Chapter 542: Divine Technique: Persuade to do Good?

Punishment?

Zhang Chengze heard that and seemed to have heard a joke of cosmic proportions; he glanced at his father, then immediately looked toward the unflinching Zhang Guilian not far away and, angry, said:

"Father, that poisonous woman has, over so many years, repeatedly done things that wronged our family; it's not just once or twice."

"I often told you, and you kept urging me, saying she's an elder, telling me not to hold a grudge against her."

"Even when she overstepped, you never punished her; now you tell me you will punish her?"

"Father, it's not that I don't trust you, but I want to ask: how am I supposed to believe you?"

"Enough, Chengze, say fewer words!"

At that moment, a familiar voice sounded from outside the Mountain God Temple; Zhang Chengze turned his head and saw his mother and his sister‑in‑law walking in from outside the temple, followed by Zhang Chengyong, who frowned and said:

"Mother, why are you here?"

Zhang Chengyong sneered, "Elder brother, I originally went back to report safety to Mother and Sister‑in‑law so they could sleep peacefully, but I never expected that as soon as I stepped out of the Mountain God Temple, Mother and Sister‑in‑law were already outside the temple; I just told them what happened, and they rushed over, and I couldn't even try to stop them!"

Stop?

He naturally wouldn't stop; this time he went home to avoid being conscripted by his father, to clash with his elder brother, so his brother could deal with Zhang Guilian, that murderous poisonous woman.

He just wanted to go home, bring his mother over, have her earnestly advise his father not to keep acting foolishly.

Zhang Guilian has no conscience; no matter how many good deeds are done for her, she never remembers them, only recalling the things that wronged her.

The problem is—why would anyone feel sorry for her? She doesn't care, nor does she think about it.

Even if Zhang Guilian is spared this time, no need to imagine; if another chance arises, that poisonous woman will still harm his father, even without benefit, as long as she can spew a single vile breath.

Zhu Lancui said, "Chengze, you don't know—right after you and Chengyong left, Mother was so worried she couldn't sit still; deep down she only cared about our father's condition and rushed to the Mountain God Temple without delay!"

Zhang Chengze asked in confusion, "Then why didn't I see Mother and you outside the Mountain God Temple just now?"

Zhu Lancui explained, "Mother feared her appearance would affect you and everyone, so when she saw you arrive with the group, she hid herself!"

"Mother, you really are something…"

Zhang Chengze gave a wry smile, wanted to say something, but Li Ping had no patience; she briskly stepped to Zhang Deben, glared at Zhang Guilian with disgust, and said:

"De Ben, you said you would punish Zhang Guilian; then tell me, how would you punish her?"

Just now.

Outside the Mountain God Temple, when she saw Zhang Chengyong emerge, she hurriedly asked him what had happened inside the temple, what exactly was going on with their father.

Why did he suddenly appear in her dream, waking her instantly and causing her to flee the whole family from Zhang Family Village.

Before she could finish asking what had happened, her father vanished from her dream.

It wasn't until Zhang Chengyong explained the details to her that her underlying disgust for Zhang Guilian became impossible to conceal.

All these years, Zhang Deben has been supporting Zhang Guilian, and she has many grievances.

It's not that she's petty and can't stand her own men helping relatives; when her husband helped the Zhang Guihua family, she had no objections.

Because of years of contact, she knows the Zhang Guihua family are all good people.

They've never caused any trouble!

But Zhang Guilian's family, since they rose to prominence, have repeatedly done things that wronged her family—one, two, three, four incidents…

She doesn't even know how many wrongs Zhang Guilian's family has done to hers; she thought she looked down on Zhang Guilian, never expecting that Zhang Guilian could even collude with outsiders to scheme against her elder brother.

If it weren't for considering Zhang Deben, she truly wanted her two eldest sons to slay Zhang Guilian, that white‑wolf‑eyed woman, on the spot.

This time.

She wanted to see what this old fool Zhang Deben's means of punishing Zhang Guilian were; if they didn't please her, she wouldn't settle for anything easily.

"Old woman, you don't know, I have a Divine Technique!"

Zhang Deben paused, and with a sidelong glance at the surroundings saw pair after pair of curious eyes, unsure whether they were curious about his Divine Technique or how he would deal with Zhang Guilian, and he explained:

"It's called 'Persuade to do good'; as long as I use this Divine Technique on Zhang Guilian, she will thereafter do good deeds and never do bad ones!"

"Persuade to do good? Such a Divine Technique exists?"

Wang Ping'an's face was full of curiosity, and countless thoughts swirled in his mind as he mused:

"I wonder if I could steal this Divine Technique; if I could, would using it to make others do good earn me Merit?"

For a moment, Wang Ping'an stared fervently at his uncle, wanting to watch closely as his uncle employed this Divine Technique, to see if his own system was capable of stealing the technique from his uncle.

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If he could, he would try, using this Divine Technique to make others do good, to see whether he could obtain Merit.

"Father, is this the punishment you mentioned?"

Zhang Chengze forced himself not to burst into a tirade; he knew his father had many flaws, being overly concerned with family was one, and the biggest flaw.

All these years, their family has been repeatedly trapped by Zhang Guilian's family; not just him, even the whole family had huge grievances, yet his father wouldn't even lift a finger.

Whenever Zhang Guilian came knocking, needing something from their family—no, more precisely, trying to trap them—his father would still comply.

It's no longer once or twice!

He knew that when his father said he would punish Zhang Guilian, nine times out of ten it would turn a big matter into a small one.

He never imagined…

That the punishment would be this kind was something he had never heard of!

"Enough, Chengze, say fewer words; your father acts this way for reasons—after all, that poisonous woman is your father's sister, have you forgotten? Your father often says that when his parents were alive, they told him he was the eldest son, the pillar of the family, and must diligently care for his two younger sisters."

Li Ping said in a mocking tone, and at that moment she was full of anger toward Zhang Guilian's deeds, giving her no basic respect, rarely even calling her 'Guilian' but directly calling her poisonous woman; before Zhang Chengze could speak, she turned her head to Zhang Deben, expressionless, and said:

"De Ben, you said this Divine Technique, as long as it's used on this poisonous woman, she'll become a good person thereafter; can you give a guarantee?"

"Guarantee? What guarantee?"

Zhang Deben asked, puzzled.

Li Ping coldly stared at the nearby face, which was full of contempt, clearly not taking Zhang Deben's so‑called Divine Technique 'Persuade to do good' seriously, and said with disgust:

"From now on, if she ever does another bad deed, she should receive the punishment she deserves; even if she's beheaded, you shouldn't meddle!"

(End of chapter)