Chapter 134: Your wife and children, I will take care of them

Zu An activated a Pseudo-Sunflower Phantom, dodging to the side to avoid the first powerful blow.

Mei Chaofeng, who had witnessed his movement technique that day, snorted coldly and threw another punch, cutting off all his possible escape routes.

Left with no choice, Zu An could only deploy the true "Sunflower Phantom" to evade the fatal attack. As he dodged, he cried out, "Beautiful Principal, I was wrong! But if I die, who will help you take over the Plum Blossom Gang?"

"Huh?" Mei Chaofeng hadn't clearly seen how Zu An dodged. Just as he was about to resume his attack, his expression suddenly changed. A woman had appeared in front of Zu An.

Although the woman had a pair of long, straight, beautiful legs, Mei Chaofeng's entire attention was fixed on the pencil she held in her hand. "Principal Jiang... Principal Jiang."

Zu An let out a long sigh of relief. "Beautiful Principal, you finally appeared."

"Didn't you say you were a superior and didn't need to get your hands dirty?" Jiang Luofu asked, a hint of playful amusement on her face. "Then why were you in such a sorry state just now?"

"Haha, my mouth is good for nothing but boasting," Zu An chuckled awkwardly. "Don't mind it, don't mind it." These women were truly petty; it seemed his last remark had offended her.

"I heard you also want to live off me?" Jiang Luofu didn't let him off the hook, pressing on with her questions.

"Yes, I do, I do!" Zu An replied with a fawning smile.

"Hmm?" Jiang Luofu's brow immediately furrowed.

"Not yet, not yet!" Zu An quickly corrected himself. "Oh dear, the guy surnamed Mei ran away!"

It turned out that the moment Mei Chaofeng saw them talking, he dared not delay. He bolted with all his might. With Jiang Luofu present, there was no way he could kill Zu An; whether he could even escape with his life was uncertain. Fortunately, she had been distracted just now.

Jiang Luofu looked up, let out a soft hum, and casually drew a line in the air with the pencil in her hand. Mei Chaofeng felt a sudden chill in his legs, then instantly lost his balance and fell face-first to the ground.

"What's happening?" He looked back in confusion, only to see a pair of legs abruptly left on the ground several meters away. He then looked down at his own thighs, which were only stumps. It was only then that the pain registered, and he couldn't help but clutch his legs, screaming in agony.

Zu An swallowed hard and quietly glanced at Jiang Luofu's profile, which was as cold and stunning as ever. He couldn't help but secretly feel lucky; it was a miracle he was still alive after treating her that way several times before.

Look at Mei Chaofeng's fate!

Hmm, truly, being ugly offered no privileges.

"I'll leave the rest to you." Jiang Luofu clearly had no interest in even speaking to Mei Chaofeng. She settled into the pavilion, naturally resting her long legs on a chair.

Zu An, on the other hand, excitedly went to Mei Chaofeng's side, looking down at him. "Surprised? Unexpected?"

Mei Chaofeng: "..."

Mei Chaofeng's rage surged by 1024 points!

He never would have thought that the tables would turn so quickly, or that the words he had just spoken would immediately be used against him.

"You bastard! What are you so proud of? This isn't your own power!" Mei Chaofeng gritted his teeth, this being his last defiant stand.

Mei Chaofeng's rage surged by 1024 points!

Zu An sighed. "Alas, isn't it also my skill to be able to enlist such power for my own use?"

"How could you possibly persuade Principal Jiang? How is that possible..." Mei Chaofeng muttered to himself, still unable to accept this reality.

"The joy of someone handsome like me is something an ugly jerk like you will never understand," Zu An said, looking at him with a sympathetic expression.

Mei Chaofeng: "..."

Mei Chaofeng's rage surged by 666 points!

Zu An dodged to the side, avoiding the spray of blood that shot from Mei Chaofeng's wounds due to his emotional agitation.

The people in this world truly had tenacious vitality; even in this state, the man hadn't fainted.

"Your current state can't help but remind me of Plum Blossom Twelve," Zu An said with a grin. "He also held out for quite a while back then."

"So Plum Blossom Twelve was indeed killed by you!" Mei Chaofeng glared at him, thinking that he had accused Zu An of this very crime yesterday, only to have Zu An turn the tables and get him thrown into prison instead.

As he thought of this, his fury mounted rapidly.

Mei Chaofeng's rage surged by 999 points!

"Plum Blossom Twelve tried to kill me, and I killed him in return; it was merely self-defense," Zu An said. "But let's not talk about such useless things anymore. Quickly tell me where the Plum Blossom Gang's ledgers and liquid assets are, which officials you have connections with, what secret channels you use—tell me all your secrets." Zu An squatted down in front of him.

Mei Chaofeng was now lying flat on the ground, as if he had accepted his fate. Hearing Zu An's words, he was so furious that he laughed instead. "How idiotic must you be to think I'd tell you any of this?"

Mei Chaofeng's rage surged by 730 points!

"Do you know that sometimes dying quickly and painlessly is also a kind of luck?" Zu An sighed, speaking with a tone of pity.

"Hmph, use whatever methods you have," Mei Chaofeng scoffed. "If I so much as groan, I'm not a man!" The Plum Blossom Gang had engaged in no shortage of torture over the years, and Mei Chaofeng had long been prepared for such an ordeal.

"It seems people in your world lack imagination," Zu An said. "I can give you a rough idea." He moved a stone nearby to use as a stool, and began to describe slowly, as if chatting. "You should know that creatures like loaches and eels will burrow into any crevice, right? Then I'll strip you naked and throw you into a barrel full of loaches and eels. Where do you think they'll burrow in the end?"

