Chapter 373: Chapter 373
The yellow paper miniature viciously slapped his face with the back of its hand,
knocking out his front teeth along with blood.
"Be honest with me! Answer my questions, and if you dare to speak nonsense or hide anything, I will make your life a living hell!" Zhang Xiaohao threatened with murderous intent.
"Dad! You’re my real dad! Don’t worry, whatever you ask, I’ll tell you the truth!" Zhu Youcai said.
The yellow paper miniature grabbed his neck and ruthlessly slammed him to the ground.
"I couldn’t possibly have birthed a son like you! If you dare to call out wrongly again, I’ll kill you right away!" Zhang Xiaohao said coldly.
"Mm-hmm," Zhu Youcai nodded fearfully.
"What’s the deal with Zhao Yanhai?" Zhang Xiaohao asked.
"His junior brother was killed by that stinking brat Zhang Xiaohao, and Master Zhao has come to seek revenge!" Zhu Youcai said.
Zhang Xiaohao gave him a cold glance and continued to ask. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝙣𝙚𝙩
"Who instructed him to cast that evil spell on Cheng Tianxue?"
"It was my second uncle! He wanted to avenge my father!" Zhu Youcai said.
The yellow paper miniature brutally slapped him again.
"Fuck! Do you think I’m an idiot? Aren’t you his son, wouldn’t you seek revenge for him?" Zhang Xiaohao cursed angrily.
"I—I did have a little bit of that intention, really, just a tiny bit!" Zhu Youcai said fearfully, holding up his pinky finger.
"Besides this, have you done anything else?" Zhang Xiaohao asked once more.
"Nothing else! According to Master Zhao, by setting up the Southern Ocean Cursing Technique, he was risking his life! In front of his ultimate skill, even a Daluo Immortal descending to earth couldn’t break it! Once Zhang Xiaohao returns, Master Zhao would shoot his beloved woman in front of him. Afterwards, he would wipe out the entire Cheng Family in one fell swoop!" Zhu Youcai said.
Having said that, something seemed to come to mind.
Zhu Youcai quickly knelt on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing to Zhang Xiaohao.
"Big brother, none of this has anything to do with me! It was all my second uncle and that old dog Zhao Yanhai’s doing, there’s a proper debtor for this injustice, take your revenge on them! Please don’t retaliate against me!" Zhu Youcai pleaded in fear.
"Heh heh! I forgot to tell you, I am Zhang Xiaohao!" the yellow paper miniature sneered.
With a swift motion, it grabbed a dagger and suddenly appeared beside Zhu Youcai.
A flash of cold light, and it sliced off a chunk of flesh from his calf.
"Ah! Brother Zhang, spare my life..." Zhu Youcai screamed miserably.
"Spare your life? Last time outside the Shengwei Mansion, I gave you a chance, but you didn’t appreciate it! You chose to die, and even dared to plot against me again, laying hands on my woman! You truly deserve death. Don’t worry, I won’t let you die so quickly, I will let you taste the agony of being dismembered," Zhang Xiaohao said with a cold laugh.
"Ah! Brother Zhang, please don’t! I was really wrong! I was blinded by lard before; please, Brother Zhang, be the bigger person and let me go like a fart!" Zhu Youcai begged for mercy.
The yellow paper miniature violently threw a punch, shattering his entire jaw.
It pinched his tongue with two fingers and the dagger flashed coldly as it sliced off half of his tongue.
In pain, Zhu Youcai rolled violently on the ground, thrashing like a dying dog.
The cold glint in the yellow paper miniature’s hand flashed continuously, and with each slash, slices of flesh fell to the ground.
After a quarter of an hour.
The ground was littered with flesh as thin as cicada wings; looking at Zhu Youcai, there was not a single piece of flesh left on his body, he had been stripped down to a bag of bones.
"Die!" Zhang Xiaohao said indifferently.
He stabbed the dagger into his temple with a backhand motion.
With just one strike, Zhu Youcai was dead beyond any doubt.
Gathering the kerosene, Zhang Xiaohao sprinkled it throughout the villa and threw down a fire, burning the Zhu’s Villa to ashes.
Having done all this, the Yellow Paper Miniature jumped up and vanished instantly.
Inside the Cheng Family villa.
The Yellow Paper Miniature jumped in through the window.
Opening its mouth, it spat out a golden bead, which Zhang Xiaohao grasped in his palm. Then, he tore off the spells on the Yellow Paper Miniature and stored it away.
"You little Southern Ocean brat, you’ve got some nerve! To think you’d dare to play dirty with me, rest assured, I’ll take very good care of you!" Zhang Xiaohao sneered coldly.
A drop of blood squeezed out.
The Three Pure Daoist Skills were executed, and the Magic Formulas rapidly changed, as incantations were cast from his fingertips.
"Ten Thousand Swords Piercing Heart!"
With a fierce slap of his hand, he carved another Ten Thousand Swords Piercing Heart Array into the golden bead.
Even more miserable screams emerged from Zhao Yanhai’s mouth.
The Ten Thousand Swords Piercing Heart Array pierced not only the Physical Body but also the soul.
On Zhao Yanhai’s body, black flames continuously scorched his soul, as countless silver needles pierced his three souls and seven spirits.
The Ten Thousand Swords Piercing Heart Array incessantly stabbed at both his Physical Body and soul.
Unless Zhao Yanhai’s lifespan naturally ended, even if he wanted to commit suicide, he would not have the strength to do it.
"Humph!" Zhang Xiaohao snorted coldly and casually stored the sealed golden bead into the Shennong Ring.
With a flick of his sleeve, he gathered all the spellcasting tools on the cabinet and then wiped off the mysterious symbols on it.
Gazing at the sleeping Cheng Tianxue, a tender expression crossed Zhang Xiaohao’s face.
He picked her up from the ground and laid her on the soft, large bed.
His True Qi activated, frantically pouring into Cheng Tianxue’s body, nourishing her.
Zhang Xiaohao withdrew his hand, his True Qi nearly depleted, indicating how much energy he had used in just two short hours.
The Southern Ocean Curse Technique on Cheng Tianxue’s body had been broken, now as long as she sleeps through the night.
The next day, when she awakes, Cheng Tianxue will be fine.
This incident had served as a wake-up call to Zhang Xiaohao.
With his current cultivation, he need not fear others’ plots. But it was different for Cheng Tianxue; if he wasn’t by her side.
In terms of safety, there was the protection of Old Dog. Having consumed so many heavenly and earthly treasures from him, and having been deceived into several blood sacrifices, even an Earth Rank Master wouldn’t necessarily be its match.
After all, Old Dog’s origins were extraordinary, a mutant offspring of two powerful magical beasts.
But on the level of spellcraft, if he wasn’t there and the enemy pulled such a move again, it would be troublesome.
Zhang Xiaohao flipped over his hand and took out ten sheets of yellow paper.
Biting his finger, he squeezed out ten drops of blood. The Three Pure Daoist Skills were executed, and incantations swiftly fell from his hand.
On the ten sheets of yellow paper, he inscribed a Soul Power protective array.
Each array had the strength to withstand an Earth Rank Master’s full-force strike.
With these items at her disposal, he believed that even in the face of danger, she could remain unscathed.
After continuously creating ten one-time protective arrays, even with Zhang Xiaohao’s current Soul Power, he found it a bit too taxing, and his body went soft, causing him to collapse onto the floor.