Chapter 118 – Unexpected Surprises (Six)
Liu Zhi’s lips moved, and he suddenly felt a wave of powerlessness regarding his daughter’s explanation… He discovered a shocking truth: deep down, he unconsciously thought it was his daughter who had done something bad to Feng Jin, not the other way around.
Perhaps… it was because the dirt stains on Feng Jin’s clothes stood out more compared to his daughter’s clean attire?
It looked like someone who had been bullied.
“Your explanation only makes me more worried,” Liu Zhi said helplessly. There was no need to elaborate, just say there was nothing wrong. “Nothing is best. You’re still young, and those kinds of things can wait. Of course, if there is something wrong, no need to panic.”
Jiang Pengji: “…”
【Ye Liangchen】: Awesome, my father-in-law! His awareness is so open-minded—he really is a true-blue, native ancient man?
【Sleep Around Three Kingdoms Male God】: The host’s dad is the kind of perfect guy raised by a time-traveling woman, he’d be a national hero in our time. But… he does seem a bit too open-minded _(:з)∠)_
【Naughty】: I actually think the host’s father’s reaction is quite normal. He sees the host purely as a male, having long since dismissed the notion that she is female. Now that she’s his son, why fuss over such matters?
【Cafeteria Serving Lady】: I agree with the above view. If the host’s father still applies ancient female standards to the host, it means he hasn’t crossed that hurdle mentally and doesn’t regard the host as a true “son,” still unconsciously measuring her by feminine standards. That would lead to biases and could be uncomfortable.
【Farmer Spring Water Is a Bit Suspicious】: With that explanation, suddenly I find that the host’s father’s mental realm seems rather lofty. At least, if it were me, even if I raised my daughter as a son, I’d still see her as a daughter. There’s no way I’d treat her like a boy.
In reality, the live stream audience over-glorified Liu Zhi; his thoughts weren’t quite at that level. The reason he seemed so open was that he viewed his daughter by the standard of a “future empress” from the very beginning.
In this world, the supreme being has no one worthy of standing above her.
To measure an “emperor” by the standards of an ordinary woman feels like carelessly painting over a vast and magnificent map of a nation, tarnishing a piece of artwork that should be revered for generations, akin to biting into an apple only to find it infested with maggots—utterly disgusting.
“I went to Mr. Wei’s residence with Feng Jin, climbed over their wall, and the stains on my clothes must have come from that.”
Jiang Pengji explained with a helpless smile, trying to prevent Liu Zhi from imagining more ridiculous scenarios. Was she really the kind of person without limits and not serious?
Even if she appeared frivolous, she wasn’t promiscuous.
In fact, her spiritual pursuits were higher than ordinary people’s, and her standards were stricter—either the best fit or nothing. Better to have none than to settle for less.
No matter what, it wouldn’t be Feng Jin.
Just as Liu Zhi was about to feel relieved, his heart skipped a beat as he was taken aback, “You climbed… Mr. Wei’s wall?”
In the dead of night, his daughter took a friend to climb over Wei Yuan’s wall—how could she be so reckless?
“Yeah, you know I took the two ladies away before, right? Coincidentally, I encountered a dubious woman disguising herself as a man, infiltrating Yingchun Building with ill-intent. I exposed her, but unexpectedly pulled up a whole mess along with it.”
“What mess?”
Liu Zhi frowned, having a decent friendship with Wei Yuan, he knew the man well.
If there wasn’t any background to it, his daughter climbing over someone else’s wall wouldn’t sit well with Wei Yuan’s temperament; he certainly wouldn’t let it go easily.
“The person disguised as a man is part of a group from Cangzhou’s Meng Clan, who had snuck into someone else’s backyard with ulterior motives. I caught one of them at Yingchun Building, and the clues I got pointed straight to Mr. Wei’s residence. Fearing trouble, I rushed over to catch them that very night.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhi’s expression softened.
His daughter was only acting for the good of Wei Yuan’s household; that old-fashioned man wouldn’t target her over this but would instead owe her a favor.
“And then? Did you catch them?”
So she did go to Wei Yuan’s estate, no wonder she took so long; it was quite a distance from Yingchun Building.
“I did catch them, but it led to more trouble.” Jiang Pengji skipped over the unfortunate incident at Wei Yuan’s, as she didn’t want to say too much, “According to the clues from interrogation, the leader of that group is a scion of the Meng Clan from Cangzhou.”
Upon hearing the name Meng Clan, Liu Zhi’s eyes flickered.
“Cangzhou’s Meng Clan?”
“Yes, apparently a guy named Meng Liang is causing trouble. When he was in Meng County, he was lawless, even leading assaults on the wives and daughters of Meng County’s troops, forcing them into banditry, and not only that but also burning down the governor’s estate… Meng Liang was secretly sent away from Meng County, and those ruffians cowardly followed him out, and now they’ve come to cause chaos in Hejian County.”
Gradually, the snacks Liu Zhi held were all consumed.
Throughout, Liu Zhi felt a bit dazed.
“Cangzhou Meng County… such a huge incident happened?”
Now it was Jiang Pengji’s turn to be shocked, “Father didn’t know?”
Liu Zhi shook his head, “I haven’t heard of it.”
Although he hadn’t heard, he felt Jiang Pengji was likely telling the truth.
His new position in Hujun was quite far from Cangzhou, and communications in ancient times were extremely delayed and inaccurate. After a long journey back home forgetting about official duties, it was normal for him not to know.
“No worries, we’ll send someone to inquire further upon returning.”
Liu Zhi closed his eyes, and his right hand rhythmically tapped against his knee. His expression was slightly stiff, as if he were suppressing something.
Seeing his action, Jiang Pengji furrowed her brows; this reaction… something seemed off.
Before she could analyze further, Liu Zhi abruptly spoke, “Lan Ting, you need to learn one phrase: see through but don’t speak out.”
Jiang Pengji awkwardly averted her gaze, redirecting her focus elsewhere, like—on the audience votes.
Although this time’s interactive live broadcast theme went slightly off-axis, Jiang Pengji had also strolled around Yingchun Building, listened to some tunes, thus roughly aligning with the theme. Not to mention, she later presented another excellent show—this live broadcast should be considered a great value.
“System, let’s settle up.” Jiang Pengji thought to the system, “After settling, let them vote.”
The system, now practically a dried fish, pretended to be dead for a moment, but even it couldn’t outlast Jiang Pengji’s patience.
After some time, the first complete interactive live broadcast settlement progressed sluggishly. Suddenly, a massive virtual screen rapidly scrolled a series of dark images. Just as the live stream viewers thought the session had been invaded by a virus, they were astonished to see an option appearing on their live stream interface.
