The door was locked, but Bai Zihe kicked it open directly.
This, however, drew the attention of the guards inside.
"Who are you, how dare you..."
Bang!
Bai Zihe moved forward, landing two solid punches. The two guards died on the spot.
"Bai Zihe?"
Qin Yuan was bound tightly to a chair, unable to move.
Seeing Bai Zihe, a flicker of surprise, followed by a hint of shock, flashed in her eyes.
A servant immediately stepped forward to untie her.
Once finished, she asked with a crying face, tears streaming down her nose, "Sir Bai, I've brought you here, may I leave now?"
"Scram."
"Thank you, thank you, Sir Bai, for sparing my life."
The servant bowed repeatedly and then exited the cell, fleeing as if their life depended on it.
Qin Yuan knelt before Bai Zihe. "Bai Zihe, I beg you, save my father!"
Bai Zihe helped her up, his brow furrowed. "What happened to your father?"
According to the intelligence from Xue'er earlier, Qin Baichuan should have been hospitalized with a serious illness. Had he reached his dying moments?
Qin Yuan's eyes were filled with tears, and she said mournfully, "He was taken by Wang Defa's men. They said they were going to do some experiment, and I don't know where he is."
Experiment?
Bai Zihe suddenly thought of the living dead controlled by蛊虫 (gu worms) on the competition grounds.
He immediately left the secret room.
Fortunately,
the servant hadn't gone far.
"Stop!"
Bai Zihe's voice almost made the servant wet themselves.
But she didn't dare to run and could only ask fearfully, "Sir Bai, where else do you need to go?"
Bai Zihe pointed to Qin Yuan, who had followed him. "Her father was taken to be experimented on. Take us there now."
Upon hearing this, a trace of fear flickered across the servant's face.
But looking at Bai Zihe's cold eyes, the memory of him twisting Wang Defa's neck was still vivid. She could only grit her teeth and say, "Sir Bai, I can take you there, but I dare not go in..."
"Let's go."
Before long, the three arrived at the deepest secret chamber.
Heavy guards were stationed here.
Perhaps they hadn't yet learned that Wang Defa had been killed by Bai Zihe. They aggressively shouted at Bai Zihe, all meeting the same fate as Wang Defa.
"Dad!"
Suddenly, Qin Yuan ran wildly in a certain direction.
Bai Zihe followed her gaze.
Qin Baichuan was bound by chains to a pillar, his face deathly pale, his chest heaving, and he spat out blood from time to time.
Hearing Qin Yuan's cry, he looked up at her.
In his eyes, there was reluctance and affection...
But soon, the last vestiges of emotion vanished, replaced by an endless murderous aura.
Bai Zihe sighed inwardly.
Qin Baichuan had already been implanted with a 蛊虫 (gu worm) and turned into a puppet!
Immediately, he saw from the corner of his eye that Qin Yuan was trying to open the chains and quickly shouted, "Qin Yuan, be careful!"
Qin Yuan froze, not understanding Bai Zihe's meaning.
In the next second, Qin Baichuan's deathly pale eyeballs flashed with a bloodthirsty red light. He easily broke free from the chains, and his long, deep green fingernails lunged towards Qin Yuan's neck.
He was no longer conscious.
He could no longer even be called a person; only the desire to kill remained!
And Qin Yuan, standing before him, had ignited that desire!
Qin Yuan was already terrified, standing there blankly, not knowing how to dodge.
In the next second, the green fingernails were about to pierce her fair neck!
Fortunately, Bai Zihe arrived in time.
With just one punch, he sent Qin Baichuan flying.
Qin Baichuan felt no pain. After getting up, he rushed towards the two of them even more ferociously.
Bai Zihe raised his right hand, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, a sharp killing intent manifesting as if it were tangible.
"No!"
Qin Yuan sensed it and immediately grabbed him. "He's my father!"
Qin Baichuan, who had rushed towards them, suddenly paused upon hearing these words.
In that instant, the familial bond deep within him was awakened.
A flicker of color appeared in his empty eyes. He looked at Qin Yuan, then suddenly grabbed a nearby knife and plunged it into his own heart.
Being controlled by a 蛊虫 (gu worm) was irreversible.
He could only use his remaining rationality to commit suicide, to prevent Qin Yuan from being harmed by him.
"No!"
"Father!!!"
Qin Yuan cried out in despair, kneeling before Qin Baichuan's corpse.
Her sorrowful cries echoed in the secret chamber for a long time.
After a long while,
Bai Zihe patted her shoulder. "He's gone. Please accept your grief."
Qin Yuan did not reply, but she stood up, then cradled Qin Baichuan's body in her arms and walked out of the secret chamber without a word.
Bai Zihe watched her desolate yet resolute figure and suddenly realized that Qin Yuan seemed to have changed.