Imperial Treasure
Chapter 63 - 55: A Dagger Named Xiezhi!

Chapter 63: Chapter 55: A Dagger Named Xiezhi!

"Damn you, Ye Zhang, you damn dog, gluttonous and addicted to gambling. You squandered your family’s savings, caused the death of your old man, and made your mother fall ill. Just when she managed to save a bit of money, you just took it and stopped caring for your old mother. She traveled all the way from the village to the Provincial City to see how you were doing, and you, you drove her out, disowning her and leaving her homeless. If it weren’t for Sui Yi’s support over the years, taking good care of this family, you would’ve lost your mother long ago! To still say such things, aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

The village chief was infuriated, pointing his finger at Ye Zhang’s head, wishing he could poke him to death!

The nearby residents also repeatedly scolded him.

While they weren’t exactly saints themselves, they were never this bad!

Such unfilial behavior should mark him as the vilest of people!

Monkey and the others were all tongue-tied. Dammit, who’s the real scoundrel here?

Ye Zhang, this guy, he’s rotten to the core!

Being accused like this, especially in front of Monkey and others, Ye Zhang was furious, spitefully saying, "What mother? She’s nothing. Giving away my father’s money to that worthless thing, and with all her illnesses, she needs so much money every day. She should have died long ago!"

"Worthless thing? That’s your sister, your own sister!" A few elders in the village felt powerless.

Damn it, how could their village produce such an evil spirit?

"Own sister? Humph!"

Ye Zhang sneered, not wanting to argue any longer. He turned to Monkey and the others, "Gentlemen, sorry for the spectacle. These villagers are like this, not used to seeing the world. Once I get the item from that old woman, you’ll know I wasn’t lying to you. There really is something valuable in our family’s grave... you’ll know once you dig it up. As for that brat, I’ll deal with her myself... don’t worry about her messing things up."

Wang Yu was quick to chime in agreement.

The village residents present were stunned by his words.

Good heavens, is this person even human?!

Zhang Yang and the others were also dumbfounded. They couldn’t believe it. Were they watching a movie? Do such people really exist?

Person A twisted his wrist, ready to go over and get his hands dirty.

But someone from inside the house had already come out.

Without a word, they reached out and caught the wrist of Wang Yu who was about to slap her in the face and pulled!

Crack!

The wrist was dislocated!

Wang Yu’s eyes widened, about to howl in pain when her mouth was quickly covered by a cloth Sui Yi casually picked up from the table.

"Mmmm!" Wang Yu’s body began to twist violently, her expression contorted...

Sui Yi remained composed.

Crack, crack, crack, Wang Yu’s right arm emitted crisp, dislocating sounds, and hung limply... her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

It was only an exchange.

Her own wife had fallen!

Ye Zhang froze for a moment.

Sui Yi casually tossed her on the floor and threw the cloth down too, covering her ugly face.

Ye Zhang snapped out of it, cursing loudly as he aimed a punch at Sui Yi’s head!

Sui Yi dodged the punch with a tilt of her head, sidestepped, and grabbed the midsection of his arm, kicking out at Ye Zhang’s leg!

One pull, one push.

Violently thrown over the shoulder!

Bang!!!

Ye Zhang, who was over a meter seventy tall, crashed hard onto the ground, his body bouncing once.

Just one exchange, and he was down.

Monkey and the others shivered, grinning obsequiously at Sui Yi.

"Er, Miss Sui, this, this has nothing to do with us..."

If they didn’t have guns, they couldn’t deal with such an overwhelmingly strong master.

"Heh, I now believe Miss Sui feels nothing for these two..." the young man laughed on the side.

Holding his phone, he gestured to Sui Yi, "My miss says... either return the three million or the deal proceeds. If Miss Sui is willing, she can indeed call and inform the officials..."

Confidence, this was immense confidence, the visitor’s background far exceeded Sui Yi’s imagination.

She glanced at the young man, then her gaze slid to Ye Zhang picking himself up from the ground. She sighed inwardly—getting three million back from such a person was sheer lunacy.

At the end of the day, she really didn’t want to be involved in such matters. It wasn’t her ancestral tomb anyway... but the old lady would probably be heartbroken.

The villagers were extremely angered and cornered Ye Zhang, demanding the three million. But he yelled that he had already spent it on a house and other things. He also said Sui Yi had hit him and that he would call the police to arrest her...

This man’s understanding of the law was so shallow it was infuriating, he didn’t even realize his own crimes were far graver.

But when Sui Yi’s gaze fell on him indifferently, his voice weakened immediately, not daring to make a sound.

And just then.

"Sui Yi, Sui Yi, something’s wrong... something’s wrong..." Panic-filled voices came from inside the house, a woman rushed out, urgently saying to Sui Yi: "Sui Yi, Grandma Ye... your grandmother, she’s vomiting blood, a lot of blood, and it’s all over the ground... she keeps sweating cold sweat too..."

Sui Yi had already dashed in before she could finish speaking.

