CHAPTER 422: CHAPTER 420: THIS DISCIPLE-IN-LAW IS UNACCEPTABLE!

"Eating human hearts? No wonder she could survive."

Qin Zhao suddenly realized, the mystery of Xu Zhiwei’s miraculous recovery was unveiled.

Yet, he hadn’t expected this woman to find the Ghost King, let alone dare to make a deal with him.

Shangguan Qiu’s expression was grave, "It seems that the one the Changyuan Sword was chasing last time was her. Could the method of eating hearts to cure disease have been taught to her by the Ghost King from yesterday?"

"I don’t think so. This Ghost King is clearly working for her. There must be someone even more formidable behind her; the Ghost King is not powerful enough to set up an array within the Xu family’s domain that could deter me."

A hint of icy killing intent flashed in Qin Zhao’s eyes.

"This woman is truly heartless and mad."

Shangguan Qiu sighed.

Then another thought struck her, "Why did she order the Ghost King to kill everyone in Xianghe Village? Could it be that she also eats the hearts of AIDS patients?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yan murmured to himself, "So it was her."

No wonder even with people he had sent to watch over the patients, they could still be moved out of the hospital.

If it were the Xu Family’s doing, it might be possible, given their shares in the hospital.

Furthermore, Xu Zhiwei had cultivated evil techniques and with the help of ghosts, moving a patient out of the hospital would be a simple feat.

"AIDS patients?"

Qin Zhao turned his head to look at Chu Yan, also piecing together the situation.

"The injury you received from the AIDS patient last time, was it really not an accident?"

A cold layer of cloud seemed to shadow his phoenix eyes, with a hint of crimson fury within.

Chu Yan nodded, "Indeed, it was no accident, but deliberate."

Qin Zhao’s heart couldn’t help but fill with anger; if he hadn’t given Chu Yan a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, he might actually have been infected with AIDS.

"So she ordered the massacre of Xianghe Village?"

She gave a fierce kick to the man on the ground.

Ma Bin, originally knocked out by fright, was kicked awake.

He lay there on the ground, dazed and silent.

Qin Zhao used his spiritual power to solidify the souls of two ghosts, allowing them to tear and bite Ma Bin.

Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream echoed from next to the truck.

"Ah! Help! Don’t eat me!"

Qin Zhao spoke coldly, "Answer my question. Otherwise, they will bite off your flesh, bit by bit, just like death by a thousand cuts."

"Yes, yes, yes, it was indeed Xu Zhiwei’s order!"

"Why did she order that?"

"Because she had previously contacted a patient from here to do something in Imperial City. After the task was completed, to prevent Imperial City from finding out, they decided to silence him."

The account given by Ma Bin matched with that of Chu Yan’s incident.

"These two ghosts by your side, you should recognize them, right?"

"I, I ah!"

The woman and child were both killed by Ma Bin, who then harvested their hearts to send to Imperial City.

Usually, he would lure people to the Ghost King, let the Ghost King eat first, and then he would take their hearts away. After all, a person’s body contained many valuable things; it would be a waste not to use them.

But once, Xu Zhiwei had an outbreak and urgently needed a heart.

Ma Bin had no choice but to murder someone and rush the heart to her.

As he thought of the mother and child’s deaths, his breath grew weaker, his flesh turning into a blur.

Qin Zhao let the ghosts devour him alive.

Such a death was very fitting for someone who had committed so many atrocities.

"Let’s go back to Imperial City and settle the score with Xu Zhiwei."

After instructing the Netherworld Envoy to take away the three souls, Qin Zhao prepared to use Sword Control to return.

"You go back first, Qi Ling and I will come together."

Shangguan Qiu opened the back door of the cargo truck, and Qi Ling jumped out.

The others had been drugged into unconsciousness by Ma Bin.

Shangguan Qiu had guessed that Ma Bin might use a drug to knock them out, so she had given Qi Ling an elixir to keep him alert.

Qi Ling, upon seeing Chu Yan, hadn’t spoken much when Qin Zhao pulled Chu Yan away.

She now had a stomach full of fire.

Xu Zhiwei hurting her man like that, and she’d tolerate it? Then she wouldn’t be Qin Zhao!

They left in such a hurry that she forgot something.

-

She left Nan Xian behind in the mountains.

Nan Xian was still at the villager’s house where they had stayed; he sat on the bed with a deep frown on his face.

The Devil’s pepper was too fierce, his handsome face still sporting a faint red, with his tongue remaining numb.

"Is Chu Yan trying to harm me?"

After two incidents, he finally realized.

Carefully recalling his encounters with Chu Yan, Nan Xian confirmed that Chu Yan indeed wanted to harm him!

"I can’t accept a son-in-law like this!"

His face twisted with rage, Nan Xian wished he could plant peppers in Chu Yan’s mouth!

This guy hurt him and always pretended to be innocent and self-blaming, making it hard to blame him!

Absolutely shameless!

Fuming, Nan Xian called Qin Zhao, "Disciple, where are you guys?"

When he saw Chu Yan next, he had to teach him a lesson.

"We’re back at Imperial City. Chu Yan was bullied, and I am going to help him take revenge."

Nan Xian’s face darkened instantly, "Did you forget that your master is still here? Do you only have eyes for that rebel? I don’t approve of you two together, come back and pick me up!"

"Just buy a high-speed train ticket and take the train back."

Nan Xian seriously and earnestly advised her, "Qin Zhao, I don’t think your partner is a good person, do you know how he treated me?"

"Huh? What did you say? The wind is too loud, I can’t hear clearly."

"..."

Qin Zhao hung up on the other end, and Nan Xian stared at the phone intensely.

No, he had to get back to Imperial City as soon as possible!

He had to reveal Chu Yan’s bad nature and ugly heart to Qin Zhao!

Nan Xian left his lodging and walked around the village, where he met Qi Ling and Shangguan Qiu, who were driving back in their truck.

"Miss Shangguan, may I borrow your Changyuan Sword?"

"I can lend it to you, but the Changyuan Sword has a bit of a temper; not everyone can wield it."

"I can. I’ll return it after I’m done."

Shangguan Qiu handed him the Changyuan Sword, not expecting that Nan Xian could really use it and even fly with sword control!

"I’m heading back to Imperial City first and will return it in a few days!"

Nan Xian flew away, his flight shaky and unstable due to insufficient spiritual power.

"Be careful!"

Shangguan Qiu shouted after him, but he was already out of sight.

-

After Qin Zhao and Chu Yan returned to Imperial City, she first sent Chu Yan back home.

"Wait for me at home, I’ll go take revenge for you."

"Let me go with you."

Chu Yan also wanted to confront Xu Zhiwei, wanting to deal with her personally.

"The Xu Family is a bit dangerous; it’s not suitable to bring you along. If you’re by my side, I’ll get distracted fighting others, so it’s better for you to wait at home."

Qin Zhao had been to the Xu Family before and knew they had powerful arrays set up.

She planned to stake out near the Xu Family’s home for a few days; surely Xu Zhiwei couldn’t stay inside forever?

Her original plan had been to wait until she was stronger before investigating the Xu Family further.

But now that Xu Zhiwei had targeted Chu Yan, she couldn’t stand it.

Even if she couldn’t kill Xu Zhiwei, she’d at least give her a beating!

After some thought, Chu Yan said, "Alright, just be careful."

"I know."

Watching her fly away on her sword, Chu Yan prepared to secretly follow her. If anything unexpected happened, he could assist from the shadows.