Ruthless

Mu Zhengfeng had finally dragged the Mu Household into this.

After bringing up the Mu Household before Hu Donghan and Hu Meier, it would be stranger than a ghost if the two of them did not send someone to eliminate the future trouble!

"The Mu Household? So you're from the same lineage?" Hu Meier chuckled softly, committing this lineage to memory.

Uprooting the grass and eradicating the roots—Hu Donghan had taught her that. Back then, because they had failed to eradicate the roots, Hu Meier and Hu Donghan had suffered who knew how many losses. Even now, those childhood experiences remained etched in their hearts. Since they now knew that Mu Zhengfeng had backing behind him, naturally, it had to be cleared away.

"Senior Sister... this entire matter was caused by Mu Zhengfeng and me. It has nothing to do with the Mu Household. Please spare the Mu Household..." Although Mu Ming wanted to leave the lineage, that was only possible if his family could leave the Mu Household with him. He was still a member of the Mu Household, and most of those close to him lived there. If the Yin Soul Sect truly purged the Mu Household, his family would certainly die because of it.

Hu Meier merely chuckled coldly. "Do you have any right to speak here? Kill him!"

As soon as she spoke, the surrounding Golden Core Realm cultivators immediately attacked. Mu Ming had only managed to release his spirit artifact before five or six spirit artifacts struck his body. He was beaten to death without even leaving behind a final word.

Mu Zhengfeng watched helplessly as his last life-saving straw died before his eyes, flesh and blood splattering across his face. It was as though his soul had completely left him as he muttered, "No... I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

"Hm? This guy seems to have been scared stupid?" Hu Meier curiously swept her gaze over Mu Zhengfeng and asked with a faint smile.

Hu Donghan narrowed his eyes. "No! He hasn't been scared stupid. He's just pretending to be stupid."

To determine whether someone had truly become a fool, one only needed to examine their soul. A person becoming foolish meant there was something wrong with their soul. The True Exposition of the Ghost Path in Hu Donghan's possession contained research into souls that surpassed even the Yin Soul Sect's by an unknown amount! Take the Soul-Seeking Technique used by Niu Jinzhong, for example.

To the Yin Soul Sect, the Soul-Seeking Technique might be an advanced spell that was difficult to master. Yet among the miscellaneous arts in the True Exposition of the Ghost Path, it was merely a low-level spell that could be used once by consuming a Soul Body from the Soul List—nor did the Soul Body required to cast the Soul-Seeking Technique from the True Exposition of the Ghost Path need to be anything special. Any Soul Body capable of withstanding the Soul List's power would do.

Of course, according to the True Exposition of the Ghost Path, there were also restrictions on casting the Soul-Seeking Technique. Every use consumed a portion of the Soul List's soul power. When its soul power weakened, its control over the Soul Bodies on the Soul List also weakened to a certain extent. However, generally speaking, the soul power consumed by the Soul-Seeking Technique could recover in around three days. Thus, as long as it was not used more than once every three days, there would be no problem.

Looking at Mu Zhengfeng now, Hu Donghan could tell with a single glance that there was nothing abnormal about the man's soul. He was clearly just pretending to be stupid!

"Pretending to be stupid?" Hu Meier put on gloves, grabbed Mu Zhengfeng's ear with one hand, and gave a slight tug. She tore it straight off, tossed it aside, and said, "No matter. Even if he's pretending, I'll make him truly stupid soon enough!"

Hu Meier's savagery was absolutely not something one could see from her appearance. A woman who, at nine years old, could trap a bandit leader beneath a fishing net and slice him piece by piece with a small knife was being quite gentle when she merely tore off someone's ear.

"Don't touch him yet. Wait until we take him to my room. I still have some questions to ask him." Hu Donghan still had some doubts he did not understand—

Back then, the conflict between him and Mu Zhengfeng had merely been a clash of tempers. Even if Hu Donghan had humiliated Mu Zhengfeng badly, Hu Donghan still found it hard to believe that Mu Zhengfeng would specifically hire people to kill him over losing face once or twice. Unless Mu Zhengfeng's mind was truly twisted beyond saving.

There should perhaps be someone else behind Mu Zhengfeng, giving him orders.

"Fine!" Hu Meier smiled faintly, then reached out and stroked Hu Donghan's head. "Come to think of it, Little Han-Han and I haven't seen each other for nearly four months! Big Sister missed you!"

Hu Donghan rolled his eyes and slapped Hu Meier's hand away. "Girl, don't touch me with the hand that just tore off someone's ear. Disgusting!"

Hu Meier also wanted to speak with Hu Donghan as soon as possible. She casually ordered the execution of the three Enforcement Hall disciples who had taken sides, then ordered the other four fellows who had stood by with folded arms to be taken back to the Enforcement Hall for detention. Only then did the two drag the idiot-playing Mu Zhengfeng back to Hu Donghan's courtyard.

Because of the earlier incident at the Outer Affairs Hall, all the Overlapping Peaks outer sect disciples who had free time had gone to watch the excitement and died at the Outer Affairs Hall. The rest were in secluded cultivation. Thus, no one knew that a visitor had suddenly appeared in Hu Donghan's room.

After casually shutting the door, Hu Meier swept her gaze over the shabby room and smiled. "I knew that the sect's outer sect disciples lived simply. But I truly didn't expect your place to be this rundown. It's not even as good as the woodshed at our Hu Manor... Little Brother, why don't you move in with me at the Enforcement Hall? Master truly dotes on me and treats me well. If I beg him a little, he'll surely agree to let you stay there..."

"Impossible." Hu Donghan snorted. He kicked Mu Zhengfeng unconscious first, then said, "Girl, I know every one of your little schemes! I said that one day, I'd personally defeat you and let you taste my prowess! What are you acting so proud for in front of me, a child bride?"

"Oh my! Little Brother is being naughty again! Do you want Big Sister to give you a proper lesson again?" Hu Meier let out a coquettish laugh. Her jade-green, scallion-like fingers made a flicking gesture through the air, and Hu Donghan's face immediately turned much paler.

During their childhood wanderings, although Hu Donghan had been young, he possessed twenty years of experience from his previous life. He often spoke with an old-fashioned air and guided Hu Meier. When Hu Meier was little, she naturally obeyed Hu Donghan's every word. But as she grew older, she became increasingly opinionated and stopped paying attention to what Hu Donghan said.

After they had been adopted by their foster father and mother, Hu Donghan and Hu Meier once got into an argument. Hu Donghan brought up the matter of the child bride again, saying, "You're my family's child bride. Once I grow up, I'll definitely strip you naked and show you what's what," and so on.

Hu Meier had wandered with Hu Donghan for several years and had matured early. The first time Hu Donghan said such things to her, she was overwhelmed by shame and indignation. So, on the spot, she stripped Hu Donghan naked first, then flicked his little brother a hundred times with her finger...

(End of Chapter)