I Only Marry Widows-Chapter 106 - 99: I Gave You Face, But You Asked for More
"You, you’re finished, daring to lay a hand on someone from the Celestial Patrol Department, you’re doomed."
"Exactly, no outsider has ever dared to be so arrogant in the Central Capital."
"If you have the guts, don’t run away..."
Those people were viciously beaten, yet they remained arrogant, cursing incessantly.
Lu Chengfeng, however, didn’t care in the slightest. Seeing the captain climb up from the ground, he immediately smacked him again, causing the opponent to be disoriented and fall to the ground with a thud.
"A bunch of useless trash, dare to chirp in front of me."
After finishing this, he strode over to the floral sedan chair. When he lifted the curtain and saw the woman inside, he was completely stunned.
It had only been a year, yet the woman in front of him looked almost unrecognizable from before, emaciated, her complexion pale, with only thick rouge and powder applied for some semblance of blood color.
Lu Chengfeng’s entire heart clenched, an indescribable guilt and rage surged over him instantly. He spoke in a low voice, "Do you remember the broken jade hairpin? I’m here specifically to pick you up."
He said this and took out the hairpin from his sleeve pouch, waved it in front of Su Wanqing’s eyes for a moment before quickly putting it away, for there were too many eyes around, saying too much, doing too much, would expose a flaw.
Su Wanqing’s eyes, originally dead like stagnant water, lit up instantly, her body trembled slightly, looking at this unfamiliar face in front of her, she tentatively said, "Is it you?"
"Yes, Cold Cicada!" Lu Chengfeng said this one sentence, and tears streamed down Su Wanqing’s face, knowing truly that the man had come.
The name Cold Cicada was known by only a handful on Bixiao Peak. Although the face was unfamiliar, the tenderness in his eyes could not deceive.
"I... miss you!"
Lu Chengfeng’s body trembled slightly, suppressing all emotions, then reached out his arms, gently holding the woman who was thin beyond recognition in his arms.
She was too light, weighing merely fifty or sixty pounds. Lu Chengfeng only felt an unspoken sense of suffocation and oppression.
He had only been busy with his own affairs, increasing his strength, plotting for the future, marrying and taking concubines under the cloud, having a carefree life, yet did not expect Su Wanqing to end up in such a state.
Lu Chengfeng’s teeth almost broke. He held Su Wanqing, letting the woman’s face press against his chest, then slowly walked to Li Zhongshun’s side.
The old man had been beaten with red, swollen cheeks, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, looking at Lu Chengfeng with a fierce glare, "You barged into my mansion for this bitch?"
"You both cannot escape, do you think the Central State is what place? And the Celestial Patrol Department is what kind of place?"
"Both of you will die!"
"I’ll personally strip her clothes in front of you, violate her, then skin you alive inch by inch."
Boom!
A flash of Sword Qi passed, Li Zhongshun’s old head shot up with wide eyes, blood gushed out instantly, splashing everywhere.
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. If the previous events were small bickering, then now, daring to kill in the Central Capital, and killing the Li family’s clan elder, such an act was utterly insane.
The Celestial Patrol Department will never let the killer go!
Even the Li family’s expert observing from the shadows showed a drastic change in expression, "Handsome Yama, you really are asking for death, we gave you some face, yet you push your luck."
"You really think the Celestial Patrol Department doesn’t dare to kill you?"
His face icy, he turned to a middle-aged man in black robes behind him and said, "This matter is beyond my Li family’s capability, it involves the Celestial Patrol Department’s dignity, I ask the marshal to intervene."
This person was Qin Gu, one of the eight marshals guarding the Central Capital, famous for his Celestial Star Spear Technique, having cultivated the Celestial Star Spear Intent to the Eighth Layer, his strength terrifying to the extreme.
Qin Hu glanced at him coldly, "You held me off here for a quarter hour, yet let an outsider kill someone on my territory."
"Your Li family must provide me an explanation for this."
