Chapter 683

Character: Wu Hongcai was very worried; Xuanqing Daozhang calling out to him now must be intending to harm his life, even though Xuanqing Daozhang had already promised to spare his dog's life. Given his knowledge of Xuanqing Daozhang—more precisely, from Xuanqing Daozhang's appearance one could see he was an upright person, not the type to go back on his word, and there were outsiders nearby as well.

Feng Yanrong could tell at a glance that she was not in league with Xuanqing Daozhang; their temperaments did not match at all.

Xuanqing Daozhang going back on his word, the risk of killing him while ruining his own reputation was less than one percent—no, perhaps not even one ten-thousandth—but he dared not be careless, for he valued his own life greatly.

From your account, I have gained a detailed understanding of you, the River God of Liang Shui He; you are clearly a cold-hearted person—how could you think of avenging Zhu Xing, even uttering the idea of flooding Liangshui Town without hesitation!

Xuanqing Daozhang stared deeply at Character: Wu Hongcai; he did not know whether the River God's idea of flooding Liangshui Town was true or false, just offhand or genuinely planned, but even if it was merely offhand, it sufficed to show how much the River God valued Zhu Xing, he said teasingly:

Could it be that the River God and Zhu Xing share some unspeakable secret?

Of course.

Another possibility is that the River God could blurt out something like 'flooding Liangshui Town' perhaps because of his beloved wife of the Zhu Clan, wanting to impress her; although Character: Wu Hongcai's account did not go into detail about the Zhu Clan young lady, from the River God's tendency to chase novelty and tire of the old...

Over the years, there have been no shortage of vicious beasts who, for their own selfish ends, would not hesitate to sacrifice beautiful women as priests to this River God; at first the River God would take a liking to them, but before long he would grow bored and they would become his feast.

Yet this Zhu Clan young lady managed to secure a steady position as the River God's wife for many years, showing that her tactics relied hardly on mere beauty—almost impossible to achieve.

This, this, this...

Character: Wu Hongcai seemed to have thought of something; his complexion instantly became extremely complex, he hemmed and hawed, as if he did not know how to answer.

'As expected, I knew there was something fishy!'

Xuanqing Daozhang looked at Character: Wu Hongcai's complex emotions; how could he not realize there was surely something nefarious? Fortunately he had asked an extra question, otherwise he might truly have taken it as the River God's affection extending to Character: Wu Hongcai, he said with a cold laugh:

'How come, are you unwilling to speak or simply not want to speak?'

Character: Wu Hongcai gave Xuanqing Daozhang a strange look; he never expected him to say such a thing—unwilling to speak versus not wanting to speak, what difference could there be? But seeing Xuanqing Daozhang's unfriendly demeanor, he dared not press further, lest he provoke the Daozhang's anger, and replied with an embarrassed laugh:

'Sir...'

'You just recounted in detail all those beastly deeds the River God has committed, so why now refuse to speak of this small matter? Could it be that this matter is even more important than those?'

Xuanqing Daozhang gave a cold chuckle, gazing at Character: Wu Hongcai; deep down he felt a gladness, perhaps hoping to deal with that beastly River God, the matter would fall upon the Zhu Clan young master, and he said:

'I advise you to consider yourself; anyway, based on what you just said, if the River God learns of it, you're a dead man, and now mentioning his relation to the Zhu Clan young master would merely add another charge—do you think you have two lives, that after losing one you still worry about the other?'

'Could it be that the River God and that beast Zhu Xing are not that kind of relationship?'

Wang Ping'an's complexion instantly turned extremely strange; having just heard Character: Wu Hongcai's introduction of what sort of creature the River God is, he also doubted the matter of the River God proposing to flood Liangshui Town—not because he suspected Character: Wu Hongcai of lying, for given his own life and safety, how could he joke about such a thing? What intrigued him was that the River God at first glance was not a brainless person; he could not possibly be unaware that once he flooded Liangshui Town, what fate awaited him; yet the River God, in order to speak up for Zhu Xing, did not hesitate to propose flooding Liangshui Town, making it hard for him not to suspect the relationship between Zhu Xing and the River God.

Merely being an uncle and nephew makes it hard to reach such a degree!

Furthermore, the River God is someone who could stab his own father-in-law in the back, and for the sake of his River God position would not hesitate to ruthlessly kill his pregnant wife; he would be even less likely to do something that would bring about his own death just because of this connection.

He also recalled that, whether in the Le Family or just now, Character: Wu Hongcai's account of the River God devoted a large portion to describing the River God's scandalous love affairs, to the point of saying he was lustful to the extent of life itself, making it hard not to imagine the River God's relationship with Zhu Xing taking a licentious turn.

Although.

Whether it is the River God or Zhu Xing, both are male, yet no one can guarantee that after playing with many women, the River God might change his taste.

Character: Wu Hongcai trembled all over, his face turned pale; he was no fool, how could he fail to grasp the meaning in Xuanqing Daozhang's words? He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the words reached his lips and he lacked the courage to speak them; after gritting his teeth, he said:

'Sir, I have indeed heard some rumors, but whether they are true or false, I am not quite sure!'

Xuanqing Daozhang looked at Character: Wu Hongcai with a playful gaze; seeing him say that, he instantly understood that the so-called rumors were likely true, merely too consequential to be spoken lightly, and he said with a smiling squint:

'Go ahead and say it; true or false, I will go verify it!'

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Character: Wu Hongcai said in a low voice: 'This Zhu Clan young master is very likely the bloodline of our River God!'

'How could that be...'

Xuanqing Daozhang exclaimed in surprise; he knew he would surely hear an outrageous remark from Character: Wu Hongcai, otherwise he could not have uttered such words—saying what he knew was merely a 'rumor,' yet he never expected it to be this sort of thing; before he could finish speaking, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind and the words on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back.

Xuanqing Daozhang stared deeply at Character: Wu Hongcai.

Character: Wu Hongcai worried that Xuanqing Daozhang did not believe his words, and hastily opened his mouth to explain:

'Sir, you may not know; the mother of that Zhu Clan young master comes to our Liang Shui He every few days, bringing only the Zhu Clan young master, yet she has never once brought her husband!'

(End of chapter)