Seventy-four feathers
The hall was in ruins, with broken stones and wood scattered all over the floor. Deep trenches on the ground separated the people into different areas, and the surroundings were blocked by black smoke.
"I'll deal with you after I deal with him." Ye Linghan said coldly as he looked around at the monsters floating around.
Seeing that Yin Chen was fine, she felt relieved. Although she was tough, she let the other party hold her waist without dodging.
"Wife--" Yin Chen shrugged his head, like a big dog that had been wronged.
Before they had time to reminisce about the past, black, shapeless mist emerged from the ground, growing larger and larger, and moving between them.
"Be careful!" Yin Chen caught a glimpse of a black shadow attacking him and Ye Linghan at an extremely fast speed. He quickly pressed the other party into his arms, then dodged to the side and barely avoided it.
"Are you okay?" he asked nervously, fearing that something might happen to the person in front of him.
Ye Linghan shook his head, "It's okay." He looked around and couldn't help cursing, "They're worse than animals!"
These mists were aggressive, but there was no way to kill them, as if they were being nourished by something. Ye Linghan waved the ring knife in his hand, and the knife light shuttled through them like a silver snake.
The smoke was cut into two pieces, but quickly pieced together and continued to move.
"These things won't break apart no matter what. What should I do?"
Su Mo gradually gave up attacking to avoid wasting his energy. He dodged and jumped to Ye Linghan's side, breathing heavily, his chest heaving violently.
Yao Qingluan, who was standing nearby, also came closer, sweat dripping from her forehead and neck, and her movements gradually becoming labored. "If we keep going like this, our strength will be exhausted sooner or later, and then it will be difficult to get out."
Ye Linghan looked around and felt a little anxious. He didn't know what disgusting thing Yinster had developed. So many of them tried their best, but they couldn't hurt the other party at all.
No wonder he was willing to endure humiliation for many years and go to great lengths to get the banned book.
I really underestimated him.
Ye Linghan thought for a moment, turned the ring knife, and cut a gash on his wrist. Blood gushed out instantly. He put away the knife and caught the blood, which turned into blood beads in the palm of his hand. Then he raised his hand and scattered them out.
After the mist came into contact with the blood drops, it twisted and retreated into the cracks in the ground as if it had seen something terrible.
It turned out that his blood really had an inhibitory effect. He was about to use it again when Yin Chen grabbed his wrist.
"There must be another way."
Although this trick worked, he was unwilling to let Ye Linghan control these monsters at his own expense.
When Yinster on the stage saw this scene, he narrowed his eyes slightly and raised the corners of his mouth.
I see- -
The pure bloodline that he had been trying so hard to find was actually in him.
Yinster glanced around, then suddenly grabbed a tribesman who was watching the excitement next to him, and moved his lips in his ear. As if feeling some kind of call, the ground shook violently, the original cracks widened, and a thicker mist surged out, instantly swallowing up the man.
They have no body and no soul, but they obey Yinster's orders.
When the others saw this, they were frightened and wanted to run for their lives, but the violent shaking of the ground made it impossible for them to take a step. They all staggered and couldn't even stand.
Only Yinster had long been immersed in the pleasure of playing with other people's lives at his fingertips. In order to get Ye Linghan's blood, he no longer cared about anything, even sacrificing the lives of his clansmen.
His lips opened and closed again, and more mist came out, wantonly devouring the people around him, as if treating them as nutrients to recharge his own energy.
Those people disappeared before they even had time to call for help.
"Is he...is he crazy?" Su Mo was stunned by Yinster's behavior. He had never seen such a crazy person.
A stronger fog rushed towards them, and at the same time, bursts of ghost-like wailing echoed in everyone's ears.
"He has refined so many people. Fortunately, those outside were delayed and couldn't get in for a while." Yao Qingluan exclaimed.
After the Yin family members who were helping Yin Chen to protect learned that someone was coming to help, they volunteered to help resist outside in order to buy more time for Ye Linghan and the others.
