455 Leave Everything to Me! (1/2)
Dugu Xiao Yi stood up sobbing, and wiped her tears. She looked like she had been seriously wronged.
The entire family became silent as they looked at that pillow in the distance.
The face of Dugu Xiao Yi's mother was full of helplessness for a long while. Then, she eventually looked at her mother-in-law, ”Mother… what should we do about this?”
Old Lady Dugu panted with rage, ”What should we do about it…? Put some dressing on it!” She snorted heavily before she gave a long sigh. Then, she said, ”The matter has already reached this far. So, what can be done now?”
Dugu Zong Heng's eyes were opened wide. He too panted with rage, ”What can be done…? This girl appeared pregnant to everyone! And, I'm sure that everyone in Tian Xiang believes that the Granddaughter of the Dugu Family is pregnant with the Jun Family's child! So, what can we do? Fu*k! This thing has happened to the Dugu Family! This old man is very furious! Anyone else taking advantage of this situation would've been better than that Jun Family! Our family is very unfortunate!”
”Father, you mean that…” Dugu Wu Di spoke-up very cautiously. He had finally understood the matter. Today's biggest error wasn't made by Dugu Xiao Yi — but by him. It seemed that everything he had spoken was wrong. And, it had now become a thorn at the old man's side…
[My maiden daughter isn't pregnant. So, she won't be birthing an illegitimate child…]
”What do I mean…? This is disgraceful! What does this mean for our family? What does this mean for your daughter? I'm saying that our Dugu Family's bad reputation will reach the heavens! Can't you use your brains? You, you, you only want to infuriate this old man further, don't you? You idiot!” Dugu Zong Heng jumped up, and started to rain curses.
Dugu Wu Di withdrew his neck, and became silent. [I'll get a scolding if I speak up. But, he won't let me stay silent either…]
”Why don't you speak? Can't you speak? You still dare to stay quiet and rebel against me? This behooves you!” Old Man Dugu circled like an evil monster as his finger pointed at General Dugu's nose, while his saliva sprayed like rain.
[I didn't expect that staying silent would also cause so much trouble.] Dugu Wu Di had been rendered speechless.
”Tomorrow, we will arrange our men to go to the Jun Family in order to talk this matter over. We can't let that brat do the damage and slip away so cleanly! That brat is the reason behind this chaos!” Old Lady Dugu boldly made a decision, ”That debauchee brat will feel very satisfied after he marries my granddaughter. Let me meet him tomorrow!”
”Tomorrow… isn't that good. The Jun family is also facing trouble right now. So, tomorrow… is troublesome.” Dugu Wu Di pulled his head back to look at his mother. He had a sense of foreboding.
”I said we'll go tomorrow. So, we'll go tomorrow! And, there won't be any questions about it!” Old Lady Dugu glared wide eyed, ”You father-son and seven idiots will deal with whatever's happening in the capital! What's the big deal about it? What's it worth! Even a barnyard is as noisy as this city!”
”Jun Mo Xie is massacring people throughout the capital!” Dugu Wu Di spoke-up in a low voice. However, he saw that no one reacted. So, he continued to speak, ”That brat is very ferocious!”
”Very ferocious!” the old lady nodded in a gratified manner, ”This old lady's son-in-law can't be a weakling! There's a rumor that he prevailed over four Spirit Xuan experts! I had always thought that it was a rumor. But, I can tell that his power reaches the heavens now that I see him massacring the entire city. He's a powerful youngster!” Then, she suddenly became angry, ”You shameful bastard! You know that we are on the same boat as the Jun Family now. But, you still haven't gone to help them?! What will you do if they bully Xiao Yi after the marriage because our family didn't support them? Will you take responsibility for it?”
Dugu Wu Di was left stunned by this.
[My parents are unreasonable! I had always thought that mother is reasonable…]
[How did they come to this? They're already thinking of Xiao Yi's happiness after marriage?]
[My mother genuinely has a long foresight…]
The women suddenly crowded around the old lady and Dugu Xiao Yi, and began to chatter and giggle. The wedding discussions could already be heard in the distance. In fact, even the birth of children and their names were being discussed…
Dugu Wu Di and Dugu Zong Heng looked at each other in dismay. They didn't know whether to laugh or cry…
A long while passed like this. Then, Old Man Dugu suddenly raised his leg and kicked Dugu Wu Di's posterior, ”You're still too unhappy to help, you bastard? What are you doing standing here? What's so good to see here?”
Dugu Wu Di hastily sneaked away. But, he was still mad inside. [Jun Mo Xie… fu*k you! Everything has happened because of you… you shameless bastard…]
The seven ”Heroes and Legends Bravely Rushing Forward” saw their grandfather looking at them. So, they quickly got up as well, and fled in Dugu Wu Di's stead…
The world outside was crowding with people, and the entire city was being turned upside down. However, Jun Mo Xie was at home. And, he was preparing for his grandfather's advancement with full devotion.
[This is a world where the strong are respected. So, the faster one becomes stronger — the better it is! Anyway, where could those clown standing outside run to? A monk may run away. But, he can never run from the temples!]
Therefore, Jun Mo Xie wasn't too anxious about making reprisals. Moreover, he felt that those people would only discuss about matters that would intimidate them further…
He had first taken Guan Qing Han back to her courtyard when they had returned. However, she had told him to stay when he was about to leave…
Jun Mo Xie had turned around in astonishment… only to see that Guan Qing Han was standing delicately and timidly at the doorway. Her figure was slight, and her face seemed thinned out. She appeared to be cowering in fear as she looked into Jun Mo Xie's eyes with an expression of seeking protection.
Jun Mo Xie looked back at Guan Qing Han. And, she somewhat lowered her head as tears fell down her face, and onto the ground…
Jun Mo Xie trembled inside. [This woman!]
[This beautiful woman… this unrivalled beauty… who knows how much she has had to endure…! How much torment she has gone through?]
[Who would have empathized with her? I suppose that the men are supreme, and women are worth less than servants' clothes.] However, Jun Mo Xie had crossed over from the modern world. So, he could somewhat understand her terrible suffering. Only he could put himself in her shoes, and only he could think about her from a woman's point of view…
No one else could do it. And, even if anyone could think about it — they'd think it right!
But, was it?
This woman had always been like ice. She was a proud and cold woman. But, she was still a woman in the end. And, she had finally shown her weakness!
Perhaps the cold and aloof mannerism of Guan Qing Han's had been nothing other than helplessness of a sort. After all, a young lady in the prime of her youth had been turned into nothing but a tool to climb up the social ladder for the sake of powerful! And, men of this world had fixed that life for her…
The realization that her fiancé was someone with a heroic character must've consoled the young lady's heart a little. It wasn't long before her wedding… It wasn't long before she would be draped in silk… It wasn't long before she'd get to assist her husband in running the house and raising the children… However, she had suddenly gotten to hear the news of her fiancé's death instead of the wedding bells. Her fiancé had fallen and died in battle…