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Chapter 173: Chapter 173 You kid, don’t overdo it!
Zhan Xincheng opened the letter and furrowed his brows upon reading the contents.
It read: Zhan Liluo is in the Heavenly Slaughter Sect.
"Who delivered this letter?" Zhan Xincheng urgently asked.
The servant hastily replied, "My lord, I couldn’t make out his appearance clearly, but he seemed to be a martial practitioner and left immediately after delivering the letter."
Upon seeing the words ’Heavenly Slaughter Sect’, Zhan Xincheng’s expression instantly grew tense. He and Ouyang Song were old friends.
He knew that the Heavenly Slaughter Sect had an outward appearance of decency but was involved in nefarious deeds.
Ouyang Song would murder others for Silver.
Great Elder indulged in young girls and beautiful boys, while Ouyang Qingming delighted in tormenting women!
A dreadful premonition spread through Zhan Xincheng’s heart as he trembled and tore the letter to pieces.
He silently prayed in his heart, hoping they would respect his position and not mistreat Zhan Liluo.
Regardless of whether it was true, he needed to visit the Heavenly Slaughter Sect to investigate.
Zhan Xincheng dismounted and fetched some nourishing medicines from his home, boarded the carriage, and headed to the Heavenly Slaughter Sect with several Protectors.
Upon arriving at the sect and meeting Ouyang Song, Ouyang Song’s expression was displeased at his arrival.
Inwardly, Zhan Xincheng scorned Ouyang Song as being duplicitous.
When he had military power before, the opponent would personally greet him outside, but today, he didn’t even bother standing up.
Zhan Xincheng had the Protectors carry the gift boxes into the hall, and he said apologetically, "Sect Master, I heard your eldest son was injured, and I am here to visit him."
Ouyang Song nodded slightly, "Thank you, Brother Xincheng."
Zhan Xincheng cut to the chase, "My daughter went missing last night, and I would ask Brother Ouyang to help me search for her."
Ouyang Song turned his head in surprise, "Miss Liluo is lost?"
Zhan Xincheng nodded, "Last night, my daughter left home after an argument and has not returned."
Ouyang Song sighed, "It’s dangerous for a young girl outside, Brother Xincheng, I will have my Disciples keep a lookout."
Zhan Xincheng bowed, "Thank you!"
Suddenly, he changed the subject, "I wonder, is Young Master Ouyang Qingming present? I would like to see him."
"You’ve lost your daughter, better go find her first!" Ouyang Song flatly rejected him.
Zhan Xincheng’s expression turned ugly, stung by Ouyang Song’s cold demeanor, and said sternly, "Brother Ouyang, are you hiding something from me?"
Ouyang Song sneered, "What do you mean?"
Zhan Xincheng’s eyes darkened, he gritted his teeth and said, "Today, I received a tip that someone saw my daughter at your Heavenly Slaughter Sect!"
Ouyang Song narrowed his eyes, "Who dares spread such rumors!"
Zhan Xincheng gritted his teeth, "Rumors? Would the Sect Master dare let me conduct a search?"
Ouyang Song slammed the table, stood up and said, "Where did you hear these rumors? The Heavenly Slaughter Sect is not a place you can simply search as you wish!"
"Are you guilty? Could it be your son or that Great Elder who did it!" Zhan Xincheng was panicking and no longer caring about relations.
If it were in the past, Ouyang Song wouldn’t dare to slam the table at him!
Ouyang Song’s eyes narrowed, and he said coldly, "Brother Xincheng does not trust me, are you looking to sever ties with the Heavenly Slaughter Sect?"
Zhan Xincheng scoffed, "Sever ties? Ha, do you remember how I helped you establish your reputation in the martial world back in the days, and yet you speak to me like this today!"
Ouyang Song’s lips were tightly closed; of course, he remembered. In the past, during the great turmoil between sects, it was Zhan Xincheng who ordered his loyal men to bolster his prestige that finally established him as the number one Sect in the world.
He didn’t want to have a fallout with Zhan Xincheng, after all, Zhan Xincheng was still the head of the second branch of the General Mansion, with the backing of Old General Zhan Xinzhang and his elder brother Zhan Beicang.
There was no benefit in antagonizing the Zhan Family.
So he followed up with a smile, "Brother Xincheng doesn’t trust me, this naturally grieves me as Sect Master. Here, I’ll take you for a search myself; surely someone is deliberately trying to stir discord between us brothers."
This time, Zhan Xincheng felt the suffocation in his chest subside a bit.
Ouyang Song personally rode with Zhan Xincheng around the sect, but Zhan Xincheng found nothing suspicious.
When they reached the back mountain of the sect, Zhan Xincheng pointed towards a cave and asked, "What is that place used for?"
As Ouyang Song was about to respond, an elderly man emerged from the cave, his beard white and he looked like a sage.
Dressed in dark clothing, he emerged from the cave holding a jar of wine.
"General Zhan, you are honored!" he greeted Zhan Xincheng warmly.
It had been a while since anyone had addressed him as General Zhan; he was quite pleased by those words.
This elder was none other than the Great Elder, Lu Zhentian.
"Great Elder, you’re still robust!" Zhan Xincheng remarked with a smile while seated on his horse.
After exchanging greetings with Ouyang Song, Great Elder smiled and commented, "I’ve gotten old, the recent cold weather drove me to the wine cellar for a pot of wine."
While speaking, he pointed at the cave behind him.
Zhan Xincheng realized then that it was a wine cellar; no wonder it appeared so deep and dark.
Having found nothing, he apologized to Ouyang Song, "My apologies, Brother Ouyang, I need to search other places for my daughter!"
"I’ll see you off!" Ouyang Song said with a light laugh.
After both men had left, the Great Elder glanced back toward the cave’s direction.
Fortunately, he intervened in time!
He couldn’t let Zhan Xincheng discover the secret base he and Ouyang Qingming used...
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Inside the dungeon beneath the cave, several women were encased in a row of jars, one of whom had her arms and head sticking out, her entire body having been stuffed into a jar after losing her legs.
This person was Zhan Liluo, turned into a beauty pot by Ouyang Qingming. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
With disheveled hair and a face filled with terror, Zhan Liluo vaguely heard her father’s voice, but the guard firmly covered her mouth.
She flailed with her arms, unable to utter a single word, only able to listen to the increasingly distant sound of her father’s horse hooves.
Zhan Liluo paled, crying out in her heart: Would someone save her from this demonic place!
...
After leaving the back mountain, the Great Elder arrived in Ouyang Qingming’s room.
He saw******/
