Chapter 36

Yang Jia's patriarch blinked his eyes, looking at Bai Zhanxiong with a dazed expression. He felt that the other party had just said something wrong, but at this moment, Bai Zhanxiong actually reached out, patted his old face, and sneered, "Old man, the taste of the Nightmare Flower is quite good, isn't it? Try to use your true qi now and see if it causes you excruciating pain!"

After being slapped a few times, the patriarch of the Yang family realized something was wrong. Indeed, following Bai Zhanxiong's instructions, he tried to use his true qi, and immediately his entire dantian began to spasm, as if it would be completely destroyed with just a slight effort!

Originally, the patriarch of the Yang family was already a bit tipsy, but at this moment, he suddenly woke up, his eyes flashing with a cold light as he stared intently at Bai Zhanxiong, who wore a hypocritical smile. He had just remembered what the Nightmare Flower was.

The Nightmare Flower is a toxic spiritual medicine with a powerful effect. If ingested directly, it would destroy a martial artist's dragon meridian and dantian. If the Nightmare Flower is dissolved in water, the toxicity would be slightly reduced. If the poisoned person does not use true qi, they might be fine, but once they use true qi, their dantian would inevitably burst.

However, even when the Nightmare Flower is dissolved in water, it still has a strong fragrance. The patriarch of the Yang family clearly remembered that the wine he had drunk earlier had a strange aroma, but he was in high spirits and did not pay attention to the faint floral scent in the wine.

At this moment, all the people of the Yang family had their faces change dramatically because they discovered that as soon as they used the true qi in their dantian, it became as fragile as tofu!

At this point, how could they not realize that they had been secretly plotted against by the Bai family? The toxicity of the Nightmare Flower is notorious and feared, and they never expected the Bai family to use it on the Yang family, who were as close as brothers!

The most incredulous was the patriarch of the Yang family. He stared at Bai Zhanxiong, then shifted his gaze to the head of the Bai family, and said with hatred, "Bai Sheng? Why? Wasn't I good to you, Yang Cangqiong?"

The head of the Bai family, who had been full of redness, now looked as dark as a black dough ball. He laughed coldly and said, "I want to ask you, at your age, how did you manage to retain such a laughable naivety?"

He gestured slightly to Bai Zhanxiong and said, "Xiong, go drink your wedding wine and bring Yang Xueqing here. Today, we will let their whole family die together."

When the head of the Bai family mentioned the word "death," the people of the Yang family immediately changed their expressions!

Although they could not use true qi, they quickly gathered together. The patriarch of the Yang family, along with Yang Qingxuan, Yang Yuntian, and others, stood at the front with a deathly pale face!

Behind them were the other sons of the patriarch of the Yang family, as well as the elderly, women, and children of the Yang family. At this moment, Yang Qingxuan leaned close to the patriarch of the Yang family's ear and said mournfully, "Father, anyone with a bit of true qi cultivation has been affected by the Nightmare Flower! The Bai family, despicable bastards!"

The patriarch of the Yang family's heart was trembling violently. The head of the Bai family's words had thoroughly stunned him.

He could not imagine that the person who had been his lifelong friend now looked at him, Yang Cangqiong, with a completely unfamiliar and mocking gaze!

After a while, Yang Xueqing, with her disheveled hair, was dragged over by Bai Zhanxiong. They were still wearing their red wedding attire, and Yang Xueqing was dressed very beautifully. However, when she saw her father and brothers surrounded and the ashen faces of her family, her heart sank to the bottom!

"Bai Zhanxiong! What are you doing! Has your Bai family gone mad today?!"

Without the ability to use true qi, Yang Xueqing was basically a weak woman in front of Bai Zhanxiong. Bai Zhanxiong pushed away her grabbing hand and slapped her hard, saying coldly, "You'd better be quiet!"

He then pushed Yang Xueqing toward the patriarch of the Yang family, and she rolled on the ground several times. Her beautiful attire was now disheveled, and the red mark on her face was very noticeable!

The patriarch of the Yang family quickly helped the agitated Yang Xueqing up. He did not say a word and pushed her behind him.

Having been the overlord of Baiyang Town for so many years, even without true qi, the patriarch of the Yang family still exuded a formidable presence. He raised his head, his sunken eyes and sharp, eagle-like gaze coldly swept over the group of Bai family members, finally settling on the head of the Bai family.

The head of the Bai family laughed coldly and said, "Look at your daughter now. Eighteen years ago, she abandoned my son and followed a waste of a man. Now that the waste is dead, she wants to reconcile with my son. Is there such a good thing in this world? Does she even deserve my son?"

The patriarch of the Yang family remained silent, but upon hearing these words, Yang Xueqing's face turned ashen. She had anticipated this, but when it was actually said, she found it unbearable!

She looked at Bai Zhanxiong in disbelief, at the man who had sworn to her, but Bai Zhanxiong did not care about her gaze and said, "Today's wedding is just a means for us to exterminate your Yang family. I, Bai Zhanxiong, live freely. What woman can I not have? Do I need a withered and broken flower like you? Father, since we have succeeded, let's act now to avoid any unforeseen circumstances..."

