The three of them silently passed through layer upon layer of courtyards, finally arriving outside the lord's bedchamber.
Uchiha Ying Yue had Ayane and Chinatsu stand guard outside while he entered the bedchamber alone.
The bedchamber was dimly lit. The lord was lost in drink and dreams, completely unaware that death was drawing near.
Uchiha Ying Yue stood beside the lord's bed, staring at this utterly wicked man. Even in his dreams, the man wore a vicious smile, as though he were taking great pride in what he had done during the day.
Uchiha Ying Yue gave a cold smile, feeling not the slightest pity. He knew this man deserved to die.
"Today, your crimes will be judged," Ying Yue said softly, the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes gleaming with a cold light.
The lord sensed an icy killing intent in his sleep and jolted awake.
He opened his eyes and saw Uchiha Ying Yue standing before his bed. Terror overwhelmed him, and he hurriedly tried to cry out, but his voice caught in his throat and no sound came out.
Uchiha Ying Yue gave him no chance to beg for mercy. A Flying Thunder God kunai appeared before his throat in an instant. The lord's eyes widened as he stared at Ying Yue in despair, unable to make even the faintest sound.
"All the crimes you committed in this oasis will end with your death." Uchiha Ying Yue's voice was cold and merciless. Then, the kunai sliced across the lord's throat. A line of blood quickly spread, and the lord's life rapidly faded from his eyes.
The lord's eyes remained wide open. The terror and despair on his face gradually faded into lifelessness as his body collapsed limply onto the bed, blood swiftly staining the sheets red.
His sinful