The words stopped here, Chao Haisheng's eyes were tangled with pain and he said, "If I had stopped them that day..."
"If I had realized my mistake earlier..."
"They won't die in front of me."
My thoughts drifted away following his words, as if I was back to that day.
Seeing that He Yanting's martial arts skills were on par with his own, Chao Haisheng felt relieved, but when he looked at his son who was struggling to swing the sword, he became furious.
He had forgotten what he had said, but those words must have been very harsh, because he clearly remembered that Yuan, who was always smiling, pursed his lips and drooped his head.
Xu Niang, who was watching them from the side, stared at him angrily, and He Yanting was also surprised.
Then it was Xuniang's turn to pack her luggage, but he just stood by and watched coldly. He didn't move until Xuniang pulled A Yuan out.
He Yanting chased after him.
He waited in the yard for a long time, and his anger subsided. Seeing that no one came back, he went down the mountain to look for them. When he found them, he saw Xuniang and A Yuan lying on the ground, dead, while He Yanting was standing there.
He was almost crazy at that time. There was no one around and no other corpses, so he just thought that He Yanting had gone crazy and wanted to kill him, so he was determined to kill him. If the emperor had not brought people to stop him in time, the consequences would be unpredictable.
Not to mention that there were several other people around him who added fuel to the fire.
It wasn't until he saw them in the dungeon last time that he thought about it again and found many suspicious points.
Chao Haisheng's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he looked at He Yanting with a sharp look like a sword: "I say you answer, if you lie to me again, whether your injury is healed or not, I will not hold back."
"Was it you who did it back then?"
"no."
"You were conscious at the time, so why didn't you move? Why didn't you explain yourself when I asked you?"
He Yanting said without hesitation: "I didn't move because they put something on me. I can neither move nor speak. I can only watch."
"Did they really do it? Do you have any evidence?"
He Yanting shook his head: "They fear you and hate you, but they are reluctant to give up your skills, so they pretend to be close friends with you, but secretly wait for an opportunity to take advantage of you."
"You have a strong character, and ordinary things can't move you. So every time they come, one of the Nan Gu people will cast a spell on you to strengthen your psychological suggestion."
"You originally only had a slight dissatisfaction with Yuan, but under this hint, it became extreme, and you yourself were unable to detect it."
Chao Haisheng's lower lip had been bitten so hard that it was bleeding, and his eyes were bloodshot.
He Yanting continued, "After I came out that day, I tried to persuade them to go back on the road. I didn't expect them to have hidden in the dark. They suddenly appeared, and several of them attacked me. I was no match for them and was defeated."
"Everything that followed was just as they predicted. They were waiting for you to become so enraged that you'd kill me. Then they'd tell you the truth and, when you were completely possessed and exhausted, drain your inner energy. But thankfully, the Emperor arrived and prevented everything."
The person he thought was his best friend turned out to be a poisonous snake hiding in the dark, who killed his wife and son!
Chao Haisheng breathed rapidly: "Why didn't you tell me later?"
"You hated me to the core back then. Whenever we met, we would fight. No matter what I said, you wouldn't listen. After you left Shengjing, I didn't know where to find you."
"They also hid themselves under different names. It took me a lot of effort to find them. Fortunately, with the help of the young fish, I was able to capture them all. But perhaps they anticipated this and used witchcraft to erase their memories of it."
"They themselves don't remember anything, so torture is useless. The reason I didn't kill them is because I was worried that you still considered them close friends. If I really killed them, there would be no evidence, and I would have no way to defend myself."
Suddenly, a strong wind blew outside the yard, and the sound was so loud that it could be heard clearly inside the house. Chao Haisheng sat there in a daze for a while, and suddenly he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Master?!"
He Yanting stood up and saw Chao Haisheng raised his hand: "I am too stupid. I didn't even realize that I was being plotted against..."
He looked a little crazy, and his voice was squeezed out from between his teeth, with a chill that penetrated his bones: "I will make them pay for the lives of my wife and children!"
…
The wind was so strong that even several big trees were blown down.
Several people in the dungeon huddled together, drawing heat from each other, when the door suddenly opened.
Chao Haisheng and He Yanting both felt a little cold, and the curled-up people couldn't help but shiver. Looking at the expressions on their faces, they could see that their eyes were full of fear.
He Yanting's eyes were still cold, but Chao Haisheng's expression clearly showed that he wanted to skin them alive.
The few people were frightened and couldn't help but feel a little confused. They had no grudge against Chao Haisheng.
On the contrary, it was He Yanting, the murderer of Chao Haisheng's wife and children. Instead of hating the murderer, Chao Haisheng turned around and stared at them. What was he doing?
But no one dared to ask.
Knowing that he definitely didn't want him to watch, He Yanting took the initiative to say, "I'll wait outside."
Chao Haisheng nodded slightly.
As soon as the door closed, someone couldn't wait to ask, "What are you doing? Have you forgotten what he did? Yuan is still so young, and there's also Xuniang. Aren't you going to avenge them?"
"Revenge?" Chao Haisheng repeated mockingly, "Of course I want revenge. Aren't you the ones who killed my son?"
Several people looked puzzled.
"What are you crazy about? We are against Yuan..."
Before he could finish his words, the air was suddenly filled with the smell of blood.
The Nan Gu man among the group looked at him blankly, then looked at his own chest blankly. Chao Haisheng's hand went straight through it.
Chao Haisheng pulled out his hand and the Nan Gu man fell backwards.
Witchcraft can only work on others, not on oneself, so he did not lose his memory. He also knew clearly that Chao Haisheng, who knew the truth, would never let them go.
Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative.
However, even with his martial arts skills, he was no match for Chao Haisheng, let alone him without any martial arts skills. This was like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm.
Blood splattered on the others, and there was a pause for a long moment before screams echoed through the dungeon.
The scream seemed to have activated some mechanism. The smell of blood in the house became stronger and stronger, and the sound became weaker and weaker.
Until finally, the sound disappeared completely, and after a moment, low sobbing was heard.
He Yanting had been waiting outside without going in. I don’t know what he was thinking about, his eyes were deep.
It was not until dawn that Chao Haisheng came out of the house. He walked outside without saying a word, and He Yanting followed him silently.
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