Just as Shangguan Leng was about to raise his hand and cheer, he heard Qin Shi's voice and felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, causing his body to tremble.
"What did you say?"
Before the crowd could react, Shangguan Leng's Early Cryptic Spirit Realm spiritual pressure exploded on the arena like a giant dragon.
Bang!
With a wave of his sleeve, Qin Shi extinguished the spiritual pressure with two golden rays of light.
Shortly after, he stared at Shangguan Leng's handsome face with a mocking gaze and said word by word, "I said, my vote is for the Shangguan Clan Master, Shangguan Ba!"
After receiving confirmation once again, the surrounding crowd burst into an uproar. They looked at each other and discussed, "He voted for Shangguan Ba?"
"How could this be?"
"Yeah, isn't Shi Qin someone that Young Master Leng found?
Did he change sides at the last minute? "
Shangguan Ba also raised his head in confusion.
He had already planned to abdicate, but the result was beyond his expectations.
With the spiritual pressure bounced back, Shangguan Leng, who was usually calm, was driven mad. He growled, "Tell me, why?"
"Hehe, didn't you say that treasured weapons that aren't used by you are just a pile of scrap metal?" Qin Shi chuckled while supporting himself with his hands on the armrests of the pavilion.
Shangguan Leng was shocked, "You heard everything?"
"Do you really think that you can hide your thoughts from me?"
Qin Shi stood up and stretched his aching shoulders. He grinned and said, "Of course, this isn't the reason why I changed sides. I didn't plan to care about you at first. I was going to help you ascend to the position according to our agreement and then leave. I don't think you can make me stay!"
"But!"
Speaking up to this point, Qin Shi's words suddenly took a 360-degree turn. His voice was mixed with a powerful pressure that caused the surrounding air to ripple.
"In order to ascend to the position, you had the heart to sacrifice your own sister and let her suffer in prison for several years. You don't deserve to be called a person!"
His words were like the magnificent sun rolling down.
The entire courtyard of the Shangguan Clan shook. Everyone stared at Shangguan Leng in confusion before shifting their gazes to Shangguan Leng, who was in the arena.
Upon hearing that, Shangguan Leng shuddered and a hint of panic appeared on his handsome face. "What, what are you talking about? I don't understand!"
"You don't understand?
Alright, I'll let you understand now! "
On the pavilion, Qin Shi let out a stern roar. Soon after, three strands of golden starlight swirled around his palm. His entire body leapt up as light as a swallow and landed on the arena.
In the arena, he ignored the tens of thousands of gazes around him and walked step by step towards the corner on the west side of the arena. The golden light in his hand fluttered like fireflies.
"What is he doing?"
Qin Shi's action caused many people to be puzzled.
Near the corner, Qin Shi suddenly stopped. After wrapping himself tightly in his black robe, he lifted one leg and lightly knocked on the diamond tile.
Dong dong!
Two crisp sounds of vacuum rang out, causing Qin Shi's black eyes to turn cold. "Is it here?"
Bang!
His speed was extremely fast. As soon as he murmured, the golden light in his hand stirred up a cold wind. The wind whistled and formed a huge whirlpool.
The whirlpool covered the sky and earth as it swept up the surroundings of the arena, causing the diamond tiles on the ground to be overturned and crushed.
Boom!
The overturned ground immediately revealed yellowish-brown dust. At the end of the dust, everyone's hearts trembled.
Below the arena, not far from where Qin Shi was standing, was a pitch-black crypt. From time to time, a nauseating rotten smell wafted out from the crypt.
Liu Fang and the Liu family were the closest to the crypt. The few people in front could not bear it and covered their mouths and noses as they took a few steps back. "What's that smell?
It's so smelly! "
"Why is there a hole under the arena?"
The crowd was filled with question marks. Even Shangguan Ba was puzzled.
Qin Shi stared at the cave, which was filled with piles of excrement. He frowned and narrowed his eyes. A gust of cold wind blew up his hair, revealing his eyes. The chill within them was self-evident.
"Young Master Leng, how do you explain this crypt?"
Hearing that, everyone turned to look at Shangguan Leng. Shangguan Ba reprimanded him, "Xiao Leng, what exactly is going on?"
"I don't know!"
Shangguan Leng trembled and took a step back. Fear could be seen clearly in his eyes.
"You don't know?
Then let's see if you recognize this person! "Qin Shi sneered mockingly. Soon after, he waved his sleeves and released two rays of gentle spiritual light.
The spiritual light illuminated the crypt. In the deepest part of the crypt, there was a girl whose entire body was covered in dust and was in a mess.
This girl was not much younger than Qin Shi, but her skin was as rough as an old lady in her 70s or 80s. Her curled up skinny body was like a weak willow in the wind. The protruding joints on her ankles looked like they were about to burst out of her thin skin and flesh.
Seeing the girl, everyone in the arena frowned.
"Wan 'er?"
However, at this moment, Shangguan Ba and a few elders of the Shangguan family widened their eyes at the same time. Shangguan Ba was the first to rush forward. A ferocious hurricane that was like a giant dragon eradicated the excrement in the crypt and carried the girl in his arms.
He picked up the girl and wiped her face with his old hands. Every time he wiped her face, his hands would tremble more intensely. In the end, he could no longer suppress his ferocious rage, causing the ground to tremble.
