Rebellious Contract Beast

Looking at the old witch who was leaving, and then looking at the carriage with exaggeratedly luxurious decorations, Shen Yi was reluctant to leave, but finally caught up with the old witch who killed people without blinking an eye.

Golden carriage?

Take the long view, of course take the long view~
I'll find a way to get it anyway.

In this way, Shen Yi followed the few people with his head shaking, while building a plan to seize Wan Xuanxuan's golden carriage in his mind.

As for today's incident, Wan Xuanxuan's two maidservants were beaten to death, one of her two personal guards was beaten to a cripple, and the other's cultivation was completely destroyed. So far, it has come to an end.

……

Zhu Mansion, Zhu Yanzheng's residence.

Inside the main house, Zhu Yanzheng looked at the bill in his hand with a gloomy expression.

These days he has been staying quietly in his own yard, not going anywhere, and not daring to go anywhere, for fear that He Jian Chuyun would succeed in his conspiracy and then kill him.

At the same time, he was also looking forward to Tsurumi Hatsuun taking action against him so that he could collect some evidence.

Unfortunately, there was no movement from He Jian Yan Qiu these days. Instead, another piece of bad news came, which was that his monthly payment was reduced by half, from the original 1,200 taels to only 500 taels.

If it were just that, it would be fine, but the pills he should have received every quarter were also reduced by 70%!
He could tell with his toes that this was the work of Tsurumi Ganshu.

This is very uncomfortable. If he never had to worry about financial issues when asking others to do things for him before, now he has to consider whether he has enough money before doing anything.

And there isn't much left in the warehouse.

"Okay! Very good! When I become successful one day, I will kill you, He Jian Yan Qiu!"

There was murderous intent in his eyes, and the bill in his hand was crumpled into a ball.

After a few breaths, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and calmed down the excitement in his heart.

Wang!Wang!
At this time, two dogs barked. He opened his eyes and saw it was Dahuang.

In fact, he never kept dogs and didn't like other pets, but this dog was raised by Zhu Yantao when he was alive. Now that Zhu Yantao was murdered, he kept the dog for his brother and also as a memory.

Glanced at the food on the table.

Is this the only excuse I can use to comfort myself?
Although the monthly payment was reduced, five hundred taels of silver was enough for him to eat and dress well, much better than those rubbish in the Zhu Mansion.

Judging from Dahuang's cries, it seemed that the chicken was hungry. Zhu Yanzheng was not stingy. He picked up a soft chicken leg from the chicken soup with chopsticks and threw it directly on the ground.

"Eat, you beast."

Wang Wang!

The big yellow dog wagged its tail, very happy. It walked forward and wanted to interact intimately with Zhu Yanzheng, but the other party refused. So it could only walk to the chicken leg and start chewing it with its mouth open.

Zhu Yanzheng shook his head, turned around, picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs with chopsticks, and was about to put it to his mouth, but at this moment, the voice of a servant came from outside the door.

"Master, something happened in the Zhu Mansion, and I came here to report to you."

Seeing this, Zhu Yanzheng just put the ribs on the chopsticks into the bowl, thought for a moment, and then asked: "When did it happen?"

“It happened the day before yesterday.”

"Tell me, what's the matter."

"Master, it was He Jian Chuyun who left Mingyan Courtyard and went to Cuiqing Waterside with his guards. He killed the two servants from the Wan family. One of Wan Xuanxuan's two guards was seriously injured and could not recover, and the other...had his cultivation abolished."

"Because of what? Could it be because Wan Xuanxuan brought people to the gate of Mingyan Courtyard to make noises a while ago? From what we know, He Jian Chuyun should not be so fussy about it."

"Of course not. It was because the servants around Wan Xuanxuan used a broom to forcibly break Zhuhong's virginity, which made He Jian Chuyun furious."

"I see. Is there anything else you want to add?"

"Master, I heard from the servants who were present at the time that He Jian Chu Yun seemed to be guarded by... a powerful spiritual person."

"What!" Zhu Yanzheng's expression froze.

If there is a strong person with spiritual level cultivation around He Jianchuyun, how can he take revenge?

Although he is a genius, going head-on with a spiritual-level expert would be simply courting death!
"Is this true or false? Have you checked it?"

"Master, we can't do anything about whether this is true or not."

"Who is the spiritual master next to her?"

"It's the woman named Xiang Tao beside He Jian Chu Yun, but she has two guards in total. The other one is called Bo Nian. We don't know her specific cultivation level yet."

"I asked you to investigate the identities of these two people before, but you still don't have any news?"

