Chapter 207: Tomb opening, anger, and the destruction of the Zheng family
"A Xiantian Realm expert is indeed not so easy to defeat."
In the woods a mile away from where the old woman of the Zheng family was killed, on a big tree, Lu Qing was sitting cross-legged and regulating his breathing.
In his previous confrontation with the elegant old man, he was not as relaxed as he appeared.
In fact, his internal organs also suffered some shocks, but due to his powerful ability to control his soul, the injuries were completely suppressed.
After all, that elegant old man is different from the old lady of the Zheng family.
The old woman of the Zheng family had been seriously injured and her life span was coming to an end. Her energy and spirit were no longer at their peak. He had also cut off one of her arms in advance, so she could only exert half of her strength.
It was no problem for him to kill him easily.
But the elegant old man is different.
Although he is also old, he has done an excellent job in cultivating his Qi. His spirit and energy have not declined at all and his strength is still at its peak.
It is not easy for Lu Qing to defeat such a powerful innate master at the peak of the initial stage.
That is, he used words to pressure the other party, forcing him to take the blow.
Otherwise, if a fight really breaks out, even if he can defeat the opponent, he will definitely have to pay some price.
Unless he is desperate and reveals all his cards, there is no chance of a truly fatal blow.
After regulating his breath for a while, Lu Qing had fully recovered.
His injuries were much less serious than those of the elegant old man.
The Vajra Power Talisman can not only greatly increase his strength, but also double his defense.
It is in no way inferior to the protective true qi of a warrior in the innate realm.
In addition, he was young and strong, with abundant Qi and blood, so he recovered naturally quickly. He didn't even need to take any healing medicine. He could recover quickly just by relying on his own Qi and blood circulation.
"Hmm? Those guys left?"
Just after healed his wounds, Lu Qing sensed that several powerful innate realm masters not far away were using their skills to move towards the provincial capital.
This is the power of Lu Qing's soul after he condensed the soul talisman.
With the blessing of the soul talisman, his soul sensing ability is far beyond that of ordinary innate initial stage warriors.
In addition, he can perfectly conceal the fluctuations of his own breath.
Therefore, he could sense the movements of the elegant old man and his companions, but the other party knew nothing about his whereabouts.
Sensing that several people had left, Lu Qing immediately set off.
When they arrived at the previous place, they found that the body of the old woman from the Zheng family had been taken away. There were only bloodstains on the ground, proving that a fierce battle had taken place here.
Looking at the direction where the elegant old man and his companions left, Lu Qing immediately followed them.
There was one thing he hadn't finished yet, how could he leave so easily.
Carrying the body of the old lady of the Zheng family, the elegant old man and others returned all the way to the provincial capital city. They first tidied up the body of the old lady of the Zheng family, and then came to the Zheng Mansion.
At this time, the people of the Zheng family were waiting anxiously.
The ancestor went to hunt down the villain who destroyed the second young master's coffin and corpse, but he has not returned yet, which makes them worried.
When he saw several elegant old men coming to the door, but his mother was not there, the head of the Zheng family immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Uncle Lin, Lord City Lord, why are you here? You are here to visit my mother, but she went out not long ago and has not returned yet."
Seeing several powerful innate realm masters coming together, the head of the Zheng family felt his heart tremble. He did not dare to be negligent and hurried to meet them.
And he brought up his mother's name to give himself courage.
However, what made Patriarch Zheng feel uneasy was that when he finished saying this, he saw several powerful innate realms looking at him with strange eyes.
The city lord, Uncle Bao and the other two all had pity in their eyes.
However, the head of the Cheng family, who had always been at odds with the Zheng family, had a look of gloating on his face.
"Lin, Uncle Lin, is this mother? What happened?"
Patriarch Zheng had a stronger bad feeling in his heart, and asked with some stammering.
The elegant old man sighed and said, "Nephew, your mother has passed away."
"How is it possible..." Upon hearing this, the head of the Zheng family was struck by lightning and couldn't believe it. "My mother is a strong person in the Xiantian realm, with a high level of cultivation. Who can kill her!"
The people from the Zheng Mansion nearby were also horrified.
"Humph, people in the Xiantian realm can't be killed by others? With your mother's half-dead look, it's no wonder that she was killed by someone!"
The middle-aged man with a face as white as jade snorted coldly and said sarcastically.
Seeing him insulting his biological mother, the head of the Zheng family became angry and was about to shout, but was stopped by the elegant old man.
"Nephew, your mother is indeed dead. I have brought her body back and left it outside. You will know when you go to see it later."
