Lin Gang looked at the phone screen, his pupils shrinking slightly, "That was done by another underling of Xuanjing; it has nothing to do with me..."
"Your face is reflected in the glass, along with the Mirror of Zhou King that I lost. Say it's not you one more time?" Lin Huan's eyes were about to split with rage as he grabbed Lin Gang by the collar.
Lin Gang gave up struggling and said somberly, "Yes, I... I indeed harmed that girl. I was too angry. The Snake Lord desecrated Wanwan, and in a moment of folly, I lost my senses..."
"Ridiculous, you and Su Xiaomin must not know about Beichen's sense of justice in his heart."
I scoffed at Lin Gang, "How could you use that girl's life to trick Beichen into carrying the curse? Isn't it obvious who's good and who's evil?"
"Hehe, hehe..."
Lin Huan seemed to have an awakening at that moment, snickering coldly, "My own son, what has he become for a junior to have to point it out to me? Lin Gang, release the Blood Curse immediately, or I will leave you a complete corpse."
"The curse was cast by Su Xiaomin, I can't lift it." Lin Gang was the epitome of indecision; now he changed his statement again, claiming it was Su Xiaomin, "I was only responsible for stealing the Mirror of Zhou King; the girl was also killed by Su Xiaomin... Dad, please don't kill me..."
"Senior Lin, this guy is deceiving you, the source of the Blood Curse is him," I asserted confidently. The cloth puppet led me and Yu Longting here.
So the previous deduction that the curse had been cast by Su Xiaomin was clearly wrong.
Su Xiaomin should be afraid of being found in such a manner, so he would only have Lin Gang carry out the curse.
Lin Huan, especially trusting me at this moment, didn't say a word before picking up a chair and smashing it onto Lin Gang's head, "Release it, or I'll kill you, and the Blood Curse will be broken just the same."
"I'll release it... I'll release it... Don't kill me... If you kill me, my mother will never forgive you!"
Lin Gang, his head bleeding from the blow, was stared down coldly by Lin Huan's eyes.
Having no other choice, he took out a piece of talisman paper from his chest and started chanting.
The talisman paper ignited without fire, burning to ashes.
Lin Gang coughed a few times, vomiting a mouthful of fresh blood.
The Blood Curse was too vicious; abruptly releasing it would backlash upon the caster.
He got his just deserts.
At that moment.
An aged hand landed on Lin Gang's skull, frightening him into a shiver, "Father, what are you going to do? I am your only bloodline; with my death, there will be no one left to carry on the Lin Family."
"Lin Gang, before I kill you, you must be brought back to the Lin Family for a public sentence. Let everyone in the Lin Family see the outcome of wantonly killing the innocent!"
Lin Huan seemed to have aged ten years all at once, his face etched with vicissitudes, "Now I will abolish your Spirit Root; you will no longer be able to use the Mysterious Art."
"No... don't... Father, I know a secret of Xuanjing; I can share it with you in exchange for my crimes."
Lin Gang begged tremulously.
Seeing Lin Huan hesitate, I quickly reminded him, "Senior Lin, this scumbag is trying to trick you again, be careful."
"No matter, I want to see what kind of trick he's going to pull," Lin Huan pushed me to the side, "Stand back; if he dares to make a move, I'll kill him on the spot. Don't get splattered with blood."
I saw that Lin Huan was stubborn.
I could only watch as he approached and leaned in close to Lin Gang's ear.
Lin Gang, succeeding in his scheme, looked at me triumphantly, the corners of his lips curling up, "Father, there's more about the Cauldron Furnace you haven't heard. Su Wan was created by Su Chongwen, to serve as a vessel for the Ancestor of Foxes' reincarnation."
"Senior Lin, I have clarified the whole story with Yu Longting. If you want to know, I can tell you, you don't need to consult Lin Gang for information!"
I interjected urgently, to prevent Lin Gang from pulling another fast one.
Lin Huan raised a hand, signaling me to be silent, "Lin Gang, continue speaking."
"I didn't lie to elder sister earlier; I truly was harmed by Su Chongwen," Lin Gang sneered slyly at me, "Su Chongwen gave me the Remnant Soul of the Ancestor of Foxes to safeguard, waiting until Su Wan grew up and her body could accommodate this Remnant Soul…"