"I provoked him? He and I were good friends, drinking, eating meat, and playing Pai Gow! It's all because of you! Su Wan!! You slut, seducing Yu Longting and then going after Zhang Shuying, that's why he's been troubling me like a crazy person." Under the fury, Lin Gang spewed a faceful of foul-smelling saliva at me.
I hadn't even had the chance to get angry, or anything else.
A slap charged with a gust of wind struck Lin Gang's face, "Impudence! How dare you disrespect Miss Wan."
"Uh..." I stared at Zhang Che, whose strike was faster than lightning, in shock.
Impressive, my Uncle Zhang!
After being slow for a few seconds.
I regained my senses and immediately focused on Zhang Che's hand that had made contact with Lin Gang's cheek, "Be careful of being infected by the Gu Poison on Lin Gang's body."
The terror of Gu Insects is beyond what ordinary people can imagine.
Gu Insects nurtured by a Gu Seedling could infect someone with Gu Poison even after just one second of contact.
Not to mention the Gu Poison that Lin Gang was afflicted with, the Emperor Gu and Golden Silkworm Gu.
Once inside the body, they lay eggs in the bloodstream.
Continuously hatching larvae, which then rapidly consume nutrients to grow into adults.
Right now, Lin Gang's body was probably filled with both Gu Insects and their eggs.
"I have True Qi to protect me, it's fine," Zhang Che said calmly.
I almost burped, marveled by such prowess.
This air of nonchalance he had resembled that of a great hero from a martial arts novel.
Lin Gang's eyes were about to split with fury, his left eye, devoid of an eyeball and left with just an empty socket, looked even more ferocious and terrifying, "Su Wan, Zhang Shuying... threatened me. If I don't give him the Ancestral Fox Remnant Soul, he'll throw me into the Lin Family's hands."
"Just give the Ancestral Fox Remnant Soul to Zhang Shuying, and it'll be over. Seeing as you are friends, he won't make things difficult for you," I understood the kind of person Zhang Shuying was.
He really hated hassle. If Lin Gang handed over the Ancestral Fox Remnant Soul, Zhang Shuying would certainly be too lazy to tangle with Lin Gang anymore.
Lin Gang let out a cold, sarcastic chuckle, "In your dreams, I'd rather die than hand her over. She is the woman I love the most."
"Then you might as well die," Lin Huan's authoritative voice wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap out of a clear sky.
The crowd kneeled down in unison, "Greetings, Sect Master."
"Grandfather," I said, without even seeing where Lin Huan was.
I followed suit and knelt as well.
Lin Huan walked up to me and lifted me up, "You're heavily pregnant, from now on, you're not allowed to kneel when you see me."
"Oh, oh, oh, oh," I verbally complied, but my mind was full of question marks.
Such obvious favoritism, isn't that a bit inappropriate?
Suddenly, Lin Huan grabbed the hemp rope on Lin Gang's body and abruptly lifted him up, "Three days from now, at noon, execute him by beheading."
Having said that, he carried Lin Gang away.
"Lin Huan, you dare!! I am your own son, your only son," Lin Gang struggled fiercely.
"Have you thought about it? If my mother finds out, she won't just let it be."
"Oh right, I have a grandmother, seems like I've never met her," I murmured to myself, curiously following behind Lin Huan.
Zhang Che followed and said, "Miss Wan wouldn't want to meet the old Madam."
"How so? Is my grandmother very fierce?" I asked Zhang Che, feeling both curious and a bit nervous.
Zhang Che, for some reason, couldn't help but chuckle upon meeting my gaze, "On the contrary, the old Madam is very teary."
"Oh," With his words, I suddenly felt like I had an image in my mind. What to do?
My mother seemed to want to accompany me, but upon hearing that we were going to meet my grandmother, she massaged her temples and said wearily to Zhang Che, "I don't want to see my mother right now. You go with Su Wan to her grandfather's place, don't let her be taken advantage of. I'm going back to the Waterside Pavilion."
"Alright," Zhang Che responded.
Me: "..."
What's this situation?
I don't need anyone to accompany me.
But having Uncle Zhang by my side.
Somehow it does feel safer...
Wait a minute.
Following grandfather, will I meet my grandmother?
The main house's tower was close to the back door.
While I was conflicted, Lin Gang had already been thrown into the dungeon.
The dungeon was actually just two secret doors on the floor, opening to reveal an abyss.
Cold drafts wafted up, chilling and terrifying.
Lin Huan, devoid of any trace of sympathy, personally used a Purple Gold Manacle Lock to decisively lock the dungeon doors.
He then affixed nine talismans, sealing it shut.
"Wanwan, it's good that you returned to the Lin Family on your own. If you hadn't come back, I would've had someone fetch you and bind you back to the Lin Family," Lin Huan put away his menacing demeanor and smiled at me.