"I guess so!"
Wang Hao, who was making preparations, casually replied, and this remark only fueled Zhou Xueyi's anger.
"Smack!"
You bastard!
Feeling a pang of pain and injustice, Zhou Xueyi Instinct slapped Wang Hao, cursed angrily, and ran out with red eyes.
What's going on?
Wang Hao, who had just been slapped, was completely bewildered. He turned around and stared at the rapidly receding figure, his mind filled with questions.
Why is this woman suddenly acting crazy?!
"Incomprehensible!"
Rubbing his cheeks, Wang Hao was annoyed. Helpless, he could only ignore the mess and focus on treating the scars on Ling Shuanghua's face.
Having experience treating Qing'er, she was now handling the situation with ease.
However, compared to Qing'er, the scars on Ling Shuanghua's face are much more troublesome.
Qing'er broke the porcelain bowl in a moment of crisis, and the shards cut her cheek. The wound was shallow, only breaking the surface layer of skin, so it wasn't a big problem.
However, Ling Shuanghua was clearly well-prepared, using a sharp weapon like a sword to inflict the wound. The wound was very deep, so the scars were even more grotesque after healing, distorting her entire face.
This kind of treatment would be much more complicated!
Fortunately, it was just a bit troublesome, but still within Wang Hao's ability to handle.
After the initial treatment, Wang Hao took the face towel from before, soaked it in Nine Flower Jade Dew Wine, and applied it to Ling Shuanghua's face.
Since Ling Shuanghua lacked Bloodline Power, she could only recover using external forces.
"Brother Zhu, how is Shuanghua doing?"
Ding Dian, who had already returned and was standing to the side, saw Wang Hao get up and hurriedly asked him what was wrong.
"Miss Ling's condition is a bit tricky, but it's not a big problem. Two or three more courses of treatment will restore her former beauty."
Wang Hao explained with a smile, his expression still very confident. This confidence also affected the anxious Ding Dian, calming him down considerably.
Ling Shuanghua's situation is quite complicated. It's unrealistic to expect her to fully recover in one go, and she hasn't practiced martial arts before. Wang Hao can't make any big moves, otherwise she simply won't be able to withstand it.
Therefore, he divided the treatment into several courses, and after two or three more visits, his appearance should be completely restored.
After saying this, Wang Hao casually flicked his finger to wake Ling Shuanghua up; now it was time to begin the performance.
"Mmm!"
"Father? Father!"
Ling Shuanghua sleeping pressure point had been activated, quickly woke up. Once she regained some consciousness, she quickly recalled what had happened before she fainted. She hurriedly got up and looked around. When she saw the coffin placed next to her and her father inside, she immediately knelt down, held the coffin, and began to cry.
Wang Hao winked at Ding Dian, Ding Dian understood and squatted down to help Ling Shuanghua up.
" Shuanghua..."
"Get away from me!"
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, Ling Shuanghua pushed him away, her beautiful eyes filled with a clear coldness, but more than that, a complex mix of emotions, as if she didn't know how to treat her lover.
She was indeed deeply in love with Ding Dian, but Ling Situi was also her biological father. Now that her own father had died at his hands, how could she possibly face him with the same mindset as before?
Thinking of this, a death wish arose in Ling Shuanghua's heart.
Her mother died young, and now even her father, her only remaining relative, is gone. Her lover has become her father's murderer. She has no more attachments in this world, so she might as well die and go to the underworld to serve her father and mother.
"Ahem... Miss Ling, I believe you have the right to know the truth."
Clearing his throat, Wang Hao stepped forward and said, "This is what happened. Brother Ding discovered that your father has lost patience with you and is planning to bury you alive to avoid disgracing his family. I'm sure Miss Ling has also noticed this."
Hearing this, Ling Shuanghua was slightly taken aback, but she didn't say anything more, her expression appearing somewhat sorrowful.
She could naturally sense the change in her father's attitude towards her recently, and she also understood his ruthlessness, which made it entirely possible for him to do the things the other party had mentioned.
"Brother Ding discovered this and secretly contacted me, offering the A Deadly Secret Jue treasure as payment to ask me to rescue you. Unfortunately, Ling Situi's strength and influence were too great. Before we could even make a move, he noticed in advance and set a trap, which led to last night's great battle."
At the last moment, Ling Situi wanted to send someone to capture you to threaten and coerce Brother Ding. Helpless, I had no choice but to ruthlessly injure and cripple him. Brother Ding then revealed his plan to use the treasure of A Deadly Secret Jue as a betrothal gift to marry you. Ling Situi with remorse and finally Satori.
In return for my life's learning and Brother Ding's Divine Illumination Scripture, I was asked to heal the scars on the girl's face. In the end, she said she was ashamed to face me and chose to end her own life, hoping that I could forget the past and start a happy life anew.
By the way, this is his last letter, written before he died.
After speaking, Wang Hao handed a letter that was placed to the side to Ling Shuanghua.
The letter was indeed written by Ling Situi, but he was forced to write it, and the content was also his own idea, polished by Ling Situi, and full of remorse.
At the same time, she persuaded Ling Shuanghua to marry Ding Dian, and even instructed Ding Dian that he could only be a son-in-law of their old Ling family, and that the first son he had must take the surname Ling, so as to carry on the Ling family line.
Ling Shuanghua trembled as she took the letter and unfolded it. After reading its contents, tears streamed down her face again as she knelt beside the coffin and sobbed.
"Father!"
Seeing this, Wang Hao gave Ding Dian a wink again.
Ding Dian understood, squatted down and gently patted Ling Shuanghua's fragrant shoulder, then slowly pulled her into his arms, letting her tears drip onto her clothes, which were already stained with blood, making them even more disheveled.
