After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 475: Wishing for Master and Mistress to be Together Forever

Chapter 475: Chapter 475: Wishing for Master and Mistress to be Together Forever

Deliberately saying to the Zhao Family that the man who only needed to marry a wife whose fortune-telling matched his to ward off misfortune was no other than.

Shang Minghao was precisely that man.

Shang Minghao intentionally sought out the Zhao Family and, using the convenience of his status as a member of Heavenly Dao, injected a thread of life into the dying patriarch’s body.

Originally, the old master of the Zhao Family was nearly dead.

It was because of his intervention that the man had come back to life.

To the Zhao Family, this was undoubtedly the work of an immortal.

If he had simply talked without proof, the Zhao Family might not have believed him.

But who let him present "evidence"?

Being able to save the old master of the Zhao Family who was virtually at death’s door, the Zhao Family naturally believed his words unconditionally.

To ensure that the old patriarch’s life was preserved, the Zhao people were absolutely not going to let Cheng Lingdang go.

Compared to the benefits to the Zhao Family of keeping the old patriarch alive, the promises made to the Cheng Family truly paled in significance.

Even so, the Cheng Family still scrambled eagerly towards it.

By the time Shi Yaoguang arrived, Cheng Lingdang had already been trussed up tightly.

Just as she was about to be stuffed into a carriage, Shi Yaoguang swiftly stepped forward to block the Cheng Family’s way.

At the same time, she felt somewhat astonished.

Logically speaking, Cheng Lingdang should not have been defeated by these few men.

After all, as a cultivator, if she had cultivated for such a long period and still couldn’t overcome a few nuisances, wouldn’t it be a disgrace?

Cheng Lingdang also felt somewhat embarrassed, however...

She couldn’t be blamed for it.

If it weren’t for these people being so treacherous, knowing they couldn’t defeat her and thus changing their strategy to threaten her with Cheng Xingjian and Xiao Mingyue, she would not have been at their mercy.

Uncle Cheng and others were very pleased to have tied up Cheng Lingdang.

As long as they delivered Cheng Lingdang to the Zhao Family, they would receive the benefits promised by them.

They were secretly rejoicing when they saw Shi Yaoguang, such a delicate young lady, step forward.

The man who had previously tried to grab Cheng Lingdang with his salty pig’s trotter, gazed at Shi Yaoguang with even more lecherous eyes, as tears of desire ran down from the corners of his mouth.

"Slurp—"

He made no attempt to hide it, lifted his hand to wipe away the drool at his mouth’s corner, swallowed his saliva, and walked towards Shi Yaoguang.

"Beautiful girl, now that you are here, why not..." He said halfway, licked his lips, "why not stay, have some fun with uncle first before you leave?"

Hearing this, the other men also showed drooling expressions.

Clearly, they too agreed with the pig’s trotter’s idea.

When pig’s trotter harbored intentions towards his niece Cheng Lingdang, these seemingly upright men, because of their close kinship, didn’t show their thoughts.

Now that someone with no blood relation was here, they naturally would not, nor did they need to, restrain themselves anymore.

The phrase ’blinded by lust’ was written all over their faces.

Shi Yaoguang, hearing these words, chuckled lightly.

"What do you intend to do to me?"

Seeing Shi Yaoguang’s attitude in facing them, not being afraid at all, pig’s trotter became even more excited.

He rubbed his hands together, swallowing his saliva forcefully.

"Beautiful girl, what can uncle do to you? Uncle, of course, wants to cherish you..."

He was midway through his words when suddenly he felt the air turn colder.

The back of his neck felt chilly as well.

He subconsciously sensed danger and looked behind Shi Yaoguang.

As expected, he saw a man with a handsome appearance approaching, his face dark and his eyes cold.

The man’s gaze was as if he wanted to devour someone.

Pig’s trotter involuntarily shrank his neck, not daring to meet the man’s icy gaze.

However, he quickly came to his senses.

He had nothing to fear.

This guy is just a bit fierce-looking, right?

As if nobody else could do that.

He’s so good-looking, and the ladies are all over him, he could very well be an actor.

A performer? What good could come from that?

No need for anyone else’s input; this man could finish a spy drama just by letting his imagination run wild.

See?

After a series of mental recalculations, the oppressive Quan Jinbei had been downgraded in his mind to a pretty boy who makes a living off his appearance.

And not just a pretty boy, what good could a man who mingles in the cesspool of the entertainment industry possibly be?

He’s probably been kept by someone for all we know.

Thinking so, when Pig’s Trotter faced Quan Jinbei, he wasn’t scared but instead showed a blatantly ill-intentioned expression.

With a critical eye, he looked Quan Jinbei up and down and then, picking his teeth, spoke with a patronizing tone as if offering charity, "From now on, you follow me."

Quan Jinbei furrowed his brow.

Pig’s Trotter continued unabashedly, "Follow me and I guarantee you’ll be living the high life."

As he spoke, he paused, "Otherwise, you can join her..."

This "her" was, of course, Shi Yaoguang, "Do you want to be my free plaything along with her, or stay by my side enjoying the good life? It’s your choice."

Hearing this, Pig’s Trotter seemed even more interested in the man.

Quan Jinbei had wanted to take action from the moment Pig’s Trotter took a fancy to Shi Yaoguang.

After hearing what he said next, his patience was wearing even thinner.

Cheng Lingdang silently lit a candle for him in her heart.

This clueless thing, ahhh...

That’s not how you rush towards death.

Amid her schadenfreude, Cheng Lingdang couldn’t help but feel sympathy for herself.

As a cultivator, a person from beyond the mundane world!

And yet she was being controlled by a few mere mortals; it was simply humiliating.

If she weren’t worried about her parents’ situation, she wouldn’t even want to speak to her master about it; she wouldn’t know how to start the conversation.

Thinking about it now was pointless; so thinking, she heaved a sigh of sadness.

Seeing her like this, Shi Yaoguang asked quickly, "Lingdang, what’s wrong?"

Cheng Lingdang covered her face and whimpered, "Master, I’ve embarrassed you..."

"Hmm?" Shi Yaoguang was first puzzled, then laughed, "What’s there to be embarrassed about?"

Cheng Lingdang mumbled, "I can’t even defeat this bunch of good-for-nothings; it’s so embarrassing."

Speaking of this, she truly felt ashamed.

Shi Yaoguang comforted her, "Everyone makes mistakes, even horses may stumble; it’s just a minor setback. Don’t worry, take it easy."

Shi Yiqing cried out tearfully, "Master, you really won’t despise me?"

Shi Yaoguang reassured her, "Rest assured, I will never look down on you."

Shi Yiqing finally felt satisfied, her eyes full of adoration for Shi Yaoguang, "Master, you’re so kind!"

Then, she pouted, "If you were a man, I would marry you."

Quan Jinbei snorted, "Keep dreaming,"

Cheng Lingdang: "..."

She pursed her lips and muttered under her breath, "It is nice to dream, at least let me have that wishful thinking as a disciple, right?"

Quan Jinbei glanced at her, "Say that again; what is it you want?"

Cheng Lingdang raised her hand to cover her mouth, "I don’t want anything!"

Quan Jinbei’s phoenix eyes narrowed dangerously, "Hmm?"

Cheng Lingdang immediately corrected herself, "I just want my master and his lady to be loving and harmonious, forever and ever!"

Quan Jinbei looked away disdainfully, and Cheng Lingdang sighed in relief.

Their interaction was so indifferent to those around them that the onlookers forgot their original purpose for a moment.