The elegant old man did not want the head of the Zheng family to collide with the man with a face as white as jade at this time.
The Zheng family and the Cheng family had never gotten along. In the past, the two families were able to live in peace temporarily because the old lady of the Zheng family was still alive.
Now that the old lady of the Zheng family has passed away, the Zheng family has lost a pillar, and the strength of the two families has shifted.
If the head of the Zheng family angered the man with a face as white as jade at this time, the consequences would be disastrous.
Upon hearing this, the head of the Zheng family immediately rushed out, and the other members of the Zheng family followed him out.
Then they saw that the ancestor, whose limbs and head had been chopped off, was lying on a stretcher and had been dead for who knows how long.
"Mother!"
When the head of the Zheng family saw his mother's miserable condition, his eyes were bloodshot and he was extremely sad.
The other members of the Zheng family were even more terrified, as if the sky was about to fall.
"Uncle Lin, who on earth is so vicious as to humiliate and torture my mother into this state?"
The head of the Zheng family suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red and his face was full of grief and anger.
"Don't ask about this matter. The person who killed your mother is extremely powerful. Your Zheng family cannot afford to provoke him."
The elegant old man said solemnly.
He thought of the power of Lu Qing's previous knife strike, and his fingers couldn't help but tremble slightly.
The Zheng family head's expression froze, and before he could continue speaking, the man with a face as white as jade sneered again.
"Don't think about revenge. Just pray first. Can your Zheng family escape this disaster?"
The head of the Zheng family was startled and looked at the white jade-faced man with caution: "Patriarch Cheng, what do you mean by this?"
"What do I mean? I want to ask you, has your Zheng family ever performed such a vicious ritual of sacrificing a living person?"
"Absolutely not!" The head of the Zheng family was shocked, but he shook his head without any hesitation, "These are just rumors made up by outsiders. My Zheng family has never done anything so harmful to the harmony of heaven!"
Regarding this, the head of the Zheng family was still very calm.
He knew that although his mother had such an idea, she had not had the time to carry it out because she was worried about Yu'er's funeral. Now, the wives, children and relatives of those guards were still alive and well in the dungeon and had not suffered too much torture.
"No? That's great. We are going to open the tomb and inspect it. You can bring your people with us!" said the man with a face as white as jade.
"Open the tomb?"
Patriarch Zheng was somewhat bewildered.
Yu'er has not been buried yet, and even her body was destroyed by the evil people. Where is the tomb?
However, the next words from the white-jade-faced man made his face change drastically.
"Yes, we are going to open Zheng Shihao's tomb."
"What, you're going to open my brother's grave?"
"Someone told me that when Zheng Shihao was buried, your Zheng family held a living sacrifice. We naturally have to investigate this matter thoroughly."
"Ridiculous! My brother has been dead for more than 20 years. How can we prove what happened more than 20 years ago? Patriarch Cheng, this must be someone's malicious slander. My Zheng family is upright, how could we do such an infuriating thing!"
The head of the Zheng family trembled a little in his heart, but his face was still indignant and he still swore.
“Whether it is slander or not, we will know it ourselves. As long as we open Zheng Shihao’s tomb, we will know. The method of living sacrifice must have clay figurines of the tortured person in the tomb. When the tomb is opened, everything will be clear.
Or is it that your Zheng family has something to hide and dares not let us open the tomb for inspection? ”
The white jade-faced man said coldly.
"Of course not, but..."
The head of the Zheng family wanted to explain himself, but at this time, the patience of the man with a face as white as jade had been exhausted.
The aura on his body suddenly became stronger, and he stared at the head of the Zheng family: "Zheng Shijie, don't be shameless. Do you think that your Zheng family still has the right to refuse now?"
The powerful aura of the innate realm pressed upon the head of the Zheng family so hard that his heart felt suffocated and it became difficult for him to breathe.
He felt extremely sad and angry. If his mother was still alive, she would never allow someone to bully her like this.
Although he knew that the situation was stronger than people, he also knew that if someone really opened his brother's tomb, the consequences would be even more disastrous.
Patriarch Zheng looked around and saw that the city lord and the old man with white hair and a youthful face both had indifferent expressions.
Then I knew that they also agreed to open the tomb.
As a last resort, he could only look to the elegant old man beside him for help: "Uncle Lin..."
However, his violent reaction had already aroused the suspicion of several other powerful innate realm masters.
Therefore, even the elegant old man couldn't help at this time, and could only sigh and say: "Let's open the tomb."
