Chapter 42: No Breaking Off the Engagement, But Divorcing a Wife Is Possible

He Lu's hair was disheveled, her nose bruised and face swollen as she glared angrily at Ye Zhangqing; besides anger, she also felt a deep sense of grievance, her eyes turning red.

Well... first take off the foot wrappings.

He told Xu Jie, "Blocking her mouth like this makes communication impossible." Hearing this, Xu Jie nodded and shouted to the surrounding disciples.

Whose foot wrappings? Come get them.

Xu Jie looked disgusted, unwilling to touch the foot wrappings; seeing this, He Lu couldn't help but let out a whimpering sound.

You don't even want to touch it, yet you shoved it into my mouth?

Senior Brother Xu, it's mine, it's mine.

Soon, a male disciple stepped out from the crowd; it could be seen that one of his feet indeed had no foot wrappings.

He came before He Lu and took out the foot wrappings; instantly, He Lu couldn't help but retch.

After a while it stopped, and then she angrily looked at Ye Zhangqing and said.

Ye Zhangqing, you... you're playing me.

In He Lu's view, it must be that Ye Zhangqing gave these disciples some benefit, which is why they are targeting her like this; everything is Ye Zhangqing's plan.

Ye Zhangqing was speechless; he really hadn't done anything.

Besides, even if you're guessing wildly, you should consider reality: I'm just a menial disciple—what ability do I have to get so many disciples to help me, let alone two inner disciples?

Is there something wrong with your brain?

With a caring expression, he looked at He Lu, "Your brain isn't damaged, is it?"

At the moment He Lu and the others were being brought before Ye Zhangqing, Yu Li, who was on the Main Peak, had not seen Sect Master Qi Xiong; instead, the Third Elder of the main seat received her, and at that time she received He Lu's message.

Yu Li's expression instantly turned grim.

The moment she was hit, He Lu seized the chance to contact her master.

Seeing Yu Li's sudden change in expression, the Third Elder of the main seat asked strangely.

Junior Sister, is something wrong?

We are all orthodox cultivators, and the relationship between the two sects is not bad, so we usually address each other as senior brother and junior sister to show closeness.

Facing the Third Elder's inquiry, Yu Li said with a grim expression.

This time, Junior Sister, didn't you come specially for my disciple?

Hmm, you said that before.

But now, my disciple has been beaten by people from Divine Sword Peak.

Huh? Hearing this, the Third Elder startled; just a moment ago everything was fine, and we had already informed Junior Brother Hong Zun—how could they still be beaten?

Though puzzled in his heart, the Third Elder still spoke.

Then I'll accompany Junior Sister to Divine Sword Peak.

After all, this happened in the Dao Yi Sect, and it was their disciples who did the beating; the Third Elder considered it and still decided to go himself.

Hearing this, Yu Li did not refuse, nodded and replied.

Then I'll trouble you, Senior Brother.

What are you saying? Come on, let's go take a look.

Immediately, the Third Elder and Yu Li rushed toward Divine Sword Peak, while Ye Zhangqing also stood before He Lu in the Divine Sword Peak's kitchen, speaking calmly.

You want to break off the engagement—I don't agree, but.............

Ye Zhangqing, I could never agree to this marriage—before it was impossible, now even more so; by doing such a despicable act, you'll only make me, He Lu, look down on you more; don't think this will make me yield, I.............

Gag her.

This woman is sick, and her self-importance is over the top; before I could finish speaking, she started imagining all sorts of scenarios on her own.

Ye Zhangqing didn't want to hear her nonsense; he told Xu Jie beside him, "First gag her, let her quiet down, then I'll finish speaking."

Hearing this, Xu Jie turned his head to the previous disciple and said.

Come, gag her.

Okay, Senior Brother Xu.

Immediately, amidst He Lu's struggling and cursing, her mouth was gagged again with the foot wrappings.

You Divine Sword Peak are bullying too much; I will surely tell my master, I.......... wu wu wu..........

Alright, with the foot wrappings in her mouth, the world instantly fell silent; now Ye Zhangqing could speak properly.

Looking down at the continually struggling He Lu, Ye Zhangqing continued speaking.

Breaking off the engagement is impossible, but to be honest I have no feelings for you either; how about this: I'll write you a divorce letter, you take it back, and our marriage contract will naturally be annulled.

Breaking off the engagement is impossible, but divorcing a wife is possible.

Hearing these words, He Lu's eyes instantly turned red; she looked at Ye Zhangqing in disbelief, as if she couldn't believe he could say such a thing.

Senior Brother, please take it off so we can hear what she wants to say.

After speaking, Ye Zhangqing gestured for that disciple to remove the foot wrappings.

Ye Zhangqing, what did you say?

The first sentence was a question; in response, Ye Zhangqing said.

I said, breaking off the engagement is impossible, but divorcing a wife is possible.

Divorcing a wife...... Ye Zhangqing actually wants to divorce me; hearing this, He Lu stared fixedly at Ye Zhangqing, with an expression as if she wanted to tear him apart alive.

He Lu, who has been proud and arrogant since childhood, could never tolerate such a divorce; she immediately cursed like a shrew.

Ye Zhangqing, do you dare to divorce me? How dare you.............

Gag her.

Before she could finish speaking, she was gagged again with the foot wrappings; her words cut off abruptly, and looking at He Lu, two lines of useless tears had already streamed down her eyes.

Humiliation, utter humiliation—thinking of He Lu, from childhood to now, when has she ever suffered such humiliation?

However, no one was paying attention to her at this moment; Liu Shuang was talking to Ye Zhangqing.

I say we just kill them outright.

Liu Shuang is quite direct, and looking at her, it's clear she really dares; hearing this, Xu Jie at the side hurriedly said.

"Senior sister, stay calm; killing them might not be easy to explain, especially from the Place: Zhu Feng side."

"What's the big deal? They harmed Dao Yi Sect disciples, destroyed the resolve of our Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ, colluded with demons— isn't that enough to sentence them to death?"

Liu Shuang said this without changing her expression; in response, Xu Jie's mouth twitched— this woman really dares to say.

"But this woman's Shīzūn still........"

"Then let's kill them all together; the disciple colluded with demons, so the Master certainly won't be any better."

"What a bunch of scoundrels; killing He Lu isn't enough, they even want to kill her Shīzūn."

Xu Jie only felt his eyelid twitch, and he repeatedly shook his head.

"There's no need for that."

"Then let's bury them— no sign of them alive or dead."

"This..........."

Hearing Liu Shuang talk about how to kill and hide corpses, doing it so silently that even gods and ghosts wouldn't know, Ye Zhangqing's head was full of Black Line— is this really something an orthodox sect disciple could say?

Even more outrageous, all the Shénjiàn Fēng Dìzǐ around not only did not object, but on the contrary, they all spoke up with suggestions.

"I think Second Senior Sister is right; just bury them, and then we'll say they left on their own."

"Hmm, feasible, but we need to choose a good burial site."

"Let's bury it in the rear mountain; no one will find it."

"That's not proper; I think we should choose a place that can't be searched— how about burying it in the Steward's Hall rear courtyard? No one would think of that there."

Listen, what kind of tiger-wolf words are these? When He Lu and the Luo Xia Sect disciples heard this, they all turned pale with fright— is this still the leader of the orthodox path of Dongzhou? Even the Demonic Sect is no better than this.