I Got Together With the Fake Heiress - Chapter 97

To go out or not to go out? This was an extremely difficult choice for Li Hong.

But in reality, she had no choice at all. As soon as Wen Yunqing began counting down, she opened the door and forced herself to walk out.

“I am Wen Yimeng’s mother! I am her biological mother! You can’t kill me. If you lay a hand on me, you will be her mother’s murderer,” Li Hong’s only remaining leverage was the so-called blood tie.

Wen Yunqing enjoyed observing Li Hong’s fearful yet forcefully calm appearance. Just as Li Hong was about to break down, Wen Yunqing smiled. “You have a point. So, you won’t die. You will live.”

Li Hong sighed in relief upon hearing that she wouldn’t die. It seemed this menace, Wen Yunqing, still cared about Wen Yimeng. As long as she cared, Li Hong was safe.

“However, living is a very broad concept,” Wen Yunqing said, looking at Li Hong meaningfully.

Li Hong’s heart sank. Subconsciously, she felt there was a hidden meaning in the words, but before she could speak, she lost consciousness and collapsed onto the ground.

Wen Yunqing walked over with a slight look of disdain, hovered her hand over Li Hong’s head, and activated her spiritual power, directly destroying a portion of her neurological structure.

After confirming that Li Hong had completely become a simpleton, Wen Yunqing found a cell phone, used it to dial the police, and quickly erased all traces of her presence before the police could arrive.

“What an idiot!” The Elder was furious when he heard the report. “To actually target the opponent’s family members! Isn’t that actively seeking death!”

Although the Association rarely did good deeds, they still had a bottom line. Unless they were genuinely breaking ties with the officials for a fight to the death, they followed the rule that trouble shouldn’t involve family. This Elder understood that rule well.

“Elder, they only reported that there were some conflicts which resulted in injuries to the opponents, but no loss of life,” the person giving the report weakly argued. When viewed this way, the family member was only caught in the crossfire.

“Enough. We were at fault in this matter. Plus, Wen Yunqing left no traces, so it’s difficult for us to pressure the officials,” the Elder massaged his temples. Ever since the officials began recruiting capable people on a large scale, the number of rogue cultivators available to the Association had dwindled.

The remaining ones all boasted about their sects and inheritances, being overly ambitious and incompetent. They only knew how to put on a show; when they were truly needed, they ran faster than anyone else.

“Let this matter drop. Tell the liaison communicating with the officials to maintain boundaries. We won’t pursue the deaths of our men this time, but the other side must make Wen Yunqing stop and forbid her from harming Association members again.”

In the Elder’s view, this decision was already a concession from the Association. After all, the opponent suffered no loss, while they had three deaths.

But this was only the Elder’s unilateral belief. When Wen Yunqing heard that the Association had intervened, she gave a cold snort.

“They won’t quibble with me? I distinctly remember that when I went to capture the black wolf, it was people from the Association who tried to harm Yimeng, wasn’t it?”

“It seems the last Heavenly Thunder Talisman didn’t teach you a lesson.” Wen Yunqing clicked her tongue, then leaned up against the desk, looking down at the representative of the Association.

“I am not someone you can afford to provoke. Seeing as you have some relationship with the officials, I can give your Association one chance: hand over everyone involved in this matter. In that case, I can barely consider this incident never happened.”

“What if we don’t?” The Association representative was no pushover; he was used to wrangling with various forces.

“Don’t?” Wen Yunqing laughed softly. “Then the first gift the Association receives will probably be your head.”

The Association representative froze, looking furiously at Mu Kuan. “Is this what your Special Affairs Department members are like? You let people like this maintain order?”

“Ah, did Team Leader Wen say something just now? Why didn’t I hear anything?” Mu Kuan feigned ignorance.

The Association had provoked Wen Yunqing themselves this time, and they even targeted her family. Now, Wen Yunqing was merely giving a few threats. Isn’t that perfectly normal?

