The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 148 The Most Selfish

The middle room of Huang's residence was shrouded in silence, but all gazes were directed at one person.

Liang Fenghong's.

Among everyone, Huang Junyi was the one who showed the most reaction. He glanced at Huang Miaoling, seeing that the woman was not surprised by the husband's statement.

“Third Brother, you ... know this?” ask the young man.

Seeing Huang Miaoling nod his head, Huang Yade asked, “Since when?” He did not wait for Huang Miaoling to answer and instead guessed, “He Wudi's execution day.” Huang Yade's voice sounded so certain. “You know it in those days.”

Huang Miaoling took a deep breath and said, “True.” He added, “He Wudi himself told me.”

Hearing this, Huang Yade glanced at Liang Fenghong. The wrinkles on the man's forehead become deeper and deeper.

“If it wasn't for He Wudi, wouldn't you have intended to tell Miaoling this reality?” huang Yade asked, not feeling flattered when she found out that her brother-in-law was a descendant of the Wu Kingdom. “If not for the current situation, would you also never tell us?”

A sigh could be heard from Huang Miaoling's side. “This issue is not as simple as you think, First Brother.” He glanced at the father, feeling the silence of Huang Qinghao was a sign that the man knew something. “This is not just hiding or telling the truth.”

“Then explain to me so that I understand,” Huang Yade replied firmly. However, when he saw the confusion and doubt emanating in his sister's eyes, the man said, “Miaoling, if Fenghong really is a descendant of Wu, it means he is ..” Huang Yade was forced to tell the truth, “… he is the successor of Wu Huatai.”

Huang Hanrong who was in the room felt very confused. If Liang Fenghong really was Wu Huatai's successor, didn't that mean that his third brother would become empress? Isn't that a good thing for the Huang family?

Then, why did the atmosphere become this stiff? Why did Huang Yade seem ... reluctant for that to happen?

“As the strongest kingdom with the widest area, even when Wu is now in a weak position, but with the help of Zhou, taking down Wang Chengliu and taking over Shi is only a matter of time,” explains Huang Yade. “You ... want to unite the Eastern Plains?” he asked Liang Fenghong.

“First Brother ...,” Huang Miaoling strives to mediate.

“I am not talking to you,” stressed Huang Yade with smoldering eyes.

If Liang Fenghong's story is true, that he had long been in contact with Qing Shan and Qing Zhuang, then now married Huang Miaoling of Shi, it means that the man has terrible ambition and cunning. When equalized, the man could be comparable to Wang Chengliu!

Letting himself drown in the game of Liang Fenghong, also allowed the younger sister to get involved. This is something that hurts the ego as well as Huang Yade's feelings. This proves that he is trapped and has been used by Wu's hidden descendants for so long!

“I will never ascend the throne,” said Liang Fenghong after a long silence. He glanced towards the Huang men. “I no longer have that destiny.”

Huang Yade's forehead wrinkled. “What do you mean?” He felt that Liang Fenghong's remark was a little unreasonable. With the death of Wu Huatai, if not him who replaced the brother, who else? ‘There is no way Wu Huatai will give the throne to Li Changsheng. Even if he wanted to, the people of Wu would not allow that to happen.’

In this moment, a heavy voice said, “Sometimes, ignorance is a blessing.”

Everyone glanced towards the person who was none other than Huang Qinghao.

Huang Qinghao who had been silent earlier finally decided to speak. “But, this time, it's time for us to know the truth.” He looked at Huang Miaoling and Liang Fenghong in turn. “What you have experienced, what you have hidden, also what you have felt .. I want to know."

Huang Miaoling and Liang Fenghong glanced at each other. They have concerns, but ultimately decide to start telling stories of life in the past. How Huang Miaoling married Wang Chengliu and pushed him to the throne, how the Huang family fell and how Liang Fenghong twisted time.

The Huang family men ended up dumbfounded. They felt that the stories of the two people were very unreasonable. However, at the same time, it made the actions of Liang Fenghong and Huang Miaoling all this time very reasonable.

Huang Hanrong was eager to say, “Silver, compared to a general, you deserve to be a writer.” However, the seriousness in the faces of Huang Miaoling and Liang Fenghong made himself silent. He can't not believe it.

On the other hand, Huang Yade remembered Huang Miaoling's words a few months ago, “Sister, if I said .. I had a dream that gave me a chance to know the future, I had a dream that gave me a chance to know the future, are you going to believe it?”

