Chapter 401 The Same Scorching Aura
"My dad's here! My dad's here!"
"Fang Ruoming, you will die a horrible death!"
Fang Jintu laughed loudly, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope. His face, which had been pale with fear, was twisted by this sudden hope, and mixed with bloodstains, it looked particularly ferocious.
Beside her, Fang Jinyu, who was listless due to excessive blood loss, suddenly opened her eyes upon hearing these words. Her originally dim eyes suddenly lit up with a last glimmer of life, and her chapped lips moved slightly as she tried to look out into the forest.
Only Guan Peng's gaze never left Fang Ruoming, a mixture of confusion and a chilling coldness coexisting in his heart.
Indeed, they did not expect that Fang Ruoming's guards were all at the upper level of the Fusion Dao Realm, and thus they fell into a trap.
The problem is, even if he had five Dao-Merging Guardians, so what? The opposing side had six Yingtian Realm experts. With such a difference in cultivation level, he couldn't possibly survive. Why didn't he flee after killing them, but instead waited for the Fang family to come looking for him?
He thought the other person was crazy and just hoped that the other person wouldn't kill him first.
"Fang Ruoming, you scoundrel!"
The Guan family head had recovered from the shock of having five Dao-Merging Guardians. Seeing his son's face covered in blood, he immediately strained his throat and shouted angrily.
Fang Ruoming turned around upon hearing the voice: "Patriarch Guan, we meet again."
Do you even realize the enormity of your crime?
"It was just someone who came to kill me, but my guards killed them. How could that be considered a disaster?"
Seeing that he was oblivious to his impending death, the head of the Guan family trembled with rage: "If you were willing to accept your fate, the matter tonight should have been settled. But you, a mere mortal, killed two families, so you must pay with the extermination of your clan!"
Fang Ruoming looked at him in surprise: "You think I have offended you, so you want to kill me, and I have to obediently be killed, because if I resist, you will exterminate my entire clan. So this is how the rules between aristocratic families are. It's my fault for not understanding."
Fang Lun could no longer tolerate their nonsense. His eyes trembled as he stared at them: "Release my son, and I can give your entire clan a quick death."
What if I don't let go?
"Don't think you've killed enough and it doesn't matter if you die. Let me tell you, it's not that easy. I have a thousand ways to make you wish you were dead, or I can make you watch your people being tortured beyond recognition until they beg me to kill you."
boom--!
Before Fang Lun could finish uttering his last word, a hot-tempered elder of the Fang family had already made a move.
He felt that since the other side could kill people so brutally and take hostages, they would never kneel down and surrender out of fear.
The opponent only has five cultivators at the Fusion Realm. Killing them would be no difficult task. Why waste words on a country bumpkin?
Instead of wasting time on empty talk, let's get started.
Amidst the booming sound of energy suppressing the void, the elder surnamed Fang swept across the night sky like a ghost, his withered hand accompanied by a shrill shriek, and a blazing light as intense as the red sun burst forth from his palm, pressing down directly on the pavilion!
Just then, the armored guards in the pavilion moved.
Five figures leaped out of the pavilion like black lightning, their movements perfectly synchronized. The five swords also emitted a heavy hum as they were suddenly drawn from their sheaths!
The blades flashed coldly, converging into an incomparably fierce battlefield aura, forcefully meeting the overwhelming palm force of the Yingtian Realm expert!
A deafening roar, like the clash of metal, erupted! The sword energy and palm force collided violently, and the resulting shockwave spread out in a ring, instantly severing the surrounding peach trees in half, sending wood chips flying like rain.
The five worked together seamlessly, their blades wielding incredible power, and they directly withstood the attack from the Yingtian Realm expert, causing a hint of surprise to flash in the eyes of the Fang family elder.
Fang Lun roared and moved at the same time as the Guan family head. With endless lightning in one hand and a fire spell in the other, he slashed at the five people to the left and right.
Amidst the deafening explosion, the gleaming armor trembled violently.
The three experts at the Yingtian Realm joined forces, their power was awe-inspiring. Although the armored guards were skilled in swordsmanship and coordinated perfectly, the absolute difference in their realms still put them at a disadvantage instantly, and they were suppressed by the violent lightning and energy.
