Started out getting scumbags, but then invested in the invincible Empress.

Chapter 198 "A Loving Family: A Kind Mother and Filial Son"

Three breaths passed without any movement from inside the door.

"Are all members of your Sun family dead?"

Noticing the unfriendly gazes of the disciples sweeping over her, Sun Qin, who had just struggled to her feet, froze. "The steward's legs aren't very good, so..."

Li Wudao had lost his patience and calmly ordered, "Kick the door."

Zhou Bai nodded, and without saying a word, kicked the iron gate hard.

With a piercing metallic clang, the iron gate flew off and crashed into the mansion.

"Bring your parents here; I need to ask them some questions."

Li Wudao walked into the courtyard with an expressionless face, followed by a group of imposing disciples who filed in one after another.

"Yes."

Sun Qin's face turned pale, and she hurriedly nodded.

She followed cautiously behind the group, glancing at the empty courtyard with a puzzled expression.

"Pingbo, are you there?"

"Pingbo!"

Sun Qin was puzzled when no one responded to her two shouts.

That's not right. Even if Uncle Ping has a bad leg, he should have arrived by now, after all this time.

She saw the old man this morning, so why is he nowhere to be seen now?

Did he go to a brothel again to drink and have fun...?

Just as she was muttering to herself, a faint, hoarse voice sounded in her ear, "Miss, I'm... you're stepping on my waist."

"what?!"

Sun Qin exclaimed in surprise.

Looking down, he realized he was standing on the dented, dilapidated iron gate, and Pingbo's voice was right below it.

She flung open the iron gate and, seeing the old man with a bruised and swollen face, paused slightly. "Uncle Ping, what are you doing here...?"

Pingbo, clutching his aching back, said with tears welling up in his eyes, "I rushed over when I heard the knocking, but before I even reached the door, an iron gate slammed down on me, and I feel like all my bones are about to fall apart."

"......"

Sun Qin felt a pang of pity in her heart, then asked urgently, "By the way, Uncle Ping, have my parents returned from Ningfo Temple?"

"The head of the family and his wife returned an hour ago."

Noticing his young mistress's tense expression, Uncle Ping couldn't help but ask, "Young Miss, has something happened?"

As he spoke, his dim, aged eyes couldn't help but fall on everyone, scanning them one by one.

"why you?!"

Upon seeing Li Wudao, Pingbo's expression changed drastically, and his brows furrowed involuntarily. "The Sun family does not welcome you. Please leave immediately!"

As soon as the words fell, the whole place fell silent.

The disciples' faces immediately darkened, and they looked at the old man as if he were a corpse.

"Break his legs."

Li Wudao stared at Pingbo, his eyes flashing with coldness.

The old steward of the Sun family had ripped him off quite a bit over the years. In order to see Sun Qian, the original owner had to pay hundreds of taels of silver every time he entered the Sun family.

On several occasions, he even posed some tricky questions to amuse himself.

The various painful scenes are still deeply etched in my memory and cannot be erased.

"Stop, what are you going to do?"

Under Pingbo's terrified gaze, Zhou Bai's lips curled into a cold smile. With a clang, he drew the "Awakening of Insects Sword" and swung it forcefully.

"Shh-"

A sharp flash of sword light appeared, and the old man's two knees were severed in two, the cuts smooth and clean, blood gushing out and instantly staining the ground red.

"what!!"

The pig-like screams echoed through the courtyard, sending chills down everyone's spines.

Pingbo lay on the ground, his body curled up like a shrimp from the excruciating pain, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, his face ashen, and he was panting heavily.

Just then, he felt a shadow looming over him.

He raised his head and was met with Li Wudao's icy gaze, which made him tremble violently. He immediately prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly:

"Don't kill me... I was bewitched and acted foolishly. I apologize for the terrible things I did back then. Please, don't kill me..."

At this point, he frantically pulled a cloth bag from his robes, trembling as he cupped his hands and handed it to the boy, saying:

“There are five thousand taels in here, all my savings. I’m giving it all to you. Please, be magnanimous and spare my life.”

Now that things have come to this, how could he not see that Li Wudao had already undergone a complete transformation and was no longer the foolish boy he could bully at will?

Watching the old man, who had become obsequious in just a few breaths, Li Wudao found it laughable and said indifferently, "Zhou Bai..."

As soon as the name was called out, Zhou Bai understood immediately, and with a blank expression, he swung his sword, sending Pingbo's head flying.

"this........"

Seeing her housekeeper, who had been with her for many years, die so tragically, Sun Qin was filled with fear and her face showed indescribable terror.

Pingbo is dead.

A vibrant human life was lost right before her eyes, leaving her stunned and in a state of utter panic.

"What's all this noise about?"

Just then, an annoyed voice rang out from not far away.

A large group of people came running over after hearing the screams.

Leading the group was a middle-aged man in a golden robe with a mustache, accompanied by a somewhat plump woman adorned with jewels and extravagant clothing.

