Chapter 228: Chapter 230 Ancestral Bloodline
Li Mubei left the Princess’ Mansion with a face full of sorrow.
Dongfang Lianhua rejected him, but he was willing to wait.
It was just that Nanshe was urging him to return to the country from ti to ti, and he initially only intended to express his feelings to Dongfang Lianhua before going back. In this way, once he returned to Nanshe, he could report to his family.
“Brother Li.”
Upon seeing Li Mubei, Feng Bailing perford a courtesy.
The mont Feng Luochen saw who was coming, he beca fully alert, sizing Li Mubei up several tis from top to toe.
“Princess Consort Wu.”
Li Mubei smiled, and noticing Feng Luochen, Feng Bailing hurriedly said,
“He’s my brother, Feng Luochen.”
The gazes of the two n collided, especially Feng Luochen’s, who, like a wolfhound that had caught the scent, kept his eyes fixed on Li Mubei without blinking.
“Luochen.”
Feng Bailing nudged Feng Luochen with her elbow.
“I heard that you’re pursuing my mother?”
Feng Luochen stepped forward, confronting Li Mubei.
The two n were similar in height, but Feng Luochen appeared a bit leaner, while Li Mubei was more robust.
But as soon as Feng Luochen stepped forward, he released his Gang Qi without reservation, clearly trying to intimidate the other, and his Wuji Seal between his eyebrows shone brilliantly, impossible to ignore.
Li Mubei stood as if nailed to the ground, immovable.
He said with a smile,
“A fair lady is a gentleman’s good match. I hope both of you can offer your support.”
His neither servile nor overbearing manner gained him a few more points of favor from Feng Bailing.
Feng Luochen punched him squarely in the chest.
“Then you better rember, kid, you can pursue my mother if you like. But if you ever treat her poorly in the future, I don’t care about your status or background, even if I have to go through fire and brimstone, I’ll never let you off.”
Li Mubei was stunned, and Feng Bailing was sowhat surprised as well.
“Although I’m not the most quick-witted, my master says I have a good eye for people. I see that you, at least, are worthy of my mother.”
Feng Luochen chuckled.
Li Mubei was imdiately invigorated.
“Thank you, I will definitely try harder.”
Li Mubei left the Princess’ Mansion with a happy face.
Feng Bailing also smiled. This trip of Feng Luochen’s back ho had shown more progress than she had expected.
“Let’s go back and see Mother first. Ever since the incident in Fengtian, she’s been worrying about you day and night, and it was not easy to have you back.”
As Feng Bailing spoke, she walked towards the Princess’ Mansion.
But Feng Luochen refused to move on, unwilling to proceed further.
“I’m not going in. Don’t think I don’t know that this mansion is the bridal gift that Dugu Wu gave to marry you—that’s your ‘selling price’. We cannot accept anything from Dugu Wu, that guy is no good, you have no idea what they say about him outside.”
Feng Luochen comnted unhappily.
“He’s your brother-in-law, and it’s not like I was forced to marry him. To tell you the truth, I actually coerced him into marrying .”
Feng Bailing was caught between laughter and tears. If not for the agreent she had with Dugu Wu, she really wanted to tell Feng Luochen the truth.
She told Feng Luochen about how she broke off her engagent with Dongfang Li and openly asked for an arranged marriage during the Spring Banquet.
Feng Luochen’s jaw nearly dropped in astonishnt.
“Sister, don’t scare , are you really falling for Dugu Wu? What’s so good about him… Well, okay, he’s handso, his martial arts are great, and he’s rich… But he’s a wife-killer, isn’t he?”
“That’s just a rumor; he’s not the cold-hearted and ruthless man as the outside world says.”
Thinking of how Dugu Wu risked exposing the secret letters to save her today, Feng Bailing felt a slight warmth in her heart.
“Sister, you’re not falling for Dugu Wu, are you?”
Feng Luochen asked suspiciously.
“Stop talking nonsense; you, as a child, wouldn’t understand the matters between him and .”
Feng Bailing’s heartbeat quickened, dodging Feng Luochen’s question.
Feng Luochen refused to enter the Princess’ Mansion, but who knew that with just two fingers, her thumb and index finger, Feng Bailing pinched a specific acupoint on Feng Luochen’s wrist, and he felt so weak that he was easily dragged into the Princess’ Mansion by Feng Bailing.
Even from a distance, one could hear the sounds of the siblings fighting and frolicking.
Inside the Princess’ Mansion, as soon as Lady Nan Feng entered, she slled a strong scent of alcohol.
Her brows furrowed, and in the dimly lit chamber, Xiao Junci slouched on a couch with several undressed won beside him. The sll of alcohol mixed with the scent of makeup added an extra touch of seduction.
The incident at Dacang Mountain almost infuriated Xiao Junci to death.
After he had soone teach the Grand Preceptor’s family a lesson, and the Old Grand Preceptor died of anger, he found several brothel won. But no matter how he vented or drank, there was a red figure in his mind that haunted him.
When the wedding veil fell, the face that could captivate one’s soul and spirit made him feel like his breathing was going to stop.
His interest suddenly waned.
“Feng Xiangxue is dead.”
Xiao Junci didn’t even blink an eyelid.
“Her body is missing. I’ve investigated; it’s strange, there are no clues at all.”
Lady Nan Feng said, puzzled.
“She’s just a faded flower and a defeated willow; if she’s dead, then she’s dead. What’s happening over at the Princess’ Mansion?”
Actually, what Xiao Junci wanted to ask was, how is Feng Bailing?
“Feng Bailing has gone to the palace and received an edict from Emperor Yongye. Feng Zhanlian and Dongfang Lianhua have divorced.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Junci instantly beca alert, a gleam of happiness flashing in his sinister eyes.
“She’s not dead, Feng Bailing and Dugu Wu haven’t consummated their marriage. Looking at Dugu Wu, he must have injured his lifeline, otherwise, how could he miss out on such a treasure?”
When ntioning Feng Bailing, Xiao Junci’s eyes shimred with the glow of a wolf.
Lady Nan Feng furrowed her brow. That was the expression Xiao Junci had when he was hunting his prey. His attitude toward Feng Bailing…
“Feng Luochen has returned, and it seems he has inherited the Beiqi Ancestor’s bloodline and ford his own Wuji Seal. You cannot stay in Great Chu any longer. There’s news from the borders that due to the Heavenly Stone, the border is becoming more unstable. The food supplies for the Mu Family Army are insufficient, and their morale is shaky. If you return to court now, the common folk and the officials will surely support you.”
“Prince Mu is just a useless drunkard. Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake.”
Xiao Junci felt sowhat reluctant.
Chu City, that’s a nice place.
There are delicious food and wine, as well as beautiful won.
But, he should return too.
“Well, I’ll go back to Beiqi first. You take care of Dongfang Lianhua and her son. At least catch one of them…”
Xiao Junci mused.
“Don’t worry, thanks to Feng Zhanlian’s unique physique, my cultivation has improved a lot. Once I’ve drained him, I’ll surely break through. Taking down both mother and son will be effortless.”
“Don’t take Feng Mansion too lightly. Another son of the Feng family is said to be returning soon.”
Xiao Junci ntioned casually.
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