Fooled One More Time

A few days later, the Jimo Household's forces had been arranged.

Not only did they have Elder Xiao, an "outsider" from Ten Thousand Daos Born, but even the group of Rogue Cultivator who had been captured earlier had now joined forces with the Jimo Household.

As for the ordinary people who were also captured and forced to mine, they received a large sum of compensation from the Jimo Household. The families who lost their lives were each allocated a small courtyard.

The Jimo Household also guaranteed that if any of their descendants were born with Spirit Root, the Jimo Household would arrange for them to enter the Jimo Household's clan school.

After several promises were made, those families, though still grieving, no longer felt hopeless about life.

Chen Liu, who had been taken care of by Sang Ying, returned home safely and was reunited with his elderly mother.

After seeing her son return safely, Auntie Chen even pulled him to go to the city lord's mansion to kowtow and thank the guards.

The guards already knew what had happened and that it was their young lady who had saved the person, so they naturally dared not claim credit for it.

After the truth was revealed to the Chen Household mother and son, they were both very grateful. If their son hadn't stopped them, Auntie Chen probably would have even set up a longevity tablet for Sang Ying.

As for Chen Liu, he was the one who discovered Sang Ying's abnormality back then. At that time, he was already in despair and couldn't bear it any longer.

But Sang Ying's appearance gave him hope for life. Now that he knows she is actually the eldest daughter of the Jimo Household, she is willing to risk her life for them, strangers.

Chen Liu was deeply grateful and secretly vowed to repay this kindness. Fortunately, in the end, he did indeed repay this debt of gratitude.

But that's a story for another time.

Jimo Household's troops set off, the family head led everyone in an inspiring and impassioned speech atop the city walls of Rizhao City. He denounced the despicable actions of Eternal Night City and conveyed their determination for the battle.

To Sang Ying's surprise, in the end, the head of the Jimo Household summoned her to the city wall as well.

"This is my beloved daughter, Zanxing. After we leave Rizhao City, the Jimo Household and Rizhao City will be managed by my dao companion, Yinqiu, and my daughter Jimo Zanxing. Seeing these two is like seeing Jimo Duange! Any disobedience will be met with swift and merciless execution!"

The words of the Jimo Household head entrust both of them with power and responsibility. This is not only a sign of trust in them, but also a sign of high expectations placed upon them.

From the moment countless unfamiliar faces beneath the city walls gazed upon Sang Ying, chanting her name and regarding her as their de facto ruler.

Sang Ying seemed to have finally truly accepted her new identity Jimo Zanxing, and finally began to see herself as her.

Dozens of flying boats took off, and the ever-sunny Rizhao City suddenly became shrouded in darkness—the result of the flying boats blocking out the sun.

Sang Ying watched the dozen or so flying boats disappear rapidly into the distance, and gently grasped Fu Yinqiu's slightly trembling hand.

"Don't worry, Madam, the head of the family and my elder brother will definitely return safely!" Sang Ying firmly believed.

Fu Yinqiu turned back and smiled slightly at her, "Yes, I will definitely return safely!"

The departure of the patriarch and others did not seem to have a significant impact on Rizhao City. Everyone continued to live as usual, except that the Tuyao Flower on Myriad Phenomena Mountain were replaced with spiritual tea.

The spirit mine was temporarily sealed off. The Jimo Household did not intend to publicize the matter. They planned to keep the spirit mine a secret and use it as capital for the Jimo Household to make a comeback after suffering heavy losses.

What Sang Ying was unaware of was that the family head and his group had already discussed that one-tenth of the mine's output would be converted into the Jimo Household's assets and placed under Sang Ying's name.

However, they were worried that Sang Ying wouldn't accept it due to her personality, so they didn't tell her for the time being, but quietly completed the transfer.

Unaware that she now owns countless shops, Sang Ying is currently busy organizing the affairs of the Jimo Household.

Looking at the table piled high with Jade Slip, she felt for the first time that her Divine Sense was somewhat insufficient.

"Shouldn't this be Madam's responsibility?" Sang Ying didn't understand. Although she held the status of a young lady, was it really alright to entrust her with handling these highly confidential Jade Slip?

The butler standing nearby immediately chuckled, "Madam never interferes in these matters; she has to teach the younger generation in the clan."

So, as the only person without any other duties, was Sang Ying forced to take on these complicated tasks?

She rubbed her temples, feeling a deep sense of responsibility that she should also teach children.

Fortunately, although the affairs were numerous, they were not too difficult to handle. Also, there were no financial matters involving various shops. With the help of the housekeeper, Sang Ying was able to manage the situation quite well.

"Oh, right," Sang Ying suddenly remembered something, "I heard that there's more than just my eldest brother in the household. Where are the other young masters now?"

Jimo Qing is the eldest son, so naturally there should be a second and third son. However, since Sang Ying moved in, apart from the group of men from the West Courtyard who offered themselves up, she hasn't seen anyone else.

It just so happens that when Jimo Qing left, he mentioned to her, "If your other brothers were here, I would feel more at ease going."

Jimo Qing was still somewhat uneasy about leaving Sang Ying and her mother behind to guard the city.

Upon hearing Sang Ying's question, the steward explained, "Besides the eldest young master, you do indeed have three other elder brothers. The second young master Jimo Xuan, has joined the Azure Feather Sect and is currently cultivating there, rarely returning. The third young master Jimo Bai, is away training, and his return date is uncertain. As for the fourth young master Jimo Lan..."

Speaking of this person, the steward's expression changed. "The fourth young master was quite unruly in his younger days and was expelled from the family by his father. Although the head of the family has been sending people to search for him, they have never been able to find any trace of him."

These people are all descendants of Jimo Qing's elders. They are only ranked by age because they are of the same generation as Jimo Qing.

However, since they all grew up together, they are quite close.

"These are the direct descendants. Besides them, there are also the sons of the main and collateral branches. However, they have never been close to us, so Miss doesn't need to pay them any attention."

Sang Ying nodded. It was probably not that people weren't close to the family head, but rather that the family head didn't give them the opportunity to be close.

However, it's better to have a smaller household. Sang Ying just hopes that those young masters won't come back before she leaves Rizhao City.

Otherwise, her life would be difficult.

Unfortunately, Sang Ying's hopes were ultimately dashed, because before Jimo Qing left, he was so worried about his mother and sister that he secretly contacted his younger brothers who were away, urging them to return home to protect the city.

Thus, in three locations at varying distances from Rizhao City, a young cultivator in each location produced his communication talisman.

Jimo Qing's voice came through at the right moment. "Something has happened in Rizhao City. My father and I are heading to Eternal Night City to quell the unrest. If you have nothing else to do, hurry home and help defend Rizhao City."

After listening, the young man from the Azure Feather Sect looked at the long whip in his hand and decided that it wouldn't be too late to practice for a few more months before coming out of seclusion.

The handsome man, who was training in a secret realm, dodged a near-miss attack from Demon Beast. He lamented that his time in the secret realm was not yet over, and then immediately forgot about Jimo Qing's words.

The last man to receive the message wiped the black blood from his face, tossed aside his longsword, sat down on the giant Devil Beast's corpse, and coldly retorted, "You're sick!"

What problems could possibly arise in Rizhao City? Is this just your new trick to lure us back?

My brothers, who have been fooled countless times before, are determined not to fall for it this time!

But soon, another message came through. "Oh right, I forgot to tell you, I have a little sister now, and she's being raised at home."

Three people:??!

Well, actually, getting scammed again doesn't seem like such a big deal.