234 Secret Plo (1/2)
Chapter 234: Secret Plot
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Luo Ningcha officially took her veil off on the day when Bighead Kingpin's coffin was brought into Jade City. She had never worn it since then.
The Supreme King declared that the Iron Mountain was Golden Roc Fort's for. Furthermore, he also announced that a proper burial ceremony would be held for Bighead Kingpin. Shangguan Nu had followed his father's orders. He had not only delivered Bighead Kingpin's corpse but also a considerable amount of Iron Mountain's wealth back to Stone Castle. This act signified his loyalty.
The father and son used this method to prove to naysayers that Golden Roc Fort was not suffering from any internal discord.
The amount of people that surged onto the streets were ten times more than the time when Luo Ningcha was married to Golden Roc Fort. The onlookers were curious when they saw the enormous coffin of the Bighead Kingpin. The city gates were usually half opened, however, the gates were wide open today.
Eight strong, healthy oxen walked slowly into Jade City and they appeared to be sad. Dozens of coffin bearers looked solemn and every one of them was carrying a giant flag of Iron Mountain. The flag waved in the wind and the spear that was emblazoned on the flag was moving like a snake.
The residents seemed to be infected by the atmosphere as they showed their reverence toward him. They involuntarily took several steps back and bowed to pay their respects. They had heard about outlandish rumours like how Bighead Kingpin had to eat several humans daily. However, he was now being remembered as a warrior who had died on the battlefield. Some even shed tears.
As soon as Bighead Kingpin's coffin arrived at the city center, the sad atmosphere was disrupted by a commotion.
The commotion started at the North City gates and started to quickly spread onto the streets, as if it was a burning rope. At that moment, no one was interested in Bighead Kingpin's coffin. Everyone stretched their heads to look behind and whispered: ”That woman has finally shown her bare face.”
From this day on, these terms, ”that woman” and ”that woman of the Stone Castle”, belonged exclusively to Luo Ningcha.
She was walking alone on the cobbled path without her attendants. Her servants and followers were trailing ten steps behind her. There were people on both sides of the street and they were quiet. This was her first time taking off her mask in public and it felt as if she was walking on the streets while naked. The people were glancing at her and their gaze was like daggers which could tear her skin and pierce her heart. Every step she made was sapping much of her strength. Yet, the future still seemed bleak.
The men were silent yet excited, but the women were ashamed and jealous. The nearly two hundred thousand residents had the same idea that Lady Meng must have been severely mistaken. How could she have abused someone who looked like a fairy? The woman before their eyes looked surreal. How was it possible for her to commit evil?
Luo Ningcha saw the coffin in which her father was lying inside. He was her backer, her support, her everything but now he was dead. His corpse was cold and emotionless, just like the walls of the Stone Castle.
Luo Ningcha had been feeling terrified recently as she had felt nothing towards her father's death. But now, the feelings of longing and grief surged when she saw the massive coffin. She seemed to be greatly affected by her father's death as the image of Bighead Kingpin seemed to appear before her.
Her father was truly dead. Luo Ningcha's body trembled and the crowd cried in sympathy. Countless hands stretched out for their master, hoping to support this battered woman.
However, Luo Ningcha steeled herself. Her pale and weak fingers caressed the coffin as she slowly walked around the coffin. She took a deep breath, lifted her head, escorted her father's coffin through the Northern Gate and walked towards Golden Roc Fort.
It was a long journey. Several determined residents followed it all the way up until where their path was blocked by the stone bridge of Golden Roc Fort. Many were lingering around at night so they can catch a whiff of the fragrance that had been left behind by ”that woman”.
As soon as she entered the Stone Castle, Luo Ningcha collapsed into the arms of her servants. She proudly turned her head to look at the killers behind her, then she closed her eyes and slept.
She had completed Slave Huan's task.
On the night when the Supreme King was dealing with a crisis, Gu Shenwei and Luo Ningcha had a deep conversation. There were only the two of them in the house as Maid Lotus had brought the blind and mute Maid Cui out of the house.
”Miss, you have no other option.” Gu Shenwei did not use the term ”we” because he knew that Luo Ningcha did not care about anyone except herself.
Luo Ningcha kept her composure. However, she wasn't calm. She was like a small beast, which had been cornered. She was stunned. ”My husband...”
”Eighth Young Master would never return to the Stone Castle ever again. Everyone knows that he has betrayed the Supreme King. The Lord's praise was only a delaying tactic.”
”Should I leave the Stone Castle? Bighead Kingpin has left me a large amount of inheritance.”
”Firstly, the Stone Castle will never let you go. Secondly, without the protection of the Stone Castle, Bighead Kingpin's inheritance will only spell disaster.”
Luo Ningcha slumped onto the bed and sobbed. Selfishness often caused her to misjudge. However, she was not stupid as she knew that Slave Huan was speaking the truth. Both her father and husband, who were her pillars of support, had collapsed at the same time. She was really at her wits end. Currently, Lady Meng was busy augmenting her power, but soon, she will take her revenge on Luo Ningcha.
Gu Shenwei waited until she stopped crying and said: ”There is a chance to turn the tide. Do Miss have the courage to make a last stand?”
Luo Ningcha, who was behind the screen stood up. ”What do you mean? Do I still have a chance to protect myself?”
”Yes.” Gu Shenwei had deliberated for a long time before uttering this word. This made Miss ecstatic.
Luo Ningcha stood up. ”Slave Huan. Good Slave Huan. Quickly tell me your plan!”
”Some people are in power but that power does not belong to them. There is always a source and that source would be more reliable than your father or husband.”
”You mean... the Lord?”
”Yes.”