The Double

Jiang Yuanbai looked toward Jiang Li, which was also his suspicion. Although Jiang Li had explained at the time, and Jiang Yuanbai had believed her, he didn’t know why, but later on, he sent people to inquire about the matters of Green City Mountain, and the result was exactly the same as what Ji Shuran was saying now.

How could Jiang Li become so clever? In this world, while there are geniuses, a genius cannot succeed without guidance. Even a skilled woman cannot cook without rice, so how could one achieve anything without anything?

"Furthermore," Ji Shuran said with deep concern, "Lili went to Xiangyang last time and even brought back Xue Huaiyuan, the Tongxiang County Magistrate. Even if Lili is righteous and willing to act bravely for a just cause, she seems to be very devoted to Xue Huaiyuan. There was no previous connection with Xue Huaiyuan, so why is she so concerned about a stranger? Could it be that she was truly blinded by evil spirits and hence committed such incomprehensible actions?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuanbai’s gaze suddenly became stern. This was also a thorn in Jiang Yuanbai’s heart, a stone lodged there—Jiang Li’s devotion to Xue Huaiyuan, even more than to her own father, had long caused Jiang Yuanbai great anger. If it weren’t for the fact that Xue Huaiyuan had now become a madman with no sense of reason, Jiang Yuanbai would have really wanted to get to the bottom of it.

But Jiang Li couldn’t explain, she just couldn’t tell.

So to everyone else, it appeared she had run out of tricks, tacitly acknowledging the fact that she was possessed by evil spirits.

"Actually, who would want to torment a child like this," Ji Shuran added, "but if there really is something wrong with Lili, and in the future, she harms the Jiang Family and everyone in the household, as well as the younger generation... it wouldn’t be a good thing."

As soon as there was talk of danger to the Jiang Family, Madam Jiang the Elder was also somewhat moved. She asked Chongxu Daoist Master, "In your opinion, how should we proceed with the exorcism? If we perform an exorcism on my granddaughter, will it harm her?"

Even though she was concerned for Jiang Li, Jiang Li shook her head in her heart, feeling sympathy for Miss Jiang the Second. Once it was acknowledged that Jiang Li was associated with evil spirits, it meant accepting the path that Ji Shuran had plotted for Jiang Li; naturally, the end of this path was not a good one. But for the sake of the Jiang Family, Madam Jiang the Elder did not fight for her, did not believe in her until the end.

If it were really Miss Jiang the Second, she would surely be heartbroken.