Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 387

Zhuo Ping was indeed the tyrant of Linyu County. He should have been the people’s official who protected the populace, yet he had become a bandit king who committed every evil. He embezzled the funds for the dam, caused floods that ruined the farmland, and even bullied and oppressed both men and women.

Several women were rescued from his backyard, all weeping miserably and looking pitiful…

The people Xu Zhengqing brought took temporary control of Linyu County. After all, there were still many accounts to verify.

Sheng Nuan went to meet Chairman Du again.

Seeing that she was safe, Chairman Du immediately relaxed. At the same time, he was now even more confident in their cooperation because he realized that Miss Sheng was definitely not an ordinary person.

When Sheng Nuan and Xu Yunqian returned to join Xu Zhengqing and prepare to go back to Yunzhou City, they saw that the woman in the red qipao was kneeling before Xu Zhengqing.

“Many thanks to the Marshal for saving me. This girl is willing to be an ox or a horse to repay you. I beg the Marshal to please take me away with you. I can even be a servant… My chastity has been defiled, and I cannot survive here.”

Xu Zhengqing looked down at the hands clutching his boots with a hint of disgust, “Let go.”

The woman raised her tear-stained face and cried hard, “I beg the Marshal to save my life.”

Just then, Xu Zhengqing saw Xu Yunqian and Sheng Nuan not far away, both of them looking on as if watching a play… Especially the mischievous glee in Xu Yunqian’s eyes. Only when Xu Zhengqing shot him a glare did he look away.

Then Xu Zhengqing saw Sheng Nuan’s meaningful look, smiling as if amused.

Xu Zhengqing’s face darkened. He lowered his head and said each word crisply, “I will say this one last time. Let go.”

The woman, still weeping, was about to speak when she saw Xu Zhengqing draw his gun…

He had just killed Zhuo Ping with the same stance, expressionless, drawing the gun, and firing.

The woman immediately let go and fell back onto the ground, her face ashen, no longer daring to cling to him.

When it was time to depart, Xu Yunqian discovered his car tires had been slashed… obviously done by Zhuo Ping’s men earlier.

Bastard!

Sheng Nuan glanced at it, then walked over to Xu Zhengqing’s car and spoke quietly, “Our car is broken. We’ll have to ride back with Eldest Cousin.”

“And me, and me.” Xu Yunqian stepped over without hesitation and yanked open the car door. Sheng Nuan took the opportunity to get in.

Only after Sheng Nuan got in did Xu Yunqian realize having three people in the back seat would be cramped.

Since there were other cars available, he didn’t think twice. He slammed the door shut and trotted off to another vehicle.

Xu Zhengqing’s face looked a little displeased. Sheng Nuan kept her distance and pretended not to understand, “Eldest Cousin, shall we leave now?”

Seeing her well-behaved manner and the distance she maintained, Xu Zhengqing replied coldly, “Let’s go.”

The driver in front respectfully answered and set off…

The corners of Sheng Nuan’s lips lifted slightly.

She wondered how Marshal Xu had been sleeping these past few days… Here she comes again, hehe…

At first, the two sat quietly in the car. Xu Zhengqing thought perhaps his previous warning had worked.

But just then, he noticed Sheng Nuan pulling down the car’s partition screen.

Xu Zhengqing immediately felt as if he were going into battle, “What are you doing?”

Sheng Nuan turned back, her expression innocent, “I want to lean back and rest for a while, Eldest Cousin. What’s the matter?”

Xu Zhengqing frowned and said nothing. But his eyes were full of suspicion. Then he saw Sheng Nuan smiling.

“Or is Eldest Cousin worried that I’ll pester you like that woman just now, hmm?”

The woman smiled mischievously, leaned in closer, and asked softly, “Eldest Cousin, would you point a gun at me the same way you did at her?”

Seeing the woman draw closer, Xu Zhengqing thought of one phrase: a femme fatale.

He looked at Sheng Nuan with a blank face. “You can try.”

“I won’t.” Sheng Nuan smiled and pouted. “Eldest Cousin is so fierce. If you pointed a gun at me, I would be sad.”

Xu Zhengqing withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes, and decided to ignore her.

How could Sheng Nuan let him off so easily? Knowing he wasn’t really asleep, she asked in a low, amused voice, “Just now, that County Magistrate Zhuo said he didn’t know I was Eldest Cousin’s person… Eldest Cousin, why didn’t you clarify things?”

