Once Long Chen had dragged the Savage Marquis dozens of miles away, he threw him to the ground. Zhou Weiqing was already so heavily wounded that just this little impact caused him to spit out more blood.
Having been hit by the arrow which Long Chen had thrown so powerfully, his organs had already been shaken into pieces. But as a Blood Condensation expert, the blood in his body contained a great deal of life energy, so he wouldnât die immediately.
âZhou Weiqing, tell me, how should I kill you?â
Long Chen looked down at this man who was once a powerful expert in his eyes, his voice filled with bone-chilling coldness.
If it had just been a personal enmity between the two of them, Long Chen wouldnât have minded giving him a quick death. But thinking back to the corpses of those villagers and their sorrowful expressions, his hatred of this bastard exploded.
He didnât know just what manner he could kill Zhou Weiqing that would relieve his anger. He only coldly contemplated this, thinking of a suitable method.
âLong⌠Long Chen, donât kill me! Iâll tell you all my secrets! I was also forced, so I was also helpless!â
Zhou Weiqing was as pale as a sheet of paper. He could feel his life force quickly fading. Right now, the only one that could save him was Long Chen who was a pill cultivator.
In order to save his own life, this proud and arrogant noble no longer cared about anything and even begged Long Chen for mercy.
âDoes saying that have any meaning at this time? I already know that everything was planned by the fourth prince. As long as I return to the capital, everything will be revealed. There is no need for you to talk,â snorted Long Chen coldly.
âNo, no, Long Chen, the situation is definitely not as simple as you think! As long as you promise to let me go, Iâll tell you something extremely urgent. It definitely wonât disappoint you!â said Zhou Weiqing hastily.
Long Chen coldly said, âSpeak. If it really is helpful to me, I wonât mind leaving you alive.â
Zhou Weiqing celebrated and hastily said, âYour household has already been captured and placed into prison. Theyâre currently waiting to be executed.â
âWhat?!â
Long Chenâs expression changed and he harshly shouted, âBastard, you dare try to trick me?â
âNo! I definitely donât dare trick you!â
âOnce Wilde returned to the capital, he should have immediately gone to protect my family. How could they possibly be captured? Furthermore, even if Wilde didnât inform him, how could grandmaster Yun Qi just watch without lifting a finger?â Long Chen raged.
âWilde truly did rush to your family as soon as possible, but he wasnât able to protect your household.â
âWhy not?â Even with Long Chenâs calm, he was still panicking now.
âCough, cough⌠IâŚâ Zhou Weiqing wanted to speak but an intense bout of coughing overcame him.
Long Chen coldly snorted. Zhou Weiqing was getting smart and resorting to petty tricks. He threw down a medicinal pill. âTake it, itâll heal your wounds.â
âThank you, young master.â
Zhou Weiqing hastily swallowed. He had always kept an eye on Long Chen for years, and he knew that he was just like his father and would take his promises seriously.
But so far he had only agreed to let him go and hadnât promised to heal his wounds. If Long Chen left, he wouldnât even be able to support himself for more than a couple of hours before the spiritual qi in his blood was exhausted.
And within those few hours, he would be completely unable to walk out of this forest to find help, so he would definitely die. For him to be able to force Long Chen into giving him a medicinal pill in his state, there was no choice but to admit that Zhou Weiqing truly did have a cunning side.
âIf I tell you everything, you have to keep your promise and not make things hard for me.â After taking that medicinal pill, Zhou Weiqing was surprised to see that his damaged organs were slowly healing back, meaning Long Chenâs medicinal pill truly was very effective.
But he once more repeated himself in order to be cautious. If Long Chen were to back out from his promise, it would be impossible for him to survive.
âDonât worry, I will use the Long familyâs reputation to guarantee it,â snorted Long Chen coldly.
Hearing that, Zhou Weiqing was relieved. With Long Chenâs pride, the chance of him reneging on his promise was low.
