I am becoming the ultimate demon.

Chapter 65 Li Shi, Head of the Chen Family; First Murder, Pledge of Allegiance

The night patrol searched the entire Li residence from top to bottom, and only after confirming that they had searched every corner did Ji Lin lead the team away.

After everyone left, the once grand Li mansion was left in ruins. Almost everything of value had been taken away, and hundreds of corpses lay quietly, piled up like a mountain.

The next morning.

The county magistrate led his soldiers to clear the scene of the Li family's house, and news of the Li family's extermination gradually spread.

"Have you heard? The entire Li family is dead. This is what happens when you oppose the Ji family!"

"I heard that before the war, a thick fog suddenly descended upon the Li family's residence, and after the fog cleared, they died mysteriously. It clearly didn't seem like it was caused by humans..."

"I have a secret message: they offended the state government's power, and a group of men in black broke in and killed them all."

In the teahouses next to the market, the gentry were the most well-informed, exchanging information of all kinds.

Upon hearing this, the new patriarch Chen Wang's first reaction was not panic, but rather astonishment, followed by delight.

He gritted his teeth at the Li woman he had just married; she had a barrel-shaped waist and a face covered in red sores, making him want to vomit at the mere sight of her.

Thinking back to last night's passionate night, I was drained dry again under her tyranny.

The large red "double happiness" character pasted on the wall now seemed incredibly ironic.

"Waaah, my husband, you must avenge my Li family! Who else but the Ji family could commit such a heinous crime?" Madam Li collapsed to the ground, wailing loudly.

"Nonsense!! The Ji family is a well-known philanthropic family in Xiong'an County, and Young Master Ji is an even greater philanthropist who has saved people from difficulties many times. How could he deign to argue with you?" Chen Wang snorted and shouted at her.

Li was startled; her husband, who had previously been so submissive to her, was now yelling at her so loudly.

"Chen Wang, have you forgotten how you acted like a dog for me last night? You were just now licking my feet!"

Suddenly, Li stood up straight, put her hands on her hips, and started cursing.

Recalling the previous scene, Chen Wang felt nauseous and almost vomited up his dinner from the night before.

As a man, his dignity was being brutally trampled on by this wicked woman, and he felt utterly humiliated.

Now that the Li family has been wiped out, there is no need to endure the torment of this ugly woman any longer.

"Shut up!! Don't talk about the past anymore!!"

"I told you, you're nothing but a dog of the Li family!!"

"Say that again!!!"

He pulled a long sword from the table, his whole body trembling, breathing heavily.

"Oh, you think you can control me just because the Li family has fallen? My Li family still has a lot of influence in the prefecture. Try touching a single hair on my head! Ten Chen families wouldn't be enough to kill you." Madam Li was even more furious.

Upon hearing the words "prefecture," Chen Wang immediately panicked and began to hesitate.

There are also the hundreds of elite troops that Li Rong left in the Chen family. They were originally there to prevent the Ji family from attacking the Chen family. If they find out that he killed Li Shi, they will definitely slaughter the entire Chen family.

"Hmph, look at you, you pathetic coward! Do you even look like a man? Come on, if you're a man, come and chop me up!!"

Seeing that he was starting to back down, Li Shi pressed her advantage and continued to mock Chen Wang.

It even stretched out its neck, taunting him.

At this moment, Chen Wang felt a wave of dizziness and sat down on the ground, his long sword clattering to the ground.

"Since you don't dare, come over and give this old lady a foot massage. Oh, and while you're at it, bring me a basin of water to wash my feet."

Li sat down on the stool with her arms crossed, making a creaking sound, scratched her severely peeling feet, and casually placed them on the stool in front of her.

He smelled that familiar stench again, and his throat tightened. The smell was so pungent that he couldn't help but gag and retch, his face turning deathly pale.

Suddenly, a nameless fire ignited in his heart; he really didn't want to face those incredibly smelly, rotten feet anymore.

He no longer wanted to serve this vicious woman like a dog; he had had enough of the Li family's oppression.

