Lu Tao Yan had a Deja-vu feeling remembering a certain white-haired old man she shivered a little,
Zong Shen, on the other hand, felt ridiculous and super annoyed but the matter at hand is even more important than dealing with this stinky boy, so calmed himself by drinking the medicine ahem the tea he said
"Pardon me, cultivator Bai Yan this is news to me too?"
Lu Tao Yan facing Zong Shen has an expression of 'I can totally feel you' then putting her teacup down she waved her hand "don't be"
Picked a book from the top and surveyed it a little must say Zong Shen's gathering information on the cursed people in detail to the core, satisfied she asked Zong Shen
"Are these all? or do you have any more"
Zong Shen nodded his head and turned serious "Cultivator Bai Yan this is a quarter of what I gathered, if you want to know more, I advise you to read these first, you can take them with you, and the next time I don't mind if you bring anyone with you but please do that secretly"
Lu Tao Yan squinted her eyes in suspicion, looking at his hesitant and confident gaze she decided to trust him this once.
"Then I will be taking my leave ohh right make sure to use that prescription it was written just today"
with that she walked away, Zong Shen waited until he can't look at her and turned to Shi Xiaoya and handed her the prescription Lu Tao Yan just mentioned
"Wipe them out"
Shi Xiaoya opened the scroll to see the list of spies and also the people they were reporting to, it was very detailed the real names of the spies were next to the fake names they gave to work in the Manor,
Zong Shen picked up Chengjun from the back of his neck like a chicken who tried to sneak out from there and walked towards his study room, completely unbothered by Chengjun's flapping arms.
Shi Xiaoya closing the scroll gave one last pitiful glance at Chengjun and lit a candle wax for him in her heart, went towards the army barracks since there is a lot of cleaning needed to be done in the manor.
Zong Shen throws the chicken...ahem ahem Chengjun and he lands on his buttocks, yet ignoring the pain Zhao Chengjun stands up swiftly his head down taking peaks at his master in frequent intervals, Zong Shen stood with hands crossed in front of his chest while looking at Zhao Chengjun coldly.
"There is a limit you should not cross, you know that?" his voice ice cold, sent shivers down Zhao Chengjun spine.
as soon as he heard his master's ice-cold voice he immediately kneeled "Master I am wrong but I do want to become your disciple"
Zong Shen smirked mockingly at Zhao Chengjun he walked near him "stand up!"
Chengjun stood up under his master's terrifying aura his whole body is trembling at Zong Shen's aura but he insisted on to look Zong Shen in the face,
Zong Shen smirking evilly he instructed him to do a horse stance, Chengjun did right way not to anger his master, Zong Shen walked around him and sat on the couch observing him from behind, Chengjun body is shaking with the amount of stress he is putting on his weak body,
Zhao Chengjun maintained his posture for almost an hour with much difficulty before passing out, Zong Shen looked at the Chengjun who was lying on the ground coldly,
Chengjun falling down with his weak body made Zong Shen remember some unpleasant memories he frowned while he stood up to pick up the kid from ground, Zong Shen saw a reflection he is very familiar and want to forget in him.
Shi Xiaoya who entered with bloodied clothes bowed to him with her sword, her actions meant that every last spy and traitor in the manor were executed, nodding his head he handed over Chengjun to her and turned towards his personal quarters which he rarely used.
Zong Shen entered his room walking towards the wash area he removed his outer robes.
behind his outer robes his inner robes became wet with his blood, he took of his clothes one by one and his bandages looked like they were soaked in blood, his body filled with wounds he stepped into the pool leaning against a rock he closed his eyes in irritation.
*FLASHBACK*
Zong Shen five years old sat in a darkroom nervously. the doors to the room opened by maid who was looking at him mockingly came in and dragged him out by his hair she throwed him at someone's foot.
Zong Shen looking at the foot he knows the person his father's official wife who seeks pleasure in bullying him. she closed her fan and used it to lift Zong Shen's head her smile replaced with an evil smirk she placed his chin on her foot and asked him
"Are you still not gonna apologize for your wrong doings?"
Zong Shen looked at her blankly, wrong doings....., yes, why did he went to the family training ground for asking to teach him cultivation along with his brothers? he contemplated for a long while but still didn't want to give her the answer.
His mother a commoner from the lower realm became his father's favorite concubine at the same time the current madam became the official wife, because of that his brother and him were born with a day difference.