With their large numbers, the cult members quickly brought the situation under control. Those killed without mercy were dragged out of the main hall, while the seriously injured were bound with ropes and made to kneel before the hall's entrance. In the center of the hall, only the unconscious Zhuang Batian, along with Shen Meier and Zhuang Aoxue, remained, surrounded by the cult members.
"What exactly does the Crimson Sun Sect want? My husband, my Zhuang family and the Crimson Sun Sect are allied through marriage, we are family! Why are you attacking these innocent people? What did my Zhuang family do wrong?"
Zhuang Aoxue was filled with grief and indignation, but her wrist was tightly gripped by Shen Meier. When the Zhuang family members were surrounded earlier, she was not allowed to make a move. Therefore, she watched helplessly as the bright red wedding hall was stained with blood, and as those who had risked their lives for the Zhuang family died in vain.
"Your surname is Qu, isn't it?"
Shen Meier's sudden words startled Zhuang Aoxue. Qu Chiyang had never told her his surname, only that his name was Chiyang and that he was the leader of the Chiyang Sect.
Xiang Wan was also drawn to this statement. In her past life, Qu Chiyang had only mentioned his surname, Qu, unintentionally, without saying anything else. Could it be that Qu Chiyang had some connection with the Zhuang family?
"Miss Shen, it's kind of you to still remember the Qu family."
Shen Meier trembled, then suddenly burst into laughter. In her laughter, there was sorrow and pain, but no regret.
"After all these years, I never imagined you were still alive."
"I never expected that you heartless bastards were still alive!"
"You're the ones who don't know what's good for you! We were clearly willing to reward you handsomely, but your stubborn old man, clinging to ancestral customs, refused to budge. What's wrong with us, so that all martial artists can learn advanced martial arts and defend against foreign enemies?"
"Yes, you are not wrong. The one who is wrong is my father. He should not have taken you in out of kindness, should not have fed and clothed you well, and should not have given you a lot of silver as travel expenses before you left."
You coveted the Qu family's martial arts manual, wanting to possess it for yourselves. You couldn't even protect yourselves, yet you hypocritically promised a large sum of money to exchange for the manual. When my father refused, you invited outsiders into the Qu family and wiped them out.
"Zhuang Batian, you, and all your lackeys—I will not let any of you go. You ravaged and murdered my Qu family back then; today I will make you pay tenfold!"
Qu Chiyang calmly recounted everything, devoid of grief and indignation. However, Xiang Wan could tell that the more he hated, the deeper his hatred was hidden.
More than twenty years ago, Zhuang Batian, Shen Meier, and several other young masters from prominent families were traveling the martial world when they encountered an invasion of the Central Plains by foreign enemies. They were no match for them, and the others were all shot dead. Only Zhuang Batian and Shen Meier were left to flee and were taken in by the Qu family.
In the prime of their youth, they were filled with passion and vowed to avenge their comrades, but were hampered by their lack of martial arts skills. The kind-hearted Mr. Qu taught them a few moves for self-defense, and from then on, he held a grudge against them, convinced that the Qu family must possess profound martial arts secrets. Therefore, he deliberately befriended Mr. Qu to gain his trust.
When they learned of the Qu family's "Frost Ice Technique," they coveted it and pretended to offer a large sum of money to buy it. When Mr. Qu refused, they lured the enemy to the Qu family's residence. The Qu family members were highly skilled, but they were no match for the enemy's overwhelming numbers. In the end, the entire Qu family compound was surrounded, and after killing those who tried to escape with arrows, the family burned the house to the ground.
Qu Chiyang was only 5 years old at the time. It was his father who risked his life to send him into the secret passage, which saved him from disaster.
After the Qu family's house was burned down, Zhuang Batian and Shen Meier brought people to clean up the mess, ostensibly to collect the bodies of their benefactors, but in reality, they had already discovered the secret chamber where the Qu family's manual was located. They took the "Frost Ice Technique" and then found a place to bury all the remains of the Qu family members.
From that time on, Zhuang Batian began to practice the "Frost Ice Technique," transforming the innate cold energy of the Zhuang family men into an offensive weapon. He renamed the "Frost Ice Technique" to "Frost Ice Palm" and began to make a name for himself in the martial arts world.
The Zhuang family gained a good reputation because their benefactor cleaned up the mess. Shen Meier also married Zhuang Batian and practiced the "Frost Ice Technique". However, because she could not absorb cold energy, her power could not be improved. In the end, she could only manage the backyard.
"Hahaha, ahahaha, Qu Chiyang, did you think we'd had it easy all these years? The 'Frostbite Technique' can rapidly increase cultivation, but it also completely severed Ba Tian's ability to have children. Retribution! This is all retribution!"
Ba Tian still thinks I'm the one who did it, that I'm just jealous and intolerant. Heaven knows how much I wanted to give him a son to inherit the Zhuang family business. But that bitch Bai Ling took advantage of Ba Tian's absence to seduce him. Zhuang Xiangwan, if you weren't Ba Tian's son, you would have died from the cold air long ago.
"I only have myself to blame for being too soft-hearted and letting you join the Crimson Sun Sect, even allowing you to gain power. Now, you too are afflicted by the chilling energy; what Batian is today, you will be tomorrow. Hahahaha, hahahahahaha…"
Xiang Wan trembled all over. "My mother, you killed her?"
"She's a bitch, she deserves to be poisoned!"
Xiang Wan gathered her strength, rushed forward, and slapped Chen Meier hard across the face. Still not satisfied, she condensed ice into a palm and swung it at Chen Meier.
"don't want!"
Zhuang Aoxue shoved Shen Meier aside and was slapped to the ground by Xiang Wan.
Shen Meier braced herself on the ground and sneered, "Zhuang Xiangwan, do you even deserve to be here today? Because of you, Bai Ling is dead, your biological father's fate is unknown, and the Zhuang family is about to perish. You are a scourge, bringing misfortune to your father and mother; anyone who gets involved with you will not have a good end."
Oh, I forgot, you also have another identity: a male concubine, someone who survives by selling your body! If you don't die, you'll forever remain a shameful illegitimate child, a lowly slut subservient to men!
"Shut up!"
Xiang Wan's eyes turned cold, and she slapped Chen Meier again, sending her flying. Chen Meier crashed into a pillar and fell to the ground unconscious.
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