Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 84

Outside the dilapidated house, soldiers transporting the coffin and curious neighbors had blocked the door. Outside the door, Gui Momo was supporting the Old Madam, Sheng Nuan was assisting the Princess Consort, and Wen’er was helping Liu Rumian… Xiao Dingcheng stood at the forefront.

Watching the simple coffin, the Old Madam was heartbroken, pounding her chest and weeping, while the Princess Consort was also in tears, calling out “Duke.”

The officer transporting the coffin scoffed coldly, “Duke? Here, there is only the criminal Xiao Ceyuan. Where is there any duke?!”

Dong Qingshuang trembled, biting her lip but ultimately did not dare to speak.

Xiao Dingcheng stepped forward with a pale face. “Can we have my father’s coffin returned?”

The officer, seeing more and more onlookers gathering, flashed a cold glare and immediately announced, “The body has been brought back, but first, we need to confirm whether it is indeed the criminal Xiao Ceyuan!”

Xiao Dingcheng was immediately shocked, raising his head sharply. “What do you mean?”

The officer sneered. “Naturally, we’ll need to open the coffin before returning it… so the onlookers can see what a traitor looks like and what his fate is!”

Upon hearing this, the Old Madam screamed, “No! Absolutely not!”

Before she could finish, she fell backward stiffly. Gui Momo rushed to support her, calling out repeatedly, “Old Madam, Old Madam…”

Dong Qingshuang pushed Sheng Nuan aside and threw herself onto the coffin, looking at the officer with tear-streaked cheeks and fury, “Death is like a lamp extinguished. Sir, why must you humiliate my husband’s body like this!”

The officer was unmoved, scoffing, “Humiliate? Do you know how many good sons have died at Yanyun Pass? How many brave men have been buried beyond the pass…? Xiao Ceyuan’s crimes are so heinous that even breaking his bones and turning him to dust would not be enough to atone for them!

Dong Qingshuang’s face turned pale, and his whole body trembled. Seeing the officer pull out his sword with an expressionless face, ready to open the coffin in front of everyone, Xiao Dingcheng swiftly stepped in front of him, his eyes filled with rage. “You dare!”

“Ha! Do you still think you’re the Heir Apparent? Let me teach you a lesson about whether I dare or not…” The officer swung his sword down, and Xiao Dingcheng gritted his teeth, directly engaging him.

The officer’s hand gripping the sword was restrained by Xiao Dingcheng, and with a low curse, he charged at him.

Xiao Dingcheng, weakened and injured, was no match for the seasoned officer, who had been through many battles. After just a few exchanges, Xiao Dingcheng was kicked in the chest and sent flying.

bl00d quickly stained his chest, his face turning as pale as paper.

Dong Qingshuang screamed and rushed over to hug her son, crying out and begging, “Stop, don’t hit my son! Don’t hit…”

Among the surrounding crowd, some folks looked on with pity, while others pointed and whispered. After all, Xiao Ceyuan had been implicated in treason and collusion with the enemy.

The common folk didn’t care about any evidence. In their eyes, having a connection meant you are guilty, and if you commit treason, you deserved punishment!

The officer scoffed again and moved closer with his sword drawn.

In the next instant, everything in front of him blurred… He flew backward, crashing to the ground, and even the sword in his hand was snatched away.

Sheng Nuan gripped the sword, standing in front of the coffin as she looked at the officer, who had gotten up with a ferocious expression. Her tone was icy, “My lord, Why must you go too far?”

The officer spat out a mouthful of bl00d and sneered, “Assaulting an officer, it seems your whole family truly has had enough of living!”

The Old Madam, supported by Gui Momo, suddenly spoke up, her voice hoarse and trembling.

“Sheng girl, Sheng girl… Let them open it, just let them…”

The dead are gone, but they must leave a way out for the living!

Xiao Dingcheng struggled to get up but was tightly held by the Princess Consort, who sobbed and pleaded, “Don’t go, don’t go… “Don’t go, don’t go… You’re all I have left, my child! Your mother and grandmother can only rely on you, Cheng’er. You can’t go, you can’t go!”

