Qu Chiyang's sudden intervention surprised Xiang Wan. While she was disciplining Shen Meier and scratching Zhuang Aoxue, Qu Chiyang had chosen to stand by and watch. Now, he suddenly spoke up. What was he up to?
"How does it feel to see your own son trample all the fame and fortune you've pursued your whole life underfoot?"
Qu Chiyang slowly raised his foot, and with each step, his aura grew stronger.
"The good reputation I painstakingly built up, the skills I accumulated over most of my life, and the status I was just one step away from reaching the top in the martial arts world—now, they mean nothing to me!"
Do you think the Qu family only possesses the "Frostbite Technique"?
With a wave of his hand, a stream of heat shot out from Qu Chiyang's palm, heading straight for Zhuang Batian's face. The heat was incredibly fast; Zhuang Batian quickly turned his head, but most of it still entered his head. Zhuang Batian screamed in agony, blood flowing from his mouth and nose.
"Don't even think about using your internal energy to resist, or you'll only die faster. Don't worry, I won't kill you. I want you to see with your own eyes how the Zhuang family is wiped out."
"The Qu family? Qu Chiyang? You're here to avenge the Qu family?"
"Shouldn't it be?"
"I've already given you my daughter in marriage, and I can give you the whole Zhuang family. Just let me go, and let the entire Zhuang family go. Then all our grudges will be wiped clean!"
Qu Chiyang laughed in anger and punched Zhuang Batian into a pillar, unleashing the violent impulses within him.
"With you, there's absolutely no need for words."
He punched Zhuang Batian in the stomach, causing the latter to spit out a mouthful of blood everywhere.
"Unrepentant!"
Another punch landed on Zhuang Batian's chest, breaking his ribs with a cracking sound that sent chills down one's spine.
"Shameless!"
Another punch landed on Zhuang Batian's thigh, crippling one of his legs.
"Utterly hypocritical!"
"The heart of a beast with a human face!"
"Worse than pigs and dogs!"
With punch after punch, Qu Chiyang let himself vent his resentment and anger. After an unknown amount of time, when he calmed down, Zhuang Batian's body was completely mangled, a pile of flesh, his eyes wide open, dying with his eyes wide open.
"Too fragile, all my effort wasted."
Qu Chiyang's gaze swept across the entire hall, lingering on Xiang Wan for a moment before shifting his gaze away, completely ignoring Zhuang Aoxue who was too frightened to utter a sound, and focusing his attention on Chen Meier.
Taking a step forward, Zhuang Aoxue, with courage she didn't know she possessed, grabbed Xiang Wan's leg and pleaded, "Please, please, save my mother! I'll do anything for you, please!"
Xiang Wan dared not provoke Qu Chiyang, who was in a rage, as she felt something bad was about to happen. Moreover, she had only just received her inner strength and had not yet fully regulated her breathing. How could she compare to Qu Chiyang, who had been cultivating for more than ten years?
Besides, what made Zhuang Aoxue think she would interfere? Did she expect Zhuang Aoxue to agree just because she asked? The bloodied, mangled face rubbed against her legs—it was utterly disgusting!
Xiang Wan glanced down at Zhuang Aoxue, and saw a figure flash past her. The person next to her was sent flying, his head hitting a pillar with a loud thud, his brains splattering everywhere. The scene was extremely gruesome, and Xiang Wan was stunned for a moment, frozen in place.
Qu Chiyang suddenly turned his head and stared at Xiang Wan, his eyes filled with shocking brutality and domineering arrogance!
Xiang Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly lowered her eyelids, not daring to meet Qu Chiyang's gaze again. For some reason, she felt that Qu Chiyang's current situation was somewhat familiar.
A hand gripped her chin, forcing her to look up and into his eyes.
"Remember this, the bookmaker owes me!"
Xiang Wan blinked, indicating that she understood. Aside from that blood relation, she had no other connection to the Zhuang family. Was Qu Chiyang convinced she was still a member of the Zhuang family and wanted her to atone for their sins?
"Qu Chiyang, didn't you want to seek justice for the Qu family? Besides Zhuang Batian and me, there were other people involved in what happened back then. Don't you want to know who they were?"
When Shen Mei'er woke up, her face was devoid of both joy and sorrow. Perhaps she had resigned herself to her fate, or perhaps she had come to terms with it; her eyes were now completely calm. She recounted the events of that year: "The eldest daughter of the Qu family, who is also the daughter of your so-called second aunt, fell in love with Ba Tian and wanted to be with him forever. Ba Tian had no interest in her at all; it was she who took the initiative to tell Ba Tian the location of the secret chamber, which is how we found out about these things."
Not only us, but even the concubines of the Qu family agreed to sell the secret manual to us. Your Qu family, wanting to become a powerful clan, possessing treasures without realizing it, only knowing how to ask for exorbitant prices. You've brought this upon yourselves; don't blame anyone else!
"You're talking nonsense! How could my eldest sister be that kind of person? None of my uncles and elders in the Qu family would ever seek fame and fortune! You despicable woman, even on your deathbed you still try to bite the Qu family back, you deserve to die!"
Qu Chiyang's anger surged again, his eyes turning red. He leaped forward and threw a punch at Shen Meier, but for some reason stopped. Xiang Wan, watching from behind, clearly saw that Shen Meier had a triumphant smile in her eyes as Qu Chiyang flew into a rage.
"Oh no, this woman is definitely holding back a powerful move, just waiting for Qu Chiyang to arrive." Xiang Wan quickly circulated her inner energy, hoping that the ice could protect her entire body before stopping Chen Meier. At this moment, there was no time to think too much. Regardless of whether Qu Chiyang hated or loved her, she absolutely could not let him die prematurely, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Just before the object in Shen Meier's hand exploded, Xiang Wan arrived in time to block her and Qu Chiyang. The final image shows Qu Chiyang's extremely shocked and incredulous expression.
Shen Meier had already vanished into thin air, and Xiang Wan's body wasn't in much better shape. Time was too short; the ice barely protected her head and chest, while her back and legs were mangled and bleeding profusely. In the dust-filled hall, Qu Chiyang frantically threw away the tiles that had been pressing down on Xiang Wan, cleared away the stones around her, knelt beside her, and reached out to touch her, but then trembled and withdrew his hand.
"Zhuang Xiangwan, you're trying to fool me again. You think I'll let you off the hook like this? Dream on!"
"You owe me a life. Don't think that taking a hit for me will make it all go away. You'll never be able to pay it back in this lifetime."
"Who gave you permission to go over there? I'll be fine anyway, why did you have to do it?"
"Zhuang Xiangwan, you owe me. Don't pretend to be asleep. Wake up, and I'll make you pay!"
"This is my place, I won't let you sleep here, go back to your own room!"
"Zhuang Xiangwan! Zhuang Xiangwan... Zhuang Xiangwan, get up quickly, you still owe me..."
"Zhuang Xiangwan, your life is mine. I didn't let you die, do you hear me?"
"Open your eyes! Open your eyes and look! My bedchamber has been bombed into ruins! This time, you've really messed things up..."
"Zhuang Xiangwan, get up, get up, huh?..."
Seeing Qu Chiyang go from disbelief to trembling uncontrollably, Xiang Wan fell silent. This time, she had truly entered Qu Chiyang's heart, yet her heart felt heavy.
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