NCCnovel Chapter 315 Revenge
Chapter 315 Revenge
Li Yuanhong led his elite troops to wipe out the pirates in the East China Sea in one fell swoop, and became famous overnight.
However, he did not leave in a hurry after the war. Instead, he decided to stay on Donghai Island for a longer time on the grounds of gaining a deeper understanding of the people's livelihood on the island and strengthening coastal defense.
He Weifeng and Chen Shuo, as important accompanying personnel, also stayed behind.
Chen Yue was seriously injured in the fight against bandits and was unable to move around easily, so he was unable to accompany Li Yuanhong.
In the past few days, Li Yuanhong took He Weifeng and Chen Shuo to travel to every corner of Donghai Island.
They first came to the salt-producing area, where busy salt workers could be seen everywhere and the air was filled with a salty smell.
Li Yuanhong seemed to be chatting casually with the salt workers, asking about the salt-making process and the harvest, but his eyes were constantly searching the crowd, as if he was looking for someone.
However, after going around in circles, he did not find the person he wanted to see.
Then they went to Haibao District, but he still couldn't find any trace of the man.
Finally, Li Yuanhong could no longer hold back and summoned Chen Yue alone.
He sat in the tent with a calm expression, but his eyes were fixed on Chen Yue. He asked directly, "Where is Prince Chu now?"
Chen Yue was originally thinking about how to report the post-war situation on the island. When he heard this question, his heart was shocked. He did not expect Li Yuanhong to ask about Chu Lingfeng's whereabouts right away. For a moment, he could not figure out the other party's intention.
After a brief silence, Chen Yue weighed the pros and cons and decided to tell the truth: "Master Li, Prince Chu is now doing odd jobs in the kitchen of the military camp."
"Handy boy?" Zhang Qiming, who had been standing nearby, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. His eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. "I've searched Donghai Island thoroughly for so many days and still can't find him. He's actually in the kitchen?"
Chen Yue looked at Li Yuanhong and asked, "Lord Li, do you want to see Prince Chu? I will send someone to bring him here right away."
Chen Yue knew that Chu Lingfeng had a special identity and the current situation in the court was complicated. He didn't know what the attitude of these court officials was towards Chu Lingfeng, so he didn't dare to say much and just wanted to test it out first.
Li Yuanhong waved his hand and said, "No need. I just want to confirm whether he is on the island." He knew in his heart that Chu Lingfeng's matter involved a lot of people, and it would not be appropriate to summon him in public before figuring out the attitudes of all parties.
In fact, not only Li Yuanhong wanted to see Chu Lingfeng, He Weifeng was also obsessed with Chu Lingfeng.
He Weifeng's son almost died at the hands of Chu Lingfeng. As the head of the Xiang family, he was busy with many affairs and could not come in person to seek revenge.
Now that he had finally followed Li Yuanhong to the island, he felt that his chance had come. Even if he couldn't get rid of Chu Lingfeng openly, he would at least make him suffer so that he could vent his anger.
However, He Weifeng stayed on the island for several days and did not even see the shadow of Chu Lingfeng. When he finally found out that Chu Lingfeng was working as a handyman in the kitchen, he found that he did not have the authority to go to the kitchen to look for people at will.
After much thought, he found Chen Shuo.
When He Weifeng saw Chen Shuo, he didn't say hello and said directly: "Master Chen, I would like to ask you for a favor and bring Prince Chu to me."
"What? Let me bring Prince Chu to see you?" Chen Shuo was shocked when he heard this, and a puzzled expression appeared on his face.
Seeing Chen Shuo's hesitation, He Weifeng assumed he was unwilling. His face darkened instantly, a hint of threat in his eyes, and he said coldly, "Master Chen, I'm afraid you haven't forgotten something. Before, you bypassed our He family and submitted a petition directly to the court. You also tried to trip me up in front of Master Li and instigated Master Li to ask our He family for the sea vessels. I remember every single thing!"
"Master He, are you threatening me?" Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo straightened his back and looked directly into He Weifeng's eyes without fear.
If it were in the past, when Chen Shuo saw He Weifeng, he would be like a mouse seeing a cat, not daring to breathe.
But now it’s different. He has a backer and has the confidence to act.
Otherwise, he would not dare to do things that openly provoke the He family.
Seeing that Chen Shuo was not afraid at all, He Weifeng narrowed his eyes, a fierce gleam in his eyes, and his tone became even colder: "Master Chen, you don't think that you can do whatever you want in front of me just because you have Master Li's support, do you? Don't forget, whose territory is this? Even if Master Li wants to cause trouble for me, he should think twice. You must understand this!"
Chen Shuo sneered, holding his head high and chest puffed out, his eyes full of contempt: "Master He, there's no need to scare me with these words. I'm an upright person, so why would I be afraid of your threats?"
These words completely infuriated He Weifeng. His face flushed red, and he glared at Chen Shuo fiercely, gritting his teeth and saying, "Okay! Very good! Then I'll wait for the day when Lord Chen kneels down and begs for mercy!" After that, he angrily flicked his sleeves and strode away.
Chen Shuo looked at He Weifeng's departing back, his brows tightly furrowed. He knew in his heart that he had completely offended He Weifeng today.
Given He Weifeng's vengeful character, he will definitely not let me go easily and may even attack me soon.
Just as Chen Shuo was filled with worry, a clear voice suddenly rang out from behind him: "Don't worry! He'll soon be too busy to bother you."
Chen Shuo turned around suddenly and saw a woman in white clothes standing not far away looking at him.
"Miss Murong!" Chen Shuo recognized the person coming as Murong Ling'er at a glance. Although he had only heard Chu Lingfeng mention her a few times before, he was still a little surprised to see her in person!
"Did you hear everything?" Chen Shuo asked with a wry smile.
He knew that the heated argument between him and He Weifeng just now must have been heard by Murong Ling'er.
Murong Ling'er nodded slightly, a smile of approval on her face: "Master Chen, you were very courageous just now."
Chen Shuo stood there, his mind going blank for a moment. Murong Ling'er's words were like a heavy hammer, knocking him at a loss. He scratched his head awkwardly, a slightly embarrassed smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, trying to hide his inner panic.
Looking back, I was like a frightened quail in front of He Weifeng, not even daring to breathe.
He still vividly remembers He Weifeng's sinister eyes and ruthless methods. The tragic end of the previous prefects seems to be still before his eyes. This makes him always timid in front of He Weifeng and dare not overstep the line.
But now, times have changed.
Chen Shuo took a deep breath, subconsciously straightened his back, and slightly raised his chest. The courage he had accumulated with great difficulty gave him some confidence.
However, this scene was seen by Murong Ling'er, and his face instantly turned red to his ears, as if someone had seen through the most secret in his heart.
To break the suffocating awkwardness, Chen Shuo cleared his throat and tried to make his voice sound calmer. "Miss Murong, please go back and tell the prince that He Weifeng has bad intentions. He just threatened me to hand over the prince, and he looked like he was ready to eat someone."
"I'm a man of integrity, so I rejected it right away. But I suspect He Weifeng, with his narrow-mindedness, won't let it go. Who knows what shady tricks he might come up with. You and the prince should be careful."
Murong Ling'er listened quietly, nodded calmly, and a subtle vigilance flashed in her eyes.
In He Weifeng's heart, his precious son almost died at their hands. How could he easily swallow this blood feud? Now that the opportunity was within reach, he was like a wolf with red eyes, ready to pounce and bite at any time.
After saying goodbye to Chen Shuo, Murong Ling'er hurried back to her tent.