The guards from the Sword Forging Manor burst through the gate, covered in blood, and knelt before the old manor lord, crying out, "Manor... Manor Lord! Our men stationed outside Jinglu Town have just been ambushed by the Liyue Palace. Some are dead, some are wounded, and the rest... they've all escaped!"
After his announcement, the remnants of other sects rushed in, reporting to their respective leaders the dire situation outside. Most of their reports were the same as those given by the disciple from the Sword Forging Manor.
For a moment, the noise outside and the silence inside the arena created a stark contrast.
Chu Jiangli, meanwhile, calmly held his long sword and walked step by step toward the arena in the center of the arena.
Stand still...
He asked, "Are you coming one by one, or together?"
"Chu Jiangli! You're too arrogant!" Despite hearing so much bad news, the old manor lord didn't believe that the mere Liyue Palace could overturn the entire martial arts world.
Moreover, martial arts masters from various sects are gathered at the arena. He doesn't believe that they can't kill Chu Jiangli if they join forces!
He shouted, "Everyone, follow me! Today we will rid the people of this scourge! We will kill this demon!"
Encouraged by his words, the others gradually recovered from their panic, and a dozen experts, led by the old manor lord, rushed towards Chu Jiangli!
Chu Jiangli closed his eyes, the whistling wind filled his ears, and everyone's actions were clearly outlined in his mind.
Just as the weapons were about to close in on him, Chu Jiangli braced himself with the tip of his sword, stomped his right foot, and used the momentum to fly into the air, dodging all the attacks.
But the others reacted quickly, launching their attacks and forcing Chu Jiangli down from mid-air. Several of them controlled his longsword, while the others exchanged blows with him, competing in internal strength.
Yu Tang watched from afar, his heart pounding with fear, his brows furrowing involuntarily.
But then Nan Yun said, "You don't need to worry about the Palace Master."
"In this world, no one can beat him in terms of internal strength."
Sure enough, as soon as Nan Yun finished speaking, those who had exchanged blows with Chu Jiangli retreated one after another.
He then spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly suffering from serious internal injuries.
Before Yu Tang could say anything, Chu Jiangli ducked down and swung his long sword, severing the old manor lord's legs at the knees. The old manor lord fell to the ground with a scream!
A real massacre officially began from this moment.
Arms and legs flew everywhere, and blood splattered all over the arena.
Chu Jiangli seemed to have anticipated their actions, but he deliberately didn't behead them. He broke their arms and legs but didn't kill them, which was purely to torture them!
After all, the old manor lord's words had really angered him.
Chu Jiangli was born without a father; his mother was his only relative.
Therefore, he values family ties very much.
He had heard of the immense prosperity and power of the Yu family back then.
Thirteen years ago, the Yu family was brutally murdered, and Yu Tang not only lost his closest relatives.
He was even nearly taken away by these inhuman bastards as an object to refine medicine and practice martial arts!
Just thinking about such an experience makes him furious.
Therefore, even if Yu Tang told them to die, Chu Jiangli would not give them a quick death!
He wanted these people to die in agony after feeling utter despair!
Chapter 38
He died for the villain for the sixth time (38)
Bai Xiao's gaze fell on the arena, and he felt a chill run down his spine. He murmured, "This is the first time I've ever seen the Palace Master so angry..."
“Who isn’t…” Nan Yun replied, “In the past, the Palace Master would kill people with a single blow, but now he’s deliberately not giving them a quick death, intending to wear them down little by little.”
Yu Tang, who was listening from the side, roughly understood Chu Jiangli's purpose.
He was about to say something when he suddenly felt a slight coolness on the tip of his nose.
Looking up at the gray sky, I realized it was snowing.
This is the first snow of winter. The snowflakes falling from the sky are pure white, as if they are trying to purify this land soaked in blood, falling softly.
It was too cold, and Yu Tang felt an itch in his throat.
He coughed a few times, pulled his clothes tighter, and pulled his hood up over his head. When his gaze fell on the arena again, he noticed that Chu Jiangli had stopped.
He was so fast and skilled in martial arts that no one could match him.
Within a quarter of an hour, the arena was filled with people whose limbs were mutilated.
They groaned, screamed, begged for mercy, and wept.
Chu Jiangli, covered in blood, stood in the center of the arena, pointing his long sword at the leader of the Hehuan Sect and asking, "Say what you just said again."
Yu Tang sensed something was wrong. He got up, called Nan Yun and Bai Xiao, and walked to the vicinity of the arena, where he overheard their conversation.
"Tell me, aren't you curious about how you cured your Heart-Eating Gu?"
The leader of the Hehuan Sect was a tall, thin man who had lost his right leg and left arm. He lay slumped on the arena, blood spilling from his mouth, as if he had given up entirely. He knew he couldn't escape his inevitable death. His voice was filled with laughter, but his eyes were filled with malice.
Yu Tang suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the next moment, the man said, "We used the Heart-Eating Gu on you to control and humiliate you, but we didn't expect you to escape. However, we weren't too worried at the time. After all, the Heart-Eating Gu comes from Miao territory, and no one can cure it. Once the Gu is used, it will definitely take a life."
"Either you die, or the one who suffers the poison for you dies."
The man looked at Yu Tang, who was standing there dumbfounded, as if he had suddenly seen through them. His laughter grew louder and louder. He didn't care about vomiting blood. He just tilted his head back and said, "Only someone who has had an intimate relationship with you can draw the poison onto themselves and bear it for you..."
