Chapter 85, Part 85
Chapter Summary: [Then he questioned, "What exactly did you do by arresting that member of my Yunmeng Jiang Clan?"]
Wang Lingjiao said, "Madam Yu also..."
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He then questioned, "What exactly did you do by arresting that member of my Yunmeng Jiang Clan?"
Wang Lingjiao said, "Madam Yu, it would be best to distance yourself from that boy. He harbored malicious intentions and I caught him red-handed and sent him away for punishment."
Madam Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "Harboring malicious intentions?"
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but ask, "What kind of sinister intentions could Sixth Junior Brother possibly harbor?"
Wang Lingjiao said, "I have evidence. Show it to me!"
A disciple of the Wen family presented a kite. Wang Lingjiao shook the kite and said, "This is the evidence."
Everyone: ? ? ? What the heck?
Isn't this just a kite that kids play with? They've been playing with it for so many years, and only now do they realize it's evidence?
The Wen family's ability to lie through their teeth is getting better and better.
Wei Wuxian scoffed, "This kite is a very common one-eyed monster, what kind of evidence is that?"
Wang Lingjiao sneered, "Do you think I'm blind? Look closely."
Her index fingers, painted with bright red nail polish, gestured across the kite as she analyzed it with conviction: "What color is this kite? Golden. What shape is the one-eyed monster? Round."
Madam Yu asked, "So?"
Wang Lingjiao said, "So? Madam Yu, haven't you noticed yet? It's golden, round, and looks like what? — The sun!"
Amidst the astonished stares of onlookers, she said smugly, "So many kinds of kites? Why did he have to make one-eyed monster? Why did he have to paint it gold? Wouldn't it have been better to make it into another shape? Why not another color? Are you all going to say this is a coincidence? Of course not. This person must have done it on purpose. By shooting such a kite, he was actually using it as a metaphor for 'shooting down the sun'! He wanted to shoot the sun down! This is a great disrespect to the Wen clan of Qishan, isn't this harboring malicious intentions?"
Everyone: ...Pfft—
Didn't the Wen family consider that this woman was lowering their intelligence too much when they sent people?
What, a golden circle, is the sun?
Jiang Fengmian sighed and reached out to pat his sixth junior brother's head.
Looking back at what happened back then, just by looking at Wang Lingjiao's way of making excuses without thinking, it's clear that it had nothing to do with anyone else.
After watching her perform her self-righteous, far-fetched act, Jiang Cheng finally couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Although this kite is golden and round, it's a world apart from the sun. How is it similar at all? It doesn't resemble the sun in the slightest!"
Wei Wuxian said, "So, according to you, we can't eat oranges either. Aren't oranges golden and round? But I think I've seen you eat them more than once, haven't I?"
The Jiang family disciples applauded in unison: "Great! Senior Brother's rebuttal was excellent!"
Jiang Cheng: ...
I spoke up too, so why don't you guys praise me?
Everyone: ...Birds of a feather flock together, as expected.
Wang Lingjiao glared at him fiercely. Madam Yu said coldly, "So you came here this time just for this kite?"
Wang Lingjiao said, "Of course not. I am here on behalf of the Wen family and Young Master Wen to punish someone."
Wei Wuxian's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, the next moment, Wang Lingjiao pointed at him and said, "This brat, on Mount Muxi, while Young Master Wen was fighting bravely with the Slaughtering Xuanwu, spoke rudely and caused trouble many times, causing Young Master Wen to be exhausted and almost lose his chance, even losing his own sword!"
Hearing her twist the truth and fabricate stories, Jiang Cheng laughed out loud in anger. Wei Wuxian, on the other hand, thought of Jiang Fengmian who had left that morning and thought to himself, "They deliberately chose this time to come. Or maybe they deliberately lured Uncle Jiang out!"
Wang Lingjiao said, "Fortunately! Heaven has blessed Young Master Wen. Even though he lost his sword, he still managed to capture the Slaughtering Xuanwu without any serious injury. But this kid cannot be tolerated! I am here today on Young Master Wen's orders to ask Madam Yu to severely punish this person and set an example for the rest of the Yunmeng Jiang Clan!"
