Chapter 189: Gratitude, Grudges, Love, and Hatred

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Calling for help sounded very embarrassing. But since the madwoman behind him was basically confirmed to have Gold-rank strength, and was going crazy, Lei Qing had no choice but to call for help. As for calling Little Guanyin to save him, it was because Little Guanyin was born with a kind heart, as if she still owed him a favor. If he called for help, she probably would not ignore him. Her strength was indeed not good, but Guan Fei and her personal attendants were there.

At the same time, Lei Qing held Zuo Qianqian and used the Thunder Flash movement technique, running towards the guest rooms in the Tian and Di areas.

“Lei, let go of my granddaughter, otherwise not even a god will be able to save your life.” Wan Zhilan’s crazy scream rang out sharply behind Lei Qing.

The guests living nearby heard this commotion and rushed out of their doors one after another. However, once they saw that it seemed to be the Thousand-Gold-a-Hammer Wan Zhilan chasing and killing someone, many shrank back into their rooms without even turning their heads. The few who blocked the corridor were sent flying by Wan Zhilan with her powerful strength.

Lei Qing more or less regretted it a little. If he had known that Wan Zhilan was an unreasonable madwoman, only a fool would have come to Wan Family Fort to join in the fun. Intelligence reports really killed people; the report only showed that Wan Zhilan was usually a bit cold, without mentioning that she was a madwoman.

If he had known this, at the very least, he would have pulled Righteous and High-Minded Guan Fei and others to witness from the side, so that when she went mad, there would be someone to stop her.

Lei Qing ran wildly in the corridor, while Wan Zhilan behind him had clearly lost her reason, chasing him while crashing through everything. Clang, clang, crash; everything that blocked her path was sent flying and smashed. This made Lei Qing feel like he was being chased by a Gold-rank Iron-Back Black Bear.

Running and shouting at the same time, he made his voice spread like sound waves, driven by Fighting Qi, reaching every corner. Now, for Lei Qing, if he did not want to hand Qianqian over to this madwoman, the only option was to make a big scene so that everyone would come out to watch the excitement.

Originally, Lei Qing had thought of helping Wan Zhilan protect her privacy and cover up the family scandal, but he did not expect her to lose her reason and go mad like this. Since she did not care about saving face for the Wan Family, why should Lei Qing worry about it?

Lei Qing ran very fast, but with Wan Zhilan crashing through everything, her speed was not slow either. She was indeed worthy of being a Grandmaster Blacksmith worth a thousand gold a hammer; she looked thin and weak, but her strength was extremely domineering.

He only felt that after twisting and turning seven or eight times, he had rushed out a distance of dozens of zhang. Wan Zhilan had already caught up to him, cursing madly and clawing at his back again.

If she landed that hit solidly, Lei Qing would lose at least half his life even if he did not die. At this critical moment, a majestic voice angrily shouted: “Wan Zhilan, stop.” That sounded like the voice of Righteous and High-Minded Guan Fei.

From the side corridor, a figure shot out, blocking with a horizontal arm, and blocked Wan Zhilan for Lei Qing. Lei Qing rushed out another seven or eight zhang before stopping and looking back.

Sure enough, Guan Fei in a magnificent robe was standing in front of Wan Zhilan, his fists flying, continuously forcing Wan Zhilan to retreat. It was visible that Guan Fei’s strength should be far above Wan Zhilan’s.

With Guan Fei present, things probably would not get too bad. Lei Qing let out a sigh of relief. In his nose, he smelled a refreshing faint fragrance. Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu’s gentle and graceful, yet somewhat concerned voice rang out: “General Lei, what exactly happened? Why is Wan Zhilan chasing you like this?”

“Wan Zhilan, calm down. Let’s talk properly.” Seeing that Wan Zhilan was almost in a crazy state, although Guan Fei could suppress her, he did not dare to stop his hands at all.

“Guan Fei, get lost. If that kid runs away with my granddaughter, I will make you die without a burial place.” Wan Zhilan shouted madly with a fierce voice, like she had seen an enemy. Her claws were like lightning and shadows, layer upon layer covering Guan Fei.

Both were Gold-rank experts. The power of their Fighting Qi collided fiercely, and the residual energy rolled up waves, rushing in all directions. It shook the entire corridor on both sides until it fell apart, with shattered wood flying everywhere.

“What?” Guan Fei was greatly shocked: “Miss Wan, didn’t you never marry? How can you have a granddaughter?”

“Ah?” Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu covered her mouth, looking at Lei Qing in shock. Firstly, she was shocked that Wan Zhilan had a granddaughter despite being unmarried. Secondly, she was also surprised that Lei Qing seemed to have gotten addicted to kidnapping. First there was Li Baobao, then Zhen Jimu. Although there were reasons for those, why did he run to the Wan Family to kidnap Wan Zhilan’s granddaughter now?

“Little Aunt, I told you this person is not a good thing.” Still dressed in men’s clothing, Zhu Yuer appeared behind Zhu Xiyu, looking at Lei Qing with disdain, and looking at Zuo Qianqian in Lei Qing’s arms with some sympathy.

“You are not a good thing either, you weird shemale.” Zuo Qianqian hated people speaking ill of Lei Qing the most. She glared and cursed: “Brother Lei did not kidnap me. It is that bad woman who is domineering and went crazy herself.”

