Chapter 238

But asking her to give up the plan to rescue Ren Woxing was also impossible.

After all, no matter how you put it, he was still her biological father.

How could she allow her father to suffer while she herself lived a carefree, romantic life with her lover?

【If Li Buyi rescues Ren Woxing, this guy might very well set his sights on me】

【When the time comes, not only will he "suck my blood," he might even demand that I work for him】

【Linghu Chong is a cautionary tale—I don't want to follow in his footsteps, and even less do I want to see Ren Yingying put in a difficult position】

【There's a saying that goes well: if you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who raised it】

【But the hardest part is right here—there's no way I could go kill Ren Yingying's own father, right?】

【If she found out, wouldn't she hate me for life?】

264 The conflicted Bai Feifei, the carefree Zhu Qiqi

【Thinking about it later, that's not right—I jumped to conclusions】

【I'm not Linghu Chong. I'm a dignified Celestial, a man of principle—how could I possibly be controlled by some Ren Woxing?】

【If reason works, great; if it doesn't, then forget about reason】

【Threaten me with Ren Yingying?】

【Then I'll use my fists to teach him who's boss!】

【Or I'll just snatch Ren Yingying and run—what can he do to me? Let's see if he can even cross Taihu first!】

"Huu—"

In the room, Ren Yingying quietly let out a breath of relief.

Just as Jiang Sishui had said: if you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who raised it.

After learning that Jiang Sishui didn't care for Ren Woxing, what she had worried about most was that he might go to extremes and secretly kill Ren Woxing.

Fortunately, she had been overthinking.

Jiang Sishui was rational enough.

"Taihu... that's right. It's a natural moat even a Celestial can't cross. If Father wants to come knocking, it'll be as hard as ascending to heaven."

With no worries left behind, Ren Yingying immediately made up her mind: first, devote all her efforts to finding Ren Woxing.

【On the road I met a little Miss, very pretty, being bullied by someone, so I wondered if the Old Man Under the Moon had come down again to tie me up with steel bars】

【Such a chance to perform naturally couldn't be missed】

【After smoothly helping her out, that Miss actually said her name was Zhu Qiqi!】

【She's the female lead of "Wu Lin Wai Shi," not just someone with the same name】

"Oh? Helped someone only to land on my wife's nemesis?"

The women were slightly stunned—this really was quite a coincidence.

But... did this Zhu Qiqi have a diary copy before?

Although according to Jiang Sishui, Zhu Qiqi was very pretty, before the two met, Jiang Sishui's "favorability" toward her might not necessarily be high enough.

"This guy's old habit is acting up again. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhu Qiqi has probably also been lured to Mantuo Shanzhuang."

"Zhu Qiqi, Bai Feifei—when these two meet, who knows what will happen."

The women were very curious, but unfortunately they couldn't witness firsthand the scene of the two nemeses meeting.

【In the drama, Feifei and Zhu Qiqi are nemeses, but fortunately in reality they're not】

【Otherwise my harem would really turn into a Shura battlefield】

【Bai Feifei, Zhu Qiqi—just look at the style of these names, they should obviously be good sisters. Why fight to the death?】

【My "Invincible Body" isn't made of clay—rain and dew shared equally, there's no need to fight at all】

Under the moonlit night, in the cool pavilion.

Bai Feifei's delicate brows furrowed slightly, her expression somewhat conflicted.

Zhu Qiqi—she had met her today.

When she heard the other's name, she was a bit dazed, completely caught off guard.

But at their first meeting, Bai Feifei did not make things difficult for Zhu Qiqi—neither tripping her up nor giving her a cold look.

Although her attitude couldn't be exactly the same as when dealing with newcomers in the past, at least the proprieties were thorough.

And this was because Zhu Qiqi's arrival was too sudden; Bai Feifei herself hadn't figured out how to treat her.

Target her? Make things difficult for her?

Doing so would only make herself seem petty.

After all, the grudge between the two only existed in an illusory story. If she took it too seriously, some people would think she was too calculating and lacked the bearing of a chief wife.

But asking her to act as if nothing had happened and immediately address Zhu Qiqi as a sister?

She absolutely could not do that.

You have to know, Bai Feifei came from Phantom Palace, and was never someone easy to deal with.