Jiang Cheng said, "Mother..."
Madam Yu said, "Shut up!"
Seeing Madam Yu's reaction, Wang Lingjiao was very satisfied and said, "This Wei Ying, if I remember correctly, is a servant of the Yunmeng Jiang Clan, right? With Sect Leader Jiang not here right now, I believe Madam Yu can weigh his importance. Otherwise, if the Yunmeng Jiang Clan were to protect him, it would really make people suspicious... whether some rumors... are true or not... hehe."
She sat in the head seat where Jiang Fengmian usually sat, covering her mouth and laughing. Madam Yu shifted her gaze over, her face darkening. Jiang Cheng, sensing her implied meaning, said angrily, "What rumor?!"
Wang Lingjiao chuckled, "What rumors are you talking about? It's just some old romantic entanglements of Sect Leader Jiang..."
It has to be said that a woman who knows too much gossip can indeed touch a raw nerve with others.
Having just argued with Jiang Fengmian about this matter a couple of days ago, Madam Yu, with her fiery temper, was bound to lose control of her pent-up anger and lash out at Wei Wuxian upon hearing this again.
I knew Madam Yu was about to have a fit, but I didn't expect her fit to happen so quickly.
Before anyone was prepared, they felt a chill down their spine, followed by a sharp pain.
Everyone: Ah!
Seeing that this woman dared to speak ill of Jiang Fengmian to his face, Wei Wuxian's anger flared, and he roared, "You..." Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his back, and his knees buckled involuntarily. It was Madam Yu who had suddenly struck him with her whip.
Jiang Cheng cried out, "Mother!"
Madam Yu had already stood up, and the purple lightning transformed into a whip, crackling with electricity between her cold, jade-like hands. She shouted, "Jiang Cheng, get out of the way, or you'll kneel down too!"
Wei Wuxian struggled to his feet and said, "Jiang Cheng, get out of the way! Don't interfere!"
Everyone: ...Ouch!
That whipping was so painful, it felt like my heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all hurting at once.
This Purple Lightning Sword, capable of extracting even the soul, truly lives up to its reputation.
Madam Yu lashed out with her whip again, sending him sprawling back to the ground. She gritted her teeth and said, "...I told you long ago, you...you unruly wretch! Sooner or later you'll bring big trouble to the Jiang family!"
Wei Wuxian shoved Jiang Cheng away, gritting his teeth as he endured the beating, remaining silent and motionless. Although Madam Yu had always been harsh with him, she had never truly punished him severely. At most, she would lash him a couple of times, order him to kneel and be confined, and Jiang Fengmian would release him soon after. This time, however, he had been whipped dozens of times, his back burning, his whole body numb and aching, unbearable, yet he had no choice but to endure it. If today's punishment did not satisfy Wang Lingjiao, or the Wen Clan of Qishan, this matter would never end!
Wang Lingjiao watched with a beaming smile. After Madam Yu finished drawing her sword, Zidian suddenly retracted, and Wei Wuxian knelt on the ground, swaying forward as if about to fall. Jiang Cheng tried to help him up, but Madam Yu shouted sternly, "Stand back! Don't help him!"
Jiang Cheng was firmly held by Jinzhu and Yinzhu. Wei Wuxian held on for a while, but eventually collapsed heavily to the ground and lay motionless.
After this beating, not only was Wei Wuxian lying motionless on the ground in the Heavenly Shadow, but the group of people in the space were also almost finished, with many even fainting from the intense pain.
Lan Wangji felt a pain on his back that was similar to the one from years ago when he was whipped, and his fingers tightened involuntarily as he held Wei Wuxian's hand.
He was grateful to the Jiang couple for giving Wei Wuxian a home, but he could not ignore the harm that Madam Yu had caused Wei Wuxian, whether it was the mental abuse or the physical harm of being forced to kneel, confinement, and whipping.
He couldn't undo the past hurts. All he could do, with Xiao Niangui's help, empathize with Wei Wuxian and ensure that he would never suffer any harm again in the future.
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