Finally, he was tortured to death by the Heart-Eating Gu until his internal organs rotted, he became emaciated, and bled from all seven orifices!
"This Divine Physician Yu... probably already knew that this was the only way to cure the curse, right?"
The man collapsed onto the ring, exhausted, his eyes fixed on Yu Tang. He asked, "But you haven't told Chu Jiangli yet, have you?"
"He endured the poison for him for so long, and he's still alive... He truly has a natural medicinal body..."
The man got more and more excited as he spoke: "Chu Jiangli, Chu Jiangli, so what if you're the best in the world at martial arts? So what if you've killed us all? In the end..."
"Don't you just have to watch the people you care about die right in front of you?"
"You must really like him, right? I see you even planned such a grand scheme for him, gathering all the murderers who wiped out the Yu family here and slaughtering them indiscriminately... But you! You don't know that you're about to kill him, hahaha, the murderer who will kill him is yourself, hahaha!"
"Shut up!" Yu Tang felt a chill run through his body upon hearing this.
He shouted to Chu Jiangli, "Ali, don't listen to him! The Heart-Eating Gu isn't incurable, and I didn't draw the poison onto myself. He made all this up to deceive you, cough cough..."
In the freezing cold, and because of his emotional outburst, Yu Tang coughed violently before he could finish speaking. He took out a handkerchief to cover his mouth, his body trembling uncontrollably, and blood soaked through the handkerchief, dripping down his fingers onto the snow.
Nan Yun was both shocked and frightened. He quickly helped Yu Tang up to prevent him from falling.
"Why would I, a dying man, lie to you..." The leader of the Hehuan Sect revealed a gloating smile: "But you, are you so afraid of letting Chu Jiangli know about this?"
Even though you're in so much pain, you're desperately enduring it so he won't feel guilty. Should I admire your deep love? Hahaha, that's just ridiculous..."
"That's ridiculous!"
Before he could finish speaking, a sword light slashed down, and his head rolled to the edge of the arena, his wide eyes still filled with mockery towards Chu Jiangli.
Chu Jiangli turned around and faced the direction of Yutang.
The swirling snowflakes fell on his black hair and shoulders, staining them crimson with blood, no longer the pure white and clean as before.
His face was expressionless. He carried a long sword and walked step by step towards Yutang. As he passed the people clinging to life on the ground, the old manor lord, who only had one arm left, grabbed his trouser leg and mocked, "Hahaha, Chu Jiangli, I never thought you'd have a day like this..."
The old manor lord, knowing he was doomed, was utterly despondent when he heard this news. He burst into laughter, his eyes filled with venomous resentment.
He used all his strength to mock Chu Jiangli: "This is your retribution...retribution, hahaha, it's all retribution!"
"Even if you gain control of the entire martial arts world... you still can't save your closest loved one! You can only watch him suffer from the poison and die before your eyes! Hahaha, serves you right! You deserve it!"
"Shut up!" Before Chu Jiangli could make a move, Bai Xiao couldn't hold back and took the old manor lord's life with a single sword strike.
The world is finally quiet.
Chu Jiangli seemed to be trapped in place by the old man's hand.
The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the followers of the Moon Palace rushed into the arena and brought the situation under control.
Just as he was about to report the situation outside to Chu Jiangli, Nan Yun and Bai Xiao blocked his way.
Having witnessed everything that had just happened, the two of them were filled with shock and regret, and dared not go forward to disturb Chu Jiangli and Yu Tang.
"Left Protector, the Palace Master is..."
The followers wanted to ask questions, but Nan Yun shook his head: "Take the person out and guard them outside the arena. Don't let anyone get close."
After giving his instructions, he exchanged a glance with Bai Xiao and then followed the people from Liyue Palace out the door.
The ground was quickly covered with a layer of white, which continued to be covered as it was soaked with blood, as if as long as it kept falling, it could cover up all the blood and filth in the world.
Clang—
Chu Jiangli dropped the blood-stained longsword in his hand to the ground.
He tried to lift his foot, attempting to break free from the old manor lord's grasp, but after several attempts, he couldn't.
Despite possessing formidable martial arts skills, he suddenly found himself unsure how to use them.
Even though they can pinpoint the location by sound, they can't even take a step.
At this moment, he felt as if he had returned to the time when he was a child and his eyes had just been destroyed by the Palace Master of Liyue Palace.
Unable to even walk, they stumbled forward, only to fall hard.
Seeing him kneel down with a thud, Yu Tang felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She quickly walked a few steps to Chu Jiangli's side.
He had just coughed up blood, and his body was freezing cold. The Gu poison within him was also causing trouble, but he still tried his best to tell Chu Jiangli in the calmest voice, "Ali, don't listen to their nonsense. Believe me, I wouldn't joke with my own life. My coughing up blood is because I'm naturally weak, and it has nothing to do with the Gu poison..."
Touching Yu Tang's warmth, Chu Jiangli felt as if he had come from hell to earth. He gripped Yu Tang's hand tightly and pulled the man into his arms, trembling.
Even with such effort, the small flame belonging to Yu Tang in his consciousness continued to shrink and shrink until it disappeared completely.
All the doubts of the past were explained in an instant.
Why is Yu Tang's illness getting worse? Why won't Yu Tang see a doctor no matter how much he tries to persuade him...?
The words of the leader of the Hehuan Sect echoed in his mind again and again.
Only someone who has had a close relationship with you could transfer the poison to themselves! He has been taking the blame for you!
He was tortured to death by the Heart-Eating Gu until his internal organs rotted, he became emaciated, and he died bleeding from all seven orifices!