Chapter 1917: Malicious
Qin Guangyuan and Qin Yongde were roused from their suffering by the familiar voice, looking up in disbelief and calling out, "Aunt?”
“It’s me. You two have really suffered,” Qin Wanru replied; she couldn't help but wipe her eyes.
“Eldest cousin, second cousin…” Chu Huanzhao and Chu Youzhao murmured; they couldn't help but clutch the railing too. Their eyes became completely red.
“So it was Huanzhao and Youzhao… Who would have thought that you would see us in such a sorry state,” Qin Guangyuan said with a bitter smile, his expression forlorn.
“Cousins…” the young women sobbed.
Zu An ordered the jailer, “Open the cell!”
“That is against the rules…” the jailer said weakly.
Zu An didn’t say anything else and just calmly stared at him.
The jailer shivered and didn’t dare to say anything else. He took out a silver key and opened the door.
Qin Wanru’s group immediately rushed in to check their conditions. When they saw the two's broken legs, they didn’t know what to do in that moment. They panicked and couldn't help but sob.
Zu An squatted down by the two of them and said, “I failed to guard against this kind of thing. I ended up letting these two brothers suffer.”
Qin Yongde endured the pain and forced a smile, saying, “It doesn’t even have anything to do with you, so don’t worry about it too much. Our Qin clan has suffered even worse injuries on the battlefield. What's the big deal with just this? With our cultivation, we should be able to recover after some time… Ah, it hurts, it hurts, don’t press on them!”
Zu An retracted his hand and said, “The bones have just been broken. With the regenerative ability of a cultivator, you should have been able to recover with some good medicine. However, your condition is strange. Someone has imbued a sinister intent that continuously tears at your injuries. A normal recovery would be practically impossible.”
“Ahhh!” the Qin brothers cried out, and their faces became deathly pale.
Qin Wanru’s expression paled. She quickly said, “Our Brightmoon City has a divine physician. How about I invite him over? He will definitely be able to cure your injuries.” Even though that Ji Dengtu’s perversion was extremely annoying, for the sake of her nephews’ wounds, she still had to seek him out.
Jiang Luofu frowned slightly. She naturally guessed who she was talking about. After all, Ji Dengtu was her brother-in-law. She sighed when she thought about her big sister’s fate.
Zu An said, “There's no need to go to such trouble. I can cure it myself.”
Then, he pressed down on their knees and used the Heaven Devouring Sutra. The strange aura in their legs slowly began to be drawn out. His mastery over the Heaven Devouring Sutra had already reached a completely different level, to the point that it didn't injure their original energies at all. Soon after, strands of visible black energy left their knees, and all of it entered Zu An’s palm.
The others clicked their tongues in wonder. Chu Huanzhao was worried and asked, “Brother-in-law, will this black energy harm you?”
“Don’t worry. I’m fine,” Zu An said with a chuckle.
Huanzhao really is a considerate little cotton ball. She immediately worried about me in this kind of situation.
Now that the Heaven Devouring Sutra had merged with the Kun Peng skill, however, he could fully refine even the most vile things if he absorbed them.
The black energy soon became fainter and fainter. Eventually, it completely disappeared. Zu An thus retracted his hand and took out a bottle of ointment, applying it to the Qin brothers' knees. Then, Qin Wanru and the others quickly helped them bind up their wounds.
Qin Yongde and Qin Guangyuan were amazed. They remarked, “Huh? Even the pain has been greatly reduced! There’s no more of that bone-penetrating pain.”
Zu An chuckled, saying, “Don’t worry, that sinister energy has already been removed. Now, if you just recover normally, your legs should be just fine.”
“Ah Zu, thank you so much!” the two of them said seriously. They were about to bow to him, but he stopped them.
“We’re all one family, so what need is there for such formalities?” Zu An replied with a chuckle.
The Qin brothers’ expressions also eased a bit. They replied, “That’s right, we’re all one family.”
Little sister Chu really found a good husband.
The Qin clan had been a bit enraged when they heard of the matter and felt that she was a gorgeous flower stuck in a pile of cow dung. Now, they knew just how deeply mistaken they had been.
Jiang Luofu pressured the jailers who watched over this place into a corner, saying, “I clearly ordered all of you to watch over them. Why do I see them like this now?”
The jailers had looks of alarm as they protested, “Miss Jiang, there are many things petty soldiers like us cannot stop!” While speaking, their gazes couldn't help but dart over to the Ministry of Justice officials.
When Zu An saw that, he walked right up to Ye Ping and immediately struck his face a few times to wake him up. The other Ministry of Justice officials didn’t know the entire course of events, so it was still this vice minister who knew the story most clearly.
Ye Ping gradually woke up. He felt that his head was ringing for some reason, and only slowly came to his senses. He instantly erupted into rage, yelling, “Do you know what you are doing? You actually hit a court official! This is treason, a crime punishable by nine generations of execution!”
You have successfully trolled Ye Ping for +666 +666 +666…
Smack!
What he got in return was a loud and clear strike to the face.
“You still dare to hit me…”
You have successfully trolled Ye Ping for +444 +444 +444…
Smack!
Another slap.
“You dare…”
You have successfully trolled Ye Ping for +222 +222 +222…
Smack!
Another strike.
This time, Ye Ping finally closed his mouth.
Zu An was a bit dissatisfied.
What a contemptible individual. Why is he giving me fewer and fewer Rage points with each strike?
He had just used up all of his Rage points and had been hoping for a chance to get some more to buy some Marrow Cleansing Pills. When he thought of that, he raised his hand again.