I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods-Chapter 429 - 84: Shackles, Monster (4,200 Words)

"Raise her well until she's sixteen, then find a talented son-in-law, bring him into the family and change his last name, then I'll adopt him as a son. That way, the plan is set."

"If the son-in-law isn't loyal, then we just need to nurture their child."

"Oh, this plan is indeed not bad, big brother."

"Actually, there's an even better way to handle it, like marrying into an old noble family… Isn't the Patriarch of the Kape Clan just recently widowed? If that child could marry him as his third wife, maybe we could even take a portion of the Kape Clan's wealth in the future."

"Huh? But big brother... the old Kape is already 59, a whole cycle older than us. It seems a bit inappropriate for Tian En to marry him..."

"What's inappropriate? The Kape Clan is a subsidiary family of the pharmaceutical department of the biotechnology company. People in the family have long been genetically modified; living four or five hundred years isn't a problem."

"When you get to an older age, what does a few decades of age difference matter?"

"I can't let her marry out, simply because she is the only child with the Frost Clan's bloodline. If she were to marry out, we'd have to adopt another child from somewhere else."

"So after thinking it over, it's still better to find a son-in-law; at least that way, the main family can continue."

...

Tian En could no longer hear the idle chatter afterward.

But from that moment, she understood what she truly meant to her biological parents.

She was just a tool, an object used for marriage alliances and to propagate the Frost Clan's lineage.

This was her destiny.

Thinking it over carefully, it was truly laughable; no wonder Kaos and his wife named her "Dolores."

To her adoptive parents, she was Tian En, a treasure bestowed by heaven.

But to her biological parents, she was just a tool, Dolores—an elaborate lie.

But honestly, Tian En didn't care much for her biological parents' affection.

Once a person possesses passionate and pure love, she wouldn't chase after the icy sun.

She still had her adoptive parents who loved her; she could confide in them whenever she felt troubled and upset in life.

Tian En was never really alone.

She didn't care about her future destiny, be it finding a son-in-law or becoming a tool for marriage alliances, she didn't care.

Because there were still people in this world who cared about her.

But...

Sometimes, damn fate just loves to toy with those born to misfortune.

It was another familiar banquet, another conversation between Kaos and her cousin.

Tian En vaguely remembered that at that time, Kaos was always complaining, saying his daughter Tian En couldn't get rid of some habits from those Lower City people, and couldn't forget those lowly working-class adoptive parents. This won't do.

And after pondering for a moment, her cousin said this:

"She can't forget because she still has attachments."

"Honestly, I always feel, big brother, you lack a bit of forcefulness. You left her with thoughts and prevented her from wholeheartedly inheriting the Frost surname."

"Think about it, if those future sons-in-law for alliance learned that Dolores lived her first ten years among the lower class and had a pair of working-class factory parents, how would they view Dolores, how would they see the Frost Clan?"

These remarks, casually said, set off a massive wave in Kaos's heart.

Indeed, if you view Tian En as a commodity, no matter her quality, those adoptive parents from the Lower District would become a label reducing her "value."

If this secret got out, probably only some newly rich people without any background would be willing to marry into.

The old nobles utterly despised such origins.

At this thought, Kaos immediately made a decision.

He called for his subordinates and gave some instructions.

Tian En didn't hear the instructions' content, but she faintly felt a hint of unease.

That night, she rarely broke family rules, skipped etiquette classes, climbed out of the manor window, and ran across several districts to the little alley where she had lived for ten years.

Before entering, the girl silently prayed, hoping her adoptive parents would be safe.

But the moment she pushed open the door, the scene behind it still disappointed her.

Black blood pooled into rivers on the floor, quietly flowing.

Pots and pans lay shattered all over, furniture and appliances smashed apart.

The clay figurine her adoptive mother made with her hands was also scattered, stomped and crushed.

And those parents etched in Tian En's heart?

They were gone.

But Tian En knew clearly that they were no more.

The Frost Clan's methods were too ruthless; making someone disappear was just a word spoken.

Kaos and his wife even foresaw that Tian En would come here, so they left a team of guards outside the house, coldly watching the girl's helpless weeping, waiting for her tears to dry before taking her back.

They knew very well how much of a blow this was to Tian En.

But they never cared.

Tian En's duty was just to be a tool for marriage and offspring, who cares about a tool's thoughts?

They even considered a puppet without its own thoughts to be the best tool, as in this way, the girl would become obedient and easy to manipulate.

Nobles always have a condescending attitude, believing that the lower-class civilians should be manipulated by them, should be like chess pieces, controlled by their minds' plans.

"The upper class always has this arrogant demeanor, thinking they can see through human hearts, thinking they can arbitrarily decide others' lives and deaths, like toying with a pet."

Tian En had told Yun You this before.

Now… to describe the Frost Clan this way is nothing but apt.

And the cousin who gave Kaos advice was Caliduo Hugo.

Mokaka's biological father.

This was the reason Tian En hated the Hugo Clan.

...

Whether it was Caliduo or the couple Kaos, they all thought that Tian En, who lost her adoptive parents, would certainly become a perfect tool for marriage alliances.

She wouldn't resist, nor would she have the means to resist the mighty Frost Clan, as a child raised at the bottom could only be manipulated all her life.

But the Frost Clan ignored two things.

First, their power isn't that great yet; they're far from being able to treat people like ants.

Second, Tian En wasn't as simple as they thought.

This girl wasn't a canary raised in captivity but a snake—one that could bury their beautiful future.

Power, bloodline, wealth, status...

These things seem supreme, but they have a natural nemesis.

That is violence.

Pure, chaotic violence.

Violence can shred their hypocritical faces; violence can drag the lofty them off their heavenly pedestal.

On the year-end of 2067.

After enjoying a grand feast, the Frost couple planned to inspect the family-held properties.

But as soon as they stood up, they suddenly found their bodies becoming weak, unable to muster any strength.

With their extensive knowledge, they quickly realized... they had been drugged.

Someone poisoned their food.

"Was it a competitor? Or a business peer? Or… a branch family coveting the main family's wealth?"

These thoughts instinctively crossed their minds.

But in the end, when Tian En walked out from the corner, step by step towards them...

Their expressions were truly remarkable.

No unnecessary words were exchanged.

Tian En ended their lives by her own means.

And until their last breath, the couple realized Tian En was no waste.

She was a born demon; she... possessed the power of an Apprentice Death God.

Yes, Tian En had not undergone a Death God awakening, nor had she drunk an Awakening Potion.

But she mastered the power of a Death God.

She was an anomaly, a true... "monster."

Her adoptive parents were the chains binding the monster; it was their love and selflessness that sealed Tian En's powers.

But now, this chain was shattered by the Frost Clan themselves.

This also meant no one could stop the monster anymore.

That night, the grand Frost Clan was utterly destroyed.

The seventeen people of the main family all died miserably, and among the branch families attending the year-end gathering, there were countless casualties.

No one knew just how tragic a massacre occurred that night.

All people knew was that from then on, the Frost Clan ceased to exist in the world.