Chapter 65
Chapter 65
Ye Piaoling said, “You came back dressed head to toe in green. At least you know your place.”
She snapped her folding fan shut and pointed it at Lu Yin. “You’re dressed exactly right. Hua Wuhuang and I have already fallen for each other and pledged ourselves in secret!”
At that, Lu Yin’s expression darkened at once.
“Wuhuang, is what she said true?”
Hua Wuhuang said, “Of course. Not only that…”
He gritted his teeth, then, under the shocked stares of the gathered townspeople, walked right up to Lu Yin and whispered in his ear.
“Not only that, I’m already carrying his child.”
Lu Yin jolted.
His eyes churned for a long moment. Then his brows lifted, and he laughed.
“So what? The one you’re marrying is me. No matter whose child it is, once it’s born, it will have to call me Father!”
As he spoke, he even cast Ye Piaoling a proud glance, looking every inch the victor.
Now he had both a wife and a child. This was the pinnacle of life.
“…”
Both Ye Piaoling and Hua Wuhuang were completely stumped.
Before coming here, they had imagined all sorts of possibilities, but never in their wildest dreams had they expected Lu Yin to accept being cuckolded with such righteous confidence!
Ye Piaoling choked for a moment, then could only try to reason with him nicely. “Brother, that’s not the right way to think! The child isn’t of your blood. If you insist on fighting for custody, isn’t that the same as raising someone else’s kid?”
Lu Yin sneered. “My wife belongs to me. Naturally, the child she gives birth to belongs to me as well. Whose bloodline it is-does that matter?”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
Brother, you’re something else!
Ye Piaoling was left speechless by his rebuttal. She even felt, somehow, that the opposing debater made a bit of sense.
Lu Yin was still smiling. He took Hua Wuhuang’s hand. “Since my wife is already with child, this marriage cannot be delayed any longer… Tomorrow, I will enter the palace and report to His Majesty. I’ll make sure we bow to Heaven and Earth within ten days!”
Hua Wuhuang was utterly exasperated. He flung Lu Yin’s hand away in anger. “Bow to what Heaven and Earth? I don’t even like you!”
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. “Then who do you like? Young Master Wang?”
He gave Ye Piaoling a contemptuous glance and smiled frivolously. “Can a pretty boy like that satisfy you? All looks and no substance!”
The moment Ye Piaoling heard that, she was not happy.
Who are you calling no substance?
“What nonsense!” Ye Piaoling snapped. “The facts are right in front of you. They don’t want to marry you. Stop dragging in unrelated things. If you know what’s good for you, hurry up and cancel the engagement. Quit clinging like a pest!”
At that, Lu Yin’s face sank.
His thumb pushed against the sword guard, and a cold, razor-sharp gleam burst from the scabbard. He said, “Come here. Let’s have a proper discussion.”
That flash of snow-bright sword light was even more dazzling than the slanting sunset.
Ye Piaoling wisely took a step back at once.
Lu Yin’s swordsmanship was among the finest in the world. His title as the Number One Swordsman of Dali was well deserved.
Hua Wuhuang reached out to stop Lu Yin and asked warily, “What are you doing?”
Lu Yin said, “I’m going to send this Young Master Wang away.”
With that, he shoved Hua Wuhuang aside, and his sword thrust straight toward Ye Piaoling!
Ye Piaoling had been prepared. She sprang up from the ground and swept onto the roof of the tavern.
Lu Yin pursued close behind, the edge of his blade pointing forward, its chill oppressive.
One chased while the other fled, darting over eaves and walls, rising and falling in rapid succession. After several exchanges, Lu Yin had only managed to slice off a corner of Ye Piaoling’s robe.
“Good movement technique!”
Lu Yin gave a cold laugh. Admiration flashed through his eyes, and his killing intent suddenly grew even heavier.
Clearly, only from this moment on did he finally regard Ye Piaoling as a real opponent.
