The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 387 Body
Zhu Yijing sat on the ground as countless Imperial Guards ran past him and Li Miao, pouring into his outer residence. He had no time to pay attention to anything else, only staring fixedly at Li Miao, his face pale.

He didn't expect Li Miao to appear in front of him.

If he had known that Li Miao had returned to Shuntian, he would never have dared to say those words.

He was Zhu Zai's only son, and even if he wasn't particularly capable, he knew more than others. He was very clear about what those long passages of "suicide out of fear of punishment," "family absconding," and "internal strife" in the official documents that Li Miao had handled were all about.

Zhu Yijing respected Li Miao as much as he feared him.

"Miao... Brother Miao..."

Zhu Yijing's voice trembled.

Li Miao didn't turn around to look at him, only casually saying "Help him up" before walking towards the door.

An Ziyang waved his hand, and the Imperial Guards stepped forward to support Zhu Yijing, whose legs had gone limp, on either side, and quickly followed.

Thanks to Zhu Zai's family education, Zhu Yijing was considered one of the most honest and upright officers among the commanders of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Therefore, his outer residence was not large, consisting of only two courtyards.

As Li Miao stepped into the first courtyard, the Imperial Guards who had rushed in had already bound all the servants, cooks, and maids in the outer quarters, with blades pressed against their necks, waiting only for Li Miao to speak.

Li Miao kept walking and tapped a few times.

puff-

"what!"

Zhu Yijing cried out in surprise, his legs, which he had barely managed to hold up, went weak again. Fortunately, he was being supported by others and did not fall down again.

"Take the rest home and raise them, then release them back into the wild in a month."

An Ziyang waved his hand, and the remaining servants, who had already fainted from fright, were carried out of the door.

Following behind Li Miao, the group entered the inner courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, the Imperial Guards did not approach the house, but stood by the surrounding walls, roof, and door, with dozens of embroidered spring knives unsheathed and aimed at the main house from a distance.

Just then, Zhu Yijing suddenly perked up from somewhere and abruptly raised his head, which had been hanging down.

"Jinyi! Brother Miao! No!"

He actually shed tears.

"Brother Miao, I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those things. It's all my fault. I had impure thoughts, I was ungrateful, I accept the punishment! I only beg you... don't kill her, please!"

Tears burst into tears.

To his surprise, Li Miao actually stopped.

But she didn't turn around to look at him.

An Ziyang, standing beside him, had a terrifyingly cold expression. His gaze toward Zhu Yijing was devoid of any goodwill as he spoke in a cold voice.

"Commander Zhu, shut up! If you weren't the Commander's only son, with your disgraceful behavior, I should be enforcing family rules and expelling you from the Embroidered Uniform Guard right now!"

An Ziyang's face showed a mocking expression.

"Even now, do you still think the Garrison Commander is after you? What a joke! To put it bluntly, if this were the martial arts world, someone like you wouldn't even be allowed to appear before the Garrison Commander!"

Do you know when the Garrison Commander will return to the capital?

Zhu Yijing shook his head blankly.

"It's only been two incense sticks' time! Do you even know where the garrison commander was three days ago!"

"Nanjing!"

"He traveled 2,400 li and killed more than 240 people. The blood on the garrison commander's hands is still wet! All for you! And you're still judging others by your own petty standards. How can there be such a shameless person as you in this world!"

"you--"

"okay."

Li Miao calmly stopped An Ziyang's impending personal attack, without turning around.

An Ziyang couldn't continue cursing, so he waved his hand coldly, signaling the two Imperial Guards holding Zhu Yijing to let go. Zhu Yijing fell to the ground with a thud.

Now, he finally realized what was happening.

"Miao, Brother Miao...you've come for Jin Yi?"

He stammered as he spoke.

“But, it shouldn’t be like this… She’s not, she’s just a weak woman, she, she…” As he spoke, the door to the main room creaked open from the inside.

A pair of bare feet, as smooth as porcelain, emerged, above which was a semi-transparent veil that revealed her fair and radiant skin when the wind blew. The veil was loosely tied at her waist.

Above that was a completely naked upper body and a pretty, delicate face, smiling at Li Miao.

"Brocade robes!"

Zhu Yijing's face turned red.

How could he bear to see his lover appear naked in front of others! But he truly loved Liu Jinyi, and for the moment he couldn't care less about being angry, and kept saying this.

"Jinyi, Jinyi, go back inside!"

"I have something to say to Brother Miao. Go back inside and don't come out. I'll come back to you later! Be good!"

Zhu Yijing kept talking, but the eyes that had been full of longing just a moment ago didn't spare him a single glance.

"Li Miao".

The woman spoke without any expression.

"you are still alive."

"As expected, the scheme in Nanjing ultimately failed to keep you here. You should have listened to me and staked everything on Nanjing. Without you, killing Zhu Zai would have been just a matter of time... What a pity."

Zhu Yijing's fingernails dug into his palms, and he bit his lip until it bled: "Kill... Father? Brocade Robe, what... what do you mean by this..."

But now, nobody cares about him anymore.

Li Miao glanced at him up and down, then frowned and said.

"You are not a eunuch."

Liu Jinyi lifted the light gauze wrapped around her waist.

"of course."

"You are not Liu Jin either."

"You could say the same thing."

Li Miao's lips curled up.

"It seems your collusion with Yingzhou runs deeper than I thought... An Qisheng's method of survival has already been handed to you. You've planted your sexual desire in this woman, haven't you?"

Liu Jinyi remained expressionless and did not answer.

"Just like your master."

Li Miao said with a cold laugh.

Liu Jinyi remained expressionless, his voice completely flat.

"When you lose, you'll end up like this woman. You'll be infected with the sex drive by An Qisheng, and you won't remember who you are or have any memories of your own."

Unlike any opponent Li Miao had ever encountered before, he made no boastful claims and was not swayed by Li Miao's words, acting as if he were a cold, unresponsive machine.

He spread his arms wide.

"You can kill me now."

"Don't even think about torturing me. I've already damaged this body's brain with Gu worms, just like the Gu women under Ji Tianrui's command. They won't feel any pain. As for other methods, you can use them as you like. I guarantee you won't get anything out of them."

"Don't worry, I won't be like any of your previous opponents. I will never appear in front of you before I'm sure you're dead."

"You and Zhu Zai will both die in Shuntian."

"I will only—"

Bang!
The delicate and beautiful face vanished abruptly, the headless corpse swayed, and fell to the ground.

Li Miao turned around and looked at Zhu Yijing, who was completely dumbfounded.

"Take him with you and take him to see the commander."

After saying that, he strode towards the door.

(End of this chapter)