Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 285 - 166 Empress Dowager

Chapter 285: Chapter 166 Empress Dowager

Listening to the conversation of the two people outside the cave, Jiang Shouzhong had also roughly understood some of the reasons.

It was nothing more than an internal struggle between the legitimate and illegitimate sons of a family.

However, what most intrigued him were the names "Su Shanke" and "Qu Hongling."

As an officer of the Liushan Division, he was not unfamiliar with the person Su Shanke.

Originally, in order to investigate the Anhe Village massacre, he had secretly scoured the archives of the Liushan Division, among which there was a file on the execution of Sky Demon Sect’s Sect Master Qu Hongling.

It was approximately in the eighteenth year of Yuxing, that is, a little over a year ago, when the intelligence department of the Liushan Division learned that Qu Hongling had gone to One-Line Sky in search of the Youming Demon Spring.

As a result, the Dragon Tiger Department secretly collaborated with several Jianghu figures to enter the Ten Thousand Mountains to secretly execute Qu Hongling.

Among them was none other than Su Shanke, the second fastest knife in the world.

At that time, Su Shanke was accompanied by his three sworn brothers.

After many twists and turns, only Su Shanke and a few others finally managed to locate Qu Hongling in Jade Gorge, where a fierce fight ensued.

But in the end, only Su Shanke emerged from the gorge.

Moreover, he was crazed, and he also had amnesia.

After that, Qu Hongling vanished as if she was never in the world.

Everyone thought that this demoness had died, and coupled with the Su Family’s momentum, Su Shanke became a great hero in demon exorcism and suppression, and the prestige of the Su Family rose with the tide, becoming illustrious.

However, when Qu Hongling reappeared in everyone’s sight, it was then known that she had only been seriously injured and had been in closed-door healing for half a year.

Although the Su Family was embarrassed by this revelation, managing to inflict such serious injuries on the Sect Master of the Sky Demon Sect, forcing her to shut herself away for half a year, was still a notable achievement.

Thus, Su Shanke’s status in Jianghu did not diminish much, and his prestige remained.

However, the file Jiang Shouzhong read stated that after Su Shanke emerged from Jade Gorge, the Dragon Tiger Department went in to search.

But the result of the search was not found in the file.

It seemed like someone had taken that page of the report.

In another file on a Sky Demon Sect case, the Liushan Division captured a demon of not low status within the sect, and through interrogation, this demon claimed to have witnessed Qu Hongling in closed-door cultivation in the forbidden area during that time.

So, the assertion that Qu Hongling was in closed-door healing is currently credible.

Only the name of the demon captured was not recorded in the file.

While Jiang Shouzhong was pondering, Jin Ao, who was originally sitting in front of the fire, stood up, walked to the entrance of the cave with a gloomy face, and asked Su Junwen coldly, "Are you Su Shanke’s son?"

"I would rather not be his son."

Su Junwen said self-mockingly.

Because he was close, Su Junwen could finally clearly see Jin Ao’s appearance. The moment their gazes met, he was struck as if by lightning, his whole body rigid, frozen on the spot.

He was present at the time of the Mengyao Pavilion massacre.

It was him who had opened the secret chamber door and had helped Jin Ao kill his second brother, Su Juntong... Hence he was very familiar with Jin Ao’s appearance, and never expected to meet this murderous fiend here again.

No wonder he had felt the voice was somewhat familiar before.

However, Jin Ao did not recognize Su Junwen; there were too many people at the Mengyao Pavilion massacre to remember them all.

And Zhao Ying, upon seeing that there were other people in the cave, looked somewhat surprised. Thinking of what Su Junwen had just said might have been overheard, his face immediately darkened like ink as he stared coldly at Jin Ao, "Who are you?"

"Are you dogs of that bastard Su Shanke?"

Jin Ao’s gaze was sharp as he swept it fiercely over the eight people before him and spoke coldly.

One of Zhao Ying’s sturdy subordinates was infuriated upon hearing this, "Even Mr. Su’s name is not for you to insult?"

Before the words had fully left his mouth, he had already swung the sharp steel knife in his hand and lunged violently at Jin Ao.

But the next moment, everyone just saw a blur of a shadow flash by, and the sturdy subordinate was unexpectedly and abruptly frozen in place, followed swiftly by a bright red burst from his neck, like a blossom of blood.

His body was still on horseback, but his head had already rolled to the ground, eyes wide open.

Everyone present was dumbfounded and filled with fear.

Zhao Ying, who had looked defiant just a moment ago, was stunned, his face drained of color as his legs trembled uncontrollably.

The level of cultivation displayed by the opponent completely exceeded their expectations.

An absolute master.

Jin Ao wiped the blood off his fist, sneered, and said, "Mr. Su? I think ’Su Villain’ is more appropriate! What’s the Su Family to count for, I haven’t bothered with them, otherwise, this so-called world’s second fastest knife, I’d chop him up with a kitchen knife!"

He hadn’t been much supportive of Qu Hongling before, so he never much cared about Qu Hongling’s enemies.

But now was different.

Since Mr. Qu had saved him from the Great Protector, it was his turn to repay the favor and do something for the Sect Master.

