With a single slap from He Fangtuo, the Taoist died horribly, without even having the chance to let out a scream.
Looking at the Taoist's agonized face, Du Sanjiang's face went completely pale.
The expert from Jianghu he had sought out didn't last a single move against He Fangtuo.
With He Fangtuo's move, Du Sanjiang was utterly disheartened.
The one Du Sanjiang had pinned his hopes on was directly killed by He Fangtuo in their first encounter, and in such a brutal way, with his head spinning around on his neck.
The horrific scene was deeply shocking, leaving Du Sanjiang and his nephew Du Dewei with an image they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
Before, he was full of bravado, claiming that He Fangtuo would come but not return, but unexpectedly seeing this scene, Du Sanjiang was completely terrified, realizing he was doomed to die tonight!
Du Dewei couldn't help but scream out loud, his legs gave way from fright, and he shrank to the ground, but fortunately, Ning Fan was there to support him.
Looking in terror at He Fangtuo and the dead Taoist, Du Dewei cried out in despair, his cries waking Du Sanjiang from his daze.
Du Sanjiang took a deep breath, his face deathly white as he looked at He Fangtuo, who was filled with satisfaction after killing a man.
"He Fangtuo, I can give you all my family wealth, as long as you can forgive me and spare my Du Family's young and old, I'm willing to pay any price!"
After finishing his statement, Du Sanjiang gritted his teeth, looking at Du Dewei's frightened face, he already had a certain resolve in mind.
However, He Fangtuo just sneered upon hearing Du Sanjiang's words.
"Du Sanjiang, oh Du Sanjiang, look at you now, just like a dog!"
He Fangtuo became angry once again, as if he had recalled some humiliating memory.
"Do you think I would let you go? If I don't kill you today, wouldn't all my suffering in prison be meaningless?!"
He Fangtuo yelled maniacally, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he gazed at Du Sanjiang.
Surrounded by He Fangtuo's deadly aura, Du Sanjiang knelt down and kowtowed deeply to He Fangtuo.
"I'm the one who wronged you, just kill me alone, it has nothing to do with anyone else, spare their lives please!"
Du Sanjiang was not afraid of death, he had lived more than half of his life, had toiled for the Du Family for so long, he was tired.
But to witness the Du Family's young and old die at the hands of He Fangtuo, that would be more agonizing than death itself!
The others were innocent, he, Du Sanjiang, was willing to bear He Fangtuo's hatred alone.
"Hahaha, the others are innocent, so now Du Sanjiang can utter such naive words!"
He Fangtuo laughed heartily, his eyes full of scorn as he looked at Du Sanjiang.
Du Sanjiang clenched his teeth, eyes full of pleading as he looked at He Fangtuo, "He Fangtuo, if you must kill or mutilate, targeting me alone is enough, why involve the others?"
"Your Du Family's others are innocent, aren't my He Family's others innocent too? When you conspired to encroach on my He Family's livelihood, when I begged you, did you ever consider whether my He Family's young and old were innocent?!"
Not mentioning it was fine, but once it was mentioned, He Fangtuo was reminded of the destitute and desperate state of the He Family when they went bankrupt.
He didn't hate Du Sanjiang for abandoning the He Family to carve out business channels exclusively for the Du Family, but why couldn't he leave even a sliver of hope for them?
He Fangtuo lost everything and, despite all his efforts, he was unable to hold on to the He Family. The initiator of all this was none other than Du Sanjiang.
Clenching his fists tightly, with bloodshot eyes and a hoarse voice, He Fangtuo said, "Prison is really a wonderful place. I never thought I would end up there, and it's all thanks to you, Du Sanjiang!"
The days spent in prison were tough for He Fangtuo, surrounded by a cohort of vicious and ruthless people.
"But I have to thank you. It was there that I learned a lesson, that in this world, whoever has the biggest fist has the say. From being bullied, I got to bully others, which felt incredibly satisfying!"
He Fangtuo's expression gradually turned crazed.
"Do you know, there was a big guy who they said was a boss before he came in, and he was still a boss inside. When I first arrived, I suffered quite a bit under their 'care'..."
Life in prison was far from pleasant. Even if you kept silent, someone would still target you.
After being bullied for a while, He Fangtuo thought about fighting back, but resistance just resulted in a severe beating. As long as it wasn't too disruptive, no one would intervene. Reporting it would only lead to worse punishment.
"However, maybe the heavens couldn't stand it either. I met someone, and I pestered that old fellow to teach me skills. These scars on my face are the result of my training."
Not just on his face, but hidden by clothes, there were even more scars on He Fangtuo's body, more ferocious than those on his face.
"That old fellow is not easy to get along with. How should I put it, right, he's a pervert with some 'unique' hobbies, an outright sadist. For the first two years, I was a dog, not a human!"
He Fangtuo's expression contorted completely as he spoke.
He endured two full years of abuse before he learned the true skills. Inside, he lived a life even worse than a dog's, at least a dog might garner some pity.
Inside, no one felt pity for a caterpillar. Not getting stepped on was already considered sympathy.
"Du Sanjiang, do you know what I've been through? No, you don't know. But you don't need to be scared; I'll let you find out bit by bit. You want to die? It won't be that easy!"
He Fangtuo's murderous intent leaked out, and Du Sanjiang's breathing became hurried, his face turning red.
By the pavilion, Du Dewei was paralyzed with fear, and even Ning Fan, realizing how fierce He Fangtuo's murderous intent was, couldn't help but frown.
He Fangtuo was determined to make Du Sanjiang pay with blood for blood and wasn't planning to spare the other members of the Du Family either.
Just as desperate as Du Sanjiang was Du Dewei, who stared at He Fangtuo in terror, murmuring to himself, "It's all over, completely over!"
In Du Dewei's eyes, it seemed they were all doomed that night, even with Ning Fan present.
"God Doctor Ning, I have wronged you; I have caused you harm!"
Suddenly, Du Dewei apologized to Ning Fan, who was taken aback.
Having seen He Fangtuo kill the Taoist in one encounter, even if Du Dewei thought Ning Fan was stronger than the Taoist, he would not be a match for He Fangtuo.
The Du Family was doomed to face this calamity tonight; Du Dewei felt despair and a slow-growing sense of guilt towards Ning Fan.
Ning Fan had nothing to do with all this; it was he who dragged Ning Fan into the mix. Given how formidable He Fangtuo was, Ning Fan might well face a deadly fate!