Chapter 543: What Did You Do to Me?

Zhang Deben stared speechlessly at Li Ping; he knew his wife was clearly at the brink of anger and could never speak for him.

Just as expected.

This is his wife's true purpose!

Li Ping withdrew her gaze from Zhang Guilian; she feared that if she looked again she would snatch the long sword from Zhang Chengze's hand and cut this swine‑like scum in one blow. With a sullen expression, she stared coldly at Zhang Deben and said harshly:

"De Ben, why are you silent? Are you tacitly approving, or too afraid to guarantee?"

She knew her De Ben would soften at a crucial moment; under other circumstances she would endure and not quarrel like Zhang Guilian, out of respect for the men in her family. After all, her family had been repeatedly wronged by Zhang Guilian.

But.

Zhang Guilian actually dared to do this, colluding with outsiders to plot against her family's men and usurp her family's Lion Ridge Mountain God position.

Earlier.

The Du family father and son had done something similar before, prying open her family's De Ben's coffin and stealing the Lion Ridge Mountain God Token. Her family, out of deference to Zhang Guilian, did not press the Du family further, never expecting Zhang Guilian to repeat such a deed. Had they known, they should not have let the Du family off so easily.

"Father, why are you silent? If you say you can't guarantee, I'll summon the Village Chief!"

At this point, Zhang Chengze's words halted; he stared coldly at Zhang Guilian a short distance away, completely spoiled by his father. Even after committing a despicable act, not a hint of panic or remorse showed on his face, and he said harshly:

"As for what she has done, how should we deal with it? We'll handle it according to clan rules!"

Clan rules.

Naturally, there is no detailed record of how to punish Zhang Guilian for colluding with outsiders to endanger his father's life and usurp his father's Lion Ridge Mountain God position.

After all.

Since Zhang Family Village established clan rules, they had never produced a Mountain God before; as for later… they never even imagined it, so such rules were not recorded. Yet their village is not run by scholars who merely recite texts; they can refer to similar clan rules to determine how to punish Zhang Guilian.

Regardless of which similar rule is consulted, for Zhang Guilian's misdeeds there is only one path: death.

"Fine, fine, you've all said that, what more do you expect me to say?"

Zhang Deben glared displeased at Zhang Chengze and Li Ping, knowing that if he didn't accept their terms now, they would never let Zhang Guilian go, and said:

"Then as you say, I will use the Divine Technique: Persuade to do good on Guilian. If she later fails to do good, even if she commits a single bad deed, you may kill her, and I will not interfere!"

Although he said that, his heart was full of anxiety; it wasn't the technique itself that worried him, but that it was fabricated. After obtaining the Mountain God Token and fully becoming the Lion Ridge Mountain God, he had received the complete Mountain God inheritance from the token, acquiring countless divine techniques, including this one.

It is the only technique he can currently wield!

The Mountain God Token's description made the specifics of this technique clear to him, yet he had never used it, and he was unsure whether it truly matched the token's records.

Moreover.

This matter concerns his sister's life and safety; even though his heart toward Zhang Guilian is as cold as ash, he still cares about her fate. Though he knows the Mountain God Token's inheritance will not deceive him, not having seen it with his own eyes still makes him uneasy.

"Father, with those words from you I feel relieved!"

Zhang Chengze said with a smiling grin.

Divine Technique: Persuade to do good?

He didn't know whether his father was sincere or deceiving, or whether such a technique truly existed. He did know that even if it existed, given Zhang Guilian's temperament, expecting her to do good was less realistic than hoping she wouldn't do bad, which was impossible to achieve.

At this moment, in his eyes, Zhang Guilian was barely different from a corpse.

However.

He guessed his mother, knowing his father valued family ties and didn't want to trouble him, was now letting the poisonous woman Zhang Guilian go. Later, when an opportunity arose, as soon as Zhang Guilian committed any bad act, he would kill her on the spot; his father would have no chance to stop him.

"De Ben, stop the chatter, quickly use that divine technique on this poisonous woman, then send her away. I never want to see that poisonous woman again in Zhang Family Village!"

【5】 Li Ping showed no concealment of her disgust for Zhang Guilian.

Li Ping did not conceal her dislike for Zhang Guilian at all.

"You old prostitute, what do you think Zhang Family Village is, a remote mountain? Even if you kneel and beg me, I won't bother!"

Zhang Guilian was about to open her mouth to curse; she could tolerate Li Ping's few insults as a mercy, but this old prostitute showed no sense of propriety.

To insult her again and again, as if she had no temper?

Before she could finish speaking, everything blurred. When she looked again, a figure had appeared before her—Zhang Chengyong, looking ferocious and ominous. Startled and fearing his hostility, she tried to turn away, but with a "Snap!" she was knocked down to the ground.

"Chengyong..."

This novel you...

Zhang Deben saw Zhang Chengyong slap Zhang Guilian to the ground and was about to say something, but before he could speak, Zhang Chengyong cut him off:

"Father, this poisonous woman insults my mother like this; should I beat her?"

"Yes, of course. If you strike well, even if you don't act, I will do it!"

Zhang Deben sneered, speaking righteously:

If he dared to say even a single 'no', Li Ping's hostile gaze might have smashed his statue. He dotes on Zhang Guilian, but after being repeatedly hurt by her, his heart is ashen; now the only thing he cares about is Zhang Guilian's safety.

Beyond that...

Being slapped for his sharp tongue, he only deserved it!

"Guilian, blame me. If I hadn't failed to educate you back then, you wouldn't have become like this!"

Zhang Deben briskly approached Zhang Guilian, looking at her lying on the ground with a resentful stare, his face full of sorrow.

Zhang Guilian cursed, "Hypocrite!"

Zhang Deben ignored Zhang Guilian's endless rant, muttering words as if reciting a spell; moments later, a faint golden radiance began to emanate from his body.

Gathering together.

"Go!"

Zhang Deben barked coldly, and the golden light struck Zhang Guilian's forehead instantly. The previously ranting Zhang Guilian suddenly ceased cursing, looked up at Zhang Deben, and asked in astonishment:

"Y-you—what did you do to me?"

(End of Chapter)