CHAPTER 370: CHAPTER 370: I LOVE YOU (144)

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Gu Lili took down the cross-stitch from the wall and placed it in the wardrobe. The main reason she didn’t destroy it was because the Ninth Prince was her life-saving prince, and no matter why he saved her, the fact couldn’t be changed.

She also thought that she might never have the chance to meet him again, but she couldn’t forget the days they lived and ate together; those memories were cherished.

When she got up in the morning, she received a call from Ma Shijie, and as soon as she heard the phone, Gu Lili immediately exploded with anger.

Because the person responsible for the collapse of Chunjiang Bridge wouldn’t turn themselves in, they were trying something new by bringing in many Taoists to perform rituals by the riverbank, attempting to destroy all the Dead Souls in the river.

"Is this the solution they’ve come up with?!" she exclaimed.

Ma Shijie was helpless, "I’m really anxious, but Miss Gu, do you think it will work? Can the Taoists really erase all those Dead Souls?"

"I’m afraid many people will suffer before they can achieve that, where are you now?"

"I’m at the riverbank, come and see for yourself."

"Alright." Gu Lili hung up the phone and hurriedly drove there.

Upon arriving, she saw a group of worldly society scammers acting spiritual and playing tricks, and couldn’t help but yell at the director, "What kind of bullshit are you playing with here? You’re courting death! There’s not a single brat in sight, and you’ve hired these deceivers. Are you tired of living?!"

Ma Shijie immediately tensed up; apart from the director’s superior, no one dared to come up and curse the director like this, and he dared not even more so.

"Gu Lili, this has nothing to do with you; don’t interfere, okay?"

"It has nothing to do with me? I don’t want others to be implicated. As for Commander Wang’s son’s life or death, what does it have to do with me?"

"You better leave now, or do you believe I’ll have you arrested and put in jail?!"

Gu Lili couldn’t help but laugh, "Oh, the director speaks so arrogantly. Arrest me and put me in jail? Do you believe that I’ll take you down right here before you can arrest me?"

Seeing both sides ready to clash, Ma Shijie hurriedly intervened, "Director, you need to think this through. We can’t just set up things so rashly by the riverbank; if something really goes wrong, who will take responsibility?"

"Shall I do that?"

No sooner had the director’s words ended than the previously calm river surface suddenly churned violently.

Seeing this, Ma Shijie’s eyes widened, and he grabbed Gu Lili’s arm, "Lili, what’s going on?"

"The director said he’d take responsibility, right? Let him stay here and do that. Let’s go." Gu Lili turned to leave, and Ma Shijie quickly followed.

The director, who was previously full of bluster, now had a sense of foreboding.

Gu Lili and Ma Shijie had just reached the top when they saw the river like a massive rolling stone, the waves crashing against the shore with increasing force.

The director, upon seeing this, ran towards them with everyone else.

Once everyone had made it up, the river surface calmed down again.

It was clearly abnormal to any observant eye, but those scammer Taoists told the director, "The ritual we just performed is starting to show its effect."

The director gave Gu Lili an arrogant look, snorted, and then went down to the riverbank with the group of Taoists.

Ma Shijie also wanted to go down and take a look, but was grabbed by the collar by Gu Lili, "Are you so eager to die? Just stand here and wait."