After Han Dulong died, Xue Ehu stayed in that valley for a long time.
When they brought the body back to West Qi, he said nothing the entire way. He just stayed beside it.
Jade Clarity Immortal Light had sealed the wound on the back of Han Dulong's neck. The bleeding had stopped, but he was long dead.
The two had studied under Daoxing Tianzun together. They bickered, competed for credit, and traded insