Did the Prime Minister Attend Court Today? - Chapter 87

Xue Tong looked at her, his hatred palpable. “Zhao Xian, Prime Minister Zhao, do you still remember Xue Ruli?”

Zhao Xian replied calmly, “I remember. She caused the deaths of thousands of innocent people for her own selfish gain. Don’t you think she deserved to die?”

Upon hearing this, Xue Tong roared angrily, “Shut up! My mother was not that kind of person. She was misled by schemers. She did nothing wrong. But none of that matters now. You, a cunning and ruthless person like you, deserve to go to hell. Now that I have your husband and son in my hands, if I cut this rope, do you think your husband will fall to his death?”

“If you dare to harm them even a little, I will make sure you suffer a fate worse than death,” Zhao Xian clenched her fists, waiting for the right moment to make her move and rescue them.

“Haha, worse than death? Aren’t I already there? My entire Xue family is gone, and I don’t understand why heaven has been so unfair to me. I thought I would have the chance to be reborn and kill you, but after all this time, you still hold absolute power while I still can’t find anyone to challenge you. But now it doesn’t matter anymore, because Zhao Xian, don’t you love your husband very much? Speaking of which, I envy him very much. His parents are alive, and his wife loves him dearly. As for me, I have nothing but pain.”

Zhao Xian glanced at the rope binding Gu Tingshu, then at the dagger in Xue Tong’s hand, and finally at her sobbing son. Damn it, all she wanted was to live a peaceful life. Why was it so difficult?

Xue Tong continued smiling, then suddenly cast a sinister glance at Zhao Xian’s son. “By the way, your son is really cute, isn’t he? I wonder if people would still want him in the future if I cut a few marks on his face.”

At once, Zhao Xian’s heart tightened. “You dare.”

“Do you think I won’t dare?” Xue Tong continued, “Zhao Xian, I know you are highly skilled in martial arts, and none of us here can match you. But your husband’s life is in my hands. So now, I want you to end your own life, or else I’ll throw your son down there, and your husband won’t survive either.” With these words, Xue Tong gestured, and Princess Jin threw a dagger directly at Zhao Xian.

Clang…

The dagger hit the ground with a clang.

Hearing this, Gu Tingshu, who had been hangging on the cliff, shook his head. “No, wife, don’t do anything stupid. Don’t worry about me.”

“Shut up… I want both you and the child,” Zhao Xian declared, then waved her hand towards the dagger lying on the ground, calmly picking it up. What’s a knife wound to herself? As long as it’s not fatal, her martial skills would keep her alive.

Without hesitation, Zhao Xian aimed the dagger at her own chest and struck. Blood immediately gushed out. The people present were stunned, especially Xue Tong, who showed a moment of surprise. He unconsciously moved the dagger away from the rope.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhao Xian swiftly grabbed her child and kicked Princess Jin off the cliff.

“Come on, kill him…” Xue Tong gave the order.

Zhao Xian instantly pulled the rope with force. In an instant, Gu Tingshu was in her arms, and Zhao Xian leaped away from the cliff. The surrounding assassins, knowing they couldn’t survive today, recklessly charged at Zhao Xian.

After landing, Zhao Xian placed the child into Gu Tingshu’s arms and pushed him behind her. Having been in this world for so long, she had never truly killed anyone before, but these people were really pushing it too far.

Pulling out the dagger from her body, Zhao Xian threw it to the ground. “You’ve really lived up to that saying: when there’s a path to heaven, you won’t take it; when there’s no door to hell, you insist on seeking death. Can’t I just live quietly and peacefully? Why must you force me like this?” Zhao Xian gathered her inner strength, and in an instant, a storm began to rage around her, swirling into a powerful tornado.

It was the cyclone formed by her strong inner power.