Chapter 235
"I won't see you!" Lu Youning refused without even asking, his voice filled with anger.
No one knows how disappointed and pained he felt when he saw Zheng Meimei instead of Rong Rong in the room.
It was as if he had been jolted awake from a beautiful dream; at that moment, he was filled with violent emotions.
He wished he could kill Zheng Meimei and everyone else here!
On this day every year, he would decorate a bridal chamber in the mansion and pretend to marry Rongrong, which had become his obsession.
Every time he woke up from his fantasy, he would feel immense pain and heartbreak.
However, he could only keep this pain to himself and had no way to vent it.
When the dream ends, he will still be the same calm and steady general, protecting the people of the Northwest and Dafeng where Rongrong is.
But this time, it was an outsider who startled him, as if reminding him once again that he and Rong Rong were not meant to be, and that he could not marry Rong Rong.
Just like ten years ago, he could only helplessly watch Rong Rong leave and disappear from his world.
This feeling is really unpleasant!
Lu Youning stared coldly at the soldiers being tortured in the courtyard, his anger rising uncontrollably.
Beside him, the old butler hesitated again and again before adding, "That young lady said she wouldn't leave until the general saw her."
This is not something the old housekeeper would do. Logically, he should have turned the young lady at the door away, just like he did with Zheng Meimei.
He would not report to the general, much less speak up for him after the general had clearly refused.
But that's what he did now, simply because the young lady at the door was so special that he could already picture a stunning beauty in his mind just by hearing her voice through the carriage.
Unlike any of the other young ladies in this Northwest town, he found himself almost unable to resist the urge to help her.
Lu Youning glanced at the old butler and noticed his unusual behavior, but he wasn't in the mood to investigate further.
In fact, if the old steward hadn't been a former employee of the Marquis of Zhenguo's mansion in the capital, Lu Youning would have punished the old steward as well, even just now.
"If they won't leave, then kick them out! Do I need to teach you?" Lu Youning's patience ran out, and his icy gaze was filled with a chilling coldness, which made the old butler turn pale instantly.
The old butler turned to leave, but caught a glimpse of a figure in the distance and was so frightened that he almost knelt down.
However, the figure was completely unaware of the old butler's fear and continued to approach the courtyard step by step.
"Has Brother Youning become so fierce after ten years?"
The person arrived before the voice.
This is an extremely pleasant voice, soft and sweet with a touch of naivety, light and melodious, making one feel a tingling sensation all over the body.
Even Jiao Xiongfei and the others, hearing this voice amidst their pain, became somewhat disoriented.
The voice sounded like it came from another world, leaving everyone unsure whether they were hallucinating.
The old steward turned back to look at Lu Youning in alarm. He hadn't expected the girl in the carriage to be so bold as to sneak in without permission. He was even more afraid that the general would be angry and hurt the girl.
However, to his surprise, his general was standing there motionless, his body visibly stiff.
Instead of the anger he had imagined, his face was wide open, his gaze somewhat vacant.
The old steward wondered, as if the steward was possessed.
Jiao Xiongfei and the other brothers who were being punished were wondering who was so bold as to force their way in!
Then came the feeling of pity for the other party, who was truly unlucky to arrive at this time, just in time to witness their general's fury.
This girl is probably going to have a really tough time, right?
The moment this thought crossed his mind, the sticks on Jiao Xiongfei and the others suddenly stopped.
Immediately afterwards, gasps rose and fell in the courtyard, and there were even the clattering sounds of military batons falling to the ground one after another.
Their general neither roared nor got angry; he simply remained silent.
This is bizarre, so very bizarre!
What exactly happened?
Jiao Xiongfei was uneasy and curious. He was alright and still had the energy to think about these random things. The other brothers who were being tortured had long been beaten into a daze.
When they saw the batons stop, the brothers' first thought was that a miracle had occurred.
Heaven heard their pleas and prayers, and the caning was stopped.
"Rong Rong?"
Suddenly, a voice filled with disbelief, doubt, and fear rang out.
From their general, Lu Youning.
Even generals can be afraid?
Jiao Xiongfei smiled bitterly. How could that be? How could their wise and mighty war god be afraid?
Is it just an auditory hallucination?
Jiao Xiongfei thought for a moment, but then the voice called out again, "Rong Rong?"
This time, there was even a slight tremor in his voice.
It was indeed the general's voice. Jiao Xiongfei found it somewhat absurd, but he was more interested in knowing what had happened.
He struggled to prop himself up on his arm, but accidentally aggravated his wound, causing him to almost faint from the pain. He took several breaths before he could lift his head again.
He met Lu Youning's red and incredulous eyes directly.
He had never seen the general so distraught; his eyes held a mixture of expectation and fear.
Lu Youning took a few quick steps, then suddenly stopped, as if afraid of startling the person who was coming.
Who could have turned their general into this state? And everyone else in the courtyard was staring blankly in the same direction?
Jiao Xiongfei struggled to prop himself up again, and finally, he successfully turned his head around.
Then he stood there, frozen in place, even forgetting the passage of time.
Unaware that he had been supporting himself on his arms and twisting his head in that position for a very long time, he was almost ignoring the pain in his body, completely immersed in the profound shock.
She was an unparalleled beauty, so beautiful it seemed unreal!
Zheng Meimei also clutched her chest and looked at the person who had just arrived. The name that Lu Youning had just called out sounded very familiar to her.
Rong Rong? Rong Rong?
Zheng Meimei murmured the name, staring intently at the beautiful woman before her.
How beautiful!
Can there really be someone this beautiful in the world?
Those modern celebrities, such as the most beautiful woman in the country, a once-in-a-century beauty, the most beautiful woman in Asia, the most beautiful woman on Earth, a masterpiece created by Nuwa, and so on.
Those faces that she once adored and dreamed of having now seemed utterly insignificant compared to the beauty before her.
She really wanted to let modern people know what the true masterpiece of Nuwa was.
Even with a ball of flowers, some people will say it's ugly and not their type.
However, Zheng Meimei guarantees that no one will say the beauty in front of her is ugly!
A great beauty can appeal to everyone's aesthetic standards!
Zheng Meimei only snapped out of her daze when Lu Youning's figure blocked her view of the beauty.
It was at this moment that she suddenly remembered that Rong Rong was the female official in the history of Dafeng, and also Lu Youning's fiancée...
Lu Youning stumbled and staggered his way to Rong Rong. Rong Rong's gaze was gentle and her smile was faint, like the warm sun of spring, warming Lu Youning's originally cold heart.
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