32: Old age, buried in peace

Zhenxi Marquis Manor.

Blood-colored lanterns hung, swaying in the cold wind.

In the large courtyard.

A middle-aged man in a black robe sat grim-faced on a chair, holding a cup of tea. On the table beside him lay a blood-stained saber.

This middle-aged man was Xie Weilou’s second uncle, Xie Cangxuan!

He had just returned from a trip, and he hadn't expected his son to have lost an arm. How could he possibly tolerate this?

“Oh! Second Uncle is back! It’s so late, aren’t you sleeping yet?”

A calm voice sounded, and Xie Weilou walked in expressionlessly.

“......”

Xie Cangxuan’s gaze instantly fell on Xie Weilou, his pupils contracting.

Seeing Xie Weilou unharmed, he understood that the people he had sent out had failed!

A bunch of good-for-nothings, they couldn't even deal with a dissolute scion. It seemed this kid still had some trump card he didn't know about, otherwise he wouldn't still be alive.

He slowly put down his teacup and said with a chilling gaze, “Wu Ji is your cousin after all. You were too heavy-handed.”

“......”

Upon hearing this, Xie Weilou smiled indifferently, his hands behind his back, and walked in front of Xie Cangxuan.

Bang!

He kicked the nearby table flying, the smile vanished from his face, and he said in a sinister tone, “Given the idiotic things he’s done, Second Uncle should be Rejoice that I didn’t dismember him.”

Crack!

Xie Cangxuan’s face turned ashen, his fists clenched tight, his bones cracking.

He said with a grim face, “But that still doesn’t warrant you severing his arm!”

Xie Weilou smiled and said, “Second Uncle, I think you, as the temporary Marquis Zhenxi, should just step down and scram early! People like you in my Zhenxi Marquis Manor only disgrace my Zhenxi Marquis Manor.”

Since Xie Cangxuan had sent people to deal with him, he naturally wouldn't show any respect.

“You...”

Xie Cangxuan’s expression turned furious, and with a wave of his hand, the blood-stained long saber vibrated wildly.

“Second Uncle, you’re getting old. You should just rest in peace early! Don’t make a fool of yourself here, or else I’m afraid I won’t be able to resist slapping you into dust.”

Xie Weilou looked disdainful and walked directly to his own pavilion.

In three years, Xie Cangxuan had indeed entered the Territory Expansion Realm, but he was only in the early stage of the Territory Expansion Realm, nothing more!

This old geezer failed to assassinate him this time, and he would definitely have other schemes later, but it didn't matter. He would just crush him to death then!

Boom!

Xie Cangxuan squeezed hard, and the long saber exploded. He stared at Xie Weilou’s back with a face full of coldness, his killing intent growing even stronger.

However, he couldn't kill Xie Weilou here. After all, besides being the Heir of Marquis Zhenxi Manor, Xie Weilou was also a member of the Tianquan Division.

If the other party died in this Zhenxi Marquis Manor, he would be held accountable.

“Little beast, just wait! There will be a day when you die.”

Xie Cangxuan thought to himself, his face incomparably grim.

He had longed for the position of Marquis Zhenxi for a long time, and now that he had it, how could he give it up?

Only by killing Xie Weilou, this little beast, could his position be secured!

Since he couldn't kill Xie Weilou in the Zhenxi Marquis Manor, then he would kill him outside. Although he failed this time, he had countless ways to make this little beast vanish into thin air.

— — — —

Inside the pavilion.

“Heir...”

Butler Fu looked at Xie Weilou with a complicated expression, not expecting Xie Weilou to openly challenge Xie Cangxuan this time.

Although Xie Cangxuan was temporarily acting as Marquis Zhenxi, he held significant power.

The other party might not act against Xie Weilou in the Zhenxi Marquis Manor, but outside, he would not be soft-hearted.

Xie Cangxuan was originally a ruthless person. When he competed with Xie Nantian for the position of Marquis, he used many despicable methods. Now that he had become the Marquis, he would certainly not easily give up this position.

Xie Weilou’s appearance threatened Xie Cangxuan’s position, and the other party would definitely not let him off easily.

