254: Deja vu, not knowing whether to live or die

Outside Zhenxi Marquis Manor.

“……”

Xie Weilou looked at the manor in front of him, a playful expression on his face.

At this moment, a red silk ribbon hung on the plaque of the manor. The guards seemed to have been replaced; the new guards were all dressed brightly, standing tall with chests out, looking incredibly spirited.

Wu Shang and Wu Ji had only recently died, yet a red silk ribbon was already hanging on the plaque. This was truly interesting. Without a doubt, this must be the doing of Madam Du and Xie Lingyun.

At this moment, he seemed to understand why Madam You was so furious. This act was not merely a provocation to Madam You, but rather an act of stepping on Madam You's head and defecating.

Did that old man Xie Cangxuan not stop it?

Birds of a feather flock together!

“Stop! Who are you? This is Zhenxi Marquis Manor; outsiders are not permitted to enter.”

Just then, a guard spotted Xie Weilou. He raised an eyebrow and immediately blocked his path.

The guards of Zhenxi Marquis Manor had been replaced under Xie Lingyun's arrangement. They were all people Xie Lingyun had brought from the black market.

“Hmph!”

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Xie Weilou's face. It was a familiar scene!

“What are you laughing at?”

The guard's face darkened, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. The other guards also stared at Xie Weilou with cold expressions.

They had previously made a living in the black market. Xie Lingyun had spent a large sum to invite them to be guards. Now, their identities were whitewashed; they had transformed from unregistered residents to bright and splendid guards of Zhenxi Marquis Manor. Who dared to provoke them?

The smile on Xie Weilou's face vanished. He said indifferently, “Laughing at your ignorance of death.”

“How dare you!”

The guards' expressions turned furious, and their weapons were drawn, emanating killing intent.

At the same time.

In the main courtyard of the manor.

A woman in a red feathered dress was sipping scented tea. A strong smile was on her face, in the posture of a victor. She was Madam Du.

The red silk ribbon on the plaque was her deliberate doing. Not only did she hang a red silk ribbon on the plaque, but she also arranged many vibrant plum blossoms in the courtyard, and even intentionally wore red. This was all to anger Madam You and declare her own status to her.

Now, she and Xie Lingyun controlled fifty percent of Zhenxi Marquis Manor's assets. Her status was completely different from before; even as a concubine, she no longer feared Madam You in the slightest.

“……”

Xie Lingyun stood beside Madam Du, his smile incredibly gentle.

Madam Du took a sip of scented tea and looked at Xie Lingyun leisurely, “Son! This Zhenxi Marquis Manor is very good. Your mother likes it very much. I hope to live here for a lifetime. Do you understand what I mean?”

This was a hint to Xie Lingyun, urging him to contend for the position of Heir and the position of Marquis Zhenxi.

Xie Lingyun smiled and said, “Mother, rest assured, I will certainly not disappoint you.”

Madam Du nodded gently. She looked towards the main gate of the manor and frowned, “There seems to be some movement. Is Madam You trying to cause trouble again?”

Xie Lingyun stared at the gate, a playful expression on his face. He chuckled lightly, “It’s nothing! I’ll go take a look.”

With that, he walked towards the main gate.

He had replaced the guards of Zhenxi Marquis Manor and invited a group of people from the black market precisely for this moment. It was also to declare his own status, wanting to tell someone that he could influence certain matters of Zhenxi Marquis Manor.

Unfortunately, Xie Lingyun seemed not to have considered that playing too big could lead to his own demise.

Madam Du didn't pay too much attention either. She looked at Lihua, who was washing clothes with ice water nearby, and said coldly, “A servant should act like a servant. What's the use of doing nothing all day and holding that broken storybook every day? If you don't finish washing these clothes today, you won't get to eat.”

“……”

Lihua's hands were red. She said nothing, silently washing the clothes, but she felt very wronged in her heart. How was she doing nothing? It was this Madam Du who was deliberately making trouble for her.

Outside the manor.

“How dare you act presumptuously on Zhenxi Marquis Manor's territory! You've gone too far!”

The long blades in the guards' hands gleamed with a dark light, and they stared at Xie Weilou with murderous intent.

“How bold!”

Xie Weilou's eyes were fierce. He grabbed one of the guards by the neck.

“You……”

The guard's expression turned furious, and the long blade in his hand sharply slashed towards Xie Weilou.

Xie Weilou instantly grabbed the guard's wrist, snatched the long blade, and stabbed it into the guard's chest. Blood splattered out.

Since someone liked red and wanted festivity, then today would be even more festive. He would use fresh blood to welcome him, the Heir, home!

“Ah……”

The guard let out a desperate shriek.

Splat!

Xie Weilou pulled out the blood-stained long blade, released the guard's neck, and slashed the blade towards his neck.

Thud!

The guard's neck was severed by the blade, his head flew high, and blood gushed out like a geyser, turning him into a headless corpse.

“……”

The other guards froze for a second, but they quickly reacted and shouted angrily, “How dare you commit murder in Zhenxi Marquis Manor! Brothers, kill him.”

With that, they prepared to charge at Xie Weilou.

“Stop!”

A voice rang out as Xie Lingyun quickly walked over. He hurriedly stopped the guards.

When the guards saw Xie Lingyun, they quickly bowed, “Greetings, Young Master Lingyun.”

Xie Lingyun said angrily, “This is my elder brother, the Heir of Zhenxi Marquis Manor. Are you blind?”

Upon hearing this, the guards not only showed no fear but instead revealed sneering smiles. So, this was the Heir of Zhenxi Marquis Manor.

Xie Lingyun had given instructions before, telling them not to show any respect to this so-called Heir. As long as they performed well, they would get more money!

Xie Lingyun said in a deep voice, “Immediately apologize to my elder brother.”

“Sorry……”

The guards apologized perfunctorily.

Xie Lingyun quickly said to Xie Weilou, “Elder brother, I am truly sorry. They are all people I just hired and don't know the rules here. I hope you can forgive them.”

Xie Weilou held the blood-stained long blade, his smile intense: “If ‘sorry’ was useful, what would we need a blade for?”

Boom!

With that, he slashed a blade towards a guard in front of him. Before the guard could react, he was cut in half by the blade, and blood and internal organs gushed out.

“……”

Xie Lingyun's pupils contracted, but he did not stop him.

Anyway, they were just a bunch of unregistered people; if they died, they died. He wouldn't care. Inviting these people here wasn't just to disgust Xie Weilou?

Boom!

After killing the second person, Xie Weilou continued to kill the third.

The remaining guards' faces changed drastically, and they immediately resisted, but they couldn't resist at all.

“Ah……”

Desperate screams rang out.

A moment later.

All the guards were killed by Xie Weilou. There was not a single complete corpse on the ground. Blood stained the ground, emitting a foul odor.

Xie Weilou ignored the corpses on the ground. He looked at Xie Lingyun with an indifferent expression, “Do you know the rules of Zhenxi Marquis Manor?”

Xie Lingyun's body trembled, and he quickly said, “This is Lingyun's fault. I hope elder brother will forgive me.”

“Forgive?”

Xie Weilou's eyes were sharp. He slapped Xie Lingyun's face, directly exploding his face and sending him flying into the main courtyard……