Liang Yuzhou let out a cold snort, his sword-shaped eyebrows slightly raised, exuding a powerful sense of oppression.
"Where do you think you're taking my wife? In terms of shamelessness, no one can match you, a hypocrite who calls himself her elder brother but has ulterior motives towards my wife!"
"Liang Yuzhou, I'm no longer your wife!" Song Wanchu shouted sharply.
He had never regarded her as his proper wife, never shown her the slightest bit of respect, and had only treated her as a plaything to vent his desires.
Each and every call of "wife" sounded both harsh and ironic.
The long-suppressed bitterness welled up in her heart again, and her voice choked with sobs. "I've never been your wife!"
Liang Yuzhou's hand around her waist tightened suddenly, and his eyes seethed with crazy anger.
Denying being his wife, to him, it sounded like she was pledging her loyalty to Shi Luohan!
"Song Wanchu, open your eyes and see clearly who has been sharing the same bed with you for the past three years!"
He threw the defensive sword away with his other hand, then suddenly grabbed the back of Song Wanchu's head, lowering his head to block her lips and biting her fiercely.
Song Wanchu couldn't break free from his arms. The overly passionate kiss made her heart race.
Her entire mind was in complete chaos, unable to think.
Was Liang Yuzhou crazy?
Shi Luohan watched as Song Wanchu was trapped in Liang Yuzhou's hands like a puppet, his eyes wide with rage.
She was the woman he loved most, the woman he wanted to cherish and protect in the palm of his hand for a lifetime, yet she was being roughly taken away by Liang Yuzhou.
And Wanchu could only cry in humiliation.
He tightened his grip on the sword in his hand and stabbed at Liang Yuzhou with boundless hatred.
With a "clang", the shiny blade was knocked away by Zhou Sheng's sword, dangerously leaving a sword shadow across Liang Yuzhou's face.
It was just an inch away from directly piercing Liang Yuzhou's chest.
Liang Yuzhou's black eyes narrowed dangerously. With lightning speed, he struck out with his palm and hit Shi Luohan in the chest.
For this palm strike, he held back his anger and only used forty percent of his strength.
Shi Luohan's chest shook violently. It felt as if his internal organs were being churned. A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out onto the ground.
His legs went weak, and he almost couldn't stand steady.
"Brother!"
The sight of the blood on the ground stung Song Wanchu's eyes, and she cried out heart - rendingly.
Hatred burned like a raging wildfire in her eyes. "Liang Yuzhou, how dare you hurt my brother? I hate you!"
Liang Yuzhou's pupils contracted and trembled violently.
"The old lady has already given me the letter of releasing the concubine. I'm no longer anything to you!"
A disdainful sneer flashed across his extremely handsome face. He pinched Song Wanchu's chin, forcing her tear - filled eyes to meet his.
"Do you think you can sever our relationship with just a letter of releasing the concubine? In the past three years, I've never called you a concubine. You're not a concubine. Where does this letter of releasing the concubine come from? It's simply a joke!"
"If I'm not a concubine, then what am I? Have you ever regarded me as your wife?"
"You weren't in the past, but you will be from now on!"
He had already promised her that after winning the military championship and being enfeoffed as the heir, he would make her his main wife.
But she didn't believe him. His wife only had Shi Luohan in her eyes.
Song Wanchu's cold and broken face was covered in tears. Suddenly, she laughed, a desolate and determined laugh. "Liang Yuzhou, we will never have a future."
Liang Yuzhou's eyes seethed with crazy anger, mixed with many complex emotions, pouring out like a torrential flood.
"What you say doesn't count, and the letter of releasing the concubine doesn't count either!"
His big hand groped around her waist for a while and easily found the letter of releasing the concubine.
"Don't! Give it back to me!" Song Wanchu gasped急促ly and struggled even more forcefully.
She jumped up trying to reach for the letter.
It was her freedom!
The thin piece of paper instantly turned into a pile of fragments in Liang Yuzhou's hand.
Song Wanchu's heart felt as if it was being torn apart.
Why? She wanted to escape from this man who had abandoned, disliked, and neglected her, but Liang Yuzhou insisted on trapping her forcefully?
Her heart ached densely, and even her breathing seemed to be filled with blood and tears.
She could hardly stand steadily, but her waist was firmly locked by Liang Yuzhou.
