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Chapter 264 - Chapter 264 Chapter 264 Rubbing Salt into the Wound

Chapter 264: Chapter 264: Rubbing Salt into the Wound Chapter 264: Chapter 264: Rubbing Salt into the Wound In the early morning hospital corridor.

Lu Xining sat on the cold chair, meticulously going through the documents in her hand, while the rest lay with the Beicheng Family.

Her mother had changed her name before marrying into the Lu Family.

After reading through the documents, Lu Xining felt engulfed by a black fog.

From her heart to her limbs, numbness and fatigue spread.

Lu Xining had the documents in her hand destroyed, and through Fu Junhang, she learned that Haozi had already destroyed the other electronic versions.

She hadn’t slept all night, and her eyes began to sour.

Blinking forced a few tears out, which she casually wiped away with her fingertips.

Lu Xining stood up and said, “Let’s go, let’s clean up this mess before we leave Port City, so it won’t trouble me in the future.”

The black Bentley rapidly navigated through the bustling streets of Port City, driving toward more secluded areas as it went further.

Beside the older generation of Port City’s elite, few people now knew of this place’s once bustling glory.

The car stopped on a plot flattened long ago, and Lu Xining tightened her coat, looking at the desolate land before her, hardly able to imagine it once housed one of the most legendary figures in Port City.

A century ago, it was an honor for the great families to be able to step into this place, but now, only the cold autumn breeze passed through.

Chu Zhan, her grandfather.

He had elevated the Chu Family to its lone peak of dominance.

Not just in Port City, but even later in Jingzhou and Hai City, the sons and daughters of great houses would respectfully call him Mr. Chu when they saw him.

Not to mention the Chu Family’s own kin, but their butlers, drivers, and servants were also connection points that everyone wanted to pursue outside.

But decades ago, that turmoil struck.

The power of the Chu Family became the main target for those in the northern power centers to wrest control through filthy and vile means.

To protect his only daughter, Chu Zhan had sent her abroad, having arranged everything for her future life.

Lu Xining’s mother, Chu Yan, was once the most revered and privileged lady in Port City, the apple of her grandfather’s eye; however, in her best years, she met a man named Shang Qing.

Cheated in both heart and body, she later discovered that Shang Qing had approached her with ulterior motives.

For… swallowing the wealth of the Chu Family!

The documents clearly stated that someone shamefully stole her grandmother’s ashes, forcing her grandfather to commit suicide.

Otherwise, they would shove his late wife’s ashes into the fire, tormenting her spirit in the next life.

Her grandfather, such a man, had loved only her grandmother throughout his life, having been childhood sweethearts who grew up and had children together.

Her mother had seen the most beautiful form of love.

Thus, her mother sincerely believed in pure and beautiful love, cherishing it deeply.

Unfortunately, she regretted her choices unto her death.

Shang Qing, head of the Beicheng Family.

A figure leading the northern elite circles.

And he was also Lu Xining’s…

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Lu Xining, accompanied by Fu Junhang, reached a valley.

Pushing aside the tangled vines, they revealed a stone door crafted from a massive rock.

A dim, damp, and cold basement, its air filled with foul smells.

An aged figure collapsed on the cold ground.

Though Gou Ruibo had always thrived in Port City, he had never again set foot on this land.

After being brought here the night before, he had been thrown into this basement.

As Fu Junhang led his men away, he also took with them all the light from the space.

Time seemed to have frozen here.

Even the slightest sound was amplified several times in this space.

With the arrival of Lu Xining, the oil lamps on the walls of the basement were lit.

A breeze sneaked in through the deliberately left ventilation cracks, causing the candle flames to flicker, making the space look even more eerie and terrifying.

It was only then that Gou Ruibo managed to get a clear view of the basement.

Even he, who had grown up in the Chu Family, didn’t know there was such a large secret chamber hidden in the back mountain.

Gou Ruibo recalled the legends about the Chu Family circulating in the jianghu.

A fire lit up in his eyes. Could those past rumors be true?

Chu Zhan hadn’t taken his vast fortune with him, but had left it all in a secret base in Port City, unknown to anyone!

At this thought, Gou Ruibo’s body trembled uncontrollably with excitement.

Decades of decline had passed.

This forgotten corner of the Chu Family, this concealed space, was imbued with a mysterious aura.

From the moment one stepped in, one could feel the loneliness and oppression.

Looking at the man on the ground whose wounds had already started to fester, Lu Xining glanced over the dark corners of the basement; her newly developed product had already completely evaporated.

“Tell me what you did back then–will you confess, or shall I have someone pry your mouth open?”,

Gou Ruibo’s legs had been broken by Fu Junhang with a stick, blood was streaming, deep enough to see the bone.

The dim basement, with its bloody smell, made the already enclosed space even more nauseating.

Upon hearing Lu Xining’s questioning, Gou Ruibo suddenly let out a laugh.

“Ha ha ha, I just did what I had to do, what do you think I could have done?”

His gaze heavily fixed on Lu Xining’s face, which resembled Chu Yan by about sixty to seventy percent.

His laughter caused him to cough nonstop, with a hint of madness.

“I’m outskilled, so I admit defeat.”

“But who are you to hold me accountable for the past? For the sake of your Chu Family, I lost my parents and siblings, and became a complete orphan!”

“Now, all the wealth of the Gou Family has been earned by my own hands, from scratch! How is that related to your Chu Family?”

His incessant accusations, combined with the intense pain from the wound on his legs as he moved, made Gou Ruibo’s face appear even more ferocious and terrifying in the dim light.

Seeing his steadfast attitude, Lu Xining lifted her hand and had someone pour a bucket of saltwater on his wounds.

The moment the salt grains touched the wound, it felt like countless sharp needles fiercely piercing his skin all at once.

The untreated wounds gave off a burning, stinging pain, enough to completely wear down a person’s willpower.

Lu Xining looked indifferently at the man struggling for breath on the ground and continued, “Still not talking?”

Gou Ruibo, gritting his teeth, thought of the fearful years he had endured, and stubbornly held his breath, turning his face away to avoid Lu Xining’s gaze.

Seeing him endure the pain, Lu Xining actually admired his toughness.

If Gou Ruibo had begged for mercy so quickly, she wouldn’t have believed him if he had confessed then either.

“No worries, I have plenty of time to play this slow game with you.”

Lu Xining’s voice was cold and chilling, “But I’m afraid your only daughter can’t wait that long.”

The man’s body trembled again, but he still didn’t turn his head.

“Same time tomorrow, I will come here again.”

“That will be your last chance.”

Not long after Lu Xining left, a discreet black car parked in the spot where she had parked.

The half-lowered window revealed the delicate profile of a man’s face.