Chapter 186: Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu

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” Lei, just you wait.” After holding it in for a long time, Wan Rui said with a face as dark as iron, “I will come back.” With that, he used his movement technique and fled at high speed.

He really had no face to stay in Xianke Ju anymore. He had to raise ten thousand gold coins and win back the Heart-Cleansing Pendant.

Watching his rapidly disappearing back, Lei Qing smiled in his heart. What a good kid, what a dedicated transport captain.

Lei Qing bowed his fists in a circle again and said some polite formalities. Seeing the excitement had ended, everyone scattered to continue eating and drinking, but most of the conversations were about that battle just now.

Lei Qing jumped down from the arena and stood in front of Guan Fei. He bowed respectfully and said, “Thank you, Big Brother Guan, for speaking up with righteousness.”

“No need for polite words. You even called it speaking with righteousness,” Righteous and High-Minded Guan Fei waved his hand and said carelessly, “Where righteousness lies, I cannot refuse.”

“I was being too pretentious. I just don’t know if I have the honor to invite Big Brother Guan for a drink?”

“Fine. You can sit at my table. I will introduce you to some people.” Guan Fei really had a good impression of Lei Qing and hospitably pulled him to sit down. Drinking was also Guan Fei’s preference.

“Hmph, a bunch of drunks.” Zhu Yuer glared with ill temper, quite blaming Guan Fei for having no stance and making friends with Lei Qing.

“Is this Young Master Zhu also from the Marquis Zhu Residence?” Lei Qing bowed lightly and said with a smile, “My apologies.” Lei Qing already knew she was a fake, but he didn’t expose her for no reason.

Zhu Yuer had a strong prejudice against Lei Qing and didn’t want to pay him any mind at all. After snorting, she turned and left. This left Lei Qing feeling baffled. Was I really that annoying?

“Brother Lei, don’t mind my niece. She dislikes you because you kidnapped Li Baobao. She and Li Baobao are cousins,” Guan Fei said warmly, pulling Lei Qing to sit down.

Lei Qing suddenly realized. That made sense. One was the daughter of the Marquis Zhu Residence, and the other was the daughter of the Li Chamber of Commerce. Although they seemed unrelated, the relationships between major forces were actually very complicated. Except for a few, the rest mostly intermarried with each other.

It was easy to understand. They formed cliques to consolidate and protect the entire vested interest class. Intermarriage was inevitable.

But Lei Qing didn’t know which offspring of the Zhu Family this daughter who dressed as a man belonged to. Of course, he couldn’t be bothered to care. He even avoided Li Baobao and Yu Shanshan, so how could he covet a woman who was hostile towards him and liked to roam around dressed as a man?

Currently, what Lei Qing cared about most was Zuo Qianqian. He didn’t seek Guan Fei’s status or strength. He just truly appreciated Guan Fei’s loyalty.

Who knew that as soon as he sat down, before he could even speak, the surroundings suddenly boiled over.

“It’s Little Guanyin, Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu is here.” Hearing the name, Lei Qing also stood up curiously and looked towards the entrance.

As expected, a woman who looked to be only about thirty years old entered Xianke Ju, escorted by a group of guards in bright armor and imposing demeanor.

Many people who knew her or had received favors from Zhu Xiyu rushed up to greet her politely. Zhu Xiyu greeted them one by one, showing no impatience at all.

Lei Qing saw this woman. Although she wasn’t extremely beautiful and was far behind the nation-ruining types like Madame Zhen and Leng Yuewu, her eyebrows and forehead were dignified, her posture elegant, and every move and word revealed a warm and comfortable affinity that made people subconsciously develop a good impression of her. At a glance, she was a virtuous and gentle woman who strictly observed a wife’s duties.

He couldn’t help but secretly praise in his heart. Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu was indeed worthy of her reputation. The Villa Master of Divine Sword Villa, Dongfang Cangqiong, had good fortune to marry such a virtuous wife who knew how to support her husband and teach their children, and spared no effort in matters concerning her husband.

Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu seemed to have weak cultivation, only around Silver-rank, and practiced a health-preserving method. She basically had little combat power. However, this woman had extremely high fame and status throughout the Free Alliance. It was not just because of her identity as the daughter of the Marquis Zhu Residence or the title of the Villa Master’s wife of Divine Sword Villa.

Her fame and status mostly came from herself. Zhu Xiyu had a bodhisattva’s heart throughout her life. Since she was a little girl, she saved up her monthly allowance and would helplessly help anyone in need, whether beggars or heroes of the world.

And if various disasters occurred in a certain place, in most cases, she would personally go to the disaster area to help with relief efforts. Day after day, year after year, she did charitable things. Over time, she earned the nickname Little Guanyin.

Admittedly, there were still some fame-seeking hypocrites in the world. But after hearing all the stories about Little Guanyin, Lei Qing felt she truly had a kind-hearted nature and couldn’t bear to see people suffering. Because this woman never used her reputation to gain anything for herself.

In fact, even if someone was fame-seeking, doing charity work consistently for decades was still worthy of admiration and respect.

Thus, among the Free Alliance, Zhu Xiyu was one of the few people whom countless people respected from the bottom of their hearts. And few people would bully Zhu Xiyu.

