SWDnovel Chapter 14 Chen Qiaoqian
Chapter 14 Chen Qiaoqian
At that moment, the man surnamed Lu breathed a huge sigh of relief. He straightened his clothes, straightened his back, and confidence suddenly appeared in his eyes. He said loudly:
"Senior, you are wise. It was clearly the stall owner who first attacked me, severely injuring my wrist. In order to protect myself, I had no choice but to fight back. I did not expect that I would accidentally cause such a tragedy. It was definitely not intentional killing."
He showed Qingyan Zhenren the wrist that Yao Guang had pinched, and at the same time grabbed the arm of the woman in the pale yellow dress next to him, saying affectionately:
"This is Chen Qiaoqian, the only daughter of the Chen family head of Huangfeng Valley. I am her fiancé. Today's matter is purely a misunderstanding. I hope that you will handle this matter fairly for the sake of the Chen family. I thank you on behalf of the Chen family."
"The Chen family of Yellow Maple Valley?"
"Is that the Chen family, the one with a Core Formation ancestor overseeing things?"
"That's one of the top cultivation clans in the Yue Kingdom!"
"So he's the son-in-law of the Chen family..."
"Sigh... what a pity for that stall owner..."
A stir ran through the surrounding crowd. After learning of the Chen family's reputation, many people gasped in astonishment. Countless gazes turned to the man surnamed Lu and Chen Qiaoqian, filled with surprise, awe, envy, and even jealousy.
The fact that such a noble lady from a prominent family would be willing to accompany her Daoist partner to this trading fair for Qi Refining cultivators speaks volumes about the man's importance to her.
Qingyan Zhenren's heart sank. He knew the weight of the Chen family better than these Qi Refining cultivators. Although their Tainan Valley had a late Foundation Establishment Valley Master, they were nothing in front of the Chen family, which had a Core Formation Ancestor. They absolutely dared not offend them in the slightest.
If the only daughter of the Chen family patriarch insists on protecting her fiancé, how could he dare to say a word against it?
"This..." Master Qingyan forced a smile, turned her gaze to Chen Qiaoqian, who was bowing her head and remaining silent, and asked in a gentle voice:
"Miss Chen, I was a bit too hasty before and didn't find out exactly who started it. My words were somewhat rash, so please forgive me if there was any misunderstanding."
"I wonder if the conflict just now was as you said, that the stall owner provoked you first and that you were only forced to defend yourself, which led to this accident? If that's the case, then you only have yourself to blame and have no one else to blame."
These words made Qingyan Zhenren's old face with freckles feel hot. With his experience and divine sense, how could he not see that the man surnamed Lu's wrist was just a minor injury to the skin and bones? Why would he be "forced to defend himself"?
But that's just how the world is; there's no such thing as justice. Strength is the most severe form of justice.
Most of the onlookers understood this principle, and their reactions ranged from disdain and contempt to helplessness and apathy.
"Amitabha Buddha, why does Benefactor Lu lie and deceive? Killing and creating evil deeds will inevitably lead to retribution. Benefactor, please turn back before it's too late."
The young monk Kusang looked sorrowful as he turned his prayer beads and began to chant the Rebirth Sutra in a low voice.
"You, surnamed Lu, are spouting nonsense. It was clearly you who provoked him first, and that young master only retaliated because he couldn't tolerate it any longer."
"Yes! I have never seen such a shameless person!"
"Please, senior, uphold justice!"
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Besides Ku Sang, the other cultivators who had been listening to the scriptures and had been initially influenced by the Divine Transcendence Technique also mustered their courage and spoke up for Yao Guang.
Qingyan Zhenren watched Chen Qiaoqian quietly, unmoved by any sound; only her attitude was the key to everything.
Since Yao Guang fell to the ground, Chen Qiaoqian has kept her head down, staring blankly at the man in the blue robe on the ground, as if she had forgotten everything around her.
It wasn't until Master Qingyan asked her again that she slowly raised her head from her dazed state.
She lingered on Qingyan Zhenren's face for a moment, her gaze complex and unfathomable. Then, she turned to her side and saw the man surnamed Lu with an expectant smile.
Under everyone's gaze, Chen Qiaoqian's expression shifted from blank to utter disgust, and she said hatefully:
"I, Chen Qiaoqian, and my family have no connection whatsoever with this scoundrel surnamed Lu. He is utterly wicked, and my Chen family will never let him off the hook."
Instantly, the crowd erupted in uproar. Everyone seemed unable to believe their ears, no one had expected Chen Qiaoqian to utter such harsh words.
Han Yunzhi looked up in astonishment, and even the silent Hongfen raised her hat slightly.
"Qiaoqian! What nonsense are you spouting?!" The man surnamed Lu was struck dumb, his confidence vanished instantly, replaced by an expression of utter horror.
"Have you forgotten the vows we made under the moon four days ago?"
"Didn't you say you'd be with me forever, until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble, never to be separated?"
"Didn't you say...?"
The man surnamed Lu hurriedly recounted the sweet words they exchanged four days prior when they confirmed their relationship, attempting to evoke Chen Qiaoqian's fond memories of the past.
However, Chen Qiaoqian's gaze was as cold as a knife, devoid of any affection, as if she were looking at a dead person:
"I was blind back then to have trusted you, a narrow-minded and despicable scoundrel. Now that I see your true colors, I only regret my past misjudgment!"
Every word she uttered was like a hammer blow, shattering the last hope of the man surnamed Lu.
She turned to Master Qingyan, and gracefully bowed slightly, saying, "Please, Master, carry out the Valley Rules."
"No, Chen Qiaoqian, you can't treat your husband like this!" The man surnamed Lu hysterically lunged at Chen Qiaoqian.
"what!"
The man surnamed Lu suddenly let out a miserable scream, and blood spurted out from his lower abdomen, as if all his strength had been drained away.
A long, nail-shaped magical artifact gleaming with dark light shot out from Qingyan Zhenren's sleeve and pierced through his lower abdomen in the blink of an eye.
The man surnamed Lu's face was filled with extreme pain. He could clearly feel that the spiritual power he had painstakingly cultivated was flowing away from his ruptured dantian like water.
The long, nail-shaped magical artifact stirred again, severing all the meridians in his dantian and surrounding area. Now, even the most miraculous elixirs would be useless.
The man surnamed Lu collapsed to the ground like a rag doll, the excruciating pain almost suffocating him. But what drove him to despair even more than the physical pain was the destruction of his Dao foundation and his future as a cripple.
"Phew...that was close, my neck almost broke, thank goodness I've been training my body for years."
Just then, behind the stall, Yao Guang rubbed his neck and slowly got up, his voice languid.
Whoosh! All eyes turned to him!
"He's come back to life? No, he's still alive!"
"What?! He...he's not dead!!!"
"Young man, you're alright, thank goodness!"
Amidst the surrounding cultivators' horrified expressions, Yao Guang casually shook his head and twisted his neck. Only then did everyone realize that where his throat should have been slashed by the wind blades, there was only a torn collar, while his neck was as clear as jade, without even a trace of injury.
"You...you...ah! Ah! Ah!"
The one most affected was none other than the man surnamed Lu, who was now a cripple. The excruciating pain in his dantian and the despair for his future were not as devastating as the blow of Yao Guang's unharmed state.
His eyes bulged out, staring intently at Yao Guang, his face full of resentment and anger. He shouted several times, and in his rage, he coughed up blood and died.