Su Jiu and Leng Yaozhu's figures grew farther and farther away, and silence once again fell over the wedding.
"Yun Ming, Leng Wuduan is one of our Spirit Pagoda's people. I'm telling you, we can't just let this go!"
"I, Qiangu Dongfeng, am putting my foot down!"
Qiangu Dongfeng felt this was the perfect time to burnish his image. He glared angrily and pointed at Yun Ming, his sudden shout exploding through the crowd.
After saying his piece, Qiangu Dongfeng felt much better and left the scene. Being around people like Shrek and the Tang Sect always made him feel ill at ease.
Yun Ming paid Qiangu Dongfeng no mind. He was nothing but a clown making a scene. Yun Ming would let him prance around for a few more days.
He glanced at Long Yeyue, still glaring furiously, then looked back at Zang Xin, who wore a faint smile, as if he had just approved some sort of deal. In the end, Yun Ming could only sigh helplessly and put away the Sky-Propping Spear.
This time, Yun Ming had acted on impulse. He hadn't taken the time to understand what had happened, and had wounded their feelings. He would treat all this as compensation for them...
Finally, he picked up the list of wedding gifts. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Star Sword Ye Family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Northern Plains Wang Family, the Central Province Xu Family, the South Sea Qi Family... All the Titled Douluo who had come to the wedding were dead. This was undoubtedly a calamity from the heavens for their families.
It seemed that after this incident, the continent's balance of power would be reshuffled once again. He wondered how the Star Luo Empire would react when it learned what had happened.
The Holy Spirit Cult, the Holy Spirit Cult!
Yun Ming stared into the distant, cloudless sky, his fists clenched tight. His loathing for the Holy Spirit Cult rose another notch!
Shrek City, the Leng Family.
"Old Su, why did you lock Second Sister in a little dark room? Second Sister is so pretty. She probably doesn't like little dark rooms..."
Su Jiu bent down and pinched Na'er's chubby cheeks. They still felt nice, but Na'er wasn't happy. She snatched his hand away and clutched it tightly between both of hers.
Old Su was always pinching her face, and he was so rough. He didn't know how to treat a girl gently. Bad!
A playful smile touched his lips.
"Na'er, that little dark room is called a secret chamber. Sister Yulai did some bad things, so Sister Yaozhu is going to go in and give her a good lesson in a bit!"
"Of course, if you don't listen to me, Na'er, I'll lock you in the secret chamber too and give you a good lesson. Don't worry, Na'er. I'll do it in the way you like best..."
As Su Jiu spoke, Na'er shook her head like a rattle drum. Like a little quail, she backed away again and again, a trace of fear rising in her eyes.
"Ol-old Su, Na'er will be good and listen. Don't lock Na'er in the secret chamber..."
At the end, Na'er took off on her little legs. From the look of her, she really believed him.
"No! No! Na'er doesn't want to be locked in the secret chamber..."
Na'er's bedroom.
"A-Jiu, that's what happened. Old Su isn't really going to do that to Na'er... is he?"
A-Jiu's screen displayed a pixelated expression of speechless exasperation. She gave Na'er's little head a not-too-hard bump.
"Ow! A-Jiu, what was that for?"
"My little Na'er, you're not even six yet. Child abuse is covered by federal law, and it's a serious crime. Do you understand?"
"And stop letting your imagination run wild all day, dreaming up all sorts of nonsense. Old Su is actually a pretty good person. You could try trusting him a little more..."
At that, Na'er's little face filled with disbelief.
"Come on, A-Jiu, why are you taking his side? How can Old Su be a good person? He brought the two of us here. Don't tease Na'er."
Across from them, Su Jiu's mouth twitched. Fine, you little ingrate. You were definitely in for a secret-chamber package later.
"A-Jiu, why aren't you saying anything? You think King Na'er is absolutely right, don't you!"
"Na'er, when someone truly cares about you, time will prove it. So please watch him carefully, and take the time to feel it with your heart..."
The Leng Family's secret chamber.
