Chapter 859 Son Saves Father, Yet Still Makes Demands?
The moment these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, looking at Zheng Tianpeng with disbelief.
Killing his father to ascend to power!
Especially Granny Wu, who never imagined Zheng Tianpeng would do such a thing.
Zheng Tianpeng, who had just gotten up from the ground, still bearing footprints, heard these words and clenched his fists tightly, his face exceptionally grim.
"You're being honest."
Chen Xuan glanced at Master Lai Er.
"You're willing to let me off the hook?" Master Lai Er took a deep breath.
"Yes!"
"Thank you!" Master Lai Er said with immense gratitude.
However, Chen Xuan's next words caused Master Lai Er's expression to change drastically.
"While the death penalty is waived, you won't escape punishment! I'll let you taste the sensation of having your soul ripped out!"
"No!"
Master Lai Er screamed frantically.
Having used the Soul Seizing Curse multiple times, he knew the terror of having one's soul ripped out. A perfectly healthy person would be reduced to a raving lunatic, a truly horrifying thought!
Chen Xuan picked up another Soul Seizing Curse and moved to stick it onto Master Lai Er's forehead.
At this critical moment, Master Lai Er suddenly crushed a jade talisman, and a piercing shriek erupted, like an arriving evil spirit.
"Not good!"
Chen Xuan's expression changed, and he involuntarily stopped what he was doing.
A mass of black mist instantly spread out, and with a whoosh, an incomparably dark entity, like a ghost, pounced towards Su Yunxi.
Chen Xuan's face turned grim. He immediately abandoned the idea of punishing Master Lai Er and rushed towards Su Yunxi.
This entity was the soul of a ten-time evildoer, steeped in wickedness and radiating malevolence.
Once it possessed someone, the evil spirit would completely take over the host's body. Even Chen Xuan would have great difficulty expelling the evil spirit from Su Yunxi.
Therefore, it absolutely could not be allowed to enter Su Yunxi's body!
"What is this thing?"
Su Yunxi was also terrified.
In her vision, the evil spirit had a ferocious face and let out a piercing scream, causing her to instinctively cover her ears. She stumbled backward in panic, but the evil spirit was too fast to be stopped.
"A mere evil spirit dares to cause trouble?"
Just then, Chen Xuan appeared and slapped the evil spirit.
The evil spirit, as if electrocuted, let out a shrill cry, and moments later, vanished into thin air.
It turned out that Chen Xuan had, at some point, produced a talisman specifically designed to counter evil spirits.
"Damn it..."
Seeing this, Zheng Tianpeng was filled with disappointment.
He had never expected that even Master Lai Er's trump card would fail!
"Yunxi, are you alright?"
Chen Xuan asked urgently.
"Chen Xuan, I'm fine." Su Yunxi shook her head.
"Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan, Master Lai Er ran away!" Granny Wu suddenly shouted urgently.
Chen Xuan turned his head and indeed, Master Lai Er's figure was nowhere to be seen.
It turned out that Master Lai Er, knowing he was outmatched, had unleashed the evil spirit as his final resort and then made a swift escape!
At this moment, Master Lai Er, having fled the Chen family residence, said with venomous eyes, "Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan, your fiancée is infected by my evil spirit. Let's see if you don't come begging me!"
Although he hadn't seen the outcome, he was certain Su Yunxi would be affected.
"Pfft!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Master Lai Er's face suddenly flushed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!
The next moment, his entire demeanor became extremely dispirited. Gritting his teeth, his eyes filled with venom, he cursed, "Damn it, my evil spirit was actually broken. Chen Xuan, you'll die a horrible death!"
Despite his curses, Master Lai Er glanced around, got into his car, and stomped on the accelerator. The car shot off like a cannonball.
Chen Xuan's methods were truly terrifying!
Zheng Family.
Seeing that Master Lai Er had escaped, Chen Xuan cursed under his breath.
That Master Lai Er was fast enough to escape!
However, this was bad. Grandpa Zheng was in danger!
But as if on cue, at that very moment—
"Pfft!"
Suddenly, Grandpa Zheng, lying on the hospital bed, spat out a mouthful of blood!
"Old man!"
Granny Wu rushed over, looking at Grandpa Zheng who was spitting blood, her face full of worry.
But no matter how much she shouted, Grandpa Zheng showed no change; his condition only worsened.
Su Yunxi frowned and said, "Chen Xuan, go and check on Grandpa Zheng. What's wrong with him?"
Chen Xuan's expression turned grim. He glanced at Grandpa Zheng and said in a deep voice, "Yunxi, Grandpa Zheng was afflicted with the Soul Seizing Curse. I just removed the stray soul from Grandpa Zheng's body, but I haven't returned it to its rightful owner yet. Only when I return the extracted soul will Grandpa Zheng fully recover."
Su Yunxi realized the problem and quickly said, "Chen Xuan, whose body was this soul taken from? Who knows? Hurry and think of a solution..."
"But Master Lai Er already escaped," Chen Xuan said.
Granny Wu's face turned pale, and she almost collapsed onto the ground.
With so many people present, how could they find someone based on just a stray soul?
"Granny Wu, don't worry. Someone here knows!" Chen Xuan said with a faint smile.
"Who?"
"Zheng Tianpeng!"
Chen Xuan turned his head to look at the dejected Zheng Tianpeng and said with absolute certainty.
In fact, from the very beginning, Chen Xuan had noticed that Grandpa Zheng was afflicted with the Soul Seizing Curse. He had held back from acting, waiting for Zheng Tianpeng to bring people, which would allow him to trace the person from whom the soul was taken.
He hadn't expected Master Lai Er to escape, but Zheng Tianpeng would surely know where the soul originated from.
Granny Wu immediately understood that this matter was Zheng Tianpeng's doing and he must know. She hurriedly asked, "Zheng Tianpeng, quickly find that person for me!"
"Mom, do you think I'm stupid?"
Zheng Tianpeng sneered a few times.
If he revealed everything now, would the Zheng family let him off?
"He's your father, how can you do this?" Granny Wu's blood pressure soared with anger.
"My father? Heh... I'm just adopted by you, not your biological son!" Zheng Tianpeng said mockingly.
"Even though you're adopted, we've always treated you like our own!"
Granny Wu beat her chest and stamped her feet, extremely upset.
In his youth, Grandpa Zheng had served as a soldier and sustained injuries during training on the battlefield, making him infertile. Out of desperation, the couple adopted Zheng Tianpeng from an orphanage. From the moment he was brought home, they treated Zheng Tianpeng as their own son.
Zheng Tianpeng scoffed, "Biological? Mom, Dad is so old, yet he still clings to power. Doesn't that mean he doesn't consider me his biological son?"
"Your father doesn't want you to be the head of the Zheng family because he feels you're not yet mature enough. Your father told me that after some time, he would let you inherit the position of family head!" Granny Wu said.
"After some time? Heh, how many years has it been?"
Zheng Tianpeng had long grown impatient, otherwise, he wouldn't have hired Master Lai Er for this father-killing, ascension-seeking scheme. In reality, it was all for inheriting the Li family's fortune.
Granny Wu sighed, "He is your father. You wouldn't just watch your father die, would you?"
Zheng Tianpeng snorted coldly. He was initially prepared to let things fall apart, but a thought crossed his mind, and he said, "Regardless, he is still my father. I can save him!"
"Quickly, where is it?" Granny Wu thought Zheng Tianpeng had a change of heart and asked eagerly.
"Mom, don't be so impatient. It's not impossible to tell you the soul's owner, but you have to promise me three conditions," Zheng Tianpeng said with a cold smile.
The son saves his father, yet still makes demands?