The Fierce Farm Girl Has A Secret Space Chapter 2344: Plea (2)

Gu Qingheng's gaze sparkled right away, yet the sight of the Silver Thumb Ring brought a scowl to his face, causing him to temporarily ignore the naming discussion. What was Xinxin's point with this? She wouldn't pass him an item from some other guy without cause, therefore... He quickly moved under the lantern and inspected the Silver Thumb Ring's interior closely. A icy chuckle burst from him: "So that’s it." He'd long sensed that boy was no good; it figured he belonged to the Flame Sect. Now, maybe this Silver Thumb Ring could prove useful soon.

The frontier looked calm presently, yet unrest brewed quietly underneath, and Dapu East Village brimmed with excitement too.

Right before Daguan Building, Feng Caie sobbed uncontrollably, "Xinxin, I know my son Ruban was wrong, but he’s still young. Please let him go."

Earlier, Yang Ruban got bribed by Diewu into tricking Sini, nearly causing her demise. He ended up captured and jailed afterward. Back then, the old house folks hadn't heard about it, since they rarely saw Yang Ruban anyway. But after seven or eight days with no sign of him, anxiety gripped them, just as the Governor’s Office sent word that Yang Ruxin faced charges of kidnapping and murder, resulting in an exile sentence.

For Yang Ruban’s crimes, exile stood as the severest penalty, with the mildest being a year or so in custody.

Yang Ruxin truly fumed and refused to let Yang Ruban linger in the village stirring chaos, so Fang Dehua imposed the maximum penalty—banishment to the northwest, three thousand miles distant.

During ancient eras, exile often proved harsher than execution, as countless failed to arrive alive. Exhaustion claimed some, starvation or sickness others, or brutal beatings finished them off. In short, death loomed likely.

News of this hit Yang Baichuan and Feng Caie hard; having lost one child already, losing another seemed unbearable. Thus, they begged Yang Ruxin for mercy.

Feng Caie had hoped her oldest son would join, but Yang Rusong, ashamed by Yang Ruban’s actions, skipped coming to plead.

"Stop crying," Yang Ruxin sighed. "Your son may be young, but what of Mimi? How old is she?" She paused. "Do you realize who he teamed up with to abduct Mimi? Flame Sect members, an evil cult! Had I not intervened promptly, heaven knows Mimi’s fate... What would our family have left then?"

Feng Caie froze in shock; she hadn’t grasped the gravity: "But... but isn’t everything fine now?"

"Ha, fine now?" Yang Ruxin sneered. "Does that mean it’s no crime until harm strikes? Let me tell you, had Mimi suffered, you’d be mourning her now instead of wailing here!"

Feng Caie gulped nervously.

"Instead of weeping before me, figure out how to raise your kids right. Yang Ruohuai’s still young enough for reform. Don’t let him follow Yang Ruban’s path, or you’ll have nowhere to grieve. Leave now, please."

"Xinxin, just give Ruban one chance, alright? We promise..."

"You can’t promise anything." Yang Ruxin’s expression turned stormy. "Not executing him right there already honors the Yang Family. Don’t test me further."