Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!-Chapter 990 - 516: How Dare You! Is There Still Someone Courting the Annihilation of Their Whole Family? (Part 2)
The afternoon sun cast a dim light over the ruins.
It was a kind of bluish-black, where even sunlight could barely penetrate, giving off a scent of decay and deathly silence.
The once vibrant Yuzhu Manor was reduced to nothing but scorched earth.
Big White was carrying a charred beam outside when it saw Duan Yun and Ziyu.
The next moment, the beam slipped from its shoulder, and there was a loud "Woof!" as the panda let out a big cry.
...
Hearing Big White's cry, Feng Ling'er and Lei Ying rushed out.
For the past two days, they had been clearing the ruins.
The moment Duan Yun saw them, he asked, "Is anyone hurt?"
Feng Ling'er shook her head and said, "No one is hurt."
Hearing this, Duan Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and then, driven by a surge of anger, he asked, "Who did it?"
"Ghost Mother."
"This cursed old hag, does she want her whole family slaughtered?"
...
After some discussion, Duan Yun roughly understood the situation of that night.
On the night of the Ghost Festival, only the Murong brothers and Ning Qing's Yuzhu Manor were attacked by Ghost Mother's reckless ghost onslaught.
The Murong brothers and Ning Qing were outnumbered and couldn't win, and while the enemy couldn't kill them immediately, they chose to destroy Yuzhu Manor in a fit of rage, leaving a harsh threat—"Whether human or ghost, whatever Ghost Mother wants to do, you all better bear it."
Hearing this harsh remark, Duan Yun laughed.
He laughed out of anger.
Unexpectedly, after all this time, someone dared to disrespect him by attacking their stronghold.
To Duan Yun, this was even more infuriating than the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
Because he had always been amicable, yet couldn't stand being disrespected.
He knew from day one in the Martial World that respect is something you earn.
He thought that as he rose higher and higher, few would dare disrespect him.
Yet here came a freak incident.
Duan Yun immediately went to check on the Murong brothers' injuries.
The Murong brothers were not at Yuzhu Manor; because it was destroyed, he had to recuperate in Wangchun City.
The Murong brothers lay in bed, their eyes fixed and unfocused.
They had been staring at the beam overhead for three days and nights.
Though their hair had thinned from overuse, new growth had sprouted, yet they had no sense of "rebirth."
Firstly, their injuries were indeed severe, hindering muscles and bones, and even internal injuries. Secondly, they felt despondent and regretful, remorseful for failing to protect Yuzhu Manor.
In truth, it would be a lie to say they weren't upset.
When news of Yuzhu Manor's destruction first broke, the immediate reaction of Martial World people in the Wangchun City area was that perhaps the group of heroes at Yuzhu Manor had destroyed it themselves.
After all, Yuzhu Manor had been destroyed once before, and after that incident, they ransacked Mo Sect Elder Li Mofei's house, leading to a newly wealthy Yuzhu Manor.
This time being destroyed and rebuilt could be said to have transformed Yuzhu Manor from dung to jade.
More recently, part of Yuzhu Manor was damaged again, when Tianzhou's most renowned item Lady Lei Ying came looking for trouble, and the aftermath affected some walls and rooms.
And the result?
Lady Lei Ying became Young Hero Duan's exclusive item, and the immense wealth of the Gu Family, Gold Mountain and Silver Mountain, was all absorbed by Yuzhu Manor, thus elevating Yuzhu Manor once more.
So when it was destroyed again, the first reaction was that the group of heroes was perhaps tired of Yuzhu Manor's decor, conveniently looking for trouble with someone, thus finding an excuse for tearing down and rebuilding while shrugging off the blame.
Yet when it was learned that the Green Saber Young Hero was seriously injured, they realized the situation wasn't as complicated as they imagined, and the group of heroes at Yuzhu Manor wasn't that cunning.
It was simply a sneak attack.
As for who the attackers were, hardly anyone knew.
After all, it was the Ghost Festival that night, and even fishing enthusiasts stayed home obediently, not daring to venture out.