"It's only been a few months, how could this happen?" Ye Linghan murmured in a low voice. He didn't expect that Yin Ster had actually comprehended the forbidden book and developed a more evil way to fight back. Apart from using his own blood, he couldn't think of a solution for the time being.
The fog surrounded the few people, trapping them in the middle. It only attacked occasionally, but it was enough to drain their energy. They had already experienced a fierce battle outside, and now it was just a matter of seeing who could outlast the other.
Suddenly, Su Mo caught a glimpse of a bright red color out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head and looked over, only to see a blood-colored object hanging in Yin Ster's palm.
"What is that?" he exclaimed.
Ye Linghan looked over when he heard the voice, and in just a moment, his heart sank.
"not good!"
He was very familiar with the red color on his hand. It was the drop of blood he had thrown out to deal with the fog. He didn't expect that Yinster took advantage of the opportunity and picked it up.
If he drank the enlightened essence and integrated it at this moment, the power it would unleash would be strong enough to destroy the world.
It is obvious that Yinster has already known this feature.
He noticed the gazes of several people, so he looked over and stroked the blood bead with his fingertips with a playful look, as if to provoke.
He glanced at several people before settling on Ye Linghan. He raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully, "If you give your brother to me, I promise to leave you with an intact body. How about that?"
"Stop dreaming!" Ye Linghan gritted his teeth and couldn't help blaming himself in his heart. He only hated his lack of experience and not considering so much, which led to him being at a disadvantage.
Yinster curled his lips and smiled, "If that's the case, how about this?" He hid the blood bead, then clapped his hands. Everyone looked over and saw Blood Hunter members being forced to walk up one by one. Some were familiar and some were new to them.
When seeing Qu Yaoguang, Zhao Tang and Jiang Wanru, Ye Linghan couldn't help but frown.
How did they fall into Yinster's hands?
Not only him, but others were also surprised.
Su Mo whispered: "Xiao Ye, this..."
"Let them go! Come to me if you have any problem!" Ye Linghan glared at Yin Ster.
"Don't be fooled by him, these are probably just illusions." Yin Chen reminded from the side.
"Whether it's true or not, we'll know if we try it." After hearing Yin Chen's words, Yin Ster raised his hand, and a beam of light shot out, directly penetrating Qu Yaoguang's shoulder blade. Blood gushed out and splashed on the ground.
It is real flesh and blood, not an illusion.
"Uh..." Qu Yaoguang groaned and knelt on one knee on the ground. His hands were restrained and he could not move. Big beads of sweat fell to the ground.
"Professor Qu!" Ye Linghan shouted, then glared at Yin Ster with bloodshot eyes, as if he wanted to tear the other person to pieces and swallow him.
Jing Wenchuan, who was holding Yin Wo tightly, gasped when he saw that some of the people in the crowd were his own men. He muttered to himself, "Those puppets were quite weak just now. How come they are so strong all of a sudden?"
After hearing this, Yin Wo couldn't help but sarcastically say, "Just you guys? My son has already figured out the secret. Your struggle here is just a waste of energy."
"Tsk..." Jing Wenchuan shook his head, his tone contemptuous, "Since your eldest son is so powerful, why didn't he come to save you?"
Yin Wo seemed to be choked when he heard this, his expression a little embarrassed, and he explained stiffly: "That's because -"
"Shut up." Before he could finish, Jing Wenchuan raised his hand and created a bright ball, which he stuffed into Yin Wo's mouth. The other party instantly lost his voice and collapsed to the ground. He then took a rope, tied up Yin Wo and threw him aside.
"Worthless thing - I wasted my time looking at you for so long."
Zhao Tang, who was standing aside, was suppressed, but he wasn't afraid at all. Instead, he shouted loudly at Ye Linghan, "Xiao Ye! Do what you want to do, and leave us alone!"
At this moment, he had already put aside all his feelings towards Yinster and chose justice without any hesitation.
The young man whom he had seen for a fleeting moment in his mind had long since changed into a hideous looking man.
