Chapter 193: Heart-breaking Plan
After a confrontation with the old lady of the Zheng family for a while.
In the end, the elegant old man retreated temporarily.
Firstly, they are now in the city. If the two of them who are in the Innate Realm fight here, it will definitely affect the nearby citizens.
At that time, if they violate the prohibitions of the Holy Mountain, they will definitely be held accountable by the Holy Mountain, and even arrested and imprisoned.
Although he had enough reasons, the old woman had not actually performed a living sacrifice after all. If they really started to argue, they would probably both be punished with fifty lashes in the end, as both of them would be at fault.
Secondly, the old man saw madness and determination in the eyes of the old woman of the Zheng family.
He could feel that if he really wanted to stop the old woman, she would really fight him desperately.
The old woman doesn't have much time left to live, so she doesn't care about anything.
But the old man didn't want to accompany her in such madness and get himself involved.
So he decided to take a step back.
But before leaving, the elegant old man still advised: "Mrs. Zheng, sacrificing a living person is too cruel, it goes against the way of heaven, and it damages your virtue. You are dragging the Zheng family into an irretrievable situation. Please think about it more."
"Hmph! Old man, if you don't dare to fight, then get out of here and stop getting in the way!
And which eye of yours saw that I was going to perform a living sacrifice? I was just dealing with some disobedient servants. Even if they were from the Holy Mountain, they had no right to interfere in the affairs of my Zheng family!" The old woman said indifferently.
When the elegant old man saw this, he knew that the old woman had gone completely insane and could not be persuaded at all.
He shook his head and had to turn and leave.
Looking at the old man's back as he left, the old woman showed a look of disdain in her eyes.
These old guys in the city, when her eldest son was killed by the outsider Xiantian realm, she went to their door and begged them to join forces with her and help with revenge.
As a result, everyone made excuses and were unwilling to help.
If they had been willing to help her back then, how could she have been seriously injured and her life span shortened?
Now, she was just dealing with some servants, and they jumped out one after another to stop her.
A bunch of hypocrites, bah!
The elegant old man walked towards his home with a heavy heart. Suddenly, his expression changed and he looked towards the top of a tower not far away.
I saw an old man with white hair and a youthful face, and a middle-aged man with a face as white as jade, standing there with smiles on their faces.
"You guys are here too?"
The elegant old man moved slightly, and after a few jumps, he also reached the top of the tower.
"The innate pressure from the two of you is almost spreading across half of the city. Can we not come over?"
The old man with white hair and a youthful face said helplessly: "Brother Lin, why do you bother to provoke that old woman? You know her temper. She is no longer the person we knew when we were young."
"But she wants to perform a living sacrifice. This method is too cruel and against the harmony of nature. It will definitely cause the Holy Mountain to question her. Then, I'm afraid the entire Zheng family will suffer."
"Then let her hold it!" The white jade-faced man said nonchalantly, "This old woman wants to drag the Zheng family to death. Can the senior still stop her?"
The elegant old man shook his head with a wry smile and said nothing.
The old man with white hair and a youthful face knew what he was thinking.
They and the old lady of the Zheng family, as well as the deceased ancestor of the Zheng family, were good friends when they were young and had a friendship between them.
But later due to differences in ideas and some life experiences, they drifted apart and gradually stopped communicating.
But it was obvious that the elegant old man still cared about this friendship.
The man with a white jade face is a junior and does not understand these things.
"Brother Lin, I know you still remember the promise we made when we were young, but you should also understand that the old woman has changed a long time ago. She is no longer the white-clothed heroine we met back then.
She is now vicious, paranoid, crazy, cold, and a completely different person."
The old man with white hair and a youthful face tried to persuade her earnestly.
The elegant old man remained silent for a while before he sighed and said, "Of course I know this, but even if I don't care about that old woman, I should have stopped this. You didn't see the miserable state of those people just now. There was also a baby under one year old among them. How could I bear it?"
"I think you are worrying too much, Senior Lin. Don't forget, we still have the City Lord's Mansion.
Our Lord City Lord is not a weak person. If that old woman really wants to perform a living sacrifice, the City Lord's Mansion will definitely not sit idly by.
Otherwise, how can you convince the people in Cangzhou in the future?"
The man with a face as white as jade said.
The elegant old man paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up slightly and he slowly fell into deep thought.
Although the conflict between the old lady of the Zheng family and the elegant old man did not break out in the end, their conversation was eventually heard by many people.
Thus, the news that the Zheng family's ancestor was going to hold a living sacrifice to comfort his grandson who had just passed away began to spread quietly in the city.
"Yuan Hao, I asked you to investigate the thief who killed Yu'er. How is the investigation going?"
At the Zheng Mansion, the old woman asked the head of the Zheng family with a cold expression.
"Mother." Patriarch Zheng said with some difficulty.
"I have used all the resources in the palace to investigate, but I can't find even a trace.
All we know is that the black-clad warrior who killed Yu'er should be a martial arts master who is proficient in hidden weapons and boxing.
As for his identity, there is no way to find out. It seems that this person appeared out of thin air. There has never been any information about him in the whole Cangzhou."
"Can't find it? If you say so, Yu'er died in vain?" The old woman looked at her second son and said.
"That's not what I meant. It's just that the man appeared so mysteriously. With the power in the mansion, it's really difficult to find him."
"If the people in the palace can't find out, won't you seek help from other forces? When the Seven Killings Tower was destroyed, won't you show any reaction? Can't you go to the Seven Killings Tower to find out?"
The head of the Zheng family was stunned. He had indeed not thought of this.
The old woman felt even more disappointed when she saw how stupid her second son was.
If her eldest son were still alive, how could he not think of such a small matter?
"My mother taught me that I will send someone to the Seven Killing Tower to find out the news." The head of the Zheng family came back to his senses and said hurriedly.
"Hmm." The old woman snorted.
The room fell into silence again.
After a while, the head of the Zheng family remembered another piece of news reported by the spy in the mansion. After hesitating for a while, he decided to speak.
"Mother, right now in the city, there are rumors that our Zheng family is going to hold a human sacrifice. If this rumor spreads widely, I'm afraid it will be very detrimental to our Zheng family."
"Really? That's just what I want!"
But unexpectedly, the old woman was not surprised at all, but sneered.
“I just want this rumor to spread far and wide, preferably even further, throughout Cangzhou.
Didn't the thief who murdered Yu'er keep saying that he wanted to seek justice for those prostitutes?
Since he claims to be so chivalrous, and now so many people are about to die miserably because of him, I want to see if he dares to come out and stop it!"
"Mother, you..."
The head of the Zheng family was shocked. He never expected that his mother would have such an idea.
"Don't worry. Although I hate it in my heart, I am not really senile. How could I really do something like a human sacrifice? You just need to follow my instructions and be prepared."
"Yes, mother, I will make arrangements right away!"
After knowing that his mother was not really crazy, the head of the Zheng family felt greatly relieved.
He bowed immediately and went down happily to arrange things.
But he didn't notice that behind him, his mother's eyes suddenly became cold and resentful.
(End of this chapter)
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