Chapter Thirteen: The Fire in the Separate Courtyard

  Knowing the inside story of Xie Qian and Xie Kun's feud, further proved that Xie Kun was indeed the murderer. This drove Xie Ao Yu to crazily cultivate after which, despite being extremely exhausted, he couldn't sleep, tossing and turning.

  Remembering being ridiculed by Xie Kun's son for three years.

  Whenever I meet Xie Kun, I still respect him with a grateful heart.

  All of this made Xie Ao Yu so angry he almost went crazy.

  "No way, if I don't vent a bit, I'll go crazy!" Xie Ao Yu turned over and woke up the sleeping Xiao Bai, "Let's go, let's go play at Xie Kun's place!"

  He walked out of Liu's old house and found that Xie's family was already heavily guarded.

  Xie Ao Yu walked freely, observing that they were not in a state of high alert. It made sense, after all, as Trois had only killed those of his own generation, exposing his lack of strength and inability to contend with the older generation, so naturally they wouldn't worry about him breaking in.

  Seizing the opportunity, Xie Ao Yu slipped into the Fourth Elder's courtyard.

  Xie Ao Yu had been here more than once and was quite familiar with the place. He skillfully used various objects to conceal himself as he made his way to the backyard of this separate courtyard.

  This is where Xie Kun planted medicinal herbs.

  As soon as you step in here, a refreshing fragrance hits your face.

  Flowers and grasses, with different colors.

  Behind the flowers and grasses was the residence of Xie Kun and his son. It was already deep in the night, with a hazy moon hanging in the sky, casting an uncertain glow. However, inside the residence, the lights were shining brightly, and there were people moving about.

  With his familiarity with the two men, Xie Ao Yu could tell at a glance that they were Xie Kun and Xie Zhe, father and son.

  Xie Ao Yu quietly slipped away.

  He came here, jumped up, landed on the roof, removed a tile, looked inside, and at the same time, a loud slap sounded in his ear.

  "Bang!"

  Xie Kun slapped Xie Zhe hard on the face.

  "You scoundrel, you actually colluded with Tros and killed your own brother." Xie Kun lowered his voice for fear of others hearing, but his face was full of anger and killing intent.

  "It's not my fault, who let them bully me and humiliate me every day, saying I'm useless. Otherwise, I wouldn't...". Xie Zhe was still talking, but seeing Xie Kun raise his palm again, he quickly shut up.

  Xie Kun's face turned iron-green as he paced back and forth in the room.

  Watching the father and son arguing, Xie Ao Yu felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart. He let Xiao Bai stay hidden, making preparations to set fire, ready to strike at any moment.

  "What's going on with Xie Gang?" Xie Kun asked in a cold tone.

  "I didn't know that, I just asked Xie Gang to contact Tros, who knew Tros would actually kill him. This must be because of Xie Gang's stupidity provoking Tros." said Xie Zhe.

  Xie Kun's eyes narrowed, staring at Xie Zhe. He found that his son was indeed ruthless. Xie Gang and he were once sworn brothers, but now Xie Gang was dead. Not only did he not feel sad, but he also said such heartless words.

  "Dad, don't look at me like that." Xie Zhe's back was drenched in cold sweat under Xie Kun's gaze.

  Shaking his head, Xie Kun said: "You are really heartless, if you weren't my son, I would have killed you by now."

  Xie Zhe was startled and trembled with fear, but muttered: "You're not more ruthless, personally harming Xie Qian until he's still unconscious."

  "What did you say?" Xie Kun suddenly took a step forward, grasped Xie Zhe's collar with his hand and lifted him up. "How did you know about this matter? Speak!"

  Xie Ao Yu's ears perked up instantly on the rooftop.

  Xie Zhe grabbed Xie Kun's hand and trembled with fear, saying: "Father, I'm your son, don't kill me, I only accidentally overheard it, really."

  Xie Kun's facial muscles twitched, his expression indescribably ferocious. With a fierce swing of his arm, he sent Xie Zhe crashing to the ground. "This matter is not to be shared with anyone else. Otherwise..."

