Chapter 251: Liao Baicheng
Zhou Qihua let out a couple of dry laughs, his throat suddenly feeling so parched he couldn’t speak.
What had just happened made him feel like the world had gone completely insane!
Qin Tuo just smiled and offered a reminder.
"Come on, stop spacing out. Let’s head to the snack street. Manni and the others are probably getting impatient."
Zhou Qihua snapped out of it and nodded repeatedly.
’He’s definitely not an ordinary person. From now on, no matter what, I have to latch onto Qin Tuo’s coattails and never let go!’
The three of them left the bloody alleyway and headed for the snack street.
...
「Provincial City, Jiang Family Villa Compound.」
Under the cover of darkness, a group of men slunk into the compound.
Soon after, one of them, carrying something wrapped in a black cloth, came before Jiang Mingfeng.
"Patriarch, the plan failed..."
The moment the Jiang Family expert spoke, Jiang Mingfeng’s face filled with shock.
A second later, his expression shifted to rage, his face flushing red.
"You bastards! There were so many of you, and you couldn’t even handle that little punk? What the hell are you good for?"
The Jiang Family expert hung his head low, steeped in shame.
Jiang Mingfeng’s chest heaved violently. He was clearly seething.
After a moment, he let out a breath and asked:
"Where’s Uncle Zhong? Why didn’t he come back with you?"
At this, the expert before him fell silent. He slowly placed the black-wrapped bundle on the floor in front of him.
Jiang Mingfeng’s eyes narrowed, his gaze demanding an answer.
"What is this?"
The Jiang Family expert didn’t speak, instead using trembling hands to slowly unfold the black cloth.
Uncle Zhong’s head was revealed. His eyes were wide open, and he was bleeding from all seven orifices.
"What?"
Jiang Mingfeng’s heart slammed against his ribs. His eyes went wide, as if he’d seen a ghost.
PFFT!
Suddenly, Jiang Mingfeng spat out a long stream of blood.
The Jiang Family expert below him pressed his forehead to the floor, not daring to move an inch.
Jiang Mingfeng stumbled back a few steps, his hands landing weakly on a chair for support as he gasped for breath.
Uncle Zhong had been his old steward for many years. He was exceptionally skilled, an indispensable right-hand man to the Jiang Family.
From the perspective of both sentiment and self-interest, Jiang Mingfeng was overwhelmed with grief.
Jiang Mingfeng suddenly screamed at the heavens.
"Qin Tuo! I, Jiang Mingfeng, swear to the heavens that I will make you die a gruesome death!"
Faced with the furious Jiang Mingfeng, the Jiang Family expert trembled in fear, not daring to make a sound.
Jiang Mingfeng stared at him coldly and demanded:
"Tell me everything that happened. In detail."
"Yes, Patriarch."
The Jiang Family expert then gave a brief account of how Qin Tuo had killed Uncle Zhong.
When he finished, Jiang Mingfeng fell silent.
’This matter has become rather tricky,’ he thought.
Just then, Liao Zhiyun hurried back. She had clearly heard the news about Uncle Zhong as well.
The moment she entered the room and saw Uncle Zhong’s severed head, Liao Zhiyun was fuming with rage.
Jiang Mingfeng apologized, his face full of guilt.
"My lady, I’ve been useless. I still haven’t dealt with that kid, and now Uncle Zhong has lost his life for nothing."
Liao Zhiyun snapped at him angrily.
"Jiang Mingfeng, you are a useless piece of trash! All those men, and you couldn’t even handle a snot-nosed brat? How are you fit to be the Patriarch of the Jiang Family?"
He didn’t dare to talk back as she berated him, simply enduring the verbal assault.
After scolding him harshly for a while, Liao Zhiyun noticed that Jiang Mingfeng seemed to have just spat up blood.
Seeing him in this state, she felt a pang of pity.
So, she stopped her tirade.
At this point, the other Jiang Family experts came forward and knelt, all of them begging for punishment.
Seeing them, Liao Zhiyun’s anger flared up again.
She noted that in the entire operation, only Uncle Zhong had died. These dozen-odd masters of advanced Inner Strength hadn’t even suffered a scratch before they came scurrying back in disgrace.
"Useless! You’re all a bunch of useless trash!"
In her fury, Liao Zhiyun waved her hand.
SWISH!
A sharp surge of energy instantly sliced off the left hands of all dozen or so masters of advanced Inner Strength.
The experts gritted their teeth against the pain, not daring to say a word.
They understood all too well that the most terrifying person in the Jiang Family was not Jiang Mingfeng, but the woman before them, Liao Zhiyun!
Liao Zhiyun’s methods weren’t just bizarre; she was also ruthless and vicious—a truly venomous woman.
Seeing this, Jiang Mingfeng, who stood behind her, could only bow his head deeply, admitting his own incompetence.
He also understood that now that Liao Zhiyun had intervened, he would no longer be needed to handle this matter.
And indeed, Liao Zhiyun spoke slowly, her face grim.
"Listen up. From now on, I am in charge of this. As for you... take care of your master for now."
The group of Jiang Family experts could only nod heavily, not daring to object.
Afterward, Liao Zhiyun made a direct call to her younger brother, Liao Baicheng.
"Hey, Sis, what happened?"
Liao Baicheng was a little confused.
Liao Zhiyun said in a somber voice:
"Ah Cheng, your nephew is being bullied. Get over here right now."
Hearing this, Liao Baicheng’s heart sank. Without another word, he rushed straight to the Jiang Family Villa.
When he arrived in the room and saw Jiang Liang’s miserable state, Liao Baicheng became instantly enraged.
"Sis, what the hell happened? Which bastard did this?"
As his anger flared, a chilling aura emanated from him. He was like a demon emerging from hell—absolutely terrifying.
Jiang Liang immediately burst into tears, sobbing as he spoke.
"Uncle, you have to get revenge for me! You have no idea how miserable I am right now!"
Seeing Jiang Liang’s pitiful state, Liao Baicheng’s heart ached for him. He quickly asked:
"Liang, tell me what happened. Your uncle will take care of it for you!"
Jiang Liang gritted his teeth and said viciously:
"The guy’s name is Qin Tuo! He’s the one who did this to my hand! Oh, and that bitch Chen Man Ni, too! They both have to die!"
Liao Baicheng’s fury erupted upon hearing this, and he nodded firmly.
"Don’t worry. I’ll get your revenge. Neither of them will escape!"
Liao Baicheng wasn’t much older than Jiang Liang. They had practically grown up together, so they were extremely close.
Seeing Jiang Liang suffer this ordeal, Liao Baicheng made up his mind. He would personally take action to avenge his nephew!