PNB Chapter 586 Raising troops to investigate crimes
Chapter 586 Raising troops to investigate crimes
With the main party having spoken, this farcical wedding-snatching drama had to come to an abrupt end. Fu Lingchen looked at Zhen Yao, who had her back to him and refused to turn around, closed his eyes, and sighed as if the dust had settled: "Zhen Yao, in the end, I have let you down. I'm sorry."
After saying that, he turned and left. In the instant he turned around, Zhen Yao's feet moved almost imperceptibly, but in the end, she did not turn back.
In the first half of her life, Fu Lingchen occupied the most important place in her life. His shadow was everywhere in her life. Zhen Yao understood that Fu Lingchen would no longer be a part of her life.
For some reason, she felt a void in her heart, and tears fell silently, staining her wedding dress.
After the Zhu family saw off the two uninvited guests, the wedding continued...
Pei Yun escorted Fu Lingchen to the city gate. Fu Lingchen's attempt to abduct the bride had offended the Zhu and Zhen families, and other aristocratic families were also watching the spectacle. To avoid unnecessary trouble, she suggested that Fu Lingchen return directly to Shenyu City.
Seeing that he seemed distracted and lost in his own thoughts, she asked, "Do you need me to take you back to the City of Gods?"
Fu Lingchen shook his head and said, "...Pei Yun, do you think if I had returned to the Immortal Lan Sect after coming back from the Demon Realm, things wouldn't have ended up like this with Zhen Yao?"
Pei Yun paused, then shook his head and said, "Fu Lingchen, I thought you had figured things out by coming to steal the bride this time, but it seems you still haven't."
Upon hearing her words, Fu Lingchen's gaze gradually cleared, and he frowned as he looked at Pei Yun.
"Fellow Daoist Zhen can forgive you for leaving her without a word to avenge your family, and she can understand that you deliberately avoided her so as not to be a burden to her. But what she can't bear the most is that you have someone else in your heart. She was devoted to you, and naturally she hoped that you would be a faithful person as well. So the day you admitted to yourself in the artificial hill that you had fallen in love with someone else, that was the biggest blow to her..."
The bewildered look on Fu Lingchen's face slowly turned into a painful struggle. He lowered his eyes and stopped speaking.
"...Actually, you should think carefully about whether you love Fellow Daoist Zhen, or the City Lord Zi of the Demon Realm, or perhaps you love both of them...Only by clarifying your own feelings can you make a better choice..."
Seeing that he remained silent, Pei Yun stopped trying to persuade him and said, "You should return to Divine Realm City as soon as possible. I will stay at the Zhen residence for about half a month to treat the Zhen family patriarch's injuries..."
After Pei Yun left, Fu Lingchen leaned against the city wall with one hand and covered his chest with the other, his back bent over, looking somewhat desolate, as if he had aged a lot in an instant.
He held his breath in his throat, and with no one around, he finally couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.
After standing there for a long time, Fu Lingchen finally returned to the Divine Realm City on a flying magical artifact...
Meanwhile, Pei Yun returned to the Zhen residence alone. She entered the main hall of the courtyard, where the banquet had already ended, but the Zhen family members were all gathered.
Upon seeing Pei Yun, the second branch of the family immediately launched an attack: "You dare to come back?!"
"You almost ruined a great thing for the Zhen family today, how dare you even step into the Zhen family's door!"
The family sat on two sides. Zhen Wei, who was at the head of the family, stared at her with an ambiguous look. The eldest son's family looked at her with hostility, completely unlike their fawning attitude the day before. The second son's family was even more arrogant and shouted at her. The third son's family sat aside with a hint of schadenfreude, as if it were none of their business.
Pei Yun couldn't help but chuckle, appearing completely at ease as he said, "If I don't come back, who will treat your patriarch's injuries? If the Zhen family patriarch no longer needs treatment, then I'll leave now!"
After saying that, he turned to leave. This was the first time the Zhen family had heard Pei Yun speak in such a forceful tone, and they were speechless. Zhen Wei quickly coughed and raised his hand to stop Pei Yun from leaving: "Young friend Pei, please wait."
