The system couldn't help but complain: "Host, you're so chuunibyou!"
And yet, she was the one who killed people, blaming others instead. Su Dan Novel Network.
This was the first time the system had witnessed its host's shamelessness.
"Guards! Quick, guards! There's an assassin!"
The man shouted frantically for guards while grabbing the nearest weapon, preparing to fight them.
However, as soon as they approached, Xiao Chongyan grabbed his neck and tossed him into a large bathtub placed in the center of the room.
It was an antique wooden tub, over a meter deep, filled with a basin of milk, with red roses floating on top.
The man thrashed a couple of times in the water, his head emerging, and just as he was about to unleash his fury, he caught sight of the people entering the doorway. He immediately began to wail.
"It hurts so much, Mother! They're hitting me! Please teach them a good lesson, and that little bastard, catch him."
Entering the doorway was a woman in her fifties or sixties, dressed in the traditional attire of an elderly woman from the Republican era. Her hair and makeup were meticulously recreated from Republican dramas, and she possessed a rather commanding presence.
But in Zhu Nian's eyes, she was a repulsive woman, rotten and stinking, her soul almost decayed to its very core.
"It was you who trespassed into my Yang family mansion, injured so many of my guards, and now you dare to harm my son! You are seeking death!"
Zhu Nian didn't even spare her a glance. She looked towards the bathtub where the man was. The milk, which had been kept at a perfect temperature, suddenly seemed to boil, and steam rapidly rose.
"Ah! It's so hot!"
The man couldn't help but wail.
He stood up, trying to climb out of the tub, but it was as if something was holding him back. No matter how he struggled or thrashed, his body felt like it was being stewed in the boiling milk.
"So hot, so painful, so painful! Mother, save me!"
He cried out loudly, begging for rescue from his prestigious and capable mother.
The woman immediately became anxious. "What have you done? Let my son out at once!"
"Are you all dead? Hurry and save the eldest young master."
Those following behind her quickly stepped forward, reaching out to pull the person submerged in the tub.
However, as soon as they touched him, they recoiled as if scalded, their palms already reddened and blistering visibly.
"Old Madam, it's too hot!"
"I don't know! Hurry and save my son!"
The woman stepped forward, looking at her son, who was almost cooked, and shouted frantically at those below.
"Save him! Otherwise, I'll kill you all!"
But it was too hot. No matter how much the woman scolded or commanded, they dared not reach out again.
Finally, the woman had to reach out herself.
A mother, of course, had more resolve than others. She pulled with all her might, refusing to let go. After half a minute of pulling, she finally managed to drag him out.
At this point, the man's skin had been cooked.
His wails lessened, and his exposed upper body resembled overripe red meat; a slight brush would cause bleeding, looking brutal and terrifying.
"Mother, it hurts so much, I'm in so much pain..."
"Ah!" The woman couldn't help but scream, reaching out to touch her son.
But with the slightest touch, she heard her son's pained cries.
She had to withdraw her hand, looking at her son helplessly.
"Wait a moment, Mother will find a doctor for you right away!"
"Mother, it hurts so much, don't go."
The woman had to stop.
The man, half-dead and filled with resentment, spoke, "Mother, avenge me, avenge me! I'm in so much pain."
His flesh was almost cooked; death was only moments away. At this point, he didn't expect to live, only thinking of revenge.
"Mother, it hurts so much, you must avenge me."
"Avenge..."
His voice grew fainter and fainter, and finally, he tilted his head and died.
"Ah!"
The woman cried out in unbearable pain.
"Ah! Why! Ah..."
A moment later, she stood up from the ground.
"I will make you pay blood with blood."
As she spoke, two basketball-sized fireballs gathered in her hands, which she hurled directly at the two.
Zhu Nian conjured water and poured it upwards, extinguishing the fireballs.
The woman looked surprised.
But at this moment, hatred had driven her mad. She only thought of revenge.
She continuously hurled fireballs at the two, and besides that, she unleashed fire like dragons, trying to burn them to death.
Zhu Nian easily evaded all her attacks and counterattacked.
But she wouldn't let this source of all evil die so easily.
The people nearby watched them fight for about ten minutes. The woman's fireballs grew smaller and smaller, and eventually, she could no longer cast them. Her face turned pale from the exhaustion of energy.
She was still furious.
She wanted to kill.
She wanted to avenge her son.
But she was powerless to do so.
When her powers and stamina were completely depleted, and she collapsed onto the ground, Zhu Nian walked over, looking down at her with a cold and cruel tone.
"Indulging a child is like killing one. You are the one who caused him to become this way. You should go join him."