After falling to the ground, Huang Zhonggong and the other three felt a churning sensation in their stomachs.
"Pfft!"
Unable to hold it in, all four of them coughed up a mouthful of blood.
What shocked the four of them even more was...
It felt as if all the bones in their bodies had been shattered by Wang Yang's palm strike, and they couldn't even stand up.
"How is that possible?"
"How come this kid is so amazing?"
"With such power in a casual palm strike, what level has his martial arts cultivation reached?"
"It seems they've come with ill intentions!"
"..."
The four whispered among themselves, their faces extremely grim.
Although Huang Zhonggong had just stated that there were only the four of them and two old servants in Plum Manor.
There was no one else besides them.
But they knew perfectly well what was going on.
Everyone knows that Ren Woxing was imprisoned in the dungeon.
Back in the day, when Ren Woxing, the leader of the Sun Moon Cult, was in power, he was irritable and arrogant, which led the four of them to consider leaving early on.
After Dongfang Bubai succeeded to the throne, he favored treacherous officials and purged the older generation of believers in the sect, leaving the four of them disheartened.
At that time, Dongfang Bubai needed someone to go to Plum Manor to guard Ren Woxing.
So Huang Zhonggong and the other three volunteered to come to this Plum Manor.
In this way, they could stay away from Blackwood Cliff and no longer have to deal with the scheming and backstabbing among the people in the sect.
Secondly, they could also take this opportunity to live leisurely by West Lake and use miscellaneous arts such as playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting to express their feelings.
Now, Wang Yang has come knocking on our door, his first words being that he's looking for someone.
The four of them naturally knew who Wang Yang was looking for.
They guessed that Wang Yang and the others might be Ren Woxing's former subordinates.
At the same time, a system notification sounded in Wang Yang's mind:
[Ding!]
[The host was detected to have injured the Four Friends of Plum Manor, behavior consistent with villainous conduct.]
[Reward received: Villain Points +2000.]
[Current total villain points: points.]
[Received critical hit reward: +Master level in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and the sheet music for "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".]
Upon hearing the system notification, Wang Yang was secretly pleased.
"Not bad, not bad. Just by injuring these four friends of Plum Manor, I have gained 2,000 villain points."
"He also acquired master-level skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, which is quite a leisurely pursuit."
Wang Yang said quietly, then composed himself and scanned the four friends of Plum Manor.
When they saw Wang Yang casting his gaze at them, Huang Zhonggong and the other three all felt a chill run down their spines.
Now, they are also aware of it.
It seems we've run into a tough opponent this time.
Wang Yang's strength was far beyond what the other four could possibly contend with.
Just as the four were stunned, Wang Yang glanced at them slightly and asked in a deep voice:
"The four of you, have you remembered anything yet?"
Upon hearing Wang Yang's question, Hei Baizi, Tu Biweng, and Dan Qingsheng all looked at their eldest brother, Huang Zhonggong, in unison.
Huang Zhonggong took a deep breath and looked straight back at Wang Yang, saying:
"Young hero, the four of us are here at Plum Manor simply to live in seclusion."
"There really is no one else in the entire manor."
"If you don't believe me, young hero, you are welcome to search the entire manor at will."
"Of course, I would appreciate it if you would not damage anything in my manor during your search."
"If you are unable to find the person you are looking for, please leave on your own."
Upon hearing Huang Zhonggong's words, a strange light flashed in the eyes of Hei Baizi and the other two.
They had all originally planned to reveal Ren Woxing's secret.
To everyone's surprise, Huang Zhonggong chose to keep it a secret.
This made the three of them nervous.
After all, judging from Wang Yang's appearance, he was clearly not a benevolent person.
If they were to attack them again, they would be completely powerless to resist and would be at their mercy!
"hehe!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yang gave a cold, indifferent laugh.
Unexpectedly, even at this point, Huang Zhonggong still wanted to keep it a secret.
If it were anyone else, he would have sent them to their death with a single blow.
But these four friends of Plum Manor were skilled in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, which was quite interesting, and they did not commit any evil deeds.
He came to live in seclusion at Plum Manor because he couldn't stand Dongfang Bubai's behavior.
That's why Wang Yang decided to spare their lives.
Otherwise, the four friends of Plum Manor would have been killed by his palm strike just now.
After a brief silence, Wang Yang finally spoke:
"Since you are unwilling to tell the truth, then I have no choice but to..."
At this point, Wang Yang suddenly paused.
His sudden stop immediately made the four friends of Plum Manor extremely nervous, and cold sweat poured down their foreheads.
Especially Hei Baizi, Tu Biweng, and Dan Qingsheng, whose breathing became heavy.
In their view, it was not worth losing their lives to keep Ren Woxing's whereabouts a secret.
Huang Zhonggong was also extremely uneasy at this moment.
Some even wavered, wondering if they should just tell the truth.
In that case, Wang Yang might spare their lives.
Just as the four were filled with fear and unease, Wang Yang suddenly added:
"Then I'll have to do the calculation!"
Upon hearing this, the four friends of Plum Manor were immediately dumbfounded, their eyes filled with astonishment as they looked at Wang Yang.
Meanwhile, Zhao Min and the others behind Wang Yang looked even more surprised.
They had initially thought that Wang Yang would kill the four friends of Plum Manor because they were so stubborn.
Who knew that what Wang Yang was talking about was actually divination.
"this?"
Upon hearing this, Ren Yingying's face, hidden beneath a bamboo hat and gauze veil, was filled with bewilderment and confusion.
"Is Alliance Leader Wang really up to the task?"
"These four people seem to really know nothing."
"He wouldn't just find some random place to fool me, would he?"
As she pondered, a thought popped into Ren Yingying's mind.
Upon thinking of this, she quickly looked at Wang Yang.
She had intended to confront him directly, but she swallowed the words back down.
Wang Yang didn't care about the astonishment of the crowd. He smiled calmly and then began to calculate with his fingers.
Seeing Wang Yang's serious expression, everyone present was shocked.
He wondered if Wang Yang was truly proficient in divination.
After calculating with his fingers, Wang Yang pretended to be profound and said:
"Within this Plum Manor, demonic energy soars to the heavens."
“Since you don’t have this kind of demonic energy, there must be someone else here.”
As he spoke, he glanced at Huang Zhonggong and the other three.
"ah?"
Upon hearing what Wang Yang said, the four friends of Plum Manor were all greatly shocked.
To be honest, Wang Yang's actions left them all somewhat bewildered.
“Young hero, I… I already said that if you don’t believe me, you are welcome to search the manor yourselves.”
After a slight pause, Huang Zhong spoke up.
In his opinion, Wang Yang was just trying to bluff them; the whole "demonic energy soaring to the sky" thing sounded ridiculous!
Besides, he was also extremely confident that even if Wang Yang and the others really searched, they would definitely not be able to find the dungeon.
Wang Yang didn't pay attention to what Huang Zhonggong said, and turned to Ren Yingying, saying, "Miss Ren, don't worry, you can find the person right here."
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