Reborn: Revenge of the Concubine's Daughter

Liao Zhiyuan looked down and stared at He Danggui in horror, whose face was as pale as a piece of paper in his arms. He threw her on the floor unconsciously. Who on earth was she?

Master Prophet Qi Xuanyu said firmly that she was Tenth Princess in her previous life. Only this wouldn’t amaze Lu Jiangbei and him. However, Qi Xuanyu told them another lurid thing. He said when He Danggui was born and when Tenth Princess was born and died, weird things happened to candles and phoenix flowers blossomed overnight. It’s said those things had also happened in Qin Dynasty when one of the emperor’s beloved died young.

When they first met He Danggui on the path to Shui Shang Temple, she didn’t know kung fu at all, but she has made huge progress in these three years. If she kept developing like this, someday she might become a powerful she-devil! No, no way. Such a vicious soul must be killed in the cradle. In retrospect, since they met her, people around her have never been lucky. She’s totally a jinx! As a woman that had always stayed at home, she was chased by Blood Union, the strongest killer union, and almost got Qing’er killed. She caused severe troubles every time, and always needed others to be scapegoats and settle them for her.

Killing intent was shown on Liao Zhiyuan’s hand. In the corner where neither Lu Jiangbei nor Gao Jue could see, the hand got closer to He Danggui’s most vulnerable part, her throat. As long as it approached her half inch closer, the eleventh prettiest lady in Ming Dynasty would die instantly. A bit closer, just get a bit closer...

Lu Jiangbei and Gao Jue who were at the other side of the room didn’t see it, but Xue Xiao who was standing at the door saw all that Liao Zhiyuan did. He held Duan Xiaolou with one hand, who was mumbling, “No... Don’t loosen the hand...” Even though he was dreaming, Duan Xiaolou still kept struggling. Xue Xiao heard that Duan Xiaolou stopped sleeping two years ago, and only relieved tiredness by sitting in meditation. Was that because He Danggui kept torturing him in dreams? Then...

Lu Jiangbei had no idea that He Danggui lying with her back to him was about to be killed. He still talked like a pedant with Gao Jue about the progress of He Danggui’s kung fu.

“Lynx has practiced kung fu for about eighteen years. He said He Danggui has almost the same internal force as he does.” Lu Jiangbei was giving a friendly interview to Gao Jue who was a hero as well as He Danggui’s teacher, “Gao Jue, when did you see her last time? Did she have eighteen years of internal force at that time?”

Gao Jue answered in detail, “Last time I saw her, we were in a tea house. We just drank tea and tasted those pastries. I didn’t test her kung fu but just played chess twice with her because I doubted whether she was really the smartest chess player I’ve ever met. And she said if I taught her about OOXX, she would give me one of her works called Discussion about Ancient Chess Puzzles as a gift. I agreed to think about it.”

“OOXX?” Lu Jiangbei was confused, “What kind of skill is it?”

Gao Jue replied, “That’s a code among us created by Liao Qing’er. About what it is... It’s so complicated that I can’t explain to you at once.”

“Fine.” Lu Jiangbei stopped asking about the details, and continued his interview, “Then, when did you test her kung fu last time? How far did she go at that time? Do you know what kind of mental training methods she has learned?”

Xue Xiao suddenly coughed loud and stood up with Duan Xiaolou who had passed out in his arms. Liao Zhiyuan’s hand that was about to kill He Danggui almost touched her fair neck. He stopped instantly and looked up to Xue Xiao. Lu Jiangbei and Gao Jue also ended their friendly academic talk for now, and stared at Xue Xiao at the same time.

Xue Xiao opened his mouth but didn’t say what he originally wanted to say. He changed his mind just because Liao Zhiyuan warned him with his eyes and he didn’t want to piss off such a malefic bully. Therefore, Xue Xiao asked Lu Jiangbei, “Master Lu, didn’t you say the enemies would be coming soon? Should we prepare for resisting them as soon as possible? People in the guest rooms are still dealing with their injuries or sleeping.”

Lu Jiangbei nodded to praise his loyalty to job, and commanded him, “You go wake up them, and ask them to form the defensive Crescent Moon Sword Ranks I’ve designed before in the hall. We’ll also be there soon.”

Xue Xiao agreed and walked out with Duan Xiaolou in his arms. He thought, “Ms. He, I did want to save you, but you’ve made a big mistake by provoking imperial guards. They’re known as vicious, cruel, and crazy men. When you’re friends, they treat you really well, but if you go against them, they will make you feel life is worse than death. So Ms. He, it may be more peaceful for you to die like this.”

After he took several steps forward, Duan Xiaolou began mumbling again, “Be my bride... Ms. He... I knew that it’s my fault...” Xue Xiao stopped and turned around with him. When he looked into the room, Liao Zhiyuan didn’t take the action yet, and He Danggui was still in a coma...

“Why are you still here?” Lu Jiangbei urged him.

Xue Xiao shook the man in his arms once. He forced a smile, and suggested, “Mr. Duan has already been in a coma. He can’t fight anymore. If I leave him outside, I’ll have to protect him while fighting. What about just locking him in the dungeon for now? That’s the safest and most hidden place of the inn.”

Lu Jiangbei nodded to show his agreement, but he added after thinking for a while, “I think Jiang Pi downstairs can’t fight, either. Hide him in the dungeon as well. Whoever feels exhausted can also stay in there.” Then, he looked at Gao Jue gently and said, “Why don’t you hide in the dungeon this time? Judging from your shins and feet, I don’t think you can walk well for now.”

Gao Jue looked back at him firmly, and said in a deep voice, “I’ll keep fighting even though I can’t walk well. Just put me on the front door. I’ll see who can break in! What about you? Your internal injury is even more severe than mine, isn’t it? Why didn’t you tell us?”

