"I can't empathize, but can you? What exactly do you want to do!"
"Me?"
Xie Jiang's lips curved, and she smiled at him.
Xu Hengyi's soul seemed to be instantly drawn out, his eyes only seeing her extremely vibrant lip color, as if a flower from hell bloomed before him.
"I want those who commit evil to suffer retribution. I want the fate of the dried meat consumers to end with Wu Hongyun."
Xu Hengyi stared at her blankly.
Xia Zeshi asked doubtfully, "But how do you plan to do it? If you make the Zhou family go to the Nanxiong Marquis's mansion to make trouble, or report to the officials, what will that change?"
If the officials were willing to intervene, Lu Baofang wouldn't be where he is today.
Xie Jiang smiled and said, "This is just the first step. As long as ants are diligent enough, they can still shake a big tree."
Saying that, she looked at Xia Zeshi, and casually glanced at Xu Hengyi, "Do the two ambitious youths want to help? Or do you plan to stand by and watch as before, uninvolved?"
"What do you mean by standing by and watching as before?" Xie Jiang's words displeased Xu Hengyi. "When have we ever stood by and watched? Although we've heard of Lu Baofang's affairs before, it was only hearsay. This is the first time we've truly encountered him."
"Do you have confidence?" Xia Zeshi was stirred by her words.
How difficult it was for ants to shake a tree.
Xie Jiang was naturally confident. A mere Nanxiong Marquis's mansion was not something she would take seriously.
But before she could swat the fly that was the Nanxiong Marquis's mansion for her brother, couldn't she also brush up her favorability with Xu Hengyan?
So, she was knowingly walking into the impossible, charging forward for justice.
How moving.
Xie Jiang said, "Not everything needs to be calculated clearly before it is done."
Xia Zeshi seemed to understand something.
Xu Hengyi felt a bit wronged. What did Xie Jiang take him for? His wound had not been treated and he was already unsteady, only able to lean on a mountain.
"I wish people like Lu Baofang, no, beasts like Lu Baofang, are not human. I wish he would go to hell sooner!"
Xu Hengyi gritted his teeth and cursed, then pouted aggrievedly, glancing at the heartless Xie Jiang.
"I've been stopping you because I'm afraid you'll suffer losses. Although I've never seen you suffer losses, it's always others who do. But Lu Baofang and the Nanxiong Marquis's mansion are not like the people you've encountered before. Lu Baofang is not that easy to deal with."
"Whether he's easy or not to deal with, we'll know only after we've done it. Alright, I understand. I don't expect anything from you either. I was just asking casually." Xie Jiang was nonchalant.
Xia Zeshi and Xu Hengyi couldn't stand her saying that. What did she mean by not expecting anything from them! It was as if they were so cowardly and incompetent.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I can count on you? I'm not trying to provoke you by saying this. What's wrong with you being unhappy when I'm telling the truth?"
Even though one came from royalty and the other from a distinguished noble family, standing at the highest point from birth,
They were not able to do as they pleased. They enjoyed the convenience of their surname, and naturally had constraints from their families.
Let alone Xia Zeshi, who was just an ordinary prince, not the crown prince. Xu Hengyi was also just the third young master of the Xu family, not the heir.
Even Xu Hengyan, as the heir of the Duke of Wei's mansion, was not exempt.
Even more so, because he carried the future of the Xu family, the shackles on Xu Hengyan were even heavier.
Xu Hengyan's nature was such that he could not tolerate minor transgressions. He detested Lu Baofang's actions immensely. What Xie Jiang wanted to do today, Xu Hengyan had long wanted to do.
When Lu Baofang was present, he would avoid him as much as possible. Even if they accidentally met, he would stay as far away as possible.
Xu Hengyan's disgust for Lu Baofang was evident to anyone with eyes.
But Xu Hengyan was only the heir of the Xu family, not the Duke of Wei.
Therefore, he could only choose to avoid him from a distance, rather than finding evidence of Lu Baofang's crimes to bring him to justice, which would make the Duke of Wei's mansion a target of public criticism.
"Although I hate to admit it, the facts are clear." Xia Zeshi sighed dejectedly, feeling somewhat defeated, but more so envious.
Envious of Xie Jiang's carefree spirit. Despite being around the same age as them, she could be unrestrained, doing whatever she wanted. Even traveling across oceans to play in Da Yu was something she could do whenever she pleased.
Let alone traveling across oceans, without their families' consent, they couldn't even leave the capital.
Xu Hengyi was initially somewhat indignant. Why couldn't they count on them? But the burning pain in his buttocks told him that even if he had the will, he was powerless.
The body was only one aspect.
If he rashly got involved in this matter, he would surely have his legs broken upon returning home.
Xie Jiang said to the two, "This matter has nothing to do with you. You don't need to show yourselves. You just need to know my stance, and don't hinder me."
"But if none of us can show ourselves, then what will you do alone, Xie Jiang?"
Xu Hengyi was truly worried. Although Xie Jiang was sometimes very inhumane, she was still Xie Jiang.
Moreover, she resolutely stood up to seek justice for Wu Hongyun and many other innocent girls who were harmed.
Although he did not approve, he understood that what she was doing was not wrong.
Lu Baofang deserved to go to hell!
"Don't end up getting yourself into trouble. Although Lu Baofang always only seeks virgin girls, with your appearance, you are absolutely exquisite. Whether you are a virgin or not hardly matters. You are also a lone traveler from another place, with no connections in the capital. Lu Baofang will not hesitate at all. He will eat you up if he wants to..."
Speaking of which, Xie Jiang's appearance was such that her parents were also at ease letting her travel alone across oceans to Da Yu.
Xie Jiang patted Xu Hengyi's shoulder, "These days, I haven't fed you for nothing."
"You say it like feeding pigs."
"What's the difference between your eating habits and those of pigs?"
"I, you..." Why should he worry about her! Perhaps Lu Baofang would be angered to death by her!
Xia Zeshi frowned, somewhat hesitant. "It's indeed inconvenient for Xu Hengyi to show himself, lest he be beaten again for no reason. Actually, I don't have too many issues."
Seeing Xie Jiang and Xu Hengyi look at him, Xia Zeshi shrugged indifferently.
"At most, I'll be scolded by my father for causing trouble, and then confined for a while. Being beaten with a board is also bearable. I'm just afraid that my identity might be a burden."
"Xie Jiang, you also come from the Lan Yong royal family, so you should understand that no matter what happens, as long as it involves the royal family, even the simplest matter will become complicated."
Xia Zeshi sighed, "I'm afraid that it will backfire at that time and be difficult to resolve. I won't be able to help and will only cause trouble for you."
A gentleman knows what to do and what not to do. Xia Zeshi thought, isn't this exactly what he should be doing?
Even if he went through immense hardship and there was no result in the end?