Chapter 96

The Hu family's ancestors were originally martial artists, but after retiring from the martial world, they settled down in the city of Mingguan and started legitimate businesses. By the time of this generation, their business had grown significantly, making them the wealthiest household in the entire city of Mingguan! As a wealthy household, their residence was naturally grand and magnificent. The entire estate covered more than ten acres, with golden bricks and jade tiles, and intricately carved railings and steps. However, now, what Hu Donghan and Hu Meier saw was like a wasteland.

The walls of the estate had been completely torn down, with bricks and rubble scattered everywhere. Only the main gate remained standing, but the two three-zhang high gate leaves lay on the ground, and two of the four small doors were broken. The ground around the fallen gate leaves was covered with dark brown bloodstains.

Inside the brick walls, the exquisite courtyards looked as if they had been trampled by a group of wild beasts, becoming dilapidated. The inner houses, bridges, and stone paths were all in ruins...

"What, what happened here?"

Hu Donghan squinted his eyes, his face remained calm, but his eyes were filled with terrifying murderous intent.

Beside Hu Donghan, Hu Meier's fox-like eyes darted around, a faint smile on her face as she said coldly, "Little brother, can't you see? Our family is about to be destroyed again!"

Hu Donghan, who knew Hu Meier well, naturally understood that this was a sign of her extreme anger.

Her childhood experiences had formed a peculiar habit in Hu Meier. The angrier she was, the more she wanted to kill, the more her smile would not fade. She could kill while smiling, and that was Hu Meier!

"Ha ha ha..." Hu Donghan chuckled, saying, "Very good, very good..."

As he spoke, Hu Donghan released his spiritual energy to probe the Hu residence.

Hu Meier then said with a light laugh, "Little brother, no need to waste effort! Uncle Li is still in the gatehouse. Just go and ask Uncle Li for the details." As she spoke, her figure fluttered like a butterfly, lightly flying into the gate passage. With a light运转 of her spiritual energy, she punched through the wall from a distance.

Inside the wall was a simple room where the gatekeeper lived. An old man, hunched over, lay on the bed, gasping for breath. His left arm was suspended, and his left leg was wrapped in thick coarse cloth, with fresh blood seeping through, clearly a recent injury.

This old man was Uncle Li, whom Hu Meier had mentioned.

Hu Donghan quickly walked to Hu Meier's side. Uncle Li slightly raised his head, one eye covered with a bandage, and spoke in a low, hoarse voice, "You scoundrels! You villains! You're here now? Take it! Take it all! Take everything away! The Hu residence is gone anyway..."

Hu Donghan quickly walked to Uncle Li's side and said coldly, "Uncle Li, it's me."

When Uncle Li heard Hu Donghan's voice, he clearly froze, then stammered, "Y-You... You're the young master? The young master has returned? The young master... you're still alive?"

"Of course I'm alive, and I'm doing well," Hu Donghan's voice remained cold, "Uncle Li, what exactly happened here? And how are my foster parents?"

Hu Meier also said, "Little brother, why are you talking so much nonsense? Uncle Li, we can discuss the details later! Where are my foster parents now?"

"Miss... Miss has also returned!" Uncle Li exclaimed in surprise, then said anxiously, "Young master, Miss, you two must leave quickly! Before the immortals from the Wu family's general residence find out, you must leave quickly! You two were expelled from the Yin Soul Sect and have no sect to rely on, so you can't possibly stand against them..."

Upon hearing this, Hu Donghan and Hu Meier were both slightly stunned. Then, a smile appeared on Hu Donghan's face: "Cultivators are involved? And they spread rumors that we were expelled from the sect... This seems quite interesting... Girl, could it be that you left some loose ends again?"

Hu Meier thought for a moment, then smiled again, saying, "If we're talking about loose ends, it seems to be from half a year ago..."

"Which time? Who was the opponent?" Hu Donghan pressed.

Hu Meier rolled her eyes and said, "Who? Naturally, it was the Mu family! The Mu family behind Mu Zhengfeng! After I found the Mu family, I asked the sect's law enforcement disciples for help to wipe out the entire family."

"However, it seems very unfortunate! On the day of the attack, a few of the Mu family's rats were out, and we couldn't eliminate them... If they are specifically targeting us, it seems only the Mu family could do it! I guess these people couldn't deal with us, so they vented their anger on the Hu residence. However, these few rats are at most at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, and they are not a threat."

"Hmm..." Hu Donghan squinted his eyes and smiled, "No matter who they are. Since they are seeking death, there's no need to let them live. Since General Wu of the Wu family took action, he must know something. Let's go to the general's residence first and find our foster parents!"

"Alright!" Hu Meier nodded in agreement, then turned to look at Uncle Li, extended her jade hand, and took out a bottle of medicine, handing it to Uncle Li, "Uncle Li, find a place to hide for now. I and my little brother will go take care of some matters and will be back soon."

With that, Hu Donghan and Hu Meier left the Hu residence, determined their direction, and headed towards the general's residence.

The distance between the general's residence and the Hu residence was not far, both located in the western part of Mingguan, which was relatively affluent. When Hu Meier and Hu Donghan arrived at the general's residence, they directly found a corner, climbed over the wall, and then casually grabbed a guard, asking where General Wu was. After learning that he was in the living room, they killed the guard and headed towards the living room.

Before they even saw anyone, they could hear the faint sounds of drinking and revelry coming from the living room. The conversations inside the living room also drifted through the paper windows—

"General Wu, this time we could take down the Hu family all at once, thanks to your intervention! If the city guard hadn't been dispatched, the Hu family wouldn't have surrendered so quickly!"

"Not at all! Not at all! Without the assistance of Mr. Liu, Mr. Jia, and the others, I alone couldn't have done such a thing under the city lord's nose!"

"That's true! The Hu family had a good relationship with the city lord. If we hadn't hired six cultivators with a large sum of money, the city lord wouldn't have pretended not to see it..."

"Hmph! Why should my child, who has no talent for cultivation, be inferior to the two adopted children of the Hu family, who can both join the Yin Soul Sect?"

"Exactly! Exactly! General Wu, may I ask if what you said earlier, that the two scoundrels of the Hu family have been expelled from the Yin Soul Sect, is true? If this is false, we will all be severely deceived by you!"

"Rest assured! Rest assured! A cultivator from the Yin Soul Sect came specifically to inform me of this. How could it be wrong?" This was the voice of General Wu.