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Chapter 209: Chapter 209: The Turtle Scorns the Mung Bean
Madam Zhang was almost sent away by the ugliness of Li Changlong and his calling her "mother."
She angrily pushed Li Changlong away and said, "Get lost, or I will kill you!"
Zhan Liluo, sitting in a wheelchair, cried and said, "Mother, I am like this, and Changlong still wants to marry me..."
"Shut up!" Madam Zhang’s eyes were filled with rage and regret. It was all her fault, ruining her own daughter.
She must find a way to remove the poisonous insect from both her daughter and Li Changlong.
Since Zhan Xincheng could extract the poisonous insect, the Poisonous Insect Witch must have a way to do it too!
As for the rumors spreading through the city about her daughter and Li Changlong, she just needed to spend some silver to clear her daughter’s name.
"Someone come, tie him up for me!" Madam Zhang ordered, pointing at Li Changlong’s face.
Li Changlong was quickly pinned to the ground by the Protectors, while Zhan Liluo waved her hands trying to stop them, "Mother, please let him go!"
Madam Zhang looked coldly at her daughter, and Zhan Liluo closed her mouth.
The next day, Madam Zhang found the Poisonous Insect Witch, but unfortunately, the witch could no longer speak.
She understood Madam Zhang’s intention, came to the mansion, and drew the poisonous insects out of Li Changlong and Zhan Liluo’s bodies and killed them.
Madam Zhang was utterly disappointed in Zhan Xincheng and also removed the poisonous insect from her own body.
At the moment the insect was removed, her gaze turned cold—since Zhan Xincheng had wronged her, she would never let his wishes be fulfilled!
Zhan Liluo, at the moment of the insect’s extraction, screamed upon seeing Li Changlong.
The person in front of her was too disgusting; the thought of having honestly interacted with each other made her feel sick to her stomach.
Li Changlong also looked confusedly at Zhan Liluo, who now resembled an old grandmother with broken legs and missing teeth.
Suddenly, the pot disdained the kettle.
Both uttered disgusted noises at each other, and Zhan Liluo’s gaze turned fierce, looking at Madam Zhang and saying, "Mother, kill him, I don’t want to see him!"
Li Changlong, hearing such heartless words from Zhan Liluo, took off running.
Madam Zhang watched his retreating figure silently, determined to have someone deal with Li Changlong properly; however, with so many people watching, she would not act now.
Madam Zhang turned to the Poisonous Insect Witch, gave her a silver note, and saw her out.
After the witch left, she entered a secluded alley where a woman was waiting in a carriage for her.
The last time Zhan Lan had said that if the poison the witch gave Zhan Xincheng was effective in rendering him childless, she would give the other half of the silver note to her.
The greedy witch had contacted an intermediary yesterday, informing Zhan Lan through a letter that she was going to remove the poisonous insect for the people of the second branch of the Zhan Family today.
Zhan Lan agreed to meet with her after the task was completed.
Zhan Lan handed the silver note to the witch.
Just as the witch nodded her thanks, the fleeting murderous intent in her eyes was caught by Zhan Lan.
The witch’s gaze darkened as she prepared to throw a handful of white powder into the carriage, but Zhan Lan pulled down the carriage drape, and at the same instant, a dagger was thrust into the witch’s back from behind.
The witch, unable to believe it, watched as the woman inside the carriage lifted the curtain and unveiled her face.
The opponent was a woman of such beauty, yet so ruthless and cold-hearted!
Zhan Lan watched as the witch fell dead on the spot.
Xiao Chen, wearing specially made gloves, checked the witch’s powder and said, "Master, you guessed right, she wanted to kill you."
Zhan Lan’s expression remained cold, reflecting on how she had previously secretly administered a placebo to the witch, and the witch had already suspected her. 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Like the Poisonous Insect Witch, who killed for anyone who paid her, her death was inconsequential.
However, today Zhan Lan had her do one last thing before dying, which should have already taken effect on Li Changlong’s body.
Zhan Lan gazed at the corpse of the Poisonous Insect Witch and said, "Dispose of her body. Her clan always carries Corpse Dissolving Powder, might as well make full use of it."
"Yes, Master!"
...
The moment Li Changlong stepped out of the main gate of the second branch’s manor, his legs gave way, and he fell to the ground.
A servant hurriedly reported, "Madam, bad news. Mr. Li, for some unknown reason, suddenly cannot walk, his legs seem to be useless."
This happened just after Madame Zhang had the Poisonous Insect Witch extract the poisonous insect from Li Changlong’s body, and she wasn’t sure if this was the cause.
After all, the insect was found in Li Changlong’s legs and was cut out and drawn from his body after dusting it with powder.
If this caused Li Changlong’s body to malfunction, then it was the Poison from the Insect Witch’s doing.
However, now that Li Changlong was injured and had collapsed in front of her manor, she couldn’t just ignore it.
Madame Zhang stood up and said, "I’ll go have a look."
By the time she reached the main gate, Li Changlong’s lower legs were immobile. He tried to move them using the strength of his thighs, but it was futile.
More and more onlookers gathered at the gate, staring curiously at this unattractive man.
Someone with sharp eyes recognized him and exclaimed loudly, "Ah, isn’t that the gentleman who had a secret meeting with Zhan Liluo at Zhaixing Building that day?"
The people of Ding’an City were very interested in such salacious matters, and they had heard snippets of Zhan Liluo’s romantic involvements.
However, this was right at the main entrance of the second branch of the Zhan Family’s estate, so the crowd didn’t dare to talk too loudly.
Someone else continued, "Zhan Feng is a traitor, Zhan Liluo is licentious. Right now, the second branch of the Zhan Family really stinks, just one wall apart from the main branch that fights life and death for the country and its people; there really is no comparison."
"Exactly, but the old lord of the second branch is a concubine-born son, not of the main line, naturally his character cannot compare to General Zhan Beicang!"
"Alas, alas, alas, take a look at Miss Zhan Liluo’s taste in men, it’s not great at all. This guy is so ugly, looks like a wild boar that ran out of the mountains!"
Faced with the whispering of the onlookers, Li Changlong retorted angrily, "Who are you calling a wild boar? You are the wild boar!"
If he could stand up, he would definitely punch them to death!
Madame Zhang, seeing the chaotic scene at the entrance, said in frustration, "Mr. Li, stop making unwarranted trouble and slandering our Liluo."
After finishing her sentence, without waiting for Li Changlong to retort, she had two Protectors gag Li Changlong’s mouth and drag him away.
As Li Changlong howled in despair while being taken away, Madame Zhang’s attempt to cover up the incident only led to more speculation, especially since she claimed Li Changlong was slandering her daughter’s innocence.
Why gag him then!
Thus, after the crowd dispersed, the rumors of an affair between Li Changlong and Zhan Liluo were further confirmed.
Among the crowd, the instigators vanished, heading to an alley where they stopped before a carriage.
Zhan Lan rewarded the Hidden Guards with silver.
They took the silver and did the biddings of others.
After they left, Zhan Lan sat in the carriage, lips curved in a smile, relieved that the poisonous insect had been extracted from Zhan Liluo’s body.
If she is forced to marry Li Changlong, would Zhan Liluo be ’happy’?
After all, Zhan Lan had heard another piece of good news from the Poisonous Insect Witch today!
It would be difficult for Zhan Liluo to avoid marrying soon!
