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The next morning, the sun had already risen from the horizon. Although the rain last night had drenched the entire Dark Night City, the cold that had not gone away for a long time was nowhere to be seen.
A gentle breeze with a hint of warmth blew past Xiao Chen's face, causing him to involuntarily squint his eyes. Although the meridians in his entire body were still faintly aching, the pink membrane that had appeared on the interior of his meridians could already compensate for the pain he had suffered last night.
The film that remained in his body was the result of soaking in the Marrow Cleansing Soup for an entire night. According to his teacher, as long as this pink medicinal film protected his meridians, it would be able to alleviate the pressure that would occur when he was cultivating. This film was only effective for seven days. After seven days, he had to soak his body in the Marrow Cleansing Soup again to form a medicinal film on the inner walls of his meridians.
Xiao Chen walked briskly in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. He did not go back last night. Sister Xiao Qing might be anxious and had to hurry back.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen couldn't help but quicken his pace. Suddenly, a slightly familiar smell drifted over from the air. He frowned. He could already smell the stench of blood. Moreover, the stench was very thick here. Many people should have died.
However, this was the city. Even if there was a tragedy, it had nothing to do with him. Xiao Chen shook his head. Although he was still not used to the cruelty of this foreign world, it was the only way to get used to it.
Xiao Chen pushed open the back door of the city lord's mansion with a creak and walked in quickly. As soon as he entered his small courtyard, he saw Sister Xiao Qing leaning against the door with red eyes and blood vessels waiting for him.
"Sister Qing! I'm sorry I'm late."
Only in front of Sister Little Qing, Xiao Chen's six-year-old personality would be revealed, revealing a slightly guilty smile on his face.
"Yes, Little Qing knows that Young Master has been cultivating very hard recently. Although Little Qing doesn't know how to cultivate, everything should be balanced between work and rest.”
Touching Xiao Chen's forehead, a smile appeared on Qing Zhu's tired face.
"Sister Qing, you've been waiting for me all night, right? Hurry up and rest for a while!"
"No, I haven't gotten the water yet! Let me go get some water first."
"Leave the water to me. Sister Qing, you must go and rest.”
Xiao Chen really could not bear to see Sister Xiao Qing so tired. He pushed Sister Xiao Qing into the room with a pair of slightly tender hands and only left with the bucket after covering her with the blanket.
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"Did you hear? Something big happened last night.”
A blue-robed manservant who was guarding the water room pulled the sleeve of another green-robed manservant and lowered his head as he whispered to him.
"What big matter? Tell me."
It seemed that curiosity was always so exuberant no matter which world one was in. The green-robed servant was a little unhappy when he was pulled back at first, but after hearing about this "big thing", the unhappiness on his face quickly disappeared. He looked around and only spoke after making sure that there was no one around.
"You don't know, but last night, the owner of the largest medicinal herb shop in the city, Zhang Quande, was the old master who was dressed very richly. He used to come to our residence often, but something big happened to his family.”
The blue-robed servant even pretended to be mysterious and kept them in suspense, immediately arousing the interest of the green-robed servant beside him. He hurriedly urged, eager to know what big thing had happened.
Xiao Chen, who was not far away, accidentally overheard their conversation. Perhaps they did not notice Xiao Chen, who was only six years old, beside them. Although his voice was soft, it was just heard.
Instinctively, Xiao Chen recalled the smell of blood that he had smelled in the city this morning. The owner of the medicinal herb shop, Zhang Quande, also lived in the city, and something big had happened. There should be some connection between them.
"Last night, I don't know who massacred Zhang Quande, Zhang San Ye, and his entire family, leaving no one alive. Moreover, everyone only had a wound on their throat, and there were no other traces of the crime.”
The green-robed servant was frightened when he heard this news. His face was unnaturally pale. He forcefully swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with his eyes fixed.
"I still have a childhood playmate working at Zhang San Ye's house! Sigh, it seems like…"
Xiao Chen didn't pay attention to the rest of the sentence. He only felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. He could even smell the bloody smell behind the sense of crisis. However, after walking quietly for a while, he forced himself to attribute this sense of crisis to the cruelty of this foreign world.
