Chapter 41 She Was Ruthless and Heartless

The breeze was gentle in the afternoon. It was not summer yet, but people could already feel warm. A beautiful, pure, and slim woman held a bowl of food cooked with medicinal herbs in her hand. She gently pushed open the bedroom door of Master Feng. Nianxin dismissed all the servants. She wanted to take good care of her father-in-law as his daughter-in-law in private. The woman wore her charming smile again when the door closed. She became more enchanting. She put the bowl on the table and walked to the stool in front of Master Feng's bed. Nianxin sat down. Her tone was ironic, which was incompatible with her soft and weak voice like breeze. "Old General Feng, you must have never expected that you would get into such a mess." The old man in front of her couldn't speak. He couldn't even raise his hands. A week ago, he was gray-haired. However, now he was a hoary-haired old man. Looking at him, Nianxin smiled and continued. "Old General Feng, don't you think I look familiar? Well, that innocent and stupid princess has already been killed by the swords of you guys. Now I have changed into a different woman—no wonder you can't recognize me anymore." The old man on the bed had thought that Nianxin looked kind of familiar. However, she was just a prostitute. Few people paid attention to prostitutes, not to mention old General Feng, a rough man who led soldiers to fight. Nianxin's face was similar to that princess, but they had completely different temperaments and eyes. Now, the old man looked at the woman in front of him carefully after hearing her words. He tried hard to recall, and he realized an absurd idea came true. His expression changed from surprise to unbelief, and then he became furious. If eyes had the ability to kill others, Nianxin had been dead so many times. Nianxin sat on the stool and looked at the old man quietly. She was observing every expression of the old man with enchanting sarcasm in her eyes. Well, she was so successful now! She was once very innocent, but she now almost changed into a different person. Nianxin's voice became more and more enchanting, soft, and pleasant. "Old General Feng, are you satisfied with this big show I have arranged for you? You shouldn’t glare at me—you don't need to express your gratitude in this way." Nianxin suddenly changed her tone, and her voice now became as cold as ice. Her cold voice could make people shudder, "I want your family to break up and your family members to be dead." The woman stood up after she finished speaking. She picked up the food cooked with medicinal herbs on the table which was prepared for the old man and then poured it into a flower pot in the room. She put the empty bowl on the table and then left the room and didn’t look at the old man. She had been delicate and weak. However, now she seemed to change into a different person all of a sudden. She was no longer weak. Nianxin showed the feeling of death and a kind of weird and inexplicable horror. The old man on the bed stared at the leaving woman. He had been a very old man. However, his soul seemed to be drawn away from his body all of a sudden. He was as empty as a dead skeleton in the coffin. Only deep despair haunted him. … This general mansion had been lively and harmonious, but now it was in decline. There was no energy, laughter, or joy in the mansion. Even servants here seemed to have lost their vigour. The whole mansion was gruesome, but it was also unusually peaceful and quiet. It was like a kind of weirdness before a big storm. Second Young Master of the Fengs took charge of all things. Now he was the only one left in the mansion. Feng Qianwu had been busy dealing with all kinds of things. He had to handle domestic affairs while the business outside also could not go on without him. He couldn't rest and no one could help him. In this early morning, he had to check on his shops. After all, the expenses of his family depended on his shops. It's another usual day. Nianxin woke up in Xuan Zhi's arms. Today, she wore a dress as red as blood. The blood of her loved ones seemed to have dyed her dress. She wore the simple hairpin on her head with a pearl as usual. Her cold eyes were beautiful in a special way. Nianxin walked into the main hall of the mansion of the Fengs slowly. The coffins of Feng Qianchu and Mrs. Feng were placed here not long ago. On the contrary, now this place was empty and the coffins were gone. However, the atmosphere in the main hall was depressing, and there had always been a horrible and weird