Ten miles away from Tyrannical Saber Villa, there is a Changfeng Village, where the villagers have often benefited from the villa's charity and live with a simple folk custom.
Lu Ye settled Ye Liuli in a farr's ho, leaving Yiyi and Amber there to look after her, while he himself took advantage of the night to head to Tyrannical Saber Villa alone.
Faced with sudden changes and having heard such devastating news, she was physically and ntally wounded, and Ye Liuli fell into a coma, from which she has not yet awakened.
Not worried about anyone leaking the information, though the villagers here were not cultivators, they were all the kind who would repay kindness. Having lived in peace under the protection of Tyrannical Saber Villa over the years, they naturally recognized Master Ye Liu and Miss Ye Qi.
There shouldn't be too much of a problem settling Ye Liuli here, besides, with Yiyi and Amber by her side to watch over her, if anything indeed went wrong, Yiyi could transmit a ssage to Lu Ye at any ti.
This is a convenience that the Soaring Dragon World cultivators do not possess; though the cultivators in this world also have ans of audio transmission, compared to the Nine Provinces cultivators who rely on battlefield markings, it's far from comparable.
The Soaring Dragon World cultivators' transmission mostly relies on a kind of audio transmission stone which cannot convey too much information at once, and also has great distance limitations—beyond a certain range, they cannot contact each other at all.
Unlike in the Nine Provinces, as long as one is in the sa space, no matter the distance, they can be contacted at any ti.
The night was dark, and the wind was high.
Lu Ye went towards Tyrannical Saber Villa at an unhurried pace, soon arriving after a ten-mile journey.
Tyrannical Saber Villa was quite sizable, with pavilions and terraces scattered like stars within the villa, along with a man-made Saber Lake. Viewed from the sky, this lake resembled a giant saber embedded in the entire Tyrannical Saber Villa, and the water in the lake was connected to various places within the villa.
The villa was backed by a series of continuous mountains. In the past, this used to be an area of scenic beauty, but a recent battle had added a sense of somberness to the once picturesque place, with many buildings damaged.
There were quite a few figures moving back and forth inside the villa; these were the villa's protectors and servants.
Although Tyrannical Saber Villa was a power in its own right, it was different from those sect powers; its essence was still a family-style force.
Although the Great Manor Master had died and his several offspring had also perished in the previous battle, the Second Manor Master was still there.
If it was truly Master Ye Liu, he would be extrely familiar with Tyrannical Saber Villa, but Lu Ye, after all, was an outsider, and even though he had so intelligence, he was not too clear on many of the finer details.
He activated the Concealnt and Breath-concealing Spirit Runes on himself and walked leisurely within the villa, searching for his target.
A scream suddenly ca from a certain direction, and Lu Ye's heart stirred, heading over there. In a short while, he arrived outside of a small courtyard.
That piercing scream was even clearer now, as if a woman was enduring a severe beating. Cries and pleas for rcy were accompanied by an extrely malevolent voice, "Wench, wench, die, cough cough cough!"
The person doing the beating had a weak and unstable breath, and seed to be in poor health, coughing violently while striking.
Lu Ye imdiately understood who this person was.
It was Ye Lang, the only son of that nominal second uncle.
"Young Master, spare , please Young Master, spare my life!" The woman being beaten begged piteously, to no avail, as the beating only beca more fierce.
Lu Ye frowned. Since he had entered the cultivation world, he had mostly dealt with cultivators and had hardly interacted with ordinary people.
In the realm of cultivators, one's status was clear, and strength was easily determined, with grievances typically leading to life-and-death struggles rather than such wanton bullying.
He found it sowhat difficult to adjust to this.
The sounds of beating inside the room suddenly stopped, and only the helpless sobs of the woman remained. Ye Lang's voice rang out, "Liuli, don't cry. Did it hurt? I... I didn't know what ca over just now. I didn't want to hit you, cough cough cough..."
"Young Master, spare ..." the woman continued to beg for rcy.
Ye Lang's voice turned cold, "Liuli, how could you talk to like this? It seems you can't be taught after all. What use is there in keeping you?"
The woman's voice beca even more panic-stricken, "Young Master, I'll learn, I'll surely learn..."
"But you will never be Liuli..."
With two soft thuds, the protectors who had been standing outside the room fell to the ground, and the sll of blood spread.
This unusual commotion puzzled Ye Lang inside the room, but being an ordinary person who had never cultivated, he was completely unaware of what had happened outside. He called out, "What's that noise?"
The door was suddenly pushed open, and a figure stepped in.
Ye Lang flew into a rage, "Who let you in..."
Before he could finish, his face suddenly turned to fear, and he stared wide-eyed in horror at the figure before him, nearly unable to believe his eyes. Pointing at Lu Ye, he shivered, "You... you..."
He couldn't believe he would see Ye Liu here—wasn't this guy supposed to be dead?
