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"The taboo your father broke is rather strange."

Qi Sheng sighed, shook his head with his hands behind his back, and said:

"I still don't understand how your father, who had been a butcher for years, could have easily defeated the famous Quick-Knife Liu and become the Knife King of Shahe County."

"But why did he make such a basic mistake during his duel with that young master's swordsman?"

As he spoke, he pursed his lips, his thoughts seemingly drifting back to that day.

"A single stab to the throat, but not fatal."

"A white blade enters, a black blade exits; this is considered an ominous sign."

Upon hearing these words, Yang Xiaoman couldn't help but show a look of horror, and subconsciously asked:

"How is that possible? Even a novice butcher could kill with a single blow!"

"If a single blow fails to kill, and there is still room to deliver the final blow, it will indeed displease the master and be regarded as an ominous sign."

"But how can a white blade go in and a black blade come out? What's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Sheng gave her a meaningful look and slowly said:

"When your father pulled out that pig-slaughtering knife, the blood on the knife wasn't bright red, but rather jet black."

"You should understand how taboo this is."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaoman's face turned pale, and she nodded slightly.

"So, at that moment, the young man in fine clothes changed his expression instantly and threatened to tear your father to pieces."

At this point, Qi Sheng lowered his voice slightly, his tone somber as he said:

"I still remember your father's reaction at that time. He didn't beg for mercy, he wasn't afraid, he just kept shouting that he was innocent."

"But that young master was in a fit of rage, how could he listen to anything? He sentenced your father to death on the spot, and even the body... was only brought back to me afterward at the request of the county magistrate."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Xiaoman's eyes turned red, and she gritted her teeth and said:

"My father said he was wronged, which means there must be some injustice involved."

"Otherwise, with his swordsmanship, how could he possibly have missed the finishing blow?"

"As for the pig's blood turning blackish-red, it must be due to a frame-up by a villain!"

As she spoke, Yang Xiaoman paused slightly, then suddenly clenched her fist.

"Uncle Qi, you just said..."

"Is the Slaughter Bureau in charge of presiding over the Sword King competition?!"

Seeing her indignant reaction, Qi Sheng nodded in response without hesitation.

"Was the person representing the Slaughterhouse surnamed Shen?"

The mere mention of the name "Shen" made Yang Xiaoman grit her teeth in anger.

"good."

Qi Sheng was somewhat surprised, "How do you know so much about this?"

"It really was that dog Shen!"

Her tone suddenly turned icy, and she said in a chilling voice:

"That day I went to the county to take the butcher assessment. It was a man surnamed Shen who was in charge. He made things difficult for me in every way, and I almost failed to become a butcher."

"If the gatekeeper of the butcher's office hadn't mentioned it to me by chance, I probably wouldn't have known that he was my father's enemy."

"I see." Qi Sheng looked enlightened, then scoffed dismissively.

"Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, abusing power for personal gain—that's definitely his style!"

"What a despicable person!"

Clearly, he was Yang Chenglin's closest friend.

He was naturally aware of the past conflict between the other party and Shen Zhi Qiu.

Qi Sheng never expected that the man surnamed Shen would be so shameless, still making things difficult for his seven-year-old daughter even though Yang Chenglin was no longer alive.

They attempted to cut off the family's source of income, driving them into a desperate situation.

These despicable methods are truly hateful!

Yang Xiaoman was not surprised that Qi Sheng was fully aware of the situation. Her face darkened slightly, and her eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Since Shen Gou is in charge of the Sword King competition, my father's death is probably related to him!"

Qi Sheng's lips twitched, and he shook his head helplessly, saying:

"You're quite clever; your father was killed by Shen Zhi Qiu."

He paused slightly at this point, then continued:

"You probably don't know this, but the butcher knife used in the battle for the King of Knives was provided by the Butcher's Office. Logically speaking, if Shen Zhi Qiu really wanted to harm your father, he should have tampered with that knife."

"But your father won against that quick-knife Liu very easily and became the winner of the Knife King competition. At the time, I was still thinking that the man surnamed Shen would not dare to do anything underhanded in front of the county magistrate and that young master."

"That's what your father thought too, which is why he relaxed his guard later. He thought the duel with the swordsmen under that young master was just a formality. Little did he know that there was a deadly trap hidden within..."

Yang Xiaoman's clenched fist suddenly relaxed, and she said blankly:

"What exactly did that man surnamed Shen do?"

Qi Sheng hesitated for a moment, a conflicted look on his face, then sighed:

"Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore. The butcher knife your father brought was tampered with and smeared with alum and a small amount of fine alum powder."

"That's why the pig's blood turned black, which enraged that young master and led to your father's death."

"The pig-slaughtering knife my father carried?" Yang Xiaoman was suddenly stunned. The pig-slaughtering knife that she had been carrying with her these days came to mind. Wasn't it the one her father left behind?

As if seeing through her thoughts, Qi Sheng said softly:

"It's not the one you're using. It was made by the village head of Yangjia Village when Cheng Lin first started out. It was a kind of assistance from the village to the butchers."

"The butcher knife that was tampered with was a tungsten steel butcher knife that I specially crafted for Cheng Lin to participate in the King of Knives competition."

"Your mother should know, and besides, given your father's personality, he probably wouldn't hide its existence from his own family."

He cleared his throat, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"So, besides that richly dressed young man and Shen Zhi Qiu, your family members must also have been responsible for your father's death!"

"As for that tungsten steel butcher knife, after I found out it had been tampered with, I hid it and didn't let anyone know."

"Those who tampered with the evidence know that there is evidence on the knife, and they will certainly not let this go easily in the coming days. They will definitely try to destroy the evidence at all times."

"I was wondering who could be so heartless, but what you and Xiao Ning have experienced has confirmed my suspicions."

The answer is obvious once these words are spoken!

Yang Xiaoman gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with fury, and said through gritted teeth, each word distinct:

"Is that even a question? It must be my uncle and his wife!"

"I knew they were after my yard! It's clearly not worth much. They probably just want to find the tungsten steel butcher knife so they can destroy it and have peace of mind!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Sheng scoffed disdainfully and coldly snorted:

"Do they think everyone is stupid? They know I took the tungsten steel butcher knife with me and sent it to your house along with Cheng Lin's corpse, but they don't know that I had already noticed something was wrong."

"I had deliberately hidden the tungsten steel butcher knife long ago. No one would have guessed that your father's tungsten steel butcher knife..."

"He's buried right under the tombstone in front of his grave!"