Free Web NovelChapter 49: Chapter 44: A Chaotic Era Suddenly Arrives, and Beacon Fires Rise in All Directions
I’ll live the life of an outlaw, licking blood from the blade’s edge!
The world is a vast place! A man like me can survive anywhere!
If I get the chance, I’ll tear down this bullshit Da Yu Dynasty!
And I’ll slaughter every last one of those corrupt officials!!"
With that,
Shang Yin turned and left without another word,
leaving a tearful Shang Rou to watch him go.
Xu Lei didn’t have much of an impression of Shang Yin; they had only met once.
Although Shang Yin had been somewhat disrespectful, Xu Lei had no intention of doing anything about it.
「A little over ten days later.」
Wei Qingning and Shang Rou held their wedding.
To honor a promise made by their elders, Wei Qingning took Shang Rou as his principal wife.
Of course, being a woman, Wei Qingning naturally couldn’t consummate the marriage.
Not to mention, Wei Qingning’s pregnancy was starting to show.
As for the issue of having children,
Wei Qingning had told Shang Rou that while he would honor the promise to marry her as his principal wife,
he was, in fact, impotent.
The decision to marry him or not was left up to Shang Rou.
As for the child in Zhang Xiaomai’s belly, it was a measure to maintain face before the world;
Wei Qingning had sent Zhang Xiaomai to seek a child from the Divine Monk, Xu Lei.
Unexpectedly, however, Shang Rou said that since Wei Qingning was willing to honor the promise, she was willing as well.
And so, just like that, Shang Rou married Wei Qingning as his principal wife.
Of course, not long after the wedding, Wei Qingning made an excuse about needing to go out of town to expand the business,
and with that, she was gone.
In reality, she went into seclusion to carry her baby to term.
Then one day,
Shang Rou came to the Almsgiving Room at Anchan Temple.
Just as Wei Qingning had said, and just like Zhang Xiaomai before her, she had come to seek a child from Divine Monk Wu Tan.
In the dim Almsgiving Room.
"Amitabha Buddha."
Xu Lei said, "Donor, why go to such lengths? Donor Wei also said that if you chose not to marry, you only had to keep his condition secret from the world. freewebnovёl.ƈom
He would have given you a sum of money.
It would have been enough to help you live well in the Prefecture City."
"Brother Qingning honored his promise, willing to marry a woman like me, whose family has fallen, as his principal wife. That proves he is a true gentleman of great integrity."
But Shang Rou said, "So naturally, I must also honor the marriage contract and be his wife.
Of course, that is only one reason.
Another is that I heard Sister Xiaoai... she sought a child from you, Divine Monk.
And I... I find that acceptable as well.
Besides, with Brother Qingning’s condition...
he must be suffering immensely inside.
He needs a principal wife, no matter what.
If it were another woman, she might bring unrest to his household.
Since Brother Qingning is such a gentleman, I wish to return his kindness.
From now on, I will manage the household for him.
He needs a wife who can understand him.
And I am willing to be that person."
"Amitabha Buddha."
Xu Lei said, "Donor Xiaorou, your heart is pure and kind. How virtuous, how virtuous."
"Therefore, I ask for the Divine Monk’s charitable giving."
Shang Rou then added, "Oh, and my brother... he was very disrespectful to you the other day, Divine Monk. Please, don’t hold it against him.
If you have any dissatisfaction, please direct it toward me.
Any resentment or anger...
please vent it on me."
"Amitabha Buddha."
Xu Lei said, "Donor Xiaorou, you speak too gravely. I never took Donor Shang Yin’s words to heart.
Of course, since your mind is made up, Donor Xiaorou...
then I shall do as you wish. I will act in the Buddha’s stead, bestowing His grace and granting you a child."
As he spoke,
Xu Lei embraced Shang Rou and kissed her tender lips.
"Divine Monk," Shang Rou murmured, her arms wrapping around Xu Lei.
"Amitabha Buddha," Xu Lei growled.
「Three years passed in the blink of an eye.」
Unexpectedly, in just three years, the Da Yu Dynasty truly began to collapse.
Flames of rebellion ignited across the land!
The age of chaos had arrived!
’The wind I have been waiting for... the wind that will let me demand a Dao Seed from the Buddhist Sect, one that will allow me to step onto the path of cultivation! It has finally come!’
On this day, Xu Lei stood under a tree in Anchan Temple, muttering to himself, ’I thought I’d have to wait another eight or ten years. I never expected it to come in just three.’
