Although Zheng Qiulin already knew that Zheng Duo was partly responsible for all of this!

Despite the fact that his ancestors and his father conspired to kill his mother, his worldview was on the verge of collapse in an instant!

Despite Zheng Qiulin having many speculations!

For example, he was not Zheng Duo's son at all, or rather, his mother was not Zheng Duo's wife at all.

Otherwise, even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs!

A father actually murdered his own wife and killed his own son!

But he still insisted on asking in person to find out!

He wanted to hear Zheng Duo's answer himself!

The first and third lineages, at this moment all living beings trembled and huddled to the side, not daring to move, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Zheng Duo knelt on the ground, surrounded by blood. His shattered kneecaps had already pierced through his flesh, a horrifying sight.

But at this moment, faced with Zheng Qiulin's questioning, Zheng Duo, who had originally wanted to struggle violently, suddenly stopped struggling.

He was breathing heavily and rapidly!

But her eyes, which had been bloodshot, turned cold again when she looked at Zheng Duo!

"Ni...zi!"

Zheng Duo spoke, his voice hoarse, but he still seemed to have become the aloof and powerful head of the Zheng family.

At least in front of Zheng Qiulin, he still had to maintain this dignity.

"They actually...led outsiders...to destroy the Zheng family's millennia-old foundation..."

"You... deserve to die!!" Zheng Duo's tone was cold and terrifying, and even carried a kind of resentment.

Zheng Qiulin, who was standing, trembled slightly!

Seemingly stung again by Zheng Duo's tone, when he raised his gaze again, besides the same crimson red, there was also a terrifying light!

"Why?"

Zheng Qiulin continued repeating these three words, each one falling as if containing endless cold light.

The father and son met eyes and stared at each other.

A cold and resentful one.

A chill ran through me!

But the chill in Zheng Qiulin's eyes grew even more intense, and the aura he exuded became increasingly eerie.

Zheng Duo suddenly felt a tremor in his throat, spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura became even weaker!

Although Ye Wuque's attack did not kill him, it severely injured him, leaving him without the strength to get up and only able to kneel on the ground.

At this moment, as he struggled to confront Zheng Qiulin, his emotions were stirred, causing his injuries to flare up and retaliate continuously!

As he spat out a mouthful of blood, Zheng Duo could no longer maintain his cold demeanor. He almost collapsed, his body hunched over. But with this movement, the tearing pain from his broken knees made him groan continuously, his face pale and sweat pouring down his face!

"I'll ask one last time..."

"Why?"

At that moment, Zheng Qiulin's voice, devoid of any emotion, rose again, this time with an added hoarseness.

The chill in those eyes gradually transformed into a captivating indifference!

Panting heavily, Zheng Duo met Zheng Qiulin's gaze again. This time, he dared not look directly at him and shrank back completely!

At this moment, Zheng Qiulin's son seemed to have completely overwhelmed his father, Zheng Duo, in terms of both imposing presence and chilling aura!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Zheng Duo was breathing heavily, but he broke his silence and gave an answer.

"Because only with her death will the greatest opportunity for the Zheng family to continue its legacy be available..."

"The Divine Treasure of Clouds and Water!"

"Only after a sacrifice can it be completely reopened!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qiulin's gaze immediately sharpened!

The Divine Treasure of Clouds and Water!

He naturally knew that the Zheng family's rise to power was supposedly due to the Yunshui Divine Treasure, from which they obtained an opportunity.

Moreover, there are three keys to unlock the Cloud and Water Divine Treasury. According to family rules, each generation will pass them down to the wives of the three branches, who will inherit them and integrate them into their bodies and bloodlines.

Previously, when their mother's condition worsened, Zheng Qiulin and Wang Huaijin deduced that the First and Third Lineages would try every means to obtain the key from the Second Lineage, to which he belonged.

In the Zheng family, the Cloud and Water Divine Treasure holds supreme significance!

There are only three keys in total. The faction that obtains more keys will gain more power and influence.

Within a large family, infighting and power struggles between different branches are inherent, let alone with the existence of the key.

"The greatest secrets of the Zheng family are known only to the 'patriarch' and 'head of the family' in each generation."

"The Divine Treasure of Clouds and Waters..."

"It is the foundation of the Zheng family's rise, containing opportunities and good fortune. However, unlocking it requires not only a catalyst but also the accumulation of time!"

"The Cloud and Water Divine Treasury... should more accurately be called the 'Demon Treasury'..."

“Key, key…hehe, hahahaha…” Zheng Duo suddenly laughed, his laughter becoming somewhat manic!

Zheng Qiulin listened expressionlessly, his eyes still red.

Zheng Duo suddenly raised his head again and looked at Zheng Qiulin, his smile becoming increasingly manic and eerie!

Don't you find it strange?

"Why is it that such an important 'Cloud and Water Divine Treasure,' which is part of my Zheng family's ancestral precepts, must have its three keys integrated into the bodies of the wives of the three branches of the family, becoming part of their bloodline?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qiulin was struck dumb!

As intelligent as he was, after hearing this, an incredibly terrifying thought immediately surfaced in his mind!

Upon seeing Zheng Qiulin's change in expression, Zheng Duo's smile became even more eerie and manic.

"Because only by 'feeding' the key!"

"Only then will there be an opportunity to reopen the Cloud and Water Divine Treasure!"

“From the first ancestor of the Zheng family, our family has stipulated that each patriarch must marry three wives, thus dividing the family into three branches!”

"One lineage corresponds to one key!"

"In fact, every key itself carries a magical quality!"

"They may have been dormant within the bodies of the three wives of the three families throughout history, passing down for generations without any reaction!"

"But it's also possible that, within the body of one of the wives of a certain generation, it might suddenly awaken and suddenly become full!"

"This is a completely random, yet undeniably true fact!"

"A key imbued with magic, the only one capable of awakening them, the only one that can feed them..."

"Only... women who are not members of the Zheng family, but who gave birth to Zheng family bloodlines!!"

"Coincidentally, in my generation, within these three lineages, the key within your mother's body... has reacted!"

After saying this, Zheng Duo suddenly burst into maniacal laughter again, even shedding tears of blood!

Zheng Qiulin's face turned pale instantly, and he could hardly believe his ears.

The members of the First and Third Branches, especially Qin Qiufeng and Zhao Qianyi, who were huddled to the side, were trembling uncontrollably, their eyes filled with endless fear and panic!

Obviously!

They had no idea about this before.

This truth is the biggest secret in the Zheng family!

Only the current "patriarch" and "head of the family" are qualified to know this, and it must never be revealed!

Now that the truth has been revealed, it's like a nightmare for Madam Sanmao!

"Hehe... Hahahaha..."

Sudden!

Zheng Qiulin smiled!

I laughed until I cried too!

That laughter carried endless sorrow and pain, and even more so, mockery and hatred!

"so……"

"In your eyes!"

"my mother!"

"No!"

"In the eyes of your Zheng family, the wives of the three branches of the family are not only reproductive tools for the Zheng family, but also... sacrifices for those three damned keys?"

"As soon as the time is right, as soon as the three keys react!"

"Would they be sacrificed without hesitation?? Sacrificed without a second thought??"

Hahahaha!

Zheng Qiulin looked up at the sky and laughed loudly, his voice filled with utter desolation!

But at this moment, Zheng Duo stared at Zheng Qiulin and spoke coldly!

Don't forget!

"You're a member of the Zheng family too!"

"In fact, before this, I had almost decided to pass on the position of head of the Zheng family... to you!"

"Because I know that you are my only and most outstanding son!"