Chapter 436: Chapter 435 Can You Get Lost?
The defenses of the Duanmu Family were extremely strict, and under normal circumstances, it was almost impossible for assassins to infiltrate their villa.
However, once the external defenses were breached and the intruder entered the villa, the inner defenses became relatively lax.
As one of the Eight Great Forces, the Duanmu Family was rich in experts, and very few dared to barge in and stir up trouble there since ancient times.
When Duanmu Xin’s wife let out a terrified scream, the entire villa was alerted.
Soon, the inner court guards formed by the Duanmu Family’s own clansmen rushed over.
Seeing Duanmu Xin lying dead in his wife’s arms, and the wife pointing frantically in a direction, she screamed, "The villain went that way, catch him for me, I must have him flayed and quartered!"
Immediately, several masters chased in that direction, while several others who remained, one of them respectfully asked, "Auntie, what on earth happened, how did Uncle end up like this?"
"The villain said he was Yang Fei, and he claimed he had killed your cousins Duanmu Hai and Duanmu Yun, coming here for revenge today."
"What?"
The Duanmu Family guards were all shocked.
It wasn’t the influence of Yang Fei’s name that startled them, but rather the death of Duanmu Hai and Duanmu Yun was a huge shock.
These two were the leading figures in the younger generation of the Duanmu Family, having stepped into the Innate Realm in their thirties with exceptional talent, key pillars of the family’s future, and now they were dead?
While the guards were still in shock, the sound of breaking the air continued, as other family experts arrived after hearing the news.
One of the old men glanced at Duanmu Xin’s corpse in the woman’s arms, his pupils shrank, and he snapped, "What happened?"
The woman recounted the incident.
The old man was seething with anger and shouted, "Damn it, how dare some outsider barge into the headquarters of our Duanmu Family! Raise the alert, we must find this brat, I want to see if he’s really as exceptional as he seems."
Another clan elder arrived shortly after and asked after being briefed on the situation, "You and your husband hadn’t yet rested, and it was that youngster who killed Duanmu Xin?"
Duanmu Xin’s wife cried, "Yes, that villain is indeed formidable, he struck and left immediately, my husband didn’t even withstand a single blow before he was killed. By the time I charged over, this person had thrown my husband’s body at me to block the way, and when I went to pursue him, he had already leaped over the wall and fled, his speed was like that of a ghost."
"It indicates that the boy’s strength is extraordinary since he managed to sneak into the villa’s inner grounds; we must not underestimate him."
"Yes, Uncle was also at the Peak of Energy Transformation Realm Ninth Rank; with such strength, he couldn’t even withstand one move from that boy, the boy must also be in the Innate Realm."
"Could he really be a Taoist Inheritor?"
"Only a Taoist Inheritor could have such a realm at such a young age."
"The true inheritance of Taoism is indeed powerful."
Amidst the discussion, sharp gleams flickered in the eyes of the Duanmu Family members.
This was indeed like finding a rare treasure without even searching; with rumors about the Hidden Sect’s Taoist Inheritor emerging, all forces wanted to secure the Taoist inheritance. They never expected the Taoist Inheritor to dare intrude into the heart of the Duanmu Family.
It was practically suicide.
If the Duanmu Family could capture this youngster and obtain the true Taoist cultivation technique, the family was certain to reach new heights.
In a moment, everyone was burning with eagerness, their zeal to capture Yang Fei intensifying.
As for the killings of Duanmu Xin, Duanmu Hai, and Duanmu Yun, that was no longer as important.
After all, they could simply force the Taoist cultivation technique out of him and then kill the youngster, holding a memorial for the three of them to pacify their souls in heaven.
After killing Duanmu Xin, Yang Fei had fled far from the crime scene, hiding in a tranquil courtyard hundreds of meters away.
This courtyard seemed rather desolate and decrepit, seemingly uninhabited.
This made it convenient for Yang Fei to hide.