It was the head of the Sun family and his wife.

"Father, Mother..."

Looking at the middle-aged man and the woman, Sun Qin's eyes were complicated, and her face still showed traces of fear.

"Pingbo! What... what happened? Who did this?!"

The middle-aged man in the golden robe immediately noticed the corpse on the ground, a horrifying sight that turned his face ashen.

"I killed him, so what?"

Zhou Bai crossed his arms and looked at him disdainfully.

"I don't care who you are, if you dare to cause trouble in my Sun family, you'll regret it!"

Seeing the disciples' hostile expressions, the middle-aged man in the golden robe panicked briefly, his face hardening. He turned to a servant beside him and ordered:

"Go and inform the Second Prince that someone has come to my Sun family to cause trouble..."

The servant nodded and was about to leave.

Gan Ning chuckled and said mockingly, "Stop struggling, you country bumpkin. Before I came to your Sun family, that damned Second Prince had already been dealt with by Senior Brother Li."

"What?! The Second Prince is dead?!"

"How could this be........."

The Sun family members were stunned, unable to believe it, feeling as if the sky had fallen.

Everything the Sun family has is thanks to the Second Prince. If the Second Prince dies, they will be back to square one.

Li Wudao ignored the family's grief-stricken expressions and coldly asked, "Where is my mother's jade bracelet?"

This was one of the main reasons he came to the Sun family.

In my memory, she was the original owner's grandmother, a legacy passed down through generations, and held extraordinary significance.

If Sun Qian hadn't relentlessly pressed him and repeatedly demanded it back then, he wouldn't have given away the jade bracelet so early.

After Sun Qian died, he searched the place but did not find the jade bracelet, which must still be in the Sun family's house.

This is why he didn't immediately slaughter the Sun family.

"Li Wudao, it's you?!"

Only then did the Sun family patriarch notice the black-clad youth surrounded by the crowd. After observing him for a moment, his expression changed erratically.

What's going on? Why do these people seem to respect Li Wudao?

Isn't this kid a good-for-nothing? Is he some kind of hired thug?

Yes, that must be it...

The Sun family patriarch, trying to reassure himself and suppress his unease, said in a stern voice with a straight face:

"Now that you're all grown up, you dare to bring people to cause trouble at my Sun family's house! Believe me or not, I'll make sure Qianqian never speaks to you again!"

In short, no matter what their background or strength is, as long as Li Wudao is the leader, then everything is fine.

He was absolutely certain that as long as he used his daughter as leverage, the other party would have to submit obediently; it had worked time and time again over the years.

The whole audience was silent.

The disciples looked at each other, their expressions strange.

Sun Qin had threatened Senior Brother Li in this way not long ago, and now her father did the same thing.

Six hundred and sixty-six. Indeed, birds of a feather flock together.

It’s so amazing!

Hearing the arrogant words of the middle-aged man in the golden robe, Li Wudao sneered and couldn't help but utter the classic Chinese phrase: "Idiot!"

Sun Qian died right in front of him, but he didn't even blink; instead, he beamed with joy.

Now, this wretched woman's father is actually trying to blackmail him with the absurd reason of "making her never speak to you again," which is utterly ridiculous!

Sometimes, he really didn't understand why the original owner, who was at least the heir of a prince, could be led by the nose by such a down-and-out person.

In the end, he could only blame it on the fact that the original owner had been too good to the Sun family, to the point that they took it for granted.

This is probably why those who are favored often take things for granted...

"Zhou Bai, cripple him."

Li Wudao regained his composure and slowly spoke.

Soon, with a scream, the middle-aged man in the golden robe, covered in blood and limp on the ground, was filled with terror, no longer the arrogant man he had been moments before.

"I'll ask one more time, where is my mother's jade bracelet?"

The Sun family members turned pale with fright, all lowering their heads and not daring to look the boy in the eye.

"You didn't know, huh? Very well..."

Li Wudao raised an eyebrow and smiled, his cold gaze falling on Sun Qin beside him. "Zhou Bai, send her on her way."

"okay."

Zhou Bai grinned maliciously as he walked towards Sun Qin, who was so frightened that she almost fainted. She hurriedly said, "I know, it's on my mother!"

Upon hearing this, the jewel-encrusted, somewhat plump woman's expression changed, and she said viciously:

"I haven't seen any bracelet. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Seeing Zhou Bai's unfriendly gaze, Sun Qin became anxious. "My mother is lying!"

“I saw Qianqian hand a bracelet of exceptional quality to my mother. In fact, it was my mother’s idea for Qianqian to ask for the bracelet.”

"She heard somewhere that your Li family has a jade bracelet that has been passed down for over a hundred years, and she has always coveted it..."

The Xuan Tian Sect disciples had very interesting expressions as they listened to Sun Qin's outpouring of information.

What a loving and devoted family!