Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 25: Some People Are Born Noble

Zhou Cangyan didn’t look at him. Instead, his gaze fell upon Song Lianhe’s lower abdomen, and his brow furrowed uncontrollably. The mere thought that the child in her womb had nearly been destroyed by these two people made his eyes grow increasingly grim.

"King Qing!" Song Xingfeng’s voice rose. "Disciplining my own child is a family matter. Even as a King, you cannot simply interfere!"

It was rumored that Zhou Cangyan had private dealings with the Eastern Palace, likely supporting the Crown Prince. Song Xingfeng, on the other hand, was part of the Ling Prince Faction. In recent years, as Zhou Junlin’s popularity grew, the Ling Prince Faction and the Crown Prince’s supporters had become increasingly adversarial.

Zhou Cangyan had an infamous reputation and belonged to an opposing faction. Add to that his interference in a family matter and his kicking and injuring of his wife, and in Song Xingfeng’s eyes, this was no different from showing up at his door looking for a fight. Why would he show him any courtesy? Even if this matter were brought before the Holy Emperor, he would still be in the right!

Zhou Cangyan didn’t waste words with him. He walked straight to the stunned Song Lianhe. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly caught sight of the wound on her back—

Zhou Cangyan’s eyes turned glacial. He spun around and glared menacingly at Song Xingfeng. It was like being targeted by a fierce and savage beast. That dark gaze, born from the very marrow of his bones, was enough to make one’s scalp tingle with fear.

He had guarded the borders for many years, fought in battles, and killed his enemies. He’d lost count of how many times his men had pulled him from a pile of corpses. The three words "Heavenly Kill Slash" were proof enough!

A man truly stained by the scent of blood seemed perpetually shrouded in a bitter, wintry wind. With but a single thought, killing intent would manifest.

Having also frequented the battlefield in his younger years, Song Xingfeng was extremely sensitive to the stench of blood. His heart trembled, but he stood his ground with a grim face, forcefully suppressing the urge to retreat.

Zhou Cangyan’s gaze was cold and dark, his handsome jaw tight. He faced General Song and slowly, deliberately, pulled his lips into a sneer. "Some way to discipline your child! Does General Song not know that this lady is a County Princess, personally ennobled by the Holy Emperor? That she is the sole heir of General Li Hua!"

Song Xingfeng secretly clenched his fists. Of course he knew what Zhou Cangyan meant.

Some people were simply born noble, and his youngest daughter was a prime example.

Song Lianhe’s very existence was a continuation of General Li Hua’s spirit. She could make mistakes, and she could be punished, but to think she could be disciplined as arbitrarily as the daughter of a common family was a grave miscalculation!

Not even he, her father, could break this rule!

Her mother was Lin Shuniang, after all, and her maternal grandfather was Marquis Xuan Chang.

Mrs. Liu bit her lip until it turned pale. Hearing this, she was naturally indignant. "It is precisely because she is my elder sister’s daughter that she must be supervised all the more strictly. Only then can we honor my sister’s spirit in heaven."

"And how would you supervise her? By beating her until her flesh is torn open?"

Zhou Cangyan shot her a sidelong glance. His sharp gaze so terrified Mrs. Liu that she shrank back, not daring to utter another word.

And at that moment, the logic that even Song Xingfeng could grasp finally dawned on Song Lianhe as well. ’That’s right, I’m a County Princess! If I’m not going to throw my weight around now, when will I?’

And so, her body, so frail it couldn’t support itself, went even limper. Shuang Ye was on the verge of losing her grip when a pair of strong arms caught her.

Song Lianhe didn’t even look to see who it was, singularly focused on starting her performance.

"Mother... come and take me away! Did you see it? Such a long whip, and it’s covered in barbs! One strike scraped off a layer of my flesh... Your daughter is in so much pain~"

As she spoke, real tears actually began to fall.

’It really did hurt!’ 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Song Xingfeng glared at her, grinding his teeth with an audible GGRRIND. His tone was one of extreme impatience and disgust. "It was only one lash! Stop this caterwauling!"

The moment she mentioned the whip, a Shadow Guard moved with lightning speed, picked the Tiger Tail Whip up from the floor, and placed it in Zhou Cangyan’s hand.

An icy frost spread across the man’s handsome, grim face. When he saw the specks of blood still clinging to the hard barbs of the whip, he channeled energy into his palm and, with a swift motion, snapped the Tiger Tail Whip in two!

Several gasps echoed through the room. Song Xingfeng was shocked by the man’s immense power. The toughness of the Tiger Tail Whip was recorded in the Divine Whip Book, yet he had managed to break it with nothing but the force of his palm!

Song Lianhe, for her part, was utterly dumbfounded. ’Once again, I’m in awe of the villain’s strength,’ she thought.

She couldn’t help but make a comparison. ’If that were my own slender neck, it probably wouldn’t even withstand the force of one of his fingers, right?~’

She subconsciously touched her neck, her fear of this man growing even deeper.

Mrs. Liu, on the other hand, was completely stunned. With a whimper, she plopped down onto a chair, not daring to breathe too loudly. No matter how much her body ached, she had to endure it.