[Revenge is one thing, but you clearly understand that you are a decent person. How could you casually kill a couple who have "no grudge" against you?]

After all, you're not some kind of devil.

[You displayed the formidable strength of a first-rate martial artist, deep blue energy swirling around you, and appeared before Song Yulang and the other person. Song Yulang immediately clasped his hands in greeting: "Greetings, Senior."]

You scrutinized Song Yulang with your gaze, and just as his scalp tingled and his legs trembled, you finally spoke.

"Young man, I have something important to discuss with you."

You pulled Song Yulang aside, raised your Zhanming sword in front of him, and said, "Young man, see how sharp my sword is. Guess how many blows it will take to kill you?"

Song Yulang broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn't understand it. He had reformed himself a year ago and hadn't stolen any jade or flowers since. Besides, when he was picking flowers back then, he had hardly encountered any fierce resistance thanks to his handsome face. He didn't know where he had offended this master he was clearly a complete stranger.

"Senior, could you please speak plainly?" If Chu Xian'er hadn't been nearby, constantly glancing in their direction, Song Yulang would have knelt down.

"Simple. I'm narrow-minded. I despise handsome men and beautiful women like you flirting in public. I can't stand seeing you with her. If you want peace and quiet, just kick her to the curb!"

"If there's an engagement, then divorce her. If they elope, then send her back to where she came from!"

[Do you believe that for a girl obsessed with love, being dumped by her lover is more devastating than being killed?]

Upon hearing this, Song Yulang smiled with relief: "Senior, you don't need to be like this. It's just a momentary feeling of displeasure. Why separate me from my loved one? You wouldn't kill someone over such a trivial matter."

[You remained expressionless, you hated these self-righteous kids the most: "I wouldn't kill you, but do you think I'd leave any scars on your pretty face...?"]

Before he could finish speaking, Song Yulang's gaze hardened instantly: "Senior, I know what to do."

You paused at the corner, watching the pretty boy walk step by step toward Chu Xian'er: "Go back to the Chu family."

Chu Xian'er asked incredulously, "Brother Yulang, did that guy threaten you?"

"Tch." Song Yulang sneered, "I'm just tired of playing around. You really think you're something special? I've played with at least eighty or a hundred like you. I just wanted to try playing with someone for a while longer..."

His cold words pierced Chu Xian'er's heart like knives, and you know that even if the truth isn't as bad as he described, it's only a matter of time before Song Yulang dumps Chu Xian'er—he values ​​his gigolo more than his love for Chu Xian'er!

Seeing Chu Xian'er's face turn deathly pale, confusion, pain, sorrow, and despair appear layer upon layer on her face, a poignant and beautiful sight, you took a deep breath.

People experience joy and sorrow differently; you only feel happy, writhing and laughing incessantly in a dark corner like a maggot.

Chu Xian'er broke down, and she slapped Song Yulang hard... But a mere ordinary woman attacking a martial artist?

[Slap! A loud slap rang out, but it wasn't Song Yulang who was knocked down. You looked at Chu Xian'er's swollen right cheek and left satisfied.]

[Regardless of how things develop later, whether Song Yulang finds Chu Xian'er and throws her back into the Chu family of Qingcheng, that's none of your business anymore, because what happened today alone means they're destined never to go back to how things were.]

[In the 296th year of the Daqing era, you practiced martial arts every day without fail, honing various skills until your inner strength penetrated to your very bones.]

In the year 297 of the Daqing era, you encountered challenges from some young heroes. No matter how terrifying their talent, those second-rate martial artists were no match for you under the suppression of pure martial arts cultivation.

[And some young, highly talented martial artists who have only recently entered the first-rate level are also completely suppressed by you; they are no match for you.]

[In the 298th year of the Great Autumn Period, you are 43 years old, your foundation is at 157%, and your internal energy has nearly reached the halfway point. Within ten years, you will definitely reach the limit of a first-class martial artist.]

The only problem is: how to survive the demonic creatures that appear five years later.

[You have two options in mind. One is to hide in a remote, secluded place where the city won't be massacred, and then wait for all the grandmasters to make their move and see if they can kill the monster.]

[Secondly, we could flee the Qing Kingdom, or even the entire Three Kingdoms region, but this step can wait until the Grandmasters have failed.]

[You first went to Jin Feng Tower to continue gathering relevant information. In the minds of ordinary people, and even martial artists like yourself, the three kingdoms of Qing, Wu, and Ning are considered the entire world.]

However, after researching, you'll find that this subconscious belief isn't without reason.

Beyond the rectangular territory formed by the three kingdoms, to the north lay vast stretches of barren mountains, almost devoid of any living thing; the only sign of life was the endless expanse of withered, yellow weeds.

So why not expand our territory?

[Actually, development has been ongoing, but the pace has been too slow; it takes decades to expand even a single county or city.]

The south is like a jungle, teeming with primeval forests, poisonous insects, swamps, and various factors that cause acclimatization problems... It is also constantly being developed, and sects establish themselves in the southern border region.

The West is a vast desert; some masters have explored its edge and found themselves on a great grassland inhabited by nomadic peoples.

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