To Love You Again

Before the knife entered the sack, Old Lu yelled with all his heart.

"Stop! I'll choose!" 

His loud shout made Ming Zhi Yi halt in his action. A blooming smile appeared on Ming Zhi Yi's face. 

Lu Yin Ze's tears stopped. His eyes turned wide. If his grandfather chose other people just because he don't want him to be hurt, then it was the same as them playing Ming Zhi Yi's brutal game. 

"Grandpa! No! I am not scared!"

No matter what, he could not let his grandfather be controlled by Ming Zhi Yi! He could not let the deaths of others be in the hands of his grandfather! 

Ming Zhi Yi grinned. He let go of Lu Yin Ze. "So you are playing now, huh? Tell me who is it? Which family that you secretly have a grudge with? This is your opportunity, old man."

The heart of the people kneeling on the ground thumped. This was cruel...totally cruel.

"Perhaps, it is the Xiong family? You always fought with Old Xiong, right? Do you want me to take out the Xiong heiress's eyes? Or cut her tongue? She always liked to act smart. Which is annoying."

Xiong Zhi swallowed.

"No! Grandpa, choose me! Don't play his games!" Lu Yin Ze shouted.

Xiong Zhi's mind turned. Out of the heirs and heiress here, Old Lu would likely choose her. The Xiong family and Lu family had the weakest alliance due to the past grudge between Old Lu and Old Xiong. To deceive Ming Zhi Yi that Old Lu was truly playing this game, Old Lu must choose her.

If Old Lu chose her, then Xiong Zhi could only accept it. Be it an eye or a hand, she could withstand it. She had suffered torture and pain from Gunan in her past life. The pain doesn't matter. As long as she did not die until Linfeng arrived...

In the end, they need to play this game to buy time.

"I choose myself." Old Lu spoke firmly. "Cut my eyes or my hands. I don't care! Just spare the young ones."

"Ha...." Ming Zhi Yi scoffed. Then it turned to manic laughter, "Ha...Hahaha..Hahahaha!" 

Ming Zhi Yi laughed until he touched his stomach. "Damn, old man. Did you hear yourself? When did you like playing hero? It's not like you. But since you want it so much, let's start with your grandson's finger."

Old Lu: "Don't!"

Ming Zhi Yi took Lu Yin Ze's hand. Lu Yin Ze did not struggle. He felt a cold hand wrapped around his. The hold was strong. The sack was taken off from his head. Lu Yin Ze narrowed his eyes as lights entered his vision.

However, he did not have time to observe his surroundings when his index finger was suddenly pulled by Ming Zhi Yi in front of Old Lu's face.

"Watch closely." Ming Zhi Yi held the knife tightly. He did not look at Lu Yin Ze's face.  But on the old man's panic face instead. There was only coldness in his heart. He then slashed Lu Yin Ze's finger.

Slash.

Blood sprayed on Old lu's face.

Lu Yin Ze bit his lips to prevent himself from shouting in pain. He groaned until he tasted blood.

Ming Zhi Yi did not totally cut off his finger. He stopped his knife when it met the bone. His initial plan was to completely cut off Lu Yin Ze's finger. But his hand lost strength at the last moment. That moment of hesitation made Ming Zhi Yi angrier. His knife changed direction and slashed at Lu Yin Ze's face instead.

Slash!

Blood poured out once more.

Ming Zhi Yi's series of actions were fast. Lu Yin Ze only felt the stinging pain on his cheeks when drops of blood fall on the ground. But the pain coming from his finger was more excruciating. He could not care less about his face. Lu Yin Ze groaned in pain.

"You devil! Let go of him!" Old Lu struggled hard. His face was pale while his eyes were red. The blood from Lu Yin Ze's finger was continuously dripping blood. But the wound on Lu Yin Ze's face looked even more terrifying. 

His grandson's covered in his own blood made Old Lu's heart tremble in fear and hysteria. Tears started to pour down from his red eyes.

Ming Zhi Yi's cut on Lu Yin Ze's face was not deep. But the blood on the wound made it appear like he cut it deeply to the bones.

Ming Zhi Yi was finally satisfied seeing the blood-covered Lu Yin Ze. He let go of the groaning young man.

Old Lu looked at Ming Zhi Yi with so much hatred in his eyes. Only a devil could hurt his own son.

In return for such hatred gaze, Ming Zhi Yi was nonchalant. 

"You are crying already? I am only starting. As expected, when you become old, you turned soft."  He wiped the blood on the knife on Old Lu's face. The old man's tears were mixed with Lu Yin Ze's blood.

"I told you, didn't I? That I will cut off your grandson's flesh if you did not play my game. If you want me to cut you up, you will have your turn. Now, do you understand the rules?"

When Ming Zhi Yi did not hear an answer, he narrowed his eyes darkly. "Perhaps you don't understand. Your grandson still has his remaining intact fingers left-"

"I understand." Old Lu answered with trembling lips.

Ming Zhi Yi's dark eyes turned into crescents. His smile had contempt and pleasure on it.

...

As the world in that dark mansion sank into a hellish hole, the outside world was not any better.

The night of the attack was filled with many witnesses. Even though the four families managed to buy time before the news leaked out to the public, the great number of deaths could not be hidden. It naturally attracted a lot of attention. 

Most reporters who waited at the front entrance of the Tang building died during the crossfire between the invaders and the Tang experts. Many of the staff were murdered and some of the butlers died in the hall. With so many deaths, the situation would be out of control.

The attack was on a large scale that could not be covered. Even though the four families compensated the victims and honored guests alike, they could not make their mouths shut on the matter.

Moreover,  the honored guests made a tacit understanding. They were angered at the fact that they experienced such a life-threatening situation within the territory of the Tang family. So in return, they did not cooperate to hide the matter and acted victims between the fight of two powerful forces.

In the face of their complaints, the Tang family was having a hard time fulfilling their requests for compensation.

It was inevitable but the whole world came to learn about the attack of that night.  Fortunately, the four families managed to hide the identities of those who were taken. 

....

In an apartment building in a quiet city, Xuyu was watching k-drama deep in the night when she was suddenly interrupted by flash news.

[Flash News! A massive attack occurred at Tang Shang Ri building during the victory party of the famous four families a few hours ago. According to the witnesses, the invaders used smoke bombs and guns-]

When Xuyu heard the news, her eyes went wide.

This...this was undoubtedly related to their Master!

'Remote! Remote!'

She quickly took the remote and lower the volume.

However, she was a step too late. When she turned around, she saw a half-naked man with bandages all over his body standing at the doorway of the bedroom. He was staring at the TV expressionlessly.

The anchor on the TV kept speaking,

[-The estimated total number of deaths in the attack is more than two hundred and counting. Currently, we are asking for the Tang family's opinion of the assaulters. What is the identity of the attackers and what is their goal?] 

Xuyu: Oh, no.

She immediately changed the channel. But there was also flash news from another news company playing on that channel.

[-According to the witnesses, they were people taken from the hall. Unfortunately, the Tang family kept quiet about this and only stated that they would compensate the families who had fallen victim under the terrorists-]

Change channel!

[-The four families did not give out statements regarding the attack. But a lot of people are wondering why such a massive attack happened in the Tang building's premise? It is said that invaders were great experts-]

Change channel!

[-A resource said that each member of the four legendary families are taken-]

Xuyu had no choice but to shut the TV off.