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Chapter 1587 - 1580: Intercepting Halfway

Chapter 1587: Chapter 1580: Intercepting Halfway

"So the child died, was your husband very heartbroken?" Tangmo asked tentatively.

"I didn’t mean to... I could have taken good care of him, I... I..." Mentioning the heartbreaking part, Fei Yu was unable to continue as she was overwhelmed by tears.

"May I ask how the child died?" Tangmo asked cautiously after a moment of silence.

"He... he was by his husband’s... father..." Fei Yu seemed very hesitant to mention this, overwhelmed with sorrow, yet instinctively shut her mouth.

"Killed by his husband’s father... I think I understand..." Tangmo murmured to himself, nodding.

"When did your child’s death happen?" After a pause, Tangmo continued.

"About two months ago..." Fei Yu said, regretting again, "It just happened, and yet I was still negligent, I really am an incompetent mother..."

"Don’t say that, it must have been really tough just you and the child at home." Tangmo comforted her.

After some thought, Tangmo roughly understood Fei Yu’s motives. Clearly, the death of the first child was a huge shock to the couple, so much so that Fei Yu went out to search desperately after the second child went missing.

However, it was evident she was incapable of being everywhere at once; no sooner had she left the house than someone came and raided it.

In fact, based on the current situation, Tangmo felt that even if Fei Yu had stayed at home, she likely wouldn’t have been able to fend off the intruders. A widow living in such a place was almost inevitably going to face dangers.

This kind of situation can only be blamed on the father’s incompetence, who neither spent more time with the child nor did he fortify the security of the area, leading to a string of tragedies.

Combining all information, Tangmo roughly deduced the image of the male host. A scion of the Nobility, with strict household rules and a harsh father. Based on what is known, this man’s father killed the man’s son, his own grandson.

But what Tangmo couldn’t understand was, if the scandal had already been exposed, why didn’t the man’s father wipe out everyone involved, starting with Fei Yu.

According to Fei Yu’s account, after the child was beaten to death, the man still brought back his child’s body.

This was a significant detail, implying that something must have happened after the man’s father killed the child. Otherwise, it was unimaginable that the man’s father would allow the child’s body to be taken back home, and not target Fei Yu and the remaining children.

Realizing this, Tangmo and Baiyue exchanged glances, seemingly guessing at the same conclusion, thus making an unspoken agreement through eye contact.

"Anyway, don’t wander around anymore, maybe your husband has already found the child, let’s settle down here for now, so your husband won’t have to run around everywhere looking for him." Tangmo suggested.

"But, if the child is found by my husband..." Fei Yu lowered her head, seemingly hesitant.

"Wouldn’t that be the best outcome? Are you worried about being punished? Don’t worry, we’ll persuade your husband. But in any case, as long as the child is safe, that’s what matters, right?" Tangmo consoled.

"That’s all I can hope for, thank you, Manor Lord..." Fei Yu sighed, nodding silently.

"First, let’s settle down and sort everything out, don’t wander off anymore." Tangmo sighed, these words were as much for Fei Yu as they were for himself.

A disturbance came from the woods, and a group of people emerged from the forest. It was three men from Kyushu escorting a child, different in that while the men were from Kyushu, the child was from the Demon Clan.

Emerging from the thicket, the leader let out a sigh of relief, looked back at the tightly bound child, and spoke wearily, "All this trouble just to catch one, hardly worth our effort, all for nothing."

"Don’t say that, boss, at least we can trade him for some money. If we let him go, we’d have been just wasting our time these past few days." Another man approached and spoke.

"This little devil was really tough to catch; despite looking thin and small, catching him in the woods took half the day." The man holding the child also sighed, meanwhile glaring down at him.

Not only was the child tightly bound, but his mouth was also gagged with a cloth, allowing him only to make muffled noises and not speak.

"We’re about to meet the contact. We need to be cautious." the leading man said.

"Why? Aren’t we already safe?" another man asked puzzledly.

"Don’t you know the underworld’s rule of betrayal? If someone intercepts us midway, all our efforts will be wasted," the leader said irritatedly.

"With our strength, as long as it’s not a Cultivator, who can do anything to us?" the man said, confidently patting his saber.

"Jinx!" the leader glared at him and said irritatedly.

"Could there really be Cultivators interested in this business? This amount of money wouldn’t be enough for them to spend..." the man widened his eyes and asked.

"Not just Cultivators, don’t forget, Nine Streams are also trouble. These guys really have no bottom line," the leader said.

"Nine Streams indeed must be cautious of, but their strength varies greatly. If we run into a weak one, they wouldn’t even be enough for us to beat up," the man said.

"Anyway, be careful..." As the man spoke, he suddenly felt a murderous aura coming from behind, so he closed his mouth and abruptly turned around.

In front of them stood a man dressed in Xuan-colored, tight-fitting clothes. He was masked, wearing a hat with a built-in scarf. Behind his waist, no weapon could be seen, only his fists were clenched tightly, making a creaking sound.

"Who are you?" This person was blocking the essential path of the trio, who immediately became alert and drew their weapons.

"Hand over the child!" the man in black uttered in a cold voice.

"Are you joking? We got the child first, and now you want to snatch it?" the leader said cautiously.

"I am not discussing this with you. I said, hand over the child!" the man’s tone began to grow impatient.

"Boss, what should we do, he seems tough," the man asked nervously.

"What’s there to panic about, it’s not necessarily a Cultivator, it might just be a bluff. I’ve seen plenty of these lousy tricks in the underworld," the leader steadied his mind and said calmly.

"I can feel his murderous aura, maybe we should just let it be?" the man holding the child put the child down and said uneasily.

"You’re not a Cultivator, what murderous aura can you feel," the leader turned back and said annoyed, "Why would a Cultivator care about this small amount of money? With that kind of effort, there are many things to do that earn more than kidnapping a child."

"It seems you really are tired of living, well then, I’ll grant your wish," the man in black said, and curled his lips showing a ferocious smile.

Although the scarf covered his smile, the eyes and cheek muscles that were exposed still conveyed a manic aura.

As soon as his words fell, his figure moved like a bolt of lightning, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of the trio.

"Banshan!" the leader exclaimed in shock, feeling an intense pain in his chest, then looked down only to find the man’s hand had pierced through his chest, coming out from the back.

"Banshan..." the leader widened his eyes and strained to utter these words, then lowered his head, his body slowly dropping.

Seeing the leader killed in the blink of an eye, the other man lost all courage to resist and immediately dropped his weapon and ran.

However, it was clear he couldn’t escape. The man in black quickly grabbed the leader’s knife, then aimed a slash at the back of the fleeing man.

A stream of Qi Force tore through the air, instantly splitting the man’s body diagonally into two halves. The man felt his body separating and, before dying, he shook and let out his final cry of alarm, "Royal Dao..."

Just in two rounds, two companions were successively killed. The last man didn’t dare to linger and promptly turned and ran. He felt fortunate; his companions’ deaths provided him a chance to escape, allowing him some distance from the man in black.

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