Strictly speaking, she was also a heartless, ruthless witch who killed without blinking.

It's just that after following Jiang Sishui, her fierce side had been reined in.

Of course, the harmonious atmosphere of Mantuo Shanzhuang, unlike the cold and heartless Phantom Palace, was also subtly influencing her.

Her fingers lightly tapping the page, Bai Feifei fell into deep thought.

"Right now, there should be plenty of people waiting to see how I treat Zhu Qiqi, right? Wanting to watch the show?"

"Zhu Qiqi... the object of rivalry has changed, and I'm hardly short on rivals myself..."

……

Unlike Bai Feifei, Zhu Qiqi wasn't so conflicted.

GLOSSARY:

Bai Feifei

Ren Yingying

Wu Lin

Zhu Qiqi

Li Buyi

Wu Lin Wai Shi

Linghu Chong

Ren Woxing

Jiang Sishui

Mantuo Shanzhuang

Phantom Palace

Celestial

When she had just met Bai Feifei today, to be honest, her heart was indeed a little nervous.

After all, Bai Feifei was Jiang Sishui's first woman, and Jiang Sishui had even handed the "Water-Controlling Pearl" over to her to manage, which showed just how much he doted on and trusted Bai Feifei.

Besides, Bai Feifei was also one of the earliest to arrive at Mantuo Shanzhuang, and she must have long since built good relations with Jiang Sishui's other women.

Zhu Qiqi also worried that, having just arrived, she would be targeted and isolated.

At the time, she had already made up her mind: if Bai Feifei went too far, she would throw a huge fit!

If Jiang Sishui didn't take her side either, then at worst she'd just walk away.

Zhu Qiqi had a young lady's temper and didn't know what "swallowing grievances for the greater good" meant; her principle of getting along was very simple—

If others were good to her, she was good to them; if others didn't like her, she didn't care either.

With the worst-case plan of "a broken jar needs no further care," she went, under Ren Yingying's lead, to meet Bai Feifei.

After that, she kept observing Bai Feifei's reaction.

Seeing that Bai Feifei did not bully her as she had expected, Zhu Qiqi was surprised and also very pleased.

Her heart had no twists and turns, and her train of thought was very simple—she simply assumed that Bai Feifei was magnanimous and had never intended to quibble with her in the first place.

For this, Zhu Qiqi was even secretly ashamed of herself for "measuring the heart of a gentleman with the yardstick of a petty person."

"An 'Undefeated Body'… bah! Lecherous scoundrel, nothing but this stuff filling his head."

Zhu Qiqi's body warmed slightly, and two flushes of crimson rose on her cheeks.

Reading the diary every day, she naturally knew what that thing was—Jiang Sishui had bragged about it in the diary plenty of times.

【Just like this, once they become comrades-in-arms in the same "trench," they'll naturally become good sisters】

【Zhu Qiqi snuck out this time to have fun. It must be said, this girl has been over-protected since childhood—a newborn calf fears no tiger, with no self-awareness at all】

【A mere Innate realm, and she dares to venture alone into the jianghu】

【In the drama, she was the same way, and it caused plenty of trouble】

【If she weren't one of the few heroines in the ancient-series works blessed with the halo of a Heaven-Destined Daughter, she would have long been "eaten up clean" by someone】

【But seeing her, I think of a question】

【Is this Zhu Qiqi the daughter of Zhu Fugui? Or the daughter of "Happy King" Chai Yuguan?】

"Me? Chai Yuguan's daughter? Nonsense!"

Zhu Qiqi slapped the table and stood up, her little face full of indignation: "Of course my father is Zhu Fugui!"

"What Chai Yuguan, I've never even seen him—how could he be my father? And on what grounds would he be my father?!"

"Hmph, let's see what kind of flower you can talk about!"

265 The Holy Mother family—Shen Tianjun's coffin lid can't be held down anymore!

【In the drama, Zhu Qiqi's mother Li Qingluo originally lived with her parents fishing on the river. One year a gale blew up on the river, and both parents fell into the water and perished. Only Li Qingluo, whose fate was not to die, was saved by a kind passerby】

【And this kind passerby was Zhu Fugui's father】