It wasn't that the officials and soldiers of Yongcheng didn't want to take action, but rather that the officials who wanted to take action were killed by Li Yu in their own residence before they could even set out, so the soldiers below them didn't receive any orders to move out.
In a short time.
The entire city of Yong was engulfed in bloodshed and terror.
Those families with members of the Canal Gang were tied up like livestock by Skinny Monkey and his gang, paraded through the streets repeatedly, and any resistance was met with whipping, beatings, and punches.
Many members of the Cao Gang who had hidden themselves as instructed by Cao Jinchang could no longer stand by and watch, and they all showed themselves, wanting to exchange their lives for the lives of their families.
But their appearance was nothing more than lambs to the slaughter, resulting in their own deaths.
Skinny Monkey and his gang extracted the whereabouts of Cao Jinchang's parents, wives, concubines, and eldest daughter's family from some of the less resolute members of the Cao Gang, and quickly arrested them.
Grandpa Cao and Grandma Cao were old, but they had fiery and straightforward tempers. Knowing they couldn't win against these people, they took advantage of their inattention and committed suicide by hitting their heads against the wall.
Cao's wife was heartbroken. She rushed over and hugged Cao's grandmother, who was still breathing, crying, "Mother, what are you doing? Jin Chang and Xiao Si will definitely come back to save us. Why are you doing this? How am I supposed to explain this to Jin Chang?"
"Wanniang, you're confused," Grandma Cao said weakly, her voice barely audible. "This is the Cao family's doing, a disaster that could wipe out the entire family. Only if we die can we protect Jinchang and Xiao Si from being coerced, and only then can they live..."
Looking at Grandma Cao, who had breathed her last with her eyes closed, Cao's wife finally understood.
Several people from Black Purgatory came to drag her away and take her away.
She swiftly drew the dagger hidden in her sleeve and resolutely pierced her own heart.
"Boss, all three of them are dead," several Black Purgatory members reported to Skinny Monkey.
Skinny Monkey slapped the group across the face in a fit of rage, cursing, "Useless trash! You can't even keep an eye on two old hags and a woman! This family is the key to whether we can capture the leader of the Canal Gang and those high-ranking members of the Eastern Dragon Gate!"
Looking at the skinny monkey's exasperated state, Cao's wife, lying on the ground, smiled with relief:
If their deaths could save Cao Jinchang and Xiao Si from living, it would be worth it.
Hopefully, Jin Chang and Xiao Si have escaped far away and will never come back...
"Grandpa, Grandma, Mom...!"
"mother in law!"
When Cao Miaojin and her husband saw that Grandpa Cao, Grandma Cao, and Yao Wanniang were all dead, they screamed and were about to fight the people of Black Purgatory to the death.
However, they were just ordinary martial artists, and their martial arts skills were not particularly high.
In the face of these demonic cultivators from the Black Purgatory, it was like throwing an egg against a rock.
The Black Prisoners, like cats playing with mice, mercilessly and contemptuously knocked them down time and time again, spitting on them, stomping on their faces, and even harassing Cao Miaojin, doing everything they could to humiliate them.
After examining the bodies of Grandpa Cao, Grandma Cao, and Yao Wanniang, and confirming that they were beyond saving, Skinny Monkey got up and saw his men torturing the remaining members of the Cao family. He frowned and said, "That's enough. We need to leave a few alive to catch the big fish."
When Cao Miaojin and her husband heard what the skinny monkey said, they both understood.
The two looked at each other sadly, then glanced at their three-year-old son who was crying loudly beside them, and without prior agreement, they both rolled back to their son's side with all their might.
The skinny monkey sensed something was wrong and shouted as he rushed towards them, "Stop them!"
However, it was too late.
With a single sword thrust, Cao Miaojin pierced herself and her son and husband behind her, saying, "Father, Xiao Si, please be well. We will be watching over you from heaven!"
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