Chapter 19: Unrepentant

“Aaaah!”
Many present screamed in terror.
Madam Chen, too, stumbled back several steps in fright!
No one could stop her!
No one could possibly stop her!
So sudden, so ruthless, so swift—there was not the slightest room left for words!
This realization left everyone utterly stunned and gripped by fear!
Even Ji Huaili was caught off guard, unable to react even after what had happened to Old Madam Zhang.
Ji Tianxin withdrew her hand, her wide sleeve gracefully concealing her delicate fingers.
Her expression remained unchanged, untouched by emotion, as if killing were nothing more to her than a casual gesture, a mere flick of the wrist.
Madam Chen gaped in shock, but not a single word escaped her lips.
“Stop!” Ji Huaili roared angrily. “Do you think the General’s Manor is a place where you can act so recklessly? Even if what you say is true, it is for me, the General, to deal with these matters! It is not your place to take lives at will!”
As he spoke, energy gathered in his palm, and the oppressive aura of a master who had undergone marrow cleansing burst forth from his body!
All the banners in the grand hall began to flutter without wind.
Every concubine and servant cowered to the floor, paralyzed by the crushing force.
Yet Ji Tianxin’s expression never wavered. She glanced coldly at Ji Huaili and said, “You sheltered such wickedness in your own household, covering up these crimes for years. What exactly do you intend to do about it?”
Her words were a blatant rebuke of Ji Huaili’s incompetence.
How could Ji Huaili tolerate such insult? Even if he was enraged by the deceit of Madam Chen and Old Madam Zhang, and the death of Li Xiaodie, he could not allow Ji Tianxin to commit murder right before his eyes! This child had no respect for her father, barging in only to cause trouble!
“You wretched child!” he shouted, sending a surge of energy hurtling toward Ji Tianxin!
He cared for nothing now! Even if it meant killing this unfilial child, he would be cleansing his own household!
Ji Yuanruo gasped, “Father!”
Though he was appalled by Ji Tianxin’s ruthlessness, deep down he did not wish her any harm.
Ji Tianxin’s brows furrowed slightly as she uttered coldly, “Still unrepentant.”
With a simple flick of her sleeve, she effortlessly neutralized Ji Huaili’s attack as if it were nothing.
There she stood, small and unmoving, not even the slightest ripple of cultivation detectable—yet she had so easily dissolved the assault of a master at the peak of marrow cleansing!
Ji Yuanruo was left dumbstruck.
How could this girl, who seemed so ordinary, possibly…
Only then did Ji Huaili realize the truth. “You…you are…”
He wished to ask about Ji Tianxin’s cultivation, but was so shocked he could not form the words.
Only now did he understand that she had indeed been the one to kill Old Madam Zhang just moments before!
He hadn’t truly grasped it earlier, having not experienced her power firsthand.
Seeing that even Ji Huaili was no match for this little wretch, Madam Chen panicked completely. She clung to Ji Huaili’s arm, crying, “Master, Master, you must stand up for me! Don’t listen to this little demon’s nonsense! Guards! Guards! Quickly! Quickly arrest this monster!”
As Madam Chen called out, all the elite guards and shadow sentinels of the General’s Manor immediately appeared in the hall, staring at Ji Tianxin and her servant with hostility.
Ji Huaili shoved Madam Chen aside, his eyes filled with nothing but disgust.
The truth was right before his eyes, and yet she still lied to him! This ignorant woman! To have committed such deeds behind his back—truly the heart of a viper!