Chapter 13: Your Friend Zhang Mingliang Has Died

Seeing Yun Wan's face change dramatically, Zhang Mingliang, still unaware of the reason, hastily said, "Is the tea not to your liking, Miss?"

Yun Wan slowly rose to her feet, her breath surging, her purple robe moving without wind, the gauze on her face also drifting up, a moment—

Under the impetus of Blood Qi Power, the mouthful of tea she had swallowed was spat out again!

Bang!

Yun Wan's slender jade hand trembled slightly as she spat out the tea, and the teacup in her hand instantly shattered into pieces.

"You really have guts, daring to poison me!"

Poison!?

Zhang Mingliang's expression froze, and he instantly understood!

He had long been accustomed to bullying men and women in Maple Forest Town, and his attendants Liang San and Xie Xiaoqi were also very familiar with their young master's temperament.

Often, when an ordinary woman of some beauty passed through Maple Forest Town, once he set his sights on her, such affairs of drugging her into unconsciousness and then forcing himself upon her were not uncommon.

Afterwards, he only needed to pay some money, or else use the Zhang family's influence to threaten and lure them, and those women dared not complain.

But conscience aside, Zhang Mingliang truly had no intention this time of using such despicable methods against Yun Wan.

After all, he was merely a spoiled rich kid, not a fool; looking at this woman's demeanor and attire, she was clearly no ordinary woman, and while the Zhang family had some influence, it was limited to a mere few mu of land in Qinghe County.

"Xiaoqi, you idiot, you've gotten the young master killed!"

Zhang Mingliang cursed silently in his heart, but hurriedly said aloud:

"Miss, it's a misunderstanding!"

"This is definitely a misunderstanding!"

Yun Wan paid no heed to his pleas; in the entire Huangzhou Prefecture, the Yun family were the uncrowned kings, and as the eldest daughter of the Yun family, a ninth-level martial master, she was the most noble princess in Huangzhou.

Now, in this tiny Maple Forest Town, someone actually dares to harbor ill intentions toward her?

Her beautiful eyes filled with killing intent, Yun Wan flashed forward, her slender hand like an iron ring, tightly gripping Zhang Mingliang's neck!

Bang!

Holding the struggling Zhang Mingliang, she kicked the wooden door of the private room flying, then walked slowly toward the outside.

On the way, those servants who tried to rush forward to rescue their young master were all struck down by Yun Wan's wave, vomiting blood, alive or dead unknown.

From the rear hall to the front of the Blood Food Shop, Yun Wan glanced around, then strode forward holding Zhang Mingliang.

Fang Xu was about to go to Fragrant Refreshment Studio to buy Blood Qi Pills when he heard cries from behind; he turned quickly, seeing in the crowd that had scattered and retreated a purple-clad masked woman holding the still-struggling Zhang Mingliang, walking slowly toward him.

Fang Xu froze!

The fierce killing intent emanating from the purple-clad woman made his heart involuntarily tremble!

This woman is so strong!

She's stronger than Master Lu and the two other martial masters of Maple Forest Town!

"How do I get to the Zhang family?"

Holding Zhang Mingliang, Yun Wan looked at the facing Fang Xu and asked coldly.

"Along..."

"Lead the way ahead." The icy voice, thick with killing intent, sounded in Fang Xu's ear, instantly making him feel cold all over.

"Fine."

Fang Xu dared not resist, and immediately led Yun Wan toward the Zhang family manor.

Behind them, the townsfolk of Maple Forest Town and the gold‑prospecting teams preparing to enter the mountains followed far behind Yun Wan.

The Zhang family had stood in Maple Forest Town for a hundred years, able to firmly control the highly lucrative blood‑food trade, occupying the mountain pass, and certainly had backing.

This second young master of the Zhang family was usually arrogant, but anyone who often came to Maple Forest Town knew the power behind the Zhang family and dared not mess with him.

Now that someone is causing trouble for the Zhang family, they naturally enjoy watching the spectacle.

Under Fang Xu's guidance, Yun Wan quickly arrived before the Zhang family manor while holding Zhang Mingliang.

His son being paraded through the streets with his neck gripped, Zhang Mingliang's father naturally received the news at once, and by this time had already brought all the Zhang family's martial artists to wait at the gate.