  "I won't say it, I absolutely won't say it." Zhe called out.

  Xie Ao Yu looked at him with some surprise.

  Because he felt that Xie Kun actually had the idea of killing Xie Zhe.

  "You must remember, if it gets out, you will definitely die a terrible death. Rather than that, I'll give you a quick and painless one." Xie Kun said with an iron face.

  "Father, could it be..." Xie Zhe asked.

  Xie Kun coldly snorted, "I don't have any heterodox fire or medicinal formulas. How could I possibly refine a poison that even Master Ziyan can't dispel? That was given to me by someone else." He let out a long breath, "You go back and rest now. Remember, from today on, without my permission, you are not allowed to go out."

  Xie Zhe wanted to distinguish between two sentences. Looking at Xie Kun's gloomy face, he closed his mouth again and obediently returned to his room.

  "Fire!" Xie Ao Yu saw this situation and shouted in a low voice.

  The little white who had been ready for a long time immediately waved its paws and shook its small beast claws.

  Suddenly, small fireballs danced in the sky.

  These small fireballs are weak in individual strength, but their numbers are astonishingly large.

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble..."

  Those flowers and grasses were suddenly ignited by fierce flames and burned fiercely.

  Xie Ao Yu picked up Xiao Bai and escaped, he knew it would definitely alarm the entire Xie family, after all they were currently on high alert.

  "Bandit, stop running!"

  Xie Kun caught sight of Xie Ao Yu's figure and let out a loud roar, leaping into the air.

  He tossed Xiao Bai out, to prevent being seen by others. After all, only he possessed the White Spirit Beast in the Xie family. At the same time, he also understood that if he were to be hunted down by Xie Kun, and if poison was used, he would truly be in danger.

  He covered his face with a piece of cloth and drew out the Lei Ling Sacred Knife, slashing out fiercely.

  The Leiling Sacred Sword streaked across a purple sword light under the moonlight and broke through the air.

  In a sharp whistling sound, Xie Kun had just pulled out a long knife.

  "Crack!"

  The long sword was cut off.

  Xie Kun was also shocked and fell to the ground.

  Xie Ao Yu suddenly slashed out two knives, forcing Xie Kun to be unable to chase after him. He then flipped his body and jumped out of Xie Kun's courtyard, disappearing into the night.

  It wasn't until they were safely away that Xie Ao Yu let out a breath of relief, silently thinking it was a close call.

  At the same time, he also understood Xie Kun's true combat power. He was indeed a waste in terms of martial arts, and as a man in his forties, he was only at the high intermediate level.

  If he didn't have an alchemist identity, Xie Ao Yu was confident that he could use the Leiling Sacred Knife and the Badao Fist to kill people above his level.

  However, upon hearing Xie Kun and his son's angry roars, he felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

  After ensuring his safety, he immediately pretended to have just seen the flames and followed the crowd back into the Fourth Elder's courtyard, watching as the raging fire burned away the flowers and plants that Xie Kun had painstakingly cultivated. His heart felt incredibly relieved.

  As for these herbs and flowers helping his Medicine God Finger, they were directly ignored.

  The Medicine God requires high-grade, top-quality herbs, but these are just ordinary ones.

  You two, father and son, wait for me. Once I cultivate the Medicine God's Finger, I will personally eliminate you both. Xie Ao Yu secretly vowed in his heart.

  After this outburst, Xie Ao Yu finally felt his whole body relax.

  That suppressed anger in his heart finally vented out, he then returned to his own courtyard, dismissed the servants and said to the unconscious Xie Qian: "Father, I already know who poisoned you. Today, I burned the rare flowers and herbs he painstakingly cultivated. When I refine the Divine Finger, I will avenge you!"

  In the following days, Xie Ao Yu began his crazy cultivation.

  Apart from going to Ziyan's place every other day to practice the Medicine God Finger, he was crazily cultivating his Qi in the back mountain. Gradually, he discovered a strange phenomenon.

  That's Ziyan's Charm Shadow Flame!