Chapter 688: Chapter 687: Blood Evil Power

Geng Xiyuan detected a strong odor of blood before even opening the basement door.

Pushing the door open, a blood pool in the middle of the basement greeted him, with countless heads floating on the surface.

Along with the dim lighting in the basement, Geng Xiyuan instinctively stepped back.

No wonder he hadn’t seen any members of the Zhu Family; if nothing was amiss, the entire family was probably taking a bath in that pool.

“Xiao Hu, take photos and send them to Lord Xun while I step outside for some fresh air.”

Geng Xiyuan, who had no resistance to terrifying scenes, handed over the task to Hu Qing and stealthily left the basement.

Lu Zixun twitched his mouth when he received the photos.

Having seen Zhu Hesheng’s glamorous transformation earlier, Lu Zixun already felt quite uncomfortable.

Now, seeing the heads float up, he felt nauseous. It seemed he could save on dinner tonight.

At that time, Lu Zixun was in Lin Tianxiang’s study.

Just as Lin Tianxiang was saying that Lu Zixun was a bit impulsive today, he fell into deep thought after learning that the Zhu Family was involved with the Light and Shadow Association.

The Lin Family wanted to become a super family; they just needed an opportunity.

Now, the actions of the Zhu Family were undoubtedly handing that opportunity to the Lin Family.

Lin Tianxiang, who had been the Family Head for years, acutely perceived this.

After a while, Lin Tianxiang looked at Lu Zixun and said, “Xiao Xun, the Lin Family needs your help, but it might mean the Demon Country will suffer briefly. Don’t worry, it won’t be for long, just for today.”

After carefully pondering Lin Tianxiang’s intentions, Lu Zixun understood.

Lin Tianxiang wanted to take this opportunity, with the cover of the Demon Country, to annex the resources owned by the Zhu Family and simultaneously send a warning to other families.

The premise for this, however, was that the Demon Country would remain silent for a while.

After all, such an incident occurring at Lin Tianxiang’s birthday party was bound to be exposed.

Those on the Night Language Forum who believed rumors would certainly attack the conduct of the Demon Country.

Without evidence of the Zhu Family’s involvement with the Light and Shadow Association, simply mispeaking by Zhu Yi wasn’t a strong enough stance to hold.

After all, the principle of “ignorance is no fault” could contest this point alone.

However, for the Demon Country, whose reputation was already ambiguously good and evil, this was hardly able to stir any waves.

In any case, with evidence for a reversal, this could actually provide an opportunity to see who was most eager, providing not only a target for investigation but also gaining the friendship of the Lin Family.

Moreover, killing someone during Lin Tianxiang’s birthday was indeed inappropriate. Even if Lin Tianxiang didn’t care, Lu Zixun felt some compensation was in order.

After weighing it for a moment, Lu Zixun nodded, “It’s okay, just let me know when you’re done with everything, Brother Tian. A day won’t be a problem.”

“Good, then it’s settled.”

Ambition flashed in Lin Tianxiang’s eyes, and the corners of his mouth slightly lifted— the Lin Family would finally join the ranks of the super families.

As for Lu Zixun causing a scene by killing someone at the birthday party, Lin Tianxiang didn’t care at all.

It was initially just a gathering to discuss engagement plans; overstating it was unnecessary.

With Lin Tianxiang’s plan set in motion, the entire Lin Family began to move rapidly.

In just three hours, they took over all resources named under the Zhu Family, including a dock leading to Snowfield Frost Land.

Meanwhile, news of Lu Zixun’s sudden killings appeared on the Night Language Forum.

Lu Zixun, who was previously interested in reading netizens’ comments, had lost much of that interest now.

To put it bluntly, these netizens were just guns in the hands of opinion leaders, shooting wherever pointed, without the need to be maintained.

At this point, Lu Zixun had arrived at the basement, where he had encountered such a blood pool before in the staff apartments of Crimson Academy.

A massive energy was hidden deep within the blood water, somewhat resembling Blood Evil Power.

Hai Lanyue had once used this power to break a curse.

This kind of energy, well, it’s useful and also feels like a waste, but it was always good to collect it— who knew if there might be a chance to use it in the future?

As to whether or not to use the Blood Evil Power to break the curse on Lin Beisheng,

Lu Zixun thought about it and decided against it, as this was not a standard method and had significant side effects.

Unless absolutely necessary, Lu Zixun would not resort to this method to lift the curse.

After having Black Crow send over a container that could hold the energy, Lu Zixun used Spiritual Energy Silk to guide the Blood Evil Power into the container before finally returning to the Demon Country.

…

“President, the Demon Country is utterly lawless, completely disregarding us at Crimson!”

“You’re the president now.”

Lying in bed, Yang Guohong looked at the indignant Lu Xinran and shook his head, “Do you know why Lu Zixun would do this?”

“Those from the Demon Clan, they all have this arrogant and self-important demeanor. Now that they’ve started gaining favor from the Spiritual Ability Users, they begin to act recklessly. Lu Zixun must be the same.”

Lu Xinran rubbed her nose, “Although these families may act excessively at times, that’s no reason for Lu Zixun to exterminate them! This time, we at Crimson cannot let the Demon Country get away with it; they must pay the price.”

Hearing these naive words, Yang Guohong sighed silently and subtly shook his head, “If that is the image of Lu Zixun in your heart, Xinran, you should really take a good look at how the Demon Country was established and reached its current glory.”

At these words, Lu Xinran furrowed her brow.

Yang Guohong’s statement gradually calmed her down.

She remembered the real reason why Crimson protected these families.

Lu Xinran fell silent for a while, “Grandfather, are you saying that Lu Zixun discovered the relationship between the Zhu Family and the Light and Shadow Association?”

“Highly likely.”

Calmly stating, Yang Guohong looked out at the solitary tree branches and said, “Lu Zixun is a person who cherishes his own feathers and is responsible. He wouldn’t ruin things just because of anger, so this is the only explanation that makes sense.”

“But… how could they have been exposed?”

Lu Xinran murmured incredulously, “The kind of power held by the Light and Shadow Association, hidden within the heart, how could Lu Zixun possibly have detected it?”

“Nothing is impossible.”

Pausing for a moment, Yang Guohong spoke earnestly, “Lu Zixun may seem careless, but in reality, he is very cautious and prudent. Thus, regarding the Zhu Family’s matter, Crimson should not get involved.”

“You should also observe Lu Zixun closely to see what kind of opponent he really is.”