Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 38 - 037 Dressed in Mourning Clothes
38: Chapter 037 Dressed in Mourning Clothes
38 -037 Dressed in Mourning Clothes
Xiao Family Village, in the home of Xiao Tianxiong, all the important villagers are here.
Their gazes were all focused on the youth who carried a giant battle blade, their eyes shining.
Even now, everyone’s heads were still somewhat foggy, feeling a sense of unreality.
When Xiao Ye left, he was merely at the Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage, but upon returning, he became a warrior of the Postnatal Realm Ninth Layer.
If not seen with one’s own eyes, no one would dare to believe it.
You should know, in the entire Green Sun Town, only three village chiefs have reached this level.
“Stinky kid, your return has given your father a heart attack from the shock,” Xiao Yang scolded jokingly, but the pride on his face was unmistakable.
His son had now completely surpassed him.
“Ye’er, tell Grandpa Village Chief, how did your cultivation achieve this?” Xiao Tianxiong also said with a laugh.
Seeing the young man before him had grown to the same level as him, he was greatly relieved.
Xiao Ye pondered for a moment and recounted all that he had encountered in Wutan City.
Of course, regarding the Flame Saber and Gu Chuqiu from the Ancient Family, he did not reveal anything.
The Flame Saber was a weapon of a Xuanwu Realm powerhouse, and if the news got out, it would certainly attract countless Innate Realm warriors to take action, brewing a disaster.
As for the matter of Gu Chuqiu, he didn’t want to speak of it, so as not to worry everyone.
“The Blood Cleansing Pool, so there was such a wondrous place.” After listening to Xiao Ye’s story, Xiao Tianxiong’s eyes flickered and he suddenly understood.
So Xiao Ye’s current cultivation was inseparably linked to the Blood Cleansing Pool.
“Ye’er, now that you have killed twenty Blood Wolf Guards, it won’t be long before the Blood Wolf finds out.
You must leave quickly,” Xiao Tianxiong suddenly said.
When he recognized Xiao Ye’s potential, he was even more unwilling to let him face danger.
“Yes, we need to hurry and send Xiao Ye away, otherwise if the Blood Wolf attacks, we’ll be in big trouble,” the others in the room, like Xiao Dashan, all nodded in agreement.
Xiao Ye frowned and said in a deep voice, “Grandpa Village Chief, I won’t leave.”
He returned this time specifically to deal with the Blood Wolf Gang and then to focus on preparing for the upcoming Chongyang Sect test; naturally, he wouldn’t leave.
“Not leaving?” Xiao Tianxiong shouted upon hearing this, “Foolish!”
“With your talent, it won’t be long before you break through to the Innate Realm, and then when you come back, even the Blood Wolf won’t be able to touch you.”
“Today, I am going to drag you away myself!” Xiao Tianxiong declared loudly.
Xiao Ye felt helpless; he couldn’t exactly tell the village chief and others that he had comprehended the Martial Arts True Intent from the Flame Saber and confidently believed he could defeat the Blood Wolf, could he?
Let’s not even mention whether the village chief would believe him, just revealing the matter about the Flame Saber was not an option.
Xiao Ye had to look for other ways to convince everyone.
“Grandpa Village Chief, if I leave, what will happen to Xiao Family Village?”
Xiao Tianxiong glared and said, “Don’t worry, Elder Wu and I together with others are strong enough, the Blood Wolf cannot harm us.”
“But what if he suddenly reaches the Innate Realm?” Xiao Ye blinked and asked softly.
“This…”
The room fell silent, everyone’s mood becoming heavy.
Indeed, the Blood Wolf was currently at the Half-step Innate Realm; the three village chiefs together could counter the Blood Wolf.
Even with the fierceness of the Blood Wolf Gang, to wipe out Green Sun Town, they would still have to pay a heavy price.
Thus, there existed a delicate balance between the two parties.
But if the Blood Wolf made a breakthrough to truly becoming an Innate Martial Artist, this balance would immediately be broken, and Green Sun Town would face a disaster.
Seeing Xiao Tianxiong rendered speechless by his counter-question, he continued, “Grandpa Village Chief, my cultivation is not weak now, so I want to stay and help the village fight against the Blood Wolf Gang.”
Xiao Tianxiong raised his eyebrows, about to speak, when Xiao Yang came forward.
“Village Chief, Ye’er is a bit stubborn, let me persuade him.
Tomorrow morning, I will definitely make him leave the town, his mother misses him a lot too, it’s good for our family to gather,” Xiao Yang said.
Xiao Tianxiong sighed deeply and nodded, “Alright.
You have one day’s time, the news of the deaths of the Blood Wolf Guards probably hasn’t reached the Blood Wolf yet, so I’ll give you one day.”
“Tomorrow morning, this boy must leave the village,” Xiao Tianxiong said with an irrefutable tone.
“Don’t worry, Village Chief,” Xiao Yang said and then led Xiao Ye away.
Returning home, Luo Meilan immediately greeted him, her face filled with worry.
Knowing that Xiao Ye had faced twenty Blood Wolf Guards alone, she had been worried for a long time, and only now, seeing Xiao Ye return, did she feel relieved.
That evening’s dinner was very lavish; dishes that would only be served during the New Year’s feast were brought out.
The family of three, Xiao Ye, sat around the dining table as Luo Meilan kept serving food to Xiao Ye.
Learning that Xiao Ye would be leaving the town early the next morning, her eyes suddenly reddened, and tears fell like beads off a broken string.
“Mother, I won’t leave,” Xiao Ye chuckled tearfully while comforting Luo Meilan.
Smack!
Hearing this, Xiao Yang slammed the table and sternly shouted, “Stinky boy, if you still recognize me as your father, then scram first thing tomorrow morning!”
