The Lin family's servants were extremely efficient. Just in the afternoon, Lin Feng arrived.
He wasn't alone.
There were also no fewer than a hundred spiritual pharmacists.
The mighty procession standing in front of the nunnery was truly a spectacular sight.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Someone knocked on the door.
It was just the right time. Zhao Shuning had just finished the last stroke of the painting on the blue - and - white porcelain in her hand.
After putting down the brush,
she got up with a smile, walked to the door, and opened it.
The situation outside the door was well within Zhao Shuning's expectations.
Lin Feng stood at the very front.
"Cough! Cough! Cough! Shuning, you've developed the airs of a young mistress. What, do you expect me to come and ask you personally to help?"
Zhao Shuning looked at the winding mountain path behind Lin Feng, filled with so many spiritual pharmacists. It was really a tough job for them. At this moment, they still wanted to curry favor with Lin Feng.
"Mr. Lin, are you here to ask me to treat your illness or to blame me? Bringing so many people here. Do you want everyone to know what's wrong with you?"
Lin Feng's face dropped.
At this moment, his face was sinister, and he kept coughing.
"Zhao Shuning, you little girl, do you know who you're talking to?"
Zhao Shuning lightly leaped onto the wall above the gate. Her feet dangled in the air. She still preferred the feeling of looking down from a high place.
"Zhao Shuning, don't go too far. Our family head took you in because you're from the Zhao family and have a distant relation with the Lin family. You ungrateful girl, instead of repaying the kindness, you make the head of the Lin family come and ask you in person."
"Yo, do you think Lin Feng took me back to the Lin family because I'm his granddaughter? Isn't it for that baseless reputation? And because the Zhao family is getting more and more powerful?"
Zhao Shuning continued.
"You young talents all look upright and promising. You should become the pillars of the East Ze Great Wilderness in the future. But you, with your spiritual power, help the evil. How many immoral things have you done for the Lin family? I don't need to spell it out."
"Zhao Shuning, watch your mouth."
"Right. You're just a little girl. Trying to fight against us is simply ridiculous."
"Don't you know whose territory you're on? How dare you talk so arrogantly. We're kindly advising you. Before the head of the Lin family takes action, kneel down and admit your mistake quickly. The head of the Lin family is merciful and will surely spare your life."
Zhao Shuning swayed her legs.
Looking at the obsequious faces below, she thought they were the truly ridiculous ones.
"Child, you've made the wrong choice." Lin Feng spoke.
His expression was earnest.
Zhao Shuning laughed.
She said, "Lin Feng, after all these years, you still haven't changed."
Lin Feng frowned.
Zhao Shuning continued, "You're still as vain, arrogant, and self - important as ever. You value your reputation above all else. In front of people, you always play the role of a kind patriarch. But Lin Feng, you know better than anyone what kind of person you are, what a villain you are, and who is the ungrateful one."
There was a smile on Zhao Shuning's lips as she calmly said these incisive words.
"Head of the Lin family, don't waste your breath on this little girl. She was the one who wronged you first. You're a respected and kind - hearted person. But if you don't teach this little girl a lesson, she'll think she can ride roughshod over the Lin family."
"Annoying."
"You little girl, who are you calling annoying?"
"Saying you. You've got a mouth but all you do is blabber nonsense. Lin Feng, I don't want to waste my breath on you either. You brought so many people to the nunnery to ask me. Aren't you afraid it'll shorten your lifespan?"
Lin Feng said, "Child, I originally planned to come alone. But my disciples were worried about my health, so they followed me."
"Don't put on that kind face. If you were really a good person, you wouldn't have been so cruel when you executed Ye Ling back then."
The name Ye Ling hadn't been mentioned for a long time in the East Ze Great Wilderness.
Now this girl, not yet eighteen, swaying her legs, looking at them with innocent big eyes, casually said this once - famous name. The shock it brought was extraordinary.
When Lin Feng heard this name, he didn't show much reaction.
"Child, Ye Ling was a heinous demon. Did you hear some rumors somewhere?"
"Ye Ling was a demon who drank human blood and nourished himself with the spiritual power of alchemists. Zhao Shuning, did you believe the words of the demon's minions and turn around to question the head of the Lin family?"
"Actually—"
Zhao Shuning scanned the crowd.
She calmly said, "Lin Feng, I knew you'd bring them here. Because your spiritual power is gone, right? Otherwise, how could you let outsiders know about such a disgraceful thing? Oh, I get it. According to your usual way of doing things, you must be planning to frame this on me, saying that I'm talking nonsense and slandering you, right?"
"I only took the medicine you gave me. If there was nothing wrong with your medicine, how could I have ended up like this?"
When Lin Feng said this, he really did want to frame Zhao Shuning.
He didn't expect this little girl to be so shrewd. She saw through his thoughts at a glance. Yes, he brought so many people here just to pin this crime on Zhao Shuning. In this way, he could use the power of these spiritual pharmacists to get rid of Zhao Shuning. Then he could spread the word that Zhao Shuning had poisoned him. After that, he could openly invite alchemists to treat his illness.
Lin Feng was no stranger to this kind of misinformation. He was quite skilled at it.
Facing such slander, the other person should be furious and eager to deny it. But the girl on the opposite side just smiled even more brightly.
There was not a trace of anger on her innocent face.
"Yes, it was me."
Everyone looked at the girl opposite. This girl admitted so easily?
Zhao Shuning's frank admission surprised Lin Feng as well.
Lin Feng thought that when facing such slander, Zhao Shuning should at least defend herself a bit. She was so sharp - tongued that she would surely question him.
"You admit it?"
"Yes, it was me. What's there to deny? Lin Feng, actually, you've never been sick. The girl Sisi in the Chunhua Tower was also arranged by me."
Lin Feng looked up in shock.
How did she know about Sisi?
Lin Feng thought that he had been drugged that night, which was why he had done some strange things. After that, he had secretly taken out his own blood and asked an alchemist without revealing his identity, saying that it was someone else's blood and asking him to check the components in the blood. He found that there was indeed a hallucinogenic drug in it.
It was precisely because of the hallucinogenic drug in his blood that Lin Feng believed what had happened that night.
The girl stood up on the wall, stretched out her hands, and slowly walked along the wall. Her figure was graceful and light.
The words she said next truly made Lin Feng feel desperate.
"Yes, Lin Feng, you should have guessed it. That's right. You didn't have any illness before. If you weren't afraid of your scandal being exposed and for the so - called reputation, you wouldn't have believed my words. That's how I got the chance to poison you."