Moments later, a pile of corpses appeared in the cell, including Cao Zhengchun.
Cao Zhengchun, the head of the Eastern Depot, died a violent death after only a few days in office, and his tragic fate is beyond description.
"Hmph, threatening me, this is what happens. Even if I kill you, Tianxiang Doukou will still be mine."
Zhu ignored the fact that he had recovered his strength, broke free of the iron chains binding him, squatted down, took the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom from Cao Zhengchun's hand, and was about to feed it to Suxin.
Guihai burst into the prison cell, shouting, "Father, I've come to save you! That eunuch Cao didn't do anything to you..."
Before he could utter the word "sample," he saw a pile of corpses on the ground. Cao Zhengchun died with his eyes wide open, staring at him.
Guihai Yidao was speechless.
It took him a long time to calm down. "Godfather, what exactly happened?"
Zhu Wushi temporarily put away the Heavenly Fragrance Bean and asked Guihai Yidao, "Yidao, how long have you been with me?"
Guihai Yidao didn't understand why Zhu Wushi suddenly asked this question, but he still answered truthfully: "Ten years ago, after my father died, I became my adoptive father's apprentice. Apart from the time I spent learning from Master Badao, I spent about five years at the Dragon Guard Manor."
"Five years, we've been together for five years, how do you think your godfather has treated you?"
"My godfather was very good to me."
Guihai Yidao suddenly became alert because while Duan Tianya and the other two went to the Divine Marquis's Mansion to deal with Lin Bufan, he did not follow Zhu Wushi's advice to see a doctor and take care of his health. Instead, he went home as quickly as possible.
Under persistent questioning, his mother finally revealed the cause of his father's death: he had indeed died at her hands.
But it's understandable, because his father went mad while practicing martial arts.
His swordsmanship is unparalleled, bloodthirsty and cruel; his "Three Slashes to the Avici Hell" technique is difficult to control.
His father, Guihai Bailian, hadn't even mastered the skill yet when he almost killed all his relatives and friends.
Left with no other choice, his mother, along with his father's sworn brothers, killed his father.
Guihai Yidao forgave his mother and hurriedly returned to Hulong Manor.
They happened to overhear Duan Tianya and Shangguan Haitang discussing how to save Zhu Wushi.
Guihai Yidao had a vague idea in his mind: since Lin Bufan had revealed the cause of his father's death, was the other thing—his godfather's rebellion—also true?
Ultimately, emotion prevailed over reason, and Guihai Yidao still decided to rescue his adoptive father first.
But upon arriving at the Eastern Depot's prison, he was greeted by a scene of corpses; even Cao Zhengchun had met a brutal end. This...
Was it done by the godfather?
His adoptive father even asked him inexplicably how long he had been with him, which was clearly a prelude to him harming the man.
"Godfather".
Finally, Guihai Yidao calmly asked a question he didn't want to ask: "Did you kill Cao Zhengchun? Did you collude with An Shigeng to rebel?"
Zhu ignored him, his cold gaze undisguised, his murderous intent undisguised: "It seems you are smarter than your godfather imagined."
Why did my godfather do this?
As Guihai asked the question, he slowly placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to draw it at any moment.
Zhu Wushi stroked Su Xin's face and said calmly, "For her, she is everything to me. I promised to marry her and make her my princess. The late emperor did not allow it, so I will become the emperor myself and make her my imperial concubine."
"One strike," Zhu Wushi suddenly sighed. "We were just one step away from achieving our great goal with An Shigeng. Who knew that Lin Bufan would suddenly appear out of nowhere? His Northern Darkness Divine Art has a stronger suction force than my Absorption Technique. If I want to fight him, I must suppress him in terms of realm, cultivation, and internal energy. You raise an army for a thousand days to use it for one day. Can you lend your power to my godfather?"
"Godfather, calm down. This isn't you. You're not that kind of person."
Guihai Yidao sensed that Zhu Wushi harbored boundless murderous intent and was relentlessly targeting him.
Danger! !
He immediately turned and ran away.
Zhu Wushi sneered: "That's the kind of person my godfather is. One stab, you won't die in vain."
The Absorption Technique is being employed.
Slurp~
Guihai Yidao had nowhere to escape. He was pulled back after only a few steps, and his internal energy was rapidly drained away.
"Godfather, sacrificing myself is enough. Please spare Duan Tianya, Cheng Shifei, and Haitang. Is that alright?"
Knowing his death was imminent, Guihai Yidao hurriedly made a dying request.
Zhu Wushi said, "I will consider it. You can go ahead and rest assured."
With increased suction, Guihai Yidao lost all his internal energy, and his life force was also drying up.
Outside the cell, several more people flashed in; they were Wan Sanqian's men—the Four Devils of Western Hunan.
"My Lord, we've come to rescue... uh..."
Seeing Zhu Wushi frantically plundering Guihai Yidao's internal energy, the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi exchanged glances, nervously saying, "It seems we've come at the wrong time?"
Zhu Wushi smiled slyly: "No, you've come at just the right time."
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