The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 1253 - 1221: Major Changes, Wrapping Up

Xu Weiwei felt a somber feeling in her heart, despite her efforts, she could not escape.

This time, there was no escape from doom.

Was she sad now, or was it a relief?

"You won’t let me go, I know, I’m definitely going to die this time." Xu Weiwei said softly, she had done so many wrong things, killed so many people, she should have died long ago.

Huo Yingjie nodded and said, "Yes, you deserve to die! You did not cherish the chance your master exchanged for you with his life."

"Did you kill my Grandma Ma?" Xu Weiwei asked a bit agitatedly.

"It wasn’t me, it was you," Huo Yingjie said, "Originally, she could have lived a few more years, but to give you a chance to escape, she gave her Life-bound Gu to you, naturally, she could not survive."

Xu Weiwei was stunned, feeling some regret, and then asked, "Don’t harm my mother, she is a pitiful woman. With an irresponsible husband and a crazed daughter, she has never had a good life."

"That depends on what you do," Huo Yingjie said, "Anyway, no matter what, you are going to die."

Xu Weiwei closed her eyes and said, "You are a righteous gentleman, I hope you keep your word, go ahead."

Huo Yingjie reached out, a small bottle already held in the palm of his hand was brought before Xu Weiwei.

Xu Weiwei was a bit scared, but thinking that even if she dodged, she couldn’t escape and it would involve her mother far away in Xiangjiang, it was better to just die.

Her current ghostly appearance, she should have died long ago.

Xu Weiwei took the small bottle shakingly, gathered her courage, pulled off the cap, and poured it into her mouth.

Suddenly, Xu Weiwei’s body shook violently, her eyes bulging, her internal organs felt as if they were being violently twisted, her face contorted, and sweat covered her face...

Even pained moans escaped her lips.

Huo Yingjie watched Xu Weiwei emotionlessly, some people are destined to die.

Dead or alive, death settles it all.

Until a quarter-hour later, Xu Weiwei lay on the ground motionless.

From her mouth crawled a long insect, then Huo Yingjie scattered a bottle of powder on that long insect.

Immediately, there were crackling sounds, and the insect made squeaking noises.

The insect was completely dead, turning into a pool of black wastewater.

Huo Yingjie cast a Fiery Blaze Technique, burning Xu Weiwei’s body along with the pool of blood directly.

Only a small pile of ashes was left, which also drifted away with the wind.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Everything returned to calm.

Huo Yingjie sent a message to Huashan, telling him that he had taken care of it and was now heading back to deal with various matters at his uncle’s place.

The middle-aged Taoist and the young Taoist followed behind Huashan, when Huashan received the news, he used the Wind-Riding Technique, leaving the two Taoists behind and returned to the city.

The two Taoists, not daring to recklessly follow, slowed their pace and noticed that Huashan had disappeared.

"Elder brother, was that person just now a bad person?" the young Taoist asked curiously, he was too curious.

"Little junior brother, there are no real good people in the world, nor real bad people," the middle-aged Taoist answered, as long as you don’t harm the innocent and don’t act against morality, justice resides in people’s hearts!

The young Daoist monk seemed to somewhat understand, but not entirely.

"Should we continue the pursuit?" the young monk asked, "I feel like the witch’s aura has suddenly weakened, as if it’s gradually disappearing."

"Yes," the middle-aged monk replied, looking at the Azure Dragon Plate in his hand. After the compass needle had violently trembled, it had stabilized and returned to its original position, "We must continue the chase whether she’s dead or alive, we need to provide an explanation."

"Understood," the young monk replied.

The two fellow monks continued their search deep into the dense forest.

Whether they would find anything was another matter altogether.

When Huo Yingjie arrived at the family residence in Huashan, Li Xian had already arranged for Huo Zheqian to rest.

Due to the Gu previously cast on him, which had left him drained of his vitality, Huo Zheqian was extremely weak.

Fortunately, Huo Yingjie had removed the Gu Insect from Huo Zheqian’s body before killing Xu Weiwei, so after the mother Gu in Xu Weiwei’s body was burned to death, the child Gus hidden in the bodies of those officials lost control, causing them to faint on the spot; those who were weaker died instantly.

Even if taken to the hospital, doctors could only identify parasites in their bodies and used medicine to eradicate them.

Without the control of the mother Gu, the child Gus wouldn’t survive long. After treatment to remove the parasites, even if they could wake up, their vitality was severely damaged.

In the provincial government, simultaneously, more than a dozen people were hospitalized, six of whom lost their lives during transport to the hospital.

Huo Yingjie initially wanted to wake his uncle to ask what in fact had happened,

but was concerned that his uncle’s body wouldn’t withstand it, and afterwards decided to access both his uncle and Secretary Li’s consciousness.

Piecing fragments together, he eventually understood the gist of the situation.

Utilizing various methods, Huo Yingjie, along with Li Xian, conducted their operations separately to wrap things up for Huo Zheqian.

Such a major incident in Nanhu Province prompted immediate investigation by the provincial public security.

Many leads pointed towards the office director, Liu Qian.

According to the information Huo Yingjie had previously obtained, his granduncle had indeed been framed by Liu Qian and had fallen victim to the Gu.

Someone had to be accountable for this matter.

Since Liu Qian had colluded with Xu Weiwei and the Fox Spirit, it was only fair for him to bear the responsibility; it wasn’t a case of wrong accusation.

By the time Huo Zheqian awoke, it was already the next day.

Huo Yingjie had already handled everything, assigning responsibility to Liu Qian.

Last night, he handed over all the matters to Huashan, then along with Li Xian, they went into hiding, not wishing to expose themselves.

"Mr. Huo, are you awake?" Huo Yingjie hurried forward and poured a glass of water for his uncle.

Huo Zheqian opened his eyes and upon seeing an unfamiliar face in the room, was somewhat frightened, but suddenly felt clear-headed, no longer muddled as before, and didn’t feel as though there were insects crawling inside his body.

"Who are you?" Huo Zheqian asked with a frown, certain he didn’t recognize this person.

Huashan solemnly answered, "Hello, I was sent by Huo Yingjie to rescue you. You were afflicted by a Gu previously. I’ve already eliminated the Gu for you, and have killed that Fox Spirit and witch. You are now safe."

Hearing Huashan and Huo Yingjie’s name, Huo Zheqian gradually calmed down.

"Where is Secretary Li?" Huo Zheqian asked, feeling like he had implicated Secretary Li. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"Secretary Li is resting in another room," Huashan responded. "Please rest assured. You might receive work inquiries this afternoon. After all, due to the Gu incident, there has been a huge commotion, and people have already been sent from above."

Hearing this, Huo Zheqian felt a heavy sadness in his heart; he was not completely irrational, and faintly remembered having made many mistakes.

Seeing Huo Zheqian’s expression turn sorrowful, Huashan guessed the turmoil in his mind and said, "Mr. Huo, don’t worry. We have already cleaned up those loose ends for you. Even if an investigative team is set up, they won’t trace it back to you."