Her voice carried a hint of feigned reproach and worry, “Eldest Cousin is so upright. What if others misunderstand?”

Xu Zhengqing frowned impatiently. “The innocent remain innocent.”

Sheng Nuan tutted lightly, “Really? Is Eldest Cousin’s heart very calm? But what if someone else isn’t so calm…”

Xu Zhengqing’s eyes snapped open, cold and warning. Sheng Nuan blinked. “I mean that girl from before—oh, right, Die’er. When Die’er saw Eldest Cousin in the flower hall, her eyes nearly popped out… Poor thing, she humbled herself and begged, but Eldest Cousin remained unmoved.”

Xu Zhengqing said impatiently, “Can you shut your mouth?”

Sheng Nuan giggled and leaned back. “Luckily Eldest Cousin refused decisively. Otherwise, if you had let her get close… I would have had to find a way to deal with her.”

Xu Zhengqing’s brows furrowed deeply. He glared at her and saw Sheng Nuan curl her lips into a grin, “Eldest Cousin is mine. No one else can covet you.”

Her smiling eyes curved, but clearly carried a certain unbridled wickedness… No matter how you look at them, she obviously has bad intentions.

Xu Zhengqing scoffed coldly and closed his eyes again. “You’re overestimating yourself!”

Sheng Nuan smiled gleefully, leaned back, and stopped talking… Beside her, Xu Zhengqing kept his eyes closed but remained alert.

In the cramped back seat of the car, a faint warm fragrance lingered, causing an inexplicable irritability…

He really wanted to throw this woman out!

The day after they returned from Linyu County, Sheng Nuan received another ball invitation. This time, both Xu Zhengqing and Xu Yunqian received invitations as well.

The leader of the Green Gang, Cui Hengbo, was celebrating his sixtieth birthday and had invited many guests.

Although Xu Zhengqing held power over the Yunmu Three Provinces, he still needed to maintain good relations with these kinds of civilian forces such as the Green Gang, so that his territory would be more stable.

That afternoon, at home, Sheng Nuan asked Xu Yunqian to teach her to dance.

Xu Zhengqing was also at home… He was in the study reading documents when he heard the music playing outside and Aunt Liu and the others laughing.

“Oh dear, Second Young Master really… knows how to dance but doesn’t know how to teach.”

“Right, Miss Sheng is about to be dragged down by you.”

When Xu Zhengqing stepped out, he saw Xu Yunqian blushing with anger, explaining, “It’s not that I can’t teach, she’s just too stupid and can’t be taught.”

Sheng Nuan pouted, “All excuses. You just don’t know how to teach.”

As they spoke, they saw Xu Zhengqing. Sheng Nuan immediately stood up and smiled sweetly, “Eldest Cousin, you teach me. Second Cousin almost dragged me onto the floor.”

Xu Yunqian was annoyed. “What are you talking about! Brother, once you try teaching her, you’ll see it’s not my problem. She’s really too dumb.”

Sheng Nuan refused to back down, “You’re the one who’s dumb.”

Aunt Liu and the others could only smile helplessly and smooth things over. “Let the Eldest Young Master teach then. Second Young Master, you should take a break.”

Sheng Nuan wore an indigo qipao that made her complexion look ivory-white. Her lips were painted a bright, tempting red…

She actually dared to ask him to teach her to dance again?

Xu Zhengqing’s face turned grim and cold. “I have work to do.”

Sheng Nuan showed an embarrassed, pitiful expression and forced a smile, “Oh, I see…”

Xu Yunqian, clueless, urged from the side, “Hey, if it were urgent business, you wouldn’t be at home. Come on, don’t let me teach her anymore. I can’t stand it anymore.”

Aunt Liu and the others also looked a bit uneasy, smiling cautiously at him.

It was as if he were some villain ruining everyone’s good mood.

At this moment, Sheng Nuan leaned in closer and whispered softly near his ear, “So many people are here, and I won’t do anything… Eldest Cousin, why be so afraid?”

Then she raised her voice so others could hear, “Eldest Cousin… teach me. I don’t want to embarrass the Xu family in a couple of days.”

With everyone watching, it would seem strange to refuse again. Xu Zhengqing took a deep breath. “This is the last time.”

His eyes carried a warning that only the two of them could understand.

Xu Zhengqing knew very well that this woman had bad intentions, but he also believed she wouldn’t dare do anything too outrageous in front of so many people…