At this moment, hearing the old madam’s words, Leng Ruo Li felt very worried about her two young maids.
“Old Madam, does this mark have any explanation?”
“Yes, they were used by An Qingyao. Fortunately, you didn’t rush to save them just now, otherwise, two people who had been struck by a secret technique would be hiding among you, posing a constant danger. As long as An Qingyao is alive, she can use them to deal with you if she wants to. Because they have been subjected to her secret technique, they have become An Qingyao’s puppets. If An Qingyao doesn’t use them, they can live and interact with you normally. Alas…”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s teeth itched with anger towards An Qingyao.
This woman was truly insidious; letting her live was a disaster.
However, at this moment, An Qingyao, who was busy fighting Hua Zhengqing, was unaware that she had become a public enemy.
Her battle with Hua Changqing was gradually falling into a disadvantage. Even though Hua Changqing was fighting with a wounded arm, his strength was undeniable, and she still couldn’t defeat him.
If she hadn’t tricked him and injured Hua Changqing earlier, she would have been killed by him within a few moves.
However, her strength was also faltering. Hua Changqing unleashed all his inner energy, flicked his long sleeve, and with a slight turn of his hand, struck An Qingyao’s chest with his palm. An Qingyao was sent flying several meters away, then crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
“Hua Changqing, you are too ruthless. After all, we were husband and wife for over ten years, and we even cherished each other passionately when we were on good terms… Yet, you truly intend to kill me. Hahaha…”
As An Qingyao spoke, she began to laugh maniacally, revealing her blood-stained teeth. Seeing her pathetic state, no one showed her any sympathy.
Hua Changqing was also very exhausted from the fight. Veins were throbbing on his forehead, his face was pale. He bit his lip tightly, enduring the immense pain, dragging his bleeding arm. The hand holding the long sword was casually inserted into the ground, and he knelt on one knee, using his intact palm tightly gripping the sword hilt to support his body.
Although he had injured the wretched An Qingyao, he was also severely wounded.
Afterward, to save her own life, An Qingyao slowly crawled to the old madam’s feet.
“Mother, Mother, please save me. I, I don’t want to die.”
An Qingyao, desperate to live, shamelessly pleaded with the old madam to save her.
“An Qingyao, you have committed so many heinous acts; I cannot forgive you. I will not save you.”
The old madam decisively rejected her plea.
“Mother, if you save me, I am willing to tell you a secret, a secret related to Hua Ru Ye’s death.”
Upon hearing An Qingyao mention Hua Ru Ye, the old madam’s heart skipped a beat. She immediately looked at her and asked, “An Qingyao, do you know who killed Ru Ye?”
An Qingyao looked at the old madam and gave a wistful smile, nodding slightly.
Seeing this, the old madam quickly had Hua Pozi, who was behind her, take out a Jade Dew Pill from her sleeve and give it to An Qingyao. The old madam then looked at her anxiously and said, “I have had Hua Pozi give you the Jade Dew Pill, the most precious life-saving medicine newly developed by the Hua clan. You will not die for now. Tell me, who exactly harmed Ru Ye to death?”
Hua Changqing, who was kneeling in the distance, heard An Qingyao about to expose him and became furious on the spot.
“Mother, don’t listen to this crazy woman’s nonsense. She has completely lost her mind.”
As Hua Changqing spoke, he stood up, dragging his body, and tried to stride towards An Qingyao to stop her from speaking.
However, he was immediately stopped by several young servants summoned by the old madam.
“Mother, Mother, don’t listen to this crazy woman An Qingyao’s nonsense.”
Hua Changqing spoke anxiously to the old madam, attempting to push away the servants who were blocking him. But the servants who could stay by his mother’s side were all highly skilled in martial arts, so it was not easy for him to break free.
The old madam merely glanced at Hua Changqing but did not acknowledge him. Instead, she lowered her eyes and continued to look at An Qingyao, asking, “Never mind him, tell me, who killed Ru Ye?”
“Mother, the person who killed Hua Ru Ye is, is Hua, Chang, Qing!”
Upon hearing her words, the old madam staggered and nearly fell to the ground. Fortunately, Xia Wan’er and Hua Pozi, who were behind her, supported her.
As soon as the words fell, Hua Changqing’s face turned even paler. He cursed An Qingyao inwardly as a lunatic and a bitch, his ferocious expression conveying a desire to kill her.
“Mother, don’t listen to An Qingyao’s nonsense. Hua Ru Ye is the elder brother I admire the most. How could I possibly have killed him?” Hua Changqing argued falsely in front of everyone.
However, the old madam did not look at Hua Changqing again. She continued to press An Qingyao.
“You say Hua Changqing is the murderer of Ru Ye. What did you see back then… Is there any evidence?”
An Qingyao smiled upon hearing this.
“Mother, your daughter-in-law dares not lie. This incident happened more than twenty years ago, on a muggy summer night. I was only a few years old then, and brother Ru Ye and brother Changqing were only teenagers. The moonlight that night was not very bright. I couldn’t sleep and secretly crept to the beach to play. After playing for a while, I saw that brother Ru Ye and brother Changqing also couldn’t sleep and had secretly run to the beach to play in the sand and pick up shells.”
“But when I saw brother Chang Ye and brother Chang Qing, I quickly hid under a large rock, concealing myself, and watched as the two brothers of the Hua clan played wildly on the beach, taking turns burying each other in the sand.”
“But just as I was about to come out and join them, brother Chang Qing quickly took out a long needle that emitted white light from his sleeve and thrust it into brother Ru Ye’s heavenly spirit. Brother Ru Ye cried out instantly and died on the spot.”
“I was so scared that I immediately covered my mouth tightly, not even daring to breathe loudly. I could only watch as Hua Changqing, after killing brother Ru Ye, dragged him into the sea and disposed of the murder weapon. He even said a vicious sentence: ‘Big brother, I’m sorry, I also didn’t want to kill you, but there can only be one heir to the Hua clan. If you don’t die, I can never be the patriarch of the Hua clan, so I can only sacrifice you.’ After saying that, he left without looking back.”
An Qingyao recounted to everyone with seriousness the scene she witnessed of Hua Changqing killing Hua Ru Ye. She had originally intended to keep this secret to herself, but now that she had no expectations of Hua Changqing, she saw no reason to keep this secret for him.