Chapter Thirty-two: The Killer is Someone from the Gu House

  Xian'er stepped into the small courtyard and ran in happily, like a happy butterfly. "Mother dear, Xian'er is back, mother dear."

  "Cough...cough..."

  A faint cough came from the broken house in the small courtyard, followed by a weak voice saying, "It's Little Immortal back..."

  A weak and powerless voice revealed a hint of indulgent love, Ye Chen stepped into the small courtyard, the dilapidated house had several large holes on its roof, the doors and windows were in disrepair, this kind of house could no longer keep out the wind and rain.

  Xiao Xianfeng and her mother lived in such a place, Ye Chen suddenly felt that compared to them, his fate of being sealed by the Heavenly Dao's Dantian was much better.

  "Mom, today Xian'er met a big brother, he's so nice! Not only did he return all the money I spent on buying medicine, but he also got mom ten more packs of medicine and brought back food for mom. And there's more, the clothes on my body were also bought by big brother." The happy voice of Xian'er came from inside the house.

  "Xian'er, you've had a hard time this month, seeing you like this, it pains Mother's heart."

  "Mom, Xian'er is not suffering, she will definitely make your illness better. Don't worry, Mom, Xian'er is very good, every day is going well."

  Ye Chen entered the house and on a tattered bed, saw a woman in her thirties, with a face devoid of color, deep eye sockets, she struggled to open her eyes, gazing lovingly and painfully at Xian'er. She trembled as she grasped Xian'er's small hands full of wounds, tears rolling down from her lifeless eyes.

  "Mother, don't cry, mother don't cry." Xiaoxian Shuang stretched out her small hand to wipe away the woman's tears, and her own tears also fell down uncontrollably.

  Watching this scene, Ye Chen's eyes were sour, and he had never felt such a close relationship on Earth except in his dreams.

  "Xian'er, hurry up and feed your mother lunch." Ye Chen walked to the bedside and brought back the packed meal. "Feed your mother lunch and let her rest, we'll go make medicine for her again."

  "Uh-huh." Xiaoxianfeng responded with a murmur, taking out the packed meal, and fed her mother small dishes and meat porridge one mouthful at a time.

  After Xiao Xianfeng finished feeding her mother, her mother fell asleep quickly due to physical weakness, with tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes. Ah, who wouldn't be moved and heartbroken to have such a daughter?

  This afternoon, Ye Chen almost didn't leave, only occasionally going out to ask about the Duanmu family, Guo family and Ye family's convoy entering the town, and spent the rest of the time in the small courtyard accompanying Xiao Xianfeng to decoct medicine.

  The herbs grabbed in the pharmacy were only for treating Xiaoxian's mother, who was weak and needed nourishment. Ye Chen took out over a dozen low-grade inferior spiritual herbs, which didn't have very abundant spiritual energy, but when decocted into a soup, they could just barely help Xiaoxian's mother nourish her body. Spiritual herbs with too much spiritual energy would be unbearable for her weak body.

  Ye Chen is also considered a good person, since he saw and met them, so he lent a helping hand. His heart can be very cruel, but also very soft, depending on who it's for. When dealing with enemies, he shows no hesitation in sending them to their deaths, showing no mercy. But now, his heart is soft, helping the weak, helping this poor mother and daughter.

  When Ye Chen was decocting medicine for Xiao Xianfeng, she learned some things. The woman in the house was indeed not her biological mother, as Ye Chen had thought, but a widow who had lost her husband and had taken in Xiao Xianfeng half a year ago when she saw that Xiao Xianfeng was alone and helpless, treating her like her own daughter. However, just a month ago, she fell ill for no reason, and the town's doctor could not cure this disease that couldn't even be diagnosed, so he could only estimate and prescribe some herbal medicine, which had little effect but could at least prolong her life for a few more days.

  Ye Chen heard Xiaoxian Shuang's words and immediately thought of what the Yin Dao person had said. Anyone who had taken in Xiaoxian Shuang would either die mysteriously or contract an incurable disease. Why was this, Ye Chen wondered.

  He certainly wouldn't believe in things like fate or destiny, so if something like this were to happen, there must be a reason for it. Maybe the reason lies with Xiaoxianfeng herself, and she just doesn't know it yet.

  The medicine was decocted for the whole afternoon, and when night fell, the woman woke up. Xiaoxianfeng brought in the medicine, while Ye Chen left the small courtyard to inquire about the caravans of several big families.

  Several big families in Lin City go to Ying City for procurement every year, so their convoys are not unfamiliar to the people of Wuming Town. Ye Chen just casually asked a few people and got the news.

  The car teams of the Guo and Ye families arrived, and the Ye family settled in a nameless inn, apparently preparing to stay overnight and leave at dawn. The people from the Guo family directly ordered some wine and dishes, seemingly not planning to linger in Nameless Town for long, intending to rush through the night.

  Duanmu's convoy was still behind, and hadn't arrived yet. However, this gave Ye Chen an opportunity. If the convoys of several major families were not far apart, or if they were traveling together, then he would have too many concerns when making his move. Now it just so happened that he could eliminate them one by one.

