Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 296 The Bride Robbery (Part 1)

Gu Jize was a cautious man and worried that if someone took Gu Beiming to rest, they might be turned against him. Therefore, he personally helped Gu Beiming to the side hall of the Marshal's Mansion.

Once inside, Gu Jize said, "It seems that Father is still unwilling to give up and will not be satisfied until he takes power out of his son."

Gu Beiming opened his eyes, his gaze showing no trace of his previous weakness, but rather a hint of competence.

When the father and son locked eyes, Gu Jize felt a strong sense of threat and considered sending Gu Beiming back to the dungeon.

But then he thought that since everyone saw Gu Beiming faint today, they would definitely come to visit him.

So Gu Jize summoned Liang Xin, preparing to give Gu Beiming another Dispersing Strength Pill.

"give it to me."

Distrustful of Liang Xin, Gu Jize took the pill, walked to the bedside, pinched Gu Beiming's face with one hand, and put the pill in with the other.

Just then, he smelled a strange fragrance and couldn't help but sniff, thinking it was the smell of pills.

"Evil son!"

Gu Beiming clenched his teeth and squeezed out two words from his throat, his voice surprisingly strong and powerful.

Gu Jize was taken aback, looked at him in astonishment, and couldn't help but meet his gaze again.

This time, the moment their eyes met, Gu Jize knew something was wrong. His body suddenly froze, unable to move, as if he had been stunned by Gu Beiming's gaze and lost all his strength.

Gu Jize had felt this way before.

That was when he was very young, the first time he met Geng Xuezhi. Because he was too naughty, Geng Xuezhi intimidated him with his eyes.

At that time, Gu Jize did not know what superpowers were and thought that Geng Xuezhi had used his aura to suppress him so that he could not move. From then on, he respected Geng Xuezhi very much.

Later, he discovered that the person he respected had been purified by his own father.

At this moment, Gu Beiming was using the superpower he had refined from Geng Xuezhi to deal with Gu Jize.

"How...how can you use your superpowers in Jusai City?" Gu Jize asked, puzzled.

“You unfilial son, what you know is far less than what I do.”

Gu Beiming's tone was very confident.

After saying that, he raised his hand and unwrapped the bandage that Pei Wugou had wrapped around his neck.

The wound has completely healed, but there is still a bump the size of a bean where it was originally cut open.

That was the antidote that Pei Wugou had slipped into his wound while bandaging him; it was the antidote that countered the effects of the Dispersing Strength Pill.

Seeing this, Gu Jize quickly understood and couldn't help but ask, "Pei Wugou, why is he doing this? I clearly agreed to his conditions."

Gu Beiming hadn't had enough time to talk with Pei Wugou and didn't know the details, but he didn't show it. Instead, he smiled contemptuously and said indifferently, "What you can give is nothing compared to what I can give."

Gu Jize knew things were going badly. His mind raced, and he concluded that if he still wanted to turn the tide, he could only rely on Gu Jingnian. So he said, "We can give him Womin, can Father do the same?"

"Womin?"

Gu Beiming's expression changed, and he asked, "Can you give it to me?"

“Womin is in Shiyilang’s hands,” Gu Jize said. “Instead of cooperating with Pei Wugou or Ruiting, Father, why don’t we, father and son, work together to achieve great things?”

What do you mean by "jointly achieving great things"? Simply put, it means that the three of them, father and sons, together refined the Womin and achieved immortality. What great cause could they not accomplish?
Where have you hidden Womin?

"At...the refining plant."

After questioning Gu Beiming, his strength gradually returned, and he prepared to stand up and give orders to the generals in the city.

Just then, several screams were heard outside, the door was kicked open, and a red figure suddenly rushed in.

"Pei Nian?" Gu Beiming asked, "What are you doing here?"

"To help you command the city of Jusai."

"You dare to hold me hostage?"

Gu Beiming once again intimidated him with his eyes.

However, when their eyes met, Pei Nian remained unmoved, while Gu Beiming felt somewhat dizzy.

He managed to stand up with great difficulty, but almost fell back onto the couch.

Realizing that Pei Nian's gaze was off, Gu Beiming immediately closed his eyes and avoided eye contact.

"who are you?"

"Marshal Gu, you really don't recognize me?" Pei Nian chuckled and said leisurely, "Back when the Rui army launched its northern expedition, it was you, Marshal Gu, who introduced me to Rui as an official. You were also the one who gave me my name."

"Li Shuangyun?"

"In that case, Marshal Gu can be considered my godfather. Godfather, it's time for you to return to Rui Kingdom."

"it is good."