Ah A also rushed in after her.

Upon arriving, the old lady was indeed gravely ill, struggling for breath as if she couldn’t catch it... coughing up large amounts of blood violently.

Sui Yi gently leaned against the wall, took a deep breath, took out her mobile phone, and dialed a number.

"Doctor Jiang, are you available at the moment?"

"I need your help."

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When Jiang Yunxiu arrived, it was already late afternoon. He parked his SUV at the entrance of the village. Fortunately, being clever and knowing the mountain roads were tough, he had driven an SUV. Otherwise, they would have broken down halfway.

However... He gazed at the little village bathed in the warm glow of dusk, momentarily lost in thought, while his female assistant was even more astonished. Is this Doctor Jiang’s friend’s home?

It was... well, quite something.

"Don’t speak out of turn later," Jiang Yunxiu warmed her with a look that said he knew something she didn’t know and turned to her with a reminder.

The female assistant quickly nodded, suppressing the contempt she felt inside.

Clearly, Doctor Jiang valued this friend quite highly.

They hadn’t walked far when they saw a slender, elongated figure in the glow of the setting sun nearby.

She was looking down, on the phone. Hearing the car, she had already turned around.

"Sui Yi..." Jiang Yunxiu walked up to her.

"I’m sorry for the trouble," Sui Yi said, extending a hand to shake with the female assistant, while trying to conceal the fatigue in her eyes.

The female assistant couldn’t help but marvel internally at the beautiful girl with such extraordinary demeanor... yet wondering how she ended up living in such a place.

Jiang Yunxiu was highly professional, getting straight to the point, "How is your grandmother now?"

Sui Yi led them and described the old lady’s condition in detail.

At that moment, only Ah A and a few elderly villagers were in the courtyard, while Auntie Wang and other women inside were helping to take care of the elderly lady.

As for Ye Zhang, well, he had already gone to the township with Monkey and others.

Apparently, they were planning to dig up graves tomorrow.

Sui Yi couldn’t care less about the old lady’s serious illness, which was just the opportunity he needed!

When Jiang Yunxiu entered the courtyard and caught sight of Ah A, his face changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. Following Sui Yi into the house, he had no time to reflect on the incongruity between the inside and the outside. Carrying their medical kits, he and his assistant set down the boxes on the table, instructed to boil hot water, then shooed everyone out.

At such a time, Sui Yi was of no use either. So she thanked the aunties, asking them to go back for their dinner. Once the courtyard was almost empty, she took a bath and changed into clean clothes only to find the dark bruises on her ankle and waist fading significantly, and the scarred ankle was quickly returning to its original color.

She instinctively touched the scar. She hadn’t lied to Ah A; the scar had always been there, identical ones on both legs, circular and strange looking. Once someone had said, "Sui Yi, the scars on your legs look like you’ve been shackled..."

Shackled? Chained?

Sui Yi’s gaze darkened at the thought, pushing away past memories. It was strange that although her memory was usually poor, she could still clearly remember certain people and things...

She wasn’t sure if that was good or bad.

On the table was the dagger she had cleaned.

It looked very ancient, and the style seemed to be from the Tang Dynasty. The sheath was exquisitely crafted, carved with an animal that broadly resembled a Kirin. Its body was covered with dense, dark fur, and it had bright, intelligent eyes and a solitary horn on its forehead.

"Xiezhi?" Sui Yi was somewhat surprised. The Xiezhi, an animal that emerged from the ancient judicial system, was also called the "law beast." Large as a cow or small as a goat, it had high intelligence, understood human speech, and would bump those dishonest and unfaithful with its horn, allegedly killing those it touched.

But in ancient times, an ordinary blacksmith couldn’t create such weapons, and the Imperial Court imposed restrictions against the use of Divine Beast images. Only the great families and the Imperial Court were allowed such privileges...

And, of course, some people from the Martial Arts World.

This dagger had an extraordinary appearance. She pulled it from its sheath to see it was about nine inches long, roughly thirty centimeters.

The word "nine" wasn’t used frivolously.

The touch was ice-cold, like a chilly wind. Sui Yi saw the reflective, frosty blade casting her eyes in sharp clarity.

At first glance, she knew it wasn’t ordinary, far beyond what could be crafted by machines.

Sui Yi ran the dagger lightly over the table, leaving a one-centimeter deep mark...

"...."

Goodness, what material is this made from?

Sui Yi was inwardly shocked but became even more certain of the monster’s terror and the strangeness of that pond.

"Such an impressive dagger would definitely be considered a Famed Item... I wonder if it has a name."

Looking at the dagger, Sui Yi noticed two tiny characters on the blade just below its handle.

"Xiezhi? Then it must be the Xiezhi Dagger..."

Sui Yi played with it for a moment, then slowly narrowed her eyes and used her Magnetic Sensation to scan it. She immediately saw deep emerald magnetic energy!

Far more intense than the pale blue she had seen on the porcelain before!

This was the deepest magnetic energy she had encountered so far! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)