Chapter 125 Every Whip Was a Blow to His Hear (1/2)
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”Young Master!” Ah Che yelled. All eyes went to Ying Qingcang. They saw blood dripping from the hand that Ying Qingcang had kept under the table. He stood up and walked towards a spot beyond the camera's range. All of a sudden, he staggered and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Young Master Shen quickly rushed over to help, but Ying Qingcang waved him off. ”I'm good. I just bit myself,” he said. Then he held out his hand and saw the blood covering his palm. Sobbing, Aunt Tian began cleaning his wounds. All of a sudden, Ah Sha began wailing. Young children were the sensitive towards emotions. She had already noticed that something was wrong with everyone.
Zhang Mi quickly picked up Ah Sha. ”I'll take her upstairs and get her to sleep,” she said. At times like this, there was nothing she could do to help. Looking after the child was all she could do.
Ying Qingcang cleaned himself up and sat back in front of the laptop. ”State your conditions.”
”Oh, come now! There's no need to rush!” William laughed hysterically. ”Let me show you something first.” A footage began playing on the screen. It showed the entire process of William whipping Xin Qing. Ying Qingcang saw the way Xin Qing had clenched her teeth, refusing to make a sound even if it killed her. Then he saw her smiling weakly at the camera before passing out.
Young Master Shen held Ying Qingcang back. The twins' hands had destroyed the back of the couch. Finally, William reappeared on the screen with a smile that betrayed his bloodlust. ”Tomorrow morning, south of the manor, the demesne. Come alone. If you've forgotten which building, you can ask your father.”
William stretched out his tongue and licked Xin Qing's face. ”Don't worry. She isn't dead. It's not like I have the heart to kill her. However... If you try any funny tricks again such as bringing a bunch of people with you? Then I can't promise what I'd do once I get provoked.”
On the screen, William waved at them. Then the screen turned greyish white.
Ying Qingcang destroyed the laptop with a single punch. Then he picked up the phone and called Ying Hao. In the meantime, Young Master Shen had called and assembled every single one of his men. He had to deploy his men and had them in place. Having Ying Qingcang going alone was never an option. That William had gone mad and was dead set on killing Ying Qingcang.
”Xin Qing! Xin Qing!”
Xin Qing felt pain all over her body so much so that she did not wish to be conscious. A muddled figure appeared before her eyes. Dianne dared not touch Xin Qing since her body was covered with wounds. There were even three deep lacerations on her face.
”Come on. Drink some water!” It was evident from Dianne's face that she no longer had the heart to watch Xin Qing's suffering. But at the same time, she knew there was nothing she could do other than feeding Xin Qing some water.
Xin Qing turned her head away slowly, refusing to look at Dianne. ”I'm in so much pain that I want to die,” she thought. ”Someone please kill me!”
At Xin Qing's refusal, Dianne spoke to her in a muted voice, ”William had already informed Ying Qingcang. He will come to get you soon. You have to hang on.”
When she heard Dianne, Xin Qing mumbled something, trying to open her eyes. Dianne took the opportunity to place the straw into Xin Qing's mouth.
”I know you're worried about Ying Qingcang. But he'll definitely be here to save you,” Dianne said, clenching her teeth. ”This entire house was rigged with explosives. William did not intend to let you guys leave here alive. I'm sorry. I can't help you.”
Xin Qing glanced at Dianne who was already running out the door. Her tears slid down her cheeks, against the wounds on her face. The stinging sensation that followed was nothing compared to the agony she felt in her heart.
”Ying Qingcang... Please don't come no matter what!” She thought.
A light zephyr stirred the air of the early summer morning. The beauty of the countryside had shrouded all the lust and cruelty from the night before. William stood outside the manor, watching Ying Qingcang. Ying Qingcang opened the door of his car and slowly made his way towards William.
”Very punctual indeed. There's no one else in the car, I presume?” William was holding a cigar between his lips as he swept a glance at the car nearby.
Ying Qingcang stared him down. ”You can go see for yourself,” Ying Qingcang said, his face devoid of any emotion.
”Pfft!” William laughed. ”I believe you aren't stupid enough to hide your people in the car.”
Glancing at the double storey cabin behind him, Ying Qingcang raised his brows. ”Can't believe this house still exists. Looks like you've been here often to clean up. It looks very clean.”
”Hahaha! This is an important place! Of course I'd keep it in good shape.” William glanced backwards. ”So? You must hate this place very much, right? How old were you back then? What, like four? Do you still remember what went down here?”
All of a sudden, William broke into a grin. ”If you don't remember, that's fine too. I'll refresh your memory later!”
”All this time, we thought you were dead. Can't believe you've become the successor of the William family. You have a good life right now. You don't have to destroy everything you have just to avenge your predecessors.” Ying Qingcang stared at the man before him. When he called Ying Hao, Ying Hao had told him about the house that William had referred to. It was probably the same house where Ying Qingcang was kept after that woman and her lover had abducted him that year. Ying Hao said that only he himself knew of William's existence that year. Ying Hao did try to track William down. Eventually, he found out about William's presumed death due to illness. To everyone's surprise, William had survived and had hidden himself away for so many years. All that effort just so he could exact revenge on the Ying family.
”Of course you'd say that!” William roared at Ying Qingcang. ”I saw my father jumping off a cliff with my own two eyes. It was your people from the Ying family who drove him to that. You expect me to just stand back and watch your happily-ever-after?” William turned around and walked into the house.
”Don't you want to see your woman? Come on in!”
Within the underground bunker, Xin Qing was still drifting in and out of consciousness. She could no longer feel her wrists after being tied up for so long. She squinted and saw Ying Qingcang there.
”Hehe...” Xin Qing tried to laugh. ”Great, now I'm hallucinating...”
”Ah Qing!” Ying Qingcang tamped down his murderous intent and slowly approached Xin Qing. Xin Qing moved and began mumbling something in a quiet voice. Ying Qingcang wanted to release her but all of a sudden, there was a loud smack, and he felt a sharp sting in his back.
”I didn't say you can touch her. Step back!” William held some kind of remote control in his hand. ”See this red button here? The moment I press it, this entire place would be flattened in a boom!”
Ying Qingcang stared at him. ”I'm already here. Come to me if you want revenge. Let her go.”