Chapter 461: Chapter 461: I Only Trust Myself
Chang Yingjiu slammed on the brakes and twisted around, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Yang Qiuyu. ’When Master Jiu was alive, she was his wife. Now that he’s gone, she’s nothing!’
"Madam, this is the last time I’ll call you that!" he snarled. "Master Jiu was murdered. Are you trying to run away? Shouldn’t we be avenging him?"
Yang Qiuyu’s voice was cold as she shot back, "Master Jiu already lost. With just you two good-for-nothings and me—a woman who has just started her Cultivation—do you really think we have what it takes to avenge him?"
Chang Yingjiu was speechless. Beside him, Chang Yingfa said coldly, "If the master dies, the servant dies! Even if we know we can’t win, even if we know we’ll die, we cannot retreat!"
Yang Qiuyu snorted. "That’s blind loyalty! Your deaths would be meaningless to Master Jiu! You should save your own skins, return to Jinling, and report Master Jiu’s murder to the Elder Council! Let the Yang Family avenge him! That is the greatest loyalty you can show him!"
Chang Yingfa opened his mouth but couldn’t find the words to argue. He could only clench his jaw so hard that his gums bled. "Listen to her! Turn the car around! We’re going back to Jinling!"
Chang Yingjiu was already a mess of tears. Since he was a boy, he had been Master Jiu’s study companion, following him for over thirty years. With Master Jiu dead, it was as if their sky had collapsed.
Chang Yingjiu forcefully wiped his tears away, wrenched the steering wheel hard, and the car quickly spun around, disappearing around the corner.
...
At the entrance of Yuanxi Pharmaceutical, Cheng Yuan’s eyelid suddenly twitched violently, and an unexplainable panic began to seize his heart, as if something terrible had happened.
Cheng Yuan mentally reviewed his plan but couldn’t find any flaws.
’Could those bodyguards have sent a message before they died?’
’That shouldn’t be possible. I destroyed their phones!’
’No, wait!’
’Uncle Fu still has his phone!’
Cheng Yuan turned his head toward the guardhouse and ordered coldly, "Clean up the bodies. The people from the Patrol Office will be here soon. You know what to say, right?"
The security guard at the gate was an old servant of the Hu Family. He nodded vigorously. "Don’t worry, Young Master Cheng. This old servant knows what to say."
Cheng Yuan spun around and dashed toward the utility room.
The battle near the utility room was already nearing its end.
Under the siege of the nine little girls, Uncle Fu’s aura had already fallen below the Martial Saint realm. He couldn’t even maintain the level of a Half-Step Martial Saint!
When dealing with enemies, Cheng Yuan felt no need to abide by any martial code of honor.
He crept up stealthily and, seeing Uncle Fu distracted, launched a full-power sneak attack!
PSHNK!
The Broken Blade pierced through Uncle Fu’s heart from behind, the tip emerging from his chest!
Even with some of the Medicinal Power from the Bursting Pill remaining, Uncle Fu couldn’t withstand such a devastating wound!
With a gag, Uncle Fu spat out a torrent of blood. He instinctively looked down at the blade protruding from his chest, a bitter, unwilling smile appearing on his face.
’He had taken a Bursting Pill, but he’d failed to kill Cheng Yuan with his own hands. He had failed Master Jiu!’
Cheng Yuan gave the blade a vicious twist. Uncle Fu’s heart was instantly shredded. His pupils contracted violently, and the life quickly faded from him.
With a squelch, Cheng Yuan pulled out the Broken Blade and wiped it on Uncle Fu’s clothes.
Cheng Yuan searched the body for a moment and quickly found Uncle Fu’s phone.
It was an old Nokia, a simple model for seniors—not a smartphone, without even a password lock.
Cheng Yuan quickly brought up the call history and scanned it.
’Good, Uncle Fu didn’t make any calls!’
Next, Cheng Yuan opened the text messages. Uncle Fu’s inbox was full of spam. Cheng Yuan breathed a complete sigh of relief.
’Uncle Fu didn’t send a message to the Yang Family!’
’In other words, for now, he was still safe!’
