Chapter 204: Envy of Others
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Gu Zhicheng couldn’t help but doubt himself. Could he really defeat Gu Qingluan?
If he lost, he would be utterly embarra.s.sed and humiliated.
He couldn’t bear such a situation.
He was already a Saint, standing at the pinnacle of this continent.
If he were defeated by his own daughter, wouldn’t he be ridiculed for the rest of his life?
And if he lost, this crazy girl wouldn’t spare him either.
He was planning to take the initiative, but Gu Qingluan suddenly looked around at the onlookers and said, “All of you are distinguished families of Tianjing City. You must know how much dowry the Jun family gave when my mother married into the Gu family, right?”
The people who were suddenly questioned were taken aback.
Why did Miss Gu suddenly bring up the past? Although they didn’t understand, the question wasn’t difficult to answer.
Having just witnessed Gu Qingluan’s strength, many were inclined to stand on her side now.
Among them, a woman around forty years old, dressed in brocade, sighed
“Of course, I remember. The Jun family prepared an extravagant wedding procession that stretched along the street for miles, causing jealousy among countless young girls back then. In all these years, I haven’t seen another bride with such grandeur.”
Twenty years ago, she had just gotten married, and she watched the dowry being carried into the Gu residence. She couldn’t help but envy it.
Others nodded in agreement, admiring the affection the Jun family showed their daughter.
But alas, life is fleeting. The Jun family’s daughter died less than a year after marrying into the Gu family.
“All the uncles, aunts, and family friends present here were witnesses to that wedding years ago. My mother’s dowry, whether for my personal expenses or for the entire family’s indulgence in daily feasts, luxury fabrics, and opulence, could never have been depleted entirely. But now, the Gu family has audaciously a.s.serted that I’ve exhausted it all. Isn’t that a ridiculous claim?”
The crowd was amazed.
Indeed, it was.
The Gu family was truly shameless.
Dowries for women are usually meant for their children.
The Gu family’s patriarchal wife had only given birth to Lady Gu. Logically, the dowry rightfully belonged to her. If the Gu family had any sense of honor, they shouldn’t have laid a finger on it, let alone squandered it.
But the Gu family didn’t just use it; they wanted to claim it as their own, and they even came up with such a ridiculous excuse. It was truly disgraceful.
Even though the Gu family had relocated to the Jun family’s residence following the demise of their primary matriarch and had some physical separation, they weren’t isolated from the news. How could they remain oblivious to the challenges faced by First Lady Gu within the Gu household?
Her daily expenses wouldn’t even be comparable to those of a servant. How could she have used up her mother’s dowry?
Before Gu Qingluan and Gu Zhicheng clashed, the crowd might have refrained from discussing such matters.
In the eyes of the crowd, a Saint held an elevated status.
Challenging a Saint without sufficient power was simply foolish; it was like striking a rock with an egg.
But it was obvious that First Lady Gu’s strength wasn’t inferior to Gu Zhicheng’s, and she might even be stronger.
This act of revenge was quite satisfying!
Naturally, they followed their hearts and voiced their opinions.
One after another, they were about to castigate every member of the Gu family. “Silence, all of you!” Gu Zhicheng’s anger flared, and he released a suppressing aura.
The might of a Saint was like a towering mountain, unmovable.
To the onlookers who were condemning the Gu family, it felt as if a colossal mountain was pressing down on them, making it hard for them to stand and as if a surging tide was rushing in, sealing off their mouths and noses, making it impossible to breathe.
Everyone was shocked.
Was this the true power of a Saint?
With just his aura, he held such overwhelming influence.
If he so much as twitched a finger, crushing them would be as simple as squashing an ant!