Chapter 38. What Zhao Zhixue couldn't give her, he could...
The servant had met Pei Duo at the mansion and knew that he was a distinguished guest of the prefect.
The servant jumped off the carriage and bowed respectfully: "This servant greets Young Master Pei."
Pei Duo stared coldly at him, his chilling and menacing aura causing the servant to unconsciously bend over even more.
"Who sent you?"
The servant replied truthfully, "Young Master Zhou told me that the Prefect wanted to see the young lady and specifically sent me to fetch her to his residence."
The heavy carriage curtain was lifted, and Jiang Ninghui leaned out, her pale face reflected in the young man's dark and deep pupils.
She was trembling.
I'm scared.
Because of Zhou Hongxiang, my sister-in-law was unexpectedly frightened today.
"Young Master Pei—"
Jiang Ninghui lifted the carriage curtain and indeed saw Young Master Pei.
That terrified and anxious heart seemed to have found its anchor, finally settling back into a sense of security.
The young man walked towards her, looked up at the woman on the cart shaft, and extended his hand to her: "Sister-in-law, get down."
Jiang Ninghui hesitated for a moment, then heard Young Master Pei's voice again: "It's nothing."
Jiang Ninghui then placed her hand on Pei Duo's forearm.
Through the thin clothing, she could clearly feel the texture of the young man's forearm in her palm.
Vigorous and powerful.
It's like a hot iron.
Jiang Ninghui jumped down using Pei Gongzi's strength and quickly withdrew her hand.
Pei Duo glanced at the spot where Jiang Ninghui had touched it.
My sister-in-law's palms were sweaty.
It's a bit damp.
They were clearly terrified.
Jiang Ninghui whispered, "Young Master Pei, it's the Prefect who wants to see me."
The young man went along with her, deliberately lowering his voice: "Sister-in-law, go back and wait patiently. I'll go to the prefectural government office myself to sound out the prefect's opinion. Perhaps the prefect called you 'sister-in-law' because of something else."
Jiang Ninghui nodded gently: "Then Young Master Pei, please be careful."
Jiang Ninghui kept turning back to look at him, but the servant did not stop her.
Young Master Pei stood by the carriage, just as he had that day at the back gate of the Liang family restaurant, watching her walk further and further away.
The person in the restaurant came out after Jiang Ninghui had walked away and asked, "Young Master Pei, who was that?"
He heard Pei Langjun call her sister-in-law.
This was the first time he had ever seen the usually aloof and cold-hearted Pei Langjun speak so gently to someone.
This is truly rare.
Pei Duo: "This is none of your business. Go back to your capital."
The man touched the bridge of his nose: "I'm leaving now."
Pei Duo got into the carriage: "Take me to the government dungeon."
The servants dared not utter a word. The master had privately told them that no matter what Young Master Pei said, they should just do as he instructed and not say a word.
The servants drove the carriage to the government dungeon.
Once the carriage stopped, the servant respectfully announced, "Young Master Pei, we've arrived at the dungeon."
The young man did not get out of the car: "Find your master and have him bring Zhou Hongxiang. I want to see them in the dungeon in 25 minutes."
The servant's forehead was covered in cold sweat: "I'll go right away."
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It's a cloudy day today.
The weather is really not good.
The prefect and Zhou Hongxiang, who also arrived, were equally unsightly.
The dungeon of the government office was dark and damp, filled with the stench of blood mixed with a strong putrid smell, making people feel nauseous and want to vomit.
The dungeon torture chamber was filled with all sorts of torture instruments.
What one sees sends chills down one's spine and makes one's legs tremble.
On his way here, the prefect learned from his servants and Zhou Hongxiang the purpose of Pei Duo's summons.
It turns out that it was his good-for-nothing brother-in-law who caused the trouble!
How dare she covet the wife of Pei Langjun's brother!
Although he had never met that Lady Jiang, he knew very well that Young Master Pei held her in high regard.
The four lives lost in the Liang family's cellar back then are a case in point!
If they hadn't kidnapped that Lady Jiang, they wouldn't have ended up like that.
The prefect immediately slapped Zhou Hongxiang twice, his face turning ashen with rage, his teeth clenched in fury!
Out of consideration for his wife, he was inclined to give his brother-in-law some pointers and pave the way for his future.
But things turned out quite well!
That bastard completely blocked the road in less than a day!
Whether he can save his life now is another matter entirely!
Although Zhou Hongxiang didn't know who Pei Duo was, anyone who could make his brother-in-law afraid at this critical juncture must be a big shot they dared not offend. If he had known earlier that Pei Duo cared so much about that young lady, he definitely wouldn't have had that thought.
But it's too late to say anything now.
The prefect bowed to Pei Duo, who was standing before the instruments of torture: "Young Master Pei, I am aware of this matter, and I will certainly give you a satisfactory explanation."
He kicked Zhou Hongxiang: "Why aren't you kneeling down and apologizing to Master Pei?!"
Zhou Hongxiang hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
The young man seemed not to hear, his long, slender fingers scraping across the various instruments of torture, as if selecting one that suited his taste.
He lifted his thin eyelids and glanced at the prefect: "I would like to have a good chat with Young Master Zhou. I wonder if Your Excellency would be willing?"
The prefect felt a chill run down his spine from the young man's gaze.
He knew that Zhou Hongxiang was likely in grave danger this time.
If he pleads for his brother-in-law again, he might also be implicated.
The prefect lowered his head, his voice slightly hoarse: "I beg Young Master Pei to spare this scoundrel's life for my sake."
After saying this, he turned away heartlessly and ordered his men to close the door to the torture chamber.
Only Pei Duo and Zhou Hongxiang remained in the torture chamber.
