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"What?!"

"Miss Zhu?!"

Hearing the voice coming from outside, Wen Zhongming and Gui Dehan's faces simultaneously changed, and they cried out involuntarily.

In the next moment, Gui Dehan's face turned pale as an uncontrollable fear arose from the depths of his heart. Wen Zhongming was equally alarmed as he turned to Gui Dehan, "What happened? Didn't you say that Zhu Ziguang promised me that as long as I hand over the treasure, everything from before would be written off?"

Gui Dehan opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Seeing his expression, Wen Zhongming seemed to realize something. His face gradually became twisted as he stared at Gui Dehan with incomparable viciousness, as if he was about to tear him apart.

Gui Dehan's face was deathly pale, no longer as complacent and arrogant as before. Instead, his eyes were filled with panic as his entire body began to tremble.

"Patriarch!" "Home …"

The voice outside shouted again.

"Inform Second Young Master and Madam to run away immediately, as far as possible. If I do not go find them, then they will never return to Ci City. They will immediately go find Eldest Young Master and have him avenge me!"

Finished speaking, Wen Zhongming gritted his teeth and suddenly picked up Gui Dehan. Carrying him in his hand, he strode out.

Gui Dehan's entire body trembled like a sieve. He wanted to beg for forgiveness, but no words would come out from his mouth.

At this moment, only one sentence echoed in his mind — it was over!

Never in his wildest dreams did he expect that Zhu Ziguo and Lin Cheng would reach the Wen family so quickly. Yesterday night, he had told Zhu Ziyang that Wen Zhongming had killed her father, but judging from her expression, she was skeptical.

Moreover, no matter what, Wen Zhongming was still her foster father. Even if she was suspicious, she would have to carefully investigate before taking action.

It was only when he thought of this that he realized this was a golden opportunity. If he took advantage of this opportunity, not only would he make a fortune, he might even obtain a large amount of cultivation resources, cultivation techniques, and battle skills … He even had the chance to become a powerful expert!

More importantly, he could make use of Bamboo Hill's strength and scheme from it. He could very likely obtain the treasure from that day!

That was a treasure left behind by an almighty cultivator!

It was such an alluring prospect that moved Guillermo. After careful planning, he came to the Wen family.

As a matter of fact, his plan was almost a success, just a little short!

Even if he was given another incense stick of time, he could still calmly leave Ci City and travel far away from there. Once he became a major power, he would definitely return to Ci City in glory …

Now, all of this had turned into a bubble!

Not only did he have to face Wen Zhongming's wrath, he might even be despised by Zhu Zifu!

Gui Dehan's heart was filled with despair.

"Wen Zhongming!"

A crisp and cold shout caused Gui Dehan to come back to his senses. He looked towards the source of the voice and saw Zhu Ziyang standing shoulder to shoulder with Lin Cheng, the short sword in Zhu Ziyang's hand pointing towards his direction.

Seeing Zhu Ziyang, Gui Dehan's heart was immediately filled with hope. He hastily shouted, "Miss Zhu, save me! Wen Zhongming wants to kill me!"

Zhu Zifu was startled. He frowned in surprise and said, "Guidehan?"

"It's me. Eldest Miss Zhu, save me …" Seeing that Zhu Ziyang recognized him, Gui Dehan was immediately emboldened, and hurriedly shouted, "Wen Zhongming clearly knows that I followed Big Brother Zhu before, but he still wants to kill me. He clearly doesn't put Big Brother Zhu in his eyes, and even more so, doesn't put Miss Zhu in his eyes!"

Hearing his shout, Wen Zhongming's expression immediately fluctuated, his eyes revealing a look of bewilderment.

Seeing this, Lin Cheng couldn't help but frown. He and Zhu Ziquan looked at each other and saw the suspicion in each other's eyes. They both felt that there was something wrong with Gui Dehan's words.

"You are a man of letters, are you not? "Since that's the case, why did you sell the news that Wen Zhongming is the murderer to Zhuangzi?"

Lin Chen said solemnly: "Didn't you say that you want to use that gold to pay off your debts, and live a carefree life from now on? "After you took those gold coins, you no longer have anything to do with Zhu Ziyang. What qualifications do you have to ask for bamboo sticks to save you?"

"You …"

Gui Dehan's face immediately changed upon hearing this. His heart was filled with panic as he hastily shouted, "Miss Zhu …"

"So you are not a messenger!"

Wen Zhongming lifted Gui Dehan high up in the air. His voice was filled with killing intent as he said sinisterly, "You dare to pretend to be a messenger and swindle me? You are courting death!"

Gui Dehan was scared to the point that his limbs turned cold and his soul almost left his body. He hastily pleaded, "Patriarch Wen, I know my wrongs. Please spare my pathetic life …"

Wen Zhongming said with killing intent, "You bully me like this, how can I let you go?"

Feeling Wen Zhongming's killing intent and seeing that he was about to lose his life, Gui Dehan was scared to death. He shouted hysterically, "Miss Zhu, please save me! I know Wen Zhongming's secret chamber and the treasure from that year is also in his secret chamber …"

Puff!

