Brother, from now on you will be alone

Star Luo Empire, inside the Imperial City.

Ye Yuan had disguised himself and successfully infiltrated the Imperial City.

He found a restaurant, intending to grab something to eat.

He had just sat down when he heard others discussing something nearby.

"Have you heard? Our Royal Knight Commander Ye Yuan has defected."

"I heard about it; they say he was a spy sent by the Heaven Dou Empire."

"After the Royal Inspection Team investigated, they really found quite a few problems!"

"I heard the Soul Tools he invented were all stolen from the royal family."

"He even poisoned quite a few of the empire's geniuses."

"Why hasn't a person like that dropped dead yet?"

The hand Ye Yuan used to hold his teacup was trembling.

Bullshit royal secrets; they drove him away and then stole his technology for themselves.

As for the so-called poisoning of geniuses, it was likely that the empire was uneasy about the commoner geniuses they had been cultivating.

They were afraid that once those geniuses grew strong, they would seek revenge.

So they liquidated all of his students.

Then, they framed Ye Yuan for it.

"Hmph! A fine scheme!"

Ye Yuan gradually calmed down.

Anger was useless right now.

Eventually, the iron cavalry of Martial Soul Hall would destroy this rotting empire.

He had long grown tired of the current empire.

In Ye Yuan's view, apart from Martial Soul Hall, this entire continent was ruled by nobles.

There were only two classes on this continent: one was the nobility, and the other was the commoners!

Those who became soul masters were all recruited by the nobility, and soul masters and nobles could kill commoners for any reason.

Regardless of right or wrong.

It wasn't that the commoners didn't want to rebel, but they were truly powerless to do so.

Cultivation resources were controlled by the nobility, and geniuses were either recruited or killed.

Before, he had been shackled within the Imperial City and couldn't do anything.

But now, things were different...

Ye Yuan stood up and left the restaurant.

He hurried toward Qin Yan'er's residence, and as he drew closer, his pace quickened.

He was somewhat afraid of seeing Qin Yan'er in a miserable state.

He, as her older brother, had failed to protect her.

His lips trembled slightly, and guilt washed over his entire body.

"Yan'er, I will take you away from this place of trouble."

He arrived at Qin Yan'er's room and gently pushed open the door.

The room was empty.

There was only a mess left behind.

"Yan'er?"

Ye Yuan called out softly a few times.

But there was still no response in the room.

Ye Yuan figured she wasn't home at the moment, so he sat on the bed to wait for Qin Yan'er.

Just as he was still immersed in his guilt, an item on the bed caught Ye Yuan's attention.

It was a Soul Tool he had developed, called an Image Recorder.

It could store recordings for a long time, but Ye Yuan had not yet handed this Soul Tool over to the royal family.

Because it was still in the testing phase.

Ye Yuan picked up the Image Recorder and pressed the start button.

Then he entered the startup password; without the startup password, even a Title Douluo could not activate it.

"Beep!"

With a click, the Image Recorder began to run, playing the recording.

Qin Yan'er's figure appeared. "Yan'er!"

Ye Yuan exclaimed in shock.

Qin Yan'er was still as beautiful as ever, but the playful expression she once had was gone from her face.

Her face was filled with exhaustion.

Ye Yuan clenched his fists, his entire body trembling.

He continued to watch.

Perhaps Yan'er had some important information to tell him.

"Brother, Yan'er misses you so much."

"Yan'er is in pain all over, and Dai Mubai sends people to bully Yan'er every day."

"The worst part is, Dai Mubai even forces Yan'er to be with those..."

"They beat Yan'er every day and don't give Yan'er anything to eat."

The Yan'er in the footage suddenly smiled, but to Ye Yuan, it looked different.

That smile pierced his heart like a needle.

"Brother, Yan'er still has a secret she hasn't told you. Actually, Yan'er really likes you, Brother."

"But the current Yan'er is no longer worthy."

