Cang Yinyue suddenly turned her head to look down, only to see the Cangyuan Marquis, dressed in a magnificent deep purple brocade robe and wearing a jade crown, standing in the cave with his hands behind his back, smiling at her.
Seeing this, Cang Yinyue suddenly leaped down from the copper pot, immediately filled with rage, her gaze fixed deadly on him, "You did all this? Do you even know what you're doing?"
The Cangyuan Marquis had graying temples and a somewhat aged appearance, but his nose was straight and his features were clear. Clearly, he had been a handsome man in his youth.
He looked at Cang Yinyue with a very calm expression, nodding lightly, "Of course I know what I'm doing. You don't need to make such a fuss."
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue looked at this father she hadn't seen for some time and for the first time felt he was so unfamiliar, completely different from the sycophantic, weak-willed Cangyuan Marquis in her memory.
She suppressed the shock and anger in her heart, pointed her finger toward the upper part of the cave, and asked in a heavy voice, "Did you kill all those people? What for? Why would you do something so utterly insane?"
Cang Yinyue's emotions at this moment were extremely complex. Although she greatly disliked this weak father of hers, because if he hadn't married that wicked woman, her mother and elder brother wouldn't have been killed.
But in her heart, she still preserved some beautiful scenes from her childhood, those warm memories of when their family of four was together.
At that time, she could still feel her father's loving kindness, unlike now when father and daughter were like strangers.
Yet she never imagined that he would change so completely beyond recognition, become so cruel.
Not only had he killed so many people, but he was also using those people's corpses to collect corpse oil. It was simply unconscionable!
At this time, facing Cang Yinyue's questioning, the Cangyuan Marquis slowly raised his head to look at the cave ceiling, but shook his head, "You misunderstand me there. Not all of those people were killed by me. I merely borrowed light from your Second Mother. If she hadn't persisted in killing people relentlessly, I couldn't have refined this 'Earth Corpse Pill'!"
Having said this, the Cangyuan Marquis turned his head to smile slightly at Cang Yinyue. The next moment, his entire person began faintly emanating an astonishing aura.
He rotated his palm downward, and streams of cold yin true qi rapidly gathered into a gray, murky palm print. Then his palm flipped over, and he suddenly raised his hand to strike toward the copper pot above from a distance.
Crack!
The copper pot covered in green rust suddenly split open under the bombardment of the powerful palm print. Remaining corpse water and a pile of unknown medicinal dregs came crashing down with a clatter. At the same time, a yellowish corpse pearl also fell.
The Cangyuan Marquis suddenly reached out and caught the Earth Corpse Pill in his hand, while the true qi throughout his body shook, driving away all the scattered corpse water and medicinal dregs.
"When did you advance to Martial Dao Grand Master?"
Cang Yinyue sensed the powerful aura on the Cangyuan Marquis and immediately took a step back, appearing extremely surprised.
The Cangyuan Marquis had mediocre martial Dao aptitude. After cultivating for so many years, he had barely reached the Martial Dao Master realm. By rights, he should have no chance of reaching Martial Dao Grand Master in this lifetime.
But the current Cangyuan Marquis was clearly a true Martial Dao Grand Master without doubt. Moreover, his true qi was extremely abundant, definitely not as simple as someone who had just advanced to Grand Master.
The Cangyuan Marquis shook his head, "Don't worry about that. I had my own fortuitous encounters."
Speaking of which, he beckoned to Cang Yinyue, saying cheerfully, "Dear daughter, haven't you always wanted to kill your Second Mother and avenge your mother and elder brother?"
"Come, swallow this Earth Corpse Pill, and you'll possess the powerful strength to kill her."
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue furrowed her delicate brows, staring at the Cangyuan Marquis and the corpse pearl in his hand for a while.
She didn't know what this so-called Earth Corpse Pill in his mouth was, but something refined from human corpses was clearly not anything good.