“You…” The Association representative was choked. Didn’t the officials always claim to be impartial? Why the sudden change in attitude?

“Since you are the Association’s representative, you should have the authority to make decisions, shouldn’t you?” Wen Yunqing looked at the representative with a half-smile, already prepared to detain him as a hostage.

“What are you trying to do!” The Association representative sensed danger. “I represent the Association! If you do anything to me, you’ll be making an enemy of the entire Association!”

“That’s not necessarily true. After all, dead people hold no value,” Wen Yunqing said, spiritual power beginning to gather in her palm.

“Ahem.” Seeing the situation getting out of hand, Mu Kuan deliberately cleared his throat twice. “Our meaning here should be very clear. I hope to see the Association’s sincerity within three days. Otherwise…”

Mu Kuan already disliked the Association. They acted recklessly, relying on their ancestors’ prestige. While it was undeniable that the Association was useful at the founding of the nation, as that generation aged, their descendants became increasingly disappointing.

“You…” The Association representative’s face showed an expression of humiliation, his eyes filled with shock and uncertainty. If it were just Wen Yunqing, fine, but now Mu Kuan has also shown this attitude…

Could it be that the officials want to move against the Association? Are they planning to use this incident as a pretext to encroach upon the Association’s power?

“Alright, Representative, you should go back and discuss this with the Elders in the Association,” Mu Kuan said with a smile. He rather enjoyed seeing the Association people look crestfallen. “If you don’t leave now, I can’t guarantee you’ll be able to leave later.”

After the Association representative departed, Mu Kuan burst into laughter. “I never expected to see that expression on his face. How amusing.”

Wen Yunqing rubbed her own face. “Team Leader Mu, I stated clearly beforehand that my words were not a joke. If the Association doesn’t hand over the people, I truly will consider killing my way in.”

“The Association has deep foundations. You might be able to fight your way through the younger generation, but they still have their parents and grandparents. Some of those people have lived for over a hundred years, and their cultivation is very profound,” Mu Kuan warned.

If it weren’t for those people in the Association, the officials would have dealt with them long ago.

“Is that so…” Wen Yunqing murmured softly. A hundred years of cultivation? She had that too, and her hundred years of cultivation weren’t achieved under such low spiritual energy conditions; they were achieved while cultivating in rooms full of spirit stones and spirit-gathering formations.

Wen Yunqing had never fully revealed her true strength, only showing off her abilities occasionally so that the people in the Special Affairs Department knew she earned her position as Team Leader through genuine ability.

“Li Hong… what happened to her?” Wen Yimeng asked. Because Wen Yunqing didn’t return last night, her sleep quality wasn’t good, and there were faint dark circles under her eyes.

“I made her forget some things. If there are no other issues after the examination, she will probably be set free,” Wen Yunqing said.

She had essentially turned Li Hong into a complete simpleton who knew nothing. To prevent this incident from happening again, Wen Yunqing directly placed a formation on her. If anyone tried to use her for malicious purposes, the formation would be activated, and the two would likely perish together.

If the person who takes her in is kind enough, they might arrange for Li Hong to stay in a welfare institution, allowing her to safely live out the rest of her life.

Of course, if her luck is bad, she can only wander alone, and no one knows what will become of her in the end.

However, one thing is certain: Li Hong will not pose any threat to Wen Yunqing or Wen Yimeng, not now, and not ever.

Mu Kuan gave the Association three days, demanding they hand over the people who targeted Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng. Three days—neither too long nor too short—passed quickly.

After finishing classes for the day and returning to the dorm, Lu Zhiming called, informing Wen Yunqing of the Association’s decision.

“The Association doesn’t want to confront us, but they didn’t actually hand over the culprits. They just gave us a few people who had previously committed errors,” Lu Zhiming said. “But we don’t have any concrete evidence, so Mu Kuan has accepted them.”

Wen Yunqing hummed. “Did he ask you to relay anything to me?”