At the same time, the remaining two elders of the Fang family vanished instantly, rushing towards the pavilion that exuded an endless fragrance of tea under the cold night sky.
"Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle!"
"Kill him! Kill him!!!"
Fang Jintu shrieked, all the resentment in his heart bursting forth at this moment, wishing he could see Fang Ruoming being torn to pieces in the next instant.
Just as he watched helplessly as his two uncles stormed into the teahouse, he caught a glimpse of Fang Ruoming lightly tapping two fingers outwards.
It was a beam of celestial light, a beam of celestial light that almost brought tears to Fang Jintu's eyes. Then, with a deafening buzzing sound, it shot out with a roar, blooming like a golden wheel that crushed everything in its path, directly blasting his two uncles out of the pavilion.
Snap—
Fang Ruoming put down his teacup and gently drew the black gold ancient sword from his waist.
In an instant, Fang Jintu felt a scorching aura rise from before his eyes, and the oppressive force of the mountain made him feel excruciating pain in his seven orifices.
Fang Ruoming stepped out from behind the carved railing, his aura burning like a rising sun, creating shimmering waves in the air, and his black blade crashed down.
The black knife was very simple in design, with no engravings or decorations other than a blood groove, and it had no spiritual energy or magic.
But this simple slash, as it cut through the cold night, left a crease.
The elder who had been blasted out of the pavilion had already sensed something was wrong, but he had no time to react because the black blade in front of him had suddenly attacked.
The elder, whom Fang Jintu called Third Uncle, roared angrily, his body swirling with various magical powers, and at the same time, he raised his hands to form a seal to fiercely meet the attack.
But in just a moment of collision of auras, the Third Uncle's expression changed drastically, because he felt as if the heavens collapsed when the black knife cut down, and his whole body began to tremble.
boom--!!!
As the black blade fell, the roaring and surging companion magic was directly cut in half. The elder had almost no power to resist, and blood gushed from his mouth.
Just then, a fist, carrying a heavy force, slammed down.
With a loud bang, half of the Third Uncle Fang's body was smashed apart, and he flew through the air, creating a deep crater in the frozen ground.
In an instant, everyone, whether they were those who had come to rescue their family members or those who were suppressing the five armored guards, froze in place.
The scorching heat, the ferocious iron fist.
Apart from the different knife, they looked as if they were looking at a dead person.
But they soon realized something was wrong, because the scorching aura emanating from the person in front of them was even more terrifying than the person they had imagined.
Buzz!
With a clear, crisp sound, Fang Ruo's white robes fluttered as the black blade in her hand fell once more.
The second elder was horrified. He mustered all his strength, but in the end, his protective spell was also shattered. As his eyes froze, a line of blood appeared on his throat.
But before the blood could drip, his head rolled off his neck first.
“Ji You…”
"Just like Ji You!!!"
"Run...run fast!!"
They were wrong, they were terribly wrong.
That was not a lowly soldier, nor some ant at the mercy of these powerful families; he was a killing god just like Ji You.
The head of the Guan family was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't believe that his son had only seduced a woman with no family background, yet that woman had such a terrifying older brother.
In an instant, the arrogance of these aristocratic family members shattered, and they turned and began to run wildly out of the peach grove.
The arrogance that once filled their eyes—the "I'll kill you, you'll die; if you don't die, I'll wipe out your entire clan" look—was gone, replaced by a desperate fear of survival.
The first to rush forward was the clan elder who had just joined forces with Fang Lun and the Guan family head to fight the armored guards, followed by a group of Rong Dao cultivators who did not charge forward.
Upon seeing this, the five armored guards immediately drew their swords and gave chase.
The remaining people, however, caught a glimpse of a cold light during their escape.
Startled, they instinctively looked up and saw the figure in the moon-white robe descending with a scorching aura and a cold expression.
*Pfft!*
As the black blade fell, its fierce energy sliced a deep trench in the ground, sending countless pieces of flesh flying everywhere.
Even on their deathbeds, these proud members of noble families still couldn't understand why one day they would be slaughtered like ants, as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
Bang!!!
After a muffled thud, the second master of the Fang family fell to the ground. His left arm had been severed, and he lay in a pool of blood, panting heavily.