"Click... click..."
In the deathly silent, dim chamber, the crisp, rhythmic tapping of high heels suddenly rang out.
A wave of irritation stirred in Leng Yulai's drowsy mind. She struggled to lift her heavy, aching eyelids. Everything her limbs touched was cold and hard. Clearly, someone had bound her tightly.
A dazzling white light suddenly flooded in through the doorway, burning her eyes.
She forced herself to endure the discomfort and looked up. A fiery red figure stood in the light.
It was... it was Leng Yaozhu!
"Leng Yaozhu! I hate—"
Smack!
A searing pain suddenly burst across her face. It took Leng Yulai a long moment to come to her senses.
Leng Yaozhu had slapped her hard.
She looked up, only to meet the other woman's icy gaze.
Leng Yaozhu's face was cold as ice. Disgust roiled in her eyes, undisguised, as if she were looking at some filthy piece of trash.
The person before her seemed so unfamiliar that Leng Yulai's heart clenched.
"Leng—"
Smack!
Another slap landed, leaving Leng Yulai unable to get out half a complete sentence.
After who knew how many slaps, Leng Yulai's cheeks were swollen high, and her gaze grew more and more venomous as she looked at Leng Yaozhu.
Leng Yaozhu sighed helplessly. Leng Yulai had plenty of fight in her. It seemed just slapping her wouldn't work.
"Leng Yulai, let me make this clear first. I don't like Yun Ming at all anymore. I have someone I like. Believe it or not, that's up to you. And I don't want to know what you think."
"Don't lie to—"
Thud!
Leng Yulai had just started to interrupt when a stabbing pain hit her lower abdomen. Her full breasts shuddered violently.
At some point, Leng Yaozhu had driven a fist into her. Sour fluid and blood spilled uncontrollably from Leng Yulai's mouth.
"Get this straight. I'm not your sister anymore. I'm the head of the Leng Family, and I don't have a sister like you! Unless I give you permission, keep your mouth shut. Understand?"
"You're a member of the Leng Family, yet you chose to sink so low, joining the Evil Soul Masters and becoming one of the Four Dark Heavenly Kings. Do you know how many messes the Leng Family had to clean up for you? Do you know how much ridicule we've had to endure from outsiders?"
As her words fell, Leng Yaozhu suddenly flung a thick stack of papers into Leng Yulai's face.
They were the names of the innocent people the Dark Phoenix had personally slaughtered over the years.
The list wasn't particularly thick, but it still ran to nearly a thousand pages. Every page represented the pillar of a family. The papers fluttered down, covering almost the entire empty space at Leng Yulai's feet.
"What is it? Do you think being one of the Holy Spirit Cult's Four Heavenly Kings makes you so impressive, huh?"
"Mom and Dad were angered to death because of you. Do you know that? Their only wish before they died was for you to come back. They died with their eyes open, unable to rest in peace. Do you know that? It was all because of you, Leng Yulai!"
"I don't even dare tell you where they're buried. I'm afraid that if you find out, you'll make them even more restless..."
After venting her anger, Leng Yaozhu roughly pried Leng Yulai's mouth open and forced an entire bottle of Mental Stimulant down her throat.
The drug could force someone to remain conscious for a long time, without even a moment's sleep.
The pain she had inflicted just now was ultimately too shallow.
Su Jiu had already told her: when dealing with Leng Yulai, the only way was to lay the cruelest truths bare before her eyes, tormenting her spirit and mind until she might finally come to her senses and return to the right path.
"Don't even think about making it back to the Holy Spirit Cult. Now that you've fallen into my hands, I'll keep you locked up for the rest of your life. If you don't behave, I won't hesitate to cripple your cultivation—or even kill you!"
After leaving her with those words, Leng Yaozhu breathed out softly and shut the secret-chamber door behind her.
Darkness sank over the chamber once more.
In the gloom, a tear filled with boundless remorse slipped silently down, catching the faint light and reflecting a cold, fragmented gleam...
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