“Qianqian, Qianqian, how can you speak of Grandma like this?” Wan Zhilan said anxiously amidst her madness: “Come back to Grandma’s side quickly. Grandma will definitely treat you well. You are Grandma’s only beloved treasure. Everything of Grandma will be inherited by you in the future.”

For a moment, Zhu Xiyu was confused by what both sides were saying, so she looked at Lei Qing, seemingly wanting to hear his explanation.

“Brother Guan, Sister Guanyin.” Lei Qing greeted them, cupping his hands in a circle: “And all you heroes, the situation is this…”

Lei Qing was quite eloquent. In just half the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he explained the cause and effect clearly.

Guan Fei initially thought he had helped the wrong villain, but the more he listened, the more angry he became. He said angrily: “Wan Zhilan, is this true? Brother Lei traveled thousands of miles to help your late husband deliver the news of his death, and even thought of your Wan Family’s face, discussing this with you privately. Instead of being grateful, you chased and tried to kill him like a madman. This is simply repaying kindness with enmity, utterly unreasonable.”

“Guan Fei, This Miss’s affairs do not need you to manage.” Wan Zhilan did not refute Lei Qing’s words at all, but attacked Guan Fei fiercely: “I just want my granddaughter back. If you dare block my path, I will take your life.”

“Brother Lei, why don’t you do the good deed to the end? It’s not wrong for Wan Zhilan to want her granddaughter, right? Although she is indeed a bit domineering and repaid kindness with enmity. But after all, with her son, daughter-in-law, and husband all dead, she only has this one granddaughter. You can’t not let her take her granddaughter back, right?”

Someone persuaded like this, and a few others chimed in, clearly taking Wan Zhilan’s side. After all, this was the VIP restaurant of Wan Family Fort, and most people wanted to seize the opportunity to flatter Wan Zhilan.

Lei Qing’s expression also became solemn. He cupped his hands to the surroundings again and said: “I am very sorry. Before Old Man Zuo died, he entrusted me to examine Wan Zhilan’s temperament. Because back then, Old Man Zuo could not stand her madness and left in fear. And I also believe that with Wan Zhilan’s crazy mental illness, she is not suitable to take care of Sister Qianqian. She would scare such a delicate and lovely girl badly.”

“Brother Lei is right. I am not willing. Even if I die, I am not willing to live with this unreasonable madwoman.” Zuo Qianqian also showed a look of horror and grabbed Little Guanyin’s sleeve: “Sister Guanyin, I beg you, do not hand me over to her to raise. I am scared, I am so scared of her. If she were not so terrifying, my grandpa would not have hidden from her for decades.”

Zuo Qianqian herself looked delicate, lovely, fresh, and tender, a appearance that pleased people. With her watery eyes acting like this, she immediately aroused pity in people’s hearts. Such a poor little girl. Her parents died, and she depended on her lame grandpa for over ten years, and in the end, even her grandpa died. Her only relative…

Sigh, when everyone saw Wan Zhilan looking like a madwoman, they could not help but let out a long sigh in their hearts. They felt even more sympathy for this little girl.

Zhu Xiyu was soft-hearted to begin with. Seeing Zuo Qianqian looking so pitiful, her sympathy overflowed. She held her in her arms and comforted her softly: “Qianqian, rest assured. With your situation, if you really do not want to live with Wan Zhilan, and do not want to join Wan Family Fort, no one can force you.”

“Wan Zhilan, did you hear that?” Guan Fei, due to a moment of carelessness, got scratched by the crazy Wan Zhilan. He immediately cursed angrily: “Look at how scared you have made the child? If you still want to preserve some face for the Wan Family, why don’t you calm down quickly?”

Guan Fei and Zhu Xiyu were originally somewhat dissatisfied with Lei Qing shouting for help so loudly. But now, they fully understood. Facing such an unreasonable Wan Zhilan, and not wanting the pitiable and lovely Zuo Qianqian to fall into the hands of this madwoman, shouting for help was the only way to survive.

“Sister Wan, you should calm down quickly. Only when you are calm can we talk to each other. If you continue to go crazy like this, you will scare the child.” Zhu Xiyu sighed and advised.

Wan Zhilan laughed madly in her extreme anger: “Zhu Xiyu, stop playing the Saintess here. Your Zhu Family, all of you are outwardly righteous, but inwardly as vicious as snakes and scorpions.”

“Sister Wan, I, Zhu Xiyu, have never offended you.” Zhu Xiyu was also baffled by the scolding. She said slightly angrily: “Even if I offended you, you can scold me alone. Why scold my Zhu Family?”

“So what if I scold your Zhu Family?” Wan Zhilan attacked Guan Fei madly, cursing non-stop: “If it weren’t for your good brother Zhu Shenhou sowing discord behind my back, making me mistakenly think that Zuo Ming was hooking up with his junior sister while I was pregnant, how would I have killed his junior sister in a fit of rage? Don’t say Zhu Shenhou is innocent. It was Zhu Shenhou who told me where Zuo Ming’s junior sister was. Also, I have every reason to suspect that after Zuo Ming took the child and retired from the Jianghu, it was Zhu Shenhou who sent people to chase and kill them. It is your Zhu Family. The Zhu Family ruined me like this. Killed my child, killed my Zuo Lang. Ruined me until I am neither human nor ghost. Ah~~” Wan Zhilan screamed miserably. Her scream was sad and mournful.

“Ah?”

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