Recalling the question, Huang Yade sighed. ‘So, so ...,’ inner. He raised his gaze and looked at Liang Fenghong and Huang Miaoling. “So, who exactly is this girl named Lan’er?”

Huang Miaoling glanced at Liang Fenghong, but he only saw the man shaking his head. “I don't know,” he answered honestly while glancing at his wife. “Which is clear, he always said that his goal is to justify the wrong.”

‘Same as always Lan’er tell me,’ Inner Huang Miaoling.

Suddenly, Huang Junyi asked, “With such strength, what makes you think that what you see and remember is the truth?”

Huang Junyi looked at Huang Miaoling and Liang Fenghong in turn. To be honest, he was hesitant to say this, worried that something might mess things up.

“If indeed the girl named Lan’er was able to do .. those extraordinary things, it is not impossible for her to manipulate Big Brother and Sister-in-law, maybe even all of us, even,” was obviously that unique-eyed youth, looking to think hard. “What can be sure that what he thinks is right is right and what he thinks is wrong .. is a mistake?”

For a moment, the whole room was silent. Huang Miaoling and Liang Fenghong froze on the spot.

Huang Junyi looked at Huang Miaoling deeply, then asked, “What makes you so confident in the girl?”

***

A loud sound of broken glass resounded within the room. Blood droplets could be seen gathering more and more on the wooden floor of the room.

“How dare he!” furious at the pale-skinned man with a burning fury from his flaming red bead.

The man looked towards the mirror that was crushed by his fist, and the furious expression slowly turned into an expression full of ridicule. His mind continued to repeat the scene where the sixth young master of the Huang family voiced his suspicion on everything that Lan’er was doing.

Lu Si turned around and walked into one room with heavy steps. He approached the bed on which lay the figure of a helpless young girl.

Lan’er.

“Did you hear how they so easily unpacked everything?” said Lu Si's heavy voice, filled with furious rage. “Not only that, did you hear that all your efforts ended in question? Doesn't it boast?” There was a scornful tone from his words.

All of Lu Si's words received no response. The girl's eyes lying on the bed were still closed as her pale lips locked tightly.

“What's so fun living like this?” ask Lu Si. “Sacrifice yourself again and again for such a selfish human being.” His hands stretched out, touching the cold face of the girl before him.

It was horrifying how the girl's body temperature felt so cold, as if she was no longer alive. The hue of his face also no longer looked like a living person. This made Lu Si's handsome face reveal an angry, injured, and disappointed expression.

“Lan’er, it's been like this, why are you still so stubborn?” asked Lu Si with a poignant expression. “Karma follows every human being, and when the time comes, then death will fetch. Whether it was Qing Shan, Wu Rongya, or Wu Huatai, there was karma that ensnared their lives, and you knew it.” The man's eyebrows intertwined as he asked, “Then, why?”

All the things Lan’er did were attempts to fight against destiny, and attempts to fight against destiny had consequences. One middle-world creature who wanted to become a god had to pass through the lightning punishment of destiny, then how for a human who wanted to change the fate of so many people?

Lu Si frowned. “You still hope death can be avoided, hoping that something that the sky has destined can change. You even hope ... that person will realize?” ask the man in anger. “So far, you should know he can no longer be saved!”

Feeling a waste of speech, Lu Si turned around to leave the room. However, he had just turned around, as he clutched his chest and began to cough violently a few times.

As his cough subsided, Lu Si noticed a liquid coming down the side of his lips. He wiped it and noticed a bloodstain on his thumb.

Lu Si's expression looked so agonized as he said, “This body ... won't be able to last much longer, nor will the seal.” He straightened his body, then walked towards the exit. “Kita .. You no longer have time.”

Before he left the dark room, Lu Si paused for a moment. He turned his head to see Lan’er still in the same position, also with the same pale face.

“Your wish to change his destiny brings you into this state.” Lu Si averted his gaze from the helpless figure of Lan’er. “He should have died, and you know it.” The two hands on the sides of Lu Si's body clenched, trying to withstand the emotional turmoil within him. “You are the most selfish person in all of this, Lan’er.”

Finished saying that, Lu Si left the room.

Only when the sound of the door closing was heard was a reaction obtained by the red-eyed man. From her tightly shut eyes, a single tear drop flowed down from Lan’er's face.

A voice that no one could hear echoed within the room. ‘Ya .. and this is the karma I got,’ Inner Lan’er in heart. ‘Love him whom I should not have loved and lost everything I should have.’

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A/S:

Oho~ what are your responses to Junyi's questions? What does Lu Si mean? And what exactly has been done and happened to Lan'er?

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