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Bang! The hood shattered.

A thin face weathered by wind and frost appeared before Chen Tianliang.

Chen Tianliang, who had been about to strike the killing blow, froze mid-motion and stared blankly at that face.

He had imagined many, many possibilities for the identity of this attacker. It might have been an enemy of his own, or an enemy of the Chen Family—both were possible.

But the one thing he had never imagined was that it would be this old friend who had once carried considerable weight in his heart.

"Why?" Chen Tianliang's voice was low.

"Hahaha, Chen Tianliang, you ask me why?"

Kui Mu True Person's face was pale, yet it was as though he had heard some hilarious joke. He threw back his head and laughed, laughing with incomparable satisfaction.

The next moment.

Kui Mu True Person's smile suddenly vanished, replaced by boundless venom as he said, "Back then, in the battle at Fengyang Lake, our Kuiyun Temple was attacked by the Demonic Cult's Demon Faction. We could clearly have stayed where we were and waited for rescue from the great sacred grounds, but it was you—you insisted on going your own way, causing all one hundred and forty-two lives of our sect to be buried there!!"

"Chen Tianliang, I'll tell you the truth. All these years, there hasn't been a single moment when I didn't hate you. Every day, I wished I could flay you, pull out your tendons, and devour your flesh raw!"

As he spoke, Kui Mu True Person began laughing again.

"Hahaha, the winner is king and the loser a bandit! Chen Tianliang, I've imagined today's scene countless times. Kill me or carve me up, do as you please!"

"But now that I'm dead, that son of yours must be dead too!"

"Your heart must hurt terribly, right?"

"Worth it! It was worth it! Hahaha!"

Chen Tianliang fell silent when he heard this. Only after a long while did he finally speak, his expression complicated.

"Did you ever consider that back then, there was never any so-called rescue at all?"

Kui Mu True Person was stunned when he heard this. Then, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his face twisted and he roared hysterically:

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!! Back then, we once boiled wine and discussed the Dao together with that Elder from Ziyun Sacred Ground. He promised me—if we encountered danger, he would come to rescue us! Yes, at the time he even gave me a Message Talisman. As long as I crushed that talisman, he would bring people to rescue us!

"You were there that day too. You saw it too! Chen Tianliang, you're saying this on purpose because you want to wash away your own evil deeds, aren't you?"

Chen Tianliang looked at Kui Mu True Person, who had gone completely mad, shook his head, and said nothing more.

"You think too highly of others, and see yourself far too unclearly."

Bang!!! Chen Tianliang's right hand shook.

Kui Mu True Person instantly turned into a mist of blood, scattering through the void.

The Boundless Blood Realm gradually dispersed, vanishing into the void.

In the cold, bleak night sky, Chen Tianliang stood alone, suddenly feeling that this world was truly somewhat dull.

In the eyes of the outside world, he committed every evil deed imaginable. He was the devil, Third Master Chen!

He had indeed done plenty of evil things, and he admitted to them all.

But he asked himself this: toward his friends, he had always had a clear conscience, always laid bare his heart and liver in loyalty.

And yet.

Kui Mu True Person, this old friend who had once carried considerable weight in his heart, had wanted to kill him at every single moment!

"How ironic. What a failure..." Chen Tianliang lowered his head and could not help but laugh at himself.

The next moment.

Pfft! The Reverse Malady inside Chen Tianliang's body could no longer hold out, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

His whole body fell from the void and slammed heavily into the ground.

An intense stabbing pain came over him, as if tens of thousands of silver needles were piercing him. Chen Tianliang paid it no mind, instead staggering toward the city.

"Wife... son..."

"Wait for me."

On the upturned eaves of a pavilion.

Mo Qingyue withdrew her gaze and took a deep breath.

"One is the legendary king of the Frozen Soil Plateau, yet she did not hesitate to bear the Curse, willingly hiding her name in the Chen Family and living as a good wife and loving mother."

"One has combat strength that can be called invincible within the same realm, has grasped the power of a realm-domain, and clearly possesses a heroic heart and righteous courage, yet bears the name of evil, grinning and joking in front of his wife and child all day."

"And the other one... tsk tsk. At such a young age, his strength has reached at least the Precious Body Second Layer, and his Mental Power talent is even more outstanding, rarely seen in this world. Such natural aptitude is simply unheard of and unseen. Even I can't see through him."

"This family truly has excellent acting skills. None of them are simple."

Mo Qingyue murmured, somewhat amazed and emotional.

At this moment, an intense curiosity unlike anything she had ever felt before welled up in her toward this family of three—especially Chen Zhixing.

"No matter how you put it, does this count as me picking up a treasure?"

Mo Qingyue smiled.

She had originally planned to rest in the Chen Family for a few days before leaving, but at this moment, her thoughts quietly changed.

Immediately after, her figure gradually faded, vanishing into the vast night sky.

"Wife... Son..."

By the time Chen Tianliang had managed, with immense difficulty, to rush into the city and see that Ying Shuangshuang and Chen Zhixing were unharmed, he only had time to force a smile onto his face before he sank heavily into unconsciousness.

"Tianliang!!"

At some point, Ying Shuangshuang's appearance had already returned to normal, though her entire body was still ice-cold.

She instantly panicked and hurriedly helped Chen Tianliang up.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Just then, two streaks of escaping light, dragging long tails of flame behind them, tore through heaven and earth from the distant horizon at incredible speed!

The escaping lights landed, then gradually dispersed, transforming into the two figures of Chen Daoyan and Chen Tianchen.

"Third Brother!"

When Chen Tianchen saw this scene, he first froze, then instantly let out a thunderous roar.

"Who did this?!!"

Chen Tianchen roared, towering fury surging across his face.

His gaze was like lightning as he swiftly searched the surroundings.

Chen Daoyan's expression was equally dark. To dare cause trouble right under the Chen Family's nose—what audacity.

The next moment, Chen Daoyan took a deep breath, understanding that now was not the time to pursue this.

"Stop shouting for now."

Chen Daoyan shot a sidelong glance at the yelling Chen Tianchen, then bent down and gently placed his hand on Chen Tianliang's forehead.

Threads of soft, misty aura flowed from Chen Daoyan's palm into Chen Tianliang's body.

"The Reverse Malady is very severe."

Chen Daoyan frowned, then said in a low voice, "I used True Essence to protect Tianliang's heart meridians. We'll talk about everything after we return home."

"Right, are you two all right?" Chen Daoyan then glanced at Ying Shuangshuang and Chen Zhixing.

"We... are still all right," Ying Shuangshuang nodded.

"Good."

Chen Daoyan relaxed slightly in his heart. Others might not know, but he knew Chen Zhixing was the Nine Ancient Marks Wielder, bearing the future of the Chen Family on his shoulders. Nothing could be allowed to happen to him.

After saying that, Chen Daoyan swept out his broad sleeve, wrapped several of them up, and prepared to leave.

"You go first. I'll carry my brother home."

Chen Tianchen shook his head, then looked at Chen Tianliang lying on the ground. He reached out gently and carried Chen Tianliang onto his back.

"You..." Chen Daoyan frowned. He had been about to open his mouth and say something, but after thinking it over, he let it go.

The group quickly departed into the distance.

Chen Tianchen carried Chen Tianliang gently on his back, walking step by step toward Ziwei Mountain.

It was just like back then, when he had caused trouble outside as a child and been beaten half to death.

It had been Chen Tianliang who stood up for him and carried him home on his back.

"Third Brother, come on. Let's go home."

"Hold on. You still haven't paid back what you owe me."