Seeing that even the elegant old man who was acquainted with his family did not speak for him, the head of the Zheng family knew that the situation was hopeless, and his hands dropped down involuntarily, as if he had lost his parents.
Seeing him like this, several powerful innate realm masters became more certain of their guesses.
Half an hour later, in the Zheng family cemetery, in front of Zheng Shihao's tomb, the elegant old man and others were standing.
Behind him are many warriors with powerful auras.
However, in order to be fair, the city lord directly invited the leaders of other families and forces in the provincial capital.
The leaders of these major families and forces felt a little confused when they were invited over.
He was shocked again when he learned that the innate ancestor of the Zheng family had died.
Now that I heard that Zheng Shihao’s tomb was going to be opened, I was even more confused and had no idea what had happened.
Just looking at the city lord and the elegant old man, both of them looked serious, and no one dared to ask.
These people usually live in seclusion in the city and rarely show up.
Some heads of small families have only heard of these people's names but have never seen their true faces.
Now that they were all gathered together, what they were doing must be very important. How could they dare to ask?
"Open the tomb!"
Following the city lord's order, servants from the city lord's mansion immediately came forward, wielding iron pickaxes and shovels, and began to dig the grave.
Soon, the tomb door was excavated.
As soon as the tomb door opened, someone went in to investigate.
The people who entered the tomb to explore were special talents recruited by the City Lord's Mansion, and they were best at exploring and searching various tombs.
The Zheng family is a large and powerful family, and Zheng Shihao was once extremely favored by the old lady of the Zheng family, so his tomb is naturally extraordinary.
Not only is there a large space underneath with many tombs, but there are also many mechanisms in place to prevent tomb robbers.
However, these mechanisms are useless in front of the special tomb-exploring talents sent by the City Lord's Mansion.
Soon, several people who were sent down came out of the tomb carrying a clay figurine.
"My Lord City Lord, there are many magnificent chambers under this tomb. In the main chamber, there is a gorgeous coffin. On both sides are clay figurines standing side by side, kneeling and worshipping. This clay figurine is the one in the center."
Everyone's eyes fell on the clay figurine.
The clay figurine was seen kneeling and looked like a young girl. Even vaguely, one could see the outline of her beautiful figure.
But its face was full of pain and resentment. The interweaving of absolute beauty and resentment made the clay figurine appear very strange.
When they saw the clay figurine for the first time, the faces of the city lord and his companions turned very ugly.
Even some of the people behind him who were knowledgeable and recognized the origin of the clay figurines changed their expressions.
The elegant old man murmured, "How could it be, how could she become so vicious, how could she..."
The city lord's hand gently brushed over the clay figurine.
The clay figurine shattered, and a wisp of black gas gushed out, revealing the dry bones inside.
"The living are sacrificed, the victims are sealed underground, their souls are trapped in the clay figurines for eternity, and they will never be able to reincarnate. How dare this old woman, how dare you, the Zheng family!"
The city lord's face was ashen, his tone was chilling, and a terrifying aura emanated from him, as if he was about to explode at any moment.
"What, human sacrifice?!"
At this time, the others who had not recognized the origin of the clay figurines could not help but exclaim.
They all thought of the rumors in the city in recent days.
I thought someone was deliberately targeting the Zheng family, but I didn't expect that the Zheng family had held such a vicious sacrifice more than 20 years ago.
"My Lord, I know nothing about this. The construction of my brother's tomb was all handled by my mother. I really didn't know that she secretly performed a ritual of human sacrifice. If I knew, I would definitely stop her. Please understand!"
The head of the Zheng family fell to his knees, crying in panic.
But his crying and shouting did not move the city lord in the slightest.
"You said you didn't know, then why did you stop the tomb from being opened again and again? Master Zheng, do you really think this city lord is a fool?"
Hearing the city lord's cold words, the head of the Zheng family collapsed to the ground.
He knew that their Zheng family was completely finished.
Seeing his look, everyone knew that what the head of the Zheng family said before was just a plea for mercy.
I didn't expect that the once majestic and arrogant head of the Zheng family would have to beg for mercy after losing his support.
boom! Boom boom boom…
Just as everyone was feeling contempt, suddenly, a huge noise was heard.
I saw several extremely strong forces coming from nowhere and hitting Zheng Shihao's grave directly.
Not only was the tombstone blown to pieces, but several large holes were also pierced through the underground tomb.
One of the powerful energies went straight towards the head of the Zheng family and pierced through his chest.
(End of this chapter)
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