Chapter 261: 191 Madness_2

Chapter 261: Chapter 191 Madness_2

Old Lady Zheng found out about the news and went absolutely mad, immediately chasing after the killer. She ran down the murderer for more than three hundred miles and, with a fighting skill resulting in mutual destruction, finally fought that unfamiliar Innate Realm martial artist to the death.

Moreover, she also captured that Innate Realm’s female disciple and brought her back to bury with her son.

That old woman herself was so severely injured that her lifespan was greatly reduced, and to this day, she still hasn’t fully recovered.

“I never thought such a significant event had occurred back then, that Zheng Family’s Boss died because of this.”

The middle-aged man exclaimed.

“At that time, you were still young and traveling with your master. Furthermore, Zheng Family’s Boss died in an unglamorous way, and that old woman was desperate for face, so not many people know the inside story.” The refined elder said.

“The Zheng Yu you’re talking about should be the posthumous child of Zheng Family’s Boss. After his death, Old Lady Zheng’s disposition changed dramatically, becoming extremely cruel. Every day, there were servants beaten to death in Zheng Mansion; everyone in the Zheng Family lived in fear.

It was later, when the wife of Zheng Family’s Boss found out she was pregnant, that the old lady, overjoyed, began to gradually rein in her tyranny.

Later, when Zheng Family’s Boss’s wife gave birth, it was a difficult labor. After giving birth to a son, she left this world.

With only this one line of descent left by Zheng Family’s Boss, Old Lady Zheng naturally cherished the child to her bones.

You said he was killed; no wonder her killing intent was so intense earlier.”

The refined elder felt somewhat relieved; as long as it wasn’t someone from his own Mansion who had provoked that old woman, everything was still negotiable.

However, he was also a bit curious, “Have you found out who exactly killed Zheng Yu?”

“I haven’t,” the middle-aged man shook his head, “The spies report that the Zheng Family only knows the murderer of Zheng Yu was a martial artist in black clothing; his other identities remain a mystery.

Moreover, it seems that the black-clothed martial artist wasn’t specifically targeting Zheng Yu; he just happened to kill Zheng Yu while raiding that brothel.”

“It looks like we have an interloper, huh? Zheng Family’s Boss back in the day was killed by a foreign Innate Realm martial artist. I never expected his son to follow in his footsteps.”

The refined elder felt some regret. If it was a martial artist from Cang State, probably no one would dare risk angering that old woman by laying a finger on Zheng Yu.

It must have been an external martial artist, unaware of the situation in Cang State, who dared to take such a huge risk.

“However, grandfather, I’ve also uncovered another piece of information.” The middle-aged man’s expression became serious.

“It’s said that when the black-clothed martial artist was slaughtering at that brothel, he mentioned the place was a stronghold of Seven Killings Tower, and that he came on behalf of Seven Killings Tower.”

“Are you saying that’s true?” The refined elder was taken aback.

“I’m not certain, but this came from the dying words of the guard who was accompanying Zheng Yu. It’s likely true.”

“Has the reach of Seven Killings Tower extended to our Cang State now? But haven’t they always been entrenched in Central State? And who would dare provoke such an ancient sect?”

The refined elder murmured softly.

Sensing that matters might be far from straightforward.

Yet, at this moment, the middle-aged man dropped another bombshell.

“Additionally, grandfather, the spies have learned that after the death of Zheng Yu, the Ancestor of Zheng Family was so enraged that he not only killed all of the guards protecting Zheng Yu but also ordered their family and relatives to be captured for a live sacrifice in remembrance of Zheng Yu.”

“What did you say?!”

Hearing this, the refined elder could no longer ponder on Seven Killings Tower’s affairs; he stood up abruptly, his face a picture of shock as he looked at his grandson.

“A live sacrifice! Has that old lady really gone insane?!”

Just then, the refined elder felt an overwhelming surge of sorrow, accompanied by the sound of wailing and crying, coming from the northwest direction.

That was precisely where Zheng Mansion was located.

With a start, he no longer waited to speak with his grandson and disappeared from the study using his movement technique, rushing toward Zheng Mansion.

When the refined elder arrived at Zheng Mansion, he saw a large group of people, chained and prostrate on the ground, crying and begging for mercy.

There were old and young, men and women, even infants still in swaddling clothes among them.

