Killing Old Madam Chen, Qingyou small sword! [Seeking recommendation tickets!]

"Ah! Sister Xuemei! The wall has collapsed!"

"Wonderful!"

The four girls arrived at the collapsed high wall. Xiao Zi cried out, and all four were overjoyed.

If they went through the main gate, they would have to walk for quite a while. This wall had actually collapsed—what wonderful luck.

"Sister Xuemei, Xiao Zi, Xiao Qing, the Chen Family has been wiped out. We finally don't have to be sacrificed to the River God!"

Xiao Lan carried her small bundle and looked at the flames soaring into the sky behind her at the Chen Family, looking exceedingly happy.

"Mm."

Qin Xuemei looked back toward the Chen Family's mourning hall, and her pace unconsciously quickened.

That hero had just said that everyone in the Chen Family had been killed.

She would never have to be a virgin sacrifice again.

She could return to Qingniu Town and, together with Wang Zai, use those twenty taels of silver to build a house and make a good life for themselves.

"How can I take Sister away without alerting the other three girls?"

Qin Wang followed behind Qin Xuemei and the other three, his gaze thoughtful. He still had to return to the Chen Family and kill Old Madam Chen, that old witch, along with the remaining Chen Family members.

But Sister Qin Xuemei could not possibly stay where she was. Where would he find her then?

"Xiao Zi, Xiao Qing, Xiao Lan, it's the dead of night. Running around blindly isn't a good idea. We finally escaped—if we run into bad people, we'll be finished. How about we wait under the awning of that noodle house ahead until dawn, then leave?"

Just then, Qin Wang heard his sister Qin Xuemei make the suggestion.

Noodle houses generally began kneading dough around the fourth watch.

"Mm, Sister Xuemei makes sense. Let's wait over there until dawn."

Xiao Zi, Xiao Lan, and Xiao Qing all agreed.

At once.

The four girls sat down in a corner beneath the awning of Chen's Noodle House, huddling together for warmth.

"They're waiting here until dawn. Perfect—I'll go wipe out the Chen Family!"

Qin Wang gave the four girls hiding in the noodle house corner a deep look, then shot up from the ground and headed for the Chen Family.

At this moment.

Chen Family mourning hall.

The flames soared into the sky. The awakened Chen Family clansmen hurriedly called for servants and attendants to put out the fire.

Unfortunately.

They had all been poisoned and collapsed outside the mourning hall, lying in a ring around it.

"Heavens! The Family Head isn't home, and the family's only three Second-Rate Masters are all dead!!"

"What kind of poison is this? How could it be so terrifying, making people collapse in an instant?"

"Hurry and report to Old Madam Chen for a decision!"

"...!"

Farther away, many Chen Family maids, servants, and clansmen did not dare approach. Watching the mourning hall blaze into the heavens, they cried out again and again.

They feared the poison if they fought the fire, but if they did not, the flames only grew fiercer.

Right at that moment.

A masked figure in black flashed into view before the crowd. His sharp gaze swept over everyone as he said in a hoarse voice, "The Chen Family has committed countless evils. I act on Heaven's behalf, killing every Chen Family member and ridding the people of this scourge! I will not trouble servants or attendants. Leave within three breaths! Those who do not leave will be treated as Chen Family clansmen and killed!"

After Qin Wang spoke, his figure flashed. He charged at several richly dressed people in the crowd and killed them outright.

These Chen Family members included more than ten Third-Rate fighters, but against Qin Wang, a Second-Rate Master, nearly every move he made killed one person, blood spraying everywhere!

For a time.

Screams and wails shook the sky.

Seeing how decisive and ruthless the man in black was in slaughtering Chen Family clansmen.

All the servants and maids preparing to fight the fire turned pale with terror. Throwing down their buckets, they fled in all directions, only wishing their parents had given them two more legs.

Some Chen Family clansmen began fleeing outward as well.

Outside the Chen Family mourning hall, Chen Family clansmen kept falling.

At this moment.

The Chen Family's rear courtyard was very quiet, paved with bluestone slabs and planted all around with ornamental trees.

"Chun Cao... Chun Cao!"

