Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 297 The Bride Robbery (Part Two)

Gu Jingnian was initially puzzled by Shen Jichi's words.

The idea of ​​a forced marriage seemed incredibly childish to him; who would have thought that Shen Jichi, in his fifties or sixties, would pull such a stunt?

Wei Yushi was also startled, her cheeks flushed slightly, she was a little shy, but her main emotions were absurdity, shock, and resistance to Shen Jichi's suggestion.

But besides the wedding robbery, what she really needs to confirm is who her biological father is.

Meanwhile, everyone's gaze shifted back and forth between Shen Jichi and Wei Yushi, noticing their resemblance, which made Wei Yushi increasingly uneasy.

She had just lowered her head when Shen Jichi patted her shoulders with both hands and said in a gentle and affectionate tone, "You know? I am your biological father."

Wei Yushi didn't answer, scratched her head, and avoided eye contact.

Shen Jichi showed no shame and continued, "Back then, when I led my army to conquer the Yue Kingdom, I captured Wei Li and fell in love with her. Unfortunately, our identities prevented us from being together. I originally intended to take her as my concubine, but I never expected that she would escape from the prisoner-of-war camp by taking advantage of her pregnancy with my child."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yushi took a step back.

Previously, the reason she quickly accepted that Gu Beiming was her father was because Gu Jingnian played a significant role in comforting her.

She even thought that becoming siblings with Gu Jingnian would be another form of closeness.

For her at that time, the brother-sister relationship was better than her previous relationship with Gu Jingnian, which she looked up to. As for her later dissatisfaction with being just a brother and sister, that's another story.

Shen Jichi's direct way of acknowledging her kinship now feels abrupt and unacceptable to her.

“Don’t be afraid,” Shen Jichi said again. “Your mother must have said a lot of bad things about me to you, but in fact I don’t owe her anything. On the contrary, she took advantage of my feelings.”

Wei Yushi shook her head.

In her opinion, these words were arrogant. It was clearly Shen Jichi who destroyed the Yue Kingdom, yet he still said he owed her nothing.

No matter how much she shook her head, she already knew one thing clearly in her heart: she knew that what Shen Jichi said was true, and that he was her father.

Although he didn't hear a single word of "Father," Shen Jichi could see from Wei Yushi's eyes that she believed him, and he couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"Gu Beiming, it seems we are destined to become in-laws through our children's marriage."

Shen Jichi turned to Gu Beiming and slowly asked, "What do you think?"

He didn't ask Gu Jingnian, because in this city of Jusai, the truly important person was Gu Beiming. After the smoke that could activate supernatural abilities dissipated, Gu Beiming would be the one to decide the course of events.

The so-called "bride kidnapping" may seem absurd and ridiculous, but in reality, it was a power grab in Jusai City.

Gu Beiming said, "The marriage alliance between the Shen and Gu families is something we agreed upon long ago. We are both people who keep our promises, so naturally we will not go back on our word."

"it is good!"

The one clapping was Pei Wugou, who had just arrived.

Pei Wugou was still wearing that bright dress, but said, "My daughter's marriage has been very unsuccessful today, which shows that she is not destined to be with Gu Jingnian. It turns out that the marriage between the Shen and Gu families is a matter of fate. The Pei family is willing to cancel the engagement so that the marriage can be a match made in heaven."

These words sound utterly absurd, but ultimately, they are nothing more than a matter of self-interest.

Both Shen Jichi and Pei Wugou understood the importance of winning over Gu Beiming. Given Shen Jichi's status in Rui, a marriage alliance between the Shen and Gu families was tantamount to a promise, a guarantee that Rui would not pursue the Gu family.

Li Shuangyun understood this as well. She took over Pei Nian's body, turned around, and gave Gu Jingnian a deep bow. Instantly, tears welled up in her eyes.

“Young Master Gu, we are destined to be apart, so let us break off the engagement.”

After saying this, Li Shuangyun wiped away her tears with her hand, showing a hint of sorrow, but her tone was very firm.

She portrayed a poignant farewell, deeply attached to Gu Jingnian yet unable to marry him, and thus cruelly leaving. In short, her performance was spot-on.

Gu Jingnian could see a hint of mischief in her eyes.

It was as if he was saying, "I'm going to use Pei Nian's body to break off our engagement, what can you do about it?"

Gu Jingnian remained motionless. The moment he entered the side hall, he saw Gu Beiming's hand on Gu Jize's head, as if he could slap down and smash Gu Jize's head.