"Young friend Fang...please spare my life..."
Fang Ruoming glanced at the terrified Guan family head, then stomped on his head: "If I want to kill you, you have to obediently accept the death. If you resist, your entire clan will be wiped out. That's the rule you set."
Fang Lun spoke tremblingly, "I know I was wrong. Give me a chance, and I will follow your lead from now on."
"No, you don't know you're wrong, you just know you're going to die."
"You can't kill me, you can't kill me..."
Fang Ruoming raised the corners of her mouth: "Are you going to talk about how powerful your Fang family is again, making me worry about my entire clan?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Lun opened his mouth, his face turning deathly pale.
Because the highest level in the Fang family right now is only his own father, Fang Xiang, but even his father has only just stepped into the Boundless Realm.
But the person in front of me is definitely more than just Wujiang in terms of combat power.
He used to be able to intimidate people by using the Fang family's name, so this time he spoke up subconsciously, but he only realized that it wouldn't work this time after Fang Ruoming reminded him.
With a buzzing sound, a cold light slashed down from the sky, severing Fang Lun's head at the root, and scalding blood gushed out ten feet in an instant.
Behind the pavilion, the few young masters and ladies who were still alive turned ashen-faced in an instant, and the last glimmer of light in their eyes vanished.
They never imagined that a show of power, just like any other, would ultimately lead to the complete annihilation of a major branch of the Fang family.
Guan Peng trembled as he looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, finally understanding why Fang Ruoming hadn't run away after killing the people.
Because he had no reason to run; he stayed here to kill everyone.
At this moment, Fang Ruoming turned to look at the Guan family head, and after noticing that he had been observing his aura, he said softly, "What, does it feel familiar?"
"Why...why does your aura resemble Ji You so much?"
"They are very similar, but it's not that I resemble him, it's that he resembles me."
The head of the Guan family collapsed to the ground with a thud: "Please, Young Master Fang, spare this old man."
Fang Ruoming raised the corners of her mouth: "I don't recall ever saying I wanted to kill you."
"Really? Thank you, young master, thank you so much."
"Don't rush, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"Please speak, young master..."
“I will not only spare you, but also your son and your whole family. But you have to help me kill the others in the pavilion, especially the son of that Second Master Fang.”
Fang Ruoming reached out and helped him up, handing him the black gold ancient sword in his right hand.
The head of the Guan family trembled as he picked up the knife: "Why...why did you make me kill him?"
"Because today's events were not part of my plan, but merely a whim of mine, just to see your faces begging for mercy. However, such impulsive actions will cause trouble. The main branch of the Fang family will inevitably come looking for us when they see that this group of people hasn't returned. I can exterminate your entire clan, and even the Fang family, but the Immortal Sect will definitely notice, and they will likely find out what I'm planning. You see, this is the downside of directly getting involved in karma. That's why I haven't returned home for many years. Now I'm sparing your lives, and I need you to stand with me. When the Fang family comes, just make up a few excuses for me, saying they went somewhere else, and keep them occupied."
Fang Ruoming looked at him calmly: "This task shouldn't be too difficult for you?"
The head of the Guan family swallowed hard: "I understand what you mean, young master, but the Fang family isn't so easily fooled. Once or twice might work, but they'll definitely find out eventually."
"It won't be long, just until the beginning of spring."
"Spring begins, spring begins..."
The head of the Guan family muttered those two words, then suddenly gripped the knife tightly, as if he had made up his mind, and headed toward the teahouse across the street.
In an instant, the teahouse was filled with wails and cries.
However, the mixed sounds didn't last long before they stopped abruptly, leaving only a terrified Guan Peng in the pavilion.
"Now you can help your son up, but you must act as if nothing happened," Fang Ruoming said to the Guan family head with satisfaction.
Upon hearing this, the head of the Guan family immediately reached out to help his son up. After pondering for a while, he said, "Young Master Fang, our Guan family will follow your lead and be loyal to you to the death. But there is a problem that I think you need to pay attention to."
Fang Ruoming looked at him with great interest: "You've learned to pledge your loyalty so quickly. You truly deserve to be one of the best among the elite families. Tell me about it."