"Master, calm down. There is news. Xiang Tao and Boyan are both from the Zhao family. They came to the Zhu Mansion two years ago to work for He Jian Yan Qiu. Their cultivation was already at the peak of the consciousness level. Not long after, they left Jiangzhou for unknown reasons. Now, after two years, it is normal for their cultivation to improve."

"..."

Zhu Yanzheng stopped talking, despair appeared in his eyes.

He was not sure about He Jianchuyun's cultivation level, but he was sure that he was not able to deal with it.

In this situation, she is protected by two beings of spiritual level. How can she avenge her brother?
How is this still playing?
He suddenly recalled the day when he just returned to Zhu Mansion from the sect and was driven out by his father.

Now he seemed to understand a little.

Could it be that my father Zhu Jianqing is also thinking about me?
Because he knew he couldn't take revenge.

Although the Zhu family is a large family, it is impossible for them to become enemies with two spiritual masters just for one person's revenge. If the two sides really fight, although the Zhu family will not lose, they will have to pay some price to get in touch with the two spiritual masters.

As I said, the benefits are not proportional, it’s not worth it!
Just when he was about to be moved, Zhu Yanzheng quickly thought of something wrong.

That's not right. If he just doesn't want to be enemies with Xiangtao and Bo Nian, he shouldn't even tell me the truth, right?

This is not like his father.

Xiang Tao and Boyan were not so terrifying that the Zhu family would not dare to offend them in the slightest.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is someone else who makes his father worried.

who can that be?

He couldn't figure it out, and he didn't have the energy to think about it now.

It was already a headache for Guang He to see that Chu Yun had a guard with spiritual level cultivation around him.

Turning his head to look at the door again, Zhu Yanzheng said, "Retreat, and continue to keep an eye on me. Tell me immediately if there is any movement."

"Yes, Master."

The person outside the door responded respectfully and was about to leave.

After Zhu Yanzheng finished speaking, he turned his head and picked up the ribs in the bowl with chopsticks. However, just as he put it to his mouth, the big yellow dog next to him whimpered.

Woo~
Upon hearing the voice, Zhu Yanzheng frowned, turned around and his face suddenly changed.

The big yellow dog that had just eaten the chicken leg fell to the ground, its limbs twitching violently and white foam coming out of its mouth.

Zhu Yanzheng was not a fool. He realized immediately that the food was poisonous!

In panic, he used both hands to overturn all the food on the table and shouted, "Someone come!"

"Master! What's wrong?"

The Zhu family's guest, who had just walked a short distance outside the door, heard the noise and hurried back, asking with concern.

"Someone poisoned this young master!"

squeak~
The door was pushed open. The person looked at the mess on the ground, then looked at the twitching big yellow dog on the ground. His face changed, and then he shouted to the outside: "Someone come!" "Yes!"

"Bring the cook to me for questioning!"

"Go now!"

Zhu Yanzheng's guards acted quickly. After a while, the cook in the kitchen was brought over by two or three people.

The cook had obviously heard what happened. As soon as the guards let him go, he prostrated himself on the ground and shouted, "Master, this is unjust! This is unjust!"

"Why are you wronged? You are the only cook in this courtyard of my master. The food you cooked just poisoned Zhu Yantao's dog. Do you want to say that this meal was not cooked by you?"

"Master! I cooked the meal, but...but I never poisoned anyone! Master! You know me well. Even if you give me a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to harm you!"

The cook's words were sincere and heartfelt, but Zhu Yanzheng was only filled with anger. He did not pay any attention and kicked the man to the ground. His eyes were bloodshot and he wished he could cut the cook into pieces.

"Tell me! Who ordered you to do this? Otherwise, I will make sure you die without a burial place!"

"Master! I'm not lying. I really didn't poison you! Master!"

The cook was so anxious that he was about to cry and kept kowtowing to the ground.

Zhu Yanzheng's face was filled with anger, his eyes burning with rage, and he drew the sword from his waist and was about to chop.

However, just as the sword fell, Zhu Yanzheng paused for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking about.

wrong!

This cook is from my biological mother's side. In terms of status, he is my uncle and has been with me for at least fifteen or sixteen years.

It can be said that almost everything the cook has now was given by himself, and now he relies on himself for his living.

There would be no benefit to him if I died, and he had no reason to harm myself.

Zhu Yanzheng was thinking about this. At the same time, the cook who was lying on the ground seemed to have remembered something. He suddenly raised his head and said, "Master! I remember it!"

"What do you remember?"

"When I went to get the food early, I met the maidservant of the Second Madam on the way. The food I got was given by her. I thought it looked good, so I didn't think much about it and took it all."

"Second Madam? Wan?"

