Chapter 394 Endless Blood and Tears

"daughter!"

The night wind is bleak and the moonlight is like a curtain.

A heart-wrenching cry instantly broke the eerie silence in Prince Xian's palace.

This sound was like thunder, resounding through the sky and shaking the heavens. It was also like water dripping through stone, penetrating the chest and reaching the heart.

The suffocating feeling of oppression was fully displayed at this moment, and everything in the world seemed to freeze in an instant. The elderly parents fell beside their daughter's body, their hearts were broken, tears were flowing, and bursts of miserable wails came from their throats from time to time.

The greatest sorrow in the world is when an old person dies before his younger self. This scene makes the stone man cry and the iron Buddha sad. The crowd of onlookers outside Zhongli Wanying's room are all crying and sad, with sad faces and compassionate eyes. They want to persuade her, but they don't know how to start.

The word "hate" written in blood became the last emotion Zhongli Wanying left in the world, and it was also the only last words she left to her parents and the world.

What does she hate?
Hate yourself for being born at the wrong time? Hate yourself for having a bad fate? Hate yourself for being a girl? Hate yourself for not being able to take revenge? Hate yourself for not daring to go against your parents' wishes? Hate yourself for not wanting to agree, but having to put the overall situation first...

Zhongli Wanying, who suffered from grievances and hatred, resolutely chose to end her own life after agreeing to Madam Zhuang's marriage request, in order to vent her dissatisfaction and endless bitterness.

She didn't want to compromise with the secular world, dance with the "demons", or put the overall situation first. She just wanted to seek justice for her innocence. Such a simple request could never be fulfilled.

Perhaps it was a momentary emotion, perhaps it was an unresolved knot in her heart, or perhaps it was the impulse of youth... In short, Zhongli Wanying is no longer here, and everything in her life is like a mirage, a dream. The gratitude and resentment, the right and wrong, are all gone and no longer important.

When she left, she took away a lot of hatred and died with her eyes open.

Her departure left behind endless regrets and made her unhappy.

At this moment, it was not only Zhongli Wanying who died, but also the meaning and hope of Zhongli Mu and Madam Zhuang's survival.

Zhongli Wanying's death was not suicide, but murder. Everyone present today was an accomplice.

"Daughter, it was mother who harmed you... it was mother who killed you..." Madam Zhuang was heartbroken, tears streaming down her face, she almost cried to death, "I shouldn't have let you suffer! I shouldn't have forced you to marry Luo Hongxuan..."

“Ying’er, wake up, don’t sleep anymore…” Zhong Limu burst into tears, his body shaking violently like a sieve. He looked pitifully at the calm Zhong Li Wanying and kept calling out, “Wake up, we’re going home… go home…”

This scene made Liu Xunyi and others outside the door all have red eyes and feel sad. The kind-hearted Luo Ningyu couldn't control herself and cried bitterly with her face covered.

Luo Hongxuan, who was in a trance, burst into tears at this moment. Was it out of guilt or compassion? In short, his crying was no less than that of Zhongli Mu and Madam Zhuang, and he even cried out to the sky and couldn't control his emotions.

"What a chaste and virtuous woman! I didn't expect that she would have such a temperament at such a young age."

Xunzhen's sigh shocked Liu Xunyi's heart. She looked at Xunzhen with sorrow and said coldly, "Her death was not due to her strong character, but because of our compromise!"

Xunzhen was stunned, staring at Liu Xunyi with unkind eyes, and asked, "You mean... I killed her?"

"It's not just you." Liu Xunyi said in a deep voice, "Everyone present today is a murderer. And you... are the beginning of this murder..."

"Liu Xunyi!" For some reason, Xunzhen couldn't help but get angry after hearing Liu Xunyi's opinion of him, and said angrily, "How can you blame me for Zhongli Wanying's death? This is totally unreasonable!"

After saying that, Xunzhen still seemed unsatisfied and actually raised his hand to hit Liu Xunyi on the cheek.

"In fact, you have already guessed everything, otherwise you would never have asked Taoist Qingfeng to mediate." Liu Xunyi tightly grasped Xunzhen's white wrist and said angrily, "I don't blame you, I just hate myself... I have clearly thought of everything, and I clearly know that this matter is unfair to Miss Zhongli, but I... But not only did I not stop you, but I participated in it and helped the evil... None of us need to blame others, because we are all the murderers who killed her. Miss Zhongli was in her prime and knew nothing about the world, but she was forced to death by us..."

"So what?" Xunzhen blurted out in anger, "According to today's situation, besides letting her endure the humiliation, what other options do you have? Do you want Luo Hongxuan to die as an apology?"

