Nie Liang was perhaps a complete tragedy. When he passed away, other than his wife and mother who would sincerely grieve for him, the other relatives would look solemn and sorrowful, but when they returned to the house, they couldn't help but laugh and celebrate. Among these people, even his father was among them.
The relationship between father and son was so thin.
Although Nie Liang was the son of the first wife, he wasn't his father's favorite son, nor was he his father's favorite successor.
When he stood up to seize the Nie clan, Nie Liang's father had been sullen, vaguely viewing this son as an enemy.
In his view, Nie Liang wasn't suitable to inherit the family business, and this son wasn't the successor he had personally raised, so what right did he have to take over the Nie clan? Compared to his eldest son, Nie Liang, who was quite opinionated, he preferred his youngest son, who was obedient, sensible, and filial. Ever since he was young, he had personally taken care of this youngest son, whether it was his studies or his life. He was also the son who was most like him in his heart.
Fathers always preferred children that resembled themselves.
Although he didn't like Nie Liang, he still felt some pity for his eldest son's death.
If Nie Liang was alive, he could still support his younger brother in the future …
"Don't cry. Do you want other families to laugh at us?"
Father Nie couldn't speak his mind, and he had to pretend to be grieving for his son.
He finally had a break, but when he returned home, he still had to listen to his wife sobbing. He was very upset.
The wife stopped crying and faintly said, "My son is gone, and I'm not allowed to grieve for him? Your father is really ruthless. "
Having his thoughts seen through, Father Nie felt as though his secret had been exposed. He couldn't help but fly into a rage out of humiliation.
"Women don't know anything. What else can you do besides cry?"
Nie Liang's father didn't want to listen to his wife's crying, so he simply got up and went to sleep in his beloved concubine's room.
He didn't know how many people died in their dreams that night. The Nie clan was filled with the smell of blood and a haze that couldn't be dispersed.
It was late at night, but many people didn't feel sleepy. The news of Nie Liang's death gave them a chance to reshuffle. Those uncles and elders who were suppressed by Nie Liang were also eager to try. They all summoned their aides and guests over, preparing to spend the night discussing how to maximize the benefits.
However, before they had time to discuss anything, black shadows broke in as if there was no one around.
Someone with sharp ears heard the commotion and shouted sternly, "Who's there sneaking around!"
The sound of footsteps could be heard as men dressed in black rushed in one after another. They were all holding sharp sabers in their hands.
How could the crowd not know what was going on? They all shouted, "Assassin!"
Unfortunately, the speed of the reinforcements could not keep up with the speed of the assassins. One by one, they lined up to report to Yan Luo Dian.
Some of them had learned martial arts and were able to draw their swords to defend themselves, but they could not withstand the massacre of this group of desperadoes.
"Why is it so noisy outside?"
There were also some who had already taken off their clothes and rested. Not long after, they were awakened by the commotion. As soon as they opened their eyes, they vaguely saw a black shadow standing in front of their beds. They were instantly scared out of their wits. Without waiting for him to call out, the assassin raised his hand and chopped off his neck. Blood splattered all over the ground.
The same situation played out in different places. None of the ambitious members of the Nie clan's direct line or collateral line were spared.
The next day, the news spread like wildfire.
Those who were lucky enough to survive almost wet their pants in fright. Their bodies were drenched in cold sweat and they were glad that they had survived.
Panic, fear, relief, anger …
Their complicated feelings were mixed together into a ball, causing their hearts to feel stuffy, and their hands and feet to feel icy cold.
"Who do you think did this?"
As soon as he said this, the rest of them looked at each other. They did not dare to voice out their guesses for fear that they would be killed.
After a while, one of the Nie clan members said, "Most likely, perhaps an enemy?"
His answer was disdainful.
This large-scale assassination was too sudden. The enemy had obviously planned this for a long time and had planted informants around the target. That was the reason why this assassination was so swift and clean, and it didn't give anyone the chance to rescue or escape at all. How could a sudden idea have such an effect?
Apart from that, the identity of the people who died last night was also worth investigating.
The person who set up this assassination must be very familiar with the internal power structure of the Nie clan, the identity of the members, and the location of their residences …
After thinking about it, there seemed to be only one possibility.
At this moment, someone suddenly said, "Don't forget what happened to these people before they died …"
What happened?
Everyone sweated profusely when they heard this. The news of Nie Liang's death had just arrived, and a large number of Nie clan members who had threatened Nie Liang and his son died that night. Not only within the Nie clan, some of the leaders of the forces that were attached to the Nie clan were also warned. It was easy to imagine who was the one who did this.
"No … Didn't Nie Guangshan die? Could it be that the news was fake and they were deliberately deceiving us? "
"It's not that they were deceiving us. Did you forget that Nie Guangshan had several loyal lackeys around him? Nie Guangshan's plans were meticulous and ruthless. In order for his son to stand firm, he might have instructed his lackeys to clean up a group of eyesores before he died — "
Among those who died last night, which one of them was content with their lot?
Someone said timidly in a low voice, "He, he's not afraid that someone will rebel?"
So many members of the Nie clan died at once. Wasn't Nie Liang afraid that they would rebel?
Of course Nie Liang was not afraid. Using this wave of cleansing, he had also cleaned up the hidden dangers within the Nie clan and once again regained the authority he had lost. As long as Nie Qing was not muddle-headed and had Wei Yong, Fan Chen, and a few other trusted aides by his side, Nie Qing would definitely be able to protect the Nie clan.
Of course, Nie Liang did not intend to bear the responsibility of killing the elders of the same clan.
Nie Liang had long thought about who would be the scapegoat.
"Zishun, is Nie Yang still obedient?"
Wei Yong said in a low voice, "He's been calm these days and there are no flaws. If it wasn't for the lord's vigilance, I'm afraid we wouldn't have expected Nie Yang to hide so deeply. With such a scheming mind, I'm afraid he's plotting something big. I don't know what other tricks he has up his sleeve … "
To be safe, Nie Liang asked Wei Yong to bring his son Nie Qing to the frontline. Nie Qing then brought Nie Yang over.
Nie Liang was not very wary of his nephew, Nie Yang.
He had investigated Nie Yang long ago. There was nothing to suspect about this child. He was timid and harmless. There was no harm in keeping him by his son's side.
After that, Nie Yang's nightmare called the police, allowing Nie Qing to avoid Jiang Pengji's assassination. This instead aroused Nie Liang's suspicions.
Nie Liang did not believe in ghosts and gods. He would always be suspicious of such mythical coincidences. Nie Qing trusted Nie Yang too much. This made Nie Liang secretly suspicious. After thinking about it, he sent someone to thoroughly investigate Nie Yang. Because Nie Yang had been brought to the frontline by Nie Qing, there were only servants guarding the house at the back. After a carpet search, the people sent out quickly found a suspicious secret compartment in Nie Yang's study.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
