I Can See Through All Things Information

Chapter 280: Chapter 206: Opening the Tomb, Furious Rage, The Zheng Family’s Downfall – Part 2

“You should not inquire into this matter; the person who killed your mother is extremely powerful and is not someone your Zheng Family can afford to provoke,” the cultivated old man said solemnly.

He remembered the force of Lu Qing’s previous strike and his fingers involuntarily trembled slightly.

Zheng Family Master’s expression faltered, and before he could continue speaking, the fair-faced man sneered again.

“Stop thinking about revenge. You should pray instead that your Zheng Family can survive the coming disaster!”

Zheng Family Master jolted, watching the fair-faced man warily. “Cheng Clan Leader, what do you mean by that?”

“What do I mean? I ask you, has your Zheng Family ever conducted a living human sacrifice as an evil burial rite?”

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“Absolutely not!” Zheng Family Master felt a surge in his heart, but he shook his head without any hesitation. “Those are merely baseless rumors from outsiders. My Zheng Family has never engaged in such abhorrent actions!”

Zheng Family Master was still quite calm about this point.

He knew his mother had such intentions but hadn’t had the chance to act as she was preoccupied with Yu’er’s funeral arrangements. So far, the family members of those few guards were still alive and well in the dungeon, not having suffered too much.

“Not conducted? That’s good, we’re going to exhume the tomb for verification. You should bring some people and join us,” said the fair-faced man.

“Exhuming the tomb?”

Zheng Family Master was somewhat bewildered.

Yu’er had not been buried yet, and previously, even the corpse had been destroyed by evil men; what tomb was there to speak of?

However, the next words from the fair-faced man drastically changed his complexion.

“Yes, we are going to dig up Zheng Shihao’s tomb.”

“What, you want to dig up my elder brother’s tomb?”

“Someone informed us that when Zheng Shihao was buried, your Zheng Family conducted a living human sacrifice. Naturally, we need to investigate thoroughly.”

“Nonsense! My elder brother has been dead for over twenty years. How can we verify something from over two decades ago? Cheng Clan Leader, this must be someone’s malicious slander. My Zheng Family operates uprightly; how could we do such a detestable act!”

Zheng Family Master trembled inwardly, but his face still showed outrage as he forcefully asserted.

“Whether it’s slander, we will discern for ourselves. Once we open Zheng Shihao’s tomb, we’ll know. The technique of living human sacrifices will leave clay figures of the sacrificed in the tomb. Once the tomb is opened, everything will come to light.

Or is it that your Zheng Family has something to hide and is afraid to let us examine the tomb?” the fair-faced man said coldly.

“Of course not, but…”

Zheng Family Master wanted to argue further, but at this moment, the patience of the fair-faced man had already run out.

His aura suddenly intensified as he stared at Zheng Family Master: “Zheng Shijie, don’t be ungrateful; do you think your Zheng Family still has the right to refuse?”

The powerful aura of the Innate Realm pressed upon Zheng Family Master’s chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He felt immense sadness and indignation. If his mother were still alive, how could they allow such bullying at their doorstep?

Although he knew the situation was beyond his control, he also understood that allowing people to open his elder brother’s tomb would lead to even worse consequences.

Zheng Family Master looked around and saw that the City Lord and an old man with youthful features both wore indifferent expressions, indicating their agreement with the excavation.

Having no other choice, he turned his pleading gaze towards the cultivated old man: “Uncle Lin…”

However, his vehement reaction had already aroused suspicion among the other Innate Realm experts.

Therefore, even the cultivated old man found it difficult to intercede and could only sigh, “Just open the tomb.”

Seeing that even the cultivated old man, who had relations with his family, did not speak on his behalf, Zheng Family Master knew that all was lost. His hands involuntarily drooped, as though in mourning.

Seeing his dejected appearance, the several Innate Realm experts became even more convinced of their suspicions.

An hour later, at the Zheng Family’s graveyard in front of Zheng Shihao’s tomb, the cultivated old man and others stood.

Behind them stood many powerful Martial Artists.