“Some things are unavoidable, so why be timid?”

Xie Weilou said indifferently.

“That’s true.”

Butler Fu sighed softly.

However, he also knew that this matter was as Xie Weilou said, unavoidable. Even if Xie Weilou didn't challenge him, Xie Cangxuan would not make Xie Weilou’s life easy.

It was just that Xie Weilou’s actions happened to give Xie Cangxuan an opportunity to act, and he didn't know if this was good or bad.

Xie Weilou said, “Butler Fu, let me ask you something. After the Lin family’s demise, what happened to the Lin family’s properties under my name?”

After the Lin family’s demise, some properties appeared under his name.

When he was imprisoned, no one touched these properties, nor did they return to the surviving members of the Lin family. They continued to operate normally, and he wondered what their current situation was.

If those properties were intact, they had to be returned to Lin Qinghuang.

Butler Fu was silent for a moment and said, “After your second uncle took charge of the Zhenxi Marquis Manor, all the Zhenxi Marquis Manor’s properties were controlled by Madam You. As for the properties under your name, they have been quietly transferred to Wu Shang’s name by Madam You...”

Madam You was Xie Cangxuan’s wife, a woman with extremely despicable methods. As for Wu Shang, he was Xie Cangxuan’s eldest son.

This person’s cultivation talent was decent. Three years ago, he was at the peak of the Xuanhuang Realm. His current cultivation was unknown, but at most, he should be in the Shackles Realm, not worth mentioning.

Xie Weilou said lightly, “Madam You has good methods. Tomorrow, I will go and meet her! If she doesn’t know her place, then I’ll smash her eyes out!”

It was bad enough that she took the Zhenxi Marquis Manor’s properties, but she even dared to take the properties under his name, and even transfer them to Wu Shang’s name?

She was simply courting death.

Did she think that with the Old Master and Xie Nantian dead, he, Xie Weilou, was easy to bully?

“......”

Butler Fu smiled bitterly.

Not long after.

Butler Fu left the pavilion.

“Cultivate!”

Xie Weilou sat on the bed. With a wave of his hand, a force sealed the pavilion. He formed hand seals and circulated the Nirvana Sutra.

Buzz!

The surrounding spiritual energy surged towards him frantically, continuously gathering within his Dantian. His Dantian expanded at a visible rate...

— — — —

At the same time.

Tianqi City, a mysterious mansion.

“Reporting to Master, Lu Yuan, the Wolf Demon, and the Snake Demon have been killed.”

A black-robed figure wearing a mask bowed to a gray screen. Behind the screen, a man was playing a zither.

“Who did it?”

The man slowly spoke, his voice extremely calm, without the slightest ripple.

“We don’t know yet, but I feel it has something to do with the other princes.”

The black-robed figure said in a deep voice.

The man stopped playing the zither. He whispered, “Tianqi City is getting livelier now. My brothers are not easy to deal with. They won’t tolerate anyone sitting back and reaping the benefits.”

This man was the Sixth Prince of Great Xia, Yan Wugou!

The black-robed figure said, “Lu Yuan is dead. Will he say something he shouldn’t have before he died?”

Yan Wugou said calmly, “No! He was poisoned by the Demon Soul. If he reveals any information about me, his soul will be instantly annihilated.”

The black-robed figure nodded lightly upon hearing this, then said, “What do you plan to do next, Master?”

“Let’s give them a little something in return!”

Yan Wugou waved his hand.

The black-robed figure understood and quickly left.

Yan Wugou pressed the zither, a thoughtful expression on his face.

A mist swept in, and a beautiful woman in a white dress appeared beside him. She was extremely charming and captivating, and she said with a charming smile, “I lost the Wolf Demon and the Snake Demon. How do you plan to settle this account?”

Yan Wugou continued to play the zither: “I’ll find another good place, and you can continue to research Demon-Humans.”

“Catch some powerful cultivators for me, so the Demon-Humans produced will be even stronger.”

The woman said in a sweet voice.

“The Winter Hunt Assembly will be held in Snow Wolf Valley. You can go and catch people yourself then.”

Yan Wugou closed his eyes, the zither music melodious.