kingnovel Chapter 463 Choice
Chapter 463 Choice
Jiang Junze's pupils contracted, and he immediately tried to save the person, but it was too late.
The icy sword light arrived in the blink of an eye, its momentum terrifying. All the wooden benches and tables around it were shattered. It seemed that it was about to kill the fleeing Jiang Jiao'er with one blow, but at the last moment, the sword tip stopped.
A figure rushed over and recklessly blocked the Shitian Sword.
The sword energy, which couldn't be withdrawn in time, swept across and slashed the man's face.
Blood trickled down her face, each drop a bright red.
Jiang Jiao'er was so frightened that her soul seemed to have left her body. Her face and body were covered in cold sweat. It wasn't until someone held her tightly that she slowly came back to her senses.
Realizing she was still alive, tears streamed down her face. She trembled, trying to make a sound, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't utter a single word.
That's...that's terrifying!
Jiang Liqian actually dared to kill her in public!
Jiang Junze breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Jiang Jiao'er was still alive. Jiang Jiao'er also gradually calmed down. But just then, a crisp "snap" sound suddenly rang out in the silent room.
Jiang Junze was shocked and shouted, "Mother!"
Jiang Jiao'er was also dumbfounded.
Immediately, he felt a surge of joy and delight, and even his own injuries no longer seemed so painful.
Her fingers gripped the sword hilt tightly in an instant, her knuckles turning white and veins bulging. Jiang Li licked her broken lip and slowly turned her face away.
A thin layer of frost covered her eyes, and Jiang Li blinked, then chuckled softly. For the first time ever, she called out to the woman who was anxiously protecting someone else.
"Mother."
The woman froze for a moment, her whole body stiffening.
But soon her eyes were filled with pain. She glared at her with disappointment and anger, and shouted, "You wicked girl, kneel down before me!"
Jiang Liqian looked at her and listened to her voice, and for a moment it felt as if she had returned to her past life.
She always seemed to speak to him in such a harsh and stern manner.
There were no gentle words, no warm gestures under the lamp, and no words of concern.
She had always wanted to ask her—what was she to her in her heart? A tool to gain fame? A slave to be ordered around? Or a pawn to please her father and benefit the family?
It's not my daughter.
She already has another daughter.
Her tenderness, her care, and her burgeoning maternal love were all nurtured on another daughter, a beautiful, delicate flower that knew how to charm and please her, a precious thing she had cultivated with her own hands.
And she was someone she had long ago abandoned.
Her slightly damp eyelashes drooped. She stood there, motionless, and asked her, seemingly out of the blue, with a last trace of resentment, "Mother, if I had stopped even a step slower just now, you would have died. Weren't you afraid?"
Cui Rou was already furious, and seeing that she didn't do as she was told, she was so angry that she almost fainted. She blurted out, "She is my daughter, and it is my duty as her mother to save her. Unlike you, who are unruly, disobedient to your parents, and even dare to kill someone in public with a sword. What is the difference between you and those evil demons and monsters?!"
"Mother!" Jiang Junze rushed over immediately, trying to stop Cui Rou, but it was too late.
He turned to look at Jiang Liqian, who was standing alone, and wanted to step forward to explain for Cui Rou, but before he could utter a single syllable, she had already taken three steps back.
They are separated by the ocean and the sea.
She waved her sleeve, and the flowing snow and shimmering light instantly sealed off all the doors and windows of the room.
“This matter shouldn’t have been so troublesome. I’m always quick with my sword, and dragging things out isn’t in my nature. But things just don’t always go as planned…” Jiang Li gently brushed the stray hairs that had fallen from her face after the slap and tossed a recording stone into the air.
The recording stone quickly displayed a video, showing the entire process of Jiang Liqian being drugged and kidnapped. Wang He's words echoed clearly in the room.
Jiang Junze turned pale upon hearing the words "Miss Jiang of Dongjun." He turned around, his eyes almost instantly turning red, and stared at Jiang Jiao'er, who was still trying to hide behind Cui Rou.
How could she!
How dare she!
Cui Rou never expected the truth to be like this!
She had raised her youngest daughter with such care and love for so many years, yet she was so vicious as to use such despicable methods to harm her own daughter, and she even slapped her for it.
Guilt almost overwhelmed her in an instant.
"Qian...Qianqian, your mother didn't mean it, your mother didn't know..." Cui Rou staggered, trying to touch Jiang Liqian's face.
Jiang Li raised her sword slightly, this time aiming it at her brow.
Cui Rou stopped abruptly.
His face contorted in pain, and he nearly fainted.
"There's something I need to clarify first."
Jiang Liqian's smile had vanished completely.
“I am not ill-mannered, nor do I need you to lecture me.”
“My mother, the Third Madam of the Hua Clan, is gentle, dignified, kind and elegant. She is the best person in the world. My master, the peak master of the Tianqian Sect, the True Man of Chongdao, is famous throughout the eight wastelands and renowned throughout the three continents. They taught me, nurtured me, and raised me. Their virtues cannot be slandered by you.”
Hearing this, Cui Rou felt a mix of emotions, tears streaming down her face. She couldn't help but retort, "I am your mother, your biological mother with whom you share blood..."
Jiang Liqian nodded: "You're right, we can't forget to repay the kindness of being born."
“Just now I gave my biological brother two choices, and he chose his sister who is not related to him by blood. This time I will also give you two choices. You can also choose your daughter who is not related to you by blood.”
Jiang Liqian's eyes darkened in an instant, and she threw a long stick at Cui Rou.
“Jiang Jiao’er dared to drug me and send someone to humiliate me. Today, I will kill her.”
“Mother, you can choose to stand by and do nothing, and I will allow you to collect her body and bury her. You can also choose to exchange the debt of giving me life for her survival, but…” Jiang Liqian’s eyes fell on the long stick on the ground, “You have to use this stick to teach your daughter how to be a person, and tell her what real discipline should be like, until I am satisfied.”
"I'd like to kindly remind you that my patience is very limited. If you hesitate for too long, I'll make the choice for you."
Cui Rou was so startled by the coldness and seriousness in Jiang Liqian's eyes that she was speechless. She staggered backward, as if she didn't recognize the girl in front of her at all.
Her daughter was once so well-behaved, sensible, kind-hearted, how could she say such a thing?
impossible!impossible!
She must have heard it wrong!
"You've already cut off one of her arms, isn't that enough? After all, you came back safe and sound!" She shook her head, instinctively shielding Jiao'er behind her.
Jiang Liqian stared coldly at her, the sword in her hand radiating a chilling aura: "Is this Mother's choice?"