"Those who have been on the battlefield always have blood in them. After hearing about the ordeal of his wife and children, the warrior immediately wanted to go to the County Magistrate's Office to file a complaint," said Old Nine.

Lu Yao asked, "Did he win the case?"

"Heh." Old Nine's smile was insincere, "The village head, upon learning that the warrior was heading to the county to complain, immediately found a carriage and tipped off the County Magistrate.

The County Magistrate had his men intercept at the city gate, and the warrior was beaten half to death before he even saw the County Magistrate's Office."

"What is a village head?" Lin Jiaxuan asked curiously.

Xiao Feng sneered, "Jiaxuan, your level of education is too low. A village head nowadays is equivalent to the village chief."

"You!"

Lin Jiaxuan glared angrily at Xiao Feng, but since the story hadn't finished, she had to hold back for now.

After a pause, Old Nine continued, "The hatred for the murder of one's father and the grief of losing one's wife are irreconcilable. Naturally, the warrior was unwilling to let it go.

After recovering from his injuries, he finally found an opportunity to sneak into the city and stalked near the County Magistrate's house for over a month. After determining the pattern of his wife's outings, he managed to meet his wife.

However, the once simple and virtuous wife now disdainfully rejected him, publicly humiliated him, and claimed she never knew him."

"That's too much!" The little girl said angrily.

Zhao Guo'an nodded deeply in agreement, "It's said that the most venomous thing in the world is a woman's heart. Women, nay!"

Just as he finished speaking, he felt a chill throughout his body, four eyes filled with murderous intent locked on him.

Zhen Jinghan hurriedly mediated, "He just said that offhand, don't pay attention to him!"

Xiao Feng was somewhat resigned; Old Zhao had no other skills, but his tendency to speak recklessly and his stubbornness were indeed formidable. He could never change even after a hundred hearings.

"Later, did the warrior massacre the entire family of the County Magistrate?" The little girl looked at Old Nine and asked.

Old Nine smiled, "Not just the County Magistrate. The warrior later endured humiliation and learned the art of raising Gu worms within his body.

Then he gathered those like himself, injured and retired from the battlefield and faced unjust treatment, forming an organization called Celestial Defect. The first thing they did after growing strong was to massacre the town."

"Massacre the town?" Xiao Feng's eyelid twitched.

Old Nine nodded, "In today's terms, after suffering severe psychological trauma, his thoughts became extreme and twisted.

Moreover, after the massacre, he beheaded his wife and the County Magistrate's family and hung their heads at the city gate, an undeniably brutal method."

For a moment, everyone was unsure whether to sympathize with or condemn the warrior.

The saying goes that debts have their roots, and revenge its master. If he only killed the County Magistrate's family, perhaps everyone could applaud, but slaughtering an entire town was somewhat inhumane.

Perhaps it's true that pitiable people often have hateful aspects.

"This incident caused a nationwide sensation at the time, and the Celestial Defect Sect's methods were uniformly opposed by people of righteous ways, eventually prompting a coalition to suppress them.

The result was naturally the downfall of the Celestial Defect Sect, although some members escaped and survived by learning their lessons and acting more discreetly.

Because their number was small, they were particularly united. Provoking one was equivalent to provoking a group."

Speaking to this point, Old Nine pointed to the tattoo on the middle-aged man on the ground and said, "Ancient principles emphasized a round sky and square earth; a deficient circle symbolizes the Celestial Defect."

...

Meanwhile, Bi Quan, sitting on the hospital room sofa, half-opened his eyes and said, "How did it go?"

Old Lu in front of him shivered inside, feeling like he was standing beside a volcano that could erupt at any moment, always at risk of being burned to ash.

This was not incomprehensible, having already sent out two batches of people, both returned without success and with injuries.

Things come in threes; if he heard bad news again, Bi Quan would surely explode, especially since he wasn't known for a good temper.

"Sir... Sir, don't... don't be angry."

Old Lu swallowed unnaturally and, with closed eyes and grit teeth, said, "Miao Shuping is dead."

Miao Shuping was the name of the middle-aged man dressed as a beggar.

However, the anticipated scene of Bi Quan's rage did not occur.

"Hahahahaha!"

Bi Quan let out a hearty laugh, then sat up, looking excited, "Great, that's truly great!"

"..." Old Lu.

He had reason to suspect that his master had been driven insane by anger.

"Do you think I've gone insane from the anger?" Bi Quan asked.

"Uh..." Old Lu felt as if he wanted to die; this question was impossible to answer.

Fortunately, Bi Quan did not insist on him responding, but instead said to himself, "Miao Shuping was of the Celestial Defect Sect. Now we don't have to worry; others will find trouble with them."

"Sir, did you deliberately send him to his death..."

Old Lu cautiously asked, but immediately realized his slip and hurriedly shut his mouth.

Bi Quan chuckled, "Can't really say that. If Miao Shuping could take down Xiao Feng, it would be good, but if he couldn't, it didn't matter. The next step is simply overtly spreading the news; the path for Xiao Feng and his people will only lead to death."

Old Lu furrowed his brow slightly. He didn't understand why his master was so confident, but he knew what shouldn't be asked shouldn't be asked, no matter the curiosity.

In fact, Bi Quan met Miao Shuping many years ago by chance, and then during a drunken session, Miao Shuping exposed his background.

At that time, Bi Quan decided to keep in contact long-term, feeling that he could be useful someday, and now was the time.

The next step was simply to let the Celestial Defect Sect know that it was Xiao Feng's people who killed, that would suffice.

Just thinking about it, there was a "bang" as the hospital room door was forcibly opened.

Bi Quan was slightly taken aback, then smiled, "Ah, it's Brother Guan, please come sit here."

"No need!"

Guan Huarong said stiffly, "This time helping you redeem someone is the last thing I'll do for you. Five million, you don't need to pay back, our cooperation ends here."

"Is Brother Guan upset that I didn't consult you about the following matters?" Bi Quan chuckled, "There's no need to be angry. At worst, I'll give you some of the subsequent profits."

Guan Huarong sneered, "Bi, brother, no need to offer lofty promises; you need life to earn money and life to spend it. Farewell!"

Having said that, he turned to leave.

"I will give you my entire share!" Bi Quan said flatly, as if expecting this to happen.

Guan Huarong's step halted immediately. He slowly turned around, "Are you sure?"

"Old Lu, bring the contract."

Bi Quan laughed heartily, took the contract from the hands of butler Old Lu, and placed it on the coffee table in front.

Guan Huarong stared at the contract on the table for a long time, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.

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