Your Majesty, Please Stop!

Chapter 157: Pitiful Grandfather

"I know you're not dead, stop pretending!"

On the mountain path, wildflowers and grass covered the ground, even the thorns were a vibrant green, refreshing the spirit.

Xin Zhuo carried Huang Jiugai, his steps seemingly slow, but in the blink of an eye, he covered a distance of three or four zhang.

Huang Jiugai was wrapped in gauze, the white contrasting sharply with his original beggar's clothes. Being carried by Xin Zhuo, he hunched over, closed his eyes, his old face lifeless.

Upon hearing this, he opened his cloudy old eyes and coughed lightly. "I didn't expect... Daddy, I really didn't expect..."

Xin Zhuo smiled. "Oh? What didn't you expect?"

Huang Jiugai remained silent once again.

Xin Zhuo casually threw him up and he landed heavily on a rock. Already heavily injured and on the verge of death, Huang Jiugai let out a miserable cry, blood sprayed from his mouth, his face pale yellow, looking at Xin Zhuo with a face full of fear.

This kid, despite his young age, not only had extremely high martial prowess, but also had a vicious mind. In an instant, he destroyed three families and ruined the plans of five Half-step Great Masters who were about to break through. More than a decade of hard work was destroyed in an instant.

Is this still a human?

Unable to say whether it was hatred or something else, looking at Xin Zhuo approaching, he sighed heavily. "If Aotian had half your intelligence and viciousness back then, he wouldn't have ended up in such a tragic death!"

Xin Zhuo lifted him up again and continued walking. "Tell me."

Huang Jiugai seemed lost in thought and after a long while, he said, "I was born into a prestigious family and was once a dashing young man..."

Xin Zhuo looked at his sly old face and the two strange tiger skin plasters, and interrupted him cleanly, "Cut to the chase, I'm not interested in your background!"

Huang Jiugai was taken aback for a moment, then continued, "Thirteen years ago, I was begging in Jingjiang Prefecture when suddenly a major case occurred. Eighteen beautiful young girls disappeared within seven days, from one prefecture and three counties.

The prefect was furious and immediately ordered the chief constable of the prefecture to solve the case. However, for ten consecutive days, there was no progress, and the number of missing girls had reached thirty-nine.

At that time, the chief constable of Jingjiang Prefecture was Ah Gou, the fifth-ranked expert of Duan Yang Tower, who was killed by you guys.

Burdened with heavy responsibilities, he had no choice but to return to Duan Yang Tower for help. As the master of Duan Yang Tower, Tang Wuwo naturally had to take responsibility and brought people to assist.

After a thorough investigation by the two of them, they finally found a clue and followed it for seven days, eventually discovering the reason for the girls' disappearance.

They were captured by a Sa Wu who had escaped from the Northern Cang Kingdom and were being used to refine evil arts.

Tang Wuwo and Ah Gou immediately fought against that person, but unfortunately, although that person was also a sixth-ranked expert, his evil skills were extremely formidable.

The two of them couldn't defeat him, and it just so happened that I passed by. Although I was a beggar, I was also a sixth-ranked expert at the time, so I lent a hand.

Unfortunately, the three of us still couldn't defeat that Sa Wu. At that moment, another person happened to pass by. Do you know who that person was?"

Xin Zhuo said, "Master Li."

Huang Jiugai nodded approvingly. "You are indeed clever. Yes, it was Master Li who happened to be traveling to various prefectures in his free time. When he saw the situation, he naturally lent a hand.

The four of us joined forces and defeated that Sa Wu, rescuing a group of girls. However, those girls had already been possessed by a kind of insect and their lives were not long for this world!"

Xin Zhuo continued, "That bug you used earlier, it can enter a person's body and absorb their Talent, right?"

Huang Jiugai laughed and said, "Talking to smart people is easy. Once you understand one thing, you can understand everything."

Xin Zhuo calmly said, "I also know that this bug is called Tian Yan."

Huang Jiugai was shocked, "You even know that? Tian Yan bugs are forbidden in Beicang. Many skilled Practitioners in Da Zhou are aware of this creature. We haven't used that name in a long time."

"Just a guess."

Xin Zhuo knew, of course, because since Murong Xiu took the bug, his Yang energy had been increasing, and it had grown roots and showed off to him, insisting on having a urine contest to see who could pee the farthest. So Tian Yan was not his symptom, but the bug's name, which Lunar Serenity Well had already hinted at.

Huang Jiugai sighed for a while and continued, "Before Sa Wu died, he handed over this set of techniques in an attempt to save his life. Naturally, we did not agree, but we obtained this set of techniques anyway.

Originally, no one paid much attention to it, but after some research by Master Li and Tang Wuwo, they found that although this set of techniques was evil, it greatly helped in the advancement of Martial Dao and had no side effects.

Martial Dao is extremely difficult, and many people struggle their whole lives to reach a high level. Practitioners who are devoted to martial cultivation cannot bear it.

After careful consideration, we let our greed overcome our conscience and decided to give it a try.

The problem was who would capture individuals with exceptional Talent. Because this matter was extremely evil, Tang Wuwo and Master Li were concerned about their reputation and were unwilling.

I am a beggar and don't have so many concerns, but I am just one person and a bit slow. I still need someone who doesn't care about their reputation."

Xin Zhuo said, "It would be best if this person is a bandit or a thief, and their reputation is not well-known, unnoticed by the authorities. That would be my grandfather, Xin Aotian."

Huang Jiugai's expression became complicated, and he nodded, "That's right! This idea came from Master Li. He noticed your grandfather a long time ago. Xin Aotian is stubborn. Although he is a bandit, he has a stubborn kindness. His reputation is not well-known, and the authorities have not noticed him. He is the most suitable candidate.

I will go and persuade him. Originally, I didn't know how to convince him, but it turns out he has a grudge. He doesn't want to say or dare to say what the grudge is about.

But I used the grudge as an excuse and repeatedly persuaded him. Finally, in order to quickly break through the Realm, he decided to cooperate with us..."

"Since then, my grandfather has changed completely and has been committing all sorts of evil deeds, killing and setting fires."

Xin Zhuo sighed and said, "In reality, he was capturing people with good Talent to host the Tian Yan bug."

"You're absolutely right," Huang Jiugai said. "In order to prevent Xin Aotian from changing his mind halfway and to facilitate his advancement in the Realm, we had him try the evil techniques first. Sure enough, within a year or two, he went from ninth rank to sixth rank.

With this premise, he was full of enthusiasm. With my assistance, he captured hundreds of people within a radius of a thousand miles who had good Talent and no family background, except for some who died midway. There are still nearly two hundred left.

Everything was going well, and without any surprises, the four of us, plus one more person, could form a formation with five main seats. Yesterday, we officially entered the Half-step Great Master level.

But your grandfather is too stubborn and ambitious. He didn't listen to advice and went around looking for people to spar with, causing trouble and exposing his identity. He even stole the cultivation techniques of Shaolin and Wudang, causing a great disaster."

Xin Zhuo continued, "So, you were afraid of the plan being exposed and failing, and Tang Wuwo killed him."

Huang Jiugai looked at him and sighed, "That's right! Afraid of the plan being exposed, Tang Wuwo killed him. Then we needed many more people, so we sought the help of the Du family and the Shenqiang Villa!

That's how things unfolded. Actually, if your grandfather hadn't been so ostentatious, we would never have killed him!

Unexpectedly, his grandson is so terrifying. This should be retribution! Arrogant in success, arrogant in failure!"

He sighed deeply, "We owe him an apology. It's all retribution!"