I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 574 - 422 King Yama_2

The surrounding members of the Chu Family witnessed a sight that chilled them to the bone. Master Qiu also instantly realized something was wrong—his skin had suddenly developed several new wrinkles at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He hastily took out his phone, only to see that several strands of his hair had also turned white.

Meanwhile, Xia Liang continued to speak.

"This second mark is for the Wang Family Brothers in Nancheng twelve years ago."

"This third mark is for the five members of the Tang Family, also from twelve years ago. I’m afraid you didn’t even know, but the herbs you carelessly prescribed poisoned her entire family to death."

"This fourth mark is for the father and son of the Jinling Feng Family eight years ago."

SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH...

While Master Qiu was still staring at his phone, reeling in shock from the changes in his body, Xia Liang made three more strokes. Master Qiu’s transformation accelerated once again; wrinkles rapidly spiderwebbed across his face, and his entire vitality seemed to drain away at an alarming rate.

His once-muscular arms quickly atrophied, and white hair now covered a third of his head.

"No, no, impossible! I was wrong, spare me! I’m a charlatan! A fraud! I’ve deceived many people, it was all their fault! Spare me, please, spare me!"

Only now did Master Qiu truly understand just how terrifying the person standing before him was.

He scrambled toward Xia Liang and dropped to his knees before him.

The onlookers watching Master Qiu age so rapidly felt their scalps tingle and a chill run down their spines.

With every stroke, he altered fate and cut short a life. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Could the paper in his hand be the Book of Life and Death? The person standing before us... could he be the Living King Yama?

Watching Qiu Yinjie kneeling before him, Xia Liang merely sneered.

"If you knew this day would come, why did you act as you did?"

As his words fell, Xia Liang raised his hand and made the fifth stroke.

"This fifth mark is for everyone you have ever deceived."

The final stroke fell.

The Lifespan Talisman ignited without a flame, spontaneously turning to ash that vanished into the air.

And Master Qiu’s transformation was finally complete.

His hair was half-white, his body was hunched, and his muscles had atrophied.

The Qiu Yinjie of this moment looked nothing like the confident man from before. Looking at the so-called Master Qiu, Xia Liang himself felt a flicker of surprise.

The man was only in his forties. Even with five years of his life stripped away, he should have been less than fifty. Yet now, he looks as if he’s in his sixties.

But then it dawned on him. Reducing a person’s lifespan doesn’t just subtract years from their life; it accelerates the passage of time upon their body.

Though only a dozen seconds had passed, Master Qiu’s body had experienced five full years. In those five years, all his latent ailments had accumulated at once. It was as if he hadn’t moved at all during that time, which was why his muscles had wasted away so drastically. Moreover, numerous illnesses had developed within his body, and after five years of progression, they were now incurable.

That was why his appearance had changed so dramatically. Originally, I had intended to impose further punishments on him after taking five years, but it seems that won’t be necessary now.

Kneeling on the ground, Master Qiu stared at the changes all over his body and began to mutter, "Who on earth are you!"

Before he could finish, a memory struck him. Just now, Chu Yiyi said this man’s surname was Xia!

His gaze sharpened instantly. Before Xia Liang could answer, a name flashed through Master Qiu’s mind, and his entire body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"You... you are Xia Liang."

Master Qiu’s trembling voice slowly spread throughout the hall. Though he had never joined the Daoist Association, as a Diviner, he had heard of Xia Liang. When Chu Yiyi first mentioned the surname Xia, the possibility crossed my mind, but I didn’t believe the Chu Family could ever invite such a figure, so I never bothered to ask for his full name. It seems my own arrogance was my downfall.

At this realization, a surge of rage overcame Master Qiu, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Combined with the turmoil in his internal organs and the pain of his new illnesses, that mouthful of blood carried his last breath with it.

Seeing this, Xia Liang simply shook his head.

"Since you can’t atone for your sins in life, you can go down and apologize to them in death."

「Meanwhile」

"Xia Liang?"

At the main table, Elder Chu Guoying’s brow furrowed as he muttered the name over and over. Then, his eyes flew wide open. He stared intently at Xia Liang, his entire body trembling uncontrollably as he shot up from his chair.

"Father, what is it? Who is this Master Xia Liang?" one of his sons asked, rushing to support the elder.

The elder mumbled, "Have any of you heard the story about the Jinling Wu Family bowing in apology to a young man?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Chu Guoying’s sons were stunned. They didn’t know about the Daoist Association and had never heard the name Xia Liang. However, the rumor of the Jinling Wu Family humbling themselves before a young man at a 4S dealership not long ago had spread like wildfire. But ordinary people like them had no way of knowing the young man’s name.

Only Elder Chu Guoying had overheard it once from another old man while playing chess in the park. That man was also from a prominent Jinling family.

"Elder, are you... are you saying that this Xia Liang is the one the Wu Family apologized to?" Elder Chu’s eldest son asked, his voice trembling. The Wu Family of Jinling was one of the most powerful families in the entire region. The Chu Family wasn’t even one-hundredth, no, one-thousandth of their strength.

And they had all just doubted him. A few of them had even tried to throw him out. But now, even after treating him so poorly, their hearts were a mix of joy and dread.

We haven’t forgotten... Xia Liang is Chu Lingmu’s boyfriend! If word gets out that a woman from our Chu Family is Master Xia Liang’s girlfriend, even the Wu Family might come to curry favor with us!

Among all the Chu Family members, the expressions of Chu Lingmu’s father and Chu Yiyi were the ugliest.

We never imagined that the person Chu Lingmu brought home would be someone that even the Wu Family dares not offend.

Remembering their harsh words from moments before, they were filled with a cold, creeping fear.

At that moment, Xia Liang beckoned to Chu Lingmu.

As Chu Lingmu walked to his side, Elder Chu Guoying, supported by his sons, came to stand before Xia Liang. After a long silence, the elder finally spoke.

"Master Xia, we were blind not to recognize your greatness. We hope you can forgive the Chu Family for how we treated you."

With that, Elder Chu Guoying tried to kneel, but Xia Liang stopped him.

"There’s no need for that."

Having an old man kneel to me still feels awkward.

After steadying himself, Chu Guoying looked at Xia Liang, then at Chu Lingmu beside him. He opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally said, "Master Xia, I wonder if you could, for Chu Lingmu’s sake, help me with my cancer? Our Chu Family will absolutely compensate you handsomely."

Hearing this, Xia Liang raised an eyebrow. "What do you think your Chu Family could possibly offer that would interest me? Besides..."

He paused.

"Have you forgotten how you’ve treated Chu Lingmu all this time? And now you want me to help you for her sake?"

"We..."

Elder Chu opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

It’s true. Of all my grandchildren, Chu Lingmu is the one I’ve cared for the least. I can’t even remember the last time I saw her.

The other Chu Family members nearby flushed with shame, their expressions grim as they listened to Xia Liang’s words.