Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

Chapter 173 Killing Thoughts

Shen Qingyao's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the ears of the three Shen brothers, and their faces instantly darkened like a storm cloud.

Especially Shen Yanming, whose once handsome face was now twisted and deformed by extreme anger, making him look particularly ferocious and terrifying.

He raised his trembling hand and pointed directly at Shen Qingyao. His lips trembled, as if a thousand words were about to burst forth, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

His face and neck were flushed red, like ripe tomatoes, making one worry that his blood vessels might burst at any moment.

Shen Yanting, standing to the side, also had a livid face. He clenched his teeth and stared intently at Shen Qingyao, as if trying to see a trace of regret or guilt on her face.

He tried to reprimand him several times, but swallowed the words back. In the end, he just let out a heavy snort to express his dissatisfaction.

Shen Yanshi was also furious. His eyes, which were usually filled with a gentle smile, were now filled with rage as he glared fiercely at Shen Qingyao.

He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something to refute the other party, but the scene of being brutally beaten by Shen Qingyao at the door of the Shen family when he first returned to the country suddenly flashed through his mind. So the words that were on the tip of his tongue got stuck in his throat and he could no longer utter them.

In contrast, only Shen Yanming, with his fiery temper, could not suppress his anger.

He roared at Shen Qingyao like a raging lion:

"Shen Qingyao, how can you be so cold-blooded and heartless! Don't forget, the blood of the Shen family flows in your veins! How could you say such rebellious and disregardful words about blood ties! You've really been spoiled by that aunt since you were little, you have no humanity or manners at all!"

He cursed as he stomped his feet, raising a cloud of dust.

Looking at Shen Qingyao's face, which was slightly distorted with anger, Shen Yanming felt a strange sense of pleasure welling up inside him.

He knew that his words had not caused enough harm to the other party, so after a brief pause, he opened his mouth again and uttered even more vicious words.

"Hmph, although Shen Yuanyuan lied to all of us, she's much more sensible and understanding than you! At least she knows to bow her head, admit her mistakes, and beg for forgiveness. Moreover, she pretends to be well-behaved, sensible, and considerate on the surface. Unlike you, all you do is throw tantrums all day long. Your temper is so bad and stubborn, it's unbearable! Don't you ever reflect on yourself? Why did we all side with Shen Yuanyuan in the past but ignore you? It's all your own fault!"

As he spoke these words, Shen Yanming became increasingly confident and self-assured.

Unbeknownst to him, he had successfully shifted all the blame from the depths of his heart onto Shen Qingyao, and found a seemingly perfect excuse for his past actions.

Towards the end of his speech, Shen Yanming's eyes even reddened slightly, revealing a hint of grievance, as if he were the one who had suffered injustice.

He thought to himself that his previous treatment of Shen Qingyao was entirely her own fault.

However, upon hearing this, Shen Qingyao, who was standing opposite, suddenly turned ashen-faced, her beautiful eyes flashing with cold light.

At the same time, the killing intent she had been trying so hard to suppress surged out again like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing her entire body.

If Shen Qingyao hadn't exerted all her strength to suppress the surging murderous intent deep within her heart, Shen Yanming would probably have already collapsed to the ground by now.

Even his three souls and seven spirits would be completely devoured by that vicious and wicked God of Bliss, leaving not a trace.

In fact, Shen Qingyao didn't take Shen Yanming's sarcastic remarks about her being inferior to Shen Yuanyuan to heart at all.

However, what she found utterly unbearable was that Shen Yanming dared to humiliate her revered master with impunity.

Xia Ran raised her from childhood to adulthood, teaching her to distinguish right from wrong, to read and write, and to learn Taoist principles. In her heart, they were no different from her biological parents.

Now, Shen Yanming is insulting her in front of her like this, which is her bottom line and her Achilles' heel!

"Shen Yanming, do you believe I'll take your life right now! And then I'll cut off your maggot-infested, stinking mouth and feed it to the dogs!"

Shen Qingyao glared angrily, gritted her teeth, and spoke coldly and ruthlessly to Shen Yan.

Shen Yanming was originally furious and was about to have a big argument with Shen Qingyao.

But the moment he raised his head and met Shen Qingyao's eyes, which were filled with endless killing intent, he deflated like a punctured balloon, and all his arrogance vanished without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, feeling extremely guilty, he quickly averted his gaze, not daring to make any eye contact with Shen Qingyao again.

A chilling light flashed in Shen Qingyao's eyes, and an intense killing intent surged forth as if it were a tangible substance.

Not only that, but her fair and delicate hands were now bulging with hideous blue veins due to extreme anger.

Without a doubt, Shen Qingyao had now genuinely decided to get rid of Shen Yanming.

Shen Yanming was well aware that, in terms of martial arts skills, he was far from being a match for Shen Qingyao.

Therefore, faced with Shen Qingyao's intense anger, he had no choice but to obediently bow his head and admit defeat.

"Hmph! All they know how to do all day is brandish swords and spears, shouting and killing. They're utterly vulgar and crude!"

Although Shen Yanming still refused to back down verbally, once he shifted his gaze away from Shen Qingyao, he could only mutter this sentence in a low voice, filled with resentment and a hint of fear.

Shen Yanting stared sharply at Shen Qingyao, and her cold and murderous gaze sent a shiver down his spine.

Although he knew that what Shen Yanming had just said was indeed extremely excessive, he was still greatly surprised when he sensed the intense killing intent emanating from Shen Qingyao towards Shen Yanming.

It should be noted that even when she had a complete falling out with them in the past, no matter how embarrassing the situation was, Shen Qingyao had never shown such obvious murderous intent.

However, today, she seemed to be driven by some evil force, her killing intent surging like a tidal wave, which was really abnormal!

At this moment, Shen Yanting had no doubt that if he didn't intervene, Shen Qingyao would mercilessly kill Shen Yanming.

Just at the critical moment, Shen Yanting flashed forward and kicked Shen Yanming hard, knocking him to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, he rushed forward and quickly stepped aside to block Shen Yanming.

Meanwhile, Shen Qingyao's situation on the other side was equally dire.

It seemed as if two powerful forces were entangled and fighting within her body.

One of the evil thoughts came from the God of Bliss, which attempted to control Shen Qingyao's killing instincts and violent emotions, so as to completely take over her mind.

The other force is the severe punishment from heaven—divine retribution.

From the moment she harbored murderous intent towards Shen Yanming, divine punishment mercilessly descended upon her and relentlessly inflicted upon her.

But in order to prove herself to the three Shen brothers, she secretly endured the pain of divine punishment.