Cang Yinyue shook her head, slowly retreating backward, distancing herself from the Cangyuan Marquis, "I don't need it. I believe that with my own efforts, sooner or later I can kill that wicked woman."
Seeing this, the Cangyuan Marquis squinted his eyes slightly, then his gaze fell on the Earth Corpse Pill in his hand as he sighed lightly, "Yinyue, you may not know this, but your father has wanted to kill that bitch Zhu Fenglan for a very long time to avenge your mother and elder brother, but... I couldn't do it!"
"My martial Dao cultivation is weak. That bitch could crush me under one foot. No matter how hard I try, it's useless. Before her, I'm as lowly as a dog."
Speaking of which, the Cangyuan Marquis showed a pained expression and lowered his head, "Ever since that woman entered the manor, relying on her relationship with Imperial Consort Ji, everything in the entire manor is under her control. Now Cangyuan Marquis Manor is full of her people. It's practically ready to change its surname to Zhu."
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue remained unmoved. Instead, she gave a cold laugh, "Isn't this what you deserve? To obtain the inheritance rights of the marquis title, you didn't hesitate to abandon your wife and child. You should have thought back then that you'd face retribution today."
"Yes, it's my retribution. I'm not human. I deserve to die ten thousand deaths!"
The Cangyuan Marquis nodded heavily, his voice hoarse, "But this Cangyuan Marquis Manor absolutely cannot fall into the hands of outsiders. I exhausted my lifespan cultivating martial Dao and don't have much time left. Yinyue, this entire manor will all be yours in the future."
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue shook her head and said coldly, "I don't need it. Besides, don't you still have Cang Yuning?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Cangyuan Marquis fell silent for a while. After a long time, he suddenly spoke through gritted teeth, "That little bastard Cang Yuning is not of Cang family blood. He's the son of that bitch Zhu Fenglan and the Fourth Elder of Taiyin Yuan Sect. All these years I've been kept in the dark like a fool."
"Moreover, that bitch not only killed your elder brother but also wanted to kill you. She wants to exterminate the Cang family line. I absolutely cannot let this happen."
"So, I absolutely cannot let her live in this world, including that bastard of hers who must also die!"
Speaking of which, the Cangyuan Marquis raised his head. His originally gentle face was now full of ferocity, as if he couldn't wait to dismember Zhu Fenglan and Cang Yuning into ten thousand pieces.
Cang Yinyue was slightly stunned, seemingly also shocked by this situation.
She truly hadn't expected that Cang Yuning was actually not his biological son.
But very quickly, Cang Yinyue just shook her head indifferently, "This has nothing to do with me. I don't need this manor either. My only goal in this life is to avenge my mother and elder brother."
Hearing this, the Cangyuan Marquis laughed, spreading open his hand holding the Earth Corpse Pill, "Isn't this perfect? As long as you take it, you can kill that bitch tonight!"
Cang Yinyue stared at this man before her who seemed familiar yet strange, and suddenly became vigilant, "If taking this thing allows revenge, why don't you eat it?"
Hearing this, the smile on the Cangyuan Marquis's face immediately froze. He looked at Cang Yinyue's guarded appearance and sighed, "Dear daughter, I'm giving you such a precious opportunity for revenge, yet you suspect your father. How should I speak to you about this?"
As his words fell, the Cangyuan Marquis suddenly disappeared from his original position, and in an instant appeared beside Cang Yinyue.
His palm fell on Cang Yinyue's shoulder, and surging powerful cold yin true qi confined her entire body in place. Then his other hand suddenly thrust the Earth Corpse Pill toward Cang Yinyue's mouth.
Cang Yinyue's face showed a terrified expression. She had no way to resist at all, but in the next moment, she saw the Cangyuan Marquis suddenly freeze completely.
Then, a hand appeared from nowhere, pinched the Earth Corpse Pill from the Cangyuan Marquis's hand, and directly stuffed it into the Cangyuan Marquis's mouth.