The veins on Xiao Dingcheng’s forehead bulged, and his eyes were red.

Liu Rumian was huddled behind, supported by Wen’er, and was trembling all over. She stared at Sheng Nuan as if she were a ghost.

Was Sheng Nuan crazy? Doesn’t she want her life?

If she didn’t want to live, she could die herself. Why drag others… Why involve others?!

Under everyone’s gaze, Sheng Nuan looked at the officer and calmly spoke, “The reason my lord is so fearless today is that you’re convinced our family is at the end of our rope…”

The next moment, an extremely cold light suddenly appeared in her eyes. “Indeed, we have nothing left, but we still have our family and dignity… Since you refuse to give us a way out, then we’ll fight to the death. I will show you our determination to protect our family and dignity.”

As she spoke, she swung the long sword in her hand… The sword’s energy cleaved a crack in the ground before the coffin.

The crack separated the coffin from the soldiers.

Sheng Nuan said softly, each word deliberate, “Today, if anyone crosses this line, bl00d will spill on the spot… Anyone who doubts it can try.”

Facing Sheng Nuan, the officer’s expression changed several times.

He wanted to see either bluster or hidden weakness in this girl’s eyes… but was disappointed.

From start to finish, her gaze remained calm, a calmness that easily conveyed she was genuinely capable of killing and truly unafraid of death.

If anyone crossed that line, the sword in her hand would surely taste bl00d…

In the end, the officer gritted his teeth, his expression darkening as he raised his hand. The surrounding soldiers sheathed their weapons and turned to leave with him.

The Princess Consort rose and took a few steps forward to hug Sheng Nuan, “Good girl, good girl…”

Xiao Dingcheng also stared intently at Sheng Nuan.

Holding the sword in one hand, Sheng Nuan approached Xiao Dingcheng and extended her hand.

Xiao Dingcheng slowly grasped her hand, then was pulled to his feet by Sheng Nuan.

Looking at the bl00dshot eyes of Xiao Dingcheng, Sheng Nuan smiled gently, “Husband, life won’t always be smooth sailing, nor will it always be a descent into the abyss… We’ve come this far, all we can do is stand up and climb back up.”

She said, “Xiao Dingcheng, stand up and move forward… Only then can we escape this dead end.”

Tears instantly filled Xiao Dingcheng’s eyes…

After the fall of the Duke of Zhenbei Manor, he finally shed tears… and finally woke up completely…

At this moment, customer service chimed in: “Host, Xiao Dingcheng’s favorability is at 95. Success is near.”

Sheng Nuan took a deep breath.

Only 5 more favorability points were left, and she knew this would be the hardest part…

That night, Xiao Dingcheng kept vigil for his father alone.

The moonlight was cold, and the crows were wailing in the night. Xiao Dingcheng stared at the flickering candlelight in the mourning hall, his eyes as calm as ice.

At that moment, several figures dashed into the courtyard. Xiao Dingcheng quickly grabbed the sword beside him and turned around. But in the next moment, saw those figures kneeling at the door in unison.

“Your Lordship, we’re back…”

Xiao Dingcheng then realized that it was actually the troops under his father’s command from the Zhenbei Army, led by Xue Nan, his former Commander of the Hundred Cavalry during his time in the army.

Xue Nan was on the brink of starvation with his mother, and it was his father who gave him a way out. Later, he joined the Zhenbei Army, where he proved to be valiant and skilled in battle, remaining fiercely loyal to his father.

Xue Nan and his companions were covered in bl00d and dirt, with barely any clothes covering their bodies. They knelt before Xiao Dingcheng with bl00d and tears streaming down.

“Your Lordship, the Commander died unjustly…”

Xiao Ceyuan was the Duke of Zhenbei in the court and the commander-in-chief of the Zhenbei Army.

Xiao Dingcheng’s eyes reddened instantly. “Tell me everything you know…”