Chapter 140 - Chapter 140: Unfaithful and fickle (1/2)
Chapter 140: Unfaithful and fickle
Translator: 549690339
Gu Yang followed King Jinghai, heading towards a courtyard at the back.
Eventually, King Jinghai came to a stop, turned around and looked at him with a peculiar gaze.
Feeling somewhat edgy under his stare, Gu Yang endeavored to explain. “Actually, all of this has been a misunderstanding, I always thought…”
“A man’s actions need no explanations!”
King Jinghai cut him off. “Since you and Qianlan have mutual affection, I will naturally see you two be together.”
Gu Yang was dumbfounded and wondered if he was having hearing issues.
Even the most magnanimous person must have boundaries. Could he really give his own wife to someone else?
He didn’t save King Jinghai, only his son.
That’s not how you repay a favor.
Gu Yang really wanted to ask if he had another name, Li Tanhua?
King Jinghai continued speaking, “Brother Gu might not know this, but Qianlan is the daughter of my sworn brother. I have always treated her as my daughter…”
This left Gu Yang speechless.
There was such a melodramatic twist to this story. It should be called, “I married my sworn brother’s daughter.”
“… Years ago, in order to overthrow Lei Wanhai, my sworn brother tarnished his reputation by pretending to be a pirate. After enduring many hardships for nearly ten years, he finally earned Lei Wanhai’s trust. Eventually, he was able to break Lei Wanhai’s Golden Body, which allowed me to kill him, thus eradicating the pirates that had plagued Jingzhou for decades.”
Speaking of the past, King Jinghai couldn’t help but sigh.
Gu Yang knew quite well that he was talking about the famous battle in which he annihilated the Pirate King.
So, this Pirate King was a Divine Power realm cultivator.
The queen’s father was the key to killing the Pirate King.
No wonder the King Jinghai was so reputable. Being a First Rank cultivator and still being capable of killing a Divine Power realm expert, even if the latter’s Golden Body was broken, was indeed an extraordinary feat given the huge difference in cultivation levels.
From this, one could infer his formidable strength.
King Jinghai continued, “Unfortunately, we failed to completely eliminate this threat. Lei Wanhai had a son named Lei Hao who was not on the island at that time, which left a potential problem. Eight years ago, Lei Hao accomplished his Golden Body and came to Jingzhou City. He killed my sworn brother’s family, leaving only Qianlan.”
His voice took on a tragic tone when he spoke of the massacre that happened that year.
“At that time, empowered by his Golden Body, Lei Hao issued a kill-on-sight order in Jingzhou. Anyone who dared to shelter Qianlan would be exterminated; anyone who killed her and went to Dragon Gate Island would obtain an unparalleled Divine Power.”
“Even my subordinates were advising me not to provoke Lei Hao. Some even secretly planned to kill Qianlan.”
Gu Yang could imagine the scene. Having achieved Divine Power, Lei Hao was far more daunting than King Jinghai who was merely a First Rank cultivator.
Even his subordinates were becoming unstable.
In the eyes of others, going up against a Divine Power realm expert for the sake of a woman was extremely unwise.
Those who wanted to assassinate Pei Qianlan could very well be his most loyal followers.
King Jinghai continued, “Qianlan didn’t want to bring trouble to me, so she ran away. How could I just stand by and watch while my sworn brother’s only remaining bloodline were killed? I had no choice but to marry her, so she could stay peacefully in the palace, and also to dissuade the thoughts of my subordinates.”
Gu Yang didn’t expect such a twisted backstory.
That Lei Hao must be the owner of Dragon Washing Pond in Simulation, wasn’t he?
“When I married her, I was compelled by circumstances. In my heart, I’ve always treated her as a daughter. Now that she has someone she loves, I feel extremely glad. I hope, Brother Gu, you will treat her well in the future…”
“Hold on!”
Upon hearing such words, Gu Yang felt he needed to clarify, “You’ve misunderstood, in reality I don’t have such romantic feelings towards the queen.”
King Jinghai glared at him, slowly saying, “Just now, Qianlan risked her life for you, and managed to make that slash. Clearly, she is deeply in love with you. How can you say such disloyal and ungrateful words?”
Gu Yang shook his head and seriously said, “Brother Wu, you’re mistaken. It’s because I once saved her, she was merely returning the favor. The Queen is indeed a rare woman in this world.”
Seeing him with a sincere expression, King Jinghai started doubting his previous judgement, “If that’s the case, have I really made a mistake?”
Gu Yang then continued, “However, it was for my sake that she got badly hurt. If there’s anything I could do to help, just let me know. As long as it is within my capability, I won’t refuse.”
Pei Qianlan’s injury was severe, her life force had been seriously depleted and it certainly wouldn’t be easy to restore. Even if she didn’t lose her cultivation level, she would likely be stuck at First Rank for the rest of her life.
The cost was indeed heavy.
When King Jinghai thought of Pei Qianlan’s injury, he also felt rather helpless. “To restore her to her former state, the only option is the Dragon Washing Pond on the Island of Ten Thousand Dragons. However, that place is now being occupied by Lei Hao. Killing him, even with our combined forces, would be extremely difficult.”
A Divine Power Realm individual isn’t so easy to kill.
Although Lei Hao has not fully entered the Divine Power Realm, his Golden Body has already been accomplished. King Jinghai has no confidence of defeating him.
He was only able to kill Lei Wanhai in the past due to a perfect combination of timing, geographical and human conditions, along with a bit of luck. From the very start, his Golden Body was broken, that’s why he succeeded in one battle.
Lei Hao wasn’t a fool, so it would be impossible for him to repeat his father’s mistakes.