Chapter 2157: 1646: Aunt and Nephew Face Off

Chapter 2157: Chapter 1646: Aunt and Nephew Face Off

“That’s right, soon Fan Er will contract a strange illness and die young. Back then, it was to save him that I embarked on this path of cultivation.”

“And later when I risked my life cultivating and deducing the New Method, it was largely to help him, who couldn’t cultivate, extend his life.”

In an instant, scenes of reincarnation flashed through Bai Shuyue’s spirit consciousness, infinite emotions surged in her heart.

“Time flows, yet things remain the same…”

She looked at her somewhat bewildered nephew before her, but in her spirit consciousness she suddenly recalled another young man she encountered in reincarnation, named Ou Shangtian.

She accidentally caused the death of Ou Shangtian’s father, Ou Daozi, with the Measureless Barrier, and this young man was determined to avenge his father, even at the cost of his own life.

“Kill or torture me, do as you please! Don’t think I’ll be afraid of you two vile thieves!” Ou Shangtian’s angry roar seemed to echo once more in her ears.

Suddenly, Bai Shuyue had a wild thought: “If I were harmed, to what extent would Fan Er go?”

Once the thought arose, it spread like wildfire, rapidly growing. It filled her heart, difficult to suppress.

Bai Shuyue urgently wanted to know the answer.

But simultaneously she felt a vague fear in her heart.

She was afraid that if Fan Er’s reaction disappointed her, what would she do in the future.

Bai Shuyue firmly believed that Li Fan was a good child.

But…

She instinctively closed her eyes, refusing to think about the dreadful outcome.

However, the thought did not disappear due to this momentary escape, instead, it continued to entangle Bai Shuyue like a heart demon.

“Auntie, are you not feeling well? You should go back and rest first. I’ll cook for you.”

Seeing Bai Shuyue’s strange behavior, Li Fan spoke with worry.

Bai Shuyue nodded, walked heavily into the room.

After the door closed, Bai Shuyue, deeply conflicted, pondered for a long while and finally made a decision.

“It seems Auntie wants to play a role-playing game with me. Let me cooperate with you properly then.”

“Consider it an appetizer before becoming a Saint.” His external behavior and facial expressions perfectly fit the honest nephew persona. But internally, Li Fan laughed lightly.

That evening, the nephew and aunt had a meal filled with mixed thoughts.

The next morning, while Li Fan was still in his dreams, a group of vicious constables stormed in, rudely dragging him out of bed.

“Who are you people?” Li Fan was shocked and angry.

“Behave! Scholar Li, you’ve been caught!” The lead constable sneered, forcefully putting the wooden yoke on Li Fan.

“This is absurd! I spend my days at home reading and writing, what could I have done? You must have caught the wrong person!” Li Fan shouted loudly, wanting to defend his innocence. He instinctively tried to struggle.

But being a mere scholar, extremely weak. After a couple of hits, he hunched over, coughing violently, then behaved obediently.

“Caught the wrong person? Scholar Li, you underestimate us. Reading and writing… Hmph, the most annoying are you scholars! Appear naive about worldly affairs, but secretly scheming unspeakable deeds all day long.”

“Chief, found it!”

As they were speaking, a constable came out of Li Fan’s study, holding a stack of papers.

“Is this your handwriting?”

The constable leader waved the papers in front of Li Fan.

Li Fan naturally recognized his own handwriting, instinctively nodded. But upon seeing the content written on the first page of this stack of papers, cold sweat began to drip from him.

“No! This wasn’t written by me! Someone is framing me!”

Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was stuffed with a wad of something messy, cutting off his sound.

The constable leader squinted his eyes, coldly read aloud the content on the paper.

“Cold stars shining on the misty wave path, turbid waves hiding the jade flute. Ten years of frost sharpened the sword’s edge, a heart of gallant loyalty to fisherman and woodsman. No sight of Qilin Horn on Cloud Platform, wild grass born proud of spirited steed. Wait for the wind and thunder to rise from the ground, then write past tales in the history books!”

“Hahaha, what a writing past tales in the history books. Thinking about family extermination, how daring! Take him away!”

“Mmm, mmm…”

Li Fan was quickly apprehended.

Not only himself, even his aunt was implicated.

The constables showed no regard for her being a woman, their actions equally rough.

“Mmm, mmm…”

In this scene, when the nephew and aunt met again, Li Fan had countless things to say. But he could only make muffled noises.

Bai Shuyue seemed to shed tears endlessly out of fright, trembling all over.

Quickly, the two were separated and jailed.

The verdict also came quickly, deliberate rebellion, unforgivable crime.

Thrown into death row, to be executed after autumn!

Upon hearing the sentence, Li Fan collapsed on spot, screaming madly, declaring his innocence.

After a few beatings, he was unable to make any sound.

Dragged harshly into the death row.

Completely losing hope of survival, Li Fan sat slumped in despair, waiting for death.

“You don’t seem like a person of extreme evil, why are you imprisoned here?”

Half a month later, one night, a ghostly voice came from next door.

Li Fan was startled by the voice, looked towards the source, only to see an existence looking like a skeleton with only skin covering bones.

Immediately he was frightened speechless, retreating repeatedly.

“So timid, it seems you’ve been wronged.” The voice sneered.

Perhaps it resonated with something in Li Fan’s heart, after a long while, Li Fan gathered his courage, approached again, recounting his unjust plight truthfully.

“I swear to the heavens, this rebellious poem was absolutely not written by me!” Li Fan gritted his teeth and said.