The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1417 - Chapter 1417 1417 Dont mistake the good person

Chapter 1417: 1417 Don’t mistake the good person. Chapter 1417: 1417 Don’t mistake the good person. The voice, celestial and devoid of any warmth, intoned, “One of you leaves, leaving behind a hand.”

“How dare you!” Shen Yun’s shrill voice erupted. She feared Chang Haotian to a degree but never paid any heed to Su Qingyue, who was without power or influence.

Smack! The sound of a slap echoed sharply.

Shen Yun fell to the ground, her face, caked in heavy makeup, now adorned with a vivid handprint. The rouge shook loose beside the imprint, accentuating the wrinkled skin beneath her corpse-like thick makeup.

No one saw who had struck the blow as Shen Yun toppled over.

All eyes shifted to Chang Haotian.

“Master Chang, you, a dignified man, actually raised your hand against a married woman. You show too little consideration for the Xiao Family,” Xiao Chonghuan bellowed. The ten lurking secret guards should have appeared, yet he found himself shouting again, “Someone, come quickly!”

Not a single secret guard was to be seen.

Chang Haotian’s lips curled in a derisive smile. “Xiao Chonghuan, why all the noise? Your ten secret guards were taken care of by one of my men long ago.”

With a grand gesture, he flung ten corpses over the fence.

Thud, thud, thud…

Ten sounds reverberated, stirring a muted echo upon the ground.

Those ten bodies were none other than the guards Xiao Chonghuan had dispatched to hide in the shadows.

Xiao Chonghuan’s face went pale. “Chang Haotian, you…”

“What about me?” Chang Haotian’s face was frosty with cold disdain. “If I hadn’t been unable to swallow the Gongsun Family’s power all at once, the trio of the Xiao Family, Gongsun Family, and my Pear Blossom Villa could have balanced the situation in Qingliang Country. I would have taken your lives by now!”

Su Qingyue looked at Chang Haotian’s fierce demeanor and suddenly felt he was extraordinarily domineering.

Damn! This is the benefit of having power, being unopposed.

In her heart, she swore that within five years, she must stand shoulder to shoulder with the power of the first-class families!

With her talents, playing the simple village girl selling chickens and cloth was a criminal waste, like using a cleaver to kill a chicken.

Su Qingyue was destined to rise!

Xiao Chonghuan ranked fifth within the Xiao Family, with many brothers. According to family rules, the eldest son inherited the position of family head. Unless the elder brothers died, it was not his turn to be the Master of the Xiao Family.

It took him over twenty years to finally secure the position of Xiao Family head, during which he exercised immense restraint and engaged in numerous plots.

With the secret guards all dead, clearly Chang Haotian’s side was more dominant. Xiao Chonghuan was not one to act rashly; a confrontation with Chang Haotian would be foolish. “Master Chang. You are a magnanimous man; why bother getting upset over a trifle? Let’s just drop the matter of you slapping my wife. It’s her fault for not understanding propriety. Since when do women interject when men are speaking?”

“That rag of yours doesn’t have the standing to speak,” Chang Haotian snorted coldly, but his gaze softened as he turned to Su Qingyue, becoming as gentle as caressing silk. “If it were Qingyue, it wouldn’t matter if she spoke up or even stepped on my head.”

Su Qingyue raised her eyebrows. She was slightly touched that he had taken the blame for slapping Shen Yun, silently covering for her.

“Master Chang is indeed… a hero easily bested by a beautiful woman,” Xiao Chonghuan ground his teeth with frustration, yet the words that escaped his lips were still fit for company.

“With the situation so dire, yet you, Master of the Xiao Family, still manage to spout nonsense with open eyes; such skill warrants my admiration,” Chang Haotian’s face was thick with scorn.

Su Qingyue decided not to let Chang Haotian take the blame. “What’s the matter, Master Xiao? You think it was Master Chang who dealt that slap to your wife? Don’t misunderstand the good guy. It was me who hit her.”

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