Qin Hu, being one of the high-ranking figures in the Central Capital, had immense strength and authority, fearlessly overlooking the Li family, originally just giving them face to resolve it themselves.
But he did not expect the situation to escalate to this point, turning into a bloody event. This area was under his jurisdiction, letting an outsider act so brazenly on his turf, he utterly lost face.
His words were chilling, yet the Li family expert dared not show a hint of dissatisfaction, only respectfully said, "Yes, Marshal."
...
Li Zhongshun’s head rolled on the ground, scarlet blood splattered everywhere, everyone present was horrified, as in the Central Capital domain, it had been long since anyone dared to be so unruly.
Lu Chengfeng slowly walked towards the courtyard gate with Su Wanqing in his embrace, yet no one dared to stop him.
However, upon reaching the door, Qin Hu blocked the way ahead.
"Handsome Yama, the Central Capital isn’t a place for you to run wild."
He wore no armor, only a black long robe, holding a Steel-Pointed Spear, with an air of majesty and killing intent, which made the atmosphere oppressive.
"Now, kneel down, surrender, and I won’t kill you."
Lu Chengfeng seemed oblivious, still holding Su Wanqing as he walked towards the gate. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
Being so ignored, Qin Hu’s eyes sharpened, Gang Qi circulated on the spear, the sharp edge split the ground’s bluestone slab, "Handsome Yama, if I want to kill you, just three shots will do."
Lu Chengfeng looked at him, sneered coldly, shook his sleeve to reveal a token, on which were inscribed two golden ancient seals - Celestial Patrol, and on its back was the word Zhao, along with Zhao family’s emblem, Flaming Spear.
"This is a personal vendetta between me and the Li family, stand aside!" Lu Chengfeng’s tone was icy.
"Zhao family’s Celestial Patrol Order can only be used by direct bloodline and clan members, you’re not from the Zhao family, this token won’t protect you." Qin Hu’s face turned somewhat unsightly upon seeing the token, but after pondering for a moment, he still raised his spear, "Kneel down immediately, or face death without pardon!"
Lu Chengfeng tightened his hold on the woman in his arms, fearing hurting Su Wanqing, he would have drawn his sword now, cutting this insensible fellow with one stroke.
"I married Ms. Zhao of the Qian Family as my wife, and now I’m working with Zhao Tianyou to renew the Zhao family’s genealogy and reopen the ancestral home, so I count as a member of Zhao, naturally, I can use the Celestial Patrol Order."
"You, move aside quickly."
Qin Hu remained unmoved, "You indeed have some heart, marrying an eighty-year-old old lady, but it’s useless to me."
"You dare commit murder on my territory, if I don’t deal with you, how can I, Qin Hu, maintain my face in the Central Capital?"
"I’ll say it one last time, kneel down!"
Lu Chengfeng suddenly raised his head, staring directly into his eyes, "I give you face, you take it, don’t pretend you don’t need it."
"You don’t acknowledge the Celestial Patrol Order, do you believe I’ll present another token?"
As he said this, he strode forward, pressing his forehead against the opponent’s spear tip, "Come on, if you have the guts, stab me dead!"
"Dare or not?"
"Don’t take face when given, you think I care about this Celestial Patrol Order?"
"This worthless token is a sham cover and a step for you, if you want to tear apart this paper window, go ahead."
Qin Hu’s face turned livid with rage, veins bulging in his hand holding the spear, gritting his teeth, eyes full of killing intent.
Lu Chengfeng tossed the Celestial Patrol Order viciously at his face.
Qin Hu reached up to catch it, but the token first paused, then suddenly sped up, evading his grasp, such skillful manipulation of Power was simply incredible.
With a bang, the token hit him hard in the face, then clattered to the ground.
Qin Hu’s eyes turned red instantly, fury rising, he roared, "You really think I don’t dare kill you?"
"Do you acknowledge this token, or not?!"
Lu Chengfeng just looked at him coldly, completely ignoring the sharp edge at his brow.
