Old Woman's face was filled with rage.
Lu Chengwen hurriedly pleaded for mercy, making the situation extremely awkward.
"Lu Chengwen!" Old Woman's voice was no longer languid, but filled with authority and pressure.
"Senior."
"You're quite something, aren't you?"
"Not really."
"Impudent!"
Lu Chengwen did not dare say another word.
Old Woman said furiously, "You held the Saintess Token, so I spared your life and even allowed you to choose a suitable Saintess to become engaged to. Yet instead of being Tianwu's prince consort, you spread malicious nonsense around the Saintess and deceive her! Speak! What exactly are you plotting?"
Lu Chengwen looked at Old Woman. "I'm not."
"You're not?"
Old Woman sneered. "Your body may be here, but your heart is elsewhere. How could you possibly bear Tianwu any goodwill? The Saintess is simply too foolish and pure to have been deceived by you. Men, drag him away and chop off both his legs!"
Lu Chengwen lowered his head to look at his feet, then raised his head. "No!"
Liu Ruyan and Liu Rufeng came out together to plead for mercy, but the more they pleaded, the angrier Old Woman became.
Liu Rufeng grew anxious. "Martial Ancestor! My sister Ru Feng and I are willing to follow the example of Ehuang and Nüying and marry Lu Chengwen together! If Lu Chengwen deceives or betrays the Tianwu Clan, my sister and I are willing to die in atonement! Ru Feng is willing to cut out her heart and guts and suffer death by a thousand cuts!"
Lu Chengwen stared at Liu Rufeng in shock. "Hey, hey, hey, are you serious?"
Liu Ruyan also said, "Ru Yan believes in Brother Chengwen too. He wouldn't cheat us out of our money... or our feelings."
Old Woman looked at Lu Chengwen. "Lu Chengwen,