Qu Yaoguang, who was standing by, raised his head with difficulty and spoke in a trembling voice, "The murderer who killed your mother is right there. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to take revenge!"
Not only them, but also those members of the tribe who could not even be named in the crowd followed suit, without any fear. There was an extremely firm look in everyone's eyes, and they were determined to face death.
"So touching~" Yinster clapped his hands and couldn't help but sigh.
But Ye Linghan was clearly at a disadvantage, so why did he still get support?
His heart was filled with jealousy. He had worked so hard just to prove his strength, but he was cursed by thousands of people, all of whom wanted him dead.
His eyes darkened. Since that was the case, he would rather not do what these people wanted.
"How about this, let's try something different. I can let them go, but you have to come back with me. Or you can leave and all these people will stay. How about that?"
"Don't listen to him!"
"It doesn't matter what happens to us, the important thing is to avenge the young lady!"
Yinster did not obstruct their calls. To him, the louder the so-called voices of resistance were, the more they would confuse Ye Linghan's mind.
"Please make your choice~" he urged softly.
For Ye Linghan, this was not a difficult decision. He would rather sacrifice himself in exchange for everyone's safety, but he was afraid that Yin Ster would not keep his promise and let them go. Instead of this, he might as well give it a try.
After thinking for a moment, he finally made up his mind that he would have his cake and eat it too, but he chose to die together with the bear's paw, hoping that his friend and lover would be safe, and to avenge his mother.
He turned around and looked at Yin Chen, and said slowly, "I don't want to hand you over to him. You can only be mine."
There were tears in his eyes. He never thought that he would have to make such a choice when they met again after so many days.
When a man is about to die, his words are kind. Sensing his own death, Ye Linghan's tone softened.
Yin Chen looked at Ye Linghan's burning eyes, feeling an indescribable bitterness in his heart. The two were so close, yet unable to touch.
"I know."
It was as if they both had a tacit understanding not to continue talking, as if they would not separate as long as they didn't say goodbye.
Ye Linghan hardened his heart and pulled out the soul-locking rope before anyone could react, using it to tie up the three people around him.
"What are you doing?" Yin Chen tried to break free using his supernatural powers, but it was of no use.
"Get us out of here quickly, don't be stupid, let's find a solution together!" he said anxiously.
Under the shocked gazes of the three people in front of him, Ye Linghan slowly spoke, "This is my duty. After I leave, the Soul Binding Rope will lose its effect and loosen."
He wanted to leave resolutely, but looking at Yin Chen's blood-stained but still handsome face, he couldn't bear it.
I just think that this farewell may be a farewell forever.
So she walked lightly to his front, stood on tiptoe, held his face, felt the warmth of his fingertips, and whispered, "Don't cry, I will always love you."
A kiss fell on the other's cold lips, but it was just a light taste.
Yin Chen's whole body was trembling, and his brain seemed to be broken, with only bursts of buzzing sounds coming from it.
Ye Linghan exerted force, pushing the man down. He whispered in his ear, "Suicide is my trump card as a Blood Hunter, and you are my final killer move."
Upon hearing this, Yin Chen widened his eyes in disbelief.
When their eyes met, it seemed as if ten thousand years had passed.
The temperature of his palm cooled down, Ye Linghan hardened his heart, turned around and walked towards Yin Ster resolutely.
As he walked, he pulled out the ring knife without hesitation and stabbed it straight into his heart. The moment the knife was pulled out, blood gushed out. He threw the knife with his own heart blood towards Yinster at lightning speed.
The other party was completely immersed in the heartbreaking love story before his eyes and had not expected Ye Linghan to take this action. He had a premonition that something was wrong and swallowed Ye Linghan's blood bead into his stomach as quickly as possible, but at the same time, the ring knife pierced straight into his heart.
Yinster was pushed back by the force, and at the same time he felt some changes in himself.
"This is--" He looked at his chest.
There seemed to be some connection between the two, as if they were tied together.
