Chapter 172: The Highest Level of Slander

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Lei Qing felt incredibly wronged. If he really had something going on with Shentu Xue, he would have accepted being scolded by her like this. Their relationship was clearly as pure as a blank sheet of paper; at most, Shentu Xue had wandering hands and liked to touch and flirt. However, even that was mostly just joking around.

This Shentu Xue, on the surface, had a glib tongue and made herself sound like a loose woman. But Lei Qing had never heard of her having any relationship with anyone in the Iron Cavalry Regiment.

To say he was a pretty boy with a handsome face—actually, that wasn’t a big deal. Among the ten thousand men in the Iron Cavalry Regiment, including the reserves, couldn’t they find one who was more handsome than him?

However, Lei Qing really didn’t want to ruin her reputation. Taking advantage of the moment Shentu Xue lifted the curtain to enter, he hurriedly circulated his Fighting Qi to shake his body. With a “snap,” he knocked Leng Yuewu’s hands away and rushed forward. While spitting blood from his mouth, he angrily rebuked in a low voice, “Yes, it’s me. I’m sorry to Shanshan. If you have hatred, take it all out on me alone. Don’t touch my comrade.”

Faced with such a sudden change, Shentu Xue’s expression changed immediately. Just as she was about to scream at the top of her lungs, Lei Qing hurriedly stopped her, saying, “Big sister, don’t scream.”

Shentu Xue subconsciously swallowed the shout that had reached her throat. She took a quick step to block in front of Lei Qing. With a press at her waist, the Soul-Chasing Whip, usually coiled there, was whipped out. She stared at Leng Yuewu with hostility and vigilance, asking in a low voice, “Lei Qing, what’s going on? Who… who is she?”

Leng Yuewu hadn’t expected Lei Qing to act so suddenly and was confused for a moment. However, what she had just heard and what she saw now seemed to make her quite angry in her heart. Worried about Lei Qing’s injuries, she lowered her voice and said angrily, “Lei Qing, your…”

“I won’t die yet.” Lei Qing said with a fierce look, “Thank you, Fairy Leng, for showing mercy with that palm. Lei Qing will remember it for the rest of his life.” As he spoke, he kept blinking at Leng Yuewu to give her a signal.

Leng Yuewu was, after all, an intelligent woman. Seeing Lei Qing’s grimacing face, winking eyes, and twisted mouth, she immediately reacted. It turned out Lei Qing was deliberately distancing himself from her in front of an outsider, not wanting her reputation to be ruined because of him.

So, he cared about her so much that he disregarded his own damaged meridians to protect her honor. In Leng Yuewu’s heart, it felt as if a warm current was slowly flowing through, very comforting. But at the same time, she felt a hidden heartache for Lei Qing’s injuries. She thought to herself, “Lei Qing, you really are a fool. Why do you have to suffer like this? As long as you treat me well and truly love me, even if my reputation is ruined for your sake, so what?”

For a moment, Leng Yuewu’s eyes gradually softened.

Fairy Leng? Just as Leng Yuewu’s thoughts were in turmoil, Shentu Xue was greatly shocked. Lei Qing’s words nearly made her collapse. Shanshan? Fairy Leng? Seeing the woman’s attire and clothing before her, she instantly realized who this woman was.

The famous Palace Master of the Fighting Qi Holy Land, Moon Cold Palace, one of the top experts in the Pan-Continent, the Ice Sword Saint, Leng Yuewu. Such a prominent and famous figure was someone neither Lei Qing nor she, Shentu Xue, could ever hope to catch up to. Let alone them, even Mad Blade Xiahou Huan was extremely respectful in front of her, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

Yet, such a person had snuck into Lei Qing’s tent at night and seemed to have injured Lei Qing with a palm. Seeing blood seeping from Lei Qing’s facial features and blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, looking extremely miserable, it seemed he was seriously injured. Shentu Xue was also furious. She spread her arms to block in front of Lei Qing and angrily rebuked, “Fairy Leng, as one of the spiritual leaders of humanity, a figure like a goddess in the sky, why must you fuss over trivial matters with a junior like this?”

Shentu Xue reacted very quickly, guessing that Lei Qing must have offended Yu Shanshan, provoking her Master to come and seek revenge. Although she didn’t know what conflict had occurred between Lei Qing and Yu Shanshan. But between young men and women, if there was no deadly feud, what was worth such a big shot coming in the middle of the night to fight and kill? Looking at Lei Qing’s appearance of bleeding from all seven orifices, Shentu Xue was truly angry and furious. Of course, it was normal for Lei Qing not to let her scream; such things were better kept small. Could they really call out everyone in the camp to watch the show? As for ordering the army to besiege Leng Yuewu, that was out of the question; Xiahou Huan would never agree to it.

She was also a bold person who clearly distinguished between love and hate. Once she became stubborn, she wouldn’t even care about the highest authority. Although she was very wary of Leng Yuewu’s strength, she showed no fear at all, looking as if she was ready to risk her life for Lei Qing.

