Chapter 13: Your Friend Zhang Mingliang Has Died

Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Your Friend Zhang Mingliang Has Died

Seeing Yun Wan’s expression drastically change, Zhang Mingliang still didn’t understand what was going on. He hurriedly asked, "Does the tea not suit your taste, Miss?"

Yun Wan slowly stood up, her aura surging. Her purple robe fluttered without any wind, and the thin veil on her face gently drifted upward. A moment later—

Driven by her Qi Blood Power, the mouthful of tea she had swallowed was spat right back out!

BANG!

As she spat out the tea, Yun Wan’s slender, jade-like hand gave a slight tremor, and the teacup in her grasp instantly shattered into pieces.

"Such audacity! How dare you poison me!"

Poison!?

Zhang Mingliang froze, and understanding instantly dawned on him!

He was used to bullying men and taking advantage of women in Fenglin Town. His attendants, Liang San and Xie Xiaoqi, were also well aware of their young master’s nature. Normally, if a somewhat attractive common woman passed through Fenglin Town and caught his eye, drugging her unconscious and then forcing himself on her was a frequent occurrence. Afterward, he only needed to compensate them with some money or use the Zhang Family’s influence to coerce and bribe them; those women wouldn’t dare utter a word of complaint.

But heaven knew, Zhang Mingliang truly hadn’t planned to use such underhanded tactics on Yun Wan this time.

After all, he was only a playboy, not a fool. Whether judging by her temperament or her attire, the woman before him was no ordinary person. The Zhang Family had some influence, but it was strictly limited to the small territory of Qinghe County.

He thought, "That idiot Xie Xiaoqi is going to get me killed!"

Zhang Mingliang cursed inwardly, but his mouth hurried to explain.

"Miss, it’s a misunderstanding!

"This is definitely a misunderstanding!"

Why would Yun Wan care about his begging? In the entire Huangzhou Prefecture, the Yun Family was the uncrowned king. As the eldest daughter of the Yun Family and a Martial Artist of the Martial Master Ninth Realm, she was the most noble princess in Huangzhou.

Yet now, in this tiny Fenglin Town, someone actually dared to scheme against her?

Her beautiful eyes brimming with intense killing intent, Yun Wan’s figure flashed. Her slender hand clamped around Zhang Mingliang’s neck like an iron band!

BANG!

Holding up the violently struggling Zhang Mingliang, Yun Wan kicked the wooden door of the private room off its hinges and slowly walked outside.

Any servants they encountered along the way who tried to rush forward and save their young master were swatted away by Yun Wan’s casual waves. They spat blood, their fates unknown.

Walking from the back hall to the front of the Blood Food shop, Yun Wan glanced around and carried Zhang Mingliang straight ahead.

On the street, Fang Xu was just about to head to Qinxiang House to buy Qi Blood Pills when he heard bursts of exclamations behind him. He quickly turned around, only to see a veiled woman in a purple robe slowly walking toward him, holding up a still-struggling Zhang Mingliang amidst the scattering crowd.

Fang Xu was stunned!

The fierce Evil Qi radiating from the woman made his heart tremble involuntarily. He thought, "This woman is incredibly strong! She is even stronger than Land Master and the other two Martial Masters in Fenglin Town!"

"Which way to the Zhang Family?"

Holding Zhang Mingliang, Yun Wan looked at Fang Xu in front of her and asked coldly.

"Follow..."

"Lead the way." The icy voice, laced with thick killing intent, rang in Fang Xu’s ears, instantly making his entire body go cold.

"...Alright."

Fang Xu didn’t dare resist and immediately led Yun Wan toward the Zhang Family’s residence.

Behind them, the common people of Fenglin Town and the gold-panning squads preparing to enter the mountains followed Yun Wan from a distance. The Zhang Family had been established in Fenglin Town for a hundred years. To be able to firmly control the highly lucrative Blood Food business and occupy the vital route into the mountains, they definitely had backing. This Second Young Master of the Zhang Family was usually very arrogant, but those who frequented Fenglin Town knew the forces behind his family and didn’t dare do anything to him.

Now that someone was bringing trouble to the Zhang Family’s door, they were naturally happy to watch the spectacle.

Under Fang Xu’s lead, Yun Wan, carrying Zhang Mingliang, soon arrived at the front of the Zhang Family’s residence.

With his son being paraded through the streets by the neck, Zhang Mingliang’s father naturally received the news immediately. By now, he was already waiting in front of the gate with all the Zhang Family’s Martial Artists. At the same time, he had sent people to invite the Fenglin Town Mayor, Huang Dechuan, and the Commander of the Prefecture Soldiers of Huangzhou Prefecture, Lv Yuan, who had just arrived in Fenglin Town.

