Medicine Martial Prodigy
Chapter 140: The Wedding Feast Continues

Chapter 140: Chapter 140: The Wedding Feast Continues

Originally sitting at the main seat, jovially conversing with a few bigwigs, the Chen Family’s Patriarch, Chen Baiqiang, was now consumed with anger.

In the vast banquet hall, guests held their breath, none daring to exhale, each one sporting an incredibly expressive look on their faces.

This was supposed to be the engagement party of the top-tier Chen family in the provincial city, where the groom-to-be and the bride-to-be were about to take the stage to give their speeches. But at such a critical moment, two corpses were shockingly dropped from above.

"This..."

Sitting at the very last table, Xiao Tianquan’s eyes also widened in astonishment.

Although he wasn’t sure what had happened, he was very clear that with such a severe incident, the engagement party could likely not continue.

More than that, the Chen family might even completely call off the marriage alliance with the Xiao family.

Xiao Mengyi and Xiao Qing, who had been waiting in the resting room, had no idea what had happened outside.

As soon as Xiao Qing heard Ouyang Ying summon the bride to the stage, she began to urge Xiao Mengyi.

"What are you dawdling for? Didn’t you hear the silence outside? Clearly, everyone is waiting for you."

Xiao Qing glowered at Xiao Mengyi, who was biting her red lips and looking aggrieved, and angrily berated her, "Xiao Mengyi, I warn you, don’t you dare drop the ball at such a critical moment, or with one phone call, Qin Chuan’s sister will be dead."

"No, I’ll go out right now!"

Hearing Xiao Qing’s words, Xiao Mengyi immediately conceded, because her engagement party had already implicated Qin Chuan, and she did not want to cause Qin Nian any harm.

"That’s more like it!"

Seeing Xiao Mengyi comply, Xiao Qing’s lips curled into a smile, then added, "Control your emotions, wear a smile, yes, just like that, follow me!"

Xiao Mengyi, like a puppet, let Xiao Qing manipulate her and followed her out of the resting room.

"Hm?"

However, as soon as they left the resting room, they realized the hall was deathly silent, and everyone’s gaze was fixed on Ouyang Ying and Chen Kun in the center of the banquet hall.

"Shouldn’t we be the focus?"

Xiao Qing muttered under her breath in dissatisfaction, but she still forced a smile on her face and deliberately coughed a few times. Only then did some people come back to their senses and turn to look their way.

Xiao Qing was very pleased with this, and she quietly nudged Xiao Mengyi, whispering, "Hurry onto the stage!"

Xiao Mengyi took a deep breath. Despite the resentment in her heart, she had no choice but to steel herself and go on stage to avoid implicating the innocent.

But just as she was about to take a step, Ouyang Ying, who was standing in the middle of the hall, suddenly let out a thunderous roar, "Huang Jin, get out here!"

Huang Jin, who was prepared for this, quickly trotted out.

"President Ouyang, I’m terribly sorry, it’s all my fault. Please, calm your anger. I’ll look into it right away and ensure you’re satisfied!"

Although Huang Jin was Ouyang Ying’s brother-in-law, Ouyang Ying had never once called him that.

And Huang Jin only ever addressed Ouyang Ying by one title, and that was President Ouyang.

Ouyang Ying inhaled deeply, struggling to contain the fury within, and through clenched teeth, he demanded, "Where are my sister and Jun Xiang? It’s Xiao Kun’s big engagement day, why aren’t they here?"

Huang Jin hurriedly replied, "I’m not sure either. I’ve been busy with the engagement party these past few days and didn’t have time to go home."

After speaking, he quickly added in a low voice, "President Ouyang, with such a big incident having occurred, shall we postpone the engagement party to another day?"

Ouyang Ying subconsciously looked towards Chen Kun, as this marriage alliance had been his initiative.

However, at that moment, Chen Kun seemed unaware of Ouyang Ying’s gaze, his eyes fixed on the two bloodied corpses.

Ouyang Ying shouted, "Xiao Kun!"

It was then that Chen Kun snapped back to reality, but his expression was extremely ferocious.

Ouyang Ying was startled and asked with a worried face, "Son, what’s wrong with you?"

Chen Kun said through gritted teeth, "Mom, you’d better brace yourself, Aunt and Cousin... they might already be dead!"

"What did you say?"

Ouyang Ying’s complexion suddenly changed drastically, and as Chen Kun’s mother, she clearly understood that her son would never speak without cause.

Chen Kun did not respond, only turning his gaze back toward the two corpses.

Following his gaze, Ouyang Ying also looked over, having initially been too shocked to pay attention to the corpses.

But this time, as soon as she looked, she saw a face etched with horror, its eyes wide open in death.

"Jun Xiang!"

After being stunned for a brief moment, Ouyang Ying let out a piercing wail of grief, rushing over recklessly and shakingly turning over the other corpse.

A familiar face, bearing a resemblance to her, came into her view.

"Sister!!"

Ouyang Ying could no longer hold back her emotions, holding Ouyang Mei’s corpse in her arms and sobbing uncontrollably.

It was not until this moment that the guests around realized the identities of the two bodies.

Xiao Mengyi, who had been preparing to go on stage under Xiao Qing’s coercion, was now frozen in place, looking at the two corpses in the middle of the hall, her face turning pale.

In her mind, a familiar figure appeared; could it be that he had done this?

After all, he had once promised her he would block everything.

"Who could it be?"

Ouyang Ying suddenly raised her head, her bloodshot eyes scanning the crowd as she roared ferociously, "Who killed my sister and my nephew?"

Sitting at the head table, Chen Baiqiang’s expression was darkened to the extreme. Someone daring to cause such a scene at the Chen Family’s engagement party was clearly targeting the Chen Family.

Since the Chen Family had become one of the top powerhouses in the province, this was the first time someone had so brazenly targeted them.

Just then, Chen Kun suddenly looked toward Huang Jin and ordered, "Director Huang, could you please immediately lock down the East Sea Grand Hotel and not allow anyone to leave or enter."

Huang Jin promptly responded, "Okay!"

Watching Huang Jin’s retreating figure, Chen Kun’s eyes narrowed slightly as he instructed the middle-aged man beside him, "Xu Shang, go and assist Director Huang!"

Xu Shang was his personal bodyguard, and being sent to assist Huang Jin in these circumstances implied deep significance worth contemplating.

After making these arrangements, Chen Kun then swept his gaze across the crowd and said loudly, "I’m terribly sorry for such an incident occurring at my engagement party. Please stay calm and give me twenty minutes."

"After twenty minutes, whether or not the murderer has been found, the engagement party will continue. Please bear with us and thank you for your patience!"

Having said that, Chen Kun turned around and left.

The faces of the attendees were full of surprise, as all had been prepared for the engagement party to be cancelled. They hadn’t expected that despite two lives being lost, the engagement party would still go on.

"Family Head Chen, your son is truly remarkable!"

A middle-aged man sitting beside Chen Baiqiang said with full admiration, "To face such a grave crisis with calm and composure, unshaken as a mountain—this young man’s future is boundless!"