âOnce Wilde returned to your home, he immediately alerted your mother. But they were unable to leave the Long household.â
âWhy not?â
âBecause they had all been poisoned,â answered Zhou Weiqing.
Long Chenâs expression became incredibly unsightly. âWho did that?!â
âYou motherâs family did it. Theyâre actually spies of the fourth prince. They had always been secretly controlling the Long household. When Wilde returned, he was too weak and also too hungry to fight back. As soon as he warned the Long household, they were all poisoned with an extremely undetectable poison. Normally it will conceal itself in the body. With your experience, you should also have heard of the Soul-Scattering Powder?â probed Zhou Weiqing carefully.
Long Chenâs expression became even gloomier. The fact that Zhou Weiqing had said the Soul-Scattering Powder meant that he was telling the truth.
Soul-Scattering Powder was an extremely rarely seen medicinal ingredient. Its poisonous nature wasnât actually strong, but it could confuse a personâs spirit, causing them to enter a suspended animation state of fake death. Other than some people with strong Spiritual Strength, there were few that could block it.
And this kind of medicinal ingredient was colorless and odorless. Ordinary people were unable to recognize it. As soon as they smelt the Soul-Scattering Powder, they would immediately sink into a deep sleep.
Long Chen had never thought that the fourth princeâs schemes would be so profound. His hatred of his motherâs family also grew as he recalled their hypocritical faces. At this time, they had landed a fatal blow against his family.
Thinking of his mother, who had been captured, a burning urgency filled him. He needed to rush back to the capital immediately to save his mother.
âWhat happened with grandmaster Yun Qi?â Long Chen suddenly felt that something was strange. Was grandmaster Yun Qi being obstructed?
âAt that time, grandmaster Yun Qi was in seclusion to refine pills. Furthermore, this matter was done extremely covertly. Grandmaster Yun Qi didnât know of it, and once he knew, your family had already been imprisoned. At that time, he personally went to the imperial palace to demand that they release them, but the Empress Dowager showed him the photographic jade evidence of you killing the Grand Xiaâs prince, and thus, grandmaster Yun Qi was also helpless,â explained Zhou Weiqing.
He had truly been too careless. Long Chen regretted his own stupidity. Obviously, that photographic jade had been brought back by Marquis Ying.
Him killing Xia Changfeng had entirely been part of the fourth princeâs plans. Despite grandmaster Yun Qiâs illustrious status, his position was not one that could directly participate in the matters of the empire. And so he could only watch powerlessly.
âChu Xia!â Long Chen ground his teeth angrily. It was as though he could see the fourth princeâs mocking face, and killing intent overflowed from him.
âWhat else is there?â Long Chen took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
âWell, furthermore, they plan on executing them,â said Zhou Weiqing carefully. Seeing Long Chenâs frighteningly sinister expression, he was afraid he might forget himself in his anger and kill him.
âSince they havenât captured me, theyâre using my household to make up for it?â Long Chen tightly clenched his fists. The flames of fury within his eyes almost took physical shape.
âThatâs most likely correct.â
âHmph, then their goal is to draw out my father, correct?â Long Chen snorted. Although he was incredibly angry, Long Chen was still able to figure out the fourth princeâs intentions.
To the fourth prince, Long Chen was just a single chess piece. All the circumstances he had forced him into were just to draw out Long Tianxiao.
He naturally also knew that the capital was filled with crouching dragons and hidden tigers waiting for Long Tianxiao to take the bait.
Being treated as a chess piece by others was definitely a dislikable feeling. But for Chu Yao, Long Chen had been willing to play his part as a chess piece.
He hadnât expected the fourth prince to be so ruthless. Not only had his plans involved Long Chen, but he had also implicated Long Chenâs entire household. That was something which no one would be able to endure.
