Chapter 447: Half for Kindness, Half for Evil_2
"You are like Zhao Wuxiu of Dazhou, the difference is, Zhao Wuxiu is smarter and more ruthless than you!
He did not hesitate to put himself in a deadly situation to sever Dazhou's fortune; he watched the Emperor being killed with his own eyes. Even if he didn't succeed in the end, he is still the number one in the world.
And you? Heh, after all these years, what have you done besides bedding my father's concubines, my mother, and the Empress of Nanjin Country?"
Wanyan Su pointed to her own eyes: "I will watch you die, National Master!"
With that said, the woman's figure disappeared.
The Zen Rebel Monk clasped his hands together, remained silent for a long time, and sighed softly: "Amitabha."
——
The room was filled with a faint herbal scent, mixed with the decaying smell of old furniture.
On the bed, a woman's eyelids trembled with difficulty, as if they weighed a thousand pounds.
After a long time, she slowly opened a thin slit.
The piercing light instantly flooded her eyes, and the woman instinctively wanted to raise her hand to cover it, but her arm felt as if it was filled with lead; it took a great effort to move even slightly.
"Oh, you're awake."
A young man's voice abruptly broke the silence.
Soon, a shadow blocked the light before her eyes.
What appeared in the woman's sight was the face of a young, handsome man. His skin was slightly tanned, exuding a hint of simplicity and energy. Judging by his look, he was only in his early twenties, with bright and piercing eyes.
"Your name is... Qing Niang, right."
The young man asked with a smile.
Indeed, the woman who woke up from a coma was Qing Niang.
At that time, when the crazed We Zhaodi was entangled with Zhou Yin and the others, Qing Niang seized the opportunity to carry Lu Renjia and escape from the temple, but in her panic, she accidentally fell into the surging river.
She remembers faintly that she tied herself and Lu Renjia together with a rope, and then they collided with a hidden reef, losing consciousness.
Hearing the other person call her name, Qing Niang was stunned. She stared at the unfamiliar young man in front of her with full eyes of confusion and asked, "How do you know my name?"
The young man smiled and said, "It was someone who told me before he died, saying your name is Qing Niang, his dearest love, and asked me to take care of you."
Boom——
The man's words were like a sudden clap of thunder, exploding in the woman's mind.
Qing Niang's mind was blank.
From somewhere a surge of brute force welled up, Qing Niang suddenly sat up and grabbed the young man's collar, her eyes bloodshot: "What did you say? What did you say! Where is Lu? Where is my husband? Tell me!!"
The young man was taken aback and said, "I said, before he died he told me——"
"Where is my husband!?"
Qing Niang shouted.
She didn't believe Lu Renjia could be dead.
The two of them had finally come together through so many hardships, how could he just die like this?
She didn't believe it!
Didn't believe God could be so heartless!
The young man sighed, turned his head to look at a coffin outside the door: "Miss Qing Niang, I have done everything I can do. Next, let's let Lu rest in peace."
Looking at the shabby coffin outside the door, Qing Niang was full of disbelief.
"Impossible! This is impossible!"
Qing Niang seemed insane, disregarding the pain on her body, struggling to get out of bed, but her legs were weak and powerless, she stumbled and fell straight to the ground.
The young man hurriedly reached out to help, but was pushed away with all her strength, eyes red with tears, by Qing Niang.
The woman, lost in despair, threw herself in front of the coffin outside the door, tears gushing down uncontrollably, whispering without a pause: "This is impossible... this is impossible..."
The young man stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Lu said he is sorry, for going first, asked you to live well. Also..."
The young man scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed:
"He said I should marry you, take care of you for a lifetime. Actually, I'm not very willing, given that you're a friend's wife, you know. But since I promised Lu, I must keep my word."
The young man slowly raised his hand, placed it gently on Qing Niang's shoulder, and said tenderly: "Qing Niang, I will take good care of you."
"Get lost!"
