Brother, You'll Be Alone From Now On

Within the imperial city of the Star Luo Empire.

After disguising himself, Ye Yuan successfully slipped into the imperial city.

He found a restaurant and planned to get something to eat.

The moment he sat down, he heard people nearby discussing something.

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

"I heard he was supposedly a spy sent by the Heaven Dou Empire."

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

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

"He even poisoned quite a few imperial prodigies."

"Why doesn't someone like that just die?"

The hand Ye Yuan used to grip his teacup trembled.

Royal secrets, my ass. They had driven him out, then stolen his technology for themselves.

As for poisoning prodigies, it was probably because the empire had been wary of the commoner talents he had trained.

They feared those people would grow strong enough to seek revenge.

So, they purged all his students.

Then pinned the blame on Ye Yuan.

"Hmph! What a fine scheme!"

Ye Yuan gradually calmed down.

Anger was useless now.

Before long, Spirit Hall's iron cavalry would destroy this rotten empire.

He had long grown sick of the current empire.

In Ye Yuan's eyes, aside from Spirit Hall, the entire continent was ruled by nobles.

There were only two classes on this continent: nobles and lowborn commoners!

All Soul Masters were absorbed into the nobility, and Soul Masters and nobles could kill commoners for any reason.

Regardless of right or wrong.

It was not that commoners did not want to rebel, but that they simply lacked the means.

Cultivation resources were controlled by the nobles. Talents were either recruited or killed.

He had previously been confined within the imperial city and unable to do anything.

But now, things were different...

Ye Yuan rose to his feet and left the restaurant.

He hurried toward Yan'er's residence. The closer he got to her home, the faster his steps became.

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

This brother of hers had failed to protect her.

His lips trembled, and guilt swept through his entire body.

"Yan'er, I'll take you away from this place of turmoil."

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

The room was empty.

Only a mess remained.

"Yan'er?"

Ye Yuan called softly several times.

Yet there was still no response from within the room.

Guessing that she was not home at the moment, Ye Yuan sat on the bed to wait for Qin Yan'er.

Just as he was still drowning in 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.

It was still in the testing stage.

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

Then he entered the activation password. Without it, not even a Title Douluo could open it.

"Beep!"

With a sound, the Image Recorder began operating and played the recording.

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

Ye Yuan cried out.

Qin Yan'er was still as beautiful as ever, but the playful expression she once wore was gone.

Her face was filled with exhaustion.

Ye Yuan clenched his fists, his entire body trembling.

He continued watching.

Perhaps Yan'er had something important to tell him.

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

"Yan'er's whole body hurts now. Dai Mubai sends people to bully Yan'er every day."

"The worst part is that Dai Mubai forced Yan'er to be with those people..."

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

Yan'er in the recording suddenly gave a faint smile, but to Ye Yuan,

that smile pierced his heart like a needle.

"Brother, there's one secret Yan'er never told you. Yan'er actually really likes you."

"But Yan'er is no longer worthy of you."

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

"From now on, Brother, you'll be alone..."

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

Not long afterward, she stopped breathing.

Ye Yuan's eyes had turned red.

Blood flowed from his eyes.

His breathing became difficult, and his limbs went numb.

His body shook incessantly. He even convulsed slightly, felt nauseated, and wanted to vomit.

Veins bulged across his face as tears poured down like rain.

"Yan... er..."

An even more devastating scene appeared.

Dai Mubai entered with a group of people.

"Oh? She's dead?"

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

Someone beside Dai Mubai said, "Boss, should I call someone to deal with the body?"

Dai Mubai smiled and shook his head.

"Why make it so troublesome?"

"Bring over those Soul Beasts from last time. They can take care of the body."

"Yes!"

Before long, Dai Mubai's lackeys dragged several Soul Beasts inside.

At that point, the Image Recorder's recording ended.

"Yan'er..."

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

He simply laughed.

He kept laughing.

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

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

Yet he was now laughing wildly without end.

His little sister, his only family in this world, had left him just like that.

Even leaving behind an intact body had become an impossible wish.

He was going to be alone again.

"Alone... alone..."

"Dai Mubai..."

One week later.

Ye Yuan had stayed in the room for an entire week.

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

The vacant look in his eyes gradually cleared.

He stood and changed his clothes. This white robe had been woven by his little sister herself.

He could not help recalling the past.

Qin Yan'er had lain on Ye Yuan's back and asked, "Brother, why have I never seen this style of clothing you drew before?"

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

"It was a world ruled by technology, and I saw this outfit in that world."

"It's called a Sword Robe. It's what swordsmen wear when they roam the world with their swords."

Qin Yan'er tilted her head and smiled. "Brother, do you like it?"

"Brother's martial soul is the Bloodthirsty Sword. Of course I admire those handsome swordsmen."

"Then I'll make one for Brother!"

After saying that, Qin Yan'er took the design drawings and left.

The Sword Robe had only been finished a few days before Ye Yuan's downfall, and he had not had time to wear it.

He smoothed the hem of the robe.

Then he stood before the mirror and turned around once.

Then he spoke to himself.

"Yan'er, look. Is it handsome?"

"Your craftsmanship is truly good. As expected of my little sister."

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

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

"Don't worry. People with white hair in summer aren't prone to getting hot-headed."

He circulated his Soul Power and lifted several crates of liquor, splashing it throughout the room.

Then he lit a match.

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

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

"You won't be lonely for long."

After saying that, he tossed down the burning match in his hand.

Boom!

Flames instantly spread throughout the room.

Ye Yuan left the house.

"It's on fire! Put it out!"

"Quick!"

"How could it suddenly catch fire for no reason?"

"Stop talking and put it out!"

Ye Yuan draped his cloak over himself again and looked back once.

"Dai Mubai, you'd better stay alive."

"If you die in some accident, that would be letting you off too easily."

Ye Yuan touched his long hair, which had already turned white.

Then he slowly left the territory of the Star Luo Empire.

As for Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, after Ye Yuan left,

their situation became extremely difficult.