Lu Jiangbei sighed, “All of you are as immature as children, and always drop the ball at the last minute. As the only mature adult here, if I expose my injury easily, won’t the enemies take advantage of it? Duan and I have the same thought. We suspect that there may be more than one hidden traitor in Yangzhou Government Office or among us. The situation about us must be leaked secretly, but we still argue here about a little girl. Lynx, just let go of her. We can talk about the issue of Du Yao later. We’ll find the solution.”

Liao Zhiyuan listened to Lu Jiangbei’s voice to analyze his injury. Then, he found that Lu Jiangbei was internally hurt worse than anyone of them. He secretly accused the young man they met yesterday of attacking Lu Jiangbei so venomously. The man fought so aggressively as if they had huge grudges against each other just to get a more favorable terrain. That’s so hateful. The man even seemed to be younger than eighteen, but how could he have so good kung fu? Why didn’t they hear about such a master before? Liao Zhiyuan looked at Lu Jiangbei’s glittering blue eyes again. The lighter the blue color was, the more severe his injury would be. This was the only shortcoming of Qingxin Formula created by Lu Jiangbei. Every time he got hurt, he had sixty-four hours to cure the injury. During that period, he could heal himself easily, but after that, it would be much difficult. Damn it! Who was the hidden traitor? He even signaled the enemies at this time, and stopped Lu Jiangbei from healing his injury!

When Liao Zhiyuan immersed himself in thinking about these things, his hand stopped getting closer to He Danggui’s neck. Seeing this, Xue Xiao suggested again, “Ms. He was poisoned and passed out as well. Since we can’t find the antidote for now, how about hiding her in the dungeon, too? Listening to Mr. Duan’s calling her name makes me feel sorry. Can we just give him what he wants by locking them in the same room?” 𝐟𝙧ℯ𝑒𝒘𝐞𝒃𝗻𝒐ѵ𝘦𝑙.com

Hearing it, Lu Jiangbei didn’t say a word, but Liao Zhiyuan sneered at him instantly and said, “Xue Xiao, you’re so good at flattering Mr. Duan, but you may not know this woman isn’t an ordinary person. She even has...”

“That’s enough!” Lu Jiangbei interrupted him impatiently, “Why did you do this again? Just save your energy for resisting enemies, Lynx! Xue Xiao, you go dealing with what I’ve told you before. I’ll find a safe place for Ms. He later. Just go. Cover Duan with a quilt.”

After Xue Xiao left, Lu Jiangbei asked Gao Jue again, “When did you test He Danggui’s kung fu last time? Did she have eighteen years of internal force at that time? Didn’t you ask about who she learned it from?”

Gao Jue nodded, “Of course I did, but she was like a sly fox. I don’t know if there was even a bit of truth in her long speech, so I’m not sure if she was honest. She said there used to be a guard at her home with the surname Nie. That man was a top-notch martial artist hidden among ordinary people, and he worked at Luo’s Mansion to avoid his foes. He had taught He Danggui some basic kung fu and told her lots of tales when she was a child, which encouraged her to learn more about kung fu. When I tested her three months ago, she only had about six years of internal force, which was common for a genius. Judging from her condition now, in just three months, she has made the progress that one person needs to practice for twelve years to grasp. That’s very incredible.”

During the discussion between Lu Jiangbei and Gao Jue, Liao Zhiyuan reached his vicious hand to the lady on the floor again. When he was about to end her life, he hesitated and the hand retreated. But then, he couldn’t bear to miss the opportunity, and was about to take action again. He repeated it three times, but he was still hesitating, and couldn’t make the decision. If he killed He Danggui, Qing’er and Duan Xiaolou would hold grudges against him in the future...

However, after Liao Zhiyuan heard that in just three months, she had made the progress that one person needed to practice for twelve years to grasp, he looked up angrily at Du Yao’s pale face. He said in indignation, “Du Yao had twelve years of internal force! Isn’t it clear enough? Du Yao! Why don’t you tell us the truth? You just met this woman today. Even if she was as beautiful as the goddess in the moon, would you fall in love with her in only four hours? What on earth are you hiding? Why would you cover for this vicious woman?”

Liao Zhiyuan got more furious as soon as he remembered Du Yao said he was voluntary. Someone easily stole the internal force that he had spent about twenty years of effort to get, but Du Yao didn’t even want to avenge it, and was voluntary to give it to the vicious woman for free! He wouldn’t be so generous even if his father wanted to take it, would he? Did the whole world get insane? Was every man out of his mind? Du Yao was just in his early twenties, but he wouldn’t be able to exert kung fu from now on? He Danggui was so cruel! Couldn’t she hit at Du Yao’s acupoints to stop him, jump out of the window to run away, or use other self-protection methods?

Du Yao didn’t know what to say. He suddenly went from a master to an ordinary man. How could he feel not painful or resentful? But...

Seeing him being upset and listless, Liao Zhiyuan felt anger full of his chest. He immediately moved his palm with internal force, and shouted, “I’ll kill her right now! Whoever has a problem with it can come to me to take revenge. She definitely deserves to be killed here today!” At the same time, he was about to hit the head of the lady on the floor with his palm. He had no hesitation this time.

“Stop!” Du Yao became panicked right away and roared in a hoarse voice with his eyes widened, “She’s my wife. You can’t kill her!”

In an instance, the lady lying on the floor opened her eyes, which were glittering with cold light that was similar to the cold lake water outside the window. It was never her style to be a sitting duck. Now she wasn’t a weakling anymore. Liao Zhiyuan, Mr. Liao, it’s over now!