"Although everyone here is dead, some managed to escape earlier, which may ruin your plans, young master!"
"You mean this? No problem, my armored guards have already gone after them."
After hearing this, Patriarch Guan raised his eyes and said, "But there were a lot of people who escaped earlier, including one at the Yingtian Realm. I'm afraid your five armored guards will have a hard time stopping them."
With the change in stance, Patriarch Guan instantly began to put himself in Fang Ruoming's shoes, completely losing his arrogant demeanor from the daytime and becoming more like an old dog.
Fang Ruoming did not speak again, but simply took his knife back and sheathed it.
Upon seeing this, the head of the Guan family panicked.
He had already helped Fang Ruoming kill someone, so naturally he didn't want the other party to be exposed. After thinking it over again, he decided to try to persuade him again.
Before he could even utter a sound, a series of gurgling sounds came from afar to the feet of the Guan family head.
Looking down, there were countless heads, one of which was the Fang family elder from Yingtian Realm who had just escaped.
The head of the Guan family was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked up in the direction from which the head had rolled.
Under the hazy moonlight, five tall, twisted figures emerged from the darkness with heavy, orderly steps.
They were still covered in the familiar armor of the armored guards, covered in knife marks, but their appearance was completely different from before.
His body seemed to have become even more shriveled, as if his flesh and blood had been drained, and his bones stretched unnaturally, making him appear unusually tall and ferocious.
Their faces were shrouded in the shadow of their helmets, with only two points of crimson light flashing in the distance, and a chilling, pure aura of malevolence emanated from them.
Thump—
The head of the Guan family collapsed to the ground, his face, which had just regained its rosy hue, instantly turning deathly pale.
Evil seed, humanized evil seed...
How is that possible?
After the ancient family that committed these evil deeds was wiped out, wouldn't such a thing no longer exist in the world?
Could this Fang Ruoming be in league with those ancient aristocratic families?
The head of the Guan family felt a sudden buzzing in his head, as if it were about to explode.
He had been listening to Fang Ruoming talk about plans and schemes, but he never imagined that this matter would be so significant.
For a moment, his terror surpassed even the moment he witnessed the murder of the Fang family members; he trembled uncontrollably.
"What, are you scared?"
"Young Master Fang, what exactly is going on? Why are there still people who have been transformed into evil seeds?"
"Don't be afraid. Power is neither good nor evil. Only the user can be good or evil. Go and help them dispose of the bodies, clean up the place, and take care of everything that needs to be done. Go back, wash your face, and you'll be fine."
Fang Ruoming reached out and patted his shoulder to comfort him, then told the armored guards to stay and help deal with the scene, while he himself walked out of the peach grove in the west city.
An unplanned and vulgar farce quietly came to an end, allowing him to witness the ugliness of aristocratic families once again. Despite his enjoyment, he felt a slight sense of regret.
After all, it's not easy to hide for so long. A momentary impulse may seem harmless, but if it causes problems, it will be a loss.
Was it because the final moment was approaching that he relaxed his vigilance after years of preparation?
As he walked toward the post station, he suddenly stopped.
At that time, another armored guard wearing iron armor appeared on the east side of the long street and ran over to him.
"grown ups."
"Why do you come to see me in the middle of the night?"
The armored guard lowered his voice: "The Directorate of Immortals has sent word that someone has reviewed all tax and tribute transport records from the first year of the Taichang reign to the last four years."
Fang Ruoming frowned upon hearing this: "Who would check tax and transportation records from so many years ago?"
"The other party only browsed through the documents but did not take them away. No one saw them during this time, so their identity is currently unknown."
"Almost everyone who was involved in this matter died, leaving no descendants. No one should be interested in this."
The armored guard raised his head slightly: "Perhaps it wasn't that anyone noticed anything unusual about the goods being transported, but rather that there were other things to investigate. However, my men dared not draw any conclusions, so I came to report to you, sir, for a decision."
After pondering for a long time, Fang Ruoming spoke softly: "Destroy all relevant information. When things come to a critical point, do not let your guard down at any unusual occurrences. I hate this kind of cause and effect that can lead to a chain of events."
(End of this chapter)
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