Blood Debt, Blood Repaid

Seeing Liang Zhaohuang appear and cut down several fierce, terrifying enemies with a wave of his hand, the Liang Family members present could not help but let out long breaths of relief.

After all, the Liang Family still lived in a peaceful land within the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty. Aside from the two elders of the second generation's Xue line, who had once followed Saint Duke Liang in struggling and fighting to establish the family, most of the third generation Zhao line and fourth generation Rui line juniors still lacked experience in battle and life-or-death combat.

This time, they had suddenly faced the Black Wind Bandits, people long seasoned in slaughter. Even with the help of some arrays and restrictions in the clan grounds, they had still been killed into rout all the way, their hearts trembling with fear.

Now that the enemies had been slain, after the Liang Family members let out a breath of relief, they could no longer hold on. Several of them collapsed to the ground on the spot and hurriedly took out pills to swallow, stabilizing their injuries and restoring their energy.

Even the patriarch, Liang Xuelin, had no choice but to stabilize and recover himself first at this moment. In truth, among everyone present, his injuries were the heaviest.

This was not because his battle experience was lacking, but because in the slaughter, he had repeatedly been forced to act to save the younger generation, taking blades for these descendants who had little combat experience.

Otherwise, in this short but fierce battle, the Liang Family disciples killed or wounded would definitely not have numbered only two.

At this moment, only the eldest brother, Liang Zhaojun, was in somewhat better condition. With a grave expression, he came forward to meet him.

Through this battle, he had likewise realized the problem currently existing in the Liang Family. Most of the disciples of the third and fourth generations were far too lacking in experience in battle and killing.

He had already decided that changes had to be made. The family disciples arranged to travel outside and follow the Crimson Cauldron Wang Family in fighting and killing on the frontier had to be called back. First, they would be taught the Five Qi Lotus Scripture; second, these disciples who had long experienced battle outside would properly drill and train the family disciples, passing on their experience.

There were even more plans and arrangements, but all of those would have to wait until this calamity had completely settled.

"Seventeenth Brother, have all the enemies who attacked been slain?" He steadied his mind, looked at Liang Zhaohuang, and asked.

Liang Zhaohuang nodded and said, "The enemies who attacked this time were indeed the Black Wind Bandits. In total, there was one Foundation Establishment cultivator and eleven Qi Refining cultivators. All have been slain."

"The Black Wind Bandits!" When eldest brother Liang Zhaojun heard this, his brows knitted tightly and his expression darkened. "Three years ago, didn't County Lieutenant Sun say the Black Wind Bandits had already been dealt with?"

Liang Zhaohuang shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice, "If nothing unexpected is going on, these Black Wind Bandits are probably Sun Family people to begin with."

"What!" Although he had long suspected in his heart that there might be problems with several of the county gentry families in the county city, hearing such news so suddenly still left Liang Zhaojun shocked beyond words.

"Eldest Brother, now is not the time to talk about this." Liang Zhaohuang turned the topic back and said, "Up ahead, Fifth Uncle was severely injured. I used a Green Spirit Pill to temporarily stabilize his injuries, but he still needs continued treatment now."

"And the family has suffered attack and destruction this time. All of it needs to be tidied up as well."

"Fifth Uncle is still alive!" Eldest brother Liang Zhaojun's eyes abruptly lit up, and he cried out in surprise and joy.

"What? Father is still alive!"

Among the family disciples over there who were healing and recovering, a man and a woman cried out in the same surprise and joy. No longer caring about recuperation, they hurriedly scrambled up and ran toward the front.

They were Liang Zhaohuang's Tenth Sister, Liang Zhaomo, and Fourteenth Brother, Liang Zhaobi. They were both Fifth Uncle Liang Xuegui's children.

"Tenth Sister, Fourteenth Brother! Fifth Uncle is badly hurt. He needs careful care."

Liang Zhaohuang could not help but give a reminder, though he did not know whether they heard it. The two of them had already rushed toward the front.

