Chapter 375: Intentional?

Dad, I heard that obtaining the Mountain God Token means one can become the Mountain God!

Liu Dongzhu held Wang Ping'an as they walked out of the room.

"Dongzhu, what are you saying?"

Upon hearing this, not only Wang Lin but even the surrounding people all changed expression dramatically, their faces complex as they said: "You mean the Du family father and son stole the elder brother's Mountain God Token, intending to seize the elder brother's position as Lion Ridge Mountain God?"

"Impossible, the Lion Ridge Mountain God was bestowed upon our family's De Ben by the Yama King; how could that beastly father-son pair of the Du family snatch De Ben's Lion Ridge Mountain God position?"

Li Ping found it hard to believe the way.

"Old Lady Zhang, what Lady Wang said is not false—obtaining the Mountain God Token allows one to become the Mountain God by relying on the token!"

A voice sounded, drawing everyone's gaze; the speaker was Yu Die, who had returned from Lion Ridge covered in wounds yesterday and hadn't even left the house since, let alone had dinner.

"No wonder those two little bastards, clearly we agreed that I would suffer some grievances so that our family and my elder brother's family could reconcile, making it convenient for our family to gain some advantages from my elder brother's family."

"But those two bastards suddenly pried open my elder brother's coffin and secretly took his Mountain God Token; it turns out they were aiming for the Lion Ridge Mountain God position!"

Zhang Guilian cursed under her breath, immediately realizing how the Du family father and son could do such a nonsensical thing, not at all matching what they had said, and she seethed angrily:

"Why, for such a major matter, they didn't even tell me, leaving me here to take the blame—this isn't pushing me into the fire, is it?"

Regarding her family's men and her son, prying open her elder brother's coffin and taking his Mountain God Token, she harbored no resentment in her heart; if possible, she would rather the Lion Ridge Mountain God position belong to her family than to her elder brother, and although she had tried to curry favor with the Zhang family yesterday, she had suffered much grievance.

However.

Whether it was the Zhang family members, the Wang family members, or even the Zhang clan members, no one paid much heed to her grievances; at that time she was filled with anger.

But for the sake of her own family, for her elder brother to become the Lion Ridge Mountain God so her family could gain advantages, she had to continue enduring the grievances in order to thaw relations between her family and the Zhang family.

She was not the type to willingly degrade herself, nor the sort who, after being slapped on the left cheek, would still stick out the right cheek for another slap.

If the Lion Ridge Mountain God position belonged to her family, why would she suffer these grievances? It should be the Zhang family, even the Zhang clan members, who ought to endure them.

Zhang Chengze worriedly said: "Lady Yu, if the Du family father and son rely on my father's Mountain God Token to become the Lion Ridge Mountain God, what will happen to my father, what fate awaits him?"

"What fate?"

Yu Die smiled, her face full of icy intent, and said: "What other fate could there be? Naturally, the soul would scatter and the spirit dissipate, with no chance of reincarnation!"

"I'll kill you!"

Upon hearing Yu Die's words, Li Ping could no longer contain her inner fury; she lunged at Zhang Guilian, knocked her to the ground, grabbed her neck with both hands, her face ferocious as she shouted angrily:

"If our family's De Ben suffers any misfortune, not only you, but also your husband and your son—I will have them all buried with our De Ben!"

"Loosen, loosen, let go..." Zhang Guilian's breathing suddenly became rapid, her face flushed red, she struggled with all her might, but Li Ping's hands were like iron clamps, making it hard for her to break free; unconsciously she hallucinated, weeping and wailing:

"Big brother, big brother, save me!"

Zhang Chengze quickly reacted, rushing forward to help Zhang Guilian break free from his mother's grip; although he wished the Zhang Guilian family would die, he couldn't let his mother actually strangle Zhang Guilian, so he said:

"Mom, mom, mom, don't act rashly; the most important thing now is to find the Du family father and son—once we find them and retrieve the Mountain God Token, other matters can wait until after we resolve my father's troubles!"

"Chengze, someone like Zhang Guilian deserves to be strangled to death!"

Zhang Guihua snorted; if she weren't still being held by Wang Lin, she would have gone up to strangle Zhang Guilian to death, she said angrily:

"What has my elder brother done to owe them anything? Back then, their family's rise was entirely due to my elder brother helping them bit by bit; yet they dare to do such beastly deeds—are they even human?"

She wholeheartedly helped her elder brother assist the Du family in becoming prosperous, and she had no objections; she knew what kind of person her elder brother was, and if her family needed help, he would likewise help them—over the years, whenever her elder brother hunted game, he would always send them a share.

This allowed her family, even before that beastly clan had prospered, to enjoy a good meal on every festival, and by relying on the game meat her elder brother sent, they exchanged it for much grain in the village, helping her family get through one difficult day after another.

But.

The Zhang Guilian family actually committed such beastly acts—prying open her elder brother's coffin, stealing his Mountain God Token, attempting to seize his Lion Ridge Mountain God position.

They didn't care at all; after they snatched the Lion Ridge Mountain God position, her elder brother's soul would scatter and spirit dissipate, with no chance of reincarnation.

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Even beasts could not possibly commit such heaven-defying atrocities!

"Young aunt, our top priority now is still to find the Du family father and son, to learn where they have fled, and we also need to ask the second aunt!"

Zhang Chengze gave a bitter laugh; he was about to restrain his mother, but upon hearing Zhang Guihua's words, his mother almost broke free from his grip, so he hastily said:

"Second aunt, hurry up and say where the Du family father and son have gone; if you don't tell me, my mother will strangle you, and I won't be able to stop her!"

"I, I, I don't know..."

Zhang Guilian blurted out instinctively; before she could finish speaking, she saw Li Ping break free from Zhang Chengze's embrace and lunge at her again, so she hastily explained:

"They never told me they would take—no, steal my elder brother's Mountain God Token; if I had known, I wouldn't dare stay here—they're clearly trying to pin the blame on me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a flash of insight crossed Zhang Guilian's mind; she thought of Du Guan, her whole body trembled, her face filled with fury, and she burst out cursing:

"I understand now—Du Guan, that beast, deliberately kept me here so he could use your hands to kill me, thereby freeing him to marry a young, beautiful wife!"

Over the years, if she hadn't constantly guarded against Du Guan, monitoring his every move, that scoundrel Du Guan would surely have engaged in the beastly practice of keeping a concubine in a golden house, possibly even bringing back several illegitimate children.

No wonder.

These past few years, shouting at that old thing to give money so they could buy a bride for their family's Wenxuan, that old thing refused, offering one excuse after another.

Nine times out of ten, he just wanted to hold onto some wealth, then after she grew old and faded, buy himself a young, beautiful girl to take as a concubine.

(End of chapter)