"You're always thinking of going back, it seems I haven't attracted you after all."
"I can take you with me."
"After we've had our wedding ceremony, do you really think I belong to you?" Chang Yu Ning looked at him with amusement.
"I don't need you to belong to me," Mo Qi said decisively.
Chang Yu Ning's face was filled with disappointment.
"I only need your heart to belong to me," Mo Qi continued.
Chang Yu Ning's face lit up with a smile again: "You say one thing and mean another. I'm afraid you don't really think that way."
Just as Mo Qi was about to respond, they entered the backyard. Looking up, they saw a maidservant looking around furtively by the window.
"It's Lian Hua!" Chang Yu Ning quickly pulled Mo Qi back to the corner.
Lian Hua looked around to ensure no one was watching, then took out a packet from her sleeve. With a point of her right hand, she used the Yi Hua Jie Mu technique to lift the lid of a teacup inside the room. With her other hand, she tossed the packet into it. Her right hand pointed again, and the teacup lid was placed back on the cup.
Having done this, Lian Hua thought she had gone unnoticed and turned to leave.
Just then, a voice sounded from behind: "Lian Hua, how could you be so heartless!"
Lian Hua trembled as if struck by lightning and turned around: "Third Miss, I, I haven't done anything."
"My two elder sisters died at your hands, and you dare say you've done nothing?" Chang Yu Ning's voice choked with emotion, tears welling up in her eyes.
Seeing that her deed was exposed and escape was impossible, Lian Hua spread her hands. A dagger appeared in her palm, and with a bend of her arm, she slashed it across her own throat.
In a flash, Mo Qi flicked his finger. A streak of arrow energy whistled and struck the dagger, knocking it to the ground.
Mo Qi moved like lightning, his hand like electricity, and grabbed Lian Hua by the neck. He said, "Tell me who your master is, and I'll give you a quick death. Otherwise, I'll show you what it means to wish for life but find none, and wish for death but find none."
Lian Hua looked as if she were ready to die: "Kill me if you must, but don't dream of me betraying my master."
"Do you think I won't know it's Chang Xiong if you don't tell me?"
"Say whatever you want, I won't tell you."
Seeing her resolute demeanor, Chang Yu Ning felt she wouldn't get anything out of her and said, "Kill her, to avenge my two sisters. As for Chang Xiong, I will go and demand an explanation from him."
At this moment, Mo Qi seized Lian Hua's momentary distraction and popped a pill into her mouth.
Then, Mo Qi released Lian Hua and turned to Chang Yu Ning, "Now you can ask."
Chang Yu Ning was skeptical, but she decided to try.
At this moment, Mo Qi suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait a moment, lead the way, let's go to Chang Xiong's house and have her say it face to face."
"Will that be useful?" Chang Yu Ning hesitated.
But she still darted out, leading the way.
Mo Qi grabbed Lian Hua and followed.
Chang Shi then arrived at the backyard, intending to discipline Chang Yu Ning. He found them streaking into the distance.
"Where are you going?" Chang Shi shouted into the sky.
Mo Qi and Chang Yu Ning ignored him.
But seeing Lian Hua in Mo Qi's hands, he immediately guessed where they were going and followed suit.
They flew over several rooftops and arrived at another large courtyard. This was the second branch's courtyard.
Chang Shi arrived last, but he appeared the most excited and proactive.
Before Chang Yu Ning and Mo Qi could speak, Chang Shi shouted, "Chang Xiong, get out here!"
While there was a commotion inside, Chang Shi sidled up to Mo Qi and reached out to grab Lian Hua's neck: "Speak, who ordered you to poison them?"
Mo Qi batted his hand away: "No need for torture."
"She won't speak without torture," Chang Shi said anxiously.
However, Lian Hua had already spoken: "It was the master."
So cooperative? Chang Shi was shocked.
Mo Qi continued to ask, "What is your master's name?"
"Chang Xiong."
Just then, Chang Xiong came out of the house: "Brother, why are you here? You still have plenty of trouble at your own home, why are you causing a commotion here..."
As soon as he stepped out of the door, he heard Lian Hua's voice and froze.
Lian Hua went to poison them and got caught!
With things having come to this, Chang Xiong no longer wanted to quibble. He adopted a defiant attitude: "Yes, it was me. Your two sisters back then were poisoned by the maidservant A Xiang, and your two daughters were poisoned by Lian Hua. Hahaha, you actually discovered the problem before all your women died. Impressive."
Chang Yu Ning was so enraged she spat blood and shouted, "I'll kill you!"
As she spoke, Chang Yu Ning leaped forward and lunged at Chang Xiong, only to be sent flying back by a palm strike from him.
Chang Xiong sneered, "With the strength of your first branch, no matter how many come, it's all in vain."
"We can't deal with you. But think about it, if we tell the Ni family about this, will they let your family off? Several of their family members also died from poisoning. This grudge, it's unlikely to be settled without the annihilation of your clan!" Chang Shi said indignantly.
