Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 776 - 753: Melodramatic Past Events (1/3)

Chapter 776: Chapter 753: Melodramatic Past Events (1/3)

Half a month later, Zhou Heng finally awaited the culprits responsible for the murders and arson.

His Divine Intent could cover the entire Baiming City, so when a group of people returned dusty and travel-worn, he immediately thought of acting but did not. Instead, he waited until they entered the residence of a certain noble family within the city, then he took Hu Yin and the others with him to go there.

"Hey, hey, hey, why won’t you teach us cultivation?" The Red Dragon Empress, riding on the back of the Black Donkey—which was sticking out its tongue as if near death—seemed to have an innate fear of the Red Dragon Empress but astonishingly did not resist and chose to endure submissively.

Zhou Heng scratched his head, thinking do you two need to cultivate? Simply leave this place, and once the pressure of the laws disappears, you can immediately regain your memories and Cultivation Level... of course, this was just his conjecture.

"I’m so pretty, I might as well give you a chance to pursue me!" The Red Dragon Empress threw a coquettish glance at Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng shivered all over, thinking if this lazy creature remembered this after leaving this place, would she kill him to silence him out of embarrassment? He quickly waved his hand, saying, "Men and beasts have different paths, I would abstain!"

He did not conceal their identities, telling the two women who they were. However, since the two Dragon Sovereigns had lost all memories, they were naturally skeptical of his words, thinking he was simply too stingy to impart his skills to them.

With Zhou Heng’s current abilities, their group naturally appeared in the residence of the murderous and arsonist bandits without anyone noticing.

Liu Mansion.

This was a second-tier noble family in Baiming City. The most powerful person in the family was only at the Land Cleaving Second Layer Heaven, a notch below the three major families, but still not to be underestimated. They were one of the cultivator elites in the city.

Just look at the spectacle at the entrance to know, where eight rows of four people, thirty-two big fellows in total, lined up, each one at the Spirit Gathering Realm exuding an aura of brutality, intimidating enough to make any ordinary person step back in fear.

Seeing Zhou Heng and his party coming over, the thirty-two big fellows immediately glared at them in unison.

As the saying goes, where all direct their steps, the ground sinks; when thirty-two Spirit Gathering Realm Martial Artists focus their attention, the pressure is overwhelming for ordinary people, frightening one to death isn’t out of the question!

The Red Dragon Empress immediately started patting her chest, her pretty face turning somewhat pale, saying, "They look like they are going to eat someone, why bulge out their eyes like that?"

Zhou Heng’s aura shifted slightly and said, "Call your Family Head out!"

As a Sublimation Sovereign, he had no idea how many times he had crushed these people on the Martial Path. Even revealing only a billionth part of his aura was enough to make their faces turn pale and their breath stop.

——This was Zhou Heng scolding them for their willful oppression with their aura. Usually, they must have scared many ordinary people to sickness. This was a small lesson.

All thirty-two men felt as sick as though with a serious illness, sweat pouring down their heads, not daring to be arrogant with Zhou Heng. Immediately, four of them rushed into the mansion to report, while the others stood guard over Zhou Heng with trepidation, fulfilling their duty.

"You’re quite thoughtful!" The Red Dragon Empress gave Zhou Heng another flirtatious look, thinking he was standing up for her.

Zhou Heng pretended not to notice. If he didn’t want to kill to silence others, it was best not to get involved with the Red Dragon Empress now. Otherwise, once she regained her memory and strength, she might turn her embarrassment into rage and kill out of spite.

Of course, it was even possible she wouldn’t bother to silence anyone!

"Who dares to create trouble at my Liu Family?" A roar came forth as a middle-aged man leapt from inside the mansion, tall with quite handsome features, but his face showed an obvious anger.

However, when he saw clearly who Zhou Heng and his party were, he immediately showed a look of dread.

Although the Chen, Luo, and Zhao families had locked down the news, with so many eyes watching on the day of the event, it was impossible to keep it completely contained. Especially for a noble family like Liu, which was only slightly inferior.

But, Zhou Heng’s heaven-defying actions were only witnessed by Chen Qilong and two others, naturally, they would not leak it. Thus, other Martial Path families in the city only knew not to provoke Zhou Heng and his party, even the Chen, Zhao, and Luo families would keep their distance.

After scanning Zhou Heng and his group, the middle-aged man from the Liu Family immediately identified them, not daring to make any rash moves.

His expression tightened, and he clasped his fists, saying, "I did not know the honored guests would come; failing to welcome you from afar is a serious oversight. Please forgive any offense!"

——His cultivation was only at the Initial Separation Third Layer Heaven, but it was said that the other party had even detonated someone at the Land Cleaving Second Layer Heaven, far beyond his arrogance.

Zhou Heng’s expression indifferent, he said, "Call out your Family Head!"

"Yes! Yes!" The man nodded immediately. These people were too strong; it was not excessive to have the Family Head welcome them personally.

Before long, a man in his fifties emerged from inside, dressed in bright red brocade clothing and exuding an air of authority. He was Liu Dian, the Family Head of the Liu Family. Hearing that Zhou Heng had come to visit, he was startled and rushed out immediately.

"I am Liu Dian, and I have the honor to meet the distinguished guests!" He stepped forward quickly, bowing deeply.

Zhou Heng remained unmoved, pointed to Hu Yin, and said, "This young girl is the orphan of Hu Family Village. Where did you send her mother?" He had used his Divine Sense to observe earlier and noticed the group who committed murder and arson did not include any female captives.