atmosphere. It seemed that Nianxin didn't feel anything. She sat on the chair in the middle of the main hall. Nianxin called the accountant who kept the money for the mansion and gathered all the servants of the Fengs. On this morning, she disbanded them and gave them severance payments. Nianxin wanted to revenge, but she would not kill innocent people. Nianxin sat in the deserted and empty general mansion alone. She sat there and was stuck in memories—she had been a carefree princess in childhood. Then she became the princess who lost her homeland and family. This princess finally learned how to love, but her lover was killed... the princess was no longer innocent and was determined to take revenge. Finally, she became the princess of revenge... Her life had long been shattered and could not be completed. Xuan Zhi suddenly appeared in this silent place. He walked to Nianxin and hugged her to give her warmth and support her. Nianxin didn't say anything. She felt the familiar temperature. Nianxin closed her eyes and leaned against him. Warm sunlight shot in and the main hall became warm. The big show tonight finally came to an end. … On the other hand, Feng Qianwu had spent a whole day outside. He was tired and exhausted. Feng Qianwu almost couldn't stand up. Finally, he returned home and opened the door. Feng Qianwu soon realized something was wrong. There was no one in the mansion. He was haunted by a bad feeling, so he felt refreshed and no longer tired. Feng Qianwu stood straight, feeling so nervous. Two men in black were waiting for him inside the door. This day finally arrived. Feng Qianwu didn’t want to accept the fact, but he still had to. He had known such a day would arrive sooner or later, but he had been ignoring it intentionally. The men in black signaled him to come in. Feng Qianwu was not hypocritical. He followed them and walked towards the main hall of the mansion. A pure and beautiful woman was sitting in the main hall. She wore a big red dress with only a simple pearl hairpin on her head. She was as beautiful as poppies. A man who looked handsome and righteous was standing next to her with calm eyes. The woman casually leaned on the man next to her. Her chin was on her right hand. She let a few strands of hair down, staring at Feng Qianwu who walked in. Half-dead Master Feng sat on a stool on the left. Two men in black were standing beside him. Feng Qianmu had already been delirious. He sat on the stool on the right. There were also two men standing next to him. Nianxin looked at her crystal and round fingernails. She spoke gently with a soft and tempting voice, "Everyone is here. Then let's settle everything." The woman's voice became sweeter. She said to Feng Qianmu, "Mu, didn't you say that you love me and you are willing to do everything for me?" "Yes, I love you. I will do whatever you say." Feng Qianmu looked at Nianxin eagerly. There was nothing else in his eyes. He was not in his right mind. "Mu, go to kill that old man in front of you." "I will kill him. I will kill him immediately. I will kill anymore that Nianxin doesn't like." "No, Third Brother! That's our dad!" Feng Qianmu took the knife that a man in black handed him and pierced it into Master Feng's body immediately. Master Feng looked straight at his youngest son. His eyes were dim, and he couldn't believe what was happening. Feng Qianwu wanted to stop his brother, but he was controlled and couldn't move at all. Nianxin still thought it was not enough, so she continued. Her voice was still so beautiful, "Old General Feng, I forgot to tell you that Mu also killed Feng Qianchu. He even poisoned you. Well, do you know why Mu ends up like this? It was because he had been locked in a small dark room alone and was tortured by his conscience. Isn't it funny?" The old man's old and dim eyes shed blood and tears. He couldn't close his eyes before his death. Feng Qianmu was crazier. He wanted to get close to Nianxin, but he was pulled away by the men in black and was pressed on the stool. He kept calling Nianxin. Feng Qianwu became anxious, "Nianxin, is this what you want? Why? Why? You came to our place to kill my family?" Nianxin now was genuine. She was so beautiful that she made people shudder. Nianxin was like the fire that a flying moth darted into. Her cold voice still sounded weak, but it made people feel cold. "Feng Qianwu, don't you always want to know what I have gone through? I am the princess of the Kingdom of Shui, Shui Yinzhu. I am the so-called sacrifice princess. Your father killed my father and