Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 274 Resentment Falls

Guan Xun's words instantly attracted the attention of everyone present, and they all turned to look at her, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Xiao Yueluo exclaimed in disbelief, "Xun'er, how... how did this storage ring end up in your hands?"

As she spoke, Cuihua, who was standing to the side, seemed to have all her strength drained away in an instant. She slammed her hands on the ground and knelt down on all fours, her face deathly pale. Her voice trembled uncontrollably: "So it was you... so it was you who intercepted this thing at the Long Chain Island auction house back then!"

When she received the news that the obsidian ring had appeared at the auction, she immediately asked Zhuge Yunzheng to keep an eye on it, but unfortunately Yunzheng had to go into seclusion to cultivate and couldn't get away.

Left with no other choice, Yun Zheng sent Zhuge Zhao, but that fool got stuck in the vine forest on his way to the auction and missed the auction!

She thought she had just missed the chance to destroy the evidence, but she never expected that the ring containing all her incriminating evidence would fall into the hands of this wild girl by some twist of fate!

Cuihua trembled violently, with only one thought in her mind: Oh no, there's no way out now!

"Well..." Guan Xun shrugged casually and said in a low voice, "It was just something I picked up while passing by Changlian Island."

Without offering further explanation, she flicked her wrist and tossed the obsidian storage ring directly at Zhuge Tianxia.

Zhuge Tianxia raised his hand and caught it steadily. The moment his fingertips touched the storage ring, a cool sensation spread out, confirming that it was indeed made of crystal black liquid.

He then handed it to Xiao Yueluo, asking her to identify it.

“That’s right!” Xiao Yueluo’s hands trembled slightly as she touched the surface of the storage ring, her eyes suddenly lighting up. “This is it! This is the storage ring that Cuihua had back then!”

"No...no!" Cuihua, who knew her own things best, panicked and immediately crawled two steps on her knees, desperately kowtowing to the two people in front of her: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was just out of my mind back then, please forgive me!"

Zhuge Tianxia paid no attention to her. With a cold face, he quickly raised his hand, condensed a burst of energy at his fingertips, and directly took a drop of blood from her body, accurately dripping it onto his storage ring.

hum-

The storage ring suddenly burst out with a dazzling golden light, and with a soft sound, several items emerged from it, including the golden-black image sphere.

He grabbed the commemorative ball, his fingertips exerting sudden force, and the faint light from the commemorative ball immediately reflected the murderous intent surging in his eyes.

The next second, the aura of fury around him could no longer be suppressed and swept out like a tsunami.

Xiao Yueluo, standing beside her, looked at the image-recording ball and trembled uncontrollably with anger. Tears of emotion, mixed with hatred, streamed down her face.

"It's my fault! Madam, Lord! It's my fault!" Cuihua's forehead was covered in blood from kowtowing, and her voice was hoarse from shouting. "I was wrong! I'll change! I will definitely atone for my sins! Please forgive me! Please give me a chance to atone!"

Seeing her disgraceful state, Xiao Yueluo said fiercely, "Aton for your sins?! Even if you die, you can't ease the hatred I've endured all these years!"

Seeing that begging for mercy was useless, Cuihua's eyes suddenly darted around, as if she had grasped at the last straw, and she cried out in a shrill voice: "Yunzheng! Yes, Palace Master! Think of Yunzheng! He is so badly injured, he can't be left alone to take care of him, he can't be without his mother! I swear, I will behave myself from now on, and I will never even step out of the courtyard!"

Zhuge Tianxia's eyes were devoid of any emotion, only chilling coldness. He stared at Cuihua, each word sharp as ice: "Just die in peace. As for Yunzheng, he is still my son. There are plenty of doctors and maids in the palace to take care of him. It's none of your business."

"Besides, he's already a cripple. If he's lucky enough to survive, my True Inheritance Hall will certainly not let him go hungry."

This tone sounds as if they are talking about something insignificant.

As soon as she finished speaking, Cuihua trembled violently, her kowtowing stopped abruptly, and all the color drained from her face.

She stared blankly at Zhuge Tianxia, ​​the last glimmer of light in his bloodshot eyes completely extinguished, leaving only a deathly silence. His throat continued to make hoarse sounds, like a broken bellows groaning in agony.

After a long silence, she suddenly burst into a heart-wrenching, agonizing laugh, so manic it was terrifying: "Crippled... Hahaha... Zhuge Tianxia, ​​how cruel you are! How cruel you are!"

In the end, she collapsed to the ground, her limbs limp like a lump of mud, tears mixed with blood smeared all over her face, her whole body exuding an aura of despair, and she no longer had the strength to struggle.

Just before Zhuge Tianxia made his move, Guan Xun's lips curled into a playful smile.

As her lips moved slightly, a whispered message pierced through the noise and landed precisely in Cuihua's ears: "They all say that your son's dantian was destroyed because of the backlash from the secret technique, right?"

Cuihua's dull eyes suddenly twitched, turning left and right before finally fixing on Guan Xun, who was smiling in a half-smile in the crowd. Her eyes widened as if they were about to burst.

Before she could react, another voice transmission entered her ear: "Actually, he was crippled by me."

"boom--"

These words struck Cuihua like a thunderbolt. Her whole body trembled violently, her pupils contracted sharply, and she could only utter a few words as she made a hoarse sound.

In an instant, Zhuge Tianxia's palm strike arrived, carrying intense anger and mercilessly slamming into her heart.

Cuihua's body was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.

Until the very last moment before she breathed her last, her eyes remained wide open, filled with extreme terror and resentment, her gaze fixed on Guan Xun, dying with her eyes wide open in disbelief.

This scene plunged the surroundings into complete silence; all sounds vanished, and everyone held their breath, not daring to utter a sound.

Zhuge Tianxia slowly withdrew his palm, a chilling killing intent still lingering on his fingertips. He swept his gaze over the kneeling servants and said coldly, "Not a single word of what happened today is to be divulged. Anyone who dares to utter a single word will die."

The servants trembled and kowtowed violently: "Yes, yes! We (the servants) obey!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone rushed forward and quickly tidied up the messy courtyard.

Looking at Cuihua's mangled corpse, Xiao Yueluo's emotions, which had been building up for years, finally broke down. She covered her mouth and nose, and suppressed sobs escaped from between her fingers.

“Madam…” Zhuge Tianxia turned his head and looked at her trembling shoulders. The fierceness in his eyes instantly disappeared, leaving only endless heartache.

He stepped forward and pulled her into a tight embrace, the force so strong it felt like he wanted to meld her into his very bones.

As dusk settled, it bathed the courtyard's blue bricks and gray tiles in its light.

The wind swept past, carrying withered leaves and the last trace of blood on the ground, while also dispelling the resentment and hatred that had lingered for years.

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