At the same time, he also sent people to summon the Town Mayor of Maple Forest Town, Huang Dechuan, and the newly arrived Prefecture Army Commander of Huangzhou Prefecture, Lu Yuan.

Having brought Yun Wan before the Zhang family manor, Fang Xu hastily stepped aside, quietly waiting to watch a good show.

"May I ask where Miss comes from, and how has my son offended you?"

Before the Zhang family manor, the short, stout, bald Zhang Hong looked at his son, who was being choked to the point of near death, suppressed his anger, and asked in a deep voice.

"Is this your son?" Yun Wan glanced at Zhang Hong and spoke coldly.

Zhang Hong was about to speak when he heard a grating "crack" sound coming from Yun Wan's hand.

Zhang Mingliang's neck had already been snapped, and his formerly struggling body now hung limp like a dead dog.

At the same time—

【Your friend Zhang Mingliang has died; as a friend, you may immediately inherit any one of his four legacies】

Legacy One: 【Black Legacy (all Zhang family property, equivalent to 37,000 taels of gold)】 Inheritance means certain death, the Zhang family's eldest son has already reached the level of Martial Master, the Zhang family's backing is intricate, and it also involves the Yun family; for the host, this is tantamount to snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

Legacy Two: 【Red Legacy (Zhang family Blood Food Shop)】 Inheritance is rather troublesome, running a Blood Food Shop requires some personal strength and strong backing; given the host's current situation, rashly accepting would bring great pressure.

Legacy Three: 【White Legacy (2,000 catties of blood food, 1,000 taels of silver)】 Inheritance difficulty unknown.

Legacy Four: 【Gray Legacy (Zhang Mingliang's collected trinkets, equivalent to 800 taels of silver)】 Inheritance carries low risk.

Looking at the virtual light screen that popped up before him, Fang Xu felt a bit dazed.

He never expected Zhang Mingliang to die like this.

"Inherit!"

Staring at the four legacies on the light screen, Fang Xu unhesitatingly chose to inherit.

The four legacies rolled quickly, and the light screen finally settled on Legacy Three.

【Congratulations, host, you have obtained Legacy Three (2,000 catties of blood food, 1,000 taels of silver)】

【With the system's support, Yun Wan's thoughts are undergoing change.】

Yun Wan?

Fang Xu gazed at the purple-clad woman not far away; at this moment, Yun Wan had already thrown Zhang Mingliang's corpse in front of Zhang Hong.

Watching his son die miserably before him, Zhang Hong's eyes cracked with fury; he had already decided that, no matter who this woman was, he would certainly slay her to bury his son with her!

Intense killing aura surged from within him; Zhang Hong stepped step by step toward Yun Wan.

Seeing Zhang Hong emanating killing aura from his whole body as he approached, Yun Wan coldly snorted: 'You don't know death!'

Before the opponent could get close, her figure flickered and vanished instantly from the spot!

The next moment, a slender hand had already appeared less than a foot in front of Zhang Hong!

Zhang Hong was startled, hastily raising both arms to block, but the next moment——

Bang!

Crack!

Terrifying force struck his arms, the sound of breaking bones came; Zhang Hong, flying mid‑air, felt a piercing pain from his arms, and then his hands lost all feeling!

"Bang!"

He was flung several zhang, his body slamming hard into the stone lion before the mansion, shattering the stone lion to pieces.

Pfft!

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and Zhang Hong's breath instantly waned.

"Stop!"

At that moment, a loud shout came from outside the crowd; subsequently, a large number of black‑armored warriors roughly pushed through the crowd, and Lü Yuan, Huang Dechuan, and others in brown armor hurried over.

After a glance at the disheveled Zhang Hong and the corpse of Zhang Mingliang lying on the ground with eyes not closed, Lü Yuan did not linger, quickly approaching Yun Wan and clasping his hands in salute: 'Miss Yun.'

On Zhang Hong's side, having just struggled to his feet, hearing Lü Yuan call that woman 'Miss Yun,' his whole body instantly turned to stone on the spot!

In the whole Huangzhou, only someone surnamed Yun who could make Lü Yuan bow in salute……

"Cough! Cough!" Zhang Hong coughed violently a few times, looking at Yun Wan with an ashen face.

He knew, the Zhang family's downfall was today.

(End of chapter)