Beside them laid an elderly man, who had been decapitated, his blood soaking the ground; his severed head with eyes wide open, full of rage and sorrow.

At a glance, the refined elder knew that the sorrow he had felt was emitted by the old man just before his death.

He also knew the identity of the old man.

He was a steward of the Zheng Family with a cultivation in the Internal Organ Realm, quite extraordinary, fairly well-known in the State Mansion.

This old man had always been loyally devoted to the Zheng Family and managed many of their properties efficiently.

It is said that his eldest son also worked as a guard in Zheng Mansion, but unexpectedly, he was killed here.

“Ancestor, please forgive us, spare us!”

The cries echoed from the crowd.

People continuously kowtowed to the old woman of the Zheng Family on the stairs above, smashing their foreheads until they broke, staining the blue stone floor with streaks of blood.

But there was someone, silent, staring at the old woman with eyes full of hatred.

“Spare my life?”

The old woman looked indifferent, completely untouched by the scene before her.

“I spared you, but who spared my Yu’er?

You let your men promise to protect Yu’er. Yet they neglected their duty, leading to my Yu’er’s death.

Those useless fools deserve to die a thousand deaths. You, as their wives and kin, are unforgivable, all must be buried with my Yu’er!”

“No, please, Ancestor of the Zheng Family, it’s not our fault, please have mercy! Mercy!”

The people locked in chains below became even more terrified upon hearing this, desperately kowtowing and begging for mercy.

However, the old woman remained unmoved by the scene.

She waved her hand dismissively, “Take these lowlifes away and lock them up. On the day of Yu’er’s burial, they will be sent down to serve Yu’er in the afterlife.”

“Yes!”

Immediately, the guards stepped forward, took the chains, and started to drag everyone away.

“I won’t go, I won’t go, Ancestor of the Zheng Family, have mercy, mercy!”

The crowd was in turmoil, some didn’t want to leave, but the strong guards dragged them away forcibly.

Those who tried to escape were whipped until their skin split open and flesh burst.

In an instant, the front of Zheng Mansion was filled with incessant screaming, too horrible to bear.

Finally, when everyone had been dragged away, the area in front of the Zheng Mansion’s gate once again returned to calm.

The nearby residents had not failed to hear the screams, but out of fear of Zheng Family’s tyranny, nobody dared to come out to watch, let alone to intervene.

“Old fellow, since you’ve come, then stop hiding and show yourself.”

After everything had quieted down, Old Woman Zheng suddenly spoke.

The refined old man appeared, his face somewhat unsightly.

The Zheng Family Guards shuddered in unison.

Before the old man made an appearance, not one of them had been aware of his presence.

The way he managed to hide his aura and form so well right under their noses.

The answer was clear.

This old man must undoubtedly be one of those few from the State Mansion who were in the Innate Realm and not to be trifed with.

“Old Lady Zheng, don’t you think your actions are a bit too much?” the refined elder said with a displeased expression.

“Oh, I was merely disciplining my Zheng Family’s servants. How is that going too far?”

Old Woman Zheng’s face showed a hint of mockery, “They all have contracts with my Zheng Family. Even if I kill them all, it’s the Zheng Family’s affair. Since when is it your business, you old thing?”

“If you want to discipline your servants, I naturally have no say. But if you intend to perform a living human sacrifice, then it does concern me.”

The refined elder stated gravely.

“Living human sacrifice, too brutal, unacceptable to the heavens and the earth, and also to Holy Mountain. You’re committing an act against the natural order of heaven and earth, and anyone has the responsibility to stop it!”

“Ha ha ha, unacceptable to the heavens and earth, the natural order?”

Old Woman Zheng laughed as if she had heard a joke.

Then a malicious expression crossed her face, “If the heavens truly had eyes, then why didn’t they protect my Yu’er? My Yu’er was so good, merely went out to play, and then met with such misfortune!

Those worthless servants failed to protect my Yu’er; don’t they deserve to die?

I want all of them to be buried with my grandson!

Whoever dares to stop me, I’ll fight them to the death!”

With that said, a powerful aura burst forth from the old woman.

She struck her dragon-head cane heavily on the ground, fracturing the bluestone beneath her feet.

Her eyes fixed deadly on the refined elder, “Lin, you old thing, are you sure you want to stop me?”

Feeling the imminent force of the old woman’s aura and the madness in her eyes,

The refined elder’s face changed, and he immediately found himself in a difficult position.