Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 344 - 334 Madam Yun Died

With Chu Hao’s commotion, most of the disciples of the Yunliu Sect were actually delighted rather than angry, due to the "Flowing Water Jue."

However, for the Nine Great Noble Families, they undoubtedly wished they could tear Chu Hao to shreds, as they had fallen from their lofty thrones in an instant, with very few martial masters of the Martial Sect level remaining in their families. Their strength had plummeted, and their territories had shrunk, no longer qualifying them as powerful clans.

All this was because of Chu Hao, how could they not hate him?

But the situation was stronger than the people, even their ancestors had all fallen, so what could they do with their hate?

The Ling Family had heard the news that this Evil God was raiding homes one by one, and now it was finally the Ling Family’s turn, filling them with rage, annoyance, and shame.

It was always the Ling Family who bullied others, but now someone had come to their door to raid their home, a humiliation beyond belief.

But, unable to defeat him, they could only glare fiercely at Chu Hao with their eyes, and even then they could not let Chu Hao discover them, for if this Evil God could kill all the old warriors at the War General level, what would stopping them, mere underlings, count for?

Chu Hao’s gaze swept over and he said, "Is Madam Yun here?"

In the Ling Family, the only one who could warm his heart was Madam Yun. She had never looked down upon him, a person from the Lower World, and had instead given him, Fu Xue, and Tang Xin great assistance.

Unfortunately, there were too few such people among the Nine Great Noble Families, otherwise, why would he have resorted to such a massacre?

"This..." The people at the door all showed a troubled expression.

Tang Xin became anxious and stepped forward, saying, "Is there something wrong?" He looked at Chu Hao and said, "I asked them where Madam Yun was during the New Year, but not one of them paid me any attention."

At that time, he was just a martial master of the Four Meridians and without Chu Hao’s backing, how could they have paid him any attention?

Chu Hao furrowed his brows and said, "What happened to Madam Yun, tell me!"

With his anger, those gatekeepers didn’t dare to hesitate further and could only reveal the truth, saying, "Madam Yun has died."

"What!" Both Chu Hao and Tang Xin were shocked. How could she have died?

Madam Yun had no incurable diseases, and she was still very young, so why did she suddenly pass away?

"How did she die?" Chu Hao asked coldly.

After exchanging glances, one gatekeeper said, "We’re not quite sure either, but we heard that she killed herself."

"Nonsense!" Tang Xin immediately said with eyes reddened, his face angry enough to kill.

Chu Hao patted his shoulder. These were just servants; it was normal for them not to know the full details. His mood was not good, and he said, "Come on, let’s ask those in power in the Ling Family."

"Yes!" Tang Xin clenched his fists tightly. He did not believe that Madam Yun would kill herself. If someone had driven her to death, he would avenge her, no matter who it was.

The two walked into the Ling Family with great poise. As they passed, the members of the Ling Family each gave them a furious look before hurriedly averting their gaze, for fear of drawing Chu Hao’s attention.

The mightiest among the Ling Family, those above the Martial Sect level, had mostly died, and those remaining had fled in a panic, not daring to stay in the clan. As a result, the strongest person in the Ling Family was now just a martial master.

Chu Hao sat down in the main hall, with a circle of white-haired elders in front of him. These were all old martial masters of the Ling Family, who had been excluded from the family power due to their inability to break through to the Martial Sect level. It was quite ironic that they had now become their life-saving charms.

"What exactly happened to Madam Yun?" Chu Hao got straight to the point without beating around the bush.

"This..." The white-haired elders looked at each other, showing great hesitation. Obviously, Chu Hao and Madam Yun had a close relationship, which should have been a good thing, adding points for the Ling Family, sparing them from some disasters, and even allowing them to take advantage of the situation to snatch the power of the Yunliu Sect.

However, things had turned out in an unexpected way. Who would have thought that there would be such a dramatic turn of events?

"Hmm?" Chu Hao glared, releasing the suffocating presence of a War General level, surging like a tsunami towards those old fellows.

Several elders grunted, with blood spilling from the corners of their mouths. Their strength was far too inferior to Chu Hao’s, and they could not withstand even a breath of his presence. One elder sighed and resigned himself to the situation, saying, "Madam Yun indeed committed suicide."

"Why did she commit suicide?" Chu Hao’s eyes were sharp.

"Because the family arranged a marriage for her. Although she was unwilling, she married for the sake of the family. But, it is said that her husband was exceedingly cruel. Unable to bear it, she took her own life," another elder said.

Boom!

Chu Hao suddenly looked up, a terrifying aura once again bursting from his body. Bang, bang, bang, bang—the elders were knocked to the ground. This time Chu Hao did not hold back, and under the impact of his fearsome presence, the elders were violently shaken.

"It wasn’t our doing; we had no say in it at the time."

"The main culprit has already been killed by you."

"We are innocent."

The old fellows, containing the churning within their bodies, quickly defended themselves, fearing that Chu Hao might kill them all in a fit of rage.

"Married to who?" Tang Xin jumped up, grabbing the chest of one of the old men.

