Chapter 66: Hiding for many years, exterminating the family

Chen Dong stared coldly at Pingxi Hou, his eyes filled with deep hatred.

"Bah, you bastard."

Pingxi Hou was horrified. What was going on? Was it aimed at him?

He immediately pulled the court doctor over and put the knife to his neck, "Speak, otherwise, your adoptive father will die."

The court doctor was trembling all over, his face was as pale as paper, and his eyes were helpless and desperate.

Seeing this, Chen Dong couldn't help but shout, "Don't touch my adoptive father, he is innocent and knows nothing."

Marquis Pingxi sneered, and gently thrust the blade against the court doctor's neck, drawing blood.

Chen Dong's face changed drastically. "I can tell you. But you have to swear to heaven that you won't hurt my adoptive father."

Pingxi Hou was very uneasy. "I swear, if I break my oath, let the heavens strike me with thunder."

"Hurry up and tell me."

Chen Dong's eyes changed, filled with resentment, anger, and murderous intent. "Chen Zhen, do you still remember the tragic massacre of the Zhang family in Huanxi Village?"

Pingxi Hou was struck by thunder, and all the color drained from his face. "What did you say? Say it again."

The Zhang family in Huanxi Village? Li Wuyang frowned slightly. He had to get someone to investigate.

Chen Dong's eyes were filled with hatred. "You beast! My sister saved you when you were injured, but to cover up your whereabouts, you killed my entire family, eleven lives in total."

The whole audience was in an uproar. No way, could the Marquis of Pingxi have done such a thing?

Chen Dong turned to look at Li Wuyang, "Nine Thousand Prince, my surname is Zhang, and I am from Huanxi Village, Ping County, Xiwan. I want to sue Pingxi Hou Chen Zhen for slaughtering my entire Zhang family, even sparing my one-month-old child. I beg you, Nine Thousand Prince, to help me."

Li Wuyang asked coldly, "Chen Zhen, is this true?"

Pingxi Hou's eyes flickered slightly, and then he said confidently, "That's not the case. Zhang's father was a spy from the enemy country, buried deep in our border to gather intelligence. I was ordered to arrest him, but the Zhang family resisted fiercely, so I had no choice but to destroy the Zhang family."

These words immediately turned the situation around, and the enemy spy's death was not a pity.

Chen Dong roared hysterically, "You're talking nonsense, my father is not a spy."

Pingxi Hou looked calm as he sized him up. "I remember the Zhang family didn't leave a single one alive. Where did you come from?"

Chen Dong sneered, "I'm the youngest son of the Zhang family. I was angry with my family and hid in a tree. I watched you kill my entire family with my own eyes, Chen Zhen. I studied martial arts diligently and lay dormant for many years just for revenge."

Yun Zheng watched for a long moment before remarking coldly, "With such advanced martial arts skills and nine years of lurking, you haven't killed a single member of the Chen family?"

This is unreasonable.

Chen Dong was filled with rage. "I can't guarantee a perfect hit and kill his entire family, so I dare not act rashly. Jiang Er's wedding night was the best opportunity to wipe them out all at once."

He suddenly glared at Yun Zheng fiercely, "What a pity, it was ruined by you. You ruined my entire plan."

I could have gotten away with it, but she ruined it!

Yun Zheng's lips curled up slightly, a hint of a smile. This seemed to explain why he attacked her. "Tell me, what are your plans?"

Chen Dong gritted his teeth and said, "I'm in charge of the warehouse. I have enough resources to put drugs in the wine. When the wedding banquet starts, there will be many people around and I can drug everyone without making a sound."

He angrily accused, "Yun Zheng, because of your nonsense, the wedding banquet was cancelled and my plans were ruined. Tell me, how can I forgive you?"

Yun Zheng looked down at him and questioned him aggressively, "At the critical moment, the enemy who killed my father, whom I hate to the core, was right in front of me, but I didn't kill him. Instead, I came after me. It's ridiculous and pathetic. I don't believe a word of it."

