The most useless spiritual root at the beginning, I just want to play badly

"You...you can't kill me." Uncle Qiu's voice was filled with despair. "I work for the City Lord and his wife. If you kill me, won't it cause irreparable damage to the City Lord's Mansion?"

Lin Changan didn't answer, but looked at Uncle Qiu calmly. At this moment, the commotion in the yard had alarmed the people around. Bingyan hurried over and saw the scene before her. She instantly realized what had happened.

"Brother Lin!" Bingyan hurried forward, her expression nervous, "Uncle Qiu, he..."

Lin Chang'an turned around and looked at Bingyan coming towards him with a cold tone: "He wanted to kill me, and I was just defending myself." His eyes still did not fluctuate at all.

Bingyan felt a pang of heartache, but she said nothing. After all, she knew Lin Chang'an and Uncle Qiu weren't close. Looking at the restrained Uncle Qiu, she couldn't help but feel a surge of mixed emotions. She knew Lin Chang'an's strength was more than enough for him to handle any crisis, and it seemed she couldn't truly be his support.

The atmosphere in the City Lord's Mansion was solemn. Bingyan stood aside, her face pale and her eyes complicated. Lin Chang'an's actions had put everyone in the Mansion in an awkward position, especially Xu Rong, who, under the questioning of her husband Bing Zhentian, felt even more guilty.

Bing Zhentian's expression gradually darkened. He looked around the hall and finally turned to Xu Rong, the anger in his eyes unable to be concealed: "Xu Rong, what are you doing? You sent Uncle Qiu personally, why would you do such a thing?"

Xu Rong's face was pale, and she lowered her head, her fingers twirling tightly at her skirt. She was already extremely panicked, knowing that she could no longer hide it.

She bit her lip and said in a low voice, "Bing Zhentian, I... I just want Bingyan to give up Lin Changan." Her voice trembled, and a hint of madness flashed in her eyes. "He... He is too strong and too attractive! I'm afraid she will be fascinated by him and eventually abandoned. You know, the Xue family and our family have an arranged marriage. I can't let Bingyan... I can't let her make an unwise choice."

Bing Zhentian frowned, his tone becoming increasingly harsh. "How dare you do this secretly, even letting Uncle Qiu kill Lin Chang'an, and making such a decision behind my back? Xu Rong, what do you think of Bingyan and me?"

Xu Rong lowered her head in pain, her face full of regret, but her expression gradually became crazy: "I did all this for her own good, for Bingyan's future! You don't want to see her caught in this whirlpool, right? She can't be with him!"

Her voice gradually rose, her emotions lost control, and a crazy light flashed in her eyes, "I don't want our family to lose everything again!"

Bing Zhentian's eyes turned cold. He slammed the table and shouted angrily, "How could you do this? No matter who Lin Changan is, he has proven his ability today and can easily defeat Uncle Qiu. You shouldn't doubt him, but should see his true value!"

Xu Rong was shocked by his words, tears welled up in her eyes, but she held them back forcefully.

At this moment, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the house, and then a servant hurried in to report: "Madam, someone claiming to be your cousin has come to visit." At this point, the servant's face became a little solemn. "But, he looks like he's been poisoned, his lips are black."

Xu Rong's face paled, and she stood up, her heart in a state of panic. Her cousin was one of her only relatives, and although they lived a little far away, she had always relied on him. Upon hearing the news that he had been poisoned, her face paled even further.

Bing Zhentian's eyes were sharp as he turned to look at Xu Rong. Seeing that her expression was out of control, he felt uneasy. "What's going on? Bring him in quickly!"

Not long after, the poisoned cousin was carried in. His face was ashen, his lips black, and his eyes were cloudy and lifeless, as if he had lost all his energy. Seeing this, Xu Rong almost lost her mind. She rushed forward, grabbed his arm, and tears fell. "Cousin, what's wrong with you? What happened?"

The cousin opened his eyes weakly and mumbled, "I... I couldn't find anything. All the clues point to the Xue family... They are also... in the Demon Cult... That poison is too strong..."

Xu Rong's face turned pale, and her heart tightened, as if something was slowly collapsing. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, she only let out a weak sigh.

Bing Zhentian's expression gradually turned stern. He stared at Xu Rong and said coldly, "Do you know what the Xue family did behind the scenes?"

Xu Rong trembled all over, and she finally broke down. She said in a low, hoarse voice, "I... I can't control it. He asked me to do it, and I can't refuse..."

Everything seemed to be out of control in an instant. Xu Rong felt that her world began to collapse. The guilt and fear in her heart were intertwined, and everything in front of her became blurred.

Bing Zhentian's eyes tightened, his heart filled with shock and anger. When he heard that Xu Rong had colluded with the Xue family and become a pawn of the demonic cult, the feeling of betrayal made it almost impossible to breathe. He couldn't help but curse under his breath, then forced himself to suppress his anger. He placed Xu Rong under house arrest temporarily and ordered his men to take her away.

"Lock her up temporarily and don't let anyone approach her." Bing Zhentian ordered coldly with a serious expression, his eyes unable to hide the disappointment and indignation.

The servants around him moved quickly. Bing Zhentian took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Then, he turned to Lin Changan, who was standing nearby, and said with a fist, "Son, I... I have something to apologize to you for."

Lin Chang'an didn't rush to respond, but simply stared at Bing Zhentian quietly, a complex expression in his eyes. Finally, Bing Zhentian couldn't help but speak in a low voice, "I never imagined... my wife would be so influenced by the Xue family. Until now, I had been unaware of her connection to them."

Bingyan stood aside, her face anxious, and spoke softly, "Father, don't blame Mother. Mother was just...she was just threatened by the Xue family."

Bing Zhentian turned his gaze to Bing Yan, a trace of pity and helplessness flashing in his eyes: "Bing Yan, your mother has always been the person I trust the most, but now she has done such a thing..." He paused, "Who on earth forced her to this point?"

Lin Chang'an looked directly at Bing Zhentian with a deep gaze, and said slowly, "The Xue family is not only involved with the Demon Cult behind the scenes, but they also want to interfere in your family by controlling Madam Xu. Although Madam Xu is restricted, she is not completely without options. At least she has her own part of the responsibility."