"What do you mean, I'm jinxing things?"
Kang Shi's eyes went wide at the warning.
This was slander! He was going to petition the Lord and accuse Chu Jie of slander!
"Exactly. Strategist Kang has followed the Lord for years. If he really had the power to jinx her to death, it should've worked back when he showed his might at Yonggu Pass." Su Shi Yilu chimed in from the side, secretly lamenting how useless Kang Shi was. How had he failed to jinx Shen Youli to death back then? If he couldn't plague her to death, what kind of plague-bringer was he? In Su Shi Yilu's simple-minded view, failing to jinx the Lord to death was like those couples in storybooks who dramatically divorced in the first chapter, only to have three babies by the last chapter—all secretly showing off while pretending to hate each other.
If you've got what it takes, then jinx Shen Youli to death!
If you can't even do that, what the hell are you blathering about?
Kang Shi had thought Su Shi Yilu was speaking up in his defense. Once he understood what the man had actually said, he hurriedly stopped him from continuing with such treasonous talk. Because of his Way of the Scholar, Kang Shi was very wary of prophecies. He feared that one day his words might come true, leaving him to regret it too late.
Watching Kang Shi and Su Shi Yilu, who was stirring the pot, Chu Jie wished he could give each of them a [Silence and Steal Voice]. If Chu Yao were here, he'd surely be on the same wavelength as Chu Jie: "Save your breath, you two. You'll have plenty of chances to show off your might later."
The three of them weren't remotely on the