Only then did Jiang Ruxian seem to spare a thought for the two of them. She had originally planned to simply eliminate them, but since they had saved the Liu Clan, she would let them live.

However, they could not be allowed to remember the conversation she just had with the Liu Clan.

With a wave of her sleeve, an inexplicable energy washed over the pair. A glowing mist surged toward their brows, their vision went black, and they collapsed to the ground with a THUD.

At the same time, the related memories in their minds were completely erased.

The Liu Clan stared blankly at this unimaginable display of power. When she came to her senses, she realized she and Jiang Ruxian were no longer outside the courtyard.

"Wet Nurse, is there anything you need to pack?" Jiang Ruxian asked.

The Liu Clan came to and shook her head. "There's nothing worth packing. I've lived in seclusion here for years and have accumulated nothing..."

Jiang Ruxian nodded and led the Liu Clan toward the city's outskirts.

Her pace wasn't fast, but as she walked, a hazy, immortal mist seemed to flow from beneath the hem of her long skirt. It quickly enveloped them both, and with a distortion of the Void, they vanished in the blink of an eye.

「After Jiang Ruxian and the Liu Clan had completely vanished.」

The Linglong Commander and Hu Heng, who lay unconscious outside the courtyard, began to stir and wake up one after the other.

"What happened?"

With deeply furrowed brows, they glanced at each other, seeing only confusion and bewilderment reflected in the other's eyes.

They were both utterly baffled as to why they were there. Their minds were a complete blank, with no memory of what had transpired.