After leading Yun Wan to the Zhang Family’s residence, Fang Xu quickly stepped aside, quietly waiting to watch a good show.

"May I ask where you are from, Miss, and how my son has offended you?"

In front of the residence, the short, stout, and bald Zhang Hong watched his son being choked to the brink of death. Suppressing his raging fury, he asked in a deep voice.

"This is your son?" Sweeping a glance at Zhang Hong, Yun Wan spoke coldly.

Zhang Hong was just about to reply when a teeth-achingly loud CRACK came from Yun Wan’s hands.

Zhang Mingliang’s neck had been snapped. His previously violently struggling body now hung limply like a dead dog.

At the same time...

[Your friend Zhang Mingliang has died. As his friend, you may randomly inherit any one of Zhang Mingliang’s four legacies.]

Legacy 1: [Black Legacy (All of the Zhang Family’s property, equivalent to 37,000 taels of Gold)] Inheriting this means certain death. The eldest son of the Zhang Family has already reached the strength of a Martial Master. The forces behind the Zhang Family are deeply entrenched and complicated, and it also involves the Yun Family. For the host to take this would be no different from snatching prey from a tiger’s jaws.

Legacy 2: [Red Legacy (The Zhang Family’s Blood Food Shop)] Inheriting this is rather troublesome. Operating a Blood Food shop requires personal strength and strong backstage support. Given the host’s current situation, accepting this rashly will bring immense pressure.

Legacy 3: [White Legacy (2,000 catties of Blood Food, 1,000 taels of silver)] Inheritance difficulty: Unknown.

Legacy 4: [Gray Legacy (Zhang Mingliang’s collection of trinkets, equivalent to 800 taels of silver)] Inheritance risk is relatively low.

Looking at the virtual light screen popping up in front of him, Fang Xu felt a bit dazed. He never expected that Zhang Mingliang would die just like this.

"Inherit!"

Staring at the four legacies on the screen, Fang Xu chose to inherit without hesitation.

The four legacies rapidly scrolled by until the screen finally stopped on Legacy 3.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining Legacy 3 (2,000 catties of Blood Food, 1,000 taels of silver).]

[System blessing in progress. Yun Wan’s thoughts are currently undergoing a change.]

He wondered, "Yun Wan?"

Fang Xu turned his gaze toward the woman in the purple robe not far away. By now, Yun Wan had already thrown Zhang Mingliang’s corpse in front of Zhang Hong.

Seeing his son die so tragically before his eyes, Zhang Hong’s eyes widened in utter rage. He decided that no matter the identity of the woman before him, he would definitely slaughter her to bury alongside his son!

Intense Evil Qi surged from his body as Zhang Hong walked toward Yun Wan step by step.

Watching Zhang Hong approach her while radiating Evil Qi, Yun Wan sneered, "You’re courting death!"

Before he could even get close, her figure violently flashed and vanished from her spot! The very next moment, a slender palm appeared less than a foot away from Zhang Hong’s face!

Horrified, Zhang Hong hurriedly raised his arms to block, but in the next instant—

BANG!

CRACK!

A terrifying force slammed into his arms, followed by the sound of bones fracturing. Sent flying mid-air, Zhang Hong only felt a piercing pain shooting from his arms before his hands completely lost all sensation!

CRASH!

Flying backward for several yards, his body crashed ruthlessly into the stone lion guarding the residence, cracking the statue upon impact.

SPURT!

Spurting out a large mouthful of blood, Zhang Hong’s aura instantly withered.

"Stop right there!"

At this moment, a loud shout rang out from beyond the crowd. A large number of black-armored Martial Artists roughly pushed the onlookers aside. Lv Yuan, wearing brown armor, and Huang Dechuan hurried over with a group of men.

Sweeping a glance at the battered Zhang Hong and Zhang Mingliang’s corpse on the ground with its eyes wide open in death, Lv Yuan didn’t pause. He hurriedly approached Yun Wan, cupped his fists, and bowed. "Miss Yun."

As for Zhang Hong, who had just struggled to his feet, hearing Lv Yuan call the woman "Miss Yun" instantly petrified him on the spot!

In all of Huangzhou, someone who could make Lv Yuan bow in greeting and had the surname Yun...

COUGH! COUGH!

Zhang Hong coughed violently, his face turning ashen as he looked at Yun Wan. He knew it then. The destruction of the Zhang Family was happening today.