CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 45

Zhao Ergou was wrapped in a mud ball, his breathing somewhat uneven, but he felt incredibly smug inside.

When all is said and done, aren’t they all still bleeding the Zhao family’s blood?

Chen Changfu slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with hatred and anger.

"How dare you talk about my father! If it weren’t for your Zhao family, my mother wouldn’t be plagued with illness. If it wasn’t for taking her to the county for treatment, how would they have died?!"

Chen Changfu spoke, wishing he could tear Zhao Ergou apart right then: "Don’t think just because I’m young, I can’t remember things! Your entire family bullied my honest father, exploited my parents, all to feed your shameless insatiable greed!"

"I now bear the surname Chen, and will always be Chen, I’m a child of the Qian Ding Sect now, and have nothing to do with your Zhao family anymore!"

"Ah—"

As the mud ball shrank, sounds of crisp bone fractures rang out.

Chen Muxue, however, stopped Chen Changfu at this moment.

"Wait!" Chen Muxue said solemnly, "How can we, people of cultivation, so easily commit murder? Release him first."

Chen Changfu was stunned for a moment, although unwilling, he obediently complied.

Zhao Ergou fell to the ground with a "thud," curling into a ball from pain.

Although he appeared in agony, his heart was somewhat gleeful; the Sect Leader of the Qian Ding Sect was indeed a woman, soft-hearted. It seemed there was still a way out today!

Such a person is like a cockroach in the gutter.

Changgui keenly caught a trace of smugness in his eyes, even he couldn’t stand it and couldn’t help but tug on Chen Muxue’s sleeve: "Sect Leader, after all he has done to Changfu... and Changfu’s family, are we really going to let him evade justice?"

Chen Muxue smiled faintly: "How can we let him die easily? In this world, there are many ways to torment a person. You might not know, there is a form of punishment called lingchi, where one slices flesh from a living person, and the skilled executioners can slice three thousand cuts with the criminal still alive!"

Chen Muxue’s voice carried a chill, causing everyone’s skin to creep involuntarily.

Zhao Ergou’s thoughts suddenly changed upon hearing this: The most vicious is a woman’s heart!

To save his own life, he endured the pain and crawled to kneel, bowing repeatedly to Chen Changfu: "Changfu, for the sake of our kinship, please spare me!"

Chen Changfu silently avoided him, not bothered to accept the bows, just didn’t want to shorten his own lifespan or sully his eyes.

"It’s negotiable, everything can be arranged. Just return the money you owe to Changfu’s aunt. You don’t have to repay much, we’ll even cut you some slack, let’s call it eight taels for you!" Chen Muxue said with a grin.

Zhao Ergou, hearing this, was delighted. He quickly said: "Thank you Sect Leader, thank you Sect Leader! But I don’t have extra money on hand, I will need to go home and fetch some!"

Each time he gambled away all his money and owed more, he’d come to Cui Hua for money, and this time was no exception, but the stingy wife at home must have hidden some money, should be able to pay it back!

Chen Muxue’s eyes twinkled with amusement, she nodded: "We’ll go with you."

Cui Hua hesitated a bit, trying to interject: "Ah—Sect Leader... Actually, this money isn’t necessary..."

"She’s shaved off six hundred wen! I say, it should be nine taels of silver! Sister-in-law, as kind-hearted as you are, you can’t be throwing silver at dogs, can you?" Mei Li quickly chimed in.

Shaved off six hundred wen? Cen Lizhui, who had been observing from the shadows, knew from Chen Muxue’s expression that those six hundred wen wouldn’t be so easily forgiven.

Led by Zhao Ergou, who was limping with one arm dangling, Chen Muxue and the group headed to Zhao Village.