Inside a side room, an elderly woman with snow-white hair and a body thin as kindling lay on an embroidered couch, looking out the window and calling weakly.

This old woman was none other than Old Madam Chen, Zhuo Qiumei.

A fire had broken out by the mourning hall today.

She had sent her personal maid Chun Cao to see what was happening.

Yet Chun Cao had been gone for so long without returning. The other three maids had also vanished, and the waves of screams coming from the direction of the mourning hall made her heart clench.

"There's no need to call. All the Chen Family maids have run away!"

Just then, a masked man in black holding a dagger stood in the doorway, his voice icy.

"Y-you... who are you?!"

Suddenly seeing the masked man in black appear in the doorway like a ghost, Old Madam Chen's heart skipped a beat. She tried to sit up, only to slump back down helplessly.

The Chen Family had suffered a setback at the Su Family last night, losing four Second-Rate Masters at once.

Her son, Chen Kun, had gone after Su Dingfeng to give the clansmen an explanation. Three mid-stage Second-Rate Masters—Chen Baiwen, Chen Baishu, and Chen Zhong—had remained to guard the family.

Yet this man in black had entered the Chen Family Mansion, and those three had not stopped him?

"The one here to kill you!"

"Old witch, you've committed countless evils. Today, I'm taking your old life!"

"And let me tell you something else—every Chen Family clansman is dead! Your Chen Family is finished!!"

"Being able to see the Chen Family's destruction before you die, shouldn't you be grateful to me?"

Qin Wang looked at Old Madam Chen lying in bed, thin as a bundle of firewood. A chilling killing intent filled his eyes as he gritted his teeth and spoke.

This old thing was utterly hateful!

"Ah!!!"

"You'll die a horrible death! My dear grandson is already an im... immortal! He absolutely won't... won't let you go..."

Hearing Qin Wang's words, Old Madam Chen gritted her teeth and stretched out a chicken-claw-like hand, trying to crawl up and claw Qin Wang even as she died. Yet she collapsed feebly onto the embroidered couch, her gaze venomous and her breathing rapid.

"Is that so?!"

"Let me tell you some good news! You won't enter reincarnation!"

Seeing that Old Madam Chen was still so arrogant with death at hand, Qin Wang gave a sinister chuckle. His dagger carved eighteen slashes across Old Madam Chen's body.

The final two cuts gouged out Old Madam Chen's eyes!

This completely prevented her eyeballs from reflecting the final scene!

A faint soul rose from Old Madam Chen's body and was drawn into the Soul Gathering Bowl Qin Wang carried with him.

"This old thing was the Chen Family's Old Madam. She should have quite a bit of silver. Time to search!"

After killing Old Madam Chen, Qin Wang immediately surveyed the side room.

There was an exquisite nanmu cabinet in the room, a sandalwood table, sandalwood chairs, and two sandalwood chests in the corner. Their four corners were fitted with iron clasps, and their surfaces were carved with dragons and phoenixes bringing auspiciousness.

Qin Wang walked straight over and opened the chests.

The first chest held a pair of gold bowls, two pairs of gold chopsticks, gold and silver jewelry, bracelets, several jade pendants, and a stack of silver notes.

The second chest contained two sets of red clothes, two pairs of embroidered shoes, a phoenix crown, and a ceremonial cape. They all appeared to have some age to them.

"This old demoness came from a wealthy background."

Looking at the phoenix crown and ceremonial cape, Qin Wang thought to himself.

As far as he knew.

The phoenix crown and ceremonial cape were attire for ancient noblewomen and titled ladies granted imperial honors. Wealthy girls also wore them when they married, as a display of glory.

Qin Wang packed the gold and silver from the first chest into the cloth bag he carried. He tore the pearls from the phoenix crown in the second chest, then lifted the ceremonial cape and tossed it aside.

"Hm?"

"What's this?"

Qin Wang had just tossed aside the phoenix crown and ceremonial cape when he discovered an exquisite box beneath them.

Inside was a small sword, entirely azure and about three inches long. It was too short to use as a dagger, a complete miniature of a sword, and very light.

"This sword was collected by that old witch Chen. It should be good—take it!"

Qin Wang immediately put away the small sword. He searched the room again but found nothing else, then lit a fire starter.