Leng Yuewu was originally extremely dissatisfied with this Shentu Xue. Coming to Lei Qing’s tent in the middle of the night to drink and sending away his guards, she clearly had bad intentions. Moreover, her arrival directly caused the treatment that was halfway done to stop, not only wasting her energy but also injuring Lei Qing’s meridians.

It was also because Lei Qing was wholeheartedly considering her, disregarding his injuries to protect her reputation, that Leng Yuewu felt a surge of positive emotion, and her temper improved a little.

Otherwise, she, Leng Yuewu, would have gone up long ago and struck that woman, who was full of seductive charm, with a sword. Don’t think that she, Fairy Leng, was really a good-tempered female expert who didn’t eat the food of common mortals.

Leng Yuewu’s great reputation was certainly due to her background, appearance, temperament, and cultivation strength. But more of her prestige was earned through fighting. Especially when her Master fell, in a fit of rage, she carried a sword alone and rushed into the North Ice Prison. She found that Holy Rank Demonic Beast and fought fiercely for three days and three nights until the sky turned dark. Finally, she killed that Demonic Beast with one sword and returned covered in injuries, carrying its head.

It was precisely this that allowed her to suppress those elders in the Moon Cold Palace who were ready to make trouble and bully the young Leng Yuewu. With tyrannical strength, she ascended to the position of Palace Master.

Such outbursts had happened several times in Leng Yuewu’s short life of a few decades. Every time, it was earth-shattering and became a story passed from mouth to mouth.

Thus, many people’s respect for Leng Yuewu was not based on her appearance, but on her absolutely tyrannical strength.

Leng Yuewu appeared like an ice goddess, worshipped by thousands, but in reality, she was very proud and aloof. She was already annoyed with the Shrew Shentu Xue just now. Hearing her dare to question herself so aggressively, she couldn’t help but get angry again, “My business with him, what right do you have to interfere? What are you? If you know what’s good for you, leave quickly.” She hated her for coming in and ruining important matters, so her words were extremely rude. She also wanted to drive her away to treat Lei Qing’s injuries.

Shentu Xue also had a big temper. Leng Yuewu’s words instead provoked her fearless personality. She laughed coldly twice, turned back to support Lei Qing, and put on an intimate posture, “I am Lei Lang’s lover. You say, does this concern me or not? Leng Yuewu, I know you are powerful. If you have the ability, go ahead and bully the weak. Slap us both to death. Even if we go to the underworld, we will be a pair of fated lovers.” She thought, “Aren’t you here to get revenge for your apprentice? Want to bully the small with the big? I’ll just anger you to death.” After saying that, she used her full breasts to squeeze against Lei Qing hard twice.

Lei Qing was dumbfounded when he heard this. What kind of talk was that? Please don’t provoke Leng Yuewu. He struggled to speak, but Shentu Xue covered his mouth with her hand and hugged him tightly. Poor Lei Qing had just suffered a Qi deviation and had his meridians injured. His body was in its weakest state.

Moreover, his cultivation was originally a level weaker than Shentu Xue’s. Under her restraint, Lei Qing couldn’t move at all. She didn’t mean any harm to Lei Qing; she just knew that Lei Qing didn’t want her to offend Leng Yuewu to avoid unnecessary suffering. But she couldn’t stand Leng Yuewu’s arrogant and domineering appearance. She couldn’t swallow this breath.

Leng Yuewu was furious with shame. Although her reason told her that this woman should be lying, she had Holy Rank cultivation but was a novice in matters of love between men and women. To put it bluntly, her experience in this area was not much better than a lovestruck teenage girl.

Putting other things aside, just seeing her dare to hold Lei Qing so intimately and molest him made her anger rise, and jealousy surged up. Seeing the hatred in her eyes, she raised her hand, wanting to strike with an Ice Palm.

“Go ahead, hit us. If you have the guts, kill us both. Holy Rank, so what if you’re Holy Rank? At worst, I’ll scream and let everyone come and watch. At that time, I won’t say you came to beat people up to get revenge for your apprentice. I’ll say…” Shentu Xue was also quite vicious with her words. Her seductive eyes rolled around, and she snorted, “I’ll say you couldn’t stand the loneliness and came to steal a man. Hmph, the dignified Palace Master of Moon Cold Palace, a figure like a fairy from the nine heavens, the dream lover of thousands of men, is actually a lewd slut. In the middle of the night, unable to stand the loneliness, she ran to the military camp to steal a man. When the man refused, she beat him, scolded him, humiliated him, and forced him. That’s right, I’m just going to slander you. Either you beat us both to death, or I’ll slander you every day.”

Leng Yuewu’s movement froze, her eyes showing some blankness and surprise. From childhood to adulthood, she had never been attacked and slandered with such vicious and insulting words. Logically speaking, she should be extremely angry and slap this woman to death. However, by a lucky mistake, the things Shentu Xue was slandering were almost entirely correct.

For a moment, she felt both guilty and shy.

Lei Qing was also sweating profusely. People always said I, Lei Qing, was bold. But compared to you, Grandma Shentu, I am nothing. Also, what kind of mouth do you have? Such an unreliable thing, and your blind slander actually hit the nail on the head.

For a moment, Lei Qing was also dumbfounded, extremely admiring Shentu Xue’s imagination.

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