Qing Niang raised her hand to push away the man's arm, caressing the icy, bone-chilling coffin, and said mournfully,
"Husband, don't rush to drink Granny Meng Soup yet, I'm here to accompany you. Now that you've gone, how could I possibly live alone."
With that, Qing Niang was about to throw herself at the coffin.
"Oh dear, you foolish woman, can't you take another look inside the coffin before crying? Is there a dead person in there?"
At this moment, an incredibly familiar voice floated over from the side.
Qing Niang's body stiffened suddenly as if struck by lightning, and she turned her head dumbfounded to look.
There she saw Lu Renjia leisurely lying on a tattered reclining chair under the eaves, basking in the sun, with a bottle of wine and two cups placed beside him.
Obviously, the two were just enjoying a pleasant drink.
Next to Lu Renjia stood a little girl, about seven or eight years old, who was extremely cute in appearance.
At the moment, she was covering her small mouth, her brows curved with laughter, giggling incessantly.
Qing Niang was bewildered.
In an instant, she snapped back to her senses, like a maddened lioness, crazily flinging herself onto Lu Renjia, her fists falling like raindrops as she pounded him, crying out:
"Lu Renjia, you bastard! How dare you fool me! Scoundrel! You're not human!"
Lu Renjia yelped in pain: "Gentle, wife, someone's going to die! You're going to kill someone!"
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard!"
From extreme grief to extreme joy, Qing Niang couldn't help but burst into tears.
Seeing the situation turning bad, Lu Renjia hurriedly soothed her:
"I'm sorry, Qing Niang, it was my fault, it wasn't really my intention to trick you, it's this little rascal, up to no good."
"Hey, who are you calling a little rascal?"
Hearing this, the young man was immediately dissatisfied, stomping his foot and saying, "If it wasn't for this Great Hero saving you, you'd have long been a pair of doomed lovebirds in hell."
Qing Niang finally calmed down, raising her hand to wipe the tears from her face.
She turned her head to look at the young man, her eyes full of confusion and gratitude, and softly asked, "You saved us?"
"That's right, it was me. Let this young hero first introduce himself."
The young man immediately brightened up, deliberately jumping onto a large flat rock, striking a pose he thought was handsome, and declared loudly,
"With sword shattering injustice and driving away darkness, a hero walks with righteousness shining bright. I am Tang Tianguang. Surely, Miss Qing Niang, you must have heard of this great hero's illustrious name."
Qing Niang thought carefully and shook her head, saying, "I'm sorry, I haven't heard of it."
Uh...
Tang Tianguang's face froze instantly, as if drenched with a bucket of cold water, his expression turning ugly.
The little girl clutched her stomach and laughed heartily, even bent over with laughter, not forgetting to tease Tang Tianguang, "Great Hero, Great Hero, how embarrassing."
"You little imp, do you believe I'll leave you behind?"
Tang Tianguang said angrily.
The little girl was unfazed, playfully sticking out her tongue, looking extremely adorable.
Through Lu Renjia's account, Qing Niang understood how they were saved.
At that time, the two of them were drifting along, hung on a tree branch extended into the river. Still conscious, Lu Renjia had shouted for help, attracting Tang Tianguang and his companions.
After saving them, Tang Tianguang found an abandoned courtyard nearby and settled them down.
Upon hearing this, Qing Niang couldn't help but feel fortunate for her and Lu Renjia's good luck, that God was secretly watching over them.
However, upon learning that the little girl was not Tang Tianguang's relative, Qing Niang's gaze turned peculiar.
Tang Tianguang, irritated by the woman's look, angrily said:
"Don't get any funny ideas. I picked this girl up on the road. She says she's going to the Capital City of Nanjin Country to find her sister.
This Great Hero is a man of chivalry, helping those in need is my duty, naturally, I have to help this little girl, to prevent her from being eaten by wolves on the road."
"It's you who would be eaten by wolves." The little girl made a funny face.
Qing Niang chuckled and asked the little girl, "Little girl, what's your name?"
"I'm called Ci."
The girl replied crisply.