...

In the darkness.

Outside the Han Mansion, two figures lurked furtively.

"Brother, should we make a move on that person? He seems to have a good relationship with Han Mo."

The man stared in the direction Lin Zheyu left, whispering.

"Ignore that person, our main target is Han's family." The other man whispered.

"Hmm."

The man nodded, continuing to watch the direction of the Han Mansion.

Today is New Year's Day, and also the most relaxed day for the Han Mansion. They have been secretly watching for so long, waiting for the best moment to strike.

Whoosh~

The cold wind howled, as the night grew deeper.

People who stayed up for New Year's Eve began to sleep, and the streets slowly quieted down.

"Prepare to move, we'll climb over the wall from there..."

The man began to speak, but suddenly a strong force came to his neck, his vision went dark, and he lost consciousness.

"Brother!"

Bang——

The other man exclaimed, unable to react, and was also knocked unconscious.

"It turns out they are targeting Mr. Han. Tie them up for a bit of questioning to see who sent them."

Lin Zheyu thought, carrying the two unconscious men, disappearing into the night.

He had just checked, and outside the Han Mansion, only these two men were sneaking around with evil intentions.

The two were well hidden and it took him quite an effort to find them.

Luckily, his perception exceeded that of martial artists in the Qi Blood Gauze Realm, otherwise, he might not have been able to find them.

Returning to the courtyard.

Lin Zheyu tied the two up, stuffing their mouths with worn-out clothes.

These two had decent strength, one at the Peak of Bone Forging, the other just entering the Refining Internal Organ Realm.

"Wow, this is truly an unexpected delight, these two guys are carrying so much silver taels." Lin Zheyu exclaimed in surprise.

He found one hundred and eighteen silver taels on them, along with various poisons and hidden weapons.

Carrying a heap of silver taels with them, they must be planning to finish one job and then flee.

Crash

Lin Zheyu filled a basin with cold water and splashed them awake.

"Mmm mmm mmm..."

The two awoke from their coma, eyes wide open, muffledly groaning, struggling to escape the ropes.

"Save your strength, tell me, who sent you here?"

Lin Zheyu removed the rag from one man's mouth, letting him speak.

"Pah!"

"Let go of me, bastard, who the hell are you, why did you capture me!" The man struggled to say.

"I should be asking you that, what were you planning outside Mr. Han's mansion?" Lin Zheyu inquired.

"You think I'd tell you, you son of a bitch bastard, garbage, scum... ah..." The man scolded.

Midway through his curse, his voice halted abruptly, replaced by a pained cry from his throat.

Lin Zheyu remained expressionless, reaching out with force, pinching the man's cheeks, causing a faint cracking sound.

The man was in such pain that tears almost flowed, fearing his jawbone might be crushed by the young man in front of him.

"Mmm mmm..."

The other man struggled muffledly, seemingly wanting to speak.

"Then let you talk."

Lin Zheyu put the rag back in the first man's mouth, and took it out of the other man's mouth.

"Han killed my father and dozens of brothers, what's wrong with me wanting to kill his family." The man said viciously.

"Oh, so you're two thieves from outside the city. No wonder you carry so much silver taels and poison powder hidden weapons." Lin Zheyu realized.

With Mr. Han's nature, the only ones he'd kill their parents and siblings would be bandits.

He looked at the man and asked, "With the city gates being so strictly checked, how did you manage to sneak in?"

"Hmph, what's it matter if I tell you, the Xing family aren't good people either."

"The Xing family contacted us, said they could give us the opportunity to enter the city for revenge, and after avenging, we had to join the Xing family as their sworn followers."

The man said coldly.

Knowing this time he wouldn't survive, he was straightforward, not angrily cursing and struggling like his brother.

The man had no intention of keeping the Xing family's secrets, the Xing family weren't good people either. Had they not been found and threatened by the Xing family, they might have fled long ago.

"The Xing family is in Lion Valley, secretly contacting powerful bandits from everywhere, possibly plotting something big." The man continued.

"Anything else?" Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

"Hmph, nothing else, just give me an easy end, and eighteen years later I'll be a good man again." The man snorted coldly.

"A real man but you took a wrong path." Lin Zheyu said indifferently.

Bang bang——

Two punches hit, striking at the temples of the two men.

The sound of bones breaking came, temples collapsed, seven orifices bled, and there was no sound.

Lin Zheyu didn't use a knife, though convenient, it would cause too much blood and dirty the floor, making it a hassle to clean.

In the deep night.

Lin Zheyu carried two corpses, avoiding patrol guards in the city, finding a desolate and secluded spot, digging a pit, and burying the bodies.

These rootless people, even if dead, no one would fight for them.

...

The next morning.

At dawn, Lin Zheyu woke early, exercised for over half an hour before heading out.

Arriving early at Chen Peijun's house, he gently knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock

Creek, the door opened.

"Senior, happy New Year."

Lin Zheyu brought a pound of venison, a common gift in Songyi City for New Year's.

"Come in."

Chen Peijun accepted the venison, saying: "Even brought a gift, not bad, for so many years, you're the first to bring me a gift, haha."

Entering the courtyard, the inside was cold and cheerless, completely devoid of any festive atmosphere, not even traces of sacrificial ceremonies.

This old man, like him, was alone.

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