After I stopped being a lady from a rich family, I fought all over the capital

Chapter 393 Moving the Capital
"So what should we do now to find useful clues and bring these people back?"

We can't just stand by and watch helplessly, can we?

"Haven't they already unearthed the stone slab?"

Song Lan raised an eyebrow: "Just smash it open, and you can get down."

"Aha?"

Smash it, smash it open?!
Is it really that direct and brutal?
"Or, does Lord Jiao have any other brilliant ideas?" Song Lan looked at Jiao Bubai.

Jiao Bubai: ...

No, no.

He smiled a little sheepishly: "I was just a bit surprised..."

I never expected this method to be so simple and brutal.

"Lord Jiao, you can rest assured. As I said, there are no evil spirits."

"Even if there were truly evil spirits, now that I've said there weren't, then there aren't!"

Song Lan exuded a powerful aura.

Jiao Bubai's mind became much firmer in an instant.

He cupped his hands in greeting and replied, "Yes!"

After Jiao Bubai left, Song Lan remained in a daze for a long time.

So long that she didn't even notice when Yan Jun arrived.

"What are you thinking about?"

Yan Jun went out and made a bowl of almond tea, which he then served to Song Lan.

Song Lan looked up at him, stirring her almond tea absentmindedly, clearly not yet fully recovered from the shock.

Not wanting to disturb him, Yan Jun could only quietly stay by his side.

Song Lan finally snapped out of her daze, looked at Yan Jun who was quiet beside her like a stone statue, and chuckled: "It's rare to see you so quiet, without spouting those grand principles."

"Was my previous impression on you just that I was noisy?"

Yan Jun said something subconsciously.

After he finished speaking, he realized something was off... Had he accidentally told the truth again?
What was it before?

Isn't this just revealing our own secrets?
"Ah, no, I mean..." He wanted to add a few words, after all, in this life, he and Song Lan had only known each other for half a year.

"Alright, stop trying to fix it."

Song Lan said calmly, "Are you aware of the recent disappearances near the West Market?"

Yan Jun was slightly taken aback.

"It seems they knew..."

"No!" Yan Jun instinctively denied, "But now, I do know."

Song Lan raised an eyebrow: "So, what do you think about this?"

"I……"

Yan Jun stammered, unable to speak.

"Yan Jun, actually I have no need to be reborn."

Song Lan looked at him and said each word firmly and forcefully, "Moreover, in this world, there is no regret that can truly be made up for."

"Even if we could do it all over again, and pay for our blood debts in blood, what difference would it make?"

The wounds left on my body and in my heart from my past life still cannot be erased.

"As long as I remember..."

Just thinking about it made Song Lan's heart ache.

Even though killing her enemy was exhilarating, she still felt something was missing.

She gently touched her chest and said, "Yan Jun, it hurts here."

How can I let this go?

A moment of confusion flashed in Song Lan's eyes: "I don't even know what I should let go of."

“Alan…”

Yan Jun reached out to touch Song Lan, but she dodged him.

"Don't call me that."

Song Lan's expression turned cold again: "What's the point of all this?"

"What I hate are those who commit numerous evils but still get away with it."

Why must good people suffer forever?

Why are bad people always allowed to act arrogantly?

Where were you when bad people were committing evil and persecuting good people?

"Where is the Way of Heaven?"

As soon as Song Lan finished speaking, several rumbling sounds rang out in the sky.

She coldly raised her hand and looked at him: "Isn't he very good at chopping people? Then why does he turn a blind eye to all those wicked beasts who take pleasure in destroying other people's happiness and torturing living beings?"

Boom...

The sound in mid-air suddenly vanished, as if it had never existed.

"Song Lan, calm down! Listen to me..."

Yan Jun watched as the resentment around Song Lan gradually accumulated, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Right and wrong, good and bad, are sometimes not what you think they are!"

"It's quite possible that the person you think is bad hasn't actually committed such a serious crime. It's a matter of cause and effect; you reap what you sow. They might just be..."

Song Lan sneered: "Are you saying I deserve to die?"

"Is it because I planted evil seeds that I deserve evil fruits? That's why I was tortured and killed several times, barely escaping death, and now I have to face the deception of my family and friends, right?"

Yan Jun panicked even more: "That's not what I meant, I..."

