Chapter 1261 - Capítulo 1261: 1261: River God Above (Part 7)
Capítulo 1261: Chapter 1261: River God Above (Part 7)
The townspeople emerged from their hiding places, watching as Chuzheng floated lightly onto the riverbank.
Their eyes were filled with caution, anger, and resentment… However, as Chuzheng had previously taken action, no one dared to approach her and cause trouble.
Only Lord Yuh, who had lost Yuh Lian, encircled her with his people.
“Chuzheng, I adopted you, gave you food and clothing, and this is how you repay me!! You ungrateful wretch!!”
Chuzheng brushed down her clothes: “Lord Yuh, what was your true intention when you adopted me? Are you truly oblivious?”
Back then, Lord Yuh took her in because the original owner was beautiful and kept her as a backup option.
Lord Yuh’s face turned livid, but he still persisted, “If I hadn’t adopted you, you’d have been dead long ago!”
“How do you know I’d have been dead long ago?” Before meeting Lord Yuh, the original owner lived a bit of a rough life, but she was far from starving and homeless.
“Someone like you wouldn’t have survived without me taking you in!” Lord Yuh firmly believed that it was because of him that Chuzheng was able to survive.
“You adopted me to sacrifice my life. Did you ever ask for my opinion?”
The original owner might rather starve outside than die in place of your daughter!
You have a vivid imagination.
Lord Yuh: “…”
Lord Yuh was so enraged he was on the verge of a heart attack, his brain throbbing in pain.
He pointed at Chuzheng, his finger trembling, “After all these years of raising you, giving you food and clothing, you still repay me like this? Even dogs can be loyal!”
Chuzheng kept her face cold: “When you asked me to replace your daughter, you were not thinking of loyalty.”
The original owner was young when she learned about this situation. She had many chances to leave, yet she didn’t.
Probably because she felt indebted to the Yuh Residence for all the years of care.
So when Lord Yuh sent her to their fate, the original owner accepted it calmly.
However, what happened later perhaps made the original owner feel unwilling.
No one believed her explanations upon her return, not even the people at the Yuh Residence. Fearful of being implicated, they helped the townspeople hunt her down, seeking her demise.
Later, Yuh Lian even impersonated her, deceiving Lang Sha and staying with him.
“You… you ungrateful wretch!!” Lord Yuh cursed in rage.
“Catch her! Catch her! Make her pay for the young lady’s life!”
Chuzheng: “…”
You have some wishful thinking!
The servants hesitated, not daring to step forward.
This was someone who had just confronted the River God and was standing here undeterred—who dared to make a move?
“Go on, what are you waiting for!!” Having lost his beloved daughter, Lord Yuh couldn’t think clearly and only wanted Chuzheng dead.
The servants exchanged worried looks; Lord Yuh was their provider and protector, compelling them to act.
But these people were no match for Chuzheng; with a single encounter, they were all pinned down.
Under the townspeople’s terrified or angry gazes, Chuzheng left indifferently.
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Since the day the River God created trouble, Hanjiang City was in chaos for days before gradually returning to normal.
What worried the townspeople most was Chuzheng.
She hadn’t left Hanjiang City; instead, she bought a pharmacy, scaring the neighboring shop owners who were constantly on edge.
The townspeople feared and hated Chuzheng.
Afraid of her strength, they resented her for deceiving them, bringing the River God down upon them, which now required to offer two ‘sacrificial offerings’ each year.
Two people a year wasn’t much for a city like Hanjiang with thousands born annually.
But knowing why the number increased made them angry, and their resentment grew, especially whenever they saw Chuzheng, reminding them of the event.
So they boycotted buying medicine from Chuzheng’s store.
Soon, however, the townspeople found that the pharmacy became a chain owned by Chuzheng, and all pharmacies in Hanjiang City belonged to her.
Refusing to buy meant not having medicine, but everyone needs medicine at some point.
The Yuh Residence suffered the most.
Some of their shops were next to these pharmacies, causing their business to decline.
“What did she steal from Lord River God?”
“Suddenly so wealthy, must be gold or jewels…”
“Will Lord River God come to cause more trouble?”
“If Lord River God returns, what will we do?”
No one knew what to do; they couldn’t deal with Chuzheng now and watched her flaunt herself daily.
“Ugly!!”
Chuzheng paused, and those speaking suddenly fell silent.
The butcher picked up his slaughter knife, the fish vendor grabbed his fish knife… all watched the suddenly paused Chuzheng with caution.
“Ugly, here, here!!”
Chuzheng’s eyes narrowed slightly.
She casually scanned the market, finally focusing on the fish stalls.
A fish among them was resting oddly on the edge of a wooden tub, mouth opening and closing.
“Ugly, here!!”
The fish waved a pelvic fin at her, making a rather comical scene.
But no one seemed to notice it…
Chuzheng walked toward the fish vendor, who quickly retreated with his knife in hand.
“What… what do you want to do!”
Chuzheng glanced at him, ignored him, and squatted down, pushing the fish resting on the tub with a finger to the bottom.
“Who’s ugly?”
The fish’s tail thrashed in the water.
“Wow… she’s fierce.”
“It’s deceiving, saying she’s our savior…”
“I don’t want to be eaten.”
Suddenly, Chuzheng’s ears were filled with these voices.
“…”
Why can I understand fish talk?
Chuzheng raised her gaze to the fish vendor, who retreated further with his knife: “I’m telling you, I’m not afraid of you!”
Chuzheng: “…”
Seems I’m the only one who can hear.
“Ugly, save us!!” The fish under Chuzheng’s hand cried out.
“Why should I?” Chuzheng replied irritably.
You’re calling me ugly!
An ugly person isn’t going to save you!
[Main Task: Please buy these fish, time limit: one incense stick.]
Chuzheng: “…”
Today I must strive to be a good person!
Exhale!
Stay calm!
Chuzheng calmly pressed the fish again.
The fish felt like it was suffocating: “You can understand us; save us, please.”
This is certainly an adaptable fish.
Chuzheng withdrew her hand, took out a handkerchief, wiped her hand, and turned to the fish vendor holding his fish knife across his chest: “I’ll take them all.”
Fish vendor: “…”
The fish vendor glanced around, summoning courage: “I’m not selling!!”
Chuzheng lifted her eyelids, giving the fish vendor a flat look.
The fish vendor straightened his stance, resolving to be a fish vendor with integrity.
Chuzheng suddenly reached out.
“Ah!”
The fish vendor was startled, jumped back, waving his knife wildly, and shouted: “I’m not afraid of you, don’t think I’ll yield!!”
Chuzheng: “…”
Is he crazy or what!
The fish vendor didn’t feel any danger after swinging his knife for a while, so he stopped, opened one eye to peek at Chuzheng.
The young woman held out her hand, palm spread, showing glittering gold resting on her fair skin: “Selling or not?”
Fish vendor: “…”