"Brother, Yan'er can't hold on anymore, I want to leave first..."

"From now on, Brother, you will have to be alone..."

After saying this, Yan'er picked up the poison she had prepared and drank it in one gulp.

Not long after, she stopped breathing.

Ye Yuan's eyes had turned red.

Blood flowed from his eyes.

His breathing became labored, and his hands and feet went numb.

His whole body trembled uncontrollably, even twitching, and he felt nauseous, wanting to vomit.

Veins bulged on his face, and tears streamed down like rain.

"Yan... er."

A scene that caused him to collapse even further appeared.

Dai Mubai walked in with a group of people.

"Yo-ho, dead?"

"Really couldn't take much, just like Ye Yuan."

The person beside him said to Dai Mubai, "Boss, should I call someone to dispose of the body?"

Dai Mubai smiled and shook his head.

"Why go through all that trouble?"

"Just drag over those soul beasts from last time and let them take care of the body."

"Yes!"

In just a moment, Dai Mubai's lackeys dragged in several soul beasts.

At this point, the recording on the Image Recorder ended.

"Yan'er..."

"Hahaha! Hahaha!" Ye Yuan did not scream.

He just laughed.

He laughed incessantly.

Yet the blood-tears at the corners of his eyes did not stop.

He did not know what was happening to him; he should have been grieving.

But now, he was laughing uncontrollably.

His younger sister, the only relative he had in this world, had left him just like that.

Even leaving behind a complete body had become a luxury.

He was going to be alone again.

"Alone... all alone..."

"Dai Mubai..."

A week later.

Ye Yuan had stayed inside his room for an entire week.

He had grown much thinner, his face covered in stubble.

His dazed eyes gradually regained their clarity.

He stood up and changed into his clothes; this white Sword Robe had been woven by his younger sister's own hands.

He couldn't help but recall the past.

Qin Yan'er leaned on Ye Yuan's back and asked, "Brother, I've never seen the style of this clothing you drew before."

Ye Yuan pinched Qin Yan'er's cheek and said, "Brother had a dream yesterday."

"It was a world dominated by technology, and this is the clothing I saw in that world."

"It's called a Sword Robe, worn by swordsmen who travel the world with their blades."

Qin Yan'er tilted her head and smiled, "Does Brother like it very much?"

"Brother's martial soul is the Bloodthirsty Sword, so of course I yearn to be a dashing swordsman like that."

"Then I'll sew one for you!"

After saying this, Qin Yan'er picked up the blueprints and left.

The Sword Robe was finally finished just a few days before the incident, and he hadn't even had the chance to wear it yet.

He smoothed out the hem of the robe.

Then he stood in front of the mirror and turned around.

Then he spoke to himself.

"Yan'er, look, do I look handsome?"

"Your craftsmanship is truly excellent; you are worthy of being my sister."

"What? You're asking why my hair turned white?"

"Yan'er, don't you think this looks even cooler?"

"Don't worry, people with white hair don't get hot-headed as easily in the summer."

He circulated his soul power to lift several crates of wine, drenching the entire room in it.

Then he struck a match.

"Yan'er, don't be impatient."

"The entire Star Luo Empire will go down to keep you company."

"You won't be lonely for long."

After finishing his sentence, he dropped the flaming match from his hand.

"BOOM!"

Flames instantly spread throughout the room.

Ye Yuan walked out of the house.

"Fire! Hurry, put out the fire!"

"Quick!"

"How could a fire start for no reason?"

"Stop blathering and put out the fire!"

Ye Yuan pulled his cloak back on and glanced behind him.

"Dai Mubai, you must live well; make sure you don't die."

"If you were to die from some accident, it would be letting you off too easily."

Ye Yuan touched his long, white hair.

He slowly departed from the territory of the Star Luo Empire.

On the other hand, for Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, ever since Ye Yuan had left.

The two of them had found their situation becoming extremely difficult.