After rebirth, she discovered the space golden finger

The group followed Chen Lingxi into the palace. Qin Gu sat below Chen Lingxi. Pei Yun stood respectfully behind Qin Gu without hesitation. After all, she and Venerable Qin Gu were the most familiar with the people present.

Her action immediately attracted the attention of the other three people except Qin Gu. Huang Ningyu's eyes lingered between Qin Gu and Pei Yun, revealing a bit of inquiry.

Chen Ruyue frowned and stared at Pei Yun, she didn't expect Pei Yun actually knew Qin Gu. You know, in order to become Qin Gu's disciple, she went to the guest house of Jijian Sect to "accidentally meet" Qin Gu whenever she had time in the past few days, but Qin Gu was very cold to her, or should I say, to all the young disciples who wanted to become his disciples. However, at this moment, Qin Gu was obviously much friendlier to Pei Yun, and he rarely showed the care and protection of an elder for a younger generation in front of everyone.

Chen Lingxi raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Qin Gu and Pei Yun with interest in surprise, and then ordered someone to bring the man in black up.

The man in black was escorted in by two guards. The wound on his shoulder was still bleeding. He was forced to his knees on the ground. His spiritual power had been sealed. He stared at Chen Lingxi with hatred in his eyes.

Chen Lingxi was about to ask a question when the eldest lady came in with her personal maid, smiling and bowed to the people in the hall: "Husband, Venerable Qin Gu, and Master Huang." As for Chen Ruyue and Pei Yun, she simply ignored them.

"Why are you here?" Chen Lingxi's smile faded slightly.

"My dear, I heard that some thieves have sneaked into Lingxi Mountain this time, intending to harm our distinguished guests. I was worried, so I thought of coming over to take a look..." The eldest lady came and sat down beside him, looking worried.

Chen Lingxi glanced at her with an ambiguous look, then turned to look at the man in black and interrogated him, "Who are you? How did you get into Lingxi Mountain? Why did you want to hurt this young friend Pei?"

The man in black did not answer his question, but just clutched the wound on his shoulder tightly, blood flowing out from between his fingers. He said resolutely: "I didn't expect to leave alive after falling into your hands today. Kill me if you want, no need to waste words!"

Qin Gu at the side also spoke up: "Pei Yun, why does this man want to kill you? Do you know him?"

Pei Yun took a step forward, bowed to the people present, and said, "Seniors, I don't know him, and I don't know why he came to Lingxi Mountain. Before he assassinated me, the only time I had any contact with him was when I saw him with a woman outside the bamboo forest. I was also confused as to why he wanted to kill me."

Hearing this, the man in black shuddered all over and lowered his head, making it impossible for anyone to see the emotions in his eyes.

"Could it be that this man was having a secret meeting with a woman outside the bamboo forest and was seen by Pei Yun? Even if that's the case, there's no need to assassinate him, right?" Chen Ruyue looked at the man in black curiously.

The eldest lady, who knew the truth, could not help but sneer softly, mocking Chen Ruyue's stupidity.

Just as everyone focused their attention on the man in black, a woman in white came in anxiously. When she saw the man in black's miserable state, her pupils shrank. Then, regardless of the strange looks from the people around her, she knelt in front of Chen Lingxi, pulled his clothes, and pleaded with tears:

"My dear husband, this man is my cousin Ji Feng. He came to Lingxi Mountain specially to visit me. Please forgive him this time!"

Except for the eldest lady, everyone else was surprised. Pei Yun looked at the man in black and the woman in white in amazement. When she came to her senses, she looked at Venerable Lingxi with a sharp gaze. Well, she felt that Venerable Lingxi's head was faintly green! Because she had seen the two of them hugging each other intimately before.

"... Is this your cousin?" Chen Lingxi no longer had the carefree look she had just now, and asked expressionlessly, "So this young friend Pei saw him with a woman outside the bamboo forest, and he was with you?"

"...Yes, cousin Ji Feng and I have always been good friends, so..." Shi Meixue was not good at lying, not to mention that Chen Lingxi had a sullen face at this time, which made her heart tremble.

"Chen... Venerable Lingxi, this matter has nothing to do with my cousin. It was me... who became lustful and coveted this girl's beauty, so I thought of taking action at night..." Seeing Shi Meixue's panic-stricken look, Ji Feng couldn't help but make excuses.

But such a poor excuse was enough to convince Chen Lingxi and Pei Yun, even Qin Gu and Huang Ningyu, who were bystanders, could see the clue.

"...Madam, master of the family, and all the honorable ones, I may know some of the truth..." The personal maid behind the Madam stood up tremblingly and bowed to everyone.

"Oh...what do you know?" Chen Lingxi turned his head and glanced at her with an unclear expression.

