Chapter 426: Chapter 425: Sister-in-law
"Are you really Wang Lei?"
Qi Hongshao’s pretty face was tear-streaked as she stared intently at Wang Lei.
Wang Lei, feeling guilty, avoided her gaze and nodded, "It was me."
Qi Hongshao looked at him for a moment, then let out a bleak smile, "I never imagined I would meet you like this, in such a role, it’s really..."
She seemed to have a lot to say, yet found it difficult to express everything.
Wang Lei said, looking at her, "Why did you provoke Giant Sword Manor and the Duanmu Family? Don’t you know what this could bring to the Qi Family?"
"Heh, the Qi Family? The Qi Family no longer exists," Qi Hongshao said with a bleak smile.
Wang Lei was shocked, "What?"
Qi Hongshao did not explain, her expression seemed much calmer as she said to Wang Lei, "Can you let me leave?"
Wang Lei’s lips twitched several times as he sighed, "I can let you go, but once you leave, although the Hidden Sect is vast, there will be no place for you anymore, you..."
Qi Hongshao’s face showed a hint of mockery as she looked at Wang Lei, "Then shall I follow you?"
Wang Lei was at a loss for words.
Clearly, he was worried about Qi Hongshao but had never considered having her follow him.
Ten years ago, he had been abandoned by his family because he was engaged to Qi Hongshao, causing her to bear a lot, and he felt guilty toward her.
Seeing her in trouble, he could not ignore her.
But that did not mean he had to take care of her for a lifetime.
Qi Hongshao’s gaze fixed on Wang Lei, seeing him at a loss for words, she smiled faintly, "The Qi Family is gone, and I am a big trouble, so it’s best if we have nothing to do with each other."
Wang Lei slightly frowned, he could naturally hear the resentment in this woman’s heart, but Wang Lei was certainly not one to fear death or cling to life.
"I am not much different from you, I too am now alone, no longer a scion of the Wang Family," Wang Lei said calmly.
Qi Hongshao nodded, seeming to have completely moved beyond the emotions that Wang Lei’s identity had brought her, smilingly she said, "Yes, you are no longer the direct descendant of the Wang Family, of no great help to me. Considering our past engagement and that it was because of you that I ended up unwanted, can I leave now?"
Seeing her determined to leave, Wang Lei nodded and said, "Since you are set on leaving, I won’t keep you. Take care of yourself."
Qi Hongshao thanked him and turned her head to look at Yang Fei.
Yang Fei shook his head and said, "There are still some things that aren’t clear yet, you really can’t leave just yet."
Qi Hongshao then looked back at Wang Lei, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion, as if to say, can’t you make the decision?
Wang Lei actually had no intention of speaking up for Qi Hongshao, he asked Yang Fei, "What do you want to ask?"
Yang Fei smiled and said, "Brother Lei, aren’t you curious at all about what she took from Giant Sword Manor? After all, even Duanmu Cheng is very interested in that thing. What do you think, if we had that thing, would Duanmu Cheng be a bit more cooperative?"
Wang Lei frowned slightly and said, "If you want to rob her of her possessions, I won’t allow it."
Yang Fei chuckled and said, "Brother Lei really understands love, deep down you still care a lot about Miss Qi."
Wang Lei glowered and said, "Shut up."
Qi Hongshao looked at Wang Lei with a complex expression.
Yang Fei then looked at Qi Hongshao and said, "Although my Brother Lei has always been quiet about your relationship, I’ve just understood now, you were engaged to each other previously, right?"
Qi Hongshao nodded.
Yang Fei said, "According to ancient customs, your engagement has not been canceled, so you are still lawfully engaged. This must be a very important matter here, right?"
Qi Hongshao listened to his odd way of speaking and felt a movement in her heart, saying, "You are not from the Hidden Sect?"
Then she looked towards Wang Lei, "Is he someone you brought from the outside?"
Wang Lei nodded.
Qi Hongshao was greatly shocked, "There are such geniuses in the outside world?"