Lu Zhiming thought for a moment. “I don’t think so. He just casually mentioned that things are quiet recently, so you can rest more.”

“You’re not planning to look for trouble with the Association, are you?” Lu Zhiming quickly realized her intent.

“I am, but not right now,” Wen Yunqing stood on the balcony, looking at the nearby sports field. “Since they are maintaining peace on the surface, I won’t easily break it.”

Challenging the entire Association alone was something Wen Yunqing could do, but it wasn’t worth the effort. After all, with the abnormal spiritual energy, many demons and monsters would emerge, and the Association would be needed to exert effort then.

If she completely decimated the Association now, she would likely have to take over all those tasks herself. She wouldn’t engage in such an unprofitable venture.

“So, you’re dropping the matter for now?” Lu Zhiming asked. He hadn’t expected her to worry about others causing trouble.

“As long as the Association people stay quiet, I won’t make a move,” Wen Yunqing said. If the mastermind still wanted to do something, she definitely wouldn’t hold back.

The worst-case scenario would be to create a complete mess, and then she would spend some time tidying it up slightly, ensuring that her place of residence was secure.

The first semester was quickly coming to an end. For the latter half of the semester, both the Association and the cultivators near Jing City remained very quiet, allowing Wen Yunqing to enjoy a rather pleasant period of university life.

Of course, it would have been better if Luo Shen from the Luo family hadn’t occasionally shown up to cause trouble.

Because he had stayed at the Wen family home for a few days previously, Luo Shen confidently believed he could attract the attention of both Wen Yimeng and Wen Yunqing, and even potentially become engaged to one of them.

After Luo Shen came around a few times, Wen Yunqing couldn’t tolerate it anymore. She dragged him away and taught him a lesson, then stuck a Misfortune Talisman (Daomeifu) on him. As long as Luo Shen saw them, he would suffer bad luck. After multiple instances, Luo Shen wised up and stopped coming.

No one rushes toward bad luck. When Luo Shen found that the Wen family path was closed, he immediately changed direction. After all, there were plenty of other wealthy heirs at Jing University.

“Yunqing! Yimeng! Over here, over here!” Hearing that her two daughters were returning for the summer break, Mother Wen arrived at the airport an hour early. She even dragged Wen Han along, making him hold a massive sign to highlight their presence.

“Mama~” Wen Yimeng happily rushed over.

Wen Yunqing’s movement was slightly slower, but she was also embraced by Mother Wen’s other arm. They let go after a good while.

“You’ve gotten thin, both of you have gotten thin! Didn’t you eat properly?” Mother Wen immediately put on her protective filter, saying with a heartache, “Did you not like the food at school? Should I send the chef over to prepare your three meals?”

“Mama, you don’t need to worry. The school food is delicious! I haven’t gotten thin; I just grew taller,” Wen Yimeng said. To make the change in her height more obvious, she deliberately leaned against Mother Wen’s back.

“Look, Mama! I’ve grown three centimeters since I came home last time!” Wen Yimeng emphasized.

“If you grow taller without gaining weight, that still counts as getting thin!” Mother Wen countered. “What do you want for dinner? We’ll have the kitchen prepare it early.”

“Hmm, I want fish. Preferably one with fewer bones,” Wen Yimeng said.

“Okay, I’ll have the kitchen prepare some sea fish.” Mother Wen’s gaze fell on Wen Yunqing. “Yunqing, what do you want to eat?”

“Then let’s have pork rib soup. I feel like having soup today,” Wen Yunqing said.

“Good, good, good, I’ll have the kitchen prepare that,” Mother Wen agreed wholeheartedly, then turned to look at Wen Han. “What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help your sisters with their luggage.”

Wen Han wore a resigned expression, dutifully taking the larger suitcase and honestly trailing behind to pull the luggage. The remaining suitcase was small, and Wen Yunqing casually pulled it with her left hand.

As for her right hand, it was naturally used to hold her girlfriend’s hand.

