Chapter 945: Shameless, ruthless enough, that is why he can win

In the middle of the night, the torches in the Jia-block prison were burning, occasionally popping with a crackle, the firelight bursting and snapping.

Chen Guanlou led Zhuang Yifei to the cell door where Geng Yushi was imprisoned.

When Geng Yushi saw Zhuang Yifei, he was struck with such great shock and disbelief. His expression was so stunned, it was as if he had seen a ghost.

"Are you human or a ghost?" he asked, voicing the doubt and terror in his heart.

"I am, of course, human."

"How could you possibly appear here? How are you still alive? Why aren't you dead yet?" Upon learning that the other party was human, Geng Yushi appeared exceptionally furious, shouting hysterically. His expression was so ferocious that he even discarded the decency of a scholar.

"You aren't dead yet, so how could I bear to die?" Zhuang Yifei gave a cold laugh. "Are you very disappointed that you couldn't kill me?"

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, it is this man! He insulted my wife and daughter, ruined my reputation, and his hands are stained with blood. He is a wanted criminal of the imperial court. Quickly, kill him!"

Geng Yushi was angry and agitated, pointing at Zhuang Yifei, his gaze spitting fire, yet carrying a trace of excitement.

There is a path to heaven you do not take, but you insist on breaking into the gate of hell!

Then do not blame him for being ruthless; he would take advantage of his illness to claim his life.

Chen Guanlou stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall, ignoring Geng Yushi's clamoring. He just wanted to hear what kind of grievances existed between the two of them, and who was right or wrong.

Only by understanding the cause and effect would he know how to handle it correctly.

Zhuang Yifei gave a cold laugh. "Insulted your wife and daughter? Heh, you have the nerve to say that. Afen and I were in mutual love, engaged by the words of matchmakers and the commands of our parents. You were resentful and came to snatch the bride. It is clearly you who stole my wife."

Geng Yushi was furious. "You knew clearly that Afen and I were childhood sweethearts, and you knew clearly that I had already set my heart on her. Why did you still have to get engaged to her? Why did you still have to snatch her from me? You were the one who was unrighteous first; do not blame me."

"A pack of lies! You keep saying you set your heart on her, but when Afen's family fell into misfortune, where were you? She disregarded her dignity to go find you, only to be driven out the front gate by your servants. Where were you then? When your mother humiliated her, where were you? Once I helped Afen's family overcome their difficulties and our two families set the wedding date, you ran out to snatch the bride. You used your future and life to force Afen's father to break the engagement. Geng Dalang, do you have any shame?"

"How am I shameless!" Geng Yushi jumped up and clamored. "I married Afen; isn't that taking responsibility for her?"

"You married her? And what happened after you married her? You ignored her, letting her be bullied by your mother and sisters, letting her be insulted by the servants. If it weren't for your coldness and heartlessness, how could she have passed away at such a young age, not even thirty? You couldn't even protect the child she bore for you. Geng Dalang, you are not fit to be a human."

Zhuang Yifei was beyond furious, accusing the other party point by point.

As Chen Guanlou listened, he became extremely interested in the Afen they spoke of. Just what kind of beautiful, gentle, and virtuous girl was she, that these two men, at their age, still could not forget her and kept accusing each other?

Geng Yushi gritted his teeth. "Then what about you slandering my reputation in front of others? You knew clearly that I was going to seek a master, so you arranged gossip in front of my teachers beforehand, causing my apprenticeship to fail. You deserve to die!"

"Then let me ask you, that year during the examinations, my diet was disrupted, and I had diarrhea repeatedly, to the point that I became dehydrated and fainted halfway through. You ruined my future and destroyed my Dao heart. Who was it that put poison in my food?"

"You suspect me?"

"Who else could it be but you? Except for you, no one could get close to my food. Except for you, no one would harm me. Except for you, no one would hate me so much!"

"What about you filing a false accusation against my family to the government?" Geng Yushi decisively changed the subject, clearly showing that he was indeed the one who had poisoned the food back then. On the day before the imperial examination, he had put poison in Zhuang Yifei's food, causing the other party to have diarrhea and faint from dehydration during the exam, leading to him being expelled from the examination hall. It was a miserable sight!

This hatred was comparable to the hatred of having one's family wiped out, the hatred of having one's father and mother killed!

The hatred was indeed great.

Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue twice!

Between people... it really is impossible to guard against!

Geng Yushi was indeed not a good person, just a petty man.

Of course, Zhuang Yifei certainly could not be considered a good person either.

"False accusation? Hahaha... did your family's crimes require me to falsely accuse you?" Zhuang Yifei said, angry and pained. "You obtained your official rank, then turned around and colluded with the government to frame my family, causing my family to be broken and my relatives to die. I luckily escaped with my life and left my hometown, yet you still refused to let me go, contacting people everywhere to hunt me down. You forced me to become a bandit and openly requested the government to suppress me. Fortunately, heaven has eyes; after all these years, you still didn't succeed. Now you have become a prisoner, hahaha..."

Zhuang Yifei laughed painfully, his laughter filled with resentment and unwillingness; it was guilt for his family, longing for old friends of the past, and the hatred of being unable to kill his enemy with his own hands.

"It's all your own fault, it's all your own fault!"

Geng Yushi was on the verge of a breakdown, furious, completely lacking his usual decency and calmness. Like a trapped beast, he paced in circles in the cell. "You deserve it! Who told you to fight with me! Anyone who fights with me will not have a good end. Heaven has no eyes to let you live until today. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, kill him for me, kill him. Five thousand taels, you can take the money as soon as the sky brightens."

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly and spread his hands, indicating that this matter was not up for discussion.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yifei immediately laughed smugly. "Do you really think the world is the same as you, blinded by money and killing the innocent? Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen is a master praised by everyone in the Wu Lin, unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness; how could he tolerate your arrogance? You are doomed!"

Geng Yushi glared fiercely at the other party and continued to clamor. "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, you are an official; how can you be friends with a bandit? We are both eating from the public pot; we should help each other. If you kill him for me, your benefits will absolutely not be lacking. To take a step back, as a bandit, he dares to run to the Heavenly Prison to clamor; this is clearly a provocation and an insult to the law. Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, do you really intend to turn a blind eye?"

"Have you both finished speaking?"

Chen Guanlou slowly stood up straight, and his aura changed along with it. Previously, he had been listening to gossip and grievances, keeping himself restrained, as if he had disappeared, making people unable to feel his presence.

At this moment, as he stood straight, his aura was so strong that he instantly took control of the entire scene.

Zhuang Yifei subconsciously swallowed, thinking, could this be the pressure of a Ninth Rank martial artist?

Geng Yushi also seemed to calm down, his voice becoming smaller. "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, you must not be bewitched by the man surnamed Zhuang. He is a bandit and must be eliminated quickly."

"After listening to all this, I finally understand." Chen Guanlou picked at his ear and pointed at Zhuang Yifei. "Neither of you can be called a good person. As for you, you have been passively beaten, how miserable, and your means of counterattacking are also very limited. In a word, your luck is bad. As for you..."

He pointed at Geng Yushi again. "Your actions are fast, ruthless, and accurate; you are shameless and ruthless enough! Zhuang Yifei losing to you is not an injustice!" ===== CHAPTER 946 =====