Liu Dian’s heart trembled, this family’s mission to capture people from Hu Family Village was a secret operation! Moreover, it was just a small mortal village, how could that involve such a powerful figure like Zhou Heng?

And this little girl... how could these idiots leave a survivor?

Liu Dian immediately burst into loud laughter. Laughter is a kind of knowledge; it can be used to cover up many things and to hide one’s emotions. Amidst his laughter, he had already adjusted his mindset and said, "Please forgive this old man’s confusion, I really don’t understand what your esteemed self is referring to!"

Zhou Heng had no intention of wasting words with him. With a thought, swish swish swish, seventeen men appeared out of nowhere, each falling to the ground. They were of varying ages, but all had reached the Spirit Gathering Realm.

All members of the Liu Family were so shocked that their eyes nearly popped out, and several of them couldn’t help but collapse onto the ground!

What kind of technique was this?

Summoning people out of thin air was nothing short of a miracle!

Some of the higher-ups wore even uglier expressions on their faces because these seventeen were the very individuals the Liu Family had sent on "official business" to Hu Family Village! Zhou Heng was able to capture these seventeen men with a single thought, and they were utterly unable to wrap their heads around this fact.

"Where are they?" Zhou Heng asked calmly.

At this moment, Hu Yin too realized what was going on and urgently said, "Where is my mother? Where have you hidden her?" She was now in the Open Heaven Realm, and after several days, her realm had somewhat stabilized. As she shouted, her Open Heaven Realm’s aura spread out, overwhelming all of the Liu Family members so much that they couldn’t catch their breath.

"Your... your mother!" Liu Dian, whose face had already turned pale, seemed to have grasped a lifeline and hastily said, "Are you Ruyun’s daughter? Is your mother called Liu Ruyun? Yes, you must be Ruyun’s daughter, you look exactly like her when she was young!"

Zhou Heng was slightly taken aback, sensing that the development of the situation seemed to be heading towards some melodramatic twist.

"My mother’s name is Ruyun, but I don’t know you! Where is my mother, where have you hidden her?" Hu Yin asked with an urgent expression.

"Little girl, don’t worry! Don’t worry! Your mother is safe and sound; as the older generation of your maternal family, by seniority, I am your great-uncle!" Liu Dian’s face was all smiles, his expression filled with kindness.

This smile, as seen by the members of the Liu Family, sent shivers down many of their spines. The Family Head was always known for his ferocity and cunning, and such a benevolent smile on his face seemed awkward and out of place!

However, Liu Dian was filled with joy. Although this little girl was young, her cultivation level had already broken through to the Open Heaven Realm, and she was the genuine number one in Baiming City!

A talent rare in this world and unparalleled!

If he could convince her to acknowledge her ancestry and return to the family, the Liu Family could leap to become the very top clan in Baiming City! What Zhao Family, what Hu Family and Chen Family; from then on, would they have a say in anything?

In Liu Dian’s view, a little girl was surely easy to deceive. Besides, he wasn’t lying—Liu Ruyun was indeed a member of their Liu Family, only she had fled secretly more than a decade ago.

Hu Yin was naive and kind indeed, but she wasn’t foolish. She had seen with her own eyes the tragic aftermath of the attack on Hu Family Village. How could she easily trust this kindly-looking old man? She only insisted on one thing, "Where is my mother, hand her over!"

However, Liu Dian was in no position to satisfy her demand. He knew that if he really handed over Liu Ruyun, the contemptible woman would probably tell her daughter to destroy the Liu Family first thing! He evaded responsibility, diverting the topic here and there, all to keep Hu Yin calm.

Zhou Heng was getting impatient and said, "Stop talking nonsense, tell the whole story from beginning to end. Another word of nonsense, and I’ll cripple one of your limbs. Make your choice!"

Liu Dian broke out in a cold sweat, having seen Zhou Heng’s ghostly abilities earlier. He could guess that Zhou Heng was far stronger than Hu Yin! Besides, Zhou Heng was an adult, how could he be fooled?

Zhou Heng’s gaze hardened, and with a swish, a flash of blood light, and Liu Dian’s arm was severed cleanly at the shoulder, blood spraying out wildly.

"Ah—," Liu Dian first froze, then began screaming in disbelief. He was the head of the Liu Family, and he never imagined such a thing could ever happen to him.

Zhou Heng was devoid of any sympathy—as compared to the tragedy of the Hu Family Village, what was this to him?

Seeing Zhou Heng’s impatient expression again, Liu Dian trembled inside and hastily said, "I’ll talk! I’ll talk!" His cultivation was only at the First Layer Heaven of Land Cleaving; how could he have the ability to regenerate a severed limb?

He dared not hide anything and recounted the entire story from the beginning.

In truth, the story was not at all complicated.

Liu Ruyun was indeed a member of the Liu Family, but not from the main line—she was born in a branch family. Her parents had died while hunting Demon Beasts when she was very young. Her cultivation talent was decent, but her beauty was an even greater highlight.

But without sufficient self-protective abilities, being too beautiful was not a good thing.

By chance, she caught the eye of Young Master Qi from the Ma Family of Golden Cloud City, who wanted to take her as one of his numerous concubines. The Ma Family’s power was incomparable to that of the Liu Family, so they naturally did not dare to disobey. However, Liu Ruyun was unwilling to be the toy of a spoiled young master and chose to run away.

And so, Hu Yin was born.

But more than a decade later, she was found by the Liu Family again, which brought disaster to Hu Family Village, and she herself was sent to the Ma Family in Golden Yuan City—apparently, that Young Master Qi still hasn’t forgotten her. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)