Chapter 126: Chapter 126: Courting Destruction (4 updates)
Translator: 549690339
Zhang Family.
In a quiet and elegant room, Zhang Yi and Zhang Xiulun sat in their chairs with devout expressions on their faces.
Because opposite them sat a woman with an air of proud indifference.
This woman was incredibly beautiful, yet in the eyes of the Zhang brothers, she seemed like an ethereal woman from the Moon Palace, unattainably sublime.
“Speak, what is it?” the woman asked indifferently, her soft lips slightly parting.
“Fairy, today my younger brother encountered someone. He said that person is very powerful, and moreover, he’s hostile towards our Zhang Family, so I…”
“You want him killed, is that it?” the woman said coldly.
“That… would naturally be preferable.”
The woman stood up, “I’ve stayed at your Zhang Family for a while now; killing a person is nothing, consider it payment for meals.”
Her words showed an apparent indifference to taking a life.
Zhang Yi became visibly excited, “Good, good! He’s staying in Lingnan City.”
The woman nodded, “Fine, just wait a moment, I’ll bring the head back.”
With that, the woman turned around, pushed open the window, and disappeared into the night.
Now only the Zhang brothers remained in the room.
At this time, Zhang Xiulun expressed his amazement, “Brother, who is this woman? How is she so formidable?”
Zhang Yi chuckled, “She is the top-notch assassin I hired from abroad some time ago, known as the Moon Goddess Xiang Bing.”
“The Moon Goddess…” Zhang Xiulun murmured dreamily.
Zhang Yi wore a complacent expression.
In his view, once the Moon Goddess took action, who else in Lingnan could be a match for her, aside from the Yu Family?
After all, she was ranked eighth on the prestigious list of masters.
After a day of entertainment, Yu Ran once again freeloaded a meal at Xue An’s place before leaving reluctantly.
Xue An soothed his two daughters to sleep, then sat quietly in the living room.
Lingnan was prone to rain.
So at that moment, a light rain began to patter outside once again.
Hei King and Ma Cheng had also gone back to their rooms to rest, leaving Xue An alone in the spacious living room.
After an indefinite period of time, Xue An put down his water glass and said indifferently, “Since you’re here, come on in.”
Bang.
The glass door shattered on cue, the wind and rain surged in, and Xiang Bing stepped in with a cold expression on her face.
“Someone wants to be killed today…” Xiang Bing paused, arrested in her tracks.
Because she saw Xue An lifting his head with a smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
“You… you…”
“Long time no see,” Xue An said with a slight smile.
Xiang Bing began to tremble uncontrollably.
It was him!
If she had known it was him, she wouldn’t have come here even if the Zhang brothers had knelt down and begged her.
Because coming here was tantamount to seeking death!
Even now, Xiang Bing distinctly remembered the sight of Xue An slaying the Heaven-Reaching Elder with a single punch at the martial arts tournament.
Furthermore, it was said that Xue An later beheaded Shi Jian, the swordsman of the Yu Family, and declared that he would pacify Lingnan within seven days.
Now that he had indeed come to Lingnan, could it be that what he said was the truth?
Thinking about this, Xiang Bing felt a chill in her heels.
“Don’t be so frightened, sit down!” Xue An said indifferently.
Xiang Bing sat down, trembling.
“Did the Zhang Family send you?” Xue An asked.
Xiang Bing shuddered and then nodded.
“Haha, as expected of the scions of noble families who regard human life as mere grass,” Xue An remarked mockingly.
At this time, Xiang Bing said with a quivering voice, “My lord… I truly didn’t know it was… it was you, I deserve to die a thousand deaths!”
Xue An waved his hand dismissively, “I won’t kill you!”
Xiang Bing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“But you should know what to do next,” Xue An said, watching Xiang Bing with an amused look.
Xiang Bing hesitated for a moment, then a resolute expression flashed across her face.
“Alright! I understand!”
Saying this, Xiang Bing stood up and, gritting her teeth, took off her outer coat.
A slim and attractive figure was revealed.
Xue An was taken aback, then somewhat bemused, “What are you doing?”
“My… my lord, aren’t you…” Xiang Bing stammered.
Xue An waved his hand helplessly, “What I mean is, since the Zhang Family has acted so ruthlessly, then there is no need for their existence anymore, understand?”
Xiang Bing suddenly realized, then blushed and hurriedly put on her coat.
She had thought Xue An was admiring her beauty and preparing to do something about it.
She had even prepared herself to sacrifice her purity and endure humiliation for the sake of survival.
But that was not what Xue An meant.
In her heart, Xiang Bing even felt a vague sense of disappointment.
“You can rest assured, my lord, I guarantee that the people of the Zhang Family won’t see tomorrow’s sun!”
With that, Xiang Bing turned and left.
At this moment, Hei King heard a noise in the living room and hurried downstairs.
“Sir, what’s going on?”
Xue An smiled, “It’s nothing, the wind is just too strong, it even blew the door open!”
By the time Xiang Bing got back to the Zhang Family, Zhang Yi and Zhang Xiulun were waiting for her.
Seeing her return, Zhang Yi couldn’t help but excitedly greet her.
“Fairy, have you killed the man? Hehe, I knew that once Fairy took action, it would certainly be extraordinary.”
His voice came to a sudden halt.
That was because Zhang Yi’s head thumped down to the ground.
Zhang Xiulun didn’t react at first, only after blinking did he realize what had happened.
“Brother!” Zhang Xiulun cried out in shock.
Xiang Bing took a step forward with a cold expression, “He’s dead!”
“You… why did you kill my brother?” Zhang Xiulun shouted in horror and rage.
“That’s a question for you to answer. How dare you offend the lord, and you almost got me killed, too!” Xiang Bing said with a cold laugh as she approached.
Zhang Xiulun’s head was in a muddle.
The lord?
What lord?
“What do you mean? Whom has our Zhang Family offended?”
Xiang Bing shook her head, “It doesn’t matter anymore, because the lord said, your Zhang Family… has no reason to exist!”
And with that, Zhang Xiulun’s head also fell to the ground.
His face still bore an expression of shock and bewilderment.
That night.
The Zhang Family was completely annihilated.
The next day, the news shocked the entire Lingnan.
When Xue An heard about it, he was also stunned.
This Xiang Bing, she was really ferocious in her actions.
He had only told her to kill the brothers from the Zhang Family, yet she had wiped out the entire household, not even sparing a single dog.
With such a big incident, the Yu Family naturally came to know of it as well.
When Yu Ran heard the news, she was shocked.
Zhang Xiulun is dead?
The Zhang Family has been destroyed?
Her head felt dizzy.
Even though she disliked, even hated this Zhang Xiulun, she never expected him to die overnight.
Could it be…
Yu Ran’s expression turned ugly, and she went straight to find Xue An.
But when she saw Xue An with her furious aura, all the words she had prepared suddenly wouldn’t come out.
Xue An looked up at her and then smiled faintly.
“It wasn’t me who killed them!”
“How did you know I was going to ask about that?”
“Because it’s written all over your face,” Xue An said indifferently.
This Young Mistress from the Yu Family was obviously spoiled and naive, without any cunning at all.
If he wanted to harm her, it would be all too easy.
Yu Ran was taken aback, touched her face, and then it gradually turned red.
“Cough cough, I didn’t, well, he’s dead, so be it. Our family has already sent people to investigate. Also, do you have time tomorrow? It’s my birthday, come and attend the party!”
Tomorrow?
Xue An was slightly startled.
Tomorrow… was the seventh day.