"Boss, I, I… I’m sorry…"
Zheng Erniu, with half his face covered in black, felt a pang of guilt when he saw Zhang Zicheng and Xiao Wu appear in the room.
In his mind, the reason they rushed over was all because of him.
If only he could have endured the torment of this viperous woman. If only his wife and daughter weren't here.
But life is always without such "what ifs."
Zhang Zicheng surveyed the scene in the room, his scalp tingling and goosebumps erupting all over his body.
Even if dozens of enemies with cleavers stood before him, Zhang Zicheng wouldn't bat an eye.
But on his subordinate Er Niu, a scorpion with its tail raised was perched.
And before Er Niu's wife and daughter stood a venomous snake, its upper body arched, constantly flicking its tongue, ready to strike and devour at any moment.
The woman also had a centipede, a gecko, and a toad on her shoulders and head. It was truly horrifying.
However, as Zheng Erniu's boss, he couldn't back down no matter what.
"Er Niu, don't worry, your family will be safe," Zhang Zicheng comforted Zheng Erniu, then turned his gaze to the standing woman. "Friend, I, Zhang Zicheng, have never seen you before. I don't know why you would treat my brother so cruelly. If you don't give me an explanation today, this matter won't end here!"
Although the woman before him was skilled with venomous insects, Zhang Zicheng still saw her as just a woman.
If he couldn't handle her, then all his years in the martial world would have been for nothing.
"Heh heh, you call this cruel? Soon, I'll kill all of you to accompany Ah Lang in death!"
The woman, with venomous creatures crawling on her, glared ferociously at Zhang Zicheng. She was Qing Zi, who had recently emerged from the ten thousand mountains of Miao territory.
As for why Qing Zi targeted Zhang Zicheng, it was because after leaving the Miao mountains, she had immediately used the contact information left by her Ah Lang to reach out to one of his friends.
When Qing Zi arrived, that friend initially appeared very surprised.
Later, after Qing Zi's Five Poisons Heavenly Venerate gave him a little warning, he quickly revealed everything.
It turned out that Qing Zi's Ah Lang was the Worship Leader Lin from the alliance assembly that day. His real name was Lin Yilang.
When Qing Zi heard that her Ah Lang had been killed, she immediately burst into tears.
After weeping, she inquired about Zhang Zicheng's whereabouts and then rushed to Zhucheng, wanting to seek revenge on Zhang Zicheng.
However, when she arrived, Zhang Zicheng was still in Rongcheng and hadn't returned. So, she found one of Zhang Zicheng's trusted subordinates, Zheng Erniu, through her own means.
Truth be told, Zheng Erniu was suffering misfortune on Zhang Zicheng's behalf.
"Damn it, you mere bitch, you think you can kill us all? You've got some nerve, I… Ah!"
Zhang Zicheng was momentarily stunned by Qing Zi's words. While he was wondering who she was talking about, Xiao Wu, standing beside him, couldn't help but curse at Qing Zi.
However, before he could finish speaking, he cried out in pain, clutching his right hand.
When he raised his right hand, he saw that the gecko that had been on Qing Zi's body was now biting his hand fiercely.
In a moment of panic, Xiao Wu directly pulled out a dagger from his person with his other hand and lunged at the gecko.
Just as the dagger was about to strike the gecko.
The next second, the gecko darted into Xiao Wu's sleeve with a "whoosh."
Ah!
Ah!
Xiao Wu continued to scream, trying to grab the gecko that had burrowed into his clothes.
But Qing Zi's gecko was incredibly agile, wriggling constantly. In a short while, it had bitten Xiao Wu several times.
"Xiao Wu! What happened to your hand!"
Zhang Zicheng suddenly exclaimed in alarm.
Xiao Wu, enduring the intense pain all over his body, raised his right hand to look. He saw that his right hand was already starting to fester and rot.
This gecko was too venomous! It had only been about three minutes since Xiao Wu was bitten, and his hand was already rotting. The ferocity of the venom was simply horrifying.
Seeing Xiao Wu's condition, Zhang Zicheng no longer cared about who the Ah Lang in Qing Zi's words was. He swiftly drew his gun and pointed it at Qing Zi.
"I don't know who your Ah Lang is, and I don't want to know. But you've injured my subordinate without reason, so don't blame me for laying hands on a woman!"
With that, Zhang Zicheng didn't hesitate to pull the trigger.
When Zhang Zicheng received Zheng Erniu's call earlier, he hadn't, as Xiao Wu assumed, rushed over impulsively to save him.
He first had Xiao Wu call their subordinates to bring weapons, and now his men had already surrounded the building downstairs.
If it weren't for the fact that Zheng Erniu's family of three was held hostage by the opponent, Zhang Zicheng would have ordered an immediate charge.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
Zhang Zicheng, worthy of his reputation as a seasoned figure, showed no mercy once he decided to act.
He pulled the trigger several times, emptying his clip.
However, the moment Zhang Zicheng pulled the trigger, Qing Zi, who had been standing still, moved.
With a slight step of her foot, she seemed to sprout wings like a bird and darted around the living room, causing all of Zhang Zicheng's shots to miss.
After emptying his bullets, Zhang Zicheng inwardly cursed his bad luck.
The next second, a chilling sensation appeared on his neck.
He lowered his head slightly and saw a horrifyingly grotesque centipede with numerous tentacles.
"Is this all you've got?" Qing Zi's brows furrowed slightly. "Impossible. For someone like you, a cripple, my Ah Lang wouldn't even need one hand to kill you countless times!"
"You'd better tell me honestly how you cunningly harmed my Ah Lang. I will punish you tenfold, a hundredfold!"
Qing Zi had dodged Zhang Zicheng's shots and then unleashed her Five Poisons Heavenly Venerate.
She had initially thought that since Zhang Zicheng had killed Ah Lang, he must be incredibly skilled.
But who knew that without any effort, her Five Poisons Heavenly Venerate had attached itself to him.
Logically, based on her understanding of Ah Lang, Zhang Zicheng was no match for him. Therefore, her first thought was that this despicable fellow, Zhang Zicheng, had set a trap or used some vile method to kill Ah Lang.
So, she didn't intend to kill Zhang Zicheng immediately. Instead, she wanted to force him to reveal how Ah Lang was killed, so she could inflict a hundredfold greater punishment on Zhang Zicheng using the same methods.
"I'll say it again, I don't know you at all, nor have I killed anyone named Ah Lang. I, Zhang Zicheng, am a man of my word. Are you sure you have the wrong person?"
Seeing that he couldn't take down Qing Zi, Zhang Zicheng could only sigh inwardly.
However, he genuinely hadn't met Qing Zi, nor had he killed anyone named Ah Lang. What was going on?
"You still deny it even when death is upon you? Fine, I'll let you die knowing the truth. My Ah Lang…"
Qing Zi sneered, then proceeded to recount how she found Zhang Zicheng and everything that Lin Yilang's friend had told her.
"You're the wife of that Worship Leader Lin?"
Zhang Zicheng looked at Qing Zi with utter shock after hearing her story.