What surprised Yang Fei was that this place was already the heartland of the Duanmu Family. The residence where Duanmu Xin and his wife lived didn’t even reach the center of the heartland, yet this estate he had chosen for his hideout had much better overall architecture and location.
Why was such a place so run-down and deserted?
It was as if it had been uninhabited for many years.
This was even better for hiding for the time being.
The outside was in an uproar, with several areas that were preparing for bed being disturbed, lighting up one after another with candlelight.
Occasionally, a powerful presence flickered by, clearly alarming the bigwigs of the Duanmu aristocratic family.
After killing Duanmu Xin, much of Yang Fei’s hatred had dissipated.
His uncle’s death had driven him mad at the time.
But now that he had personally slain Duanmu Hai and Duanmu Yun, his uncle’s vendetta could be considered avenged.
Only when he thought about how his uncle had been implicated because of him and that the opponent had shown no martial arts world’s righteousness, breaking the principle of ’calamities should not involve family,’ Yang Fei’s anger could not be extinguished.
Now that he had killed Duanmu Hai’s father, almost all of Yang Fei’s hatred had faded, and he had truly calmed down.
Calamities should not involve family.
Wasn’t he now doing the same as Duanmu Hai?
He recalled the words that Qin Yanyang had repeatedly reminded him of.
Be a little more magnanimous in everything, open-minded, reduce the desire to kill, and don’t be too consumed by malice.
If he couldn’t control his desire to kill, he would be even worse than Duanmu Hai and Duanmu Yun, and eventually become the person he loathed.
Suddenly, he shook his head in self-mockery with a smile.
Now that he had alarmed the experts of the Duanmu Family, it would not be easy for him to leave, and not wanting to kill was no longer an option.
However, this had nothing to do with his uncle’s vendetta anymore, he just wanted to live well from now on, nothing more.
"Hey, can you just get lost?"
Suddenly, an icy female voice came through, filled with disgust and complaint.
Yang Fei was startled, and the hairs on his back stood up.
There was still someone hiding in this courtyard, and he hadn’t noticed?
He followed the voice, but he didn’t see anyone, which made his brow furrow.
Just as he was about to search thoroughly, that cold voice came again: "Your presence will implicate me."
The voice was clear and cold, very dissatisfied.
Yang Fei said helplessly, "Sorry, I didn’t realize that someone was already here. But it’s not safe outside now, so I have to hide here."
"Bad luck!"
The voice came again.
This time, Yang Fei pinpointed the location of the other party’s hiding spot.
He was amazed to find that this person, like himself and Qin Yanyang, could perfectly conceal their presence.
No wonder he hadn’t noticed her before.
But as soon as he became aware of the woman, she scaled the wall like a civet cat and quickly disappeared from his senses.
Obviously, since she couldn’t drive away Yang Fei, she was worried about being implicated and chose to leave, giving up this excellent hiding spot to him.
"The voice sounded a bit young and belongs to a woman, I wonder what she looks like?" As the woman walked away, Yang Fei muttered to himself.
Suddenly realizing something, Yang Fei slapped himself lightly on the face and inwardly scorned himself, "Yang Fei, oh Yang Fei, what nonsense are you thinking about? You haven’t even dealt with your relationship with Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu yet, and you’re already concerned about whether another woman is beautiful. Even if she is a celestial being, what does it have to do with you?"
He inwardly warned himself to stay steady, not to get involved with other women, and not to become a fickle lover; otherwise, it would be too unfair to Qin Yanyang.
Er, Tong Yunshu was an exception.
After all, she was there before Qin Yanyang.
Qin Yanyang and he had connected hearts first.
But Tong Yunshu chose a shortcut and went ahead with a different connection, it wasn’t his fault.
As he was indulging in wild thoughts, a sense of vigilance suddenly arose within him.
Invisibly, it was as if a pair of eyes were scanning over from afar; even in the darkness of the night, it gave Yang Fei a feeling of having nowhere to hide.