Inside the Shi Mansion.
Taohua Ying and others quietly cleared the guards and servants in the mansion.
At first, everything went smoothly, as there were indeed not many people left in the Shi Mansion.
Zhu Shanzao even audaciously chose a few rather strong malevolent spirits and devoured their souls.
Until…
The four of them finished clearing up outside the ancestral hall of the Shi family.
Taohua Ying, who had been very calm all along, suddenly stopped, her eyes complexly fixed on the ancestral hall.
Yan Gui asked in confusion, "Why are we stopping here? Where should we go next?"
Taohua Ying seemed hesitant but quickly made up her mind.
She bit her lip, pointed in a direction, and said, "The exit to the Ghost Market is over there, you guys go ahead."
"What about you?" Zhu Shanzao asked.
Taohua Ying was silent for a while and said:
"Many years ago, I fled to the Ghost Market, but I wasn't alone back then. I brought my daughter with me."
Yan Gui and Zhu Shanzao exchanged glances, unsure why Taohua Ying suddenly started talking about this.
They didn't know Taohua Ying well to begin with, let alone that she had a daughter.
Heichuan Lu, on the other hand, was relaxed. He couldn't understand what everyone was saying and just stood there quietly, waiting for their next move.
Then they heard Taohua Ying say:
"Back then, I hadn't established a foothold in the Ghost Market, so I could only rely on the Shi family. Shi Jing was good to me at first, but he gradually changed his mind and neglected me. The gap between us grew wider. Especially when I proposed to leave the Shi family, Shi Jing was so angry that he almost beat me into smithereens. In the end, he held my daughter hostage."
"I knew I couldn't rely on men forever, especially men like Shi Jing. So no matter how great the risk, I had to have a place in the Ghost Market. But when I established the Fenglai Tower, Shi Jing's elders, to vent their anger, also beat my daughter into smithereens."
Yan Gui frowned. Although he didn't know Taohua Ying well, he knew that the Shi family's actions had touched Taohua Ying's reverse scale.
Alas, the heart of a parent!
If Yan Shouyi were here, he would understand why Taohua Ying did not hesitate to capture and kill Shi Jing's own son when she was asked to pledge allegiance.
It was precisely because Shi Jing's family had killed Taohua Ying's daughter!
It was just that Taohua Ying was no match for Shi Jing back then, and couldn't leave the Ghost Market, so she had endured her hatred without acting.
From the moment she decided to leave the Ghost Market, she had already sentenced the Shi family to death in her heart.
"You guys go first. I'm going in to get my revenge."
Taohua Ying said lightly and walked towards the Shi family's ancestral hall without looking back.
Two sharp swords slid out of her sleeves. At this moment, she was no longer a flirtatious woman or the mistress of Fenglai Tower, but just a pathetic mother seeking revenge for her daughter.
Yan Gui and the others stared blankly at Taohua Ying's retreating figure.
Zhu Shanzao asked, "What should we do about this? Should we notify the boss?"
Yan Gui thought for a moment, then shook his head. "If we tell the boss, Taohua Ying might be punished. Anyway, this won't delay our clearing out the Shi family. How about… we keep it a secret for Taohua Ying?"
"Then we'll go in and help, and try to kill faster," Zhu Shanzao immediately said.
Shi Family Elders: Thank you so damn much!
However, Zhu Shanzao's good intentions were actually unnecessary.
Because the moment Taohua Ying pushed open the door to the Shi family's ancestral hall, countless sword lights flashed within. In less than three seconds, all the spirit tablets in the hall were cut into pieces.
Those Shi family members who resided in the spirit tablets, recuperating, were annihilated before they even knew what was happening.
Taohua Ying was quite clear about priorities. Although revenge was equally important, her current identity was Lin Zitong's maid, and everything was centered around Lin Zitong.
Therefore, she didn't enjoy much of the thrill of revenge, only feeling that the heavy burden in her heart had finally been lifted.
Shi Jing, I'll let you taste the pain of heartbreak and the loneliness of surviving too!!
"Finished killing."
Taohua Ying turned around and said, "Let's continue."
Zhu Shanzao's pig eyes twitched, and he decided to forget everything he had seen, just as Yan Gui had suggested.
The house-raiding squad continued to advance.
…
Outside Fenglai Tower.
Five Half-Ghost Kings, led by Yu Jinhong, and five Ghost Kings, led by Shi Jing, had already clashed many times.
Both sides were familiar with each other, so the battles were exceptionally fierce.
However, after hundreds of rounds, casualties had begun to appear.
On Yu Jinhong's side, a Ghost King was seriously injured and had to flee and hide.
On Shi Jing's side, a Ghost King had also been critically wounded. He was not as lucky and could not escape. Although he was not annihilated on the spot, it looked like he was not far from it.
Shi Jing, however, was brave and seized the opportunity to cripple another Ghost King of the opposing side.
Yu Jinhong and his group, on the other hand, were more insidious, often ganging up for surprise attacks, which made it difficult for Shi Jing and his men to guard against.
However, overall, Yu Jinhong's side was still at a disadvantage.
Just as Shi Jing was preparing to seize an opportunity to launch another fierce attack.
He suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, as if something bad had happened.
He instinctively looked back in the direction of the Shi Mansion.
This tremor felt as if countless threads were tied to his heart, and at that moment, someone on the other end of the threads tugged hard.
In the clash between Ghost Kings, a slight miss could lead to a thousand miles of error.
Shi Jing's momentary distraction directly allowed Yu Jinhong and his men to seize the opportunity and kill a lone Ghost King on the spot!
The other Ghost Kings, seeing this, couldn't help but curse, "Shi Jing, what the hell is wrong with you!"
Shi Jing clutched his chest, his expression grim. He seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became increasingly tense.
"Shi Jing!!!"
Seeing that Shi Jing was still not in the right state, the Ghost Kings had to remind him again.
Originally, both sides were evenly matched. If Shi Jing started "going AFK," the situation would turn into a one-sided slaughter.
Some Ghost Kings were even preparing to abandon everyone and escape the Ghost Market at all costs if Shi Jing didn't snap out of it.
Ghost Kings were very protective of their lives.
"Stop!!"
Shi Jing suddenly shouted.
Yu Jinhong, unwilling to let this hard-won advantage disappear, immediately shouted, "Don't stop!!"
"Stop!"
"Don't stop!"
"Stop!"
"Don't!"
The two Ghost Kings argued back and forth amidst the chaotic scene.
Shi Jing soon couldn't stand it. He fixed his gaze on Yu Jinhong, who was hiding behind.
He directly transformed into ghost energy, withstood all the attacks along the way, broke through layers of defense, and rushed to Yu Jinhong's side, grabbing him!
"I said, all of you, stop!!" Shi Jing roared.
Yu Jinhong, trembling, shrunk his neck and then shouted, "Stop… let's stop for now!"