If it were ten years ago, the young Zhao Jue would have been trembling in fear when faced with his father's unwarranted accusation. He would not even dare to cry out loud.
As Zhao Gulian's illegitimate son, his status was nothing more than a dog in the south courtyard.
He and his mother were not the victors in the fight for favor. They were merely the sacrificial pawns in the game between the couple.
His father needed them to attract Bai Jing's attention, and Bai Jing needed to vent her anger at being neglected and betrayed by her husband by torturing them.
The mother and son were like a pair of sandbags. They could only struggle to survive in the contest between the couple.
Now that Bai Jing was gone, he was still the punching bag in his father's eyes.
In his heart, there was a hint of a sneer.
Although no one saw it, it was his truest attitude.
"Master, please punish me."
He knelt on the ground, just like he had done countless times before.
He never had the right to distinguish between right and wrong, nor did he have the ability to resist.
Sticks, whips, and even boiling hot tea and red-hot iron pincers were all inflicted on him and his mother by the couple.
In their eyes, they were not living people, but merely puppets that could be disposed of at will.
As expected!
Zhao Gulian raised the soft whip in his hand and whipped him a few times.
He should have been in excruciating pain, but his expression became calmer and even more frighteningly calm.
"You useless things, why can't you even keep an eye on Madam? I know, you must be in cahoots with that bitch! "
Zhao Gulian's mental state was not very good these days. He acted like a lunatic, accusing whoever he caught to be Bai Jing's accomplice, and then torturing them in various ways.
Zhao Jue raised his head for the first time when he heard his father repeating those words incoherently.
He looked at his father.
The once tall, cold, and merciless man had now become a cripple.
He thought, 'What a pity.'
Because in this way, he could no longer find an excuse to beat him.
After Zhao Gulian completely fell into madness, Zhao Jue slowly got up and tidied up his clothes that were stained with whips.
These days, Zhao Gulian rarely had sober moments.
Occasionally, he would be so agitated that he would speak incoherently and then fall into a new round of madness.
Leaving the man behind, Zhao Jue calmly walked out of the courtyard.
Because he was injured, no one would suspect his true purpose of going out.
Walking along the street, he came to the door of another house.
He stepped forward and gently knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened slightly.
Zhao Jue looked left and right to make sure that no one was following him before he entered the courtyard under the cover of the other party.
At this moment, the courtyard was deathly silent.
"Greetings to Third Grandpa. Zhao Jue greets Third Grandpa."
In the central room, Zhao San sat on the main seat.
And that position previously belonged to Second Great Grandfather Zhao.
However, at this moment, he did not dare to sit on the same level as his brother. Instead, he could only stand in front of the Third Great Grandfather, trembling with fear and a fawning expression.
"What brings you here?"
Third Great Grandfather Zhao was expressionless, but he was not as taciturn as before.
Hearing his voice, everyone in the room, including Great Grandfather Zhao, trembled violently.
Zhao San's grandpa must have used some tricks to scare his subordinates.
At this moment, they were all as obedient as quails.
Zhao Jue, on the other hand.
He walked up to Third Great Grandfather Zhao with his head held high and chest puffed out. He made a few hand seals in front of Third Great Grandfather Zhao with familiarity.
Unlike the hand seals of Buddhism, Zhao Jue's hand seals were more complicated and elegant. His fingers flew around, and the hand seals were smooth and beautiful.
Third Great Grandfather Zhao watched from beginning to end and smiled in the end.
"I didn't expect to meet someone from the Green Lotus Tribe here!"
He exclaimed. Then, his fingers flew around and made a few hand seals.
Apart from the first two hand seals, which were exactly the same as Zhao Jue's, the other hand seals were wide open and wide, but they were still very complicated.
After Zhao Jue finished watching, his eyes curved and he bowed to Third Great Grandfather Zhao in a strange manner. However, Third Great Grandfather Zhao was very happy to see it.
"I didn't expect Third Grandpa to be Red Lotus Messenger from the Red Lotus Tribe. Your subordinate, Zhao Jue of the Green Lotus Tribe, greets Messenger Red Lotus!"
"Hahaha, get up! Since we're all from the same tribe, we should help each other in the future. However, doesn't the Green Lotus Tribe only care about finding people and not other miscellaneous things? "
Zhao Jue smiled and said, "Indeed, the Green Lotus Tribe's main job is to find people, but my mission is something else. However, I didn't expect that a small family like the Zhao Clan would be worthy of Red Lotus Emissary's respect. "
From Zhao Jue's words, it was obvious that he did not think much of the Zhao Clan.
The handprint used by the two to acknowledge each other and the way they addressed each other was confusing to the rest of the people present.
Green Lotus, Red Lotus, it was obvious that it was not the name of a proper organization!
However, Great Grandfather Zhao did not dare to say it out loud.