At this moment, the fourth son of the Bai family, Bai Zhanfeng, also laughed and said, "Let me tell you something. The demon hunting competition is probably almost over, but I estimate that the demon cores you Yang family submitted are zero. They didn't have the chance to kill any demon beasts. Shi Chen and Shi Ji have already taken their lives."

Bai Zhanxiong looked at Yang Xueqing coldly and continued, "The bastard you gave birth to castrated my son. If I hadn't planned to eliminate you all today, that bastard would have been dead long ago! How could I have endured it until now!"

The words of these two brothers were like thunderbolts, striking the people of the Yang family!

Some women, upon hearing that their children were dead, fainted in grief. The only ones who remained standing were the patriarch of the Yang family and Yang Qingxuan. Thinking about how Yang Wu and others had died at the hands of the enemy, the patriarch of the Yang family and others suddenly felt their hearts nearly breaking.

Staring at the ugly faces of the Bai family, the people of the Yang family panted heavily. Even Yang Qingxuan, who usually had the best temper, now had bloodshot eyes! His neck veins bulged, and if not for the patriarch of the Yang family's rationality holding him back, he would have rushed forward to fight to the death!

After all, he had lost a son and a daughter! That was almost all of Yang Qingxuan's life's work!

"May all of you in the Bai family die a terrible death!"

At this moment, Yang Qingxuan was like a wild beast!

And Yang Yuntian had already lost a son. Yang Lingqing, who had recently been performing very well, was also his beloved. Thinking about how that kind and gentle girl was now gone, Yang Yuntian also turned into a fierce beast!

"Bai Sheng, Bai Zhanxiong, Bai Zhanfeng, and you... you are all beasts!"

Yang Xueqing, however, was still in a state of disbelief!

She could not believe that all of this was real, that Bai Zhanxiong had never loved her, and that the wedding she had dreamed of was actually a plot to destroy her family!

And she, Yang Xueqing, because of her foolishness, had become a sinner to the Yang family!

From great joy to great sorrow, the emotional change was so drastic that the people of the Yang family felt they could hardly breathe!

At this moment, Yang Xueqing thought of death. Only death could allow her to escape, to not feel so guilty, to be completely free!

This was her only path today, and she could only take this path!

Having been affected by the Nightmare Flower, Yang Xueqing naturally knew that using true qi would cause her dantian to burst, but this was exactly what she wanted!

Yang Qingxuan and Yang Yuntian had lost their children, and the patriarch of the Yang family was busy holding them back, so he missed Yang Xueqing. The people of the Bai family were also watching Yang Qingxuan and Yang Yuntian like monkeys, so they missed Yang Xueqing. At this moment, Yang Xueqing's face showed a smile of relief.

She thought about many things at this moment, about her life, her dreams as a young girl, the dazzling light when Long Qinglan first appeared, the happiness she had experienced, but how quickly it had disappeared. She hated Long Qinglan, and even the child she had with Long Qinglan.

She could not explain why she hated so much. She just felt that Long Chen was too much like Long Qinglan. His appearance, his tone of voice, his eyes, his persistence, his thoughts, his character, his soul—everything was exactly like Long Qinglan!

Although he was her son, there was nothing in Long Chen that belonged to her, Yang Xueqing. Because she hated Long Qinglan, who had ruined her life, she also hated Long Chen.

Especially in recent times, Long Chen's strength had shockingly increased, and the way he behaved was exactly like Long Qinglan in the past!

Long Chen's pride had hurt her self-esteem.

And now, when she realized that her long-held fantasy was actually a deception, and that she had harmed the entire Yang family, just before she died, she suddenly thought of her son. She thought about everything about him.

This child had an incredibly strong sense of self-respect. When Yang Xueqing and Long Qinglan ignored him, he never begged for any care from them.

Although he was born into the Yang family, where his basic needs were met, he lived alone from a young age, like a stray dog in the Yang family.

No one cared for him, no one guided him, only the wounds on his body that never stopped appearing.

The first time she told him she was going to marry Bai Zhanxiong, his proud and solitary back as he left, and the stubborn look in his eyes after he defeated Yang Lingyue on the training platform—these scenes played over and over in Yang Xueqing's mind.

Until she shed tears.

Until the moment when all her dreams were shattered, she realized how much she had wronged this strong-willed child.

But it was too late now, because Long Chen had already been killed by the younger members of the Bai family.

"Child, don't be afraid... I will soon be with you. In hell, perhaps the three of us can build a beautiful home..."

"The regrets of this life, if there is a next life, I will make it up to you!"

"But now..."

She gradually raised her head, her cold eyes fixed on the smugly smiling Bai Zhanxiong, and murmured, "I don't want to face you in death with no face, so I will at least kill this devil..."

The crowd was in an uproar because everyone saw that Yang Xueqing was actually charging at Bai Zhanxiong, and her gesture indicated that she was about to use the Tai Xuan Dragon Seal!

And at this moment, the door, which had been securely closed, suddenly exploded, the door shattered into pieces flying into the hall, and several guards were thrown inside, screaming in pain!