Cheng Yuan turned his head toward the other battle, his voice dark. "Surround them. Don’t let a single one get away!"
"Yes!"
The nine little girls flanked Cheng Yuan, forming a tight circle around Fu Qingzhu and the few remaining bodyguards.
The bodyguards’ auras were continuously weakening; they were already having trouble suppressing Fu Qingzhu.
With Cheng Yuan joining the fray, the scales tipped instantly!
THUD! THUD! THUD!
SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!
The Yang Family’s bodyguards were hit one after another!
Two minutes later, all of them lay on the ground, lifeless.
Fu Qingzhu let out a long breath.
’We won!’
’She had won the first battle since coming out of seclusion!’
’Defeating two at the Martial Emperor Middle Stage, two at the Martial Emperor Early Stage, and seven or eight at Martial King Peak!’
Fu Qingzhu cupped her fist to Cheng Yuan. "Mr. Cheng, I failed to complete your mission, so I’ll be forgoing the reward. The mountains remain and the rivers flow; let’s meet again if we’re fated."
With that, Fu Qingzhu turned to leave.
To her surprise, the nine little girls suddenly moved to surround her, blocking her path!
Feeling the cold, sinister aura emanating from the nine little girls, Fu Qingzhu’s scalp tingled, and goosebumps broke out all over her skin.
"Mr. Cheng, you’re a grown man. Surely you’re not this petty? I admit I took the mission to kill you, but I ended up helping you. That means I approve of your character and am willing to call it even. Can’t you see my sincerity?"
Cheng Yuan sighed softly. "I can feel your sincerity, Miss Fu. It’s just... my nine ’sisters’ cannot be exposed to the light. Only the dead can keep a secret."
Fu Qingzhu relaxed slightly. "Mr. Cheng, keeping a secret is simple. I can swear a Celestial Dao Blood Oath!"
"A Celestial Dao Blood Oath?"
Cheng Yuan snorted. Before his trip to the Celestial Witch Sect, he might have believed in such a thing. But after what happened there, he no longer did.
The precedent set by Wu Qinghe was a stark reminder!
"What? You don’t believe in the Celestial Dao Blood Oath, Mr. Cheng? It’s the most sacred oath in the Ancient Martial Realm."
"I only believe in myself. I’ll only trust you if you’re willing to open your Sea of Consciousness to me."
Fu Qingzhu nodded without hesitation. "No problem! I can open my Sea of Consciousness!"
As she spoke, she closed her eyes and raised her hands above her head, assuming a posture of complete surrender.
Cheng Yuan was taken aback. ’He hadn’t expected Fu Qingzhu to have so much faith in his character.’
A Martial Artist would never dare let someone invade their Sea of Consciousness. If their Divine Soul were to be destroyed, they would become a vegetable.
Cheng Yuan’s expression softened slightly, but he didn’t lower his guard. He fully activated his Double Pupil and unleashed a Spiritual Shock!
HUMMM!
A storm of Spiritual Power erupted in Fu Qingzhu’s Sea of Consciousness, churning it into chaos and instantly knocking her unconscious!
Only then did Cheng Yuan begin the hypnosis.
"Fu Qingzhu, you helped Cheng Yuan kill Uncle Fu and the Yang Family’s bodyguards. You don’t know anything else."
Fu Qingzhu mechanically repeated Cheng Yuan’s words as he sealed away her memories of the nine little girls.
Unless someone with Spiritual Power greater than Cheng Yuan’s helped her break the seal, Fu Qingzhu would never be able to recall that part of her memory for the rest of her life.
...
Meanwhile, Chang Yingjiu floored the accelerator, and the car quickly sped out of the city.
Chang Yingfa dialed the number of Yang Haotian’s father, Yang Yuanxiong. The call was answered instantly, and a deep, resonant voice came through. "Yingfa, why are you calling me? Has Haotian gotten into trouble again?"
Chang Yingfa’s voice was choked with sobs. "Fourth Master, Master Jiu... has been killed!"
There was a long silence on the other end of the line, followed by a low, oppressive voice. "Who? Who dared to kill my son, Yang Yuanxiong’s son?"
"The chairman of Yuanxi Group—Cheng Yuan!"
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