The Eldest Daughter-in-Law [Reborn] - Chapter 42

Meng Luchuan let out a breath of foul air in a depressed tone. The left hand was the left hand. This pale-faced scholar was good-looking but useless. Let alone not using his left hand, he could still beat him.

The competition began. Meng Luchuan held a long sword in his right hand and slashed at Wang Shuhuai with lightning speed. Wang Shuhuai put his hands behind his back and quickly retreated to avoid the momentum of his first strike. He drew the soft sword at his waist and stabbed him under the neck. His sword was fast and fierce, catching the opponent off guard. Meng Luchuan hurriedly returned to defend himself and then looked Wang Shuhuai in the eye.

“Not bad.” He became a little interested.

Wang Shuhuai’s soft sword was thin and tough, like a spirit snake spitting out its tongue, and it quickly appeared in front of Meng Luchuan, and the two sides were entangled in an instant.

Xie Yunchu was so frightened watching from the sidelines that she broke out in a sweat without realizing it.

After about fifty moves, Wang Shuhuai suddenly took a few steps back from the entangled light and shadow, and the sword fell to the ground. Seeing this, Meng Luchuan’s eyes lit up, and he slashed at Wang Shuhuai again with unstoppable momentum. Seeing that Wang Shuhuai could not dodge in time, everyone held their breath. At the critical moment, Wang Shuhuai suddenly stood up from the ground and stretched out his hand to attack Meng Luchuan’s left arm. Meng Luchuan’s pupils shrank sharply, and he subconsciously raised his left hand and blasted forward.

Wang Shuhuai had predicted his moves long ago, and slid back with ease, laughing slowly, “You lose.”

Meng Luchuan was stunned on the spot.

Long before the people of Western Chu entered the capital, the Duke had secretly discussed countermeasures with Wang Shuhuai. The Duke had fought for many years and had planted many pawns in Western Chu. He gave all the intelligence he had collected to Wang Shuhuai so that he could know himself and the enemy. Meng Luchuan was indeed strong. His left hand was so powerful that it was known as the golden left hand. Once Meng Luchuan used his left hand, Wang Shuhuai would have little chance of winning and might even be seriously injured.

Wang Shuhuai would not be stupid enough to die. He must win, and win legitimately. So he plotted against Meng Luchuan.

Meng Luchuan calmed down afterward and realized that he had been tricked. He became a little wary of Wang Shuhuai, but he refused to accept it, “Let’s fight another battle.”

Wang Shuhuai smiled, “I will accompany you to practice swordplay when I have time, but I hope you will fulfill your promise today.”

Meng Luchuan was a battlefield man, and it was impossible for him to go back on his word. He was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and asked, “Tell me, what do you want me to do?”

Wang Shuhuai’s tone was extremely ruthless as he said, “I want your tongue.”

Meng Luchuan’s eyes went wide. Above him, Prince Jing’an’s eyes twitched. He was about to leave with the help of his wheelchair, but the Duke’s cold sarcasm came from the side, “You are willing to gamble but refuse to admit defeat? He insulted my granddaughter-in-law with wild words and even intended to kill Huai’er. We only need his tongue, giving the envoy enough respect.”

If the treasury of the Great Jin Dynasty had not been empty and it had not needed this batch of good horses from Western Chu, Wang Shuhuai would have wanted Meng Luchuan’s life.

Prince Jing’an’s forehead was covered with sweat, and his once majestic body slumped down in the wheelchair.

At that time, another grandson of Prince Jing’an rushed forward with great momentum, saying, “My brother lost, but there is still me, Wang Shuhuai. If you compete with me and I win, you will exempt my brother from punishment.”

Wang Shuhuai turned around and looked at the strong-willed young man, who was about seventeen or eighteen years old, strong and tall. He raised his hand calmly, “Okay.”

The young man swung his two hammers towards Wang Shuhuai without hesitation. Wang Shuhuai did not let him go. He drew out his soft sword, swung it into a silver light at his wrist, and slashed it sharply.

After thirty moves, Wang Shuhuai controlled the hammer’s chain with one hand, pinched the boy’s right shoulder bone with the other, and pressed him to the ground with one knee. He raised his handsome eyes and spoke in a calm and sonorous tone, “Your Highness Prince Jing’an, the Great Jin and Western Chu are in a trade negotiation, and one hundred thousand horses are in exchange for one hundred thousand dan of raw silk and tea. Now, I will add another hundred thousand horses in exchange for one of your grandson’s hands. What do you think?”

All the civil and military officers in the audience were excited at that moment. He was worthy of being the youngest number one scholar in the Jin Dynasty. No one could match his strategy.

The ambition of Prince Jing’an was crushed by Wang Shuhuai’s cold gaze. His eldest grandson had lost his tongue, and he himself was paralyzed in a wheelchair. He couldn’t let his little grandson lose his arm. Prince Jing’an sighed with a frosted face, “I agree.”

The whole audience was excited.

The Duke breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Yunchu was a little dazed as she looked at her husband, who was full of vigor and vitality on the field. In her previous life, Wang Shuhuai had not experienced that, but he still became a general and a Prime Minister, and he held the highest position in the country. In her new life, with a record worthy of being recorded in history, his path would only be smoother.

Her younger brother avoided disaster and indirectly made Wang Shuhuai succeed. Everything was better than in the previous life.

The Emperor rewarded Wang Shuhuai generously, giving him all kinds of gold, silver, and money.

The sky was setting in the west, and the female relatives who had watched the excitement left the palace one after another.

The Duke glanced in the direction of the brocade shed, and seeing Xie Yunchu also looking over, he told Wang Shuhuai beside him, “Your wife has been wronged today, go over and comfort her quickly.”

Wang Shuhuai felt that his grandfather was making a fuss, so he didn’t even turn his head and said calmly, “Xie is a reasonable person and won’t take it to heart.”

The Duke rolled his eyes at his grandson and said, “You think everyone is like you. You can keep your composure, but she is a woman, so who knows how bad she will cry.”

Wang Shuhuai thought of Xie Yunchu and said “She is not that kind of person.”

The Duke understood his grandson’s temperament. He was very much like him when he was young. He pointed at him gently and said, “You will regret it one day.”

Wang Shuhuai turned a deaf ear to him. Just then a court official came over to greet them, and the grandfather and grandson followed the Emperor towards the Fengtian Hall. Xie Yunchu turned her head to look at Wang Shuhuai. In the blink of an eye, her husband had followed the Duke far away. The setting sun cast a layer of light around him, which seemed illusory and unreal, just like before her death in her previous life.

He was never used to looking back at her as his wife.