Seeing this, Liang Zhaohuang shook his head slightly. He turned to his eldest brother Liang Zhaojun and said, "Zhu Yuqing is here, just outside the family grounds. This time, we were able to smoothly slay the Black Wind Bandits' Foundation Establishment cultivator thanks to his help as well."

"Zhu Yuqing!" Hearing this name, eldest brother Liang Zhaojun's expression turned somewhat complicated for a moment. He did not know whether he should feel gratitude or hatred.

That the Liang Family could come to this point now could be said to be entirely because of the other party. Whether it was the Foundation Establishment Realm inheritance or the attack they had suffered this time.

Gratitude for the inheritance clue the other party had provided, hatred for the attack the other party had brought!

In the end, it could only turn into one sentence. He sighed and said, "He really did use our Liang Family as bait to hook the Black Wind Bandits!"

Liang Zhaohuang nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "No matter what, this time he saved our Liang Family and saved me once. I need to go receive him and thank him."

As for the earlier grudges and favors, they could only be considered canceled out.

"Good! Seventeenth Brother, just go." Eldest brother Liang Zhaojun immediately nodded and said, "I'll take care of the family side."

After seeing that the family side was temporarily safe, Liang Zhaohuang did not linger further and returned outside the family encampment, before the Mulberry Forest.

Zhu Yuqing was still here, but the head of the Black Wind Bandits' Foundation Establishment cultivator on the ground was already gone. There was only a headless corpse.

"I'm taking his head away to offer sacrifice to the one hundred and eighty-six wronged souls of my Zhu Family."

When Zhu Yuqing saw Liang Zhaohuang, he immediately said in a deep voice.

"As for the rest of the spoils, they all go to your Liang Family, as an apology gift for using your Liang Family this time."

Liang Zhaohuang looked over. There were only two spoils of war: one was the Storage Bag at the waist of the Black Wind Bandits' Foundation Establishment cultivator, its contents unknown; the other was the black flying sword that had fallen to one side.

At this moment, Liang Zhaohuang had already seen that the black flying sword was actually a "bone sword," a flying sword refined from black bone.

In Liang Zhaohuang's Spiritual Sense perception, he clearly discovered that the aura on the "bone sword" was exactly the same as the aura of the black Tiger Soul in his Sea of Consciousness that had been converted and subdued.

"This is the Tiger Bone Sword? A flying sword refined from the bones of that black tiger!"

Liang Zhaohuang's heart suddenly stirred, and an idea emerged.

"The black Tiger Soul and the Tiger Bone Sword come from the same source. If the two were combined, the effect would surely be good."

Although his heart was moved, Liang Zhaohuang still shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhu, this Black Wind Bandit was slain by our joint efforts. The spoils should still be divided equally."

"As for our previous favors and grudges, you provided our Liang Family with clues to the Foundation Establishment inheritance, and you also used our Liang Family to fish out this Black Wind Bandit. Consider it a transaction, with favors and grudges wiping each other clean."

When Zhu Yuqing heard this, he did not respond, but changed the subject instead. Looking at Liang Zhaohuang, he said, "Speaking of the Foundation Establishment inheritance, I truly didn't expect that in your Liang Family, you would be the first to complete Foundation Establishment."

"When we met three years ago, you were only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, having just entered the late stage of Qi Refining. Now, in less than three years, you've already reached Foundation Establishment. You really are formidable."

"If you feel ashamed at heart taking these spoils, then why don't you help me with something?"

"What is it?" Liang Zhaohuang asked.

"Though the Black Wind Bandits have been wiped out, the hidden mastermind has yet to be removed!" Zhu Yuqing's tone was chilling as he said in a low voice, "The Zhu Family's great vengeance is not yet complete!"

Liang Zhaohuang's eyes tightened, and his heart leapt with alarm. He said heavily, "You want to attack the 'Hundred Beasts' Sun Family!"

"That's right!" Zhu Yuqing made no attempt to hide the hatred on his face, his tone cold and dark. "Blood debt must be paid in blood! The Sun Family wiped out my Zhu Family to the last man, so naturally I will exterminate the Sun Family in return!"

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