Ye Linghan took out the Nether Abyss from the hollow in his heart, fused it with the gun he carried with him, then aimed it at his heart and pulled the trigger.
"Bang--"
"Don't--" Qu Yaoguang shouted madly when he saw this scene. He knew too well what this meant. Ye Linghan used his own blood to forcibly tie Yin Si Te to his own body, and then committed suicide to force Yin Si Te to die as well. He was determined to die together with his partner.
This is the Blood Hunter Clan's most powerful killing move. If someone is forced to use it, no matter who they are, there is no chance of survival.
Ye Linghan looked at Yinster and spoke slowly, "I won't fulfill your wish, and I won't let you defile Achen. Even if I die, I deserve to ascend the ladder to heaven, while you can only go to the eighteen levels of hell, and never be reborn!"
After he finished speaking, the gun slipped out of his hand and his body fell backward uncontrollably. Yinster, who was shot in the heart, also leaned back in shock.
There was a noisy sound in his ears. Ye Linghan tried hard to make out what everyone was saying, but he couldn't hear anything clearly. His vision gradually became blurred. He felt his eyelids were heavy and he just wanted to have a good sleep.
The moment he fell, he felt that time had slowed down, as if a long time had passed. The memories of his childhood that had been erased also came flooding back, like a memory film, playing frame by frame.
But the imagined pain of falling heavily to the ground did not come. Amid the noise in his ears, he could only hear a clear and crisp sound of explosion.
"Click--"
“Wow--”
In just a moment, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Ye Linghan was confused and wanted to see what happened, but he only saw a white light that made him unable to open his eyes.
It's so bright - am I dead?
Suddenly, he keenly caught a call.
"Ali" was said in a tone full of shock.
It was Qu Yaoguang's voice.
Ah Li? Isn't that my mother's name? Could it be...
Ye Linghan ignored the burning light and forced his eyes open. The white light weakened and he could gradually see the scene in front of him clearly.
He belatedly realized that something seemed to be missing between his fingers, and his limbs were a little stiff. He slowly raised his hand and found that the ring he had been wearing on his finger had shattered into countless tiny pieces, piercing the surrounding smoke, and the moment of contact, those troublesome things instantly dissipated.
It means disappearing completely, not just being forced to retreat.
At the same time, his body seemed to fall into the embrace of nothingness.
"Han'er--"
"Mother?" Ye Linghan stared, and the face exactly the same as the one in the illusion appeared in front of him.
Ye Zhanli held Ye Linghan in her arms as if she were a baby.
Her hand touched Ye Linghan's heart, and a pure and flawless white light slowly poured in.
He only felt a warm current sweeping through his body, and he no longer felt uncomfortable or painful.
So this is what maternal love feels like?
"I thought I would never see you again." No matter who you are, you are always vulnerable when facing your mother. All the grievances come up in an instant, and all the confusion in your heart disappears the moment you see your mother, and tears can't help but burst out.
"I see it now." Ye Zhanli stroked Ye Linghan's face, "My Han'er has grown up and become more handsome." She looked at the person in her arms lovingly. When they just separated, Ye Linghan was just a baby in swaddling clothes, but now he has changed a lot.
"You and your father really look alike." She couldn't help but sigh as she traced Ye Linghan's outline.
Ye Linghan wanted to hug Ye Zhanli, but found that when he touched the other person, he actually passed straight through the other person's body and could not be touched like clouds and smoke.
"Mom, why is this happening?" He tried a few more times without giving up, but the result was the same.
Ye Zhanli smiled and explained softly, "Because this is just a wisp of my mother's soul."
She stroked Ye Linghan's head, and the moment the touch came, her soul dispersed and then condensed again.
"This is also the last time mom will protect you."
Ye Linghan's thoughts froze, and he felt puzzled. His throat seemed to be suddenly blocked as he managed to utter a word, "What... do you mean by this?"
Ye Zhanli smiled and brought Ye Linghan to Qu Yaoguang's side.