In the next moment, before Gui Dehan could finish his words, Wen Zhongming's palm containing terrifying elemental energy smashed down on his head. Gui Dehan's humble head was instantly smashed into pieces like a pile of mud!

"Bam!"

Wen Zhongming carelessly threw Guidehan's corpse on the ground. His entire being was incomparably cold. His eyes were gloomy as he stared at Zhu Qiuquan and Lin Cheng.

Lin Cheng and Zhu Ziquan looked at each other and could not help but understand.

Guillermo had an ulterior motive!

Last night they had seen that he was not telling the truth, and they had guessed that he must have some motive, though for a moment they had not been able to guess what it was he wanted to do.

They also did not know exactly what Guidehan had done, but they could tell from Wen Zhongming's ruthless actions that Guidehan must have been courting death.

Because when Wen Zhongming had said 'you've insulted me like this', Guidehan was merely an adventurer of the Qin Province, but he had dared to insult Wen Zhongming, who was already a strong warrior. He could only die!

Lin Cheng couldn't help but shake his head at the sight of Guidehan's corpse. Guidehan's heart was not satisfied with the gold coin he had received the previous night, so he must have some other motive. That was why he died so miserably.

It was only now that Lin City finally had the time to carefully size up Wen Zhongming.

At this moment, Wen Zhongming was wearing a luxurious robe. At first glance, he didn't look like a martial artist. However, his eyes, which weren't shining brightly, caused Lin Cheng to secretly be vigilant.

The glow was reserved and the position under his feet seemed to be very casual. However, it had a unique posture and did not have the slightest flaw. Clearly, he was an experienced veteran with a very high level of cultivation.

This was an expert!

"Wen Zhongming!"

Zhu Zi's pretty face was frosted over, but her voice was calm. "Were you the one who killed my parents?"

Wen Zhongming shook his head and said, "Wei'er, based on the way things are now, even if I say that I didn't kill your parents, would you believe me?"

Saying this, he let out a long sigh, "Sigh …" "After so many years of nurturing, I can't compare to a single provocation from an outsider. Since that's the case, there's nothing left for me to say. If you want to make a move, then do it."

Shameless!

But it was also very brilliant!

Lin Cheng couldn't help but secretly praise him in his heart.

If they weren't in the enemy's shoes, Lin City would definitely praise Wen Zhongming for his clever move.

Wen Zhongming did not admit that he had killed Zhu Ziguang's parents, nor did he deny it. Instead, he brought up the topic ambiguously. On the contrary, he emphasized that this was merely instigation by an outsider, putting himself in a tragic position.

If it weren't for Butler Tong's words, as long as there was still a little bit of father-daughter relationship between Zhu Ziyang and Wen Zhongming, Zhu Ziyang wouldn't have made a move against Wen Zhongming after hearing his words.

Even Lin Cheng, who had lived for two lifetimes, couldn't help but praise Wen Zhongming. It wasn't by luck that he was able to achieve what he did today and become one of the heads of one of the two powerful clans in Tzu Cheng.

Unfortunately, at this moment, Wen Zhongming still did not know. In truth, Zhu Zifu already knew about what had happened back then. No matter how much grief he displayed, it was useless.

"Shua!"

Suddenly, a streak of lightning flashed past like a flint. The dagger in Bamboo Gou Zi's hand flashed with an icy cold glint as it pierced towards Wen Zhongming.

In the next moment, Wen Zhongming, who had been standing there sadly as if he had his hands tied, suddenly made his move as well. A shiny jade box suddenly appeared in his hand, abruptly blocking the short sword that the bamboo stick was stabbing at.

"Clang!"

The dagger and the jade box clashed, letting out a crisp sound.

After a brief exchange of blows, the two retreated simultaneously.

Immediately after, a hint of pleasant surprise appeared on Wen Zhongming's face. His eyes flashed with a touch of excitement, and he asked in a probing tone, "You, you are a martial artist, not a cultivator?!"

Zhu Ziyang sneered, "Wen Zhongming, your shameless face has finally been exposed. Didn't you say I could do whatever I wanted?"

Wen Zhongming displayed a sorrowful posture, as though he was grieving over his death. However, the moment Zhu Zifu made his move, Wen Zhongming had already made his move. In fact, his speed was even a bit faster than Zhu Zifu's.

In this aspect, it was because Wen Zhongming was clearly stronger, but more importantly, Wen Zhongming was clearly prepared to take action. What he had said before was all an act, and the moment he made a move, his shameless face was completely exposed!

However, at this moment, Wen Zhongming did not care about Bamboo Shoot's sarcasm at all. He stared at Bamboo Shoot and revealed an ecstatic expression, "You are not a cultivator! Haha! "Zhu Ziyang, you are merely at the eighth or ninth level of the Arterial Circulation Realm, how dare you pretend to be a cultivator to scare me?"

Zhu Ziyang's expression was calm as he said, "Even if I'm only at the Arterial Circulation Realm, it will not affect my determination to avenge my parents. Today, I will definitely kill you!"