I am the Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysterious-Chapter 214 - 183: Emergency Evacuation

Because there was no money, and having learned the hardships of making money, Sang Que stopped considering taxis and went straight to the bus station.

"Where are you headed, miss?"

A black market motorcycle followed her from the roadside. Sang Que didn’t want to pay attention, but the person continued to follow her.

Sang Que was really afraid of boarding the black market motorcycle, ending up in an accident, and having to pay for it. This was also a possibility for financial loss.

"Miss, where are you headed, just say the word~"

Sang Que stopped, "I’m going to the police station to turn myself in, want to go?"

The motorcycle driver widened his eyes and fled.

Sang Que shook her head, she had seen such small scenes many times.

Earlier, she accompanied Jiang Zao for a haircut. After cutting, they kept pressing her to get a membership card; with a card, there was a 20% discount, without it, the fee was the original price, which was ridiculously high.

She directly pulled Jiang Zao up and said ’No need, this is her last haircut, she’s going for chemotherapy.’

Jiang Zao was stunned, then hugged her and started crying. In the end, the salon gave Jiang Zao a 50% discount and encouraged her to stay strong.

The bus ride was smooth, nothing strange happened. When she arrived near Jiang Zao’s bus stop, Sang Que saw Jiang Zao already waiting on the opposite side of the road, pulling a large wooden box with a cart.

Inside the large wooden box were all the things she asked Jiang Zao to prepare, two continuous shooting hand crossbows made with Zhuge crossbow craftsmanship, matching crossbow arrows, and some bows and arrows, all with top-grade obsidian arrowheads, along with many ’firecrackers’ that couldn’t be exposed to light, containing leftover obsidian scraps from making arrowheads, vermillion powder, and black dog blood powder.

Jiang Zao looked around like a thief, giving Sang Que a feeling of secret agent connection.

Sang Que was about to cross the road when a car suddenly swerved towards her. Luckily, Sang Que was quick and promptly retreated, but with that retreat, an elderly man suddenly fell at her feet.

Sang Que froze, the old man’s son was right beside him and rushed over shouting.

"Dad, are you alright? Dad, are you okay? You knocked into my dad, pay up!"

Could this financial loss cost her everything?

"Hey you, causing trouble to blackmail people first thing in the morning?"

Xu Yichao’s voice echoed; he was on another bus with his phone held up as he walked towards Sang Que.

"It was clearly you who pushed your father down, I have it all recorded. Either leave quickly or I’ll call the police."

The young man, seeing this, hurriedly helped the old man who was not seriously injured up. The old man looked apologetically at Sang Que, being dragged away by the young man, quickly disappearing from sight.

"Why are you here too?" Sang Que asked Xu Yichao, her face expressionless, though her heart was racing even more than encountering ghosts.

She was becoming more and more aware of the dread of ’financial loss’.

Xu Yichao put away the phone that didn’t capture anything, "Jiang Zao called me over to help you move things."

"Thanks for earlier," she said.

Xu Yichao shyly scratched his head, "My pleasure."

With the help of Xu Yichao and Jiang Zao, Sang Que spent a fortune hiring a van, staying nervous and cautious throughout the journey, but eventually safely transported the box home.

On the road, Jiang Zao and Xu Yichao mentioned that Zheng Xuan arranged to meet them, but since they had to help Sang Que move the items in the morning, the meeting was scheduled for the afternoon.

Sang Que didn’t say much to Jiang Zao, just glanced at Xu Yichao, knowing it was about last night. He discreetly made a sealing gesture with his lips towards Sang Que, indicating he wouldn’t say a word.

Upon arriving home, Sang Que saw Grandma Xu and her mom sitting in the living room with heavy expressions. She immediately turned and told Jiang Zao and Xu Yichao that there was some family issue, suggesting they leave first.

Jiang Zao wanted to keep asking what Sang Que planned to do with those items, but seeing the tense atmosphere in her home, she wisely nodded, signaling Sang Que to stay in touch, then left with Xu Yichao.

After they left, Sang Que dragged the box inside, heading to the living room to inquire about the situation.

