Disguised as a man, she became the biggest villain in the book.

Before we knew it, the day of the Confucius family's sacrificial ceremony arrived.

That night, under the deep darkness and dim moonlight, many pregnant women were carried towards the sacrificial site.

Master Kong, leading a group of the Kong family leaders, followed solemnly. They were dressed in magnificent attire and carried torches, illuminating the path ahead. The entire procession appeared solemn, eerie, and terrifying.

When they arrived at the sacrificial site, a chill swept over them. The air was thick with smoke, creating a sense of oppression and suffocation. Offerings and incense burners were laid out on the ground, the smoke curling and emitting a pungent odor.

The pregnant women were placed in specific positions, their bodies trembling slightly, as if they could sense their impending fate.

Master Kong stood in the center, his eyes cold. He surveyed his surroundings, then raised his hands and began chanting an incantation. His voice echoed through the air. The other leaders of the Kong family followed suit, their voices mingling to create an eerie resonance.

As the incantations were chanted, the sacrificial ceremony gradually reached its climax. The pregnant women's bodies began to convulse, and painful groans rose and fell. However, Master Kong and the other leaders showed no pity; they were focused on completing the ritual and seemed completely indifferent to what was happening before their eyes.

Then the strangely dressed man stood in the center, where there was a strange cauldron. He was holding a strange object in his hand, as if he was lighting some kind of strange incense.

The fragrance drifted through the air, gradually filling the entire area. Upon smelling it, the pregnant women's faces suddenly turned pale, fine beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads, they clutched their bellies tightly, and their bodies began to tremble. Their breathing became rapid and heavy, as if they were enduring immense pain.

As time went on, the pregnant women's pain intensified, and they began to groan and scream, the sounds echoing in the air in a chilling manner.

...............

After seeing that all the pregnant women had been carried away, Zhi Zi set fire to the courtyard where they lived. The other women followed suit, hoping to escape during the chaos of the night.

The servants of the Kong family also saw the fire and immediately came to put it out.

The spies outside the Kong family's gate also noticed the unusual activity at the Kong residence and immediately returned to the government office to report.

"It seems it's today. Some of the women who were captured have started to resist. This is a good opportunity," Zheng Luoqi murmured after listening to her subordinates' report on the Kong family's situation that evening.

Then he turned to his men and ordered, "Gather the troops and move out immediately to the Confucius Mansion."

Zheng Luoqi led a group of people, along with Boyu and He Jinyu, to the Confucius Mansion.

.........

The fire at the Kong Mansion had been extinguished, and Zhi Zi and the others had all been brought back.

"Trying to run away? Hahahaha, every year someone tries to run away at this time. Do you really think we're completely unprepared?" The speaker was one of the henchmen who used to work for Kong Zhao.

He was about to start a fight when Zheng Luoqi, along with soldiers and guards, completely surrounded the Confucius Mansion.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the thugs wanted to send someone to tell Master Kong and the others, but Bo Yu stopped them.

"Sir, what is the meaning of this?" one of the thugs asked.

"Are you from the martial arts world? Which organization are you from? Why are you working so hard for the Kong family?" Zheng Luoqi asked.

"None of your business!" Then he rushed towards Zheng Luoqi, intending to kill him. These thugs had been instructed by Master Kong that if Zheng Luoqi forced his way into the Kong residence, he should be killed.

He Jinyu stood directly in front of Zheng Luoqi and started fighting with the thugs.

Zheng Luoqi turned to Pei Wenyu and the others who were standing there dumbfounded, and yelled, "What are you standing there for? To watch the show? Go and help!"

"Idiot!" Zheng Luoqi muttered under her breath.

Pei Wenyu and the others also realized what was happening and immediately went to help He Jinyu.

Zheng Luoqi immediately ordered his men to kill any members of the He family who were captured. He wouldn't give Xue Huaiyu another chance to issue an order and ruin his plans.

Just as the officers were about to execute the Kong family members they had just captured, a strangely dressed man suddenly appeared. Zheng Luoqi immediately realized that this was very likely the strangely dressed man Ping An had mentioned.

Without saying a word, that strange man went and killed the soldiers one by one.

Zheng Luoqi immediately went up and started fighting with the strange man.

That man was quite skilled in martial arts, able to fight Zheng Luoqi to a standstill. The man seemed very surprised that someone could fight him to a standstill, and that he himself seemed to be at a disadvantage.

"I was wondering if Master Kong would leave so few people in the Kong residence so carelessly? Turns out there are experts guarding it! Tell me, where did Master Kong and the others go? Tell the truth, and you'll suffer less." Zheng Luoqi said coldly with a mocking tone.

The strangely dressed man remained silent.

Zheng Luoqi didn't want to waste any more time. Some of the women had probably been sent for sacrifice; whether they were dead or alive was still unclear.

After exchanging dozens of blows with Zheng Luoqi, the man was defeated by her.

The man was kicked away by Zheng Luoqi and crashed into a wall not far away, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Zheng Luoqi approached the man, pressed her sword against his chest, and said disdainfully, "You're still not going to speak? Then you'll never speak again!"

After saying that, she plunged her sword into the man's chest. The scene was so sudden that the man looked at Zheng Luoqi in disbelief before he died.

The other thugs were also surprised to see the man gone. Soon, the Kong family and the thugs were all captured by the government troops.

The thugs were kneeling on the ground with their hands tied.

Zheng Luoqi casually pressed her sword against the neck of one of the thugs and coldly asked, "Where did Master Kong and your master go?"

The thug snorted coldly, offering no reply, and looked at Zheng Luoqi provocatively.

Zheng Luoqi wasn't annoyed. He ordered his men to bring up all the surviving members of the Kong family and said leisurely, "I'll ask you a question, and you'll answer it. If I'm not satisfied with the answer, one member of the Kong family will die. How about that?"

After Zheng Luoqi finished speaking, she placed the sword against the neck of one of the Kong family members, who trembled with fear.

"Where did Master Kong go?" Zheng Luoqi asked the thug.

The thug watched coldly without answering; he didn't think Zheng Luoqi could do such a thing.

However, they underestimated Zheng Luoqi. Without hesitation, Zheng Luoqi slit the throat of the Kong family member with a single sword strike, and blood splattered everywhere.

The scene stunned everyone else present. Pei Wenyu angrily stepped forward to stop them: "Lord Zheng, what have they done? Why are you so cruel?"

“Cruel? What crime have you committed? What joke are you talking about? You don’t actually think there are any good people in the Kong family, do you? Get out of my way! Otherwise, I’ll kill you too,” Zheng Luoqi said disdainfully.