"If that's not satisfying enough, I can also bury you entirely in the dirt, leaving only your head exposed. Then I'll cut open the scalp on your head and pour mercury inside. Your entire body will itch terribly, and you'll struggle desperately, twisting and turning. But there will only be one exit on your entire body. Then, with a 'pop!', your whole body will burst out from the opening on your head, leaving only your skin buried in the dirt. Tell me, when your skin is gone, will it bleed, or will it not bleed?"

...

Hearing these bizarre torture methods, Jiang Luofu, in the distant pavilion, felt her heart quicken. How did this young man know so many cruel and vicious things at such a young age?

"You brat, just kill me if you're going to kill me! Don't tell me all this nonsense." Mei Chaofeng's voice began to tremble. He suddenly felt that, compared to this guy, the Plum Blossom Gang's previous methods seemed as pure as little white flowers.

Mei Chaofeng's rage surged by 444 points!

Zu An smiled faintly. "I'm not finished yet. As far as I know, while you've had many women over the years, few truly touched your heart. Wang Cuihua from the south of the city seems to be an exception. She even bore you a pair of twins, didn't she? In life, one always wants to leave behind an heir, right?"

Mei Chaofeng's eyes instantly turned red. He hastily looked at Jiang Luofu. "Principal Jiang, is this how your academy operates? Calamity doesn't extend to family; even those of us in the underworld know that."

Before Jiang Luofu could answer, Zu An had already spoken. "Who said I was going to kill them? I just want to tell you: I will take care of your wife and children; do not worry."

"You!" Mei Chaofeng was so enraged he wanted to bite Zu An, but Jiang Luofu's previous attack had not only severed his legs but also completely destroyed the vital energy within his body, to the extent that he couldn't even sit up now.

Mei Chaofeng's rage surged by 999 points!

"Have you thought it through?" Zu An asked. "Will you speak freely and get it over with, or will you suffer excruciating torture and still end up having to talk before you die?"

What terrible karma have I incurred!

Mei Chaofeng wanted to cry but had no tears. Not long ago, he had been thinking of making Zu An suffer excruciating torture before dying; unexpectedly, karma had caught up to him so quickly. The other party didn't offer the option of enduring torture and still not speaking. He also knew he likely couldn't withstand the torture methods Zu An described, especially since Zu An was also threatening his wife and children.

How to choose was already clear.

"The Plum Blossom Gang's ledgers are divided into two parts," Mei Chaofeng began. "One part is in the secret room of the study, the other part is in a hidden compartment in the bedroom..."

Mei Chaofeng stared blankly at the blue sky above, with an utterly broken expression, mechanically recounting everything about the Plum Blossom Gang.

"Zu An, you'll definitely die a terrible death!" Mei Chaofeng cursed through gritted teeth. He could already feel that as more and more blood flowed, his life force was rapidly waning, like a lamp running out of oil.

Mei Chaofeng's rage surged by 999 points!

Zu An smiled faintly. "My apologies, but according to my wife Chu Yan, good people die young, while scoundrels live for a thousand years. I can at least live happily and freely for another thousand years."

*Pfft!*

Mei Chaofeng could no longer suppress his surging vital energy and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

A prominent figure of the underworld was literally infuriated to death.

His eyes were wide open, unwilling to close even in death!

Mei Chaofeng's rage surged by 1024 points!

Zu An scurried back to the pavilion. "Beautiful Principal, mission perfectly accomplished."

Jiang Luofu gave him a complex look. "Being your enemy must be a very painful thing."

Zu An smiled with extreme sincerity. "Being your friend must be a very pleasant thing."

Jiang Luofu hummed lightly, stood up, and said, "Let's go. I'll send people to clean up here. The matter of taking over the Plum Blossom Gang is now up to you, and I'll send some people to help you."

"Alright, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!" Zu An said, patting his chest.

The two then returned to the academy, one following the other.

***

An hour later, Shi Kun heard the news, and the cup in his hand dropped to the ground. "Mei Chaofeng is dead? How is that possible!"

Shi Lezhi said in a deep voice, "I have personally confirmed it; it's absolutely true."

Shi Kun looked perplexed. "How is this possible? Mei Chaofeng is at the peak of the fifth rank. Killing Zu An should have been effortless. How could he have failed?"

Xue'er, standing by, said, "To answer Young Master, someone just saw Zu An and Principal Jiang returning to the academy together from outside."

"Jiang Luofu? How did she get involved with Zu An?" Shi Kun's face was also filled with surprise and uncertainty. The other party's high status and cultivation made him carefully consider his own position.

"It's probably just a coincidence," Shi Lezhi said. "Mei Chaofeng might have had bad luck and simply ran into her." Even with his wildest imagination, he couldn't figure out how Zu An could possibly have any connection with Jiang Luofu.

Shi Kun clearly had the same thought. "Damn it, how can this Zu An guy be so lucky!"

Repeatedly setting up various death traps not only failed but instead caused his own side to suffer losses.

Xue'er spoke. "Young Master, in three days, the Yaoguang Secret Realm will open. Killing someone in the secret realm is practically undetectable. I will personally make a move then."

Shi Kun nodded. "It will have to be this way then. At that time, I will bring another group of people to assist you in the secret realm!"

As Zu An displayed more and more abilities, Shi Kun's sense of crisis grew. After all, every day delayed meant an increased risk of the woman he coveted losing her chastity, and this was something he absolutely could not accept.