Wen Han saw their interlocked fingers from behind and subconsciously felt that something was a little off. But then he remembered that girls’ friendships were always strange—they went to the restroom together, so holding hands shouldn’t be a big deal, right?

Jing University wasn’t a school that solely focused on academic results, so the winter holiday break was quite long, totaling thirty-six days. This was considered one of the longer breaks among the various universities.

A few days after returning home, Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng received an invitation for a class reunion, arranging to have dinner together in three days and catch up.

Only half a year had passed since high school graduation. Generally, schools wouldn’t host a reunion so soon. However, Ruihua was different. The students attending Ruihua were mostly various second-generation heirs, and they would definitely cross paths in various fields later on.

Therefore, maintaining friendships among classmates was essential and might prove useful in the near future.

With three days remaining until the reunion, Wen Yunqing temporarily set the matter aside and presented a request to Mother Wen.

Mother Wen was first taken aback, her expression slightly complex. “By rights and reasons, you should go. Should I send a driver to take you?”

Wen Yunqing shook her head. “I plan to go with Yimeng this time, just the two of us. We’ll take a flight to the nearby city today, then go see Grandmother tomorrow. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be back the day after tomorrow.”

Mother Wen looked at Wen Yunqing, then glanced at Wen Yimeng, who was sitting quietly. “Alright. I’ve prepared a few things. You can help me bring them to… bring them to your grandmother.”

Although Wen Grandmother wasn’t initially very kind to Wen Yunqing, requiring her to pretend to be a boy to survive, it couldn’t be denied that Wen Grandmother had done everything she could—raising Wen Yunqing and using her meager income to send her to school.

In fact, after the last incident, Wen Yunqing had the idea of moving Wen Grandmother to a different location, purchasing a house in a nearby county town, and hiring a reliable person to care for her.

But Wen Grandmother said she liked living in the village, was used to interacting with the villagers, and didn’t want to leave the place she had lived for decades.

Wen Yunqing certainly wouldn’t disregard Wen Grandmother’s own wishes. So, she maintained the previous arrangement. The only difference was that a police station had been established not far from the village, staffed by several police officers.

After dinner and a two-hour flight, Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng arrived at the city closest to the village. From there, getting to the village required taking a long-distance bus and then walking for some time, which was a little inconvenient for the two of them.

Noticing that there was still plenty of time, Wen Yunqing simply rented an off-road vehicle. After setting the navigation, she drove to the town near the village.

“This is where you lived?” Wen Yimeng looked at the small, almost third-tier town, her eyes showing a complex emotion.

“Mmm, this place counts as where I went to high school,” Wen Yunqing got out of the car first, then walked around and opened the passenger door.

“See that mountain over there? Can you faintly see some houses?” Wen Yunqing pointed to the large mountain in the southwest. “The place where I lived is over there. By car, it takes about an hour to get there from here.”

“That far?” Wen Yimeng found it difficult to imagine what it felt like to live deep in the mountains. “Didn’t you have to travel very far for school?”

“Not really. Elementary and middle school were near the village. I only came here for high school,” Wen Yunqing said, a trace of nostalgia she didn’t even notice coloring her voice. “For high school, I traveled back and forth once a week. I would hitchhike sometimes, so it wasn’t too difficult.”

These memories weren’t unfamiliar to Wen Yunqing. As she spoke of them, she often felt a sense that she had truly experienced these things. The people she met, the voices she heard—they all felt incredibly real.

Wen Yimeng listened intently. As Wen Yunqing recounted her story, scene after scene unfolded before her eyes.

“So, all things considered, I was doing alright. If I hadn’t been found, I probably would have continued school with the help of some teachers, students, and the government, and then gone to university,” Wen Yunqing mused.

“And after that? What kind of person did you want to be after finishing university?” Wen Yimeng asked curiously.

“After that, huh…” Wen Yunqing brought her thoughts back and smiled. “I probably would have just been an ordinary person.”