Human extinction

  "Third Miss? Third Miss again... Don't they have anything better to do? Every day's report is about Xiao Congrong's affairs!"

  "...It's an urgent matter, I heard it was ordered by the young master himself......I don't know if it's very important to the young master..."

  "Is there anything more important than Leng Qiang's life? Shut up, all of you get out! From now on, no one is allowed to discuss these matters with Leng Qiang without my permission!"

  ……

  Her eyelids twitched slightly, her fingers moved lightly, but she didn't open her eyes. She listened to the sounds outside slowly disappearing before slowly opening her eyes.

  There is a luxurious canopy above my head, I smell the familiar fragrance between my nose, and there are green plants swaying gently in the wind on the windowsill... The blue smoke-like thing in front of me is getting fainter and fainter, and the things in my line of sight are getting clearer and clearer...

  He was in Chu Ji's guest room, so... Wu Shan and She Kui have become memories!

  So someone saved them. Was it their adoptive parents? Chu Qingcang suddenly remembered the familiar voice from earlier, and to his surprise, it was actually Chu Yun'an and Yu Xiaoning's.

  What are they talking about? Xiao Zongrong... Has something happened to Third Miss?

  Chu Qing sprang up violently, her head spinning dizzily. She saw that the blue color on her arm had not faded completely and was shocked - this snake's venom was too potent, its dominance was simply overwhelming.

  He hastily threw on a robe that was hanging nearby and was about to go out when he saw Mo Yu carefully carrying a bowl of medicine walk in. Seeing him sitting up, Mo Yu happily grinned: "Young Master, you're awake! You almost scared us to death, being unconscious for so many days! Ah, if only you had woken up a bit earlier, you would have been able to see the mistress and master! They just left a little while ago!"

  "Where did they go? When did you come?" Chu Qing's head was splitting, staring at Mo Yu's face with blue eyes again.

  "They've returned to Jiangnan and are hurrying back with medicine to save Miss Shui Pei!"

  The squid put the medicine on the table and said with a sigh, "Originally wanted to take you together, it was Old Wu who said that your remaining poison had not been cleared, and it was not easy to shake them off. They left you behind and let me take good care of you! Let you get better and then return to Jiangnan, Beijing temporarily bid farewell, saying Liu Zhuang will fight for you to provide the best online romance.

  Wu Guanzhi was defeated by him and could only say: "So many medicines, I won't be able to think of them all at once, wait for me to sleep enough before writing them down for you!"

  Chu Qing looked at him, speaking with his eyes closed, a half-dreamy, half-awake and exhausted appearance. He knew that forcing him now would be ineffective, so he said: "Alright, you've slept enough, remember to write for me, I have something urgent to attend to in the capital. Once you're done, get Chu's people to bring it to me, you sleep! I'm leaving!"

  "Hmm..." Wu Guanzi responded casually, having slept for half a day and suddenly waking up with a start. He shouted in a flustered tone: "You little scoundrel, come back here! You're courting death! The poison is still in your bloodstream and hasn't fully dissipated, it's not easy to be jostled about! If it enters your heart and lungs, you'll be in for a world of suffering..."

  He rushed out barefoot, but the house was already empty. Wu Guanzi was furious, his whiskers trembling with rage, and he shouted loudly: "Ge Zhanggui, prepare my horse for me! I'm going to chase after that good-for-nothing... If the patient dies halfway, isn't it ruining my reputation?"

  The next day, Xiao's family asked for the execution, and it seemed that even the sky couldn't bear to witness this tragic event. In the second half of the night, rain started pouring down, accompanied by hail that lasted until dawn. The hail finally stopped at daylight, but the heavy rain continued, causing the execution time to be repeatedly delayed, leaving all the officials bewildered.

  In the past, even a big rain would be stopped if it had to be. What's going on today? Is there some unexpected change that can't be helped?!

  The executioner Zhou Pei was at his wit's end, he too wanted to hurry up and finish the job so he could go home for dinner. However, early in the morning, a eunuch from the palace personally delivered a message saying that the Empress Dowager had some past connections with the Xiao family, although they brought this disaster upon themselves, they had also made great contributions to the Wu dynasty's prosperity.

  Although the rain had subsided, it hadn't stopped. The queen remained in her carriage and only lifted the curtain, wrapping her cloak tightly around her as if afraid of the rain. She instructed the eunuch to bring over a jug of wine, saying it was for the Xiang family to use on their journey.

  The soldiers rushed forward in a flurry, supporting the Xiao family members, planting the grass flags, and lining up in a row on the execution ground. The executioner wiped the rain from his face, grasped the gleaming knife, and stood behind them, waiting for the order.

  Liu Gonggong poured two bowls of wine and sent them to the front of Xiao Lao Houye and Xiao Lid, who only smiled faintly, stretched out their hands to take it, splashed it into the rainwater in front of them, and then shattered the bowls.

  Liu Gonggong turned his head to look at the Fengche, and finally shook his head and retreated to one side.

  The old master's gaze fell on Xiao Congrong, who had been drenched in the rain with them all day, and a hint of worry flashed across his eyes before he looked at Qi Gang in the distance and relaxed with relief.

  I've done what I should have done, now it's up to her own destiny!

  "Execution...". Zhou Pei threw down the token, stamped his foot, and wondered why it was already cold before autumn had even begun. He wanted to get everything over with as soon as possible so he could go home and snuggle up in his concubine's warm bed.

  The executioner's knife was raised high, and the bright red blood spread ruthlessly at his feet, flowing in all directions with the rainwater, forming puddles one after another, as if the sky had rained blood, and heaven itself was pained by this tragic human drama...

  The dark sky weighed heavily on everyone's heart, after sending the Fengche away, Zhou Pei-kung turned back to look at the gloomy and oppressive sky shrouded in rainwater, and suddenly shuddered. In his lifetime, even as a chief judge, he did not want to come to the Tianlao again...