Chapter 4065 — Crippled
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Unfortunately, he sobered up far too late. His opponent's strength surpassed his by at least a full tier, leaving him no chance to resist or struggle—by now, even opening his mouth to beg for mercy was a fool's fantasy.
In his earlier lust-addled folly, he had thoroughly offended the two women—and the powerful figures behind them.
Under the gaze of the entire crowd, and before the four honored retainers of the Hong Clan Merchant Guild, this expert of the Chongtian Pavilion began to torture Si Haitao inch by inch.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Before everyone's eyes, every bone, tendon, and meridian in Si Haitao's body was ruthlessly destroyed by a domineering surge of true qi, shattered until they were completely severed.
At first, Si Haitao still had the strength to howl in agony, but moments later he no longer even had the strength to scream. To the onlookers, he was like a duck held by the neck—veins bulging across his forehead as he strained his throat with all his might, yet not a sound came out.
Watching this, the crowd whispered among themselves, and their verdict on Si Haitao's miserable fate came down to three words: pitiful, laughable, pathetic.
Bang! The Chongtian Pavilion expert tossed the unconscious Si Haitao onto the ground and turned to the two women to ask, "Miss Ning, Miss Shangguan, shall we take this man back and deal with him properly?"
Though the man was the branch manager of the Hong Clan Merchant Guild, and under normal circumstances no one save the guild's upper echelon at headquarters had the right to punish him, today's affair involved the two young ladies of West Island and the Chongtian Pavilion—Si Haitao had brought it entirely on himself. Even if they took him back and killed him, the Hong Clan Merchant Guild would have no face to intervene.
Hearing this, Shangguan Lan'er and Ning Xuefei exchanged a glance and shook their heads in unison. Neither was hard-hearted; loathsome as the old scoundrel was, being publicly tormented to this degree was punishment enough. He had gained no real advantage over them anyway, and there was no need to pursue him further.
"In that case, we'll spare his miserable life for now." The Chongtian Pavilion expert nodded, then withdrew behind the two women with a solemn expression.
Watching from a distance as Si Haitao lay on the ground barely breathing, Wei Zhao, like everyone else, could not help clicking his tongue in amazement—the branch manager who had been so lofty and high-and-mighty was now no different from a dead dog.
And after what had happened today, the Hong Clan Merchant Guild behind him would not only refuse to protect him—to answer to West Island and the Chongtian Pavilion, they would even punish him severely.
In short, Si Haitao, the newly appointed branch manager, had enjoyed his glory for only a few days before being finished in the blink of an eye.
"Little junior brother, let's go. Find a place and tell your senior sister properly—when exactly did you become a clerk for the Hong Clan Merchant Guild? How come I knew nothing about it!" Shangguan Lan'er said, pouting in vexation.
Wei Zhao had not told her about the matter of the Far North Island, and Ning Xuefei had kept her in suspense too. From beginning to end she had been kept in the dark, an outsider to it all—which vexed her even more than being slandered as a brothel woman by Si Haitao.
"Yes, yes, I have something very important to ask you too!" Ning Xuefei immediately cast aside her earlier displeasure and, unable to hide her excitement, tugged at Wei Zhao.
"Well... all right." Wei Zhao nodded helplessly in agreement. Judging by how the Hong Clan Merchant Guild was in complete disarray, he would not be able to buy anything for a while anyway, so for the time being he could only go along with these two little ladies.