Looking at Xunzhen's pretty face that was as cold as ice, and listening to her cruel words that showed indifference to other people's lives and deaths, Liu Xunyi suddenly felt that she was very strange and even a little scary.

"We are the ones who did something wrong, why are you still defending yourself with such confidence?" Liu Xunyi shook his head in disbelief, and said, "Look at the miserable conditions inside, listen to their cries, shouldn't we reflect on ourselves? Shouldn't we repent?"

"The person is already dead, what's the point of regretting?" Xunzhen was so angry that he couldn't speak from the heart. He said stubbornly, "The one who really forced Zhongli Wanying to death was not someone else, but herself. This matter could have turned out well, but she couldn't bear the pressure and couldn't control her temper. Who can you blame?"

"Xunzhen, you..."

Liu Xunyi stared at Xunzhen with trembling eyes, seeming to be both angry and regretful.

At this moment, he really wanted to slap her hard, but he finally held back his recklessness. After all, he himself was also an accomplice in the death of Zhongli Wanying, so how could he be qualified to blame Xunzhen?

"Now that things have come to this, you should not be thinking about the dead, but should consider the next plan for Lord Luo." Xunzhen said coldly, "The dead are gone, but the living must continue to live. Now that Zhongli Wanying has committed suicide, all our previous efforts will be in vain. The relationship between Kongtong Sect and Xianwang Mansion is once again at a critical juncture. How to end it next? This is what you, the Lord of Jingmen, should consider, not erecting a monument for a chaste heroine who has already died!"

“What a cruel heart…” Liu Xunyi looked at Xunzhen in horror, gritting his teeth and saying, “How could you say such cruel words at this time? I really misjudged you…”

"Yes!"

Suddenly, Xunzhen's eyes turned red, and she shook off Liu Xunyi's hand with all her strength. She suppressed the pain in her heart and sneered, "I have always been a ruthless and cold-blooded woman. I am selfish and insidious, and I will do anything to achieve my goals. You should have known all this a long time ago, and you have even experienced my viciousness yourself. Why do you have to jump out now and pretend to be noble?"

"you……"

"Liu Xunyi, no matter who I am, it's not your turn to teach me a lesson!"

After saying that, Xunzhen glared at Liu Xunyi coldly, then resolutely turned away and no longer stood with him.

Faced with Xunzhen's cruelty, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but feel bitter. He turned to look at the miserable scene in the room, and his heart ached again.

"Master Zhongli, please accept my condolences..." Qingfeng stepped forward slowly and advised softly: "The dead cannot be resurrected, so you two should take care of yourselves."

"If I had known this, I shouldn't have brought my daughter to Luoyang..." Zhongli Muto muttered to himself without replying, "It was just a banquet, how...how could my daughter be killed?" At this point, tears fell again. At this moment, Zhongli Mu and Madam Zhuang were pale and crying, almost unrecognizable.

"It's you!"

Madam Zhuang suddenly turned around, drew her sword and pointed it at Luo Tianjin outside the door, gritting her teeth and crying, "You are the ones who killed my daughter! Luo Tianjin, I want you to return my daughter to me! Return my daughter to me!"

"Madam Zhuang, I..." Luo Tianjin's eyes were full of complicated emotions, his chest felt choked, and he felt indescribably aggrieved. "This matter was indeed caused by the banquet I hosted, and I cannot shirk my responsibility. Madam Zhuang, whether you want to kill me or chop me up, I will not say a word..."

After that, under the astonished gazes of the people around him, Luo Tianjin resolutely pushed away Xie Xuan and Jiang Yiwei who were blocking him, slowly opened his arms, exposed himself to Madam Zhuang's sword, and then closed his eyes slightly, and said in a firm tone: "Master Zhongli, Madam Zhuang, the pain of losing a child is beyond words. As a parent, I should put myself in your shoes and empathize with you. You don't have to suppress the pain in your heart anymore, just vent your hatred on me, I will never dodge!"

"Master of the Palace..."

"Listen up!" Luo Tianjin shouted coldly, "Tonight, no matter how Master Zhongli and Madam Zhuang treat me, you must not embarrass them, otherwise you will be disobeying my orders! If I die under Madam Zhuang's sword, not only can you not bear a grudge, but you must not wait for an opportunity to retaliate. I don't want to make the same mistake again and again, and let close friends become irreconcilable enemies from now on. Do you understand?"

"But……"

"do you know?"

Under Luo Tianjin's repeated questioning, Xie Xuan and the others nodded hesitantly and said, "As you wish..."