In the past, when we cooperated with the Ji family, the two families always treated each other as equals. We had never suffered such humiliation before.

People call him a playboy, but he's happy to accept it. He's always surrounded by beautiful women, so why not?

Now, being controlled by an ugly and fat woman is a feeling that few people can endure.

Furthermore, the hatred for the murderer of one's father is irreconcilable, and this hatred must be avenged.

As he pondered this, he found himself gripping the longsword that had just fallen to the ground.

His body stopped trembling and instead became surprisingly calm.

He slightly raised his hand, pointing the sword at Li Shi in front of him.

"You bastard, how dare you point a sword at me? I'll count to three and you'd better put the sword down right now."

Li glared at him fiercely, her eyes wide with anger.

"one!!"

"two!!"

Chen Wang ignored him and slowly walked over, the sword's edge getting closer and closer to Li's throat.

Seeing the sharp sword in his hand close to her neck, and the cold look in his eyes, Li knew he was serious and panicked immediately.

"Husband, husband, my good husband, let's talk this out, don't be impulsive." Li's voice trembled, and her whole body went limp.

Snapped! !

She lost her balance and fell to the ground, startling her so much that she wet her long dress.

"Please forgive me this time, my husband. I'll do whatever you say from now on."

Seeing that it was still no use, Li simply knelt down on the ground and kept kowtowing.

boom! ! boom! ! boom! !

He kowtowed three times in one go, and his forehead immediately became red, swollen, and bleeding.

But Chen Wang still raised his sword, about to strike.

Upon seeing this, Li's pupils immediately contracted and her mouth gaped open.

It was then that I remembered a wise saying I'd heard from someone: Never anger an honest person.

"Help!! Murder...!"

Just as she was about to shout, it gave him the courage to make up his mind.

Chen Wang kept recalling the persecution he suffered at the hands of the Li family. He raised his long sword, which was extremely sharp, and in a fit of rage, he severed her neck.

Swish! ! !

A huge head rolled off, and a pool of bright red blood gushed out, the stench of blood mixed with uric acid and foot odor filling the entire room.

The sandalwood that was originally placed to the side had its delicate, bitter fragrance completely overwhelmed by the stench, leaving not a trace of its original aroma.

Looking at Li's head on the ground, he let out a deep breath, and the heavy weight in his heart finally lifted.

Coming to his senses, the longsword in his hand suddenly slipped and fell to the ground again.

"I killed someone! I actually killed someone! I killed my own wife!"

He had never killed anyone before, not even a chicken. He never imagined that the first person he would kill would be his own wife.

With trembling hands, he lifted that repulsive head and carefully placed it into a wooden box.

He then leisurely walked out of the mansion, secretly boarded a carriage, and headed towards the Ji family.

He had just arrived outside the Ji residence when he was stopped by two armed men.

"Chen Wang of the Chen family requests an audience with Young Master Ji." Chen Wang held the wooden box in both hands and knelt on the ground.

He is now a sinner. He doesn't ask for the Ji family's forgiveness, but only hopes that they can see his determination. He doesn't want people to look down on his Chen family.

Ji Lin rushed over upon hearing the noise. He saw Chen Wang kneeling in front of the door and noticed the familiar wooden box in his hand. He had already guessed the answer quite well.

Chen Wang remained silent, but slowly opened the wooden box, revealing an ugly face with its eyes wide open in death.

"She is Li Rong's daughter, Li Zhenzhen."

Li Zhenzhen is a notorious shrew in Xiong'an County. She is extremely ugly and acts tyrannically. It's hard not to know her.

Ji Lin sighed. The Chen family had been forced to surrender to the Li family; in a way, they were also victims.

Therefore, after eliminating the Li family, they were not in a hurry to take action against the Chen family, which was a test of the Chen family's attitude.

Now that Chen Wang, as the head of the Chen family, has submitted his pledge of allegiance and proven his determination, all past grievances can be wiped clean.

"Get up, Lord Chen... Patriarch Chen. We have no intention of blaming you."