Zhao Shuning walked step by step towards Wang Xiling.
To be honest, Zhao Shuning felt no sympathy for Wang Xiling at all.
This woman, just like her father Wang Cheng, was vicious-minded and unscrupulous.
Zhao Shuning walked up to Wang Xiling and slowly squatted down.
Suddenly, a dagger appeared in her hand. It was the one her master had given her for self - defense before.
The cold dagger was placed on Wang Xiling's neck, making her not dare to move an inch.
Zhao Shuning's expression at this moment was cold - blooded and cruel.
"Tell me, do you think I'll kill you?"
"Zhao Shuning, my father won't let you go."
Zhao Shuning raised her hand high and then brought it down sharply. Wang Xiling closed her eyes tightly, but the pain didn't come. Instead, a whimpering sound reached her ears.
She felt a sweet, fishy taste in her throat. In the next instant, she realized what had happened.
Wang Xiling turned to look at the side. The body of the Full - Moon Heavy Jade Fox was shrinking rapidly, and there was green blood all under it.
"No!"
Wang Xiling let out a scream.
The death of her beast caused a piercing pain all through her blood vessels, muscles, and bones.
She crawled towards the Full - Moon Heavy Jade Fox with difficulty. But just as her hand was about to touch its body, the eyes of the Full - Moon Heavy Jade Fox lost their light completely.
It was dead.
Wang Xiling's spirit was on the verge of collapse.
Watching this scene, the people of the Zhao family felt the hair on their bodies stand on end.
Zhao Shuning was no longer the little Shuning they used to know. Now, she acted with cruelty, precision, and speed, leaving no future troubles.
"Zhao Shuning, how could you be so heartless! I'll kill you!"
"Heartless?"
Zhao Shuning let out a cold laugh.
She lowered her voice so that only the two of them could hear.
"Wang Xiling, I saw you back then."
Wang Xiling roared, "You're crazy. This is our first meeting."
But Zhao Shuning slowly moved closer to her.
"I still remember that back then, you were just such a little girl. You followed Wang Cheng and sweetly called me the empress. You also said that you had read all the Four Books and Five Classics and that in the future, you would be a great benefactor and pass on all your knowledge to the world."
Wang Xiling propped herself up on the ground and slowly backed away with her feet.
"Who are you? Who on earth are you?"
"Wang Cheng was really scheming. He even used his own daughter. I never thought that you would secretly put a curse on me through the things I gave you."
"Bit by bit, that Soul - Losing Incense. Every day when you entered the palace, you would sprinkle it on yourself."
"No, I have no grudge against you. Zhao Shuning, I don't know what you're talking about. You even let Bai Fan go. Why can't you let me go?"
"No grudge?"
Zhao Shuning suddenly pulled out a piece of jade flute fragment from Wang Xiling's sleeve.
Back then, if the jade flute hadn't been damaged and she couldn't play a single sound, and thus couldn't contact her master in the most dangerous moment, how could she have died so miserably?
"You're so vicious at such a young age. How could I tolerate you!"
"You're Ye—"
Before the last word could come out, the dagger in Zhao Shuning's hand had already fallen. Before she died, Wang Xiling's eyes were full of disbelief.
Looking at Wang Xiling's body, Zhao Shuning said woodenly,
"Do you think I'm just feigning sympathy? My mercy was already exhausted by you all in my previous life. If I were merciful to you, did you show me even a bit of mercy back then?"
Then, Zhao Shuning recited the mental formula and summoned the red lotus, burning the bodies of those people at the scene to powder.
Zhao Shuning stood up.
She turned around.
Took a deep breath.
She said to the people behind her, "Sorry. Did I scare you?"
Zhao Xiangxiang was the first to shake her head. Then, she rushed up and hugged Zhao Shuning. Although she didn't know why Zhao Shuning had shown such a cold - blooded and terrifying look and why she had acted so cruelly, no matter what Zhao Shuning did, as people of the Zhao family, they would surely believe in her.
If Zhao Shuning hadn't experienced something extremely painful, how could she have shown such an expression?
Zhao Xiangxiang didn't ask about the past. She only knew that at this very moment, she felt sorry for Zhao Shuning.
"Boss, you were really majestic just now."
Xie Yu scratched his head and looked at Zhao Shuning, feeling rather uncomfortable.
It had only been about six years, right? The change in the boss was just too great. So just now, he hadn't recognized her at once.
Zhao Shuning smiled and said, "You and Zhao Xiangxiang?"
Xie Yu put his arm around Zhao Xiangxiang.
"Boss, it's just as you can see."
Although Xie Yu was very angry about Zhao Xiangxiang's self - assertiveness before, well, his own wife still needed his love. No matter how angry he was, he couldn't shout at Zhao Xiangxiang.
"Not married yet, right?"
"Almost."
"You have to treat my Xiangxiang well in the future."
"Boss, you still don't trust my character? I'll definitely treat Xiangxiang well."
Zhao Shuning gave a knowing smile. After not seeing Xie Yu for a few years, he had changed. Although his behavior was still the same as before, his words were no longer so frivolous.
Moreover, although he was talking to her, his eyes always had Zhao Xiangxiang in the corner of his vision.
It could be seen that Xie Yu had truly fallen in love with Zhao Xiangxiang.
"Zhao Shuning, let's go in and see Grandpa first. He—"
"I know. Don't worry. He'll be fine. I gave Grandpa the pill when I came. Now if we go in, Grandpa will still be sleeping. I'll check on him myself when he wakes up."
"Then let's go in first."
"Okay."
Zhao Xiangxiang pulled Zhao Shuning's hand and was about to walk inside.
But just then, a voice sounded behind them.
"Zhao Shuning."
Zhao Shuning turned around and found that it was Du She (Poisonous Snake) who had called her.
Seeing Du She looking hesitant to speak.
Zhao Shuning gave a charming smile and said to Xie Yu and Zhao Xiangxiang, "You two go in first."
The two nodded. At the entrance of the Zhao family, only Zhao Shuning and Du She were left.
"Xiao An, thank you."
Du She's body trembled.
He stared intently at Zhao Shuning.
At this moment, his fists were clenched tightly. Blood was seeping out from his shoulder blades again, but he seemed not to notice at all.
"Thank me—for what?"
"I didn't expect you to help the Zhao family."
Xie An's eyes turned red.
Zhao Shuning turned around and continued, "Let's go in first. Your wound needs to be treated properly."
But Du She didn't follow Zhao Shuning's steps.
He said slowly, "Didn't you teach me this?"
Zhao Shuning stopped and asked in confusion, "What?"
Du She didn't answer. Scenes from the past kept replaying in his mind.
"Xiao An, I think you may have misunderstood something?"
"No woman but her has ever called me Xiao An."