Looking at the fragments all over the ground, she sobbed despairingly, but due to the pain in her heart, she couldn't even cry out loudly.
Liang Yuzhou picked her up in his arms.
"Liang Yuzhou, how dare you! Let her go..."
"Brother!"
Shi Luohan covered his chest painfully, his face ashen.
Unwilling to be defeated by Liang Yuzhou, his eyes were full of humiliation and anger.
"Wanchu, do you want to watch him die?"
Liang Yuzhou's cold voice was like a cold wind, blowing into Song Wanchu's ears.
"If you look at him one more time, I can't guarantee what I'll do!"
Song Wanchu felt that he was restraining his anger. She vaguely felt that the aura around Liang Yuzhou was dangerous and deadly.
She closed her eyes painfully. "Please don't hurt my brother."
"Wanchu!"
Shi Luohan staggered forward trying to chase after them, but Zhou Sheng stopped him. "Brother, let it go. When the second master gets angry, even the princess royal has to be wary of him. You can't be crazier than him."
It wasn't a threatening warning but a calm persuasion.
Shi Luohan sneered without saying a word.
For Wanchu, he was willing to do anything, even sacrifice his life.
Liang Yuzhou, I won't let this go. It's a fight to the death!
Song Wanchu saw the exquisite and comfortable carriage of the Duke's Mansion again.
But for her, it was a cage carefully built by Liang Yuzhou for her.
She had once been played with without dignity by Liang Yuzhou in this carriage. Now, she was being forced to get on it again, falling into an inescapable abyss.
Liang Yuzhou, why couldn't he just let her go?
"Liang Yuzhou, let Wanchu go."
At the gate of the manor, the Crown Prince seemed to have dropped from the sky and blocked their way.
He was dressed in plain clothes, accompanied by two experts, his expression cold.
Song Wanchu was shocked. Had the Crown Prince already guessed that she was in the caravan from their encounter an hour ago?
Liang Yuzhou's eyes were sharp, and he didn't hide the hostility on his face at all.
"I'm taking my wife home. Does the Crown Prince also want to interfere?"
The Crown Prince gave a calm smile. "Liang Yuzhou, you're being too overbearing and unreasonable. Wanchu is a free woman now. You have no status or position to restrict others from approaching her."
He didn't care at all that the letter of releasing the concubine had been torn up by Liang Yuzhou.
It was just a piece of paper that had been destroyed. The letter of releasing the concubine had already taken effect. For the rest of his life, he could pursue Wanchu openly.
He was the honorable Crown Prince, the future emperor. He wanted to see what a young master of the Duke's Mansion without any official title like Liang Yuzhou could use to compete with him.
"She was married to me through proper procedures. The imperial edict of bestowing the marriage is still in my study. Although Wanchu is nominally a concubine, she is actually my wife. The Crown Prince should understand the meaning of the imperial edict better than I do. The letter of releasing the concubine can't sever our marital relationship."
Liang Yuzhou looked at the Crown Prince coldly, fearless. "If the Crown Prince wants to forcefully take her away, I'm ready to fight at any time."
With a "shua" sound, the Crown Prince drew his sword, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at the center of Liang Yuzhou's heart.
The Crown Prince usually didn't like to use his status to suppress others, but he also knew that Liang Yuzhou's possessiveness towards Song Wanchu had reached a paranoid level.
If he wanted to take her away from Liang Yuzhou, he had to show the courage of a Crown Prince.
He was sure that Liang Yuzhou wouldn't dare to bet the future of the entire Duke's Mansion and fight with him.
The silent sense of tension spread everywhere.
Both sides in the confrontation held their breaths.
Song Wanchu's heart was in a state of contradiction and entanglement.
She was worried about her brother's injury and hoped that the Crown Prince could overpower Liang Yuzhou.
But she was also afraid that Liang Yuzhou would go crazy and really attack the Crown Prince...
If the Crown Prince investigated, attempting to harm the future emperor was a great crime that would result in the execution of the entire family!
"Does the Crown Prince want to force me to back down with his power?"
Liang Yuzhou sneered disdainfully.
Without blinking an eye, he suddenly took a step forward.
The sharp sword pierced through his shoulder.
Blood gushed out.
The Crown Prince's arm trembled, and his pupils contracted. He showed an expression of disbelief.
Liang Yuzhou remained calm.