Zhou Hongxiang's face was deathly pale, and his eyes were filled with fear and trembling. When he saw Pei Duo walking over, he was so frightened that he kept backing away, supporting himself with his hands on the ground.
"Young Master Pei, I was wrong—"
"I was wrong. I will never dare to covet that young lady again."
"Young Master Pei, please forgive me this once, just this once, I promise I'll never do it again!"
The young man's dark pupils stared at him with a sinister look.
He didn't say a word.
But the more Zhou Hongxiang looked at it, the more terrified he became.
The fear was like thousands of cold, venomous snakes climbing up his back, their slippery, sticky bodies tightly coiling around his neck, their scarlet tongues flicking at him, ready to bite him deadly at any moment.
Pei Duo asked, "Are you scared?"
Zhou Hongxiang nodded repeatedly, his forehead bleeding from the impact. Blood rolled down his eyebrows and eyes, covering his face.
It was both embarrassing and disgusting.
Pei Duo laughed, a sinister and chilling laugh.
He squatted down and used the hexagonal bayonet instrument to lift Zhou Hongxiang's chin: "You had your servant trick my sister-in-law into going to the prefectural government office in the name of the prefect, did you ever think that she might be afraid?"
Zhou Hongxiang repeatedly begged for forgiveness: "I was wrong, Young Master Pei, I was wrong—"
"Shhh."
The young man pressed a hexagonal bayonet against Zhou Hongxiang's mouth: "Shut up if you don't want me to cut off your tongue."
Zhou Hongxiang trembled, pressed his lips tightly together, and dared not utter another sound, fearing that the hexagonal bayonet would pierce his throat and tear his tongue apart.
"Do you know what my sister-in-law was feeling when she was in the carriage?"
Zhou Hongxiang dared not speak.
Pei Duo's indifferent, cold gaze was as if he were looking at a dead body: "Her feelings back then were the same as yours right now."
"Fear, anxiety, helplessness."
He stood up, stepped on Zhou Hongxiang's shoulder, and with a light tap of his toes, the kneeling man instantly fell to the ground. Before Zhou Hongxiang could recover, the young man kicked him, sending him crashing into the wall and falling heavily to the ground.
Zhou Hongxiang coughed up a mouthful of blood.
It was like a rotten fish lying on the ground.
Pei Duo approached step by step, enjoying Zhou Hongxiang's terrified and timid appearance.
If he hadn't noticed his sister-in-law today.
If my sister-in-law was really tricked into going to the government office by Zhou Hongxiang today.
The person who should be terrified at this moment is the sister-in-law.
Thinking of this, the young man's handsome face was completely shrouded in a chilling aura of malevolence, and a mad, morbid malice climbed into his dark pupils, gripping the rotten man on the ground tightly.
He crouched down, pressing the hexagonal bayonet against Zhou Hongxiang's throat.
Zhou Hongxiang was so frightened that he kept trembling.
His lips trembled, and his teeth and tongue were shaking.
The person in front of him was extremely beautiful; he was the most beautiful person he had ever seen.
But this very person, at this moment, is like a demon crawling out of purgatory!
Zhou Hongxiang tried to crawl away, but his limbs seemed to be nailed to the ground, and he couldn't move.
The hexagonal bayonet gradually moved down Zhou Hongxiang's neck, across his chest, and down his stomach—
Finally, it pressed against Zhou Hongxiang's lower body.
Zhou Hongxiang lay there stiffly like a corpse, his pupils trembling and his lips shaking violently.
Pei Duo stared coldly at Zhou Hongxiang.
"You lied to her, scared her, and lusted after her. You deserve to die for any of these things."
"I was wrong, I was wrong... Ah!!!"
The hexagonal bayonet pierced Zhou Hongxiang's lower body, and the indescribable pain caused him to faint.
Hexagonal bayonet, also known as a meat puller.
If it gets stuck inside the body, pulling it out will bring out a large piece of flesh and blood.
If it pierces into the bone, that bone will be ruined.
Pei Duo glanced at Zhou Hongxiang's blood-soaked lower body. Even if the hexagonal bayonet were removed, he would never be able to walk again, let alone walk on the road.
This can be considered as giving the prefect some face.
I spared this worthless scoundrel's life.
Zhou Hongxiang's pitiful screams echoed from the dungeon. The prefect outside the dungeon looked terrified but dared not step into the dungeon.
The call disappeared shortly afterward.
He heard Pei Langjun's voice coming from behind him: "Your Excellency, I have finished talking with Young Master Zhou. I have other matters to attend to, so I will be leaving now."
The prefect, suppressing his desire to see Zhou Hongxiang's condition, said respectfully, "Then I will have my servants take you by carriage."
Pei Duo nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, sir."
After the carriage left, the prefect rushed inside. When he saw Zhou Hongxiang lying in the blood in the torture chamber, he almost collapsed to the ground. He hurriedly pushed someone, saying, "Quickly, go check if he's still breathing!"
The servant walked over shakily and checked Zhou Hongxiang's nostrils, then quickly replied, "Master, he's still breathing."
The carriage drove out of Longchang County and into the territory of Qingping Town.
The wind picked up in the afternoon.
The alley was deep and narrow, and the cold wind blowing in from both ends tore at the young man's clothes.
Pei Duo turned the corner of the alley and saw a woman waiting outside the courtyard not far away.
She craned her neck in anticipation, her watery eyes glistening with moisture.
It's clear she had just been crying.
He knew his sister-in-law was waiting for him.
She was worried about him.
What an honest and kind sister-in-law, she almost got scammed today.
Since Zhao Zhixue can't protect her, then it's his turn to protect her.
Zhao Zhixue couldn't give her that.
He can give you anything.
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Author's Note: Early update! There's a red envelope in this chapter. More updates tomorrow at 4 PM! [Sprinkling flowers]
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