After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen
Chapter 40 - 039: Does a Great Hero Have No Shame? (Seeking Monthly Pass)

Chapter 40: Chapter 039: Does a Great Hero Have No Shame? (Seeking Monthly Pass)

The original body’s frailty of fifteen years could not possibly withstand the way Fu Zhen was recklessly running.

She turned her head and saw that Pei Zhan was only about ten steps away!

His sword was already pointing forward!

Damn it, she didn’t want to run anymore!

In any case, she couldn’t outrun him!

So she quickly looked for an alley to turn into, then abruptly turned around, ready to confront him face to face!

But she had overestimated the endurance of this body and its persistently pounding heart. Before she could regain her balance after turning, her vision went dark, and she fell straight forward...

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Pei Zhan had long been accustomed to dealing with cunning enemies, among them highly skilled assassins disguised as beauties. Seeing her swift reaction, he realized she was an experienced fighter!

Years of battle experience made him instinctively draw his sword and assume a deadly stance to capture his target!

With seventy percent of his strength, he could’ve stabbed her in the back of the arm!

But he never expected that once she turned into the alley, she would suddenly stop running!

Not only did she stop, she even rolled her eyes and collapsed towards him!

He forcefully withdrew the seventy percent of his strength, which caused him to step back two paces!

Within that brief moment, the sight of her soft falling form caught his eye, making him hesitate for just a split second. Finally, just as her face nearly touched the ground, he adeptly caught hold of her back!

"Playing tricks again?"

Pei Zhan looked down at her with a stern face, his voice even grimmer than his expression.

Then he sheathed his sword and tossed her onto the ground: "Stand up by yourself!"

However, after he tossed her, she still fell straight to the ground and lay there motionless!

Pei Zhan frowned.

The ground was made of hard bluestone; if she was faking dead with such a bold act, she must really be willing to go to great lengths.

He squatted down and stared at her unmoving form for a moment, growing increasingly suspicious, and pushed her. But she remained motionless, her body as limp as a puddle of mud.

Pei Zhan’s brows furrowed even deeper.

He leaned closer to look at her face, which had tilted to one side.

Seeing her paler than she had been in the shop, her eyes tightly shut, brows furrowed, and her hands, which had pressed against the ground to support her, were as thin as sticks, still trembling uncontrollably!

"What’s wrong with you?" Pei Zhan immediately shook her shoulders and checked her breathing. It was so weak!

This did not seem to be an act.

Besides crafty enemies, he had seen many patients and critically wounded in the chaos of war.

Since he had not held back when letting go, her left forehead was already bleeding, and her breath was faint, with limbs twitching. If this was also acting, then she was indeed pretending excessively!

Pei Zhan simply wanted to catch her, not to claim her life.

All he did was chase her down the street; he hadn’t touched her, so why was she so weak?

"Miss!"

At this moment, Zhang Cheng and Yang Tong arrived in haste, their expressions changing immediately upon seeing the situation.

They stared at the unconscious Fu Zhen on the ground, her hair in disarray, and then looked at Pei Zhan, knelt beside her with his hand above her head. After hurriedly bowing, they spoke: "May I ask, Great General! What have you done to our young lady?!"

—What did he do to her?

What could he do to her?

Pei Zhan had never had any improper dealings with any woman, ever since he was a child. These words were particularly grating to his ears.

He stood up, his face cold: "She fell by herself."

Granted, he tossed her to the ground, but if he hadn’t caught her, her fall would have been even worse!

Wait a minute—

They called her "Miss," could she be a lady from a distinguished family in the capital city?

Thinking of this, he turned to look at the attire of the person on the ground. Lavish clothing, elegantly dressed, with a longevity lock hanging around her neck, likely containing an amulet. Indeed, a rich and pampered type.

How could a lady from such a background peek around the outside of the Liang Family residence?

He placed his hands behind his back and scrutinized Zhang Cheng and Yang Tong: "Who are you? And who is she?"

Zhang Cheng and Yang Tong were inwardly discontent!

Even if Fu Zhen fell unconscious by herself, if it weren’t for his relentless pursuit, would she have fallen?

It was because of him!

But he was far too significant, so they dared not offend him, and had to respond with courage: "In reply to the Great General, our young lady is the eldest daughter of Mr. Fu’s residence at Yuji Square! We serve her, originally disciples of Sect Leader Li from Taishan Hall.

"Great General, our young lady has never been in good health, unable to withstand any distress. She has passed through the doors of life and death several times, nearly crossing the threshold of the afterlife again!

"Regarding today’s events, we ask the General to explain the cause: how did our young lady offend the General? How did she come to be chased by the General to this point? And how did she faint to the ground?

"Without an explanation, we will find it extremely difficult to explain when we return!"

This happened on their first day of service.

Their young lady was beautiful, but for General Pei to chase her so recklessly down several streets seemed quite inappropriate!

In the past, they had only heard of his prowess in battle, but never heard he was a rogue! Do great heroes have no shame?

The two dared not express their anger and hoped Pei Zhan would offer an explanation, while also trying to lift Fu Zhen to find a doctor. Yet her position made it difficult to move her.

Pei Zhan’s expression grew colder and colder.

He hadn’t even touched a hair on her head, how was he to know she had such a weak constitution? If he had known, there wouldn’t have been any need to go to such lengths!

Seeing her lying there on the ground out of the corner of his eye, he pressed his lips tightly together, then bent down and turned her over by the arm, lifting her with a cold expression.

"There’s a medical hall across the way, go fetch the doctor to prepare for treatment!"

Zhang Yang were stupefied. But glancing at the imperial Qingling Sword hanging from his waist, they decisively ran towards the medical hall.

After all, until today, Pei Zhan was universally recognized as a noble gentleman, a hero who fought bloodily in the northwest for Great Zhou, defeating the enemy nation in one stroke!

It was said that when he was in the northwest, the enemy nation sent many groups of beauties to seduce him, but none ever got an opportunity.

The earlier incident greatly needed a reasonable explanation, but to claim in broad daylight that General Pei would turn into a scoundrel for the beauty of their young lady seemed impossible.

So rather than worrying about whether their young lady would suffer, it was more important to find a doctor to save her!

Pei Zhan glanced at their retreating backs and then looked at the woman in his arms, frowning tightly as he strode forward.

Being seen as a rogue was a first for him!

Being forced to "take responsibility" for a strange woman was also a first!

Once the doctor treated her and she awoke, he’d like to see how this conniving woman plans to demand an explanation from him!

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