639: Lord Zhou, your son is dead.

Even now, they still feared the City Lord's Manor, but the Li Family's hatred for Zhou Bi had surpassed their fear. Their fists hit flesh, and they beat Zhou Bi to death with their bare hands.

Seeing this, the women of the Li Family pulled the younger children back to the backyard. Such a bloody scene might leave a trauma if children saw it.

Screams and pleas for mercy were incessant.

The guards from the City Lord's Manor were not spared either. The Li Family's rage needed to be appeased with lives. Besides, these guards deserved to die; they had aided the wicked and acted as accomplices, committing no shortage of evil deeds in their daily lives. Being killed now was their own doing.

Around the Li Family home.

"The Li Family is finished. Offending a Devil Head like Zhou Bi is simply a disaster."

"What a pity. The people of the Li Family were quite nice. We've been neighbors, but I never expected such a thing to happen."

To them, those screams must belong to the Li Family. After all, Zhou Bi had just charged in with a large group of guards. Those guards were skilled and armed; how could the Li Family resist them?

It was estimated that before long, not even a chicken or dog would be left alive in the entire Li Family.

Hearing these piercing screams now, they all felt their scalps tingle. Even with their doors tightly shut, they remained as quiet as cicadas in winter, unable to stop their bodies from trembling.

No one thought these screams belonged to Zhou Bi.

After all, although there were some young men in the Li Family, the gap between them and the professionals from the City Lord's Manor was still huge. Crucially, those guards carried blades. Surely the Li Family wouldn't pull out hoes and kitchen knives to fight them?

The Li Family shouldn't be that foolish.

Besides, even if they killed Zhou Bi and his men, the City Lord's Manor had so many people. Sending another hundred would be easy. At that time, not a single soul in the Li Family would be left alive.

Perhaps many are being killed now, but with luck, some might survive.

On this day.

On the streets around the Li Family home, hardly anyone dared to walk. The streets were empty, and every door was tightly closed... The City Lord's Manor.

The Study.

Inside, various books were arranged. Zhou Yuanshang sat there quietly reading.

"Reporting to the City Lord."

Zhou Yuanshang's brow furrowed slightly. He disliked being disturbed while reading. Although he had reached this point and was like a local tyrant in this place...

...Zhou Yuanshang felt that as a human being, one should study seriously. He pursued ideological evolution.

"Didn't I say? Do not disturb me for anything when I am in the study."

Zhou Yuanshang spoke in a deep voice, his tone full of impatience.

Being disturbed while reading was like being suddenly woken up from sleep, or being interrupted halfway through urinating. He didn't know about others, but he found it extremely uncomfortable and painful.

He stared outside the door. If that servant dared to say one more word, Zhou Yuanshang would immediately rush out and wring his neck.

However, after he finished speaking, the guard at the door swallowed hard, a look of terror flashing in his eyes. After deliberating for a long time, he decided to give up on reporting the matter.

Zhou Yuanshang had instructed them to make sure Zhou Bi caused less trouble, and to notify him immediately if the boy went off to do anything bad.

It wasn't that he truly felt those things were wrong—they were just commoners; killing them was just killing them. The key was that Zhou Bi was his son and acted very decisively and directly, going to kill someone's entire family if they displeased him.

As a result, the reputation of the City Lord's Manor was very poor.

Extremely poor.

Even if you want to kill someone, you should do it secretly and quietly so that no one knows after the deed is done.

That was why he specifically had people watch Zhou Bi, to notify him immediately if they found that bastard boy doing something again.

The guard's expression was ugly. Being a guard in this City Lord's Manor was truly difficult.

The City Lord had a strange personality; the slightest mistake could lead to a broken neck. In the year before him, three had already died.

"Will it be my turn soon?"

A sense of unease surged through his body.

It wasn't until dinner time that Zhou Yuanshang came out of his room. That guard had stood at the door for the entire afternoon, his legs gone numb.

Zhou Yuanshang's brow furrowed as he remembered the person outside seemed to have something to report: "Speak, what is it?"

The guard quickly replied, "Reporting to the City Lord, the Young City Lord went to cause trouble for the Li Family and took some people with him..."

The Li Family?

Zhou Yuanshang immediately knew what he wanted to say. He knew about this Li Family; they had come to the City Lord's Manor before to hurl insults, demanding an explanation for their daughter.

But their legs were broken later.

Zhou Yuanshang looked coldly at the guard. "Didn't I say to report matters concerning the Young Lord immediately?"

Just as the guard was about to speak, he felt a massive hand grab his neck. This hand was like a pincer, clutching his throat tightly.

The City Lord was already at the Grandmaster Realm, his strength terrifying. Forget pinching his neck, he could even tear him in half directly.

"City Lord, spare me..."

The guard wanted to plead for mercy, but he had already lost his breath as soon as he finished speaking. Zhou Yuanshang snorted coldly.

"Stupid thing, even daring to disobey my words. I told you that matters concerning the Young City Lord must be reported."

"Also, tell that idiot Zhou Bi to come see me."

Zhou Yuanshang spoke to a fear-stricken guard nearby, who hurriedly bowed and left.

Not long after, he returned again.

"Reporting to the City Lord, the Young Lord is still at the Li Family home and has not returned."

"Still at the Li Family?"

Zhou Yuanshang's brow furrowed tightly. This idiot was becoming more and more unruly. If he had known, he would have had two more children back then. Now he only had an only son; sometimes he was afraid of beating him to death, so he mostly just scolded him.

But Zhou Bi might have been scolded too much and was now immune to it. No matter what you said, he never listened.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuanshang felt somewhat irritable.

"Why are you still standing here? Why don't you hurry up and make that idiot Zhou Bi get his ass back here?"

Seeing the City Lord's rage again, the guard could only leave in a hurry.

However, just as this guard left, someone else approached. He said respectfully, "City Lord, Mr. Qi is looking for you."

"Mr. Qi?"

A smile appeared on Zhou Yuanshang's face, completely devoid of his previous erratic and violent demeanor.

Coming to a courtyard in the City Lord's Manor, a middle-aged man sat cross-legged inside. He had an immortal-like appearance and looked like a transcendent expert.

This was also an enshrined expert of the City Lord's Manor, a Cultivator. Even when Zhou Yuanshang faced this person, he had to be extremely respectful.

"Mr. Qi, I wonder why you are looking for me?"

Mr. Qi slightly opened his eyes, then held up an extinguished lamp and said indifferently, "City Lord Zhou, your son is dead."

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