Chapter 198: Heart of a Snake and Scorpion

Stimulated by Lei Qing’s Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi, Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu slowly regained consciousness. Today was likely the day she had suffered the greatest blows in her life. The husband she had been with all along, the virtuous couple regarded as a model for the world. She never imagined that behind her husband’s back, such dirty and shameless things were hidden.

Judging by Dongfang Si’s tone, before Dongfang Cangqiong ascended to the position of Clan Leader, no one knew how many filthy things he had done, nor how many lives were buried beneath his Clan Leader’s throne. The most terrifying thing was that he actually used his own sister, marrying her to Zhen Er, and ruining the entire Zhen Family. Don’t say that it was all Dongfang Si’s idea, and that she was willing to give everything for her brother. But if Dongfang Cangqiong had sworn to die rather than allow it, given Dongfang Si’s reverence for her brother, she absolutely would not have gone against him.

It was such a person that Zhu Xiyu had lived with for twenty-one years. Under that handsome and dignified appearance, such a dirty heart was hidden.

For a moment, Zhu Xiyu’s face was incredibly pale, but her tears had stopped. She looked numb and lifeless, clearly heartbroken. She murmured, “Si’er, I can understand your feelings, and I can feel your pain and unwillingness. I will leave, I will leave Divine Sword Villa.”

“Right, Little Aunt, that kind of disgusting man, why do you need to stay with him?” Zhu Yuer was also furious after hearing this, and said angrily, “Go back to the Zhu Family. Our Marquis Zhu Residence is so big, can it not accommodate you? I’ll have Father go break Dongfang Cangqiong’s legs later.”

“The Zhu Family?” Zhu Xiyu closed her eyes in pain, covered her heart, and slowly shook her head, “What face do I, Zhu Xiyu, have to go back to the Zhu Family? I will go to Banruo Temple. From now on, I will stay with a lonely lamp, chanting sutras and praying to Buddha, until I wither away.”

“Little Aunt, how can this be?” Zhu Yuer’s expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly tried to persuade her, “This matter is clearly their Dongfang Family’s own scandal, what does it have to do with you, Aunt? Why must you torture yourself? Lei Qing, Lei Qing, you usually talk so much, why aren’t you speaking now? Are you mute?”

“Godmother.” Lei Qing sighed softly and said, “What Zhu Yuer said is right. Even if you want to withdraw and let them, the brother and sister, have each other, there is no need to torture yourself like this. If you don’t want to stay in the Free Alliance, then go to the Tianlan Empire. I will have my uncle arrange a quiet place for you to recuperate for a while. After some time, when your mood has settled, we can discuss where to go from there. Besides, right now it is only Dongfang Si’s one-sided story. I think perhaps you should listen to Dongfang Cangqiong’s explanation; maybe there are other hidden reasons?”

“Yes, Villa Master’s Wife.” Two guards, who clearly had some status, also bowed and said, “We, the entire Divine Sword Villa, know about the feelings between you and the Villa Master. Perhaps this matter was deliberately fabricated by Madame Zhen to break up our Divine Sword Villa. Even if we take a step back, even if the past is indeed true, how the Villa Master treats you is obvious to all. No man is a saint; who can be without fault? The Villa Master merely made some mistakes when he was young.”

“Sigh…” Zhu Xiyu calmed down slightly, but in those moving eyes of hers, it was still as lifeless as dead ash. She slowly shook her head and said, “As a woman, I can feel that what Si’er said is true. I just don’t understand, Si’er, why did you endure it for so long before speaking out? You harmed me, and you harmed yourself.”

“Hmph, you make it sound nice. Originally, when you and my brother got married, I wanted to expose it. But my brother said to give him some time, that his position as Clan Leader was not yet stable, and he needed the help of the Zhu Family. He also said that in his heart, there would only be me for his entire life, and told me to endure it a little longer.” Dongfang Si sneered repeatedly, “But I never expected that my brother would keep delaying, delaying for a full twenty years. Zhu Xiyu, you truly have great skills. Unknowingly, you completely captured my brother. He actually dared to tell me that he wants to grow old with you and spend his life with you. Ridiculous, simply too ridiculous. Haha, I gave so much for my brother, waited for him for over twenty years, yet he told me he wants to grow old with you. You tell me, isn’t that too ridiculous?”

“Not ridiculous at all.” Seeing that she was still stimulating Zhu Xiyu, Lei Qing said angrily, “Madame Zhen, if any of us men had to choose between you and Godmother, we would definitely choose Godmother and not you. Being with you, who knows if we’d wake up the next day and find our heads gone?”

“Giggle, Lei Qing, don’t you try to be sharp-tongued with me here. We haven’t settled our score yet. You dared to kidnap my son, and you dare to threaten me like this. Do you think you can escape?” Dongfang Si smiled seductively, “I will let you know what a true heart of a snake and scorpion really means.”