âChu Xia, wait for me! If I donât chop off your head this time, then I wouldnât be Long Chen!â
Long Chen suddenly thought of something and he asked, âWhatâs the date of the execution?â
Zhou Weiqing was startled and replied, âCounting the days, it should the day after tomorrow.â
Hearing that, Long Chen no longer bothered with Zhou Weiqing. He called over Little Snow and started to wildly rush over to the capital.
âAo!â Little Snow suddenly howled as they rushed.
Long Chen was slightly startled. âYou want me to ride you?â
Little Snow let out a quiet roar. Not caring whether or not Long Chen wanted to, he flipped Long Chen up with his head, and Long Chen immediately felt his body become light as he was lifted up onto Little Snowâs back.
Now that the forest god had awakened Little Snowâs spirit, he was now even larger than a horse. His body was over three meters long. He was no longer that adorable little fellow anymore.
âRoar!â
Long Chen smiled slightly, âDonât worry, once Iâm steadied, I wonât fall⌠aiya!â
Little Snow had already charged forward before he had finished speaking. Being caught by surprise, Long Chen was almost thrown off. He hurriedly grabbed onto Little Snowâs fur.
Only now did Long Chen experience just how terrifying the speed of a second rank Magical Beast was. The trees to either side blew by. The wild wind that whistled around made it difficult for him to even keep his eyes open.
âGood job Little Snow!â Long Chen praised Little Snow. Originally, he had been worried that he wouldnât be able to rush back to the capital in time. But with Little Snowâs current speed, that didnât seem to be that much of a problem anymore.
His worries also dissipated slightly. Looking at the quickly retreating trees, Long Chenâs eyes flashed with a harsh intent. Iâm coming.
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Zhou Weiqing watched as Long Chen left. He was relieved that he had managed to keep his life. At the same time though, he was also filled with hatred.
When he was young, he had been struck by Long Tianxiaoâs palm and his Dantian had been shaken, causing his cultivation base to forever stop at the early stage of Blood Condensation.
Over ten years had passed, and now he had been suppressed under his son. Furthermore, he had been suppressed even more miserably. If he hadnât begged for mercy, even his life would have been lost.
Zhou Weiqing couldnât help but grind his teeth. But then a sinister smile appeared on his mouth. Long Chen should just give up any thoughts of surviving now that he had gone to the capital.
But before he followed Long Chen back to the capital, he still had one thing he had to do. That was to completely slaughter those villagers. Long Chen had definitely left behind some medicinal pills for them.
âAH!â Zhou Weiqing screamed suddenly. An intense pain came from his arm. He looked over and saw that without realizing it, a red-colored ant had crawled up his arm and was now biting down on him.
âHeart Devouring Ant?!â
Zhou Weiqing was terrified. As soon as he recognized that small ant, it was as though he had seen a demon. That was a terrifying poisonous ant.
It was said that this kind of ant wasnât that strong. It only had a slight poisonous nature that wasnât life-threatening. But when they bit you, it would be incomparably painful, as if your heart and insides were being devoured.
Zhou Weiqing swatted that ant, killing it in a single blow. Just as he was about to move, his eyes were suddenly filled with terror. He didnât know at what time, but now all the surrounding trees were covered with Heart Devouring Ants.
He suddenly thought of the medicinal pill Long Chen had thrown to him. He remembered seeing a twinkle of ridicule in his eyes when he had given that to him.
âAHHHH!!!â
Just at this moment, thousands upon thousands of Heart Devouring Ants smelled a special smell coming from Zhou Weiqingâs body and charged over. They went all-out to devour as much of him as they could. In their eyes, his body was a huge delicacy.
His miserable screams continued endlessly. The Heart Devouring Antsâ poison wasnât strong and wouldnât kill him. But the intense pain would wrack his body so much that he would be unable to move.
In this world, the most painful way to die was to clearly sense endless pain and want to faint, only to have losing consciousness become a luxury that wasnât given to you, and to have that pain continue until you were nothing more than a pile of bones.