Without any restraints around him, Qu Yaoguang stumbled towards the two of them and hugged Ye Zhanli tightly in his arms, even though he was just a scattered and shapeless shadow.
"Our family is finally reunited." The soul tried hard to gather into shape, and Ye Zhanli buried her face in Qu Yaoguang's neck and murmured softly.
But as she spoke more, the shadow became weaker.
She held up Qu Yaoguang's face and kissed him gently. Even though they couldn't feel any touch between them, the bond in their hearts had already deeply felt the warmth of each other.
"I have always loved you. Thank you for your hard work over the years."
Qu Yaoguang's face was covered with tears, dripping down and penetrating Ye Zhanli's soul.
"I love you... too." He burst into tears.
Ye Zhanli felt her soul gradually disintegrating, and she didn't dare to linger any longer. She smiled and broke away from Qu Yaoguang's arms.
"Ali! Where are you going?"
"Go see our son's boyfriend."
She came in front of Yin Chen and raised her hand to remove the soul-locking ropes that were tied to them.
"Aunt..." Yin Chen's eyes were red. Seeing Ye Linghan come back to life, he felt relieved.
Ye Zhanli looked Yin Chen up and down. Even though his body had no physical form, it couldn't hide his playful and agile feeling.
"Still calling me aunt?"
Yin Chen's face flushed red as he said this. He tilted his head to look at Ye Linghan, then looked at Ye Zhanli and said solemnly, "Mom."
"Oh, good boy." She was very satisfied and relieved.
"I know he loves you very much, and you don't have to worry about the old-fashioned rules passed down by the Blood Hunters. They set so many rules to constrain their descendants because they suffered setbacks themselves. As long as two people love each other, that's enough."
Yin Chen nodded and responded sincerely.
Feeling that his soul could not hold on for much longer, Ye Zhanli quickly said, "Yin Chen, you said you wanted Han'er to always stand in the sun, so I order you to protect him for the rest of his life."
She changed her joking tone and spoke seriously.
After feeling the intense pressure, Yin Chen lowered his head and promised from the bottom of his heart, "Mom, don't worry. Unless I die, I will definitely protect Ye Linghan for the rest of my life."
At this moment, Yinster, who had fallen to the ground, suddenly staggered to his feet and said, "How touching! Now that we've finished talking, let's go to hell together!"
A huge amount of energy suddenly emanated from around his body.
"Not good!" Ye Zhanli whispered.
Then there was no time to say anything more, and the soul went straight to Yinster.
"Ali! No!" Qu Yaoguang was completely panicked. He didn't want to watch his loved one die in front of him for the third time, so he quickly stood up and tried to stop them.
"Dad! Mom!" Ye Linghan reached out to grab Qu Yaoguang, but missed.
Before everyone could react, Ye Zhanli used the remaining soul power to condense into a beam of light, which then spread out, enveloped Yinster and suppressed him.
Ye Linghan got up and staggered a few steps, then followed Qu Yaoguang and tried to pull him back, but his eyes were dazzled by the strong light emitted by Ye Zhanli, and he subconsciously raised his hands to block it.
When he looked again, he only saw Qu Yaoguang's back running towards the white light. Then, in the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared in the white light.
"Bang--"
"Dad, Mom--"
With a loud bang of an explosion, a powerful energy wave spread out in all directions with Ye Zhanli's position as the center. No one could withstand this powerful energy, and they were all shocked and fell to the ground unconscious.
Ye Linghan wanted to grit his teeth and hold on, but his mental strength had already collapsed. Before he fainted, he saw Yin Chen running towards him covered in blood.
The white light eventually turned into flying catkins, scattered in the air and then melted into the dust.
- -
“Beep-beep-beep.”
The sound of the heart monitor reached his ears, Ye Linghan slowly opened his eyes and saw Yin Chen's face.
He used his muscles to caress the other person's warm cheek, then the corners of his mouth slowly curved up, and he said in a hoarse voice, "It's great that we're still alive."
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