Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 190 - 121: The Death of the Black Grape_3

Chapter 190: Chapter 121: The Death of the Black Grape_3

Zhang Ashun closed his eyes and sighed, "Your mother was once a disciple of the Huanling Tribe in Miaojiang. After failing in a contest for the position of sacred girl, she was harmed by her fellow disciples, lost her cultivation, and became no different from an ordinary person. When your mother was being pursued and killed, it was by pure luck that I saved her. Tired of the deceit, she longed to live an ordinary life, thus she married me, and later we had you and your sister. However, she couldn’t bring herself to discard the secret manual that her master left her.

Actually, at first, she planned to teach you some Gu techniques, but your mother feared that you would later be entangled in the vendettas of Jianghu. It would be good if you could marry into a fine family and lead an uneventful life.

But your older sister’s death filled her with regret, and afterward, when she discovered you were secretly practicing the ’Blood Sacrifice Skill,’ she didn’t stop you. At that time, we, as husband and wife, thought about taking revenge ourselves. Once we killed Nalan Xie, by then your cultivation would have been strong enough, and you could protect yourself."

Speaking to this point, Zhang Ashun expressed his mixed feelings of sorrow and relief:

"But your mother and I didn’t expect that you, girl, would advance in cultivation so swiftly. By that time, even if we wanted to stop you, your temperament wouldn’t have allowed it. So, we, as husband and wife, simply decided to risk it all; succeed in killing him or die trying.

After your sister’s death, your mother used some special methods to create a witch baby, which caused her health to decline progressively. That’s why her illness has grown worse over the years. But she does not regret sacrificing her life; your mother has always been fierce. She not only wanted to kill Nalan Xie but also wanted his entire family buried with our daughter..."

Zhang Ashun picked up the bone that had pierced Nalan Xie’s abdomen and said with a mournful smile: "Your father is useless, without much ability, just wanting to use this bone tool tainted with Gu poison to disembowel Nalan Xie, but it cost his life. Fortunately, it was successful, and now in the Capital, the family members with Nalan Xie’s blood should already be dead. Perhaps some of them were innocent, but so was my daughter..."

Zhang Ashun coughed again, tears mixed with blood flowing down.

Zhang Ashun turned to Jiang Shouzhong, "Master Jiang, we have no personal connections, so I don’t know much about your character, but now I can only take a gamble. Considering our cooperation in this matter, I ask you to save my daughter once, and not let her get implicated in this family-annihilation case. At the same time, we, as husband and wife, will also strive to clear your suspicions.

After Nalan Xie and his family died, such a big case will certainly be investigated by the court. My wife is already doomed, having gone to Nalan’s residence to ensure that his family is completely wiped out. After the Gu baby kills, it disappears, and by then she too will be dead. She stayed there to die alongside the Nalan family as a murderer.

However the court investigates, they can conclude the case with this. As for Nalan Xie’s side, I can take the blame, making it look like a mutual destruction. But you need to deal with his senior sister’s body."

Que’er’s cultivation technique is very special, making it hard to detect any traces of her cultivation; this time for revenge, she can appear innocent. After all, being just a little girl, the court would surely not suspect her..."

However, before Zhang Ashun could finish speaking, Jiang Shouzhong shook his head, "You underestimate the court. If they really investigate thoroughly, Zhang Que’er will not escape, and your disguises won’t be much use."

Zhang Ashun bitterly smiled with a look of despair, "Of course, I understand, that’s why I’m begging you to save her. We no longer have the capacity to think of a foolproof plan. Initially, we planned to first send Que’er out of the Capital, to a relative’s home to be fostered, but now..."

"Dad, I’m not afraid to die! I didn’t intend to survive anyway."

Zhang Que’er wiped away her tears and said with a choked voice, "My sister is dead, you and mother are gone, there’s no meaning for me to live alone. I’ll go with you! If there is an afterlife, I will be your daughter again!"

Saying this, Zhang Que’er unhesitatingly picked up a sharp awl and thrust it toward her own neck.

Before the awl touched her skin, Jiang Shouzhong’s hand moved like lightning, striking her on the back of the neck.

The severely injured girl blacked out and collapsed to the ground.

Jiang Shouzhong looked directly into Zhang Ashun’s eyes and said: "I promise to save her, to send her to the relative’s home you mentioned, as a thanks for your help in killing Nalan Xie. But what this girl does in the future is beyond my control."

"Thank you."

Zhang Ashun gave a faint smile, reluctantly gazing at his daughter, "Whatever path she takes in the future, seeing her live an ordinary life would be the best."

An ordinary life... that’s too difficult.

Jiang Shouzhong looked at the unconscious girl.

The ruthlessness and stubbornness she showed, along with her deviousness that did not match her age, made him feel somewhat chilled.

At that moment, he truly didn’t expect the girl to dare to join him in confronting a master of the Heaven Desolation Boundary and even blind an eye of the opponent.

At the same age, Er Liang and Zhang Que’er were completely opposites.

After Zhang Ashun gave Jiang Shouzhong the address of the relative, he gradually stopped breathing.

With his last breath, he gently caressed his younger daughter’s cheek, while his gaze settled on the tombstone of his elder daughter, mumbling, "Tiao’er, daddy is coming to join you."

After Zhang Ashun died, Jiang Shouzhong did not let his body be placed with Nalan Xie’s, creating a false impression of mutual destruction. Instead, he buried him with his elder daughter.

After cleaning up the scene, he dumped the bodies of Nalan Xie and Qing at a distant chaotic cemetery, casually buried with some animal bones. Whether the court and Yin Yang Sect would find them depended on their luck.

Of course, searching the bodies before disposing of them was essential.

There wasn’t much of value on Nalan Xie, but he found something resembling a secret manual on Qing. It contained some strange lines that were incomprehensible.

He barely made out the five characters on the cover.

— Shentu Yin-Yang Records!

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