He's not crazy. How could he point at Song Lan, who is full of good deeds, and say that she planted evil seeds, which is why she reaped evil consequences, why she was plotted against for her family's property after her parents died, why she went through several life-and-death situations, and why even the little dog she rescued out of kindness had to protect its owner...

Yan Jun realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Those dogmatic principles are not suitable to be discussed with Song Lan.

What gives him the right, and what makes him think he can persuade the victim to be magnanimous?

Can……

Just because someone is a victim, does that give them the right to kill everyone in the world at will?
Yan Jun was torn between two conflicting emotions.

He seems to have lost sight of what's right anymore.

They even began to forget why they had come to persuade Song Lan in the first place...

why?
Why was he chosen to appease Song Lan?
Yan Jun avoided Song Lan's gaze, saying, "You did nothing wrong."

"But good and evil will eventually be rewarded. We shouldn't resort to violence to retaliate against the other party's evil and become like them, should we?"

Song Lan chuckled.

"is it?"

She laughed uncontrollably, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"Will good and evil ultimately be rewarded?"

“Ha, hahahahaha!”

"That's the funniest joke I've ever heard!"

A fierce glint flashed in Song Lan's eyes: "When will good and evil ever be rewarded?"

"Yes! Yes, Song Lan, yes!"

Yan Jun stepped forward, ignoring the corrosive and damaging effects of the resentment, and forcefully grabbed her shoulders: "Yes! There must be!"

"Song Lan, please calm down, okay? Calm down..."

Yan Jun, quick-witted, said: "Think about it, you still have friends here. Think about Madam Liu, haven't they treated you well?"

"Are you going to destroy the world?"

“In the past, those people were misled and believed falsehoods, fabricating baseless accusations against you, causing more people to misunderstand you. They deserved to die, they deserved to be killed. But what about now?”

"Should Madam Liu and the others also die?"

"And the Eldest Princess, Lord Jiao... there are so many people here who believe in you unconditionally and without any bottom line, and Liu Wu! Liu Wu completely follows your thoughts and your will, so does he also deserve to die?"

Song Lan listened to Yan Jun's detailed account, one sentence after another, and chuckled coldly.

"So, this is your true purpose, isn't it?" "To bind me to these people, so that I will be forever bound by their constraints..."

Song Lan looked coldly at Yan Jun: "Otherwise, it would be indiscriminate killing of innocent people!"

"Then one has no choice but to bear the consequences of one's karma."

"What a clever scheme!"

Yan Jun could not refute it and could only remain silent.

Song Lan scoffed lightly: "But it seems you've forgotten."

"What is fake will always be fake, and will never become real."

"You went to great lengths to create this world, but what was the result?"

"The ills of this world are becoming increasingly apparent, and many innocent people will lose their lives because of your actions."

"Why are you all stopping talking about cause and effect now?"

"Or are you trying to say that the people in this world are all fictional creations of yours, just some insignificant wandering ghosts who cooperate with you on your missions, and are not worth caring about at all."

Yan Jun remained silent.

He couldn't argue with that.

Yes!

The sudden disappearances of those people in the West Market are because the world is gradually becoming unstable.

The people here are certainly not some fabricated or insignificant figures.

The people here are all real.

They are souls waiting in line to be reincarnated in the underworld, who were lucky enough to be chosen and placed in this small world.

Originally, this world wouldn't have collapsed so quickly.

There is only one reason why things have turned out this way: Song Lan has discovered the truth.

The world has been discovered to be fake.

But no matter how Yan Jun thought about it, he couldn't understand how Song Lan had discovered it.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't have found out!

How did Song Lan discover this?

That would have to start with killing Zhang Chi and scattering his soul.

The Zhangchi here should not have a soul.

After all, in their previous lives, both the Zhang and Xie families, in terms of both body and soul, had perished in the flames of karma and would never be reborn!
At that time, she didn't actually have any doubts.

I'm just wondering if there really is such a thing as rebirth in this world.

It wasn't until she used karmic fire to scorch Xie Shangqi's soul day after day, weakening it, that she discovered the truth.

Seeing that the two had broken up again, the atmosphere fell silent once more.

After a long while, Song Lan stirred the almond tea.

The once steaming hot almond tea has now gone cold.

She took a small bite, and the sweet almond flavor instantly filled her mouth.