It turned out that the City Lord, in the interest of fairness, had directly invited the heads of other families and forces from State Mansion City.

These heads of various families and forces were a bit bewildered when summoned.

They were shocked to learn that the Innate Ancestor of the Zheng Family had already passed away.

Now, hearing about the exhumation of Zheng Shihao’s tomb, they were utterly perplexed, not knowing what exactly had happened.

Only seeing the City Lord and a refined elder both with serious expressions, no one dare to speak up and ask.

These individuals, who usually kept to themselves in the city, appearing very rarely.

Some small family heads had only heard of their names but had never seen their faces.

Now that they had gathered together, the matter must be very important; none dared to inquire.

“Open the tomb!”

Following the City Lord’s order, immediately someone from the City Lord Mansion stepped forward, waving iron picks and shovels to begin excavating the tomb.

Very soon, the tomb door was unearthed.

As the tomb door opened, people entered to explore inside.

The person exploring inside the tomb was a special talent recruited by the City Lord Mansion, particularly adept at investigating various tombs.

Being from a prominent family, Zheng Shihao had once been extremely favored by Old Lady Zheng; his tomb was naturally extraordinary.

Not only was the space large with many chambers, but there were also many traps to prevent tomb raiding.

However, these mechanisms were virtually ineffective against the special tomb-explorer dispatched by the City Lord Mansion.

Soon, the individuals sent down came out carrying a terracotta figure.

“City Lord, under this tomb, there are many chambers, splendid and regal. In the main chamber, there is a magnificent coffin, flanked by terracotta figures in positions of worship; this terracotta figure was in the center.”

All eyes inevitably fell on that terracotta figure.

The figure was seen kneeling, resembling a young girl, with faintly discernible, beautifully contoured features.

Yet her face was filled with a look of pain and resentfulness, the interweaving of beauty and vengeance gave the terracotta figure a particularly strange vibe.

The moment they laid eyes on this terracotta figure, the faces of the City Lord and others turned very unsightly.

Even some of those behind with knowledgeable backgrounds, recognizing the origins of the terracotta figure, had their expressions drastically change.

The refined elder murmured, “How could this be? How could she become so malicious? How could this…”

The City Lord’s hand lightly brushed over the terracotta figure.

The figurine shattered, a wisp of black air surged out, revealing the bones inside.

“A living human sacrificed, the condemned sealed underground, Divine Souls eternally trapped within the terracotta figure, never to be reborn; how dare this old woman, how dare you, Zheng family!”

The City Lord’s complexion turned ashen, his tone filled with a chilling coldness, his aura terrifyingly intense, as if about to burst forth at any moment.

“What, a living human sacrifice?!”

At that moment, the others who hadn’t recognized the origins of the terracotta figure couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.

They all recalled the recent rumors in the city.

They had thought it was someone deliberately targeting the Zheng Family, not expecting that the Zheng Family had actually held such a venomous ritual more than twenty years ago.

“City Lord, the younger generation was completely unaware of this. The construction of my brother’s tomb back then was entirely managed by my mother. I truly didn’t know she had secretly conducted the ritual of a living human sacrifice. If I had known, I would have definitely stopped her, please discern the truth!”

Zheng Family Master knelt on the ground, crying out in a terrified tone.

Yet his cries did not move the City Lord in the slightest.

“You claim you didn’t know, then why did you repeatedly try to prevent the opening of the tomb just now, Zheng Family Master, do you really take me for a fool?”

Hearing the City Lord’s severely cold words, Zheng Family Master collapsed to the ground.

He knew the Zheng Family was completely doomed.

Seeing his appearance, everyone knew his previous words were merely pleas for mercy.

Who would have thought the once awe-inspiring, arrogant Head of the Zheng Family, without any support, would still beg for mercy.

Boom! Boom boom boom…

Just as everyone was feeling disdainful, suddenly, loud noises erupted.

Several incredibly strong blasts of energy, origin unknown, suddenly struck Zheng Shihao’s grave.

Not only did they shatter the tombstone, but they also pierced several large holes through the underground chambers.

One of the blasts of energy went straight for the Zheng Family Master, piercing through his chest.