Qian Xunji Bleeds

"Spirit Hall came into conflict with Tang Hao precisely because of that Title Douluo. You can't deny that, can you?" Evil Emperor said.

"But what does that prove?" Ah Yin said. "Tang Hao merely took the person he thought was me out for a trip, and they happened to run into a Title Douluo from Spirit Hall. But for my sake, he dared to stand against a Title Douluo from Spirit Hall, and he even said..."

If anyone wants to hurt Ah Yin, they'll have to step over my corpse first. At the thought, Ah Yin's heart filled with sweetness.

"The problem is enormous. Mad Rhinoceros Douluo had selfish motives. The moment he discovered them, he did not report that she was a Soul Beast to Spirit Hall. Instead, he secretly followed them, intending to pocket your Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone for himself," Evil Emperor said. "Tang Hao's combat strength was already comparable to that of a low-ranked Title Douluo. After defeating Mad Rhinoceros Douluo, why did he merely cripple him instead of killing him?"

"Why..." Ah Yin was confused. Those involved could not see clearly, while outsiders could. Matters like this only needed a little prompting to become obvious, but that little bit was enough to make Ah Yin afraid to think further.

"If he had killed Mad Rhinoceros Douluo and handled it properly, even if Spirit Hall investigated, they might not have traced it back to Tang Hao. Most likely, Mad Rhinoceros Douluo would simply have gone missing. Even if they traced it to Tang Hao, the matter of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would not have been exposed," Evil Emperor said. "But Tang Hao chose to cripple Mad Rhinoceros while sparing his life. That left behind a massive hidden danger. What would a Martial Soul crippled, resentful Mad Rhinoceros Douluo do first?"

"He would, he would..." Ah Yin shook her head. She did not dare, nor did she want, to think any further.

"He would report it to Spirit Hall and use Spirit Hall's hand to take revenge. That was why Spirit Hall later issued a wanted order for you, leading to the series of tragedies that followed." Evil Emperor asked, "So, back to the original question, Ah Yin. Why do you think Tang Hao spared Mad Rhinoceros Douluo?"

"I... I don't know." Ah Yin shook her head desperately and said, "Brother Hao... Brother Hao was just kind-hearted..." Even Ah Yin herself did not believe that excuse once she said it.

"Then let's look at the next scene!"

In the image, Tang Hao took Ah Yin (A-Xi) into hiding to evade Spirit Hall's pursuit until the child was born.

Ah Yin looked at that dark, swarthy child without feeling any motherly affection. After all, she knew it was not her child. Only Rat still believed he was the child born to him and Ah Yin.

After the child was born, Tang Hao urged Ah Yin (A-Xi) to return to the Clear Sky Sect and seek its protection. Ah Yin (A-Xi) agreed as well.

Then, they began...

"So here's the question: is this the road to the Clear Sky Sect?" Evil Emperor said with a sinister grin.

The image displayed a map of Douluo Continent, marked with the locations of the two great empires, the Upper Three Sects, and Spirit Hall.

"This is Tang Hao's route. This is Spirit Hall, and this is the Clear Sky Sect." One of Evil Emperor's tentacles gestured across the map in the mental space as he spoke.

"He said he was taking you—A-Xi—to the Clear Sky Sect to seek protection, so why was he getting farther and farther from the Clear Sky Sect, yet closer and closer to Spirit Hall? And how did he dare swagger into a major city while being wanted by Spirit Hall? Was he afraid you wouldn't be discovered by Spirit Hall?"

"You foolish Blue Silver Emperor, there is only one truth. The man you love most planned to use Spirit Hall's hand to force you into willingly sacrificing yourself to him. Hehehe..." Evil Emperor said with a sinister laugh.

"No, stop talking. Stop talking..." Ah Yin said in unbearable pain.

Although she had not given herself to Tang Hao, she still held onto her love for him.

But after everything had been laid bare, no matter how she recalled Tang Hao's affectionate gaze, she could only feel calculation hidden within it.

Make Ah Yin suffer a little longer. Make Ah Yin suffer a little longer. Make Ah Yin suffer a little longer... That sentence, spoken in Tang Hao's voice, echoed ceaselessly through Ah Yin's mental world like a demonic chant.

"This is fake. It must be fake. You did this on purpose. Since you could create an illusion to trap Brother Hao and me, you must have arranged this illusion too, just to frame Brother Hao." Ah Yin glared at Evil Emperor resentfully.

Even though cracks had appeared in her love for Tang Hao, she still refused to admit that this was the truth.

"How about we make a bet?" Evil Emperor said.

"What kind of bet?" Ah Yin asked.

Evil Emperor grinned wickedly. "Hehehe... Your Seed of Life fell into Tang Hao's hands, didn't it? Tang Hao knows how to make you regenerate quickly. Am I wrong?"

Ah Yin nodded. Brother Hao knew she came from the Blue Silver Forest. If he wanted to revive her, he would take her to the Blue Silver Forest. There, she would quickly recover into a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. By then, even if she could not take human form, she would still be capable of basic communication.

"And in Tang Hao's eyes, Tang San is the son you had with him, with a certain amount of Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline flowing through him."

"How do you want to bet?" Ah Yin asked directly.

"Hehehe." Evil Emperor laughed sinisterly. "It's simple. I bet Rat will plant you inside a pitch-black cave and leave you barely alive, hanging on until his precious son inherits your imperial throne."

"Impossible. Rat... ah, pfft, Brother Hao would never treat me like that." Ah Yin hurriedly denied it.

"Then will you bet or not?" Evil Emperor said.

"I'll bet. I bet Brother Hao will definitely plant me in the Blue Silver Forest, but you can't interfere with Brother Hao," Ah Yin said firmly.

"Hehehe, what a foolish Blue Silver Emperor. Then let us wait and see."

Along the rugged mountain road, a household could only be seen every few kilometers.

Qian Xunyi arrived outside one household's door. Before he even knocked or entered, he could already smell the scent of blood inside.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm scanned the interior with his spiritual power and said, "Everyone in this household is dead."

"Let's go in." Qian Xunyi pushed open the door and entered.

The moment the door opened, he saw a man's corpse on the steps of the main room. His chest had been pierced open by a sharp blade, and blood had stained the steps red. The blood on the ground had pooled into a puddle that had not yet dried, indicating that he had died recently.

As they approached, the flies rose from the corpse with a buzzing hum.

Upon pushing open the door and entering, they found the corpses of two elderly people inside. Both had died of suffocation. Their eyes were wide open, their expressions frozen in unwilling death.

"By the way, what are we doing here?" Tian Meng found the sight rather creepy.

"Looking for a vessel," Qian Xunyi said.

Then, his gaze swept across the house, from the main hall to the rooms on either side. There were several rooms on both sides. He walked to the first room on the left, which was also filled with the scent of blood.

He opened the door and entered.

Inside, a knife was embedded in a woman's chest, and blood had dyed her white clothes red. Her final posture seemed to have been one of protecting her infant.

There was a dead baby in the cradle, killed by suffocation.