"Actually, I also crave this world."

"Sweet almond tea, savory and crispy pepper biscuits, and braised pork knuckle, roast beef..."

"And the scenery of the four seasons, the sunrise and sunset, these are the beautiful human scenes that I cherish and am reluctant to part with."

Song Lan smiled, a smile that seemed both bitter and resigned.

Two thousand years!

"Enough to erase many memories, good ones, bad ones, even those etched into my bones. Two thousand years is enough to weather away all my bones and flesh."

"No matter how deeply you carve, it will eventually disappear."

Song Lan looked at Yan Jun: "But you insist on sending me here to be reborn, to make up for some regrets."

"To be honest, I don't really remember those things anymore."

"Or rather, it's hard to consciously try to remember it anymore."

"But you all, one after another, insist on forcing me to remember..."

Rebirth is nothing more than digging up those deeply buried memories again and again, making her suffer torture in those memories once more.

Yan Jun was slightly taken aback.

So, they meant well but ended up doing something wrong?
Following Song Lan's instructions, Jiao Bubai knocked on the ground and, sure enough, discovered the tomb passage beneath the stone slab.

The tomb passages are interconnected and extremely complex.

The men under his command felt a deep sense of dread as they looked down into the dark, seemingly bottomless tomb passage.

"...Sir, should we...go down here?"

Jiao Bubai was also somewhat uncertain.

He wiped his face: "Bring me a torch!"

The torch went out as soon as it touched the entrance of the cave.

"Judging from this, it seems that even if we want to continue, it won't be possible for a while."

Jiao Bubai's heart sank.

Even if you went down into a place like that, would you still find any living people?

"You will split into two teams and take turns guarding this place. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to approach!"

"As for whether or not to go down, let me report to the master before making a decision!"

Jiao Bubai went to see the Prefect of Jingzhao.

The Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture came over in person to take a look and also had someone bring a torch to test it.

Sure enough, the torch went out as soon as it got close to the cave entrance.

"I never imagined that there would actually be such a large area of ​​unknown tombs beneath this imperial city."

Thankfully, it was discovered.

Otherwise, we might collapse one day without even knowing it!
"I wonder if those people really fell off the trap and ended up in the tomb passage?"

"But whether it's real or not, at least this tomb passage is real."

"It was an unexpected discovery."

The Prefect of Jingzhao said with a serious expression, "I'm afraid this matter must be reported to His Majesty immediately."

"Take charge of keeping watch here for now and don't make any rash moves."

Jiao Bubai couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what do you think will be the next steps in handling this matter?"

The Prefect of Jingzhao was silent for a moment, then said with a sigh, "I'm afraid we'll have to move the capital!"

"Moving the capital?"

The Prefect of Jingzhao nodded.

"However, it may not be that simple. We'll probably have to wait until we can go down and investigate thoroughly before we know the specifics."

If the investigation is thorough and the officials discuss the matter, they may reassess whether this place is suitable to continue being used as the imperial city.

However, if the investigation is unclear, then relocating the capital will likely be the only option.

This place will most likely become a deserted city.

"The tomb passage is so deep, who knows how much space it occupies underground? If it were to collapse one day, who knows how many people would die or be injured."

Jiao Bubai's heart also grew heavy.

The relocation of the capital... and the relocation of the capital because of something like this, the powerful and wealthy don't need to worry about anything.

It's just a matter of spending money, buying a new house, and then traveling for a few days to move there.

But what about ordinary people?

Those who are renting might be able to terminate their leases and move to Xindu to continue renting... but with such a large-scale migration, rental prices in Xindu will likely rise as well.

What about buying a house?

If a family has a small amount of assets, the most they'll feel is heartache.

But what if you've used most of your life savings, even borrowed a lot of money from a pawnshop, to buy a house, and now you have to move the whole family, otherwise...

Jiao Bubai dared not think any further, cupped his hands in greeting, and went to arrange for people to guard the place.

in the palace.

When the young emperor learned that a tomb passage had been unearthed beneath the imperial city, he was bound to be furious.

After summoning his ministers to discuss the matter, the topic of moving the capital inevitably came up.
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"Moving the capital?"

The shadowy figure who had come from the Xue family and settled in the Zhang family couldn't help but get excited after hearing those two words.