Not to mention that her maiden and marital families were both very powerful large forces, even if she was alone. If someone dared to bully Zhu Xiyu, once it spread, she would inevitably become the enemy of the world.

When Zhu Xiyu walked in, after Guan Fei showed slight surprise, he said to Lei Qing, “Brother Lei, I’m sorry. I saw my sister-in-law, Guan must go and greet her. Let’s drink together again when there’s time.”

Lei Qing naturally had no objection. He originally wanted to go up and greet her to absorb the peaceful energy. But unexpectedly, after Zhu Xiyu glanced this way, she walked directly towards them.

“Greetings to Third Brother-in-law~” Zhu Xiyu walked to a short distance away and performed a graceful curtsy. Her manner was generous, dignified, and gentle, and her voice had an indescribable tenderness and pleasantness.

“Xiyu need not be so formal.” Guan Fei also bowed respectfully with a serious expression.

After the two exchanged greetings, Zhu Yuer, who had left after flicking her sleeves, came back and happily welcomed Zhu Xiyu. She held Zhu Xiyu’s hand: “Little Aunt, why did you come to Wan Family Fort too?”

Hearing this, the gentle willow-leaf eyebrows of Zhu Xiyu slightly frowned, as if encountering some difficult worry. But it passed instantly. She held Zhu Yuer’s hand and said gently, “Yuer, why are you dressed like this? Did you come to Wan Family Fort to play with your Third Uncle?”

“I would rather not play with a drunkard like Third Uncle who has no stance,” Zhu Yuer seemed to harbor resentment due to the association. She even had an opinion against Guan Fei, snorted petulantly, and glanced dissatisfied at Guan Fei.

Guan Fei was sweating, this girl started tattling so quickly? What did he mean by a drunkard with no stance?

Zhu Xiyu’s brows slightly furrowed, and her expression became serious: “Yuer, don’t speak like that about your Third Uncle. Who in the world doesn’t know that your Third Uncle is Righteous and High-Minded, values loyalty deeply, and most despises treacherous and crooked deeds? How could he have no stance?”

Seeing Zhu Yuer being scolded, Guan Fei just smiled indifferently: “Yuer is still young. Xiyu, don’t blame her. As for stance, hehe, indeed, he didn’t stand by Yuer’s side.”

“Little Aunt, you heard what Third Uncle said.” Zhu Yuer felt a bit guilty yet aggrieved, saying, “Third Uncle was clearly protecting our family’s enemy. Little Aunt, that surnamed Lei kid is so vicious. He bullied my cousin Li Baobao. Could you lend me two expert guards to teach him a lesson?”

Lei Qing was sweating profusely. It was true that the intermarriages between major forces were indeed complicated. He kidnapped Li Baobao and offended people from the Marquis Zhu Residence. Now, people from the Marquis Zhu Residence were borrowing troops from the Divine Sword Villa to teach him a lesson. It was truly pulling one hair and moving the whole body. However, Lei Qing believed that Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu wouldn’t act rashly. Lending people to her niece to teach someone a lesson without knowing the truth was probably not something Zhu Xiyu would do.

After all, she was Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu, not Poisonous Widow Madame Zhen.

Surnamed Lei kid? Zhu Xiyu scanned the surroundings with her eyes and finally landed on Lei Qing, who was still standing not far from Guan Fei.

Before she could speak, Lei Qing stepped forward two steps and said respectfully and politely, “This humble one is Lei Qing from the Iron Cavalry Regiment. I pay my respects to Madam Dongfang.”

“Huh? Lei Qing?” Zhu Xiyu was slightly surprised and looked Lei Qing up and down curiously, but quickly returned to her normal state. She performed a graceful bow to Lei Qing: “So it is General of the Black Flag Regiment. In Northern Yan City, my son Dongfang Lan was lucky to escape danger thanks to you, Young General. This humble one thanks you here.”

This inexplicable words made Lei Qing dizzy. Dongfang Lan, of course, Lei Qing had heard of this name. One of the Four Young Masters of the Alliance, and also the youngest and most outstanding young master of the current Free Alliance, with a very loud reputation.

However, if Lei Qing didn’t have amnesia, he should have never met Dongfang Lan in this life, let alone helping him escape danger.

Although receiving the gratitude of Little Guanyin, Lei Qing was more than willing to accept. However, he couldn’t take credit for something he didn’t do. So he bowed his fists and said, “Madam Dongfang must have misunderstood. I do not know Young Master Dongfang, nor have I saved him. I am unworthy of such credit.”

“I knew it. For such a treacherous villain, doing less things that harm heaven and humanity is already remarkable. How could he have a kind heart and save people?” Zhu Yuer had a deep prejudice against Lei Qing and said coldly, “Little Aunt, cousin must have mistaken someone.”

“Yuer, stop talking nonsense.” Zhu Xiyu glared at her slightly, then turned to Lei Qing and said, “It is natural that Young General does not know this matter. That is because my son was saved entirely by Young Master Dongfang luring away Madame Zhen. But at that time, my son was flustered and hurried away, and didn’t have time to thank Young General.”

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