The familiar voice sent a shiver down their spines.
Chu Haoting turned around and saw Shen Huaixu sitting up; he was nearly scared to death.
In that moment of distraction, a knife was pressed against Chu Haoting's neck, but Zheng Zhiyi reacted quickly and grabbed him.
Shen Huaixu slowly curled his lips and swept his gaze over everyone present.
His gaze was as dangerous as a snake's.
When he locked his gaze on Chu Haoting, Chu Haoting felt a tremor run through his body.
Damn it, how could he feel fear?
Even if Shen Huaixu was incredibly powerful, he wouldn't dare to actually kill him.
Although they were half-siblings, they were still related by blood.
"I was wrong, Lord City Lord, please forgive me."
"You promised Father you wouldn't kill me, didn't you?"
But he was wrong.
Shen Huaixu kicked him over and stomped on his face, crushing it under his feet.
He said slowly, "I don't remember. Go down and ask him."
"Shen Huaixu, you... ah!"
Chu Haoting felt like his neck was about to be broken by his foot.
Just as Chu Haoting's men were about to rescue him, they were stopped by Zheng Zhiyi's men.
Shen Huaixu looked at the man groaning in pain at his feet and coldly curled his lips: "Poisoning the city lord is a grave crime."
"Zheng Zhiyi, drag him out and behead him in front of the people of Qingzhou."
He withdrew his foot, put his hands behind his back, and his domineering demeanor instilled fear in everyone.
"Shen Huaixu, how dare you!"
Zheng Zhiyi stepped forward and dragged him away as he was about to shout.
Chu Haoting thought Shen Huaixu was just trying to scare him, but when Zheng Zhiyi actually gathered the crowd to watch, he really panicked.
"General Zheng, I was wrong. I will never dare to harm the city lord again. Please go and plead for me."
Zheng Zhiyi scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly, "Sorry, I'm not familiar with the city lord."
He waved his hand, "Let's get started quickly, don't keep me from going home to cook."
Chu Haoting was so terrified when he saw the cleaver raised towards his head that he wet himself.
He was beheaded just like that.
The people of Qingzhou were greatly shocked.
After finishing the execution, Zheng Zhiyi said solemnly, "This is the consequence of assassinating the City Lord. Who among you dares to do so now?"
Without uttering a sound, Chu Haoting's faction had all become subservient.
They even led the crowd in saying bad things about Chu Haoting.
"Chu Haoting is a bastard. It's good that he was executed. You have no idea how disgusting he is."
"Yeah yeah……"
Zheng Zhiyi went back and reported the situation to Shen Huaixu.
At that moment, the doctor was taking Shen Huaixu's pulse. After taking it, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Lord City Lord is truly blessed by the heavens. There is not much poison left in your body. After taking some detoxifying medicine, you will recover in ten days to half a month."
After the doctor left, Shen Huaixu looked at Zheng Zhiyi and asked, "While I was unconscious, did anyone sneak in?"
Zheng Zhiyi shook his head.
Shen Huaixu rubbed his lips, saying nothing more.
After he felt better, he made a special trip to the market.
He didn't know what he was looking for; he kept looking around.
He stopped when he saw a venomous snake curled up in the corner.
Zheng Zhiyi followed behind and sighed.
He felt that their city lord might really have something wrong with his head.
As he was thinking this, Shen Huaixu suddenly reached out to grab the snake, but was then bitten by it and lost consciousness.
Zheng Zhiyi: ...
Damn it, why is this city lord so difficult to manage?
Nanzhi has already climbed back to her rented house.
She had only been spending a few days with her three children when she heard 003's reminder again.
[Zhizhi, Shen Huaixu's life is in danger again.]
Nanzhi frowned, then transformed back into a snake and crawled back.
Damn it, I've been bitten by a snake again.
Nan Zhi transformed into human form and pinched Chen Huaixu's face hard.
"Can't you go a day without looking for snakes?"
“Shen Huaixu, I will only save you this once. If you are bitten by a poisonous snake again, I will never save you again and I will let you die.”
She used her remaining points to exchange for an antidote and fed it to him.
Halfway through feeding, Nanzhi felt something was wrong, as if someone was watching her.
Nan Zhi trembled, looked up, and saw that Shen Huaixu had opened his eyes at some point and was staring at her with a deep gaze.
Nan Zhi felt a chill run down her spine and wanted to run away.
Before she could transform into a snake and escape, her wrist was suddenly grabbed, and she was pulled back, falling straight onto Shen Huaixu.
When he saw her face clearly, Shen Huaixu's pupils visibly contracted.
The girl's face was as white as jade, so perfect that it was mesmerizing.
Soon, he curled his lips into a smile, his voice as cold as a spring from a deep abyss.
"It's been a long time, madam."
He's been suspicious ever since he woke up last time.
She came after being poisoned again.
I just don't know why the birthmark disappeared.
She became even more beautiful, which only fueled his hatred.
For the past three years, he has thought of her every day, yet he also hates her.
Despite the old city lord's objections, he insisted on burying her in the mausoleum, so that she could never escape him for the rest of her life.
He then sought out a snake to summon her soul.
Unexpectedly, she wasn't dead at all.
She had been lying to him all along.
She's a complete fraud.
Very good, excellent.
When she saw that he recognized her, she tried to run away.
Can she escape?
He grabbed her hand, his sharp, piercing gaze gleefully sweeping over her flustered expression.
Why are you running?
"Young master, I think you've mistaken me for someone else."
Nanzhi slowly calmed herself down. She couldn't panic; if she did, it would be all over.
"Is that so?" Shen Huaixu stared at her intently. "It doesn't matter if you've mistaken me for someone else. You look a lot like my deceased wife. Why don't you stay here and become the wife of the city lord of Qingzhou?"
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