Chen Dong's pupils shrank slightly. "Because you are the weakest and the richest, everyone will choose to protect you."

"Haha, it's obvious that you wanted to help Ye Yizhen get rid of me, your opponent, before you died. Your thoughts were all seen through by everyone present." Yun Zheng sneered and said loudly.

"Your Highness, Ye Yizhen still needs eleven strokes of the cane. It doesn't matter whether she's beaten early or late, it's better to beat her early. The sooner she dies, the sooner she'll be reborn."

Sure enough, although Chen Dong tried his best to conceal it, his eyes changed, becoming flustered, nervous, and uneasy.

Yun Zheng saw it all. He could pretend to be good at everything except looking at her. He was panicking!

Jiang Wenzhou looked at Yun Zheng in disbelief. Is this what people say? Jealousy is killing people.

"Your Majesty, Zhenzhen only has one breath left. Please spare her, please."

Li Wuyang looked at him steadily, "Do you really want to save her?"

Jiang Wenzhou nodded desperately, "Yes."

Li Wuyang raised his thin lips slightly and uttered a few words, "Exchange it with the red seal and iron certificate."

"Impossible." Pingxi Hou reacted with a vengeance. Why had the Ninth Prince set his sights on the Red Book and Iron Certificate? Did he want it? Or did the Emperor?

Pingxi Hou was secretly shocked, "Nine Thousand Years Old, the Red Book and Iron Certificate is the life-saving talisman of my Pingxi Hou Mansion, I will definitely not take it out easily."

Unless the clan is exterminated.

Jiang Wenzhou was not even a prince and had no say in the matter, but he could not bear to watch his beloved woman being beaten to death.

"I don't know where the Red Book and Iron Certificate are. My Lord, please wait a few days so I can discuss this with my father."

This was a way to delay time, but how could such a crude trick possibly be hidden from Li Wuyang? "Hit."

The board was raised high, and it was about to swing down heavily, and Ye Yizhen was about to die tragically on the spot. Chen Dong shouted loudly, "Stop."

He took a deep breath and said, "Nine Thousand Years Old, I will use a secret to exchange for the safety of the Ye family and redress the grievances of my Zhang family."

The whole audience was silent, with different expressions. Who would believe that Ye Yizhen had nothing to do with this person?

The feelings of Pingxi Hou and his son were the most complicated.

Li Wuyang's expression was calm and unperturbed. "Did you set the fire?"

As if he had expected it, Chen Dong smiled bitterly. Sure enough, he couldn't hide it from the eyes of a nine-thousand-year-old.

From the moment Li Wuyang showed up with Ming Jingsi, he knew he was doomed.

"Yes, Miss Ye was kind enough to give me a meal. Although I am a rough man, I know that even a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring. I can't bear to see her die at such a young age."

Yun Zheng couldn't help but think of the wet nurse Wang from last time. It was another favor!

Li Wuyang's eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of danger in them. "Is the Zhang family extermination case you just mentioned true or false?"

"It is absolutely true. Please make the decision."

Li Wuyang stared down at him for a long time. Chen Dong felt as if he was being stared at by a lone eagle. The huge pressure made him breathless.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Wuyang finally said calmly, "Go ahead."

Chen Dong then realized that his back was covered in cold sweat. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Nine Thousand Years Old, I'm only telling you this."

Guyu was the first to stand up and object, "Your Highness, I'm afraid there's a trick."

Li Wuyang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, bring him here."

What is there to be afraid of for a person whose hands and feet are crippled and who has lost all his martial arts skills?

Chen Dong was brought in front of Li Wuyang, and his voice was very low.

"Your Majesty..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Wuyang's expression changed, becoming solemn and dangerous.

Yun Zheng was secretly shocked. What kind of shocking secret could make the Nine Thousand Year Old Man, who remained calm even when facing a mountain collapse, show such an expression?