Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 126 The Su Family

It was pitch black inside.

Without hesitation, Cai Jiang slipped inside, seemingly eager to retrieve something that could completely eliminate the evil spirit, and groped to light an oil lamp on the wall.

The dim yellow light flickered and lit up, dispelling the darkness of the inner room and illuminating... a silent figure that had followed them in.

Cai Jiang froze as he lit the lamp, his pupils dilated to their maximum, and the color drained from his face instantly, revealing an expression of shock and fear even greater than when he had seen an evil spirit.

Because the one who followed was none other than Su Yu!

Su Yu's face was expressionless, her eyes coldly fixed on him, as if she were not following him, but waiting for him for a long time.

How did he get in?!

Cai Jiang's mind went blank.

This inner door is even more sturdy than the outer iron door, and the lock is specially made; it's impossible to enter without a key... Wait, the fog was very thick just now, and the badge can even connect a person to the fog. Could it be that Su Yu followed him in...?

"Surprised?" Su Yu's voice was eerily calm, echoing in the small room: "Why do you think I wasted so much time talking to you just now?"

"Furthermore, you know absolutely nothing about magic."

Su Yu was indeed stalling for time.

From the moment he spotted Cai Jiang and the man in black, he realized something was wrong.

The value of this safe house probably far exceeds his imagination.

Taking advantage of the fog and the fact that the evil spirits were drawing everyone's attention, he used the "blurred light" from the badge to quietly circle around to the vicinity of the inner door. When Cai Jiang was eager to come in and get his things, he followed him in.

The spell on the badge is very interesting; I can analyze it later, especially for tricking people!
The inner room was small and more like a storage room.

Several heavy, sealed boxes stood against the wall, along with a locked safe. The air was thick with the smell of old paper mixed with some peculiar medicinal herbs.

"What...what do you want to do?" Cai Jiang's voice trembled with fear. He instinctively took a step back, leaning against the cold wall, his hand still tightly clutching the old-fashioned key.

The sounds of fighting and the roars of evil spirits could be faintly heard outside, but at this moment, the silent standoff in this small space made him feel even more suffocated.

"I want to know the truth." Su Yu slowly took a step closer: "Why are you targeting me? What are your reasons? Is it because of blood ties? What are you and the people behind you plotting? Or rather, what is the background of your master's family?"

"I don't know! I'm just following orders!" Cai Jiang shouted, his voice trembling with fear. "Let me out, get the stuff, and resolve the trouble outside, and I'll give you money! Lots of money!"

"Money?" Su Yu scoffed. "Do you think this money is still yours? And... tell me all the secrets I want to know, and I'll spare your life."

His gaze swept over the box and the safe, his intentions clear.

A flicker of despair crossed Cai Jiang's eyes, which then turned ferocious: "Don't even think about it! You have no idea what they represent or how much power they wield!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Su Yu's eyes turned cold: "It seems that only by silencing you forever can I accept everything here in peace."

Killing intent! Undisguised killing intent!
Cai Jiang shuddered; he could tell that Su Yu wasn't joking.

"You can't kill me!" Cai Jiang suddenly screamed hysterically, his voice shrill with fear. "Our bloodline is cursed! Those who kill their own parents will be punished by heaven! If you kill me, you will also suffer a terrible death! You will be cursed and never have peace!"

"A patricide?" Su Yu raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard an amusing joke: "Your surname is Cai, my surname is Su, what kind of kinship are we?"

"You don't know! You know absolutely nothing!" Cai Jiang cried out incoherently, as if grasping at the last straw, "Actually, my father doesn't..."

Su Yu had no interest in listening to his dying ramblings.

Cai Jiang knows too much and is clearly lying and concealing things; keeping him around is a huge hidden danger.

Without further hesitation, he flipped his right hand, and a strangely shaped dagger appeared in his hand, which he had somehow acquired.

This dagger was found on Myron Island; it seemed to be designed to deal with spirits. Holding it in his hand, it felt cold and heavy. But Su Yu intended to use it against a human.

"Stop!!" Cai Jiang shouted in terror, trying to retreat, but there was nowhere left to go.

Su Yu's eyes were icy cold, unwavering in the slightest, and his hand swiftly brought the knife down...

No, no knife fell.

Just as the dagger was about to be thrust out, Su Yu changed his mind.

Using this dagger, which may carry special energy, to kill someone might be discovered; there are too many variables.

He quickly raised his left hand, revealing a pistol in his palm.

"boom!"

The crisp sound of gunfire rang out in the confined space, deafeningly loud.

Cai Jiang's screams stopped abruptly. He looked down in disbelief at the bloodstains that were rapidly spreading across his chest.

Blood gushed out, staining his clothes red.

“A curse…you…will…” He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but his life force had already receded like the tide.

His body slid softly to the ground, his eyes wide open, filled with resentment and fear.

Su Yu stared expressionlessly at Cai Jiang, who lay in a pool of blood, the smell of gunpowder filling the air.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
The blood flowing from Cai Jiang's chest did not spread out like ordinary blood, but instead gathered on the ground, emitting a faint, eerie blood-red glow!

The blood-red light writhed like a living thing, gradually outlining a blurry yet strangely familiar mark to Su Yu!
That mark...

Su Yu's pupils contracted!
This was the mark the maid left on him; the courtyard was later purified.

Those who kill their parents will be cursed...

Cai Jiang's hysterical curse before his death resounded in Su Yu's mind like a thunderclap.

"亲" means relatives?
An absurd and chilling thought suddenly popped into my head.

Cai Jiang... Could it be... could it really be a member of the Su family?!
Is this mark the emblem of the Su family?

This sudden conjecture sent a chill down Su Yu's spine, making him even more apprehensive than when he faced the evil spirit.

The blood-red mark flickered on the ground a few times before slowly fading away, as if it had never appeared. But when he suddenly pulled his hand away, sure enough, the originally transparent mark on his hand had gained a touch of crimson, flowing out.

It seems many people are whispering: "Anyone who kills their loved ones will be cursed."

A tremendous malice entered with the whisper, seemingly aiming to impact Su Yu's spirit and his deeper essence.

"boom"

"A grand dream spanning millennia, unaware that one is merely a guest."

A faint white light appeared, and as the howling black smoke passed over the courtyard porch, two lanterns hanging on the porch suddenly burst into flame.

The warm and gentle light dispelled the chill and darkness, illuminating the courtyard.

Some figures roared and vanished in the light.

(End of this chapter)