Seeing the girl's face clearly, the people below the stage could not help but be stunned. "This girl … is Shangguan Wan 'er?"
"Shangguan Wan 'er?
Shangguan Leng's younger sister? "
"That's impossible, right?
Wasn't she killed by Shangguan Chao a few years ago? "
"That's what the rumors say, but seeing Shangguan Wan 'er now, I think someone is trying to frame Shangguan Chao. There's a mystery behind this."
Shangguan Wan 'er's sudden appearance caused the ceremony, which was supposed to have come to an end, to become lively once again. Shangguan Ba carried Shangguan Wan' er in his arms. Her body was riddled with bloody wounds, old and new, and there were close to a thousand of them.
Staring at those wounds, they were too horrible to look at.
Hiss —
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Who had done this?
They were worse than animals!
"Grandpa …"
Shangguan Wan 'er snuggled in Shangguan Ba's arms. Her legs were hanging limply on the ground, and she had lost the ability to walk.
"Who did it?!"
Caressing Shangguan Wan 'er's delicate face, the power of a peak Cryptic Spirit level was like a monstrous wave, stirring up the clouds in the sky and causing Leng City to darken.
Boom!
Undisguised murderous aura spread throughout Shangguan Ba's body like a dragon's spine, covering a thousand meters.
Standing at the side, Qin Shi put up a barrier by himself and said coldly, "Haha, who could it be?
It's your precious nephew, Shangguan Leng! "
"Shangguan Leng?"
Everyone's gaze pierced toward Shangguan Leng like sharp swords.
Shangguan Leng shuddered. "Shi Qin, don't make irresponsible remarks!
How can you say it's me? "
"Haha, your sister is here, why would I lie?
Ask her! "Qin Shi enunciated each word angrily. Shangguan Wan 'er's appearance had also touched him.
Shangguan Ba's face darkened, and he tried to remain calm. "Wan 'er, tell Grandpa, what's going on?"
"Yes …"
Swoosh!
Before Shangguan Wan 'er could speak, Shangguan Leng could no longer hold back. He took out a curved longsword and stabbed it toward Shangguan Wan' er's chest.
Bang!
Without waiting for Shangguan Leng to approach, Qin Shi's black robe swayed as he appeared in front of Shangguan Leng. In the next instant, golden scales appeared on his palm as he grabbed the curved longsword with his bare hands. With a crisp sound, it was shattered.
"Hmph, are you flustered and exasperated?
If I hadn't sensed the weak aura below the arena, I would have been fooled by you, you animal! "Qin Shi threw away the broken sword in his hand and pressed his palm on Shangguan Leng's chest.
Boom!
This time, Shangguan Leng was pushed back more than ten meters.
"I'll kill you!"
Qin Shi stood up almost instantly, and with a flip of his hand, a golden light that was hundreds of meters long like a galloping beast descended aggressively.
Bang!
Suddenly, a strong spiritual pressure fell from the sky. Shangguan Ba's figure stood in front of Qin Shi, and he pushed Qin Shi back with a blow.
Qin Shi, who had retreated a few steps, was stunned. Before he could speak, Shangguan Ba's old, withered hand reached out from his sleeve, grabbed Shangguan Leng, and said angrily, "Tell me, why!
Why! "
"Why?"
Shangguan Leng's body twitched as he fell. He stared at Shangguan Ba and suddenly laughed wildly. "Old man, you're asking me why?
Fine, fine, fine, I'll tell you! "
"Twenty years, it's been twenty years, and you've always protected Shangguan Chao. Whatever he does is good and right, and whatever I do is bad and wrong. No matter how hard I work, you only have eyes for Shangguan Chao!"
"My father died early. If he hadn't died, do you think you could have become the head of the family?
Let me tell you, the position of the head of the family belongs to me, Shangguan Leng. No one can stop me!
I must become the head of the family! "
Shangguan Ba's old body trembled. "So you're willing to sacrifice even your own sister?"
"Why not?
Wan 'er is only sacrificing a little. As long as I become the head of the family, I'll immediately give her glory, splendor, wealth, and the best in the world!
As my sister, shouldn't she sacrifice a little for me? "Shangguan Leng snarled ferociously.
Slap!
With a crisp slap, Shangguan Ba pressed Shangguan Leng fiercely onto the arena. "B * stard!
You b * stard!
If your father were in heaven and saw you like this, have you thought about how sad he would be? "
"Haha, hahaha, sad?
As long as I become the head of the family, he won't be sad anymore! "Shangguan Leng was strangled to death on the ground, but he showed no signs of repentance.
"You …"
Shangguan Ba trembled in anger.
"Old man, don't think that this is the end. Didn't you want to drag it out?
Didn't you want to wait for Shangguan Chao to come out from the Desolate Forest? "
"Let me tell you!
Impossible! "
Shangguan Leng's ferocious eyes looked like they were about to jump out of his eye sockets. His eerie smile was terrifying as he said word by word, "Your son died in the Desolate Forest!"
Hearing this, Qin Shi, Yu Luocha, and Xiao Mi Cai frowned. However, Qin Shi knew that he couldn't stop Shangguan Leng even if he wanted to. A few thunderous sounds spread in all directions.
"And the person who killed him!
It's Shi Qin! "