“Uh, don’t you hate that lowlife Zhen Wanjie quite a bit? His son, isn’t it useless to keep him?” Lei Qing chuckled, “In the future, he will become an obstacle to you and your brother reuniting. I helped you clean him up conveniently, shouldn’t you be grateful?” Lei Qing was surprised by the fierce actions of the siblings, but he didn’t care too much.

Throughout history, this would definitely not be the first pair, nor would it be the last. In the Tianlan Empire, that Imperial Capital which had existed for a thousand years and was somewhat rotten, what dirty things hadn’t been heard of? Let alone siblings, even more absurd things existed, so it wasn’t that surprising.

“Zhen Wanjie? Giggle, do you think I would let that boneless lowlife of a man actually touch me? Seeing him like a dog, I felt disgusted.” Dongfang Si laughed wantonly, “On the other hand, you, Young General Lei Qing, look quite decent and have the scent of a man. If you are willing to be my male concubine honestly, I will be lenient with you and not pursue your past.”

“Shameless.” Zhu Xiyu’s face turned pale as she listened, and finally, she angrily cursed her first sentence, “Since you love Dongfang Cangqiong so much, why wouldn’t you keep yourself clean? And you want to insult my godson?”

“Insult your godson?” Dongfang Si laughed licentiously, “Let alone your godson, even your own son was almost insulted by me. If it weren’t for that Lei kid ruining things that day, your son, Dongfang Lan, would have long been a guest in my bed. Maybe he would have gotten a taste of it and stuck to me like a dog, refusing to leave. Hahaha~ You can leave in peace. I will take good care of Lan’er in the future.”

Zhu Xiyu had been pure and kind to others all her life. She had never met such a lewd and shameless woman. Hearing that Dongfang Lan had almost been toyed with and insulted by her, and that he would have to live with her in the future, she didn’t know how much humiliation he would encounter. Anger attacked her heart, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, falling backward.

Zhu Yuer hurriedly caught her and shouted, “Little Aunt, Little Aunt, how are you?” She continuously channeled Fighting Qi into her body.

“Sigh!” Lei Qing pointed Lian Zhan at her from a distance and said, “Madame Zhen, I think your goal has been achieved. My Godmother will voluntarily leave Divine Sword Villa. From now on, you can live well with your brother, openly or secretly. You can have as many Zhen Jimus as you want. Why must you be so aggressive and push people too far?” Lei Qing had almost confirmed from Dongfang Si’s words that Zhen Jimu and Zhen Huan’er were likely her children with Dongfang Cangqiong.

The pitiful Zhen Wanjie, not only was he truly wearing such a huge green hat, but his father and older brother, the whole family, were killed by this crazy woman.

For this kind of siblings, Lei Qing didn’t want his Godmother to be involved with them anymore, even if it meant losing face, there was no helping it. Otherwise, in the future, there would be no place for her burial. Besides, Lei Qing was willing to acknowledge this Godmother because he felt her care for him, and he wanted to sincerely love and respect her like a mother. It was not because he coveted the immense power of Divine Sword Villa.

“I’m pushing people too far?” Dongfang Si covered her mouth and smiled seductively, her beautiful eyes gleaming, “Didn’t you all say I have the heart of a snake and scorpion? What was that just now? It was just some small appetizers. I will take back what belongs to me, and I will let Zhu Xiyu taste the pain I once suffered. Lei Qing, Sister-in-law, in a while, I will let you see what a true heart of a snake and scorpion really is. Hahaha~”

A series of crazy laughs made one’s hair stand on end.

Lei Qing also got goosebumps from her laughter. No way, right? Godmother was willing to withdraw; shouldn’t this woman be ecstatic and go possess her brother? She still wants revenge?

Thinking of Madame Zhen’s terrifying methods, anyone’s heart would tremble.

“There’s no helping it, who told this Little Guanyin Zhu Xiyu to be so capable, capturing my brother’s heart in such a short time.” Dongfang Si sighed faintly, “Sigh, I didn’t want to either. But if I let you leave like this, Sister-in-law, my brother will definitely remember your goodness and miss your wonders. Later, even if I am with my brother, I won’t be happy. So, Sister-in-law, I want to cut you out of his heart completely.”

Lei Qing tensed up as if seeing a tiger or leopard, holding his sword to protect Zhu Xiyu, and said angrily, “Dongfang Si, you are going too far. You actually want to kill your sister-in-law to steal your brother?”

“Kill her? Do you think I would be that stupid?” Dongfang Si was smiling, smiling even more seductively and affectionately, her voice very alluring and pleasant to hear, “If I let her die cleanly, my brother will miss her for the rest of his life. So, I thought of a brilliant plan. Giggle, Sister-in-law, in a while, you will definitely be grateful to me. Lei Qing, you will be grateful to me too. Didn’t you acknowledge my sister-in-law as your Godmother? I will fulfill you two and let you become a real pair of godmother and godson. And if my brother knew that his beloved wife actually had an affair with his godson, what would he think? How is that? Is this idea ruthless enough? Snake and scorpion enough? Giggle~” Her laughter was gloomy and terrifying, yet full of lewdness and rippling emotions.

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