206: Opening the Tomb, Furious Rage, The Zheng Family’s Downfall – Part 2
“You should not inquire into this matter; the person who killed your mother is extremely powerful and is not someone your Zheng Family can afford to provoke,” the cultivated old man said solemnly.
He remembered the force of Lu Qing’s previous strike and his fingers involuntarily trembled slightly.
Zheng Family Master’s expression faltered, and before he could continue speaking, the fair-faced man sneered again.
“Stop thinking about revenge. You should pray instead that your Zheng Family can survive the coming disaster!”
Zheng Family Master jolted, watching the fair-faced man warily. “Cheng Clan Leader, what do you mean by that?”
“What do I mean? I ask you, has your Zheng Family ever conducted a living human sacrifice as an evil burial rite?”
“Absolutely not!” Zheng Family Master felt a surge in his heart, but he shook his head without any hesitation. “Those are merely baseless rumors from outsiders. My Zheng Family has never engaged in such abhorrent actions!”
Zheng Family Master was still quite calm about this point.
He knew his mother had such intentions but hadn’t had the chance to act as she was preoccupied with Yu’er’s funeral arrangements. So far, the family members of those few guards were still alive and well in the dungeon, not having suffered too much.
“Not conducted? That’s good, we’re going to exhume the tomb for verification. You should bring some people and join us,” said the fair-faced man.
“Exhuming the tomb?”
Zheng Family Master was somewhat bewildered.
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Yu’er had not been buried yet, and previously, even the corpse had been destroyed by evil men; what tomb was there to speak of?
However, the next words from the fair-faced man drastically changed his complexion.
“Yes, we are going to dig up Zheng Shihao’s tomb.”
“What, you want to dig up my elder brother’s tomb?”
“Someone informed us that when Zheng Shihao was buried, your Zheng Family conducted a living human sacrifice. Naturally, we need to investigate thoroughly.”
“Nonsense! My elder brother has been dead for over twenty years. How can we verify something from over two decades ago? Cheng Clan Leader, this must be someone’s malicious slander. My Zheng Family operates uprightly; how could we do such a detestable act!”
Zheng Family Master trembled inwardly, but his face still showed outrage as he forcefully asserted.
“Whether it’s slander, we will discern for ourselves. Once we open Zheng Shihao’s tomb, we’ll know. The technique of living human sacrifices will leave clay figures of the sacrificed in the tomb. Once the tomb is opened, everything will come to light.
Or is it that your Zheng Family has something to hide and is afraid to let us examine the tomb?” the fair-faced man said coldly.
“Of course not, but…”
Zheng Family Master wanted to argue further, but at this moment, the patience of the fair-faced man had already run out.
His aura suddenly intensified as he stared at Zheng Family Master: “Zheng Shijie, don’t be ungrateful; do you think your Zheng Family still has the right to refuse?”
The powerful aura of the Innate Realm pressed upon Zheng Family Master’s chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.
He felt immense sadness and indignation. If his mother were still alive, how could they allow such bullying at their doorstep?
Although he knew the situation was beyond his control, he also understood that allowing people to open his elder brother’s tomb would lead to even worse consequences.
Zheng Family Master looked around and saw that the City Lord and an old man with youthful features both wore indifferent expressions, indicating their agreement with the excavation.
Having no other choice, he turned his pleading gaze towards the cultivated old man: “Uncle Lin…”
However, his vehement reaction had already aroused suspicion among the other Innate Realm experts.
Therefore, even the cultivated old man found it difficult to intercede and could only sigh, “Just open the tomb.”
Seeing that even the cultivated old man, who had relations with his family, did not speak on his behalf, Zheng Family Master knew that all was lost. His hands involuntarily drooped, as though in mourning.
Seeing his dejected appearance, the several Innate Realm experts became even more convinced of their suspicions.
An hour later, at the Zheng Family’s graveyard in front of Zheng Shihao’s tomb, the cultivated old man and others stood.
Behind them stood many powerful Martial Artists.
It turned out that the City Lord, in the interest of fairness, had directly invited the heads of other families and forces from State Mansion City.
These heads of various families and forces were a bit bewildered when summoned.
They were shocked to learn that the Innate Ancestor of the Zheng Family had already passed away.
Now, hearing about the exhumation of Zheng Shihao’s tomb, they were utterly perplexed, not knowing what exactly had happened.
Only seeing the City Lord and a refined elder both with serious expressions, no one dare to speak up and ask.
These individuals, who usually kept to themselves in the city, appearing very rarely.
Some small family heads had only heard of their names but had never seen their faces.
Now that they had gathered together, the matter must be very important; none dared to inquire.
“Open the tomb!”
Following the City Lord’s order, immediately someone from the City Lord Mansion stepped forward, waving iron picks and shovels to begin excavating the tomb.
Very soon, the tomb door was unearthed.
As the tomb door opened, people entered to explore inside.
The person exploring inside the tomb was a special talent recruited by the City Lord Mansion, particularly adept at investigating various tombs.