mother. He ruined my country with his own hands back then. That's how your family became so distinguished. I was only nine years old that year. I saw corpses all over the country and witnessed my parents’ tragic death. Three years ago, the team led by your brother Feng Qianchu shot my Kong Yue to death with arrows. I watched him dying with my own eyes. Do you think I should seek revenge from them?" "You are Princess Xi? Well… you are Princess Xi... I only heard my father and brother talking about you before. I didn't know you. No wonder! Haha, is everything retribution? No, you are the main cause. You have been here only for revenge since the beginning. My elder brother, Third Brother, and me... we are nothing but your pawns." "Yes, I only wanted to know who would kill his father or brother for me first. It's you, or your brother? However, I didn't expect that you were really difficult to deal with. Everyone has been fooled by me, but you have always been sober." "Am I sober? If I had been sober, how could the Fengs have ended up like this?" "Of course not, but I wouldn’t have allowed such a situation happen." "Yeah! You never spare us. Forget it! Now, Nianxin, I only want you to kill me." "Why will I kill you?" "You don't want to kill me? Aren't you here to take revenge?" "You haven't killed my family or my lover. I have promised you that I wouldn't do it myself. I didn't break my word." Nianxin stood up after speaking and left with Xuan Zhi and the people in black. When she walked by Feng Qianwu, Feng Qianwu couldn't help but pull Nianxin's sleeve. "Nianxin, have you ever been real to any of our three brothers?" Nianxin pulled out her sleeves and left. Her big red dress was dancing in the wind, as bright and enchanting as blood. She only uttered one cold word "never". Feng Qianwu watched Nianxin leaving. He felt numb and kept repeating the word "never". Feng Qianwu suddenly laughed frantically. He hated her. After all, his family was broken up and his family died because of her. However, he also loved her. After all, he had a crush on someone for the first time, but he was hurt so much. Feng Qianwu pulled up his crazy brother Feng Qianmu and carried his father's body. He walked out of the mansion of the Fengs. Feng Qianwu burned up the mansion as a part of his history. He couldn't forgive his brother, but he also didn’t want to hurt him, just as he hated her and he didn't want to hurt her. Feng Qianwu was still a nice guy. The fire burned the mansion of the Fengs which was once very prosperous. Now it had long lost its popularity. Feng Qianwu took away his father's body. He wanted to bury his father with his mother and brother. At least they could reunite in this way after death. Before Feng Qianwu left, he turned around to look at his younger brother for the last time. Feng Qianwu hoped that his younger brother would survive. Feng Qianwu closed his eyes. He no longer felt nostalgic and then left. Some major restaurants in Huaiyang City had been spreading the story of a woman recently—the woman's name was Nianxin. She was stunningly beautiful and was once a courtesan lady of a famous nightspot street. Young Master of the Fengs saw in her and married her immediately. However, Nianxin had fallen in love with Youngest Master of the mansion of the Fengs. Two lovers were forced to become brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Youngest Master killed his brother and father only for his beauty. Nianxin was heartbroken and dismissed all servants. She burned up the mansion of the Fengs and died in the fire. A stunningly beautiful woman had gone. Youngest Master of the Fengs went crazy and was locked in prison. Second Young Master of the Fengs couldn't accept the fact and then became a monk. No one knew which part of this story was true. … A beautiful-looking man walked on the street. This man had a more beautiful face than women. He had showed pure but charming temperament perfectly. There was a simple pearl hairpin on his head. It was not girlish, and it suited him well. At this moment, another handsome and righteous man with calm eyes held sugarcoated haws on a stick in his hand and gave it to this beautiful man, "Wushuang, here you are." The beautiful man ate the sugarcoat outside the haws. The man who gave him the sugarcoated haws took the remaining haws from him and put them in his mouth. They were both men, and such a behavior was very strange. However, they looked like a perfect match. Nianxin meant "mercy" and "heart" in the vernacular. However, she was ruthless and heartless.