Chapter 196 - 105: My Filial Piety, Super Doubled

Chapter 196: Chapter 105: My Filial Piety, Super Doubled

「Kan Mansion.」

「Bedroom.」

Kan Luotang slowly came to, the dizziness in her head making the world spin.

She wouldn’t call herself a famous doctor, but she knew the basics of pharmacology like the back of her hand.

’This is a knockout drug.’

’But its scent was masked by other substances.’

A bitter feeling welled up inside her.

For days, all she could think about was how to persuade Kan Tianji. She never imagined he wouldn’t even give her the chance.

In truth, she had wanted to return as soon as Zhao Ci did. But the people of the Northern Three Prefectures didn’t know how to take the Qi Cultivation Pills for maximum effect, so she spent a whole morning compiling a manual. She gave it to the Li Zheng of each town so they could begin preparations.

Then she had led her horse and rushed back.

She had received Zhu Li’s letter. There were still several days before the end of the tournament, which should have been plenty of time.

But... she had to convince Kan Tianji.

She had originally thought Kan Tianji would understand her true feelings, just like he always had. She believed that all she needed to do was be direct and speak her mind, just like before.

But this was the result.

’Perhaps Kan Tianji had decided to place me under house arrest the moment I left the Northern Three Prefectures.’

Kan Luotang tried to move, but she found it difficult to even twitch a finger. This was definitely not just the effect of a knockout drug.

She couldn’t lift her head, but she was certain her meridians had been sealed by Kan Tianji with Talisman Paper.

"Grandfather!"

"Grandfather?"

She called out several times but received no response.

She took a deep breath. "I know you’re listening. You dote on me the most. You wouldn’t possibly leave me confined here all alone, would you?"

"Hmph..."

From outside the window came Kan Tianji’s slightly hoarse voice.

His voice carried a hint of anger. "Do you have any idea that our Kan Family has always had only a single heir in each generation?"

"I..."

"Back then, your father refused to listen to me. He insisted on being Xiang Tiange’s military strategist and ran off to the battlefield. If your mother hadn’t already been pregnant with you, the Kan Family bloodline would have ended then and there."

"..."

Kan Luotang’s gaze trembled. She had thought of many arguments to counter this point.

But hearing the sorrow in Kan Tianji’s voice, she suddenly found she couldn’t utter a single one of her prepared rebuttals.

Kan Tianji sighed softly. "On the day the entrance to the ruins appeared, I was burning with anxiety, so I performed a divination. The result was a hexagram that indicated ’averting disaster and turning it into fortune.’

I don’t know what you all encountered in the Northern Three Prefectures, but for this crisis to be resolved, Zhao Ci must have already shown his brilliance.

As a Prince, he possesses a heart full of compassion for the world, as well as the wisdom to escape a quagmire unscathed.

With such youthful spirit, and being so like-minded with you... ℯℯ𝘭.

As your grandfather, I can naturally understand why you would develop the desire to follow and assist him.

But...

Do you really think you can change anything just like that?

For how many years has the Great Yu risen and fallen? How many Kan Family ancestors have tried to change the plight of the people in the Northern Three Prefectures?

Did they succeed?

Do you think your grandfather didn’t try when he was young?

The tragic state of the Northern Three Prefectures has never been the Kan Family’s sin.

Even if the Kan Family had committed this sin, we would have atoned for it long ago. I do not want the Kan bloodline to end with you."

"But, Grandfather..."

Kan Luotang wanted to say more, but she heard Kan Tianji’s footsteps fading into the distance. "Grandfather, don’t go! Grandfather! Grandfather..."

No matter how hoarsely she screamed,

she received no response at all.

A chill crept into her heart.

But she quickly realized that since Kan Tianji had confined her and completely restricted her ability to move, he would have to send someone to feed her.

’Wait!’

’Wait for someone who can pass on a message!’

Deep in the night, she stared at the ceiling with her eyes wide open, Kan Tianji’s words echoing in her mind.

’Deafening!’

’Could she really accomplish what the Kan Family ancestors could not?’

’And... could she truly bear the responsibility of ending the Kan bloodline?’

She felt lost for a while.

But she soon steeled her resolve once more.

She kept her eyes open like that, holding on until dawn.

Finally.

"CREAK..."

The door opened.

Kan Luotang’s spirits lifted instantly, and she waited for the person to approach.

But the moment she saw who it was, her mind went blank.

The person who had come to feed her was none other than the Kan Mansion’s Deaf-Mute Granny. No matter what Luotang said, the old woman wouldn’t be able to understand. And with her meridians sealed, she couldn’t make any movements, not even to use sign language.

Panic began to set in. She never expected that her grandfather, known throughout Lingge as a man who utterly doted on his granddaughter, would be so unyielding this time.

Less than five days remained before everything was over. ’What do I do...’

At that moment,

The Deaf-Mute Granny had already helped her sit up. She mumbled a few sounds, gesturing for her to eat.

Kan Luotang was silent for a moment, her lips pressed tightly together.

...

For the next two days, Lingge was incredibly lively.

Only, the center of the excitement had shifted to the Prince Ying’s Mansion and the Prince Lie’s Mansion.

The Tenth Prince’s Mansion was at it again, bringing their people to challenge the others.

But after two days of challenges,

he was about to give up on life.

The people from the Prince Ying’s Mansion were tough as nails, and not a single one of them surrendered easily. But they were all pragmatic to a fault. As soon as they determined that a victory would be a pyrrhic one, they would immediately concede, giving him no chance to muffle their mouths and punch them in the gut.

The group from the Prince Lie’s Mansion were all thuggish, but the Heir of King Lie had his subordinates under tight control. With a single command, all his opponents forfeited their matches.

Two days.

Nine straight wins.

Yet it was incredibly frustrating. He hadn’t managed to disable a single person, putting all the pressure on Zhu Li.

Still, it wasn’t a total loss; Zhu Li had won all of her matches.

「On the way back to the mansion.」

Zhu Li couldn’t help but ask, "Boss, be straight with me. Why does everyone who fights me get diarrhea? When they’re not fighting, they’re as lively as social butterflies. Did you poison their wine or something?"