The old man who was grabbed felt extremely displeased inside. He had seen this youngster twice, once last year and once at the beginning of this year, only two months from now. At first, the other side was just a dog of the family, but now he was being held by the collar by this dog, how could he not feel stifled?

"Zhou Xin, she married Zhou Xin," said the old man helplessly. Tang Xin was just bluffing with the might of a tiger, but the real tiger sat next to him with a somber face; he dared not play any tricks.

"Who is Zhou Xin? Don’t just answer whatever is asked; tell the whole story from beginning to end, in full detail," Chu Hao said with a frown, his tone filled with impatience and murderous intent.

"Yes, yes, yes!" The old men all nodded consecutively and began to speak.

The whole affair was quite simple, just a story of a tyrant forcing a marriage.

Over a year ago, a month before Chu Hao and his group first visited the Ling Family for the New Year’s ceremony, Zhou Xin happened to come to Ling City. By chance, he encountered Madam Yun, who was out paying respects to her late husband’s grave, and he took a fancy to her at first sight, so he then proposed to the Yun Family, asking Madam Yun to marry him as a concubine.

Zhou Xin’s own strength wasn’t considered strong, and his talent wasn’t high, but his backers were formidable.

The young master of a Fifth Rank Noble Family, and he also had an elder brother, Zhou Xi, a prodigious genius who had been accepted into the imperial-level power of Tonghua Valley. At 32 this year, Zhou Xi was already a peak-level Warrior—Eighth Tier for certain, possibly Ninth Tier, or even Tenth Tier.

Zhou Xi and Yue Feng belonged to the same era, but Zhou Xi had always carried the name of the strongest genius and was the second-ranked on the Fledgling Dragon List at that time. He is about to step into the realm of a War General.

If Chu Hao and Yuan Tiangang represented the kings of the younger generation, then Zhou Xi and Yue Feng were considered pillars of the youth generation. Above them, were the kings of the prime-aged generation. At their age bracket, missing out on a decade or so of cultivation time meant a vast difference in realms.

—For Martial Artists who had two to three hundred years of lifespan, indeed, being in their fifties or sixties was simply considered their prime; it had nothing to do with being old.

All in all, just being a Fifth Rank Noble Family was enough to leave the Ling Family breathless, let alone having a brother with astonishing talent? Thus, once Zhou Xin made his proposal, the Ling Family began to put pressure on Madam Yun.

Madam Yun had deep feelings for her late husband and initially refused, which was why she was sullen during the New Year’s ceremony. However, she couldn’t withstand the family’s threats, for her husband’s family was merely a minor clan, and her in-laws were still alive. The Ling Family blackmailed her with the lives of the two elders, forcing Madam Yun to agree to remarry.

In the eyes of the Ling Family, it was a profitable transaction to be able to marry into a Fifth Grade noble house, let alone having an uncle who was sure to become a top-notch expert. What more could a widow ask for?

And the Ling Family could profit from this as well. Although the Zhou Family would definitely not give the Ling Family any support for the sake of a concubine, in critical times, they could perhaps be used to exert pressure.

However, Zhou Xin was not only lecherous but also had special preferences. The number of women he had tormented to death was countless, and Madam Yun did not escape this fate either. She killed herself after only three months of suffering humiliation in the Zhou Family.

Consequently, the relationship between the Ling Family and the Zhou Family naturally broke off, and they did not dare to demand justice from the Zhou Family. In the end, it was as if Madam Yun had never existed.

Now, to their surprise, Chu Hao unexpectedly brought up the matter.

"You all deserve to die! All of you forced Madam Yun to her death!" Tang Xin went mad, raining punches and kicks on those old fellows.

Chu Hao did not stop him. Tang Xin had a strong complex for mature women like Madam Yun, and he wouldn’t feel better until he had let off steam. Chu Hao himself was very angry; Zhou Xin might be the chief culprit, but the Ling Family was also an accomplice in driving Madam Yun to her death.

But indeed, as the old fellows had said, whether they agreed or not, they really had no say at all in the matter of Madam Yun’s remarriage; it truly had nothing to do with them.

After Tang Xin exhausted himself, Chu Hao finally asked, "Where is the Zhou Family?"

The old men of the Ling Family were stunned; could it be that Chu Hao intended to exact revenge by going to the Zhou Family?

"Speak up!" Tang Xin stomped viciously, his eyes as if they were about to burst into flames.

"The Zhou Family is in Huquan County," one of them replied honestly.

"Huquan County?" Chu Hao frowned. "If Zhou Xin is from Huquan County, why would he come to Ling City?"

"Don’t know, it might have been a coincidence. Zhou Xin is fond of indulging in pleasure and often roams around to amuse himself," guessed one of the old fellows.

"Chu Hao, I absolutely have to kill that bastard Zhou Xin!" gritted Tang Xin.

Chu Hao shook his head and said, "You go back to Yunliu Sect, or go back to Eastern Cloud City. After being away from home for two years, it’s time to go back for a visit."

"No, I must take revenge for Madam Yun!" Tang Xin said with a ferocious look.

Slap!

Chu Hao slapped Tang Xin across the face. "How are you going to take revenge with your current strength as a Four Meridians martial master?"

Tang Xin, covering his face, still looked furious, but he had calmed down.

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