With Gu Jize dead, Gu Jingnian will find it difficult to control the situation. In terms of supernatural abilities, he will hardly be able to defeat the combined forces of Shen Jichi and Li Shuangyun. Moreover, there is not much time left for him to use his supernatural abilities in Jusai City.

At this moment, the most rational course of action is to do what Shen Jichi and others have done: to win over Gu Beiming's support.

Interestingly, even though Gu Beiming had already agreed to the marriage proposal put forward by Shen Jichi, which was tantamount to leaning towards siding with Rui, he still asked Gu Jingnian a question.

"what do you say?"

Gu Beiming's question was naturally not out of concern for Gu Jingnian's marriage.

That was a test of Gu Jingnian's attitude towards him.

Gu Jingnian quickly understood this point and simply bowed and said, "Your son will listen to your father."

This statement seems to agree with Shen Jichi's statement, but the main point it expresses is his "filial piety" towards Gu Beiming.

Only Wei Yushi couldn't understand the scheming among these people. She felt both happy and flustered. She didn't want Gu Jingnian to be separated from Pei Nian because of her, so she kept shaking her head.

"No, I don't want to marry you..."

Gu Jingnian didn't look at Wei Yushi, but stared at Gu Beiming, and said again, "But Father, don't be fooled by these people. Shen Jichi's desire for a marriage alliance is probably not because he values ​​his promises, but because he wants to seize Womin."

The reason Shen Jichi used the "bride kidnapping" as an excuse to win over Gu Beiming was that he did not want to talk about Womin directly, so as to avoid the Gu family father and son joining forces again because of Womin.

But to my surprise, Gu Jingnian brought it up first.

In this way, the veil of pretense was suddenly lifted, and the atmosphere changed abruptly.

Pei Wugou immediately retorted, "Your Womin is fake!"

"If it's fake, why have you come?" Gu Jingnian said sarcastically, and continued to say to Gu Beiming, "The Rui Kingdom sent so many people to say nice things to persuade Father to submit, but they won't give us any benefits. My father and I, on the other hand, have the strategic advantage of Jusai, have cultivated the people and achieved immortality, so what do we have to fear from the Rui Kingdom?"

After hearing these words, Gu Beiming's expression quickly changed.

“Don’t be fooled by him, Lord Gu,” Pei Wugou said. “It is precisely because we discovered that everything was just Gu Jingnian’s scheme that Marquis Wuding and Deputy Commander Li acted ahead of time today to save you. Otherwise, we could have made a deal with Gu Jize.”

"I will never cooperate with you!" Gu Jize said. "Father, ignore them. Shiyilang has Womin under his command. We, father and son, are building a great enterprise. Why should we submit to others?"

Shen Jichi frowned and threatened, "Gu Beiming, have you thought this through?"

Gu Beiming's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he quickly pondered.

If it is true that Gu Jingnian has captured Wo Min, he will certainly keep it for himself without hesitation and will not hand it over. I fear that, as Pei Wugou said, it is another trap. In the end, we will gain nothing and offend the Rui Kingdom, threatening the safety of Jusai City.

Gu Jize knelt there, looked up, and saw Gu Beiming's hesitation. He advised, "Even if Father doesn't believe in me and Shiyilang, doesn't he believe in Liang Xin? He has already seen that Womin. How can the Gu family's opportunity be handed over by his own hands?!"

At this point, everyone was getting restless and eager to get started.

There was a rapid sound of footsteps outside.

Gu Jingnian glanced back and said, "Father made the decision early. I have already refined many of the extraordinary people that Yong Kingdom offered as tribute to Rui Kingdom into pills. Now both countries have sent people to snatch them!"

Having said that, he pointed to Shen Jichi and added, "This must be the second thing Shen Jichi came here for today!"

This statement reveals several layers of meaning.

First, to tell Gu Beiming that a large number of pills could be refined in Jusai City, greatly enhancing his strength; second, since Shen Jichi came for this reason, it was clear that this matter was true; and third, to let Gu Beiming know that the Yong and Rui countries were willing to negotiate peace, and that neither side wanted to fight, thus greatly reducing the threat to Jusai City.

Upon hearing this, Gu Beiming said, "Don't rush, let your father think about it."

It would be most advantageous for him to stall for time until the smoke cleared, at which point he could mobilize the troops in Jusai City and capture these strange people.

Seeing this, Li Shuangyun knew that there was little hope of persuading Gu Beiming, so she did not hesitate to take action to capture Gu Beiming.

(End of this chapter)