She Holds the World After Being Reborn-Chapter 347 - 346: She Was Born to Me, and She Owes Me All Her Life

Chapter 347: Chapter 346: She Was Born to Me, and She Owes Me All Her Life

"You dare!" Wu Zhen was not easily frightened, given the many years that had passed, during which she had seen all sorts of situations.

A servant’s life was expendable.

But she did not believe that Yan Wanqing dared to lay a hand on her!

After all, she was the Marchioness, and if Yan Wanqing killed her, the entire Township Manor would be implicated.

"Put away your rowdy tactics; the engagement is already dissolved, and you should be kneeling and greeting me with respect. Now that you’re treating Huai Yu this way, I need not respect you anymore, Madam Wu. In all matters and manners, dignity is paramount!"

She was too lazy to talk further and waved her two fingers towards Hong Wu.

Hong Wu immediately stepped forward sword in hand, about to kick down the door of the small compartment.

Wu Zhen could no longer restrain herself, "If you want her dead, then go in and save her today!"

What did she mean?

Yan Wanqing frowned, then took a deep look at Wu Zhen and walked toward the small compartment. She pushed aside a maid who was blocking her and lifted a small iron plate, squinting into the darkness.

In an instant, her peach blossom eyes sharply contracted.

She put the iron plate back down.

Her beautiful face clouded over.

Hong Wu seldom saw Yan Wanqing in such a state.

The last time she was this furious, it was against Li Chengyuan in Xiliang City.

What exactly was behind that small iron plate?

Hong Wu was puzzled.

Yan Wanqing strode up to Wu Zhen in two or three steps, grabbed her by the neck without another word, "Even tigers do not eat their offspring; Madam Wu, you truly are ruthless!"

The moment the iron plate was lifted, the compartment was pitch black, but Yan Wanqing’s profound martial strength allowed her to see in the dark. She immediately saw Huai Yu chained naked by the limbs, surrounded by crawling Poisonous Insects on the floor and walls!

Her body was covered with wounds, and those Poisonous Insects continuously gnawed at her flesh, trying to burrow into it! It was because of this that Huai Yu kept screaming in agony!

"Hong Wu, go back to the manor and bring Xiaoliu here!" She indeed could not act hastily, as the toxicity of the Poisonous Insects was unknown, and opening the door carelessly might endanger Huai Yu’s life.

Upon hearing that she was to bring Miss Liu, Hong Wu lifted the iron plate and glanced inside. With just one look, her face paled.

She walked out of the courtyard with a cold face, and no one dared to stop her.

At that moment, Yan Wanqing slightly tightened her grip, gazing at the woman before her, who still possessed an allure. She really wanted to cut open her heart to see what color it was! To treat her own daughter with such cruelty!

"You saw it?" Wu Zhen, unafraid, observed Yan Wanqing’s expression and seeing only anger, she sneered disdainfully, "I knew that ungrateful wretch told you everything. Now that you know our secrets, Yan Wanqing, we are both in the same boat."

From Yan Wanqing’s attitude towards Huai Yu and the way they interacted, Wu Zhen had already guessed the truth.

But she did not care.

Whether it was a romantic relationship or a sisterly bond, as long as Yan Wanqing could become the daughter-in-law of the Marquis Residence and use her status to help the family establish a firm footing at the Northern Border, she was indifferent to everything else.

But Yan Wanqing just had to be too clever for her own good and oppose her.

How was that acceptable?

"Does it hurt you, seeing her like this?" Wu Zhen pulled back the corners of her mouth and laughed lowly, "If it hurts you, you should have listened to me. Otherwise, I have many more sinister tricks to use on her."

"She is your own flesh and blood!" The tips of Yan Wanqing’s tongue pressed against her sharp cuspids as she forced these words out of her throat.

She really wanted to use force, to directly break the neck of the woman in front of her!

But she couldn’t!

She didn’t even know what else Wu Zhen had done to Huai Yu. The house full of Poisonous Insects made her dare not take it lightly!

"After carrying a child for ten months, I nourished her with my own flesh and blood for ten months. She is my child, and she owes me her whole life. So, what is wrong in listening to me? Filial piety is the greatest virtue. She is merely fulfilling her duty. If she disobeys, it is only right for me to punish her." Wu Zhen’s smile grew even more brilliant, "You said it yourself, you are an outsider at this moment. What identity and position do you have to manage this matter?"

"You—" Her hand began to exert force uncontrollably.

Wu Zhen’s complexion started to turn slightly green, but she stared fixedly at Yan Wanqing, her eyes filled with madness.

"Strangle me, just like that! If you strangle me, she will have to go with me! Hahahaha—"

Yan Wanqing clenched her teeth tightly until she tasted blood in her mouth. Then, trembling, she pushed Wu Zhen to the ground.

She really... really wanted to kill the woman in front of her!

"Cough cough!" Wu Zhen fell and sat on the ground. She pushed away Cui Zhi, who tried to help her up, and looked up at Yan Wanqing with a triumphant look in her eyes. "What now? Don’t you dare to do it? The great Princess Anping, who is said to be able to behead an enemy general among ten thousand soldiers, the you who kills without blinking, now hesitates to kill this little woman?"

"Wu Zhen... one who commits too many injustices is bound to bring destruction upon oneself. Remember, the Heavens are watching!" Yan Wanqing said through gritted teeth.

"Heavens?" Wu Zhen looked up at the pitch-black night sky, her lips curled in scorn. "The Lord in Heaven has long been blind! Otherwise, why would I still be living such a miserable life after all these years?"

"Just because you live a miserable life, you think you can inflict all your suffering on your offspring?" Yan Wanqing could not understand the logic of this woman.

She pointed at the small room reinforced with iron plates: "Listen to that! Huai Yu’s screams of pain! They say a mother’s heart is linked with her child’s, doesn’t it hurt you at all?"

Hurt?

It used to hurt.

But now, Wu Zhen coldly curled her lips, she stumbled to her feet from the ground.

"A strict mother is a sure route to a successful child. Without my severe methods, how could Huai Yu be so outstanding?"

"Nonsense! Absurd!" Yan Wanqing’s eyes turned icy. "All you have done is to satisfy your own desires!"

Wu Zhen stood up straight: "So what? Yan Wanqing, if you hand over the dissolution papers now, I’ll let her out, so she no longer has to endure this pain. Look, what a beneficial deal this is."

Using her own daughter’s life and death to threaten herself, Wu Zhen truly was a cold and unfeeling person.

"No, don’t give it to her!" A faint, sharp voice suddenly came from the small room, followed by constant pounding.

It was Huai Yu!

Huai Yu endured the pain. "Yan Wanqing, if you give it to her! I will despise you for the rest of my life! I will never forgive you!"

She wouldn’t allow her dear friend to fall into the chaos of the Northern Border!

She, Huai Yu, was not a coward!

It was just a life after all; she was not afraid.

"Huai Yu..." Yan Wanqing felt a lump in her throat, her fingertips turned cold.

"Yan Wanqing—did you hear that? Do not, give it!"

Huai Yu, in pain, convulsed all over, curling up and lying by the door. The chains on her body rattled with her convulsions, each sound striking Yan Wanqing’s heart.

"How about it?" Wu Zhen leisurely straightened her clothes and sat back down on the chair. "She won’t last much longer. You have half the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."