"Why did you poison the Qin and Murong families?" Zu An asked in a deep voice.
Ye Ping hesitated for a moment, then, seeing the man raise his hand again, hurriedly replied, "This is someone else's idea; we are just following orders."
"Whose orders are you on?" Zu An demanded.
"The Prince of Dai, and the Meng family..." Ye Ping said softly.
Zu An's expression turned cold. Could it be that these two guys suffered a setback in court today and then vented their anger on the Qin and Murong families?
"You broke those brothers' legs? Your technique is quite vicious, you even left behind some hidden force so they can never recover," Zu An said coldly.
"It wasn't me, it wasn't me..." Ye Ping hurriedly waved his hands.
At this moment, Qin Guangyuan spoke up: "He was the one who ordered people to break our legs, but the one who did it was someone else, who was wrapped in a black robe and could not see his face. He seemed to be an old man."
Upon hearing this, everyone glared at Ye Ping with hostility: "Where is that man in black robes now?"
Ye Ping hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I was just doing someone a favor. That man in black robes is not one of my men. He is a subordinate of the Prince of Dai. He left after he finished his business, and I don't know where he is now."
Zuan's eyes narrowed. This Prince Dai was truly ruthless.
Jiang Luofu looked at him with concern. The Prince of Jin had offended him and was killed. Was he going to take action against the Prince of Dai now?
If he were to kill two princes in a row, even if he were the chief priest, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure from all sides.
"You scoundrel, how dare you order my cousin's legs to be broken!" Chu Huanzhao could no longer contain himself and directly drew his whip from his waist and lashed it at Ye Ping.
"Ah~" Ye Ping suddenly let out a pig-like scream and rolled around on the ground.
The other companions all turned their heads, thinking that Lord Ye was putting on an act too much.
Does it really hurt that much to be whipped by a little girl? Being whipped by such a beautiful young woman is clearly a reward.
Just then, Chu Huanzhao saw the other officials from the Ministry of Justice, and, enraged, lashed out with his whip again.
"ah!"
Several screams rang out at the same time, and several more people rolled on the ground. Now they finally understood why Lord Ye had screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
Because it really hurts so much.
Zaun sneered inwardly. The Whip of Lamentation could amplify the pain you suffered to an extreme degree; it wasn't so easy to catch.
Chu was still angry and kept whipping the whip around.
Qin Wanru initially felt that it was inappropriate to openly assault officials of the Ministry of Justice, but upon seeing the miserable state of the Qin brothers, she could no longer suppress her anger.
At worst, we can go back to Brightmoon City and lead three thousand Red Robe Army soldiers to become outlaws!
After being whipped several times, Ye Ping finally couldn't take it anymore and hurriedly said, "Stop hitting me! I want to atone for my sins."
"What do you mean by 'atone for one's sins'?" Zu An stopped Chu Huanzhao.
"That man in black robes just went to the two Dukes of the Qin family. You should hurry and go to their aid; perhaps you can salvage something," Ye Ping said weakly.
"What!"
Everyone was shocked by these words.
That's right. Since they've already targeted the two brothers of the Qin family across three generations, how could they possibly let the two heads of the Qin family off the hook?
My attention was just drawn to the miserable state of Qin Guangyuan and Qin Yongde, and I forgot about this.
Everyone immediately rushed away. Qin Guangyuan and Qin Yongde struggled to get up, but Jiang Luofu stopped them: "You are injured, don't move around, or you will become crippled and there will be no hope of revenge in this lifetime."
Hearing her say that, the two brothers sat down again, but their fists were clenched so tightly that the veins bulged and their lips were bitten until they bled.
Soon the others arrived at the prison cells where the two Dukes of the Qin family were located. Due to their special status, they each had their own private cells.
Through the bars, Qin Wanru saw that her father's limbs were intact, with only some old injuries from torture on his body. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that he was alright. The two dukes had special status, so they wouldn't dare to do anything reckless.
I just don't know why, but my father seems to have aged much more than usual, and he seems to have lost weight as well.
Zu An's expression changed, and he rushed into the room, grabbing Qin Zheng's hand. He felt her pulse was weak and barely perceptible.
More importantly, he didn't show the slightest fluctuation of his vital energy.
At this moment, Qin Zheng was no longer the imposing figure she had been when they first met. Her hair had turned completely white, and her once robust body had become somewhat withered, making her look like an ordinary elderly person in the mortal world, as if she were about to pass away at any moment.
Seeing Qin Wanru's puzzled look, Zu An said in a deep voice, "The Duke of Cheng's cultivation has been completely drained, and he is now a cripple!"
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