The commoners watching from the street all widened their eyes and craned their necks to look up. The young ladies in the crowd were especially excited.
“Aaaah, Marquis Lu is so handsome!”
“Young Master Wang is even more handsome! Look at that posture-graceful as a wandering dragon, elegant as a startled swan… I like Young Master Wang!”
“I’m on Young Master Wang’s side too! Young Master Wang, you can do it!!!”
“…”
Ye Piaoling stood atop the signboard of Zui-le-me, her feelings complicated.
Drunk. She was absolutely drunk.
Today, she finally understood what it meant to be riding a tiger and unable to get off.
Though her movement technique was exceptional, her spiritual power was still far from sufficient. She could handle mediocre opponents just fine, but against a high-level elder like Lu Yin, all she could do was run for her life!
The System cut in at just the right moment: [So? Now you regret not having enough spiritual power when you actually need it, don’t you? Once you obtain the Regent King’s Bed, you’ll instantly gain formidable spiritual power. From then on, you can roam the world without fear!]
Ye Piaoling: [Nice. Very timely ad break.]
After collecting the three-piece set, she had been busy making money, and her mentality had indeed relaxed quite a bit.
It seemed that idiotic mission still had to be done after all.
Not far away, on a rooftop, Lu Yin attacked again. His sword flashed as it thrust toward her.
His stance said he would not stop until one of them was dead!
Ye Piaoling could only twitch at the corner of her mouth as she flew up and down, dodging like mad.
Seeing this, Hua Wuhuang quickly leaped up. Spiritual light gathered in his hand as he attacked Lu Yin.
The moment Lu Yin saw Hua Wuhuang join the battle, he was afraid of hurting his future wife and immediately restrained his sword force.
With one hand, he redirected the edge of his sword. With the other, he swiftly formed a hand seal, effortlessly dissolving Hua Wuhuang’s attack. Then he closed in, quick as lightning, and tapped two of the other’s acupoints.
Hua Wuhuang instantly felt his magic restricted.
In the next second, his entire body had already been pulled into Lu Yin’s arms!
Lu Yin wrapped an arm around the red-clad beauty’s waist, holding him as they spun in circles and slowly drifted down from the rooftop.
Petals and leaves fell from a nearby tree, swirling around the two of them with a soft rustle…
The commoners were all dumbstruck.
“Wow! So romantic!!”
“Aaaah, look at how intimate they are! Oh my god, my face is turning red!!”
Ye Piaoling stood on a high eave not far away, staring with her mouth agape.
This spinning under the magic of love was practically a classic romantic shot from a costume drama…
Sickeningly sweet!
She had suddenly found a ship to root for!
Lu Yin landed on the ground with Hua Wuhuang in his arms and asked with concern, “How are you? You weren’t hurt, were you?”
Hua Wuhuang shoved him away and cursed speechlessly, “Lunatic!”
Lu Yin put away his frivolous smile. His tone turned solemn as he said, word by word,
“Wuhuang, listen to me. There is no way I will call off the engagement. Behave and become the wife of the Marquis of Cangwu. From now on, no matter how you throw tantrums or act willfully, I’ll indulge you.”
“…”
Hua Wuhuang had no response.
He simply stopped looking at him. His gaze shifted toward Ye Piaoling on the eaves.
Seeing this, Lu Yin let out a cold laugh.
Without warning, he flung his hand backward. The longsword in his palm shot out with a sharp whoosh, stabbing straight toward Ye Piaoling’s throat!
Ye Piaoling jumped in fright.
Holy crap!!!
The life-stealing sword came shrieking toward her. Ye Piaoling hurriedly dodged, then plunged down from the roof in a panic.
She avoided the sword, but in her haste, she lost her balance as well and fell straight into a passing carriage…
Outside the carriage, Liang Yun stared, utterly stupefied.
Right before his eyes, a human figure had shot into his master’s carriage like a cannonball!