Chapter 565: Sudden Death

"So that's how it is." Shi Mengrou sighed: "Although he is detestable, his crimes did not warrant death. It's a pity."

"Did not warrant death?" Chen Yu squinted at Shi Mengrou and said: "You had better take that back. As for the phrase 'did not warrant death,' it is certainly not something that applies to this guy."

"Why?" Shi Mengrou was slightly startled.

"I suggest you look into him and his father properly. Once you have found out the truth, you will wish you could tear them to pieces." Chen Yu glanced at Shi Mengrou and left her with these words.

Shi Mengrou froze. Watching Chen Yu's departing back, she felt somewhat dazed.

"Boss, the young master... he's gone." In a villa, Li Meng sat there with bloodshot eyes as a bodyguard stepped forward to report the news he had just received.

"Dead? Is it really true? Who did it?" Li Meng sat up abruptly and roared: "He was perfectly fine when he went in. Why would he die? Why?"

"Boss, please accept my condolences." The bodyguard sighed and said: "According to the news I received, the young master died while spitting blood. The whole process took less than five minutes; there was no time to seek medical help."

"Is it a Gu?" Li Meng suddenly realized. He stood up abruptly and roared: "Is it a Gu? Did Wuming do it?"

"I'm afraid... that is the case." The bodyguard lowered his head, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Wuming, he... why would he do this? Li Qi is my only son. Why would he leave me without an heir?"

Li Meng's face was filled with grief and indignation. He roared: "Why? Why treat me like this? I have been his dog for twenty years. No, in his eyes, I am not even as good as a dog."

The bodyguard watched Li Meng from the side. To be honest, he felt a bit of pity for the man. Li Meng only had this one son and had always treasured him dearly. Now that his son was dead, at his age, it was impossible for him to have any more.

"Wuming, Wuming..." Li Meng bellowed, smashing everything in the room that he could.

Recently, the tributes Wuming demanded had been increasing, and Li Meng was already extremely dissatisfied with him. Now that this incident had occurred, the hatred between the two was well and truly forged.

Suddenly, Li Meng's bodyguard whipped out the gun in his hand and pointed it at the sofa in the room.

It turned out that at some point, a person had appeared on the sofa. This person sat there steadily, a smile on his face.

"Chen Yu?" Li Meng's expression changed instantly. He roared: "Kill him."

Bang, bang, bang! The bodyguard pulled the trigger without hesitation, and several bullets flew toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu flicked his right hand, and the Lichen appeared in his grip. A dragon's roar flashed by, followed by a flash of white light in the room. With several clinking sounds, the bullets fell to the ground.

Chen Yu's Lichen did not lose momentum; he swung his sword, and a streak of Sword Qi struck toward the bodyguard.

The bodyguard was startled. He suddenly abandoned his gun, formed a strange seal with his hands, and let out a violent shout. A Gu the size of a fist suddenly appeared.

Unfortunately, his Gu was sliced in two by Chen Yu's Lichen. The bodyguard spat out a mouthful of blood, stumbled back a few steps, and looked at Chen Yu in shock.

"Zhang Gun, are you one of Wuming's men?" Li Meng looked at his most trusted subordinate with fury.

"Since I've been exposed, I have nothing left to say." The bodyguard named Zhang Gun had a ferocious look on his face: "I am indeed from the Witch Clan. I was ordered by Wuming to come and monitor you."

"Heh, Wuming really didn't trust me. How did I not notice that I had such a dog by my side?" Li Meng gritted his teeth in hatred.

"You are the dog. You are Wuming's dog." Zhang Gun sneered: "To be chosen by Wuming to be his dog, you are already luckier than most people. Li Meng, everything you have today was given by Wuming. Without Wuming, how could you possibly have your current status?"

"Then how much have I contributed to him over these years? How many problems of his Witch Clan have I solved that they couldn't?" Li Meng raged: "He killed my son, my only son."

"Your son deserved it. He couldn't even handle the tasks Wuming entrusted to him. What use was he?" Zhang Gun gritted his teeth: "A piece of trash like that isn't even fit to be Wuming's dog."

Bang... A gunshot rang out. Zhang Gun's body shuddered. A blood hole appeared on him. He looked at Li Meng in disbelief, his eyes wide open, and he fell straight to the ground.

Li Meng had a gun in his hand that hadn't been there before. He panted heavily and then collapsed into his chair.

At this moment, Chen Yu slowly stood up and walked to Li Meng's side.

"What do you want?" Li Meng stared at Chen Yu with red eyes.

"You don't need to be so hostile toward me. Your son didn't die by my hand." Chen Yu smiled and said: "I didn't come here for any other reason today. My condolences."

"Spare me your hypocrisy. If it weren't for you, my son wouldn't have died." Li Meng roared in anger: "Sooner or later, I will kill you to avenge my son."

"First of all, your son did not die by my hand." Chen Yu said calmly: "Secondly, the evil you have committed yourself will eventually bring retribution. Even if I hadn't appeared, your son would still have met with disaster."

"What exactly do you want?" Li Meng steadied himself and looked at Chen Yu.

He had clashed with Chen Yu several times. Although they had never met, Chen Yu's file had long been sitting on his desk.

Logically speaking, Chen Yu shouldn't be wasting so much breath on him, but since Chen Yu was speaking this way, he had no choice but to listen.

"Don't you hate Wuming?" Chen Yu smiled.

"I hate him. I wish I could peel his skin and drink his blood." Li Meng's eyes were bloodshot. Wuming had used Gu Technique to kill his son; how could he not hate him?

"But do you have the ability to do so?" Chen Yu asked.

"No. He is an Elder of the Witch Clan, and his Witchcraft is extremely powerful. Taking my life would be a matter of minutes for him." Li Meng shook his head.

"In fact, although he teaches you Witchcraft on the surface, he has actually been using a Secret Method to control you. If you show the slightest sign of disloyalty, neither you nor your family will survive." Chen Yu sighed slightly.

"I know that." Li Meng nodded with a gloomy expression. He said bitterly: "But what choice do I have? Before I defected to him, my company was just a small firm."

"There were dozens of people in the company, few clients, few orders, and sometimes I couldn't even pay the wages. I still remember that to pay my employees, I mortgaged my car and my house." Li Meng fell into his memories: "But what was the use?"

"The world is like this. The more upright you are, the less reward you get." Chen Yu shook his head: "But the sins you have committed have now formed karma, and the retribution has fallen upon your son. Furthermore, you have been implanted with a Gu; you don't have many years left to live."

"Heh, Wuming, you bastard." Li Meng's eyes were blood-red. He gritted his teeth and roared. He hated Wuming to the core, but he was completely helpless.

"Actually, I came to Ning City specifically for Wuming." Chen Yu smiled: "I can take revenge for you."

"Why should I believe you?" Li Meng glared at Chen Yu, his expression full of doubt.

"Because right now, you have no one else you can trust but me." Chen Yu said faintly: "Tell me where Wuming is and what he is doing. I will avenge you."

The expression on Li Meng's face shifted between light and shadow. Honestly, he didn't know if he should trust Chen Yu, but after hesitating for a long time, he said: "The place where Wuming stays is called Ten Thousand Gu Valley. There is a village in that place, and the villagers are all people of the Witch Clan."

"In fact, although they are people of the Witch Clan, most of them are just like ordinary people. Only a handful of them know Witchcraft and Gu Technique." Li Meng said.