The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot

Chapter 303: Chapter 303: Go Back on One’s Word Chapter 303: Chapter 303: Go Back on One’s Word Mournful cries echoed through the Zhu Family, yet Zhong Niangyao remained indifferent. She glanced at Zhu Yu and gently shook her head, “It’s too late now.”

If at the beginning Zhu Yu had been willing to do as she said, to disperse all the family wealth for charity, to accumulate virtue for the Five Ghosts, then there might have been a glimmer of hope for the Zhu Family.

But Zhu Yu refused, and even sought to capture the Five Ghosts. Now, a relationship of neither die nor rest had formed between them.

Seeing Zhong Niangyao’s ruthless refusal, Zhu Yu was utterly disheartened, his despair clearly visible on his face.

Zhong Niangyao did not take sides with the Zhu Family’s actions, which settled the Five Ghosts somewhat. However, they did not let their guard down against Zhong Niangyao because of this.

They were ghosts, and inherently hostile towards the Heavenly Master. Especially because they couldn’t see through the strength of the two people before them, which made them even more apprehensive.

At this time, the other members of the Zhu Family were also terrified to the point of tears. Many of them were young and certainly did not want to die. Even if they had to live in poverty, they absolutely did not want to die.

Seeing that Zhong Niangyao truly had no intention of helping, the Five Ghosts no longer masked their intentions and directly attacked the people of the Zhu Family.

In a short moment, the Zhu Family was filled with woeful cries. Although there was no danger to their lives, the Zhu Family members were more or less injured.

Zhu Yu couldn’t do anything but helplessly watch it all unfold. He didn’t even have the courage to step forward and stop them, for fear that the Five Ghosts would turn their target to him.

Watching Zhu Yu’s craven behavior, a cold sneer flashed in Zhong Niangyao’s eyes.

Upon witnessing the scene in the living room, Master Sanqing intended to rise to save them. But he found himself as if frozen in place, completely unable to move.

After a brief thought, he knew it was the work of either Zhong Niangyao or Lu Yichen. He looked at them with pleading eyes, hoping they would release him from his restraints, but they didn’t even glance his way.

Originally, the Five Ghosts were toying with the Zhu Family people like a cat with a mouse, enjoying the sight of them running about in panic and laughing sinisterly, casting a terrifying atmosphere over the entire living room.

Finally, having had their fun, the Five Ghosts were ready to make their move. They first targeted Zhu Yu, who cowered aside.

Zhu Yu was the chief culprit, and now their primary target was naturally him.

The Wealth Ghost bared its teeth and claws, extending a hand filled with dark ghost energy, aiming straight for Zhu Yu’s chest as if to directly scoop out his heart.

Watching the ghost hand attack him, Zhu Yu closed his eyes, knowing there was no escaping it. Read complete version only at ⓝovelFire.net

Yet, contrary to his expectations, the anticipated pain did not come. He bravely opened his eyes and, seeing the ghost hand inches away, he screamed in terror.

“Shut up; you’re being annoying,” Zhong Niangyao rebuked Zhu Yu sharply, with an impatient tone in her voice.

It was then that Zhu Yu realized that the reason the ghost hand hadn’t been able to extract his heart was because of a fair, delicate hand grasping it firmly. The ghost hand couldn’t advance any further and was stuck in place.

Zhong Niangyao’s indifferent expression, at that moment, frightened him even more than the ferocious appearance of the Wealth Ghost. He didn’t feel any relief at having survived; instead, he felt even more panicked.

“You’re going back on your word?” The Wealth Ghost’s face twisted into a ferocious expression, its murderous intent towards Zhong Niangyao completely unhidden.

“I haven’t gone back on my word,” Zhong Niangyao retorted calmly, contrasting starkly with the Wealth Ghost. She shook her head, “I only said that your backlash wasn’t wrong and that it conformed to the Heavenly Dao. However, I never said that I would stand by and watch you kill someone before my eyes.”

“The people of the Zhu Family indeed deserve death but should not die by your hands. Killing them, you would bear the weight of so many lives and sins, and there won’t be a good end for you either.”

“You hypocrite,” the Official Ghost spat angrily, “I thought you were different from other Heavenly Masters, but you’re all the same. You only care about the living and ignore us ghosts.”

“Ah–”

No sooner had he finished speaking than a fierce black energy was hurled directly at the Official Ghost.

Caught off guard, the Official Ghost couldn’t evade and was struck, his ghost energy considerably weakened, even his soul showing signs of dispersal.

The other four ghosts were startled and immediately attacked Lu Yichen, who was standing there. They could see that it was Lu Yichen who had just struck the Official Ghost.

However, they had underestimated Lu Yichen’s strength. Before they could even get close, the other four ghosts were also injured.

The five ghosts, once so mighty, now all deflated like punctured balls, their souls in danger of crumbling.

Looking at Lu Yichen, they no longer had the ferocity they once did; fear was written all over their faces.

After plotting to kill all the Zhu Family, they never thought they could escape the punishment of the Heavenly Dao. Even if they were prepared mentally for soul dispersion, when actually facing it, they couldn’t help but be consumed by fear.

Especially seeing that those of the Zhu Family were still alive and well, their hatred grew even stronger.

The dispersing ghost energy slowly began to coalesce again.

“This is bad!”