"Spirit Martial Sect, Wei David!"
"So this is the connection behind you."
In the bedroom, Qi Oliver let out a cold laugh.
Through the Heavenly Map, he had spied on Meng Sophia and the guard, overhearing their conversation clearly—yet neither of them had the slightest inkling!
Meng Sophia's order to the guard was to go to the Spirit Martial Sect and seek help from its Young Sect Master, Wei David!
Under normal circumstances, a clan like the Meng family would never be able to curry favor with the Spirit Martial Sect. The only asset Meng Sophia had to win Wei David's favor was probably her Pure Yin Body.
However, Qi Oliver was puzzled: if Meng Sophia had already clung to Wei David (like a vine to a twisted tree), why had she still married him? If it was merely for the secrets of the Spirit Abyss Secret Realm, the Meng family could have tricked him into coming, then killed him to take the Spirit Key—so why ruin Meng Sophia's reputation and waste three years of time?
Could it be because they feared the Qi family? But the Qi family had never cared much about him; otherwise, he would never have been reduced to a live-in son-in-law of the Meng family.
Though filled with doubts, Qi Oliver did not go to question Meng Sophia. He was certain that when the Meng family fell into true despair, someone would answer all his questions for him!
For now, the most important thing was still to improve his strength!
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Qi Oliver never stepped out of the bedroom. Meng Sophia tried several times to approach and spy on him, but the memory of how Qi Oliver had humiliated her made her hold back.
On this day, Qi Oliver finally emerged from the bedroom.
"Go get me some food, and make it abundant!" he ordered indifferently.
Instead of getting angry, Meng Sophia rejoiced and quickly replied, "Alright, I'll go right away!" If she weren't afraid of Qi Oliver, she wouldn't have wanted to stay in this courtyard for even a moment!
Meng Sophia hurried off, and Qi Oliver let out another cold laugh.
After an incense stick's burn (about 15 minutes)...
A group of more than twenty people appeared at the gate of the Meng Mansion, all beaming with smiles.
"The Patriarch is back!"
The guards and servants announced the news in surprise.
Meng Sophia, who was waiting in the kitchen for the servants to finish cooking, heard the news and immediately lit up with joy—tears welled up in her eyes in an instant. The humiliation she had endured for days was finally coming to an end!
"Qi Oliver! You'll never get to eat this meal after all! It will only be a celebration feast for our Meng family!"
Meng Sophia let out an angry laugh and raced toward the mansion gate. She wanted to tell her father all the grievances she had suffered; she wanted her father to humiliate Qi Oliver a hundredfold, make him suffer endless torment, and then execute him by lingchi (death by a thousand cuts)!
"Father! Mother!"
From a distance, Meng Sophia saw her parents, her elder brother, and a group of the Meng family's top experts returning. Her nose twitched with emotion, and she called out loudly.
"Haha, my good daughter! Father's back! Why are you crying after just a few days apart?" Meng Christopher—with a square face and wearing a blue robe—laughed heartily.
This trip to the Spirit Abyss Secret Realm had cost them more than ten experts, but the gains were extremely rewarding! They had found dozens of valuable heavenly treasures, as well as numerous Spirit-rank martial arts techniques and pills from the secret realm. With these gains, in a few years, the Meng family would definitely rise to become one of the top clans in the Eastern Spirit Region!
"Sophia, why are you dressed so shabbily?" Liu Mia, Meng Sophia's mother, frowned when she saw that Meng Sophia's clothes were stained. At the moment, Meng Sophia was wearing an inner white shirt, and the dirt and grime on it were particularly noticeable.
Meng Sophia's voice choked: "Father, Mother, Elder Brother—can we talk somewhere privately?"
Meng Christopher narrowed his eyes and thought to himself: "Could something have gone wrong with Qi Oliver?"
"Very well."
The four members of the family stepped aside. Meng Sophia then told them the whole story of how Qi Oliver had "faked his death" and humiliated her.
"What! You let that bastard Qi Oliver defile you?"
Meng Christopher's face changed drastically, and he stammered: "If Young Sect Master Wei finds out about this, our Meng family is finished! And your elder brother's chance to cultivate in the Spirit Martial Sect will definitely be affected too! Sophia, how could you be so careless!"
Meng Sophia sobbed: "Father, it was my mistake—but now that things have come to this, please avenge me first! I want Qi Oliver to die a horrible death! As for Young Sect Master Wei, even if he's furious, his greatest resentment will be toward Qi Oliver. When the time comes, if we hand over Qi Oliver's corpse, it should ease his anger somewhat! Father, don't worry about Elder Brother either—even though my Pure Yin essence has been taken, I'm still a rare cauldron body (a body that aids others' cultivation). So this connection with Young Sect Master Wei should still hold!"
Meng Christopher's face darkened: "This is the only way to think about it now! Let's go—first, we'll deal with that scoundrel Qi Oliver!"
"Father, Qi Oliver has already entered the Master Realm, and he knows some strange techniques. We can't be careless this time; it's safer to take more people with us!" Meng Sophia hurriedly said. Having suffered at Qi Oliver's hands, she no longer dared to underestimate him.
Meng Christopher narrowed his eyes, hesitating. Liu Mia's expression turned grim: "Husband, caution is the parent of safety. We should listen to Sophia and take more people. They all gained a lot from following us this time—even if we kill Qi Oliver, I'm sure they won't gossip about it."
"Very well. Then let Chen Levi, Zhao Cameron, Lv Xavier, and Zhang Colin come with us!" Meng Christopher said solemnly.
Immediately, Meng Christopher told the others to disperse, leaving only Chen Levi and the other three.
"Qi Oliver has gone insane from poison and committed countless immoral deeds while we were away. Today, the Meng family will cleanse its household! But to avoid unnecessary trouble, I ask the four of you to keep your mouths shut about what happens next—don't spread a word of it!" Meng Christopher stared coldly at Chen Levi and the others.
Chen Levi and the others were confused: when they left, Master Son-in-law Qi was on the verge of death—how had he come back to life? But they had long seen that the Meng family intended to get rid of Qi Oliver, so they were not surprised by Meng Christopher's order.
"Patriarch, rest assured! Since we serve the Meng family, we will never utter a single word that harms the family!" Chen Levi and the others bowed and said.
Qi Oliver's contributions to the Meng family were obvious to everyone in Yuan Spirit City. There were people who hated him, but far more envied the Meng family for having such a son-in-law! Killing Qi Oliver would definitely damage the Meng family's reputation. Moreover, although the Qi family looked down on Qi Oliver, if news of the Meng family killing him reached their ears, there was no guarantee they wouldn't seize the opportunity to make trouble.
Meng Christopher sneered: "Good."
"Since that brat dares to stay in the Meng family waiting to die, let's go fulfill his wish!"
Soon, Meng Christopher and his party of eight charged aggressively into Qi Oliver's small courtyard.
"Qi Oliver! How dare you bully my sister! Get out here and die!"
Meng Nathan, Meng Christopher's eldest son, roared with cold eyes as soon as he entered the courtyard.
Inside the house, Qi Oliver let out a cold laugh and then walked out slowly.
Meng Christopher, Liu Mia, Meng Nathan, and Meng Sophia—these four faces that had once been the closest to him were now all as cold as frost, as if Qi Oliver were the one who deserved to die.