Learning her mom almost got hit by something thrown from a high place that morning, Sang Que was shocked, further confirming the curse’s existence.

That Southern Ocean woman cursed her, saying, ’Loneliness and fear will always accompany you.’

If anything happened to her mom, she would truly live in loneliness and fear.

Sang Que stroked the head of the Great General, grateful for saving her mom’s life; raising it was the right decision from the start, it was indeed sensitive to filthy things and loyal to protect its owner.

"Little Que, what troubling dirty things have you encountered in your family?" Xu Shufen asked Sang Que.

Sang Que sat down, "Mr. Zheng came by in the morning, saying that Southern Ocean woman related to the Golden Child incident had died, and earlier Mr. Zheng told me she held grudges. Could it be she believed that, because of me, she was exposed, hence placed some curse on me? I heard people from Southern Ocean are adept at this."

Xu Shufen slightly nodded, "I see; indeed, people from Southern Ocean are skilled in curses. Perhaps before she died, she cursed you with her life, affecting your relatives."

"Grandma Xu, do you have any solutions?" Sang Que asked.

Xu Shufen shook her head, "If it’s a curse at the cost of life, there’s no solution; you’ll have to go to Southern Ocean to see if there are experts there, think of solutions."

"Furthermore, before resolving it, it’s best to keep your distance from your mom. The further away, the safer for your mom; the same applies to friends around you, but since your mom is close and dear, she’s the first to suffer."

"Little Que, mom has dragged you down again," Sang Wan apologized.

Sang Que shook her head, "Mom, don’t think that way; it’s those bad people causing harm to me, it’s their problem, nothing to do with you. Grandma Xu, my master mentioned a place, I might be gone for a while, please take care of my mom and also keep it a secret—I don’t want Mr. Zheng to know too much about what I’m doing."

Xu Shufen expressed understanding, much like herself; had she not been discovered by relevant departments, she wouldn’t have wanted to list her name there; too many affairs!

Exorcising ghosts was doable, but writing a report afterwards was truly annoying.

"Are you confident?" Xu Shufen asked with concern.

With her mom present, Sang Que showed confidence, "Yes, I trust my master’s connections."

Sang Wan surely knew Sang Que was aiming to find solutions at Deceit Dynasty; even though she couldn’t bear it, she could only endure.

"Then have lunch before you go?"

Sang Que shook her head, "No, mom, you go to Grandma Xu’s for lunch; from now on, we’ll keep our distance. Once I’m packed, I’ll leave. Rest assured, I can take care of myself."

"Then be careful about everything, and once the curse is resolved, promptly inform me you’re safe," Sang Wan advised with concern.

"Okay."

Sang Que didn’t say much more, feeling like saying too much might jinx it.

After sending Grandma Xu, her mom, and the Great General out the door, Sang Que immediately changed back to her ancient attire, packing all the gear.

Looking at the copper mirror in her hand, Sang Que sighed, "Ultimately, I still have to take you to Deceit Dynasty, and I will remember the harm you caused my mom. Once I return promoted to Ghost Level, I’ll go to Southern Ocean and blow up your lair!"

Putting away the copper mirror, Sang Que used the Yansheng coin to open the gate, using Evil Mist to instant teleport the large wooden box inside.

Walking out of the darkness, it was still the woods at the foot of the mountain where she had left, the wooden box at her feet.

After hiding the simple wooden gate, Sang Que continued using Evil Mist instant teleportation, finding a person on the nearby official road transporting grains to Wangshan City, renting his ox-cart to take the box back to the city.

Arriving at the city gate, Sang Que saw from afar Day Travel Captain Cui Cheng, restlessly pacing at the gate; after two days, his fatigue was visibly apparent.

What major figure was arriving in Wangshan City that necessitated Cui Cheng’s personal reception at the gate?

Recalling the unpleasant incident with Cui Cheng last time, the place was crowded, greeting or not greeting would both be awkward, Sang Que took the bamboo hat from the ox-cart, placed it over her face, and laid on the bags of grain to lower her presence.