At the entrance, Lu Ye swept his gaze across, noticing Ye Lang with a deathly pale face, and a young girl kneeling at his feet, her face scarred.
The young girl bore a resemblance to Ye Liuli in appearance and stature at first glance; he had no idea where Ye Lang had found her.
The few words he had heard from him when he was hitting soone indicated that he always had so improper thoughts toward Ye Liuli. He just never dared to show it before, but now he was acting without any scruples.
Ye Lang was innately deficient and had always been sickly since birth. It was only thanks to the considerable resources of Tyrannical Saber Villa that he was nurtured enough to sustain his life. Otherwise, he might have died many years ago; even so, he was plagued with both serious and minor ailnts.
Because of being tornted by illness from a young age, Ye Lang's character was extrely twisted. When Ye Ying was in charge, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and his dirty deeds were always secretive. Now that Ye Ying and his family were either dead or had fled, with no one left to restrain him, he completely revealed his true nature.
"Little brother Liu, you're still alive?" After his shock, Ye Lang showed a look of surprise and even a heartfelt smile appeared on his face, as if he were happy that Lu Ye had survived a great disaster.
"Father would be thrilled to know this. Does dad know you've returned?" Ye Lang asked.
Lu Ye looked at him indifferently, admiring internally how desperate this guy was for beauty despite being so frail. One could certainly say he was determined despite his disabilities.
Moreover, for an ordinary person with no cultivation, to have such a reaction was enough to show his nature.
Under normal circumstances, an ordinary person wouldn't have such a quick response.
Previously in Huayan Mountain, he had gleaned so information from those chasing him. However, he wasn't very interested in it himself; he just wanted to understand the facts of the matter. After all, now that he had beco Master Ye Liu, he had to act according to that identity.
There had to be a target for taking revenge and harboring hatred.
Now, it appeared that the information divulged by those pursuers before their death was correct.
The demise of Tyrannical Saber Villa was indeed a fratricidal tragedy.
Otherwise, it made no sense that Ye Ying's family was either dead or had fled while Ye Xiong, the sole surviving son, could still live here in peace, even indulging in pleasure and desires.
"Little brother Liu, why are you looking at like that? I'm your older cousin..." Ye Lang's expression turned to panic because Lu Ye's gaze was clearly wrong, and for so reason, he always felt that his cousin seed very unfamiliar.
As he was about to call out, seemingly wanting to sound an alarm, a Liu Guang shot through the air before he could speak, piercing through his mouth and bursting out the back of his head.
Since his initiation into cultivation, Lu Ye had never killed an ordinary person; those he killed were all Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators who ant him harm.
No matter how one put it, as a cultivator, killing so mortals did seem sowhat improper.
But in killing this particular Ye Lang, he felt no psychological pressure at all.
The body fell backward, and the young girl, resembling Ye Liuli, hadn't reacted yet, still staring dumbly as she watched the body collapse beside her, blood and brains spilled all over the ground. Only then did she co to her senses, turning her tear-filled eyes to Lu Ye: "Young Master Ye Liu..."
From this address, it was clear that the young girl was also originally a maid of Tyrannical Saber Villa.
Watching the person who had been beating her monts ago die before her eyes, she felt no fear, only relief and joy. If it hadn't been for the miraculous arrival of Young Master Ye Liu, she feared she would have been beaten to death.
"Young Master Ye Liu, hurry and leave. The Second Manor Master will co here in a mont," the young girl urgently added.
Ye Xiong greatly treasured his only son and would check on him every night. Although she was an ordinary person with no cultivation, she knew that Young Master Ye Liu was no match for the Second Manor Master.
Having killed that brute, how could the Second Manor Master let it go? Young Master Ye Liu would undoubtedly face grave danger.
"Oh? That saves the trouble of looking for him," Lu Ye raised his eyebrow, changing his plans.
He had originally sneaked in with the intention to strike surreptitiously, but since his quarry would co to him, there was no need to search around.
After all, he wasn't very familiar with Tyrannical Saber Villa, and searching for soone would be troubleso.
Glancing at the young girl, whose figure was partially visible beneath a sheer garnt, Lu Ye took out a piece of his own clothing and tossed it to her.
The young girl suddenly woke as if from a dream and hurriedly put it on.
"Don't leave for now; it's not safe. Wait until everything is settled, then you can go," Lu Ye advised her.
"Yes," the girl replied, sowhat absent-mindedly, thinking to herself that Young Master Ye Liu seed different than before.
The forr Young Master Ye Liu rarely returned to Tyrannical Saber Villa, but whenever he did, he was always cheerful, lively, and extroverted. This ti, however, he seed sowhat silent and reticent.
Nevertheless, she could understand that any person who suddenly undergoes such a drastic change would have so alteration in their personality.
But no matter what, the servants of Tyrannical Saber Villa had a good impression of the young masters, as Ye Ying himself was an upright person, and under his guidance, all his children were bright and upright, never engaging in despicable acts.
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