"That day, I was just going down the mountain to do some work for the Madam. I didn't expect to see the Fifth Madam and the man in black... acting intimately outside the bamboo forest..."

"How dare you, a maid, spread rumors about my mother!"

Chen Ruyue interrupted her excitedly before she could finish, glared at her fiercely, and said to Chen Lingxi, "Father, this maid has slandered my mother's reputation. I think it would be better to give her a good beating, destroy her cultivation and drive her out of Lingxi Mountain..."

“Miss Tenth Miss, please spare me. What I just said was the truth…” The maid knelt down and glanced at the eldest lady implicitly.

Chen Ruyue snorted coldly upon seeing this, and said sarcastically: "You are just a maid, don't think that you can spread rumors at will just because you have someone backing you up..."

"Yes! Xiao Luo, the Fifth Madam is your husband's beloved concubine. If you spread rumors about the Fifth Madam like this, I can't protect you..." The First Madam said sarcastically.

"I have evidence!" The maid took out a shadow talisman from her sleeve and handed it to Chen Lingxi, "Master, this is the scene I recorded at the time. You can check it..."

As soon as these words came out, the man in black completely collapsed and closed his eyes. Shi Meixue couldn't help but tremble in fear, and her eyes were filled with despair. Chen Ruyue seemed to have suffered a great blow and looked at her mother in disbelief...

Seeing this, Qin Gu and Huang Ningyu looked at each other, and both stood up. Qin Gu said, "Since this is your family affair, we should not disturb you any more and will leave first..."

Chen Lingxi's face darkened slightly. He nodded. Huang Ningyu also smiled and said a few polite words. The two of them left the hall with Pei Yun...

After the three of them left, Chen Lingxi also asked the first lady Chen Ruyue to leave with him. Even the man in black was dragged away by two guards.

At this point, he and Shi Meixue were the only ones left in the palace. Chen Lingxi casually swung the shadow talisman, and it ignited without fire. The intimate scene between Shi Meixue and Ji Feng reappeared in front of him...

"Why?" Chen Lingxi's solemn tone revealed a hint of impending storm.

Shi Meixue knelt in front of him, holding her dress tightly with both hands, lowered her head and said nothing, tears dripping silently, soaking her clothes. After a while, she raised her head, staring at him with red eyes and said:

"...My cousin and I have been engaged since we were young. We had agreed to get married after he returned from the sect with his studies completed. Who would have thought that my father would secretly break off the engagement in order to please a powerful person like you and send me here..."

"So you're trying to say...you had no choice but to marry me, and it was my power that prevented you from being with your cousin?"

Shi Meixue didn't speak for a moment. She raised her head and stared at the mature and handsome man in front of her. Chen Lingxi, a man with top strength, good looks and temperament, liked her and was so caring and considerate to her. It would be a lie to say that she was not moved, but -

"Chen Lingxi, feelings are relative. You have wives, concubines, and confidantes, but you can't be faithful to a woman forever. What qualifications do you have to ask me to be faithful to you forever..."

Chen Lingxi was shocked, and the two looked at each other. This time, there was no fear in Shi Meixue's eyes, only unwillingness and stubbornness.

After a long while, Chen Lingxi showed a trace of complicated emotions on his face, and then he resumed his usual nonchalant smile and said: "I never force a woman. It is useless if she doesn't want to stay by my side. Since you have no intention, I will not force you to stay. You can leave on your own after the birthday banquet. There will no longer be a fifth lady in Lingxi Mountain..."

Shi Meixue was completely shocked. She didn't expect the person in front of her to let her go so easily. Thinking of her daughter and Ji Feng, she hesitated and said, "...What about Ruyue and cousin..."

"Ruyue is your daughter as well as my daughter. She can stay in Lingxi Mountain or leave with you..."

Chen Lingxi stopped looking at her and stared at the closed palace door. He said in a deep voice, "As for the man in black, he assassinated my guests at Lingxi Mountain. I can't let him go easily. Pei Xiaoyou is the victim. It's up to her to decide how to deal with him..."

"Husband... Your Excellency, cousin Ji Feng is doing this for me, please..."

Shi Meixue subconsciously wanted to pull Chen Lingxi's sleeve, but he deliberately avoided her. He stood up, put his hands behind his back, turned his back and slowly walked towards the inner hall, leaving only his back as he said, "It was you and your daughter who took the initiative to come to Lingxi Mountain, and you said 'yes' in person. It was you and your daughter who deceived me. Letting you go is already my greatest tolerance..."

Seeing Chen Lingxi's figure completely disappear from her sight, Shi Meixue finally couldn't help crying. She should be happy, but at this moment she didn't feel the slightest bit of joy, and even vaguely felt a little reluctant. That person, that person would never pamper her again...