It was mainly because he was afraid of death.
Third Great Grandfather Zhao stroked his beard.
This person was probably like Zhao Jue, a two-faced person.
At that moment, he only smiled and said, "We should be doing our jobs here. I'm here to supervise the Zhao Clan, lest they say something they shouldn't and cause trouble."
Zhao Jue nodded and said hesitantly, "I have a favor to ask."
"Tell me about it."
"I would like to ask you to be merciful and let Bai Jing go for now," he said.
Even Lin Mengya would not have guessed that the first person to plead for Bai Jing was the son of a concubine who had been abused by her for more than ten years.
Of course, he did not do it out of kindness.
Red Lotus Emissary, also known as Third Great Grandfather Zhao, stopped talking and his expression changed slightly.
Obviously, that was also the target of his mission. Furthermore, he had obtained that if anyone dared to reveal the secret of the past, he would immediately eliminate them. Even those who accidentally learned of the secret must be eliminated.
The reason why Bai Jing was able to jump around for so many years was because her brother had told her the secret.
However, the secret was not considered a big secret at that time, so the consequences were not serious.
The advantage of keeping their promise was that they could receive some help from the Red Lotus Tribe. As for the disadvantage, it was better for them to keep their mouths shut. Otherwise, they would never have the chance to speak.
At the same time, in order to prevent some people from killing them after they had outlived their usefulness, the aristocratic families who had participated in the plot back then used some things as a price to force the Red Lotus Tribe to agree to one condition.
That was, only when there was concrete evidence of a leak could they execute those people. Otherwise, it would be considered a breach of contract.
For both parties, the consequences of a breach of contract were rather tragic.
The result was quite tragic, so they had been strictly enforcing this rule all these years.
Therefore, the reason why Bai Jing did not die was not because the other party was merciful, nor was it out of fear. It was because they did not have concrete evidence to prove that Bai Jing had leaked the secret.
However, as long as there was evidence, Bai Jing's fate would be death.
This was why Third Great Grandfather Red Lotus felt that it was troublesome.
The rules in the sect were strict. Even he did not dare to defy them.
However, Zhao Jue saw his reaction and knew that he had misunderstood his intentions.
"Don't worry, Lord Red Lotus. I have another use for her. After I'm done with her, I will naturally hand her over to you to deal with."
With this, Third Great Grandfather's brows relaxed and he nodded.
Zhao Jue was overjoyed. "Thank you, Lord Red Lotus!"
Third Great Grandfather Zhao also waved his hand. He was generous and forthright, with the affection of an elder.
The two of them were still immersed in the joy of reuniting. Not long after, Zhao Jue looked at Second Great Grandfather Zhao, who was trying his best to erase his existence.
The latter immediately laughed, looking uglier than if he were to cry.
What was going on? It was already troublesome enough that they had a supervisor, Red Lotus, in their family. Why did even the younger generation have a hidden identity?
He looked at the roof in silence.
It seemed that it was time to reveal his true identity that had been hidden for so many years!
With a long face, he suddenly hugged Third Great Grandfather Zhao's leg.
"Little brother, for the sake of our many years of brotherhood, can you give me a quick death?"
That's right, he was still Third Great Grandfather Zhao's elder brother.
Second Great Grandfather Zhao had indeed trained his body to be as tough as steel. When he saw that the situation was not right, he did not hesitate.
Third Great Grandfather Zhao looked at his elder brother coldly. "Get up first."
Second Great Grandfather Zhao could only change from whimpering to whimpering.
At this moment, nothing was more important than his life!
"You're here." Third Great Grandfather Zhao looked at Zhao Jue. It seemed that he had something important to do.
Zhao Jue lowered his eyes and obediently listened to Third Great Grandfather Zhao's instructions.
"Since I'm handing her over to you, you have to do me a favor. I want you to help me pry open her mouth and make her admit that she has revealed the secret of our sect."
"What secret is it? Can you tell me?" Zhao Jue was just a little curious.
Due to the limitation of his age, he had only joined this organization five years ago.
The internal order of this organization was clear and orderly.
Each member was assigned a task, and they would use a mutual supervision mechanism to ensure that they would complete their tasks on time.
But since Third Great Grandfather Zhao had asked, he had to obey.
However, Third Great Grandfather Zhao had carefully reminded him that she had to stay alive before the truth was found out.
Zhao Jue nodded, indicating that he understood.
But when he turned around, his eyes flickered for a while, and then it was replaced by calmness.
.....
Lin Mengya did not know that Bai Jing's safety was temporarily safe.
At this moment, although it seemed that she was resting with her eyes closed, in fact, she was thinking about the fragmented information that Aunt Fang had forcibly recalled.
Aunt Fang said that those people seemed to want to move something out of the Huo Mansion.
But when she came out, she did not find anything missing.
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