"You should not inquire into this matter; the person who killed your mother is extremely powerful and is not someone your Zheng Family can afford to provoke," the cultivated old man said solemnly.
He remembered the force of Lu Qing's previous strike and his fingers involuntarily trembled slightly.
Zheng Family Master's expression faltered, and before he could continue speaking, the fair-faced man sneered again.
"Stop thinking about revenge. You should pray instead that your Zheng Family can survive the coming disaster!"
Zheng Family Master jolted, watching the fair-faced man warily. "Cheng Clan Leader, what do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? I ask you, has your Zheng Family ever conducted a living human sacrifice as an evil burial rite?"
"Absolutely not!" Zheng Family Master felt a surge in his heart, but he shook his head without any hesitation. "Those are merely baseless rumors from outsiders. My Zheng Family has never engaged in such abhorrent actions!"