"Today, the Jiang and He families are bound together for better or worse; if we cannot secure a favorable outcome, what makes you think you will fare any better?" Madam Jiang stepped forward, speaking in a measured, persuasive tone. "If the palace discovers that Huanhuan is missing, you won't be able to escape the blame when the reckoning comes."
"Oh? Then I won't run," Jiang Wuyan replied. She lifted her chin slightly; though her eyes were sightless, she seemed to be looking down on everyone in the room. "We can all just die together. Regardless of what happens, I am only an innocent bystander being dragged into this. I am not the culprit. When we reach the underworld, I will certainly not be the one headed for the eighteen levels of hell."
The room fell silent.
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