Zhang Quande, the Third Master of the Zhang Family, was considered a big shot in Dark Night City. Although he did not have much power, his family was rich. However, such a big shot was actually wiped out overnight without leaving any traces of crime. This was simply unimaginable in Xiao Chen's previous life. It was no wonder that he felt so threatened.
However, he was still in the City Lord's Mansion. He believed that those assassins would not be so arrogant to attack the most important City Lord's Mansion in Dark Night City. Xiao Chen comforted himself in his heart.
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"Pa!"
A crisp sound came from the study of the City Lord's Mansion. A simple and elegant brush wash was smashed into countless pieces. It was obvious that the owner's anger was vented through it.
"What are you people doing? Could it be that all the money earned every year has been white-collared? You didn't even notice that Zhang Quande's family was slaughtered last night. It was really a waste to put you in the city to maintain your safety!”
A middle-aged man was sitting on a mahogany chair behind the desk. His knuckles had turned white because he had slammed the desk too hard. He looked at the two people standing in front of him with a dignified expression.
The man in heavy armor looked ashamed. As the leader of the City Defense Army, he did not even notice such a huge tragedy in the city. He had more or less neglected his duty.
"City Lord, please calm down. According to this subordinate's investigation at the crime scene, I found that the group of people who committed the crime was extremely powerful. Lord Li Yue did not notice this case and was really powerless.”
One of the strategists stood up to defend him, but he hit the nail on the head.
The strength of that group of people was obviously much stronger than the City Defense Army. Even though it was dark and windy last night, and it was drizzling, they were able to perfectly hide from the patrols of the City Defense Army and silently slaughter Zhang Quande's family. This was enough to prove that the City Defense Army's leader, Li Yue, was not dereliction of duty, but simply beyond his ability.
"Since there's nothing you can do, then you can go back first. When you find a clue, come back to me!”
With the order to leave, Lord Li and the strategist had no choice but to leave.
"Master!"
A voice suddenly came from the dark corner, but it was already within Xiao Potian's expectations. The face that was originally filled with anger once again returned to calm after the two people left. Just like this quiet study, the anger from before seemed to have never appeared. Only the broken pieces of the brush wash on the ground left traces.
"Speak!"
A short and powerful word came out of the middle-aged man's mouth.
"Yes, we, the third team of An Xue, have been keeping an eye on the Xu family's unusual movements since this morning. We only saw the eldest daughter of the Xu family come out once to buy some rouge and powder.”
"Alright, you guys continue to guard there. Report back immediately if there's any movement.”
Before the middle-aged man could finish his words, the black-clothed man who had appeared from the darkness in the corner had already disappeared.
"Old Master, it seems that the Xu family has finally made a comeback.”
Steward Wang, who had worked in the City Lord's Mansion for more than 50 years, suddenly walked into the study room and sighed heavily. He said to Xiao Potian, his tone somewhat desolate.
"So what if they came? How can I, Xiao Potian, be afraid of them? Ten years ago, they were the ones who attacked first. No wonder our Lin family attacked later.”
Xiao Potian's voice was very calm, but it had a bone-piercing chill.
"However, it was because of Third Brother's kindness that he spared the lives of the two children. Even the Changlong Auction House provided for them to make a living. I didn't expect that this pair of siblings would hide for such a long time to take revenge.”
When he said the last sentence, Xiao Potian's voice paused every word. Each word was like gold falling on the stone slab, clanging hard. The coldness in the words also emitted a trace of killing intent, but it was hidden.
"As the saying goes, every family has its own rules, and every country has its own rules. This time, regardless of reason or emotion, I will not let them off. In Dark Night City, they were actually so arrogant that they directly killed Zhang Quande's family. This was not just revenge for Zhang Quande's actions of adding insult to injury, but also to demonstrate their strength to me and our Xiao family.”
" Since you've done something, you have to take responsibility. Since you dare to exterminate someone's family, you have to be aware that your family will be exterminated. Don't think that our Lin family is easy to bully just because we've been hiding in Dark Night City. The Xu family has already done the first thing, so it's our turn to do the fifteenth!”
The last word was spoken through gritted teeth, and it sounded like metal. It was filled with unconcealable hatred and anger. Even the usually calm and deep eyes of the Dark Night City Lord, Xiao Potian, had a faint trace of blood at this moment. Accompanied by a hidden killing intent, he looked like a blood-red Asura that had walked out of hell.
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