Chapter 144: Going Against the Hidden Dragon Temple Ancestral Teachings Today
One day, the heroine returned from the county yamen again.
“It’s settled this time! The county magistrate said we’ll get the reward money in a month!” Heroine Wu said. “Indeed, your method worked better.”
“What about that person?”
“Lying in court and deceiving the officials should have earned him a thorough beating, even if he wasn’t sent to jail. But he seems to have suffered enough already. I spoke a few good words for him, so he received fewer lashes.”
“You have a kind heart.” Song You smiled, finding the situation amusing.
A few days ago, she had been the one threatening to leave the city with a knife to cause trouble for the man, claiming she would kill him. It seemed that if she had really gone, she might have resorted to violence. Yet today, she was the one speaking in his favor in court. There was something quite interesting about it.
“It’s not really about kindness; I just couldn’t be bothered to deal with him anymore. I remembered how, when I first arrived in Changjing, I had some impure thoughts too. Saying a few words doesn’t cost anything.”
“Did you act on those thoughts back then?”
“Of course not, but I did think about it.”