Chapter 241: The Psycho Couple 1

Ji Xiaosong had spent so long in the interstellar world that when she returned to her own hillside, she had to sleep for a good while just to feel clear-headed again.

“Let’s go. On to the next world.”

“You got it, Song! Let’s go~”

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Ji Xiaosong had just felt herself merge with this body when her eyelids felt as heavy as if two stones were weighing them down. She barely managed to open a slit, and the world before her was a blur.

She raised a hand to rub her eyes, and her fingertips touched a dampness—clearly the traces of recent tears.

Her eyes were terribly swollen, sending a dull ache through her temples.

She looked down at herself. She was wearing an ancient-style garment covered in who-knows-how-many patches. The fabric was coarse and the cuffs were stained with dirt. Clearly, this body’s previous owner had not had an easy life.

Her stomach suddenly let out a loud GROWL, and Ji Xiaosong realized she was so hungry she could barely stand.

She looked around and found herself standing in a simple, crude room. A few bundles of hay were piled in a corner, and on the table sat a chipped clay bowl with a few yellowed grains of rice stuck to the bottom.

‘Life is way too miserable…’

She couldn’t help but mutter, her voice so hoarse it was as if she hadn’t spoken in a long time.

Leaning on the wall, she slowly walked to the table. Ji Xiaosong picked up the broken bowl. The rice grains inside were pitifully few, not even enough to get stuck between her teeth.

Sweeping her Divine Sense through the entire house, she discovered a little girl living in the next room. She looked to be about seven or eight years old, and she too appeared sallow, thin, and miserable.

Ji Xiaosong put down the broken bowl and sighed softly.

Although this body’s situation was absolutely terrible, for her, this was far from the first time she had faced such a predicament.

With a thought, a small Jade Bottle appeared in her hand.

The bottle contained Clear Spirit Pills that she had refined during some unknown transmigration. They could not only quickly restore stamina but also reduce swelling and relieve pain.

She tipped out one of the Elixir Pills and swallowed it without hesitation.

The Elixir Pill dissolved the moment it entered her mouth, and a cool sensation flowed from her throat throughout her entire body.

Ji Xiaosong felt the swelling in her eyelids quickly recede, and the pain in her temples lessened considerably.

She raised her hand to rub her eyes, and this time she could finally open them completely.

“I can finally see clearly.”

She muttered to herself, her gaze sweeping across the room, which was still a scene of utter ruin.

However, her attention was soon drawn to the little girl in the next room.

The child was curled up in a corner, her small, thin body almost completely enveloped by a tattered quilt, revealing only a small, pale face.

Ji Xiaosong frowned, a trace of pity rising in her heart.

‘Whatever. I’ll fill my stomach first.’

She shook her head and took out a steaming hot meat pie and a bowl of plain congee from her storage space.

After finishing the meat pie in a few bites and drinking some of the congee, she finally felt some strength return to her body.

Then, she sat cross-legged on the bed and began to receive the body’s memories.

Memories flooded into her mind like a tide. Ji Xiaosong’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter as an irrepressible anger and sorrow gradually rose in her heart.

The original owner was eighteen this year, an ordinary villager from a remote mountain village in the Li Country.

The Li Country had been founded only about ten years ago, so the court’s influence hadn’t fully penetrated these remote areas. Village rules were still mostly controlled by the Clan Leader and the local gentry.

The original owner’s father was the only doctor in the village. His Medical Skill was superb, he was kind and benevolent, and he was deeply respected by the villagers.

However, ten days ago, her father died of an illness, leaving her and her eight-year-old sister to fend for themselves.

While her father was alive, he had arranged a marriage for the original owner. Her fiancé was a fellow villager, Li Zhixiao.

Li Zhixiao’s family was poor. His father was bedridden year-round, and the family could barely put food on the table.

The original owner’s father not only cured Li Zhixiao’s father’s illness but also gave him one hundred taels of silver, with the condition that Li Zhixiao marry into their family and become the original owner’s husband.

In order to study for the imperial examinations, Li Zhixiao agreed without hesitation and took the money from the original owner’s father.

The original owner’s father did this because he knew his days were numbered and wanted to find a source of support for his daughter.

Although Li Zhixiao’s family was poor, he was a diligent student. Everyone in the village said he would surely have a promising future.

The father hoped that Li Zhixiao would achieve official rank and give the original owner and her sister a good life.

However, after her father passed away, everything changed.

Li Zhixiao passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. Although his rank was not high, he caught the eye of Xiao Mumu, the granddaughter of the current First-Grade General.

Xiao Mumu’s maternal grandfather was a founding hero of the nation with immense power. Li Zhixiao abandoned the original owner without a second thought and became engaged to Xiao Mumu.

Li Zhixiao and Xiao Mumu worried that the original owner, this “time bomb,” would cause trouble and ruin their reputations and futures. So, they decided to go all the way and simply get the original owner’s family killed.

Li Zhixiao conspired with the clan members in the village to frame the original owner for stealing the village’s property. He also spread rumors that she was of loose morals and even arranged for a strange man to ruin her innocence.

The villagers were already in awe of Li Zhixiao, the new scholar, and with Xiao Mumu’s power backing him, no one dared to speak up for the original owner.

The original owner was helpless to defend herself. She was locked in the ancestral hall by her clansmen and subjected to all kinds of torture.

Li Zhixiao hypocritically came forward and said that as long as the original owner confessed to her “crimes” and wrote a letter of repentance, he would spare her life.

The original owner refused to yield and was starved to death in the ancestral hall as a result.

Right before she died, the original owner heard Li Zhixiao and Xiao Mumu talking in low voices outside the ancestral hall.

“Now that she’s dead, no one will dare to gossip about our marriage,” Xiao Mumu’s voice was cold and heartless.

“Yes, it’s all thanks to your idea.”

Li Zhixiao’s tone was tinged with sycophancy. “Once I enter the court, I will definitely repay you well.”

“Hmph. You’d better remember that without my maternal grandfather, you are nothing,” Xiao Mumu sneered.

Listening to their conversation, the original owner’s heart filled with despair and resentment.

She hated Li Zhixiao for his ingratitude, hated Xiao Mumu for bullying others with her power, and hated herself even more for being powerless to protect herself and her sister.

The memories stopped abruptly there. Ji Xiaosong’s eyes snapped open, her chest heaving violently, a sharp, cold glint flashing in her eyes.

“Li Zhixiao, Xiao Mumu…” she murmured their names, her voice thick with killing intent.

In the original owner’s memories, her younger sister, Ji Xiaohua, was also later beaten to death by men hired by Li Zhixiao.

‘Two lives must be repaid.’

“Song, your mission target for this life is actually that First-Grade General’s legitimate eldest son, Wu Chufeng.”

Rongrong suddenly spoke up, reminding her.

“What’s his character like?”

“Don’t worry, Song. The partner the Star Lord of Destiny chose for you is guaranteed to have a good character. Besides, if you’re not satisfied, we can just find another one. The Immortals who descend to face their mortal tribulations prioritize your wishes. They trust your judgment.”

“That’s good.”

“In this life, you just need to have two children with Wu Chufeng. Of course, you can have more if you want. The two children will be a son and a daughter. The son is destined to join the army, and the daughter is born with the destiny of an empress.”

“Understood. I’ll deal with the immediate situation first. Li Zhixiao and Xiao Mumu are already together and engaged. They’ve already had the original owner’s father killed, and I can’t change that. If I stay here, their plan is to have me defiled by men tomorrow. So, I’m going to the Capital City to kill them.”