Chapter 191

Chapter 191: Rage, Resentment, and Human Sacrifice

“Tell me where and how Yu’er died. Tell me everything, or I’ll have you all buried with Yu’er!”

In the hall of the Zheng Mansion, the old woman exuded a suffocating chill as she stared at the kneeling guards.

Her lips, like the bark of an old tree, spoke word by word.

Though their hearts trembled, the guards shuddered as they spoke what they knew.

“The body of the Second Young Master was found in a village outside the city called Yuanyang Village.

Yesterday, we followed the Second Young Master out of the city. Before we arrived at a mountain village, the Second Young Master found an excuse to send us away and asked us to wait for him at the foot of the mountain.

He only brought Commander Yang with him into the village.

The village is called Yuanyang Village, and it is a place for people to have fun…”

When the guard said this, the old woman suddenly shouted, “Nonsense! Yu’er is so well-behaved and sensible, how could she go to such a dirty place!”

The guard was immediately frightened and fell silent. He dared not say anything more, and fell to the ground, shaking even more violently.

“Mother.” The head of the Zheng family said softly.

The old woman snorted coldly, “Go on!”

“Yes, ancestor.”

The guard was shocked and could only choose his words more carefully.

“Not long after the Second Young Master entered the stronghold, we heard a chaotic commotion coming from the mountainside, with many people fleeing in panic.

Sensing something was amiss, we rushed to the stronghold, only to find corpses strewn everywhere. Many were dead, all martial arts masters.

Even the Second Young Master and Commander Yang were tragically killed.

Commander Yang’s fine iron shield was shattered by a single blow, his bones severed, and his forehead pierced through with blood.”

The guards’ hearts trembled at this.

Commander Yang was a formidable martial artist, a minor success in the Internal Viscera Realm. His sword and shield techniques were exquisitely refined.

Even a master of the Internal Viscera Realm might not be able to defeat him.

Yet, even such a formidable commander, Commander Yang, ended up with his shield shattered and his body dead. It’s hard to imagine the terrifying nature of the perpetrator.

“So, as Yu’er’s guards, you didn’t even see who killed her?” the old woman asked calmly.

The guard’s heart sank, and he said quickly: “Reporting to the ancestor, although we failed to catch the murderer, after discovering the young master’s body, we immediately arrested a group of people who wanted to escape the village at that time and interrogated them.

From them, we learned that the murderer of the second young master was a man in black wearing a nightgown.

This man is extremely powerful and looks like a ghost. He killed everyone in Yuanyang Village by himself.

More importantly, we learned from some guests that the man in black also kept saying that Yuanyang Village is actually a stronghold of Qishalou.

He came to kill people this time just to avenge Qishalou, so he didn’t kill those guests!”

“What did you say, Qishalou, are you sure you didn’t hear it wrong?!”

The head of the Zheng family was shocked and asked quickly.

Even the old woman’s expression was serious, and a gleam in her eyes.

“I swear that I didn’t hear it wrong. We interrogated more than ten people in a row, and they all said the same thing!” The guard said anxiously.

“Has the Seven Killings Tower established a stronghold here?”

Patriarch Zheng’s expression was solemn.

This formidable sect, commanding the vast majority of the assassin world, had always been based in Zhongzhou. When had it become interested in a remote province like Cangzhou?

Even more astonishing was the fact that someone had the audacity to challenge the Seven Killings Tower and destroy its stronghold in such a high-profile manner.

What was this person’s background, and what was their purpose?

Patriarch Zheng sensed something unusual.

The old woman, too, was filled with thoughts.

But all this still pales in comparison to the pain of losing her grandson.

“Since you said that man’s target was the Seven Killing Tower, then why did he kill my Yu’er?”

The old woman’s eyes gleamed with a terrifying light as she stared at the guard. “Tell me, what’s going on? Are you lying?”

“Your Highness, I’m wronged. Every word I said is true. I dare not lie to you.” The guard immediately cried out in injustice.

“Then tell me, why did the man in black want to kill Yu’er? Isn’t Yu’er a guest?”

“Because, because…”

The guard hesitated, not daring to speak.

“Why? Tell me, or I’ll kill you with one blow!” the old woman sternly demanded.

“I also learned this from a guest. He said he was hiding in a corner of the building when the Second Young Master and Commander Yang were killed.

He heard the man in black say he killed the Second Young Master to seek justice for the women in the brothels who had been tortured and abused to death by him…”

“Asshole!!!”

The guard hadn’t finished speaking when the old woman, unable to contain herself, suddenly raised her steel dragon-headed cane and slammed it into the guard’s chest.

The blow left the guard defenseless. With the sound of broken bones, he flew backward, spitting blood in mid-air before slamming heavily to the ground.

His chest was sunken, and it was clear he was dead.

“A mere brothel whore, so vile and despicable, how can she compare to my Yu’er? Even if there were a thousand, ten thousand of them, they wouldn’t even be a hair of my Yu’er!

Shameless thief, how dare you humiliate Yu’er and our Zheng family in this way? No matter who you are, I will find you, torture you to death, and tear your body into pieces!”

After sending one guard flying, the old woman’s anger didn’t subside in the slightest. Her face was filled with rage, and she spoke with venomous resentment, each word clearly emphasized.

The terrifying aura emanating from her not only made the people in the hall breathless, but also rushed out of the mansion, alarming those outside.

Seeing the old woman’s fury, several kneeling guards trembled even more, their legs and feet weak, almost unable to stand, and collapsed to the ground.

However, even so, the old woman did not intend to spare them.

“And you, too! We told you to protect Yu’er, yet you all deserted your posts. Not only do you deserve death, but your families will also be buried with Yu’er!”

The guards were horrified upon hearing this and were about to beg for mercy when the old woman’s dragon-headed cane struck them repeatedly, tapping their heart meridians.

Suddenly, several kneeling guards shuddered, their eyes unfocused, and they collapsed to the ground, completely dead.

Their faces still held the look of deathly terror.

The stench of blood filled the air, and for a moment, everyone in the hall turned pale, their faces drained of all color.

After a long moment, the head of the Zheng family stepped forward and supported the old woman.

“Mother, the dead cannot be resurrected. You are not in good health, so you should take care of yourself.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not going to die yet.” The old woman said coldly, “You ask someone to prepare the best coffin. I want to bury Yu’er’s body well. Also, these deposed people failed to protect Yu’er. It’s a blessing for them to die now.

You go and bring their families. I want them all to be buried with Yu’er!”

“Mother!” The head of the Zheng family was shocked. “Sacrificing a living person is a taboo. It is strictly prohibited in the royal capital and the holy mountain!”

“Humph, who said I want to sacrifice a living person? As long as the person is buried after death, it is not considered a living sacrifice. Yu’er died so miserably. He lost his father when he was young. In the underworld, he didn’t know what to do with himself and was helpless. I sent more people down to serve him. Isn’t it right?”

“But mother…”

The head of the Zheng family was about to say something.

But the old woman was already glaring at him: “Why, do you think that since your eldest brother died early, there is no one to make decisions for Yu’er, and you even disobey my orders?”

Seeing his mother’s eyes, the head of the Zheng family was startled.

He could only say: “I dare not, I will go and make arrangements for you right away.”

(End of this chapter)