In Withered Bones City, in the Jialan Family's estate, before a crowd of deities, Shatuo, one of the city's most prominent figures, was mercilessly skinned and stripped of his bones by Bolands. In just a short while, Shatuo's agonized screams fell silent. His body twitched for a time, then lay still.
There were many onlookers, but under the terrifying pressure Han Shuo deliberately released, no one was foolish enough to rush forward to their death. The deities who had taken part in targeting the Han Family trembled with fear, their eyes darting about.
With Shatuo dead, the Han Family members, who had endured humiliation for so long, visibly grew excited. Even with their absolute faith in Han Shuo, they had never expected his strength to have become so terrifying. Withered Bones City's leading experts, headed by Hill, merely watched, not daring to step forward and fight.
"Who else?" Han Shuo asked Emily calmly.
Emily swept a murderous gaze over the crowd and pointed at Hill, the City Lord of Withered Bones City. "This man, the City Lord of Withered Bones City. Without his support behind the scenes, Shatuo would never have dared act so brazenly!" Emily had heard some information from Daxiaxi and knew Hill had played a crucial role in the whole affair.
Hill had played an important role from the very beginning. Without his secret support, Shatuo would never have dared openly attack the Han Family within Withered Bones City!
When the Jialan Family first partnered with the Han Family to establish a branch of Celestial Pivot Pharmacy in Withered Bones City, Shatuo had discussed it with Hill, who also received a share of the branch's profits. When the Han Family's plea for help reached Withered Bones City, the first to harbor malicious intentions had not been Shatuo,