Chapter 38: You Want to Kill Me, and That Is Right

This logic was clear to Ji Tianxin, so she didn’t think Ji Yuanruo had done anything wrong in this matter. Tit for tat—such exchanges were only natural. It was like if she slapped you and you wanted to punch her back; the same principle applied.

Su Qing was silent. Although what her mistress said seemed reasonable, something about it still felt strange to her…

Ji Yuanruo hadn’t expected Ji Tianxin to say such a thing either. For a moment, he couldn’t recover from her words, “You are right.”

Just then, Ji Huaili, who was approaching the gate of the Southern Courtyard, stopped in his tracks, stunned.

“But you cannot kill me,” Ji Tianxin said to him earnestly.

Ji Yuanruo fell silent.

“It is right that you want to kill me. But you know it is impossible, and yet you insist on trying. That is what is wrong,” Ji Tianxin continued calmly.

Ji Huaili suddenly drew in a sharp breath, blood spurting from his lips as he suppressed his rage.

Ji Yuanruo was worried that his son might die of frustration.

Su Qing realized then that her mistress’s strength lay not only in her cultivation—the power of her words was just as lethal. Her admiration for Ji Tianxin swelled even further; her eyes sparkled with adoration as she looked at her.

Ji Tianxin went on, “Moreover, if you wish to kill me, at least wait until I’m awake. You should never disturb me while I’m sleeping.” As she spoke, her tone grew cold.

“This time, I’ll let you go since your desire for vengeance for your mother is understandable. But if there’s a next time, I’ll hit you.” Ji Tianxin fixed her eyes on him, her words sounding less like a threat and more like a statement of fact.

If any other child had spoken such words, they would have sounded like a joke, the kind of childish nonsense that would make people laugh. But coming from Ji Tianxin, no one could laugh.

Ji Tianxin cared nothing for whether others liked her or hated her. Her world was simple: either kill her, or fail and be killed in return. She paid no mind to Ji Yuanruo’s hatred.

The only thing that mattered was that her sleep had been disturbed.

She swept her gaze over everyone present, including those lingering at the entrance who dared not come in. Then she glanced at the general’s residence and muttered to herself, “If the general’s manor were destroyed and had to be rebuilt, it would take quite some time…”

Everyone was speechless.

At that moment, Su Qing stepped forward and explained crisply, “My mistress cannot abide being disturbed while she sleeps. In the future, if anything arises, either tell me or wait until she wakes. Otherwise… bear the consequences yourself.”

Ji Huaili understood the warning.

The implication was clear: nothing was more important than Ji Tianxin’s sleep. If anyone disturbed her again, her wrath might well bring down the entire general’s manor.

He quickly ordered, “Take the young master away—now!”

If this little terror really destroyed the general’s manor, they’d all be left sleeping in the streets.

Ji Yuanruo stared at Ji Tianxin in a daze, his thoughts still caught on what she had said moments ago.

“Chen Shi buried my mother and me alive, and caused the death of my mother, Li Xiaodie. So I killed her. I killed Chen Shi, so you seek vengeance for your mother. That is right.”

It was right… So, was it also right that she killed his mother?

Was it right or wrong for him to seek vengeance against her?

For a moment, he could no longer distinguish between right and wrong.

If what he was doing was right, then so was what she had done. But if she was right, then was he right or wrong to seek revenge?

She simply didn’t care… She didn’t care at all about being hated.

Not even if he wanted to kill her.