Apotheosis Begins with Tai Chi

Chapter 337: Chapter 166: Bizarre (4)

“…Alright.”

Chen Cheng didn’t say anything more, but a nearly imperceptible glint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

Chen Cheng had heard every word of the conversation in the courtyard with perfect clarity.

‘Pang Shixun, that old dog. He clearly hadn’t accomplished a thing, and he didn’t even put in a good word for me.’

‘Wan Qianshan, on the other hand, at least tried to reason with them a little.’

‘But no, Pang the Dog comes out and spins a lie, telling me to go home and wait for news.’

‘To put it bluntly, that old dog is just being a whore and demanding a monument to his chastity.’

‘He wants to pocket the Red Heart Ganoderma for himself, but he also wants me to be grateful, owe him a favor, and remember his supposed kindness.’

‘Go home and wait.’

‘I could wait a month, or I could wait a year.’

‘If my senses weren’t far sharper than an ordinary person’s, and I hadn’t overheard the truth, wouldn’t I have been played for a complete fool?’

‘That old dog isn’t just greedy—he’s fucking malicious!’

In that moment, Chen Cheng suddenly felt he understood Cao Zhao.

What Cao Zhao had suffered back then was likely far more than just a broken engagement.

Of course, under the current circumstances, Chen Cheng knew he couldn’t just stubbornly argue right and wrong with a dog.

The key was that the great battle from last night was still vivid in his mind.

From a neutral standpoint, Qin Zhao had won the title of Lin Kui fair and square. But didn’t the Pang Family kill him just because they could? They even wiped out his entire family!

Where was the justice in that?

How could you argue right from wrong?

In this world, strength was the only law, the only irrefutable truth!

For that very reason, Chen Cheng had no choice but to swallow this insult for now.

But this grudge was now well and truly forged.

What Pang the Dog took today, Chen Cheng would sooner or later make him spit back out, tenfold, a hundredfold!

…

At noon, in a small courtyard near the Captain’s Mansion.

“Brother Cheng, have some tea.”

Lin Fengxiao personally poured tea for Chen Cheng, then perched lightly on a nearby chair.

“Thank you.”

Chen Cheng raised his teacup, took a light sip, and then got straight to the point.

“Last night’s incident at the Qin Mansion caused a huge stir. All sorts of rumors are flying around. I wanted to ask you for the details.”

Lin Fengxiao nodded and lowered his voice.

“The battle at the Qin Mansion last night was the Pang Family’s handiwork. But they have a lot of official influence, so the news was completely suppressed. The rumors you hear on the street are all just nonsense.”

“The actual truth is that the entire core team of the Cloud Platform Hall, including Qin Yuan, was wiped out in one fell swoop! This year’s Martial Selection Lin Kui, Qin Zhao, was decapitated!”

Lin Fengxiao paused, then lowered his voice even further.

“There’s one more thing. Last night, when the Lord Captain and the General Thousand Guard of the Evil Extermination Bureau arrived at the Qin Mansion, they ran right into that leader from the Red Moon Sect, the one who wears a bamboo hat.”

“The two of them joined forces to give chase, but unfortunately, he still managed to escape. But this incident basically confirms that Qin Zhao had close ties with the Red Moon Sect.”

“Last night, the Captain’s Mansion immediately dispatched troops to surround the residences of all the Qin Family’s core members in the Inner City. The Evil Extermination Bureau then took over, arresting people and seizing their properties… They say it’s for a ‘thorough investigation’!”

“If things go as expected, I’m afraid the Qin Family’s fate won’t be much better than the Bai Family’s…”

Lin Fengxiao sighed softly. As if suddenly remembering something, he lowered his voice even more, even extending his senses to ensure no one was listening before he finally continued slowly,

“There’s something else… In the entire Captain’s Mansion, fewer than five people know about it…”

“The reason that Red Moon Sect leader appeared near the Qin Mansion last night was because he was there to retrieve something!”

“What was it?”

Chen Cheng’s interest was piqued, his curiosity completely aroused.

Last night, after Qin Zhao had taken that blood-red pill, he had become something infinitely close to a Cloth-Wrapped Demon.

This showed just how deep and intimate his collusion with the Red Moon Sect had become.

Whatever that Red Moon leader risked coming to the scene to retrieve had to be of the utmost importance.

“That thing was…”

Lin Fengxiao took a deep breath and said, enunciating each word,

“Qin Zhao’s head.”

“His head?”

Chen Cheng’s brow tightened, his eyes filled with astonishment.

“The man’s already dead. What do they want his head for?”