"So, you won't be leaving today. Not even a fly can get out," Chang Xiong said with a smile.
Then, he clapped his hands, and figures flashed all around.
In an instant, the courtyard and the eaves were filled with people.
Chang Shi said angrily, "We are, after all, cousins. Why would you do this?"
"Why? Your first branch, by virtue of bearing daughters and getting close to the Ni family, will surely ride over us in the future. Do you think I'll just sit back and wait for something like this to happen?" Chang Xiong said nonchalantly.
"So, my two sisters and two daughters were all poisoned by you?" Chang Shi asked, suppressing his grief, his voice trembling.
"Yes, yes, so what?" Chang Xiong said irritably, "What does it matter if you know? You'll still die."
Chang Xun Huan suddenly walked out, looking dejected: "Father, how could you do this? I really thought their family was cursed, but it turns out it was all man-made. This isn't fun at all. A curse would be fun!"
Chang Xiong kicked Chang Xun Huan away: "Get out of here and stop causing trouble. If they don't die here today, we'll be ruined."
Chang Xun Huan indeed walked...
After speaking, Chang Xiong waved his hand, and countless divine abilities from the rooftops and the courtyard rained down on the four people in the center.
From the perspective of the four, the colorful and dazzling divine abilities formed a dense mass, like a swarm of locusts, covering the sky and earth.
Chang Shi felt doomed and roared, "Even as a ghost, I will not forgive you."
Meanwhile, Chang Yu Ning suddenly grabbed Mo Qi and said, "I have no regrets meeting you before I die."
Mo Qi calmly said, "A minor scene, why are you two so scared?"
This was a minor scene?
This scene, which turned people into mincemeat, was a minor scene? Are you here to make a joke?
Is this a joke told on the verge of death?
At this moment, Mo Qi formed a hand seal, and a green lotus appeared above his head. The green lotus, like ripples on water, radiated a circle of green light outwards.
Silently, the smoke and clouds churned like waves, receding into the distance in all directions. The colorful divine abilities gradually faded, and the air returned to its original colorless state.
The green light, carrying the dispersed smoke and clouds, struck the people in the courtyard and on the rooftops.
Boom, boom, boom...
Explosions erupted one after another, and people wailed, falling to the ground, either dead or injured.
Many died on the spot.
Chang Xiong also fell to the ground, not dead yet, but severely injured.
He still couldn't understand what had happened.
We were attacking them, but the result was that they were unharmed, while we were either dead or injured. What kind of logic was this?
Did we somehow attack ourselves?
Then there would be no need to invite you to watch!
At this time, Chang Yu Ning and Chang Shi were also bewildered. What kind of light did he emit that dazzled those people?
How did he do it?
Mo Qi turned to Chang Shi, "What are you still standing there for? Now is your time for revenge. Settle all old and new scores."
His words jolted Chang Shi, and he slowly walked towards Chang Xiong. With a wave of his hand, a sword appeared in his hand. His eyes shone with a cold light: "Your sins are too grave. Even if I kill you ten times, it would be hard to quell my hatred."
Chang Xiong's face showed a tragic expression: "What are you so proud of? If not for your luck in picking up a beggar on the street, you would never have been able to turn your life around. Even now, do you think your disaster is over? Hahaha, no, the Ni family will still not let you go, nor will the Immortal King's Palace. I'm just taking the first step, I'll be waiting for you below."
Chang Xiong struck his own forehead with a palm, destroying his own spiritual platform and killing himself.
Chang Shi was a little disappointed, his mood somewhat affected, but he continued to stride forward, step by step towards Chang Zuo Le. Chang Zuo Le was also on his last breath, but he showed no mercy, stabbing him to death with a sword.
Chang Shi then continued towards Chang Xun Huan. Chang Xun Huan had hidden further away and was less injured. He was standing now, but seeing Chang Shi approaching him with a ferocious look, he showed no intention of dodging. He simply stared at Chang Shi. Later, feeling the oppressive sword energy, he simply closed his eyes.
At this moment, Mo Qi shouted, "Stop, don't kill him yet. If you kill him, who will explain to the Ni family! Based on your word alone, the Ni family won't believe you, will they? They'll still think your family is cursed.
In reality, Chang Xun Huan's words to his father earlier made him feel that this child was not inherently bad and could be spared!
Chang Shi heard this and thought it made sense, so he sheathed his sword. He took out two ropes from his storage bag, tied Lian Hua with one and Chang Xun Huan with the other. Then he turned to Chang Yu Ning and said, "Come, daughter, let's take them to the Ni family and explain the whole story. The Ni family will forgive us."
Chang Yu Ning frowned slightly: "Father, what wrong have we done that we need to seek their forgiveness? Even if they forgive us, if I really marry into their family, do you think I'll be happy? I'm afraid I'll be living in constant fear, walking on thin ice every day. If I have to live so humbly, I might as well die."