"Where do you think you’re going!"
With a stomp of his foot, Ling Chen swiftly pursued the person in black, who wasn’t particularly strong. He had only avoided Ling Chen previously with the assistance of the Heart-devouring Beast. Now that the beast was dead and the cover of the Illusion Technique was gone, the man in black had nowhere to hide.
In an instant, Ling Chen closed the distance to the mysterious masked man in black.
"You dare pursue ? You’re seeking death!"
The man in black’s eyes filled with cold hostility. He flipped his palm and took a black box from his sleeve. When he smacked the side of the box, sothing seed to activate. WHIZZ! Countless flying needles shot out, targeting Ling Chen like a swarm of wasps.
Despite facing a barrage of flying needles, Ling Chen remained calm. Without reducing his speed, he waited until the dense cluster of needles was almost upon him before swinging his Thunder Shadow Sword. All the needles were swept back in the direction they ca from.
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
All the flying needles shot into the man in black, making him scream like a slaughtered pig. He lost his balance and, like a wounded bird, fell from mid-air.
Ling Chen’s figure flashed, and he instantly appeared before the man in black, capturing him and throwing him onto a patch of empty ground.
"Your Excellency, you’re not from Hani Villa. Why are you so persistent in pursuing ? How about this: I offer you a satisfactory benefit, and in return, you spare . What do you say?"
Realizing he couldn’t escape Ling Chen’s grasp, the man in black imdiately softened his stance. If he were caught by soone from Hani Villa, he certainly wouldn’t survive. But since his captor was Ling Chen, he believed there was still a chance.
"It sounds like a good deal."
A contemplative look appeared on Ling Chen’s face as he seed to seriously consider the offer. This made the man in black overjoyed. However, his smile froze the next mont.
"Fine. As long as you can give a Saint-level Top-Quality Elixir or a Holy Grade top-tier Martial Arts Secret Manual, I might consider sparing you," Ling Chen replied with a smirk.
"Are you toying with ?"
Hearing this, the man in black’s expression darkened. He understood Ling Chen was toying with him. How could he possibly possess top-tier Holy Grade martial arts or Saint-level Top-Quality Elixirs? He didn’t even have low-grade Holy Grade items.
"So, you’re not entirely stupid. Speak. Who is pulling the strings, instructing you to do these things?"
Ling Chen looked at the man in black indifferently. With this man’s strength, he couldn’t possibly control the Heart-devouring Beast. Soone else must be manipulating it.
"I don’t understand what you’re talking about."
His eyes flickering slightly, the man in black denied, "What person behind the scenes? I planned all of this myself."
"Is that so? It seems you won’t confess until you’re facing death."
Ling Chen, naturally not believing such nonsense, pressed his sword against the man in black’s neck and said coldly, "If you tell the truth, I might let you live. But if you continue to be so stubborn, don’t bla for not warning you beforehand. It’s not difficult to extract information from a living person."
The man in black’s eyes flickered, and his lips twitched as if he were about to speak, but apparently out of deep fear of sothing, he swallowed his words.
"Hold your hand!"
Suddenly, two graceful figures swept in from a distance and landed in the open area.
It was Xuan Yu and Ling Yin, who had split up earlier.
Apparently thinking Ling Chen was about to kill the man in black, Xuan Yu quickly shouted for him to stop.
"I’ll leave the rest to you."
Ling Chen had already completed his mission by capturing the true culprit behind the secret attacks on the Hani Villa disciples. There was no further need for him to be involved.
Xuan Yu stared coldly at the man in black before her. She abruptly stepped forward and ripped the black cloth from his face. Beneath it, a familiar young face was revealed.
This young man was none other than Ling Zhen.
"Junior Ling Zhen, it was you!"
Xuan Yu’s expression changed drastically. She had never imagined that the man in black who had secretly hard so many disciples of their Hani Villa would actually be Ling Zhen!
Although she had harbored a sliver of suspicion, Ling Zhen was, after all, a fellow sect mber and a companion she had grown up with. She hadn’t even considered him in that light.
Ling Chen, however, had long suspected that this man in black was, in all likelihood, Ling Zhen. He hadn’t exposed his identity because he had already anticipated this outco.
"So what if it’s ?"
Ling Zhen chuckled coldly, his face devoid of any remorse.
"Why would you do this? Is it for the position of Young Villa Owner?" Xuan Yu asked, gritting her teeth.
"It was, at first. But not anymore."
Ling Zhen’s entire deanor turned chilling, his gaze growing colder. "I want to destroy Hani Villa and kill i Fangzhi, that old beast!"
"What?"
Not only Xuan Yu but even Ling Chen was greatly surprised by Ling Zhen’s words.
Ling Zhen’s resentnt is actually this imnse. What could have happened to make him harbor such profound hatred for Hani Villa, the place that raised him?
Ling Zhen’s tone remained icy. "The position of Young Villa Owner should have been mine. I am rely taking back what is rightfully mine."
Xuan Yu shook her head. "i Fang is the Villa Owner’s biological son; the position of Young Villa Owner was destined to be his from birth. Junior Ling Zhen, everyone has their own destiny. Why must you try to force it?"
"You’re wrong. i Fang is indeed his son, but I, Ling Zhen, am also his son."
Hatred surged in Ling Zhen’s eyes. Then, he suddenly started laughing, looked at Xuan Yu, and said, "Senior Sister Xuan Yu, in your eyes, i Fangzhi must be a highly respected hero of his generation, a benevolent master and a kind father, right?"
"That’s right. In the eyes of everyone in the Jianghu, that’s his image. But do you know that this man once did sothing worse than an animal?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but prick up his ears, eager to listen. It seed there were so unknown secrets within Hani Villa. The Villa Owner i Fangzhi, known in the Martial World as the ’Plum Blossom Gentleman Sword,’ also had so disgraceful history.
"That beast! When my father was critically ill, he seduced my mother—his own sister-in-law. They had an illicit affair, and as a result, my mother, who hadn’t conceived for many years, beca pregnant."
"When my father learned of this, he was so shocked and enraged that he soon passed away. When I was young, my mother pleaded with i Fangzhi to acknowledge as his son. But that beast, for the sake of his own reputation, adamantly refused to recognize ."
"He refused to acknowledge , and to avoid suspicion, he even drove my mother out of Hani Villa! That scumbag! You all should have seen his true colors long ago. A man like that—do you still think he’s a highly respected hero?"
"And i Fang? What right does he have to be the Young Villa Owner? He enjoys everything that should have been mine, yet he looks down on and suppresses at every turn. Tell , doesn’t he deserve to die?"
Ling Chen shook his head, feeling sowhat lancholic. Ling Zhen has lived in such a tragic environnt. His resentnt accumulated day by day, year by year, leading to the current situation.
i Fangzhi was indeed at fault, but Ling Zhen’s actions are too extre. Although his environnt played a part, if he could have let things go a little, he wouldn’t have walked this path of no return.
Truly, a pitiable person often has their own detestable aspects.
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