"However, I heard that Young Master Linghu Zhou is still alive! Didn't he go out with a group of people a couple of days ago? We haven't seen him since. But someone said they saw a strange man on the street today, and that the man is very likely Linghu Zhou."
...
There were many different opinions around, but without exception, they all felt that the Linghu family had offended someone in power, which was why they suffered such a devastating disaster.
After hearing most of the news, Xu Yuehuai went out and continued to linger around the Linghu family's residence. Yuan Shui, watching Xu Yuehuai's actions, asked suspiciously, "You're not planning to help that kid from the Linghu family, are you?"
"You've only known each other for a short time, how can you be so sure that their family didn't deserve what they got?" Yuan Shui calmly and rationally analyzed for Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai didn't speak; her intuition told her that she had to get involved in this matter.
Xu Yuehuai stayed at an inn on a street next to the Linghu family's house. It was the closest inn to the Linghu family's house, and the inn's environment was excellent. After a day, at night, Xu Yuehuai saw a figure moving in the ruins of the Linghu family's house.
She immediately went out of the inn and arrived at the ruins. The people inside were nowhere to be found. Xu Yuehuai did not let her guard down. She took out her silver sword and searched the inside step by step.
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When Linghuzhou returned, his family had been wiped out. After hearing his father's last message to him, he was told not to seek revenge and to hide his identity. The reason his father sent him out to train was to help him escape this calamity.
Linghu Zhou was the only hope of the Linghu family, so he dared not act rashly. During the day, he found a place to hide and waited until night to sneak over and investigate, hoping to find some clues. However, before he could even take a couple of glances, he noticed that outsiders had arrived.
The area was very open, so he could only lie on the ground. Dressed in black, he was hidden in the darkness, but he always held a weapon in his hand. If anyone got too close, he would fight to the death to get out.
It was precisely his emotions that caused the spiritual energy around him to stir. Xu Yuehuai keenly noticed this anomaly and walked over.
Suddenly, a dark figure appeared and attacked her without warning. Xu Yuehuai raised her sword to defend herself. The opponent's moves were fierce, and Xu Yuehuai felt that they were somewhat familiar. She then saw those eyes again.
To conceal his identity, Linghu Zhou was fully armed even when he came here in the middle of the night, leaving only his clear eyes visible.
"Linghu Zhou?" Xu Yuehuai stopped and stood a short distance away, tentatively asking, "I am Xu Yuehuai."
Linghu Zhou calmed down. He had felt that Xu Yuehuai looked somewhat familiar, but it was too dark to see clearly.
Before the two could say anything more, the air was torn apart. Xu Yuehuai sensed something was wrong and pulled Linghu Zhou away from the place.
Once back inside the inn, Linghu Zhou dropped his pretense, his eyes turning cold. "Why did you pull me away?"
“The commotion we made over there just now probably alerted the people behind it. Those who killed your family are probably looking for you now, wanting to eliminate you completely. Knowing you would come back, they were lying in wait there. If I hadn’t sensed something was wrong, you would already be dead.” Xu Yuehuai’s words were true. Linghu Zhou’s current strength was no match for that group of people. If they were to fight, he would only face certain death.
Linghu Zhou slumped to the ground, a look of utter despair on his face. "What am I supposed to do now? My father told me not to seek revenge, but how could I possibly do that! I'm determined to make those who killed my family pay the price!"
Linghu Zhou's eyes were blinded by hatred, while Xu Yuehuai merely pursed her lips and remained silent. Any words spoken at this moment could very well become a sharp blade aimed at him.
"You should rest well first. We can discuss revenge after you've had a good night's sleep," Xu Yuehuai said.
"I'll keep watch tonight. You get some sleep first, and think about where you really want to go after you wake up tomorrow." Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but feel heartbroken. She and Linghu Zhou had only known each other for two or three days, and the flow of time inside the secret realm was different from that outside.
What happened inside took only one day, but outside it took two or three whole days.
Xu Yuehuai remembered the first time she met Linghu Zhou. He was a reserved but very interesting person. After getting to know him, she couldn't help but want to become friends with him.
He was sincere, enthusiastic, and would speak up for her.
But now, Linghuzhou is silent, like a demon emerging from hell.
Xu Yuehuai sat by the window, remaining vigilant at all times while pondering why things had turned out this way.
His hand unconsciously touched the jade pendant at his waist. The pendant was now intact and even seemed to be smoother than before.
...
Linghu Zhou didn't sleep well that night, his mind was filled with thoughts of revenge. Fortunately, he did get some rest. When he got up, he found Xu Yuehuai sitting cross-legged on the couch outside. He stood in front of Xu Yuehuai, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
When Xu Yuehuai sensed movement in the room, she had already broken out of her meditation state; she was currently just closing her eyes.
A moment later, the sound of footsteps came from the room again, and the inn's door was opened and then closed again.
Xu Yuehuai opened her eyes at this moment. Yuan Shui saw this and mocked Xu Yuehuai in the space, "Look at yourself, you wanted to help him with good intentions, but he didn't appreciate it and quietly left. I say you're just a pushover!"
"Shut up!" Xu Yuehuai silenced Yuan Shui, preventing him from seeing what was happening outside.
Yuan Shui cursed and swore in the space, feeling that Xu Yuehuai was a sore loser. He was furious, but no one responded to him.
Xu Yuehuai got up from the couch, stood by the window, opened the window a small crack, and looked outside. Linghu Zhou happened to be looking up in this direction. He was dressed casually and had a hat on his head to cover his face.
The emotions in his eyes were unfathomable and complex; he didn't want to be a burden to Xu Yuehuai.
After a brief glance, he turned and left, disappearing into the crowd.
Xu Yuehuai watched his figure gradually disappear into the crowd before turning her gaze away. As she went downstairs, the waiter met her and asked, "Sir, you didn't go out yesterday, did you?"
"No," Xu Yuehuai lied, then asked, "What's wrong?"
"I heard that Linghu Zhou went to the ruins last night. Now the people chasing Linghu Zhou are searching every inn. Linghu Zhou has nowhere to go but to stay in an inn," the waiter explained. "And those people kill people like grass."
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