"Madam Zhuang, let's do it!" Luo Tianjin's attitude was sincere, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Luo Tianjin, don't pretend to be kind and righteous and lie to me!" Madam Zhuang's eyes were sinister and she was furious. "Don't think I dare not kill you? Now that my daughter is dead, I have no intention of living, and I have no scruples about killing you..."

"Well said!" Luo Tianjin said loudly, "I am the first to bear the blame for your daughter's death. Madam Zhuang, don't hesitate, just do it! I, Luo Tianjin, swear to heaven that after you kill me, no one will cause trouble for Kongtong Sect."

"You hypocrite, I will kill you now!"

“Stop!” Without waiting for Madam Zhuang to draw her sword, Xie Xuan suddenly shouted, “Miss Zhongli is dead, and killing Lord Luo will not help. What’s more, Lord Luo is not the culprit, he also has his own difficulties…”

"Amitabha!" Xuanming put his hands together and advised, "Donor Zhongli, Donor Zhuang, when will the cycle of revenge end? Today you kill him, tomorrow he kills you, cause and effect will always be cyclical, retribution will come, why bother making a mistake? The sea of ​​suffering is endless, turn back before you can return. If the two of you don't give up, I am willing to chant sutras for Miss Zhongli to help her reach the bliss soon."

"It's easy to say, anyway, it's not your daughter who died!" Zhong Limu said viciously, "My daughter was humiliated, and for the sake of the overall situation, I have already compromised. Now that my daughter is dead, I can't let her die in obscurity. The Xianwang Mansion must give me a clear explanation for this matter!"

"What do you want to be told?" Ling Xiaoxiao asked, "Mi Zhong is dead..."

"Mi Zhong deserves to die, but he is from the Xianwang Mansion after all. Don't think that everything will be over once he dies." Madam Zhuang said angrily, "You ask me what explanation I want? Then I will tell you clearly, I want the Xianwang Mansion to pay for its blood debt with blood, and comfort my daughter's soul in heaven!"

"you……"

"Stop talking!"

Just as everyone was looking at each other and whispering, Luo Hongxuan's voice suddenly rang out in the crowd, instantly quieting the noisy scene.

Luo Hongxuan, with tears in his eyes, smiled bitterly, took trembling steps, and staggered towards Zhongli Wanying's body.

Under the suspicious gaze of everyone, Luo Hongxuan ignored Ling Xiaoxiao's dissuasion, walked straight to Zhongli Wanying's body, and knelt down on the ground with a "thump".

"Xuan'er, what are you doing?"

"Ms. Zhongli died because of me. I am the culprit..." Luo Hongxuan looked down on everyone. He looked at Zhongli Wanying with tearful eyes, mumbling with tears and laughter, "Master Zhongli and Madam Zhuang are right. Miss Zhongli has been a victim from beginning to end. She must not die in vain..."

"Xuan'er, you..." At this moment, Luo Tianjin's heartstrings slowly tightened, and he hesitated, "What do you want to do?"

"Master Zhongli, Madam Zhuang!"

Luo Hongxuan suddenly turned around and kowtowed three times to Zhong Limu and Madam Zhuang, saying solemnly: "This matter has nothing to do with my parents, and has nothing to do with the Xianwang Mansion. It is all my fault, and I apologize to you!"

"Hmph!" Zhongli Mu and Madam Zhuang showed no appreciation and remained unmoved.

Luo Hongxuan didn't care. He smiled faintly, then turned to Luo Tianjin and Ling Xiaoxiao, who had complicated eyes, and bowed respectfully. He said guiltily: "Dad, Mom, I'm unfilial and made you worry..."

"Xuan'er..."

"Dad, Mom, Grandpa, and little sister, I am deeply guilty and guilty. I don't need you to plead for me. A man should take responsibility for his own actions. I will pay the debt I owe myself..."

With a loud shout, Luo Hongxuan suddenly swung his right palm and slapped his own crown with lightning speed.

"hiss!"

There was an exclamation and the whole audience was in an uproar.

Everything happened too fast and too suddenly, even a master like Luo Tianjin was unable to save the situation.

In an instant, Luo Hongxuan's palm, full of internal strength, slapped heavily on his head, causing his skull to cave in and blood to flow from all his orifices.

Under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, Luo Hongxuan's eyes widened, tears and blood flowed, and a stream of blood foam suddenly spurted out of his mouth and nose. A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then his body trembled and fell straight to the ground.

At the same time, Ling Xiaoxiao, who was extremely angry, suddenly screamed, her eyes went dark, and she slowly fell to the ground with her son.

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(End of this chapter)