  Ye Chen returned to the dilapidated courtyard where Xiao Xianfeng lived, telling her that he had something to attend to and would be back later. He then left Wuming Town and hid beside a road in a dense forest hundreds of miles ahead.

  Ye Chen waited for the Gu family's convoy to arrive while thinking about how to help poor little Xianfeng, who had been robbed of her spiritual medicine. After the incident, should he bring her back to the Ye family? If Yu Linglong came to take away Nang'er in the future and also took Xianfeng with her, then Ye Chen could bring her back to the Ye family. But if Yu Linglong was unwilling to take her, what should be done? After all, the Ye family was not a safe place, and even Ye Chen's life or death in a few months was hard to predict, let alone that of a five- or six-year-old girl like Xianfeng.

  "It seems that I can only let her stay in the Nameless Town for now, and come back to take her away when I leave the Ye family later." Ye Chen sighed. When he first saw Xiao Xianfeng, Ye Chen knew that he absolutely couldn't bear to abandon this poor little girl. Her eyes had a profound impact on him, evoking endless pity with just one glance. Moreover, she was also the so-called "noble person" in the mouths of the brothel people.

  About two and a half hours had passed, the time was approaching midnight, everywhere was quiet, Ye Chen leaned lazily against a big tree, his ears suddenly moved slightly, and a cold smile instantly rose on his face.

  The sound of hooves from a dozen or so horses came from afar, no more than two to three miles away from where Ye Chen was, and they would arrive soon.

  At this late hour, apart from the Guo family, there is no one else on the road. Between Ying City and Lin City, only a few large families and the city lord's mansion dare to travel at night, fearing neither bandits nor robbers.

  Ye Chen put on the bronze mask, took out the big knife, and then hid behind a large stone five meters away from the official road.

  Tap tap...

  The sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer, Ye Chen stretched out his head to look, hundreds of meters away, vaguely visible were more than a dozen Flame Horses galloping over, with a large horse-drawn carriage in the middle carrying goods.

  Before long, the convoy arrived at the official road where Ye Chen was hiding. The people of Gu's family galloped their horses, never thinking that anyone would dare to ambush them and snatch the spirit medicine. For over a decade, who dared to rob several big families between Lin City and Ying City?

  Two seven-segment peak masters rode horses in front, horseshoes flying, and in the hazy black night, you can still see the splashing smoke dust.

  "Psst!"

  Suddenly, a flash of snow-white light appeared, Ye Chen held a large knife and jumped out, extremely fast, the 1.5-meter-long knife cut through the air with a "whoosh" sound, bringing up a fierce knife wind, the blade shining with cold light under the moonlight, instantly shocking the Gu family's people, all of whom pulled their horses to a stop at the same time.

  "Hurry up!"

  A fine steed let out a long whinny, and more than ten Flame Horses stood up on their hind legs, their front hooves flying through the air.

  "Clang!"

  A shrill, ear-piercing sound of clashing metal, a string of colliding sparks, followed by a loud crash. Ye Chen struck down with his knife, like an overlord in the mortal world, overpowering all with his might, beheading two seven-segment peak experts in one swift motion.

  The two men were terrified and raised their weapons in defense, but the massive force crushed them, along with their horses, beneath its weight.

  "Who are you?" One of the seven peak experts shouted, "Do you know that we are people from Lincheng Gou's family? You have eaten the gallbladder of a fierce leopard and dare to rob our horse carriage!"

  "Hmph!" Ye Chen sneered, "I'll kill every last one of the Guo family!"

  A large knife in hand made a loud "clang" as it was pulled from the two people's weapons and slashed horizontally.

  "Pffft!"

  One person's head flew high, rolling several meters away, and a stream of blood gushed out like a fountain. The headless body still maintained its single-knee kneeling posture, until it fell to the ground with a thud after several seconds.

  The master of the Seventh Rank was killed in an instant, leaving the entire Gou family stunned and terrified, their bodies trembling with fear.

  "Who... who are you?" Another seven-segment peak expert crawled up from the ground, tightly grasping a horse-slaying knife in his hand, the blade slightly trembling, revealing his inner terror.

  "Do you know what the consequences of offending the Guo family of Lincheng are?" The man said with a stern expression.

  "What consequences are unimportant, what's important is that you're all going to die tonight!" Ye Chen's words fell, his arm shook, and the big knife stabbed out.

  That seven-segment peak expert suddenly retreated, but how could his speed be compared to Ye Chen's? Before he had even withdrawn a meter, the cold knife tip was pressing in close, and in great surprise, he held out the horse-slaying knife horizontally.

  "Clang!"

  The giant blade's tip pierced the air, producing a metallic hum, and a massive force that was hard to resist surged forth from it. With a loud crash, it sent those seven peak experts flying several meters away. As they hit the ground, they spat out arrows of blood, their bodies shaking violently as they stared at Ye Chen in unmitigated terror, his face hidden behind a bronze mask.

  "Up, kill him!" The man roared, and instantly a dozen or so six-peak masters swarmed up, surrounding Ye Chen, and launched a fierce attack.

  Ye Chen curled up the corner of his mouth, drawing a cruel smile, and the six-stage cultivators in his eyes were just ants, which could be crushed by the power of the same realm alone, let alone the fifteen fierce beasts contained in the blood gas in his body.

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