Since Xiao Yang’s cultivation had been restored, he had become the heir to the next village chief, and now when he was angry, he had an imposing authority, causing even Luo Meilan to not dare to speak up further.
Xiao Ye opened his mouth but ultimately helplessly closed it, obediently lowering his head to eat.
The dinner ended in a heavy atmosphere.
Nighttime, Xiao Yang pushed open the door to Xiao Ye’s room and entered.
“Dad,” Xiao Ye said.
Looking at Xiao Ye, Xiao Yang’s expression softened, a trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes as he slowly said, “Ye’er, what you said during the day was correct.”
“By the time you return next time, Green Sun Town might no longer exist.”
Xiao Ye suddenly looked up, staring at Xiao Yang.
“It won’t be long before the Blood Wolf breaks through to the Innate Realm.
Right now, only I and the three village chiefs know this news,” Xiao Yang said with a sorrowful voice.
Boom!
Xiao Ye felt like he had been struck by lightning, his body trembling.
No wonder the village chief and Xiao Yang were so anxious for him to leave Green Sun Town, the real reason was this.
Today’s dinner could possibly be their family’s last reunion meal.
“Therefore, you must leave and I hope you do not let down my and the village chiefs’ kindness.
If you are not confident in taking revenge, then never return,” Xiao Yang said, deeply gazing at his son.
“I, Xiao Yang, am content in this life to have a son like you,” Xiao Yang said with a smile, then turned and left.
Watching Xiao Yang’s departing figure, Xiao Ye felt a tremor in his soul, a sense of panic spreading throughout his body.
He thought he still had time.
Even, he could use the Postnatal Pills he brought back to train a group of Postnatal Realm fighters to confront the Blood Wolf Guards.
And those two Jade Spirit Pills could further enhance the cultivation of the village chief and Xiao Yang.
But now, he had no time to implement these plans.
If the Blood Wolf truly advances to the Innate Realm, he wouldn’t be able to resist, and Green Sun Town would become dust in history, with all the villagers dead.
At this moment, in Xiao Ye’s mind, appeared the voices and faces of his parents, Xiao Tianxiong, and Xiao Dashan.
“No!”
“I absolutely will not allow this to happen!”
Xiao Ye clenched his fists tightly, his eyes emitting a brilliant light.
In an instant, he made his decision.
The night quickly passed, and when it was still not fully light, Xiao Ye suddenly opened his eyes, determination flashing in them.
He quietly pushed the door and walked out, heading towards the eastern part of the village using the dim starlight.
At this moment, the village was quiet, only someone was on guard at the village head, to prevent sneak attacks from the Blood Wolf Gang, while the villagers inside were all asleep.
To the east of Xiao Family Village was a barren land, with thousands of meters across, dotted with tombstones standing tall, making the scene somewhat eerie.
The Xiao Family Tomb!
This place was the burial ground for the villagers who died in battles for the village through the generations.
Only those who died of old age or sickness didn’t have the privilege to be buried here.
Next to the graveyard was a simple wooden shed, a candle-like light flickering, accompanied by a suppressed coughing sound, a hunched figure holding a light, walked out from it.
“Uncle Ba!” As the flickering light revealed a familiar face, Xiao Ye saw Xiao Ba.
Now, Xiao Ba had aged a lot, his once youthful self now had white temples, looking like an old man in his final years, no longer the commanding presence of the past.
“Hehe… Xiao Ye, you’ve come back,” Xiao Ba laughed.
“Yes, Uncle Ba,” Xiao Ye nodded.
Hearing Xiao Ye’s words, Xiao Ba’s expression froze, and the light in his hand fell to the ground, he asked trembling, “You…
you called me Uncle Ba?
You don’t hate me?”
Xiao Ye sighed.
Seeing Xiao Ba now, he could no longer hate him.
“I don’t hate anymore,” Xiao Ye shook his head.
A mix of shame and excitement appeared on Xiao Ba’s face, he continuously bowed to Xiao Ye saying, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I was foolish before and caused so many villagers to die tragically.
I’m willing to spend my lifetime guarding their tombs, to atone for my errors.”
“That’s enough, Uncle Ba,” Xiao Ye stopped him with his hand, “Get me a set of mourning clothes; I want to guard their tombs.”
Hearing this, Xiao Ba hurriedly fetched a set of mourning clothes from the wooden shed and handed them to Xiao Ye.
After changing into the white mourning clothes, Xiao Ye knelt in front of the newly added three hundred tombstones.
“Dear uncles and elder brothers, I’ve returned,” Xiao Ye murmured softly, gazing at the tombstones.
He could not forget, on that day, these villagers died tragically at the hands of the Blood Wolf Gang to protect him.
Those vibrant lives, now turned to a handful of yellow earth, lay in eternal rest here.
Time silently passed, and when half an hour had passed, Xiao Ye stood up, his eyes gleaming with determination.
“I, Xiao Ye, once swore to use the blood of the Blood Wolf to commemorate you, and I will surely achieve it,” Xiao Ye said, then carrying the Flame Saber and dressed in white mourning clothes, he left.
“Xiao Ye, where are you going!” Xiao Ba was shocked and quickly asked.
“To kill the Blood Wolf.” These three words spoken by Xiao Ye left Xiao Ba frozen in place.
Whoosh!
Xiao Ye moved like lightning, leaping high over the wall of Xiao Family Village, quickly heading towards Bull Horn Mountain, with even the villagers guarding the village entrance unaware.
“Blood Wolf, today it’s either you die, or I perish!” Xiao Ye, draped in mourning clothes, ascended Bull Horn Mountain.
