Chapter 840: Buying Off

"Because it is highly likely that she was bought off by Wang Yu for money," Chen Yu said.

"How is this possible? She is Zhou Jing's biological mother, after all. Could she really harm her own daughter?" Zhou Xinyan found it hard to believe.

"Normally she wouldn't, but she is a single mother raising two children. The burden of life has pressed her down so hard she can't lift her head. If someone gave her a sum of money at a time like this to make her stop pursuing the truth of her daughter's death, do you think she would agree?" Chen Yu said.

Zhou Xinyan fell into Silence. Indeed, what Chen Yu said was not without reason. Now that Zhou Xinyan was already dead, would her mother choose to sacrifice her own daughter for the sake of survival?

At the funeral home, Zhou Mu watched Chen Yu and Zhou Xinyan leave. Her expression was somewhat hesitant. A moment later, she gritted her teeth and picked up her phone: "Wang Yu, a policewoman came by, and Chen Yu, who sent my daughter back last time, was also there. I'm notifying you."

After receiving a definitive reply from the other party, Zhou Mu hung up the phone. Looking at her daughter's remains, she couldn't help but sob softly.

In the suburbs, inside a villa, Wang Yu hung up the phone and walked into the living room, saying to a man: "Dad, that bastard Chen Yu might ruin things."

Although this middle-aged man in the living room wore a pair of glasses and had the appearance of an intellectual, his expression held a trace of sinister evil, especially the pair of eyes behind his glasses, which gave people a very uncomfortable feeling.

Generally speaking, only those who practice an Evil Technique would reveal this kind of sinister aura.

This man was Wang Yu's father, Wang Zhangyuan. He was the principal of Mingda Middle School and High School, and he was proficient in Strange Arts.

"Chen Yu again? You mentioned that brat last time, right?" Wang Zhangyuan sneered and raised his head: "He wants to ruin things again this time?"

"Yes, and there is a police officer with him. Dad, I heard from classmates that this person is not simple and seems to have a connection with the Martial Alliance. Why don't we let Zhou Jing go and switch to someone else?"

Although Wang Yu was not old, his brain was very sharp, and he was calculating. If this kid were to grow up, he would be very terrifying.

"Switch people? How could it be that easy? Zhou Jing's Eight Characters are Yin-aligned, and the expert behind me is in a hurry. He told me to find ten women with Yin-aligned Eight Characters before the fifteenth and strip them of their souls."

Wang Zhangyuan stood up and said: "People with Yin-aligned Eight Characters who are also women—how could they be so easy to find? Now that I have finally found one, how can I give up so easily?"

"But if Chen Yu comes knocking, I'm afraid it will be hard to handle," Wang Yu said with a hesitant expression: "Originally, we could have framed Chen Shaochong for this matter."

"But that guy had his legs broken and is lying in the hospital, so there's no way."

"Yes, that brat is an excellent pawn; he has no brains and is willing to be used by others." Wang Zhangyuan paced the room: "Go check the database and see if there is anyone who meets our requirements."

"Yes, Dad. I want to know what the background of the expert behind you is, and what does he want with the souls of these women with Yin-aligned Eight Characters?" Wang Yu asked after hesitating for a moment.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." Wang Zhangyuan's expression changed, but then his demeanor gradually softened: "However, it doesn't hurt to tell you. A few years ago, I did indeed meet an expert."

"This expert understands Yin-Yang Strange Arts, can command ghosts and seize souls, and is capable of anything. What he taught me simply overturned my understanding of this world."

Wang Zhangyuan adjusted his glasses, feeling somewhat emotional. In the past, he was a materialist; he didn't believe in the existence of ghosts and gods in this world.

But after meeting that expert, his view of the world changed. It turned out that there were many things in this world he could not understand.

Moreover, the deeper he studied with this expert, the more astonished he became. He felt that the humans living in this world were simply like ants.

"Then, are you working for him now?" Out of curiosity, Wang Yu asked one more question.

"That's right, I am working for him, but at the same time, he also teaches me many Yin-Yang Strange Arts," Wang Zhangyuan nodded and said: "He promised me that as long as I help him finish this matter, he will introduce me to his master."

"His master? Such a powerful person, and there is still a master above him?" Wang Yu was shocked. He knew very little about the experts in this world.

In his view, his father was already very powerful, being able to control corpses and perform Soul Detention. The expert behind him must be a supreme master.

But if there was actually a master behind that supreme master, then just how powerful must that master be?

"That's right, this world is truly wonderful. The more I deal with that expert, the more I feel our insignificance. In the past, I only climbed upward by any means necessary."

"But now my pursuit is different. My ultimate goal is cultivation, to reach the realm of Entering the Saint." Wang Zhangyuan laughed heartily. He appeared very excited, as if he had already succeeded.

"What does that expert want with the souls of these girls with Yin-aligned Eight Characters?" Wang Yu asked the doubt in his heart again.

"I'm not clear on that. I only know he is maintaining an Array, but what kind of Array it is, I don't know. I just handle the work. As long as the work is done well, that expert will not treat me unfairly."

Wang Zhangyuan's expression was very excited: "Son, we are not like those wealthy Aristocratic Families. If we, father and son, want to climb up, we can only rely on ourselves."

"If there are no accidents, we will never reach the level of Chen Shaochong's family in our lifetime, but now we have an opportunity to overtake them on a curve, so we must firmly grasp this opportunity."

"I know, Dad." Wang Yu nodded, gritted his teeth, and said: "Dad, there is one more thing I want to ask you."

"Go ahead and ask." Wang Zhangyuan was exceptionally excited today, and he answered every question regarding his son's curiosity.

"My mom... passed away suddenly two years ago. Does this matter have anything to do with you?" Wang Yu gritted his teeth and asked the question he had always wanted to ask but never dared to.

His mother had passed away suddenly two years ago for unknown reasons, and he had always suspected that this matter had something to do with his father, but he had never dared to ask.

The smile on Wang Zhangyuan's face gradually disappeared, and his expression slowly turned gloomy: "Why are you asking about this?"

"Dad... I just want to know how my mom really passed away, nothing else," Wang Yu said, gritting his teeth: "She was my mother. No matter what, she raised me for over ten years; I have the right to know the truth."

"Heh, are you suspecting me?" Wang Zhangyuan stood up and walked a few steps closer to his son.