Hearing that the other party had a deep hatred for the Su Family, Zhao Ying felt a chill in his heart, his face muscles twitched slightly, and without hesitation, he turned the horse around, planning to flee. The others quickly followed suit.

"Kid, hand over your broken sword."

Jin Ao, calm and composed, stretched his hand towards Su Junwen.

Su Junwen’s face was dull and expressionless as he mechanically handed over the badly damaged sword in his hand.

Jin Ao took the sword and flicked his wrist lightly.

The broken blade instantly shattered into several pieces, like a swarm of locusts flying all around, swiftly slicing through the air as they chased after the seven people in panicked flight.

In an instant, several sharp fragments pierced through their bodies with deadly accuracy. Accompanied by a few muffled groans, the seven people fell to the ground one after another, lifeless.

Tan Shuangshuang watched with wide eyes, standing frozen in place, her pupils filled with shock and confusion.

She had been prepared to die alongside Su Junwen, but out of nowhere, a master had appeared.

Jin Ao turned to Su Junwen and said indifferently, "Considering you’ve already severed ties with the Su Family, I’ll spare your life. But those inside stories you mentioned earlier, tell me about them."

"I... I don’t know who... who senior is..."

Su Junwen stammered as he asked.

After the massacre at Mengyao Pavilion, he took Tan Shuangshuang and left Qingzhou; thus, he was unaware of the identity of the person before him.

Jin Ao waved his hand and said, "You don’t need to know who I am, just tell me those inside stories you mentioned. I’m rather curious about what ugly deeds Su Shanke has done. Come, let’s go inside and talk."

Su Junwen dared not refuse and followed Jin Ao into the cave.

Inside the cave, Jiang Shouzhong and his group were packing up their luggage, which caused Jin Ao to pause in surprise. He hurriedly asked, "Jiang Shouzhong, the sky isn’t even bright yet, are you leaving already, without taking more rest?"

Jiang Shouzhong was very straightforward as he said indifferently, "Don’t want to cause trouble."

Jiang Shouzhong was not interested in these Jianghu troubles; he had already delayed too much time in Muling County. If entangled in any more incidents, it might lead to many unforeseen complications, and there was no guarantee that nothing unexpected would occur.

Moreover, Mengniang had secretly told him.

Although this Jin Ao was trying hard to hide his presence, he was very likely a demon.

Jin Ao still wanted to retain them, "Don’t worry, Jiang Shouzhong, with me here, there won’t be any trouble."

"No, thanks."

Jiang Shouzhong left the cave with Er Liang and Yelü Miao.

Looking at the receding figures of the three, Jin Ao sighed, scratched his head, and could only give up helplessly.

However, as soon as Jiang Shouzhong and his companions stepped out of the cave mouth, a dozen strong horses swept in like a gale, their hoofbeats thunderous, their momentum overwhelming. The horses lined up neatly, sealing off all the escape and exit routes flawlessly.

The leader was a man in a light blue robe, with a handsome face and extraordinary demeanor.

When he saw the corpses on the ground, his expression grew solemn as he turned to Jiang Shouzhong, "Did you kill these people?"

Jiang Shouzhong patted his forehead, utterly speechless.

As he had feared, trouble had come.

"I killed those bastards!"

Jin Ao walked out of the cave, boldly speaking to the man in the blue robe, "You must be the eldest son of the Su Family. You arrived quite fast, but that’s good. I’ll send you to the underworld first, and your dear old dad will join you soon enough."

The Su family’s eldest son replied emotionlessly, "I’ve remembered you."

He then looked toward Jiang Shouzhong, "You too."

Jiang Shouzhong couldn’t help but curse, "Are you an idiot? He already said he killed them; did you get shit stuck in your ears?!"

Jin Ao smiled with a grimace, "No matter, you can remember all you want in hell."

He exploded into action, throwing a punch toward the Su family’s eldest son.

However, in the next moment, the body of the Su family’s eldest son seemed to sway like it was being blown by the wind, gently shaking. As Jin Ao’s brutal punch landed, a curtain of water appeared before him, slowly shifting.

But as the curtain dissipated bit by bit, the Su family’s eldest son, along with everyone else, had vanished into thin air.

Jin Ao was stunned, "What kind of sorcery is this?"

"It’s the Blinding Skill of the Taoist path," Su Junwen came out and said. "Mr. Su has taken a disciple’s vow with a Taoist, learning many spells."

Jin Ao curled his lips and cursed, "That was somewhat underestimated."

He turned to Jiang Shouzhong with a smile, "What now, Jiang Shouzhong? He said he’s remembered you. Are you sure he won’t come looking for you when you leave? You could be followed on the road, you know."

At this moment, Jiang Shouzhong felt like cursing.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest.

A woman in a magnificent gold-embroidered dress and a golden veil gazed at a jade stone in her hand, muttering to herself, "According to the sensation, it should be around here. This kid, instead of helping my Qingzhou Gang, what is he doing here?"

Empress Luo Wanqing suddenly frowned and murmured:

"Could it be that he has found out that Luo Mingtang isn’t dead and is nearby Fengcheng? If that’s the case, this kid really has some skills and is worth cultivating by me."

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