Wang Lei sincerely praised, "Indeed, people from the Hidden Sect World all sit in the well and watch the sky, thinking they are the best in the world, not realizing that the outside world is even bigger. If not for the limitations of resources, the achievements of outer martial artists might even surpass ours."
Qi Hongshao was somewhat skeptical of Wang Lei’s words.
As a person from the Hidden Sect, they inherently believed that this was the true Cultivation World, and people from the outside were ignorant about cultivation and couldn’t hold a candle to them.
However, Yang Fei was standing right in front of her, and considering Yang Fei’s strength and realm, if Wang Lei wasn’t lying to her, the natural talents of people from the outside world in terms of cultivation might not be much lower than those from the Hidden Sect.
Yang Fei looked at Qi Hongshao and said, "Let’s not get hung up on whether I am a native of the Hidden Sect; I just want to confirm one thing—are the two of you not divorced, and thus legally husband and wife, right?"
"We’re fiancés." Wang Lei corrected.
Yang Fei almost burst out laughing, forcefully suppressing the urge to tease Wang Lei, and nodded, "Right, fiancés."
Wang Lei found this phrasing a bit weird but didn’t counteract it.
However, Qi Hongshao glanced at Wang Lei, her eyes clearly carrying a hint of grievance.
The world of the Hidden Sect was somewhat similar to feudal times, where once a woman got engaged, she was considered betrothed and, if not divorced, would forever be labeled as the fiancée of someone.
Over the years, Qi Hongshao first encountered the disappearance of her fiancé who was expelled from his family, and then suffered the heavy blow of the Qi Family being annihilated. Surviving alone in the ruthless world of the Hidden Sect was extremely difficult; now, having met Wang Lei and twice escaped danger with his help, her heart was naturally stirred.
Yang Fei continued, "Since you two have this relationship and we’ve coincidentally met and stumbled upon this matter, there’s no need for us to be strangers anymore; let’s cooperate."
Qi Hongshao’s brows furrowed slightly, "Cooperate?"
Wang Lei was also surprised but immediately understood Yang Fei’s intention, and couldn’t help but frown, "Yang Fei, you can’t force her."
Yang Fei chuckled, "Tsk tsk, Brother Lei has started to dote on his wife, huh?"
Wang Lei glared at him with a sullen face.
Yang Fei was unfazed and jokingly said to Qi Hongshao, "Miss Qi, to be honest, I’ve known Brother Lei for many years. Although Brother Lei has lived in the flamboyant outside world, he has never been with a woman, commonly known as a virgin."
"Yang Fei, are you looking for death?" Wang Lei glared at him angrily, his eyes revealing a hint of murderous intent.
Qi Hongshao stared at Wang Lei, her eyes filled with inquiry, clearly shaken by Yang Fei’s words.
Xu Jian couldn’t help but chuckle at this, feeling nostalgic that youth was indeed wonderful.
"So sister-in-law, shall we cooperate?" Yang Fei turned his head and asked Qi Hongshao.
Qi Hongshao was momentarily stunned, then a blush appeared on her pretty face and she spat, "Don’t talk nonsense."
Yang Fei said, "Sister-in-law, to be honest, we’ve also run into trouble, and if you indeed have something Duanmu Cheng wants, you might be able to help us."
Qi Hongshao looked at Wang Lei.
Yang Fei immediately caught on and urgently signaled Wang Lei with his eyes, "Brother Lei, say something."
Wang Lei thought that if the three of them directly attacked the Duanmu family, it would be too risky, but if Qi Hongshao really had something Duanmu Cheng wanted, they could use it as a leverage to threaten or cooperate with Duanmu Cheng, making things much easier.
After hesitating for a while, Wang Lei steeled himself and said to Qi Hongshao, "He’s right, if we cooperate, it could be a win-win situation."
Qi Hongshao looked at Wang Lei’s expression, her lips slightly curving up, finding her fiancé’s character quite amusing.
She pondered briefly, then looked at Yang Fei and said, "Do you know how important this item I have is to Giant Sword Manor? Cooperating with me might bring you a world of trouble."