Chapter 149 He can't bear this reputation for nothing. Old Hei smirked, "Again..."
Old Hei retorted with a fake smile, "It's not like I'm the only one saying that."
Wu Chen glanced at her, "But you're the only one slandering your elders. If you dare to cause trouble again, you'll be punished five more times."
This blatant favoritism combined with public displays of affection was infuriating. Old Hei's lips twitched with frustration. She was so engrossed in copying all day that she had only managed to copy one scroll. If she were punished again, when would she ever finish copying? She pouted angrily and gave Afan a scathing look. Afan smiled, finding Wu Chen's way of disciplining people rather amusing.
Lu Qing scooped a ladle of water from a bucket, added some medicinal powder, and splashed it on Qi Zhi's face. Then she did the same to Luo Heyi.
The two women soon awoke. They overheard the disciple reporting to Wu Chen the details of Qi Zhi's journey onto the ship.
Qi Zhi opened her eyes wide and stared straight at Wu Chen, "My lord..."
Lu Qing felt a chill run down her spine at the sound of her voice. She frowned, about to speak, when Wu Chen grabbed her hand and pulled her to sit beside her. Wu Chen calmly said to Qi Zhi, “You don’t need to speak. I know what you want to say. It’s the same old tune, nothing new. You keep making the same mistakes, yet you never reflect on them. In the end, it’s all just using your own selfish motives as an excuse. No one but yourself can agree with it. To try and analyze it further would be cruel to you, and even more annoying to me. I have nothing more to say to you.”
What? Qi Zhi's eyes widened even more. "My lord..."
With a flick of his wrist, Wu Chen sealed her acupoints with a burst of spiritual energy, rendering Qi Zhi unable to move or speak, and leaving her only able to watch helplessly.
Luo Heyi sneered, but before she could speak, Wu Chen preemptively said, "Miss Luo, what are you doing bringing so many people to my ship in the middle of the night? If it's the same reason as Qi Zhi, then please keep quiet and don't offend my wife's ears."
This was Luo Heyi's first time seeing Lu Qing. Instead of answering Wu Chen's question, she carefully scrutinized Lu Qing several times, not even missing a single strand of Lu Qing's slightly disheveled hair, nor the subtle rise and fall of her abdomen. This Lu Qing, whom Qi Zhi had always called a shameless shrew, Luo Heyi had imagined her to be buck-toothed, small-eyed, with a crooked, yellowish mouth, or at the very least, timid and unpresentable. But now, upon closer inspection, Lu Qing's skin was like jade, her black hair like a waterfall. Under the lamplight, she seemed like a flawless jade maiden come to life. While not strikingly beautiful, every feature of her was pleasing to the eye. To be so pleasing to the eye in every way was far better than a vague description of her as pretty.
Seeing that her gaze was fixed on her stomach, Lu Qing unconsciously tightened her lower abdomen and then reached out to touch it, but unfortunately, she had eaten too much and the effect was not good.
Luo Heyi laughed, a hint of smugness in his eyes.
Everyone looked at her with incomprehension. Luo Heyi said, "You may not believe it, but I heard a fight on your ship and decided to help when I saw injustice, which led to this misunderstanding."
Lu Qing looked back in surprise. There weren't many women who could talk such nonsense; she was almost on par with herself.
Luo Heyi sat up straight indifferently. "Whether you believe it or not, I really meant well and just wanted to help, but I didn't expect this misunderstanding to happen. If you don't believe me, my uncle will arrive in a few days, and he can explain it to you."
Lu Qing pointed to Qi Zhi, who was standing next to her with a furious expression, "And what about her?"
"I don't know, I don't recognize him," Luo Heyi replied shamelessly.
Wu Chen looked at Luo Heyi and said, "Miss Luo, your excuse is really not convincing. You already tried to assassinate me once when you infiltrated the Divine Palace last time. How do you know that this won't be your second attempt to assassinate me tonight?"
Luo Heyi gave him a lingering, resentful look. "Wu Chen, are you really going to talk about what happened that night in front of your wife?"
Old Hei's eyes darted around excitedly.
But to her disappointment, among everyone present, the one with the thickest skin wasn't Lao Hei, nor Qi Zhi or Luo Heyi, but Wu Chen, who presented the most virtuous and upright appearance. Wu Chen said, "That night? Which night? A woman as formidable as Miss Luo is capable of feigning a confession while actually plotting an assassination. As long as it works, she'll disregard all female shame, chastity, and reserve. Ambiguous seduction is effortless; acting out a tearful confession is convincingly realistic. I've seen all sorts of people, and in terms of skin thickness, no one is as thin as Miss Luo; in terms of shame, no one has as much as Miss Luo..."
"Wu Chen!" Luo Heyi didn't want to say anything more, he just wanted to curse his ancestors for eighteen generations.
Wu Chen said calmly, "Miss Luo has absolutely no credibility with me. Since Miss Luo says it's a misunderstanding, then let me find out the truth before I take any action."
"What do you mean? You want to detain me? I am Luo Heyi, and my uncle is Luo Sicheng, the Venerable Lord of Zhan Yantai!"
Lu Qing chuckled, glanced at Qi Zhi and Luo Heyi, and remarked, "Indeed, birds of a feather flock together."
Wu Chen nodded. "That's always been the case."
What! How dare they compare her to a slut like Qi Zhi! Luo Heyi was furious. "Wu Chen, don't push your luck."
Lu Qing was about to leave. Hearing Luo Heyi's words, she suddenly turned back and smiled, "Since Miss Luo says so, we probably won't be able to explain ourselves properly in the future. Rather than bearing this reputation for nothing, we might as well do it. No one will lose out."
Luo Heyi's face stiffened. "What are you going to do?"
Lu Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything."
Luo Heyi watched Lu Qing warily, unable to understand what Lu Qing was up to. Later, she was locked in a separate room, trembling with fear as she waited for Lu Qing to "poison" and "disfigure" her. When nothing happened, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. But when she wanted to find a place to relieve herself, she found that the room was empty.
Luo Heyi turned pale instantly and couldn't help but scream, but it was too late...
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