Free Web NovelChapter 35: Chapter 35: My Name Is Lu Chao
Lu Chao?
Cheng Chuming, who was already fully dressed, couldn’t hide his astonishment. ’Wu Xin wrote a letter to my son-in-law, Lu Chao?’
To Cheng Weishan and the others, the name sounded so familiar.
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Many of the guests suddenly drew a sharp breath. Someone asked Cheng Yunsu, "You’re talking about... that... that..."
"That’s right. The most brilliant Emperor Star the Great Wu Empire ever had."
"Wu Xin and I both wrote him letters. He replied to me but not to her. And that makes me the one who stole her man?"
As Cheng Yunsu’s words grew sharper, everyone looked at each other, then turned in unison to look at Wu Xin.
Wu Xin’s face turned cold.
But she was on the verge of a breakdown and roared, "If you had shared your secret for getting Lu Chao to write back, with my charm and my connections, I’d be his woman by now!"
The entire crowd’s jaws dropped, and they stared speechlessly at Wu Xin.
’It’s true you’re the daughter of the Yangzhou City Lord, but compared to Lu Chao’s status back then, who the hell did you think you were?’
Wu Xin shouted again, "If even trash like you could get a reply, then of course I could too! How am I any worse than you?"
The crowd remained silent, either not knowing what to say or not daring to speak.
Cheng Yunsu also fell silent. Beneath her red bridal veil, a smile no one could see formed on her lips. She thought to herself: ’Lu Chao would only ever choose me. And now, he is my husband.’
"Ha, hahaha..."
Suddenly, Wu Xin began to laugh maniacally again.
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, she said, "But it’s all useless now, isn’t it? It’s a good thing he never wrote back to me. If he had become my man, I might have been implicated too."
The crowd was violently shaken. Everyone knew about Lu Chao’s death.
Yangzhou City was located not far from the Hundred Countries Battlefield and had once been drawn into that terrifying war. Of course they knew very well how Lu Chao had died.
Some people present had even been to the center of the Hundred Countries Battlefield and seen that pile of rotten flesh beneath the Blood Stele.
"But my dear sister, even though Lu Chao is dead, the matter of you stealing my man isn’t over."
"So, your new husband must die."
"After this is all over, I, your good sister, will even arrange the rest of your life for you."
"My little brother still wants to marry you, you know."
"You should be thanking me for still being willing to take you in! For not minding that you’ve been married, that you’re a widow, that you’re not quite human and not quite a ghost."
As she spoke, Wu Xin couldn’t help but let out a gleeful cackle, her laughter echoing throughout the entire Cheng Mansion.
But then her expression darkened as she turned to Lu Chao, a sinister smile on her face. "Life-taking Bone Calamity Star, you’ve caused quite a bit of trouble for me these past few days. But I am magnanimous and won’t hold it against you."
"Now, tell me your name. I’ll be merciful and carve it onto your coffin myself."
All eyes in the hall focused on Lu Chao once again. They still didn’t know the name of today’s groom.
"Oh, my name is... Lu Chao," Lu Chao replied calmly.
Wu Xin hadn’t expected the Life-taking Bone Calamity Star to answer so directly. After a moment of surprise, she said, "Your name is Lu... Lu Chao?"
The instant she processed it, she bristled with rage.
At the same time, a series of THUMPS echoed through the hall as people shot to their feet one after another.
In that instant, it felt as if a sinister wind was howling through the Cheng Mansion. Some people’s legs even began to tremble uncontrollably.
Cheng Weishan and the others had just figured out why the name Lu Chao was so familiar—it was the name of *that* man... But then a new realization hit them. ’Damn it all, this Life-taking Bone Calamity Star is named Lu Chao, too!’
Wasn’t that just too much of a coincidence?
Even Han Shu, who had settled in to watch the show from her seat in the main hall, couldn’t help but stand up.
However, she had never seen the Emperor Star Lu Chao in person, so of course she didn’t recognize him.
The next moment, Wu Xin came to her senses and roared, "You Life-taking Bone trash! How dare you mock me?"
In her eyes, Lu Chao must have deliberately given that name to scare her and make a fool out of her.
But from beneath her red veil, Cheng Yunsu spoke slowly, "My husband’s name is Lu Chao. Is there a problem?"
Everyone blinked, and many slowly sat back down as understanding dawned on them.
"I get it now. This Life-taking Bone Calamity Star must have changed his name on purpose. He changed it to the same name as the man Cheng Yunsu liked. He was desperately in love with her from afar, so he’d do anything."
"Heh heh, he’s even willing to marry someone who’s not quite human and not quite a ghost. Of course he’d do something like this."
"Too bad the *real* Lu Chao is as dead as dead can be. This guy trying to ride his coattails is just pathetic. How laughable."
"Maybe the Emperor Star Lu Chao only died because this Life-taking Bone freak changed his name and cursed him with his bad luck!"
"Hahaha..."
Hearing this last comment, many people couldn’t help but burst out laughing, their mockery echoing endlessly.
It was no wonder they thought this way. They all knew the Emperor Star Lu Chao was dead. Add to that the madness of unrequited love, and the fact that those with a Life-taking Bone were forbidden from using their original family names, even if they were cast out.
Thus, almost everyone with a Life-taking Bone had chosen their own name.
Listening to the crowd’s chatter, Wu Xin’s expression softened slightly. Then, a cold sneer twisted her lips as she said, "Change your name. Trash like you is unworthy of the name Lu Chao."
She was so domineering, she was directly ordering Lu Chao to change his name.
After all, this was the name of her, the great Miss Wu Xin’s, former idol.
In response, Lu Chao remained expressionless. "Fine. Then how about Wu Xin? Carve that name on it instead."
His calm voice drifted across the hall, causing everyone’s expressions to freeze.
In an instant, Cheng Weishan, Bai Wenrong, and others shouted almost in unison, "What audacious gall!"
To carve the name Wu Xin on a coffin was a clear and blatant declaration that he wanted the great Miss Wu Xin to die.
The others were also endlessly astonished. At a time like this, how could this Life-taking Bone Calamity Star be so unafraid of death?
Shouldn’t he be kneeling and begging for mercy, seeking any sliver of a chance to live?
"Of course he’s not afraid to die. He got to marry Cheng Yunsu. He’s lived long enough."
"To be called ’husband’ by Cheng Yunsu even once is enough to satisfy him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have jumped out five days ago."
Words like these rose from the crowd...
Everyone thought that Lu Chao had long been prepared to die, which was why he seemed so fearless.
As the crowd murmured, Wu Xin’s face twisted into a savage expression. "You’ve got guts. You may not be afraid of death, but I wonder... are you afraid of a fate worse than death? Right now, I will start by slapping that filthy mouth of yours!"
Originally, Wu Xin had planned to give Lu Chao a quick death, but now she’d changed her mind.
Because Lu Chao had just effectively cursed her, Wu Xin decided to first let him experience a fate worse than death.
The moment she finished speaking, Wu Xin swung her palm, aiming a slap at Lu Chao.
But suddenly, another palm moved faster than hers. A red shadow flew out, and against Wu Xin’s face came... SLAP!