"Yes! She is Wan's person. I have seen the maid next to her. I know her! She gave me all the food. I... I really didn't poison her!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yanzheng's expression kept changing, but he silently put away the sword in his hand and asked, "Are there any dishes left from Wan's?"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's in the kitchen!"

The cook replied quickly, and Zhu Yanzheng then looked at the guard beside him and said, "Send a few people to the kitchen to see if anyone has touched the ingredients."

"Yes!"

The guard bowed and clasped his hands, then quickly took the two people to the kitchen and came back soon.

"Master, I have checked. There is indeed something wrong with the ingredients in the kitchen. Someone has tampered with them."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yanzheng sat down on the steps with a gloomy look on his face.

Wan Gaoyue...she actually wanted to kill herself!

No, this is normal.

Wan Gaoyue was afraid that the truth would be exposed and she would not be able to deal with He Jian Yanqiu, but it was obviously the easiest thing to keep her mouth shut forever.

Therefore, it is reasonable for her to want to kill herself.

“This sign!”

Zhu Yanzheng cursed in his heart and clenched his five fingers so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

This Wan Gaoyue not only didn't help me, but also wanted to kill me to silence me!

If it’s not a logo, then what is it!
I had thought before that when I had achieved success in my cultivation, I would kill He Jian Yan Qiu.

And now it seems that the person who must be killed has to be joined by Wan Gaoyue!

He had come to the Zhu Mansion to avenge his brother, but now not only had there been no progress, he had fallen into a quagmire.

When did it start?
It started from the time I went to find Wan Gaoyue.

Zhu Yanzheng just felt like a puppet, being controlled and kneaded at will. This great humiliation made him so angry that his heart was trembling, but he was powerless to do anything.

Now both He Jian Yan Qiu and Wan Gao Yue want to kill me, what should I do?
This Zhu Mansion is an invisible abyss. Anyone who mistakenly enters it will be doomed!

I can't stay here anymore!

Zhu Yanzheng thought so.

If he continued to stay in Zhu Mansion, he wouldn’t even know how he died.

Living in fear all day long and being on guard against everything, how tiring it must be to live like this.

No one's nerves can remain tense all the time.

I was lucky today as I happened to feed the dog some food, otherwise I would have been the one poisoned!
I can avoid it this time, but what about next time?

How should I hide next time?
How can my luck always be good?
He must leave the Zhu Mansion and settle down in a house in the city, waiting for an opportunity to avenge his brother Zhu Yantao!

Taking a deep breath, he stood up and called all his guards.

"Master, where are we going?"

"Leave Zhu Mansion, we can't stay here any longer."

"Yes!" The guard didn't say anything. He was not a fool. The mistress of the Zhu family and the second wife of the Zhu family both wanted their lives. Staying in the Zhu Mansion was not a wise choice.

They acted immediately and everyone worked quickly to pack their luggage. Then they escorted Zhu Yanzheng towards the exit of Zhu Mansion.

Zhu Yanzheng had a gloomy face throughout the journey. When he arrived at the exit of Zhu Mansion, he stretched his hand out of the carriage and showed his token. Without explaining the reason why he left Zhu Mansion, he directly asked the coachman to speed up and drive towards the west of the city.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of Zhu Mansion, he felt something was strange. He frowned and squinted his eyes, carefully observing the scene outside the car window, trying to find something wrong.

The exit of Zhu Mansion Horse Road is located beside the main gate of Zhu Mansion. It leads to an "F"-shaped intersection. The road surface is clean and there seem to be more street vendors than usual.

Zhu Yanzheng glanced at these vendors one by one, and the vendors' eyes were also fixed on the carriage he was riding in. Perhaps it was because the carriage was a bit luxurious, but these vendors actually forgot what they were doing in order to look at their carriage.

Looking away, Zhu Yanzheng’s brows were almost twisted into a shape of a “川”.

"Maybe I'm mistaken?"

If he couldn't figure it out, he would really feel that he was afraid of everything. But for some reason, the feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

It’s as if you are about to pass through a dark alley, and you are absolutely sure that a monster will emerge from there and kill you!
"This one……"

Zhu Yanzheng's frown deepened, and two seconds later, his eyes suddenly widened as he finally realized something was wrong.

The way those vendors look at me is not right!

After reacting, he stuck his head out of the car window and looked back, and saw that the street vendors were starting to drive away the customers who were angry at their stalls for some reason. They were in a hurry and seemed to be packing up their stalls.

It’s not time yet, why are you closing the stall?

Zhu Yanzheng's face changed drastically, and he shouted quickly: "Go back! Everyone, go back!"

...(End of chapter)