However, Ding Dian's lips twitched repeatedly as he looked at Ling Situi's seemingly smiling face in the coffin.
He knew all of Wang Hao's plan, and he had even read the contents of that letter. With that letter and Ling Situi's smiling face as he passed away, it was undeniably very convincing.
At least now Shuanghua doesn't hate him anymore; being able to be held in his arms is the strongest proof of that.
In other words, he finally got through this hurdle!
Having figured this out, Ding Dian gave Wang Hao a grateful look.
This person is truly my greatest benefactor!
He thought his life was over, but he unexpectedly met such a benefactor. It's truly a blessing from heaven!
"Miss Ling, this is what happened. We failed to kill all of your father's men; four of them escaped. They may have already leaked the news about the A Deadly Secret treasure. For safety's sake, we should set off as soon as possible. As for your father's body, it would be best to cremate it and take it with us to prevent those heartless people from digging up his grave and opening his coffin to search for clues to the treasure."
I've already dug up your mother's coffin; it's outside. It would be best to cremate it now along with your father's body.
Seeing that Ling Shuanghua's crying had subsided slightly, Wang Hao explained the current situation.
He didn't care about the four guys who escaped, but he was worried that they might leak the news of the A Deadly Secret treasure, which would attract a large number of experts and cause trouble.
Therefore, we must retreat as soon as possible!
In order to completely subdue Ding Dian, he would naturally leave no hidden dangers behind.
There's a common plot in novels and TV dramas where the female lead or a supporting character goes to pay respects to her ancestors, only to be plotted against by a villain.
He didn't want to create a messy situation where Ling Shuanghua would be plotted against when she returned to the Central Plains to Ling Situi.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, it's best to eliminate these potential risks at their source.
Of course, he didn't dig up Ling Shuanghua's mother's coffin. Ding Dian dug it up casually when he went out to get a coffin for his father-in-law Ling Situi. It was also something Wang Hao had specifically instructed him to do beforehand.
"It's entirely up to you, young master!"
Having calmed down a bit, Ling Shuanghua didn't think much of it and agreed to Wang Hao's suggestion.
Seeing that Ling Shuanghua agreed, Wang Hao and Ding Dian were both relieved. They exchanged a glance and revealed a subtle smile.
Without saying much, Wang Hao and Ding Dian worked together to carry Ling Situi's coffin outside. Using the kerosene that Ding Dian had bought earlier, they lit it, and after several Tokiomi, the ashes were burned into two handfuls, which were then placed into two urns.
They also brought along the memorial tablet for Ling Shuanghua's mother, which was placed in the backyard of the government office.
Everything is ready, just waiting to set off!
"Miss Ling, is there anything else to pack?"
Wang Hao jogged over carrying a large box, asking kindly, while an undisguised smile played on his lips.
The large chest was filled with gold, silver and jewels, and even millions of taels of silver notes. This was all of Ling Situi's savings, which he had managed to extract from her last night.
He even used the system's Treasure-Seeking Function once, and finally found the stack of silver notes that Ling Situi hadn't told him about.
This was a very fruitful experience!
If Ling Situi hadn't needed to purchase large quantities of medicinal herbs and top-quality weapons for his subordinates and his own cultivation, his accumulated wealth would likely have increased more than tenfold.
After all, that included a Half-step Innate expert, a dozen Grandmaster- level experts, and hundreds of Super-First-Rate masters!
Supporting such a large group of people would cost an astronomical sum of money. It's already quite remarkable that Ling Situi was able to leave behind such a substantial fortune. No wonder that guy has been desperately searching for the A Deadly Secret treasure; he was probably forced into it!
"There's nothing left to pack, let's go now!"
Holding her mother's memorial tablet, Ling Shuanghua glanced at the place where she had lived for over twenty years with a complex expression, finally revealing a resolute look on her face, clearly intending to completely sever ties with the past and start a new life.
"Alright, Miss Ling, you and Little Qingdie get into the carriage. Brother Ding and I will sit outside!"
Nodding, Wang Hao used chains to secure the large box he was carrying on his shoulder to the back of the carriage, and then told Ling Shuanghua and the little maid to get inside.
That little maid was an orphan whom Ling Shuanghua had kindly saved. She had a high fever when she was young, which made her mind a little impaired, and her mental age was only that of a ten-year-old child. Ling Shuanghua was worried about letting the little maid go out, so she always kept her by her side.
As for the original personal maid, she was Ling Situi to protect or monitor him. After Ling Situi's defeat and death, she had long since absconded with some gold and silver valuables.
The little maid was truly traumatized by Wang Hao last night. She darted into the carriage like a frightened little rabbit and didn't dare to look up at Wang Hao the entire time.
Wang Hao ignored them, smiled, and followed Ding Dian, who had washed up and changed his clothes, to sit outside the carriage. They then drove the carriage out of the government office and headed towards the city gate.
On their way out, Wang Hao and Ding Dian Dian's expressions suddenly changed, and a cold glint flashed in their eyes.
"The news travels really fast!"
A sinister glint appeared on Wang Hao's face, and a murderous intent began to grow in his heart.
"I'll go take care of those guys!"
Ding Dian, equally filled with murderous intent, picked up a long sword he had found earlier and prepared to eliminate the people following behind him, but was stopped by Wang Hao.
"Brother Ding hasn't recovered to his peak yet, so you can stay and watch over Miss Ling. Leave the smashed items to me, Zhu. We'll meet at the dock!"
After giving Ding Dian a brief instruction, Wang Hao darted into a nearby alley before Ding Dian could speak.
Sitting in the carriage, Ding Dian had no choice but to speed up the journey out of the city, his gratitude towards Wang Hao growing even stronger.