Back then, the commotion was intense, and Yushi Town initially thought it was an earthquake, then they heard a dragon's roar, and further feared another Azure Dragon appearing, deterred from investigating.
Of course, when some bloodthirsty spectators got the news and recklessly went to see, they were already too late.
The battle had an impressive atmosphere and was quite fierce, but from start to finish, it didn't last long.
The earliest-arriving bloodthirsty spectators only saw a crimson glow disappearing into the night, followed by the destruction of Yuzhu Manor.
Quickly, however, people learned that this was the work of Ghost Mother.
The news of "Ghost Mother viciously slapped the face of the Yuzhu group of heroes, and the heroes could only endure" spread rapidly.
The origin of this news was unclear, but the claim persisted.
It was actually the Bloodthirsty Storyteller's doing.
Ghost Mother's disciples conveyed part of the information to them, asking them to leak it.
Since the death of many cowardly masters, the Bloodthirsty Storyteller had long struggled in Jiu Zhou, with no one daring to mess with Yuzhu Manor. Now that Ghost Mother was making a move, they were naturally thrilled and ready to give their all.
Unlike before, they no longer loudly narrated the event, because in Heroic Land, the soil for the Bloodthirsty Storyteller to celebrate this was dwindling.
They shifted to a covert strategy, secretly spreading detrimental news.
In truth, the Bloodthirsty Storyteller felt somewhat disappointed, as they once received word that Ghost Mother intended to kill as a warning, yet Yuzhu Manor had no casualties, and the Green Blade Demon was only severely injured.
They had to grit their teeth, spreading news of Green Blade Demon being severely injured and urging people to kill, but still, no one dared act.
Truly a bunch of cowards!
Never daring to touch the severely injured Old Demon Duan before, now even the severely injured Green Blade Demon couldn't be touched?
In any case, Yuzhu Manor took a loss this time, and the Bloodthirsty Storyteller seized the opportunity to wildly spread the tale, sapping morale. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
The Murong brothers didn't deny this point, which was why the atmosphere in Wangchun City was tense.
The foundation of Heroic Land was the Yuzhu group of heroes, and now the Yuzhu heroes were in big trouble—how long their peace would last was uncertain.
Just then, a shadow shifted at the door, and the Murong brothers, who had been staring blankly at the beam like a dunderhead, suddenly turned their heads and saw an upright and handsome figure.
Instantly, his mouth opened, and he began to sing—"Really want, really want, really want to do it with you one more time! I want to do it fiercely, until the end of time!"
Watching the Murong brothers suddenly sing like madmen, Duan Yun couldn't help but jest, "Why do you want to do it with me? I'm not into men."
The Murong brothers, with a sob in their voice, said, "I'm talking about Ghost Mother! Do her fiercely! Beat her to death!"
"I have never suffered such a grievance!"
Indeed, the very moment the Murong brothers' emotions collapsed was upon seeing the beloved cellar of Duan Yun destroyed, spilling gold and silver everywhere.
Thinking they hadn't even protected a single cellar, they couldn't bear it anymore.
Right then, Duan Yun grabbed the hand of the Murong brothers and said, "Don't worry, I'll leave her ass to you."
"Really?"
"Of course, really."
"Good brother!"
"Good brother!"
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine; I could set out to do it right now!"
Having been lying like a corpse, the Murong brothers immediately sprang up, ready to get out of bed.
Duan Yun said, "You should rest first."
The Murong brothers, excited, said, "I'm ready now."
"But I'm not ready yet."
"What else is there to prepare? Time waits for no one. Do you know how I spent these days waiting for your return?"
"At the very least, we need to know where Ghost Mother is, right?" Duan Yun replied.
The Murong brothers paused, gradually calming down.
Yes, that night he encountered the reckless onslaught of ghosts, saw the Corpse Dragon, and even the Ghost Gate, but knowing where Ghost Mother was was a challenge.
Because the Netherworld and Yellow Spring, where Ghost Mother resided, had always been a mystery in the Martial World.
This was one of the reasons why Ghost Mother's forces kept people in terror.
Because people didn't know whether they were human or real ghosts, whether where they were was truly Hell.
The unknown inherently breeds fear.
