"Ah!!! It's broken... it's broken... I'm the Second Young Master of the Sun Family, a disciple of Demon-Slaying Valley. You dare... you dare lay a hand on me?!"
Sun Qibing wasn't dead. He could only watch as Chen Zhuo's blade hacked through his right arm, severing it from his body.
Pain and terror mingled, and as he howled without pause, his body trembled uncontrollably.
His eyes bulged as he stared fixedly at Chen Zhuo's face. The madness and hatred there were like ink that wouldn't dissolve in clear water.
"It's not that I don't want to kill you. I just want to watch you die, bit by bit."
Chen Zhuo lifted the Horse-Chopping Saber indifferently. Its tip moved slowly to Sun Qibing's throat, almost touching his skin.
"But if you dare go berserk again, you'll die right now."
Sun Qibing endured the agony and didn't dare make another sound, afraid that the slightest tremor in his throat as he spoke would bring it against the sharp blade.
"Chen Zhuo."
Chief Clerk Sun's face darkened. He took a step forward, then hurriedly pulled back.
Chen Zhuo turned to look at Chief Clerk Sun and said expressionlessly,
"Chief Clerk Sun, do you have some instruction for me?"
Chief Clerk Sun said gravely, "He was in the wrong, but the Dog Demon is unharmed, and he's already paid with an arm. Why not let the matter end here?"
Chen Zhuo lowered his eyes. After a moment of silence, he pointed at Xiao Nan on the ground and asked,
"Ask her if this matter should end here."
Chief Clerk Sun glanced around at the people on the ground and said, "She was sold into my household in the first place. She signed a death contract. Whether she lives or dies is not up to