"What is the relationship between Young Friend Pei and Fu Lingchen? Today's incident of abducting a bride has not only caused my Zhen family to lose face, but also made the Zhu family lose face. The Zhu family will not let you and Fu Lingchen off easily." Zhen Wei simply asked directly.
“Fu Lingchen and I are good friends, and I met Fellow Daoist Zhen through Fu Lingchen.”
"...So you entered the Zhen family to treat my grandfather's illness and injuries just to use my Zhen family and help Fu Lingchen snatch a bride?" Zhen Bin from the second branch sneered.
“I did not know beforehand that Fu Lingchen would come to steal the bride, but he is my friend, so naturally I will help him and let him tell Fellow Daoist Zhen what is on his mind. As for Fellow Daoist Zhen’s choice, I will respect Fellow Daoist Zhen’s decision.”
Pei Yun sneered, "As for the Zhen family, what use is the Zhen family? Since I started treating Senior Zhen's injuries, have I asked you for anything? Your use of the word 'use' is a very serious matter!"
As he spoke, Pei Yun's face darkened, and he released his oppressive aura towards Zhen Bin. Caught off guard, Zhen Bin staggered backward and almost fell to the ground.
"You!" The second branch of the family was about to glare at him angrily, but Zhen Wei scolded them, "Alright, step back."
“Senior Zhen, I only treated you because of Zhen Yao. Do you still want your injury treated? If you don't trust me and think I have ulterior motives, then I'll leave now…”
Although Pei Yun didn't want things to get too ugly, she wasn't someone to be bullied. Besides, the other party was asking her for a favor, yet they were acting like they were accusing her, which was truly upside down.
The Zhen family had no idea that the woman in front of them had suddenly become so assertive, completely unlike her gentle demeanor the day before.
"...I will naturally have to trouble you, young friend Pei, with my injuries." Zhen Wei's tone softened, regaining its previous kindness.
"Since you're going to trouble me, you need to fulfill one of my requests."
Upon hearing this, the Zhen family members' expressions froze, and they straightened their backs and looked at Pei Yun in unison.
"……you say."
"Make these people who spoke so rudely apologize to me personally and admit their slip of the tongue." Pei Yun glanced indifferently at the people from the second branch of the family.
The other members of the Zhen family were somewhat surprised by her request. They also looked at the second branch of the family. Zhen Wei's eyes flashed slightly, and he shouted sternly, "Apologize to young friend Pei."
The members of the second branch of the family reluctantly stood up and came to Pei Yun. They shrank back like quails and apologized in hushed tones. Their arrogant and domineering attitude had long been extinguished, and they could only humbly apologize to Pei Yun.
"I will continue treating Senior Zhen tomorrow. That's all for today."
Pei Yun stood up calmly, as if she were the master of this mansion. Before she even reached the door, she suddenly turned around and said, "If the Zhu family comes to cause trouble because of what happened today, just let the Zhu family come to me."
The Zhen family watched her departing figure, their hearts filled with resentment and frustration.
They originally planned to use today's incident to confront her and make her more dedicated to treating Zhen Wei. However, they did not expect that this woman was not to be trifled with. Not only did she not feel guilty at all, but she also outmaneuvered them.
So frustrating!
Half a month later, Zhen Wei's treatment ended, and Pei Yun immediately left Zilang City.
Before leaving, she said to the Zhen family patriarch, "My treatment can only prevent your injuries from worsening. For further treatment, your family will need to seek out more skilled doctors..."
"Thank you, young friend Pei," Zhen Wei said.
Zhen Wei is now able to walk freely and can move around the entire city without any problems.
After watching Pei Yunchao leave the Zhen residence, he asked Zhen Ming beside him, "Has anyone from the Zhu family come here?"
"No, the Zhu family did not send anyone to question Pei Yun, nor did they send anyone to follow her."
Zhen Ming said, "Father, I have already investigated this girl. She is indeed a genius. Although she is from Beiqizhou, she has a powerful background. She is related to Venerable Qin Gu of the Extreme Sword Sect and Patriarch Lingxi of Lingxi Mountain. The Zhu family must have found out about this as well, which is why they dare not offend her..."
Upon hearing this, Zhen Wei was both surprised and moved, and a little regretful arose in his heart: "I made a mistake that day. I shouldn't have let the second son and the others test her bottom line..."