"I'm going to take two-thirds of your property. This is the consequence of your misdeeds, and you need to pay for it," said the master of the knife peddler calmly, still showing no expression.
Chen Qianwan instantly flew into a rage. Losing half of his assets was already like having his life taken away, and now the other party was raising the price on the spot. He didn't want to give a single cent: "Don't be so greedy. You might choke on your greed. I've been in the business world for many years and I'm not a pushover!"
"The money you used to get rich wasn't supposed to be yours. Originally, I thought you were an honest and decent person, so I gave you a hint as a kind gesture. But I never thought you would cause that family to be ruined and people to die. I misjudged you. I'm going to donate all of this one-third of your assets to cleanse the sins on you and me," the master of the knife peddler snorted coldly, revealing the deep - seated secret in Chen Qianwan's heart.
"What do you mean?" Chen Qianwan was a bit confused and blurted out the question subconsciously.
"Originally, you were indeed destined to get a large windfall in that situation, but not in this way. After you returned the money to that person, they would have given you half of it as a token of gratitude. That was what you deserved. With that money, you could have achieved even greater success than you have now. But you took all the money for yourself and didn't even think about making up for it after you knew something had gone wrong," the master of the knife peddler said coldly, looking at Chen Qianwan.
The master's eyes were like an infrared device. In those clear and cold eyes, Chen Qianwan saw his own ugly soul. It was as if he was standing naked, being scrutinized, with nowhere to hide.
There was no room for negotiation. The master of the knife peddler insisted on taking two - thirds of Chen Qianwan's property. Once a person's most cherished things were threatened, the most evil part of their nature would sprout and grow into a towering tree in their heart.
Chen Qianwan was an orphan. He had never experienced the warmth of family. In his worldview, nothing in this world was more important than his money, not even his wife and children.
Seeing that Chen Qianwan refused to cooperate, the master of the knife peddler left a message: "I'll come for my due reward in three days. If you don't want to give it, that's up to you. But if your family is ruined and you go bankrupt later, don't blame me for not warning you."
To Chen Qianwan, these words were a blatant threat. If the master of the knife peddler knew what he was thinking, he would surely cry out in injustice. Their sect always chose honest and simple people as disciples. The most prominent characteristic was their straightforwardness. By heaven's grace, the knife peddler was just giving a warning, with no intention of coercion.
It was absolutely impossible for Chen Qianwan to give up his property, but the words of the master of the knife peddler were still ringing in his ears. He only had three days.
The time was so tight that Chen Qianwan couldn't calm down to think of a way to deal with it. When it was almost time for the knife peddler's master to come again, Chen Qianwan's evil nature flared up. He didn't hesitate to pick up the sleeping pills in the drawer.
The sleeping pills were prescribed when Chen Qianwan had a migraine and couldn't sleep due to neurasthenia. Now that his illness was basically cured, he had just casually thrown them aside.
Chen Qianwan ground the sleeping pills into powder and put them in the coffee. When the master of the knife peddler came, he tried every means to persuade the master to drink the spiked coffee.
The master of the knife peddler fell into a drowsy sleep and never woke up again. Chen Qianwan personally dismembered the body and disposed of it, leaving not even a bone fragment. After doing all this, Chen Qianwan felt relieved. His moral bottom - line had taken another big step back.
Without the threat of the master of the knife peddler, Chen Qianwan thought his hateful daughter was quite pleasing to the eye. After all, she was his daughter. Without the conflict of interests, Chen Qianwan instantly accepted this illegitimate daughter.
That woman got what she wanted and received a lot of money. Chen Qianwan changed his usual behavior and started to indulge in debauchery. He had long forgotten about his wife at home.
"I was worried about my master. I came to see if he had run into any trouble. As soon as I got here, I saw my master's soul on this bastard's back! Not only did he break his promise, but he also did such a cruel thing to my master. After I exorcised my master's soul, I swore to avenge him. I've been chasing this bastard for the past few days," the knife peddler explained the whole thing. He even choked a bit at the end, probably thinking of his tragic - death master.
"Do you want to avenge him?" Nian Nian was silent for a while after listening and then asked.
"Of course. My master picked me up and raised me for so many years. His kindness is as heavy as a mountain. I must avenge him!" the knife peddler said a bit excitedly.
"This is a society ruled by law. I won't stop you from seeking revenge, but you can't kill anyone," Nian Nian said.
There were many ways to get revenge. There was no need to take the risk of going to jail to fight with a scumbag. Chen Qianwan was just an ordinary person. It would be extremely easy for a sorcerer like the knife peddler who walked in the human world to do something to him. But due to the law of cause and effect, it was absolutely not okay to kill him.
"He killed your master for money. So the thing he cares about most is money. People are not afraid of death because they can be reborn. What people fear most is living a life worse than death. You just need to make him lose everything he has now. That would be worse than killing him," Nian Nian thought of the teachings from her third senior brother and pointed out a way for the knife peddler.
"Living a life worse than death?" The knife peddler was obviously a straightforward person. He had never thought about such a thing. Now that Nian Nian had brought it up, after careful consideration, he thought what Nian Nian said made a lot of sense.
"You're right. Killing him would be too easy on him," the knife peddler thought for a while and then nodded firmly, completely agreeing with Nian Nian.
"Hehe, it's good that you can figure it out," Xiao Tuanzi tiptoed and tried to pat the knife peddler's arm.
The moment Nian Nian's hand touched his arm, the knife peddler felt a sudden clarity in his mind. His body trembled slightly. He turned his head and gave Nian Nian a grateful look.
"Thank you for the advice," the knife peddler said, bowing his hands in thanks after feeling the obvious change in himself.
He almost made a big mistake.
It wasn't worth getting involved in a murder case for a scumbag like Chen Qianwan.
He had to avenge his master, but just killing this person was still too easy on him.
Nian Nian looked at the knife peddler and shook her head with a smile.
The knife peddler was just too naive. He was even more naive than she, a little girl.
Just now, she had wiped away the evil aura left by the knife peddler's master on him.
The master of the knife peddler had died a tragic death. Most likely, he had turned into a fierce ghost. This silly fellow probably wouldn't do something as unfilial as making his master's soul disappear forever. He probably forcedly exorcised the fierce ghost.
But a fierce ghost was a fierce ghost. It had no reason, only hatred and killing. The knife peddler must have been injured and got covered in evil aura.
Since she liked the knife peddler quite a bit, it was just a piece of cake for her to dissolve the evil aura.
"He will reap what he has sown," suddenly, as if sensing something, Nian Nian said to the knife peddler and then turned to walk towards Chen Qianwan.
When she came in front of Chen Qianwan, Nian Nian raised her hand and touched his forehead with her fingertip.
Then, the little bit of spiritual light left by the master of the knife peddler was completely destroyed by her.
At the same time, a man's soul emerged from behind Chen Qianwan.
The man gave a strange smile and slowly climbed onto Chen Qianwan's back.
His appearance was extremely terrifying. There was a big hole in his head with dried - up black blood on it. He was wearing a suit, and his hands and feet were wrapped around Chen Qianwan in a extremely twisted posture.
Chen Qianwan only felt that his neck was heavy and his waist was in great pain, as if he had carried a heavy object for a long time.
If Chen Qianwan had the ability to see ghosts, he would surely recognize this soul at a glance. This was the man who had jumped off the building after his money was taken by Chen Qianwan. Since he died by jumping off the building, he had been looking for the person who took his money and didn't return it.
Nian Nian used a little magic to let Chen Qianwan see the ghost.
She even kindly let Chen Qianwan turn his head and have a face - to - face, up - close encounter with the ghost.