As soon as Zavier mentioned the name of The Conqueror, he couldn't stop talking. He said a lot of things, some things that even Henry himself had never heard of and even put himself in his shoes.
"The Conqueror, it is said that the name of this person can scare children to tears abroad. Some people say that he is a demon who kills without batting an eye and a god of death walking in the world. As long as he goes to a place, there will inevitably be dead people."
"Moreover, I heard that this person is a lustful person. Almost every month, he would find dozens of women to come to the island to serve him. These women did not only feel aggrieved, but they were also very happy."
Henry touched his nose. He really wanted to go up and beat Zavier up.
Henry could still understand why Wilbur used his name to frighten Lila when she was a child. Henry also agreed that he could kill people without batting an eye. But what did dozens of girls mean? Was he the King of the gang?
Just as these younger generations of the Zhu family were still in the mood to discuss all kinds of gossip, a breeze blew through the fog all over the place.
Wilbur stood on the highest floor of the Zhu family. He saw a withered yellow leaf floating in the air. It swirled for a while and slowly fell to the ground.
Wilbur stared at the leaf. After a few seconds, his face suddenly changed and shouted at the people behind him, "Hurry up! Everyone, gather on the platform, hurry up!"
"Dad, this..." The people behind Wilbur were shocked by his sudden appearance, and they did not understand.
"Hurry up! Let everybody gather!" Wilbur roared and ran out of the room with large strides.
Seeing Wilbur so nervous, the man did not hesitate and immediately informed others.
The Zhu family was a strictly-disciplined family. After Wilbur gave the order, everyone in the Zhu family, no matter what they were doing, came to the platform at once.
The air was filled with fog. Standing on the platform, everyone felt everything in front of them was hazy.
They looked back and forth full of confusion. They didn't understand why the Master suddenly called everyone to gather together.
Henry also came to the platform with Helen. It was rare for him to show a look of attention on his face.
The powerful instinct sense made Henry feel that the air was filled with a sense of uneasiness. This feeling was just like the time when he was about to fight a big battle.
"Follow me closely." Henry grabbed Helen's hand and kept glancing around.
"Is everyone here? Everyone, everyone!" Wilbur strode to the stage.
"Dad, all of them are here." The middle-aged man came up and replied to Wilbur.
Wilbur nodded. When he saw Henry in the crowd, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Henry's existence had a calming effect on him.
In the sky, the fog lingered, but more and more dead leaves drifted.
The people of the Zhu family looked up at the top of their heads. They were all wondering where the wilted leaves came from during this formal summer.
Wilbur shouted, "Women and children stand in the innermost place, and men stand outside!"
As soon as Wilbur's voice came out, all the people of the Zhu family were shocked. Such an order made everyone feel that there was something different. Some people, who were still laughing, stopped smiling and looked around with a serious look.
More and more dead leaves floated down from the sky and landed on the top of the people's heads and on the ground. When they stepped on the dead leaves, a "squeaky" sound would be heard.
The entire platform fell into silence. Almost everyone looked carefully at the scene in front of them.
With a creak, the vermilion door of Zhu family's manor was pushed open.
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