The Dramatic Crown Princess Wants to Poison Me!

Chapter 388: Oppressive Pressure

In the gloom of the night, a heavy figure, exuding a pressure like Mount Tai, walked towards them.

With his back to the moonlight, his face was invisible.

Huangfu Jingchen shouted sternly, "Who goes there? What is your business?"

The person approached, his posture as tall and upright as a mountain, carrying an unmatched sharpness. Even just standing there, there was a pressure directly facing Huangfu Jingchen.

He glanced at Huangfu Jingchen, his gaze landing on Xia Wenjin, and said, "Come back to Haotian Village with me!"

Xia Wenjin inwardly lamented; in Wangshan Town, day and night, she had said she forgot something, but it turned out she forgot about this matter.

Xia Sichen had clearly mentioned it to her.

She shook her head, "I refuse!"

Huangfu Jingchen looked at the person, then at Xia Wenjin, and asked, "Wenjin, do you know him?"

He remembered Haotian Village—an outlaw village in Jinzhou. Since it hadn’t been eradicated by the Government, it meant it wasn’t a den of murderous looters.

However, that person named Bai Feichen had captured him, intending to sacrifice him on the road the next day.

So, it wasn’t a good place either.

Previously, Xia Wenjin had said Bai Feichen wanted to take her back to be the groom at Haotian Village, but she was a girl, how could she be the groom? What was going on?

Xia Wenjin, looking at that person and his oppressive gaze, defiantly said, "I don’t know him!"

The man laughed angrily, "Do you think saying you don’t know me will stop me from taking you back?"

Huangfu Jingchen asked, "Wenjin, why does he want to take you back?"

Xia Wenjin’s eyes shifted as she pointed at the man, saying, "This man is Xia Wanqing, the Village Chief of Haotian Village. They kidnapped me to arrange a marriage to someone I don’t like!"

Huangfu Jingchen was outraged, especially since they wanted to marry such a great girl like Wenjin to someone she didn’t want.

The girl he liked, he didn’t want to force her in the slightest way, and what right did Haotian Village have to force her into marriage? How was this different from abducting a woman by force?

He stepped forward, confronted by the pressure emanating from Xia Wanqing, and said, "I don’t care what kind of place Haotian Village is or how powerful it is. If you’re trying to kidnap a woman, you’ve lost your mind. I won’t let you take Wenjin away!"

Xia Wanqing felt both frustrated and helpless, as after all this time, this girl was still so stubborn. He had heard she was in a plague area, breaking out in a cold sweat, hurriedly descended the mountain, found out she had left Wangshan Town, chased her here, and before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, this foul girl was not calling him father and even claimed not to know him.

Just who is this clueless young man?

Kidnap a woman?

In all of Jianghu, including ten miles around the base of Haotian Village, who didn’t know Haotian Village was righteous? Since when did they kidnap women?

This kid doesn’t know how high the sky is.

Did he still want to stop him?

In his heart, Xia Wanqing had already accepted Huangfu Yuxuan as a son-in-law.

Firstly, he had some connection to the cryptic poem left by an old white-bearded man.

Secondly, the famous blind soothsayer under the mountain had foreseen their compatible fate!

Thirdly, Huangfu Yuxuan had lived on the mountain for so long, being perfect, skillful with both mind and body, courteous and refined! Even these rough men thought he had the demeanor of an aristocrat.

They were all quite satisfied with Huangfu Yuxuan.

Being close to Huangfu Yuxuan naturally made this young man standing beside his daughter seem increasingly displeasing.

Especially since this kid even acted as if he was strong enough to protect his daughter. "I’m at your daughter’s side, even you can’t take her."

This really irked Xia Wanqing.

He sneered, "Kid, trouble comes from trying to act brave. This has nothing to do with you, stay out of it and I won’t hold it against you!"

Huangfu Jingchen, hearing this tone, felt even more certain that Xia Wanqing meant harm to Xia Wenjin. He frowned and said deeply, "Wenjin is my friend. Regardless of your intent or skills, as long as Wenjin is unwilling, I won’t let you take her!"

"You think you have that ability?"

Huangfu Jingchen replied, "As long as I have a breath left!"

Oh, this kid spoke so grandly and righteously, fearless in the face of death. Did he have some misconception about himself? This slender scholar-like figure—he might look handsome, but can good looks block punches?

Huangfu Jingchen was even taller than Huangfu Yuxuan, making him appear even more stately and handsome, peerless in his elegance.

Yet, in Xia Wanqing’s eyes, one had the grace of a jade tree and the other looked feeble and gaunt.

Seeing Xia Wenjin roll her eyes behind Huangfu Jingchen, Xia Wanqing felt stifled. More than half a year had passed, Wenjin no longer treated him as her father and hid behind a young man who was foolishly naïve. He needed to show him some severity!

Thinking this way, Xia Wanqing shouted to Xia Wenjin, "Stupid girl, are you avoiding going to Haotian Village because of this boy?"

Xia Wenjin froze, then said, "Of course not!"

Her denial left Huangfu Jingchen feeling lost again. Why didn’t she say yes? Even if it was a lie, he would’ve been happy.

However, to Xia Wanqing, hearing his daughter instantly say no without even thinking and yet hiding behind someone at the first sign of trouble—didn’t this protectiveness explain the situation?

He felt his precious cabbage, meticulously selected for a lovely pig, had been uprooted by a hungry runt from another family.

Infuriating!

Thus, he had to show this clueless young man some strength to make him retreat.

If Xia Wenjin knew what he was thinking, she would truly be speechless. She wasn’t hiding behind Huangfu Jingchen, but had been pulled there by him before she could react.

Every time she tried to step forward, Huangfu Jingchen, worried about Xia Wanqing’s potential harm to her, kept shielding her.

While this warmth amused her, she also found it funny.

If it came to a showdown with her father, she didn’t want to involve Huangfu Jingchen unnecessarily.

Her father’s martial arts were unparalleled; could Huangfu Jingchen even stand a chance?

Moreover, she had no such intention and didn’t want misunderstandings between Huangfu Jingchen and her father!

She said, "Let him go, I’ll go with you!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Wanqing released his poised strength in his palm, saying, "Alright!" He had only come to bring his precious daughter back for the wedding. Since she agreed to return, the rest was trivial.

However, Huangfu Jingchen replied, "No way!"

Xia Wenjin gently patted his shoulder, earnestly saying, "I’ll be fine. You go ahead! I’ll return the Jade Pendant to you later!"

"It’s not about the Jade Pendant. I just won’t let anyone force you to do something against your will!" Huangfu Jingchen had explained this more than once, but now he felt it was necessary to express his intentions even more clearly.