Gu Beiming agreed verbally, but had other thoughts in his mind.

When he first switched allegiance to Yong Kingdom, he was indeed acting on Emperor Rui's orders to find an opportunity to deal with the boundary. But now, his son has indeed brought the Womin out of the boundary. Should he really hand them over? This is Jusai City. Even someone as powerful as Li Shuangyun can only enter the city for a short time. As long as he can endure this period, he has the strength to defend Jusai City and refine the Womin.

In the fleeting moment of various thoughts, Gu Beiming also noticed a problem: Li Shuangyun's words of advice to him were not right.

So he asked, "Is this His Majesty's decree?"

Li Shuangyun did not answer immediately, but smiled and said, "Since His Majesty knows that you are imprisoned, how can he issue an edict? It was I who entered the city to rescue you, and I wanted to persuade you to return to Rui Kingdom."

Gu Beiming asked, "Why are you entering the city?"

Li Shuangyun sensed the flicker in his gaze and decided not to tell him about Womin, lest he overthink things, so she said, "As I just said, I came to rescue my godfather."

"is it?"

By this point in the conversation, Gu Beiming was certain that Li Shuang had come for the sake of Womin.

Because of this mutual distrust, they did not immediately reach an agreement, and the conversation took some time.

The next moment, a figure suddenly appeared in the room; it was Shen Jichi.

"Master Hou?"

Gu Beiming was quite surprised and addressed him using the old form of address, saying, "You haven't been to Jusai City for many years."

“That’s right,” Shen Jichi said. “I have two matters to discuss with you today.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of fire appeared, and Gu Jingnian had arrived.

Gu Jingnian was not as familiar with the Shadow Transmission Technique as Shen Jichi, and was more accustomed to flying over using Fire Wings.

Upon arriving, seeing that Gu Beiming had regained his strength and sat up, Gu Jingnian immediately made his move, his fiery wings slashing towards Shen Jichi like a knife.

His immediate priority was to dispel Shen Jichi's lingering shadow and control Gu Beiming.

Just as Huoyi was about to touch Shen Jichi, Gu Jingnian frowned and suddenly stopped.

He saw Shen Jichi casually pull someone over from the air.

It seems that the person was with Shen Jichi's true form, but was only now being teleported over. It was Zhang Xiaofang... now known as Wei Yushi.

"What do you mean?!"

Gu Jingnian's expression turned serious, and he coldly asked Shen Jichi.

“Brother.” Wei Yushi was pleasantly surprised to see Gu Jingnian.

"How were you kidnapped by him?" Gu Jingnian asked.

Upon hearing this, Shen Jichi gave a light sneer and cursed, "You brat."

Wei Yushi hurriedly said, "I wasn't kidnapped. I wanted to leave Yong Kingdom and asked him to bring me to find my brother."

"Why did you run away instead of staying with your mother?"

Before Wei Yushi could answer, Shen Jichi spoke again, saying, "She has her own things to do, what's it to you?"

Gu Jingnian said solemnly, "It's none of my business."

"Just because she called you 'brother'? You really think you're her brother?"

Shen Jichi still held Wei Yushi's hand with one hand, while pointing at Gu Beiming with the other, and said, "This is Gu Beiming."

Wei Yushi looked at Gu Beiming with curiosity in her eyes.

Although Wei Li said she didn't have a father, she still wanted to see what her biological father looked like.

Shen Jichi seemed to know her thoughts very well and continued, "But, he is not your biological father."

Wei Yushi didn't believe him, but trusted Gu Jingnian more, so she turned her head and asked, "Brother?"

“How old is he? What does he know?” Shen Jichi said. “Gu Beiming, you tell her the truth.”

"it is good."

Gu Beiming glanced at Wei Yushi, his expression unchanged, and said indifferently, "The Yue Kingdom princess was indeed captured by me back then, but I did not touch her. You are not my daughter."

Wei Yushi didn't believe it, saying, "But Mother told Brother that it was..."

"Because I had already switched allegiance to Rui at that time, the Yue princess said that for her own benefit."

"Then my brother and I... don't have the same father?"

Wei Yushi's speech was somewhat incoherent.

Shen Jichi said, "Tell her who her father is."

Gu Beiming then said, "Since the Yue princess was captured, only one person has touched her, namely Marquis Wuding."

"I heard you." Shen Jichi looked at Wei Yushi and said, "I am your father."

His tone was somewhat indulgent and gentle. Then, in a slightly joking tone, he said, "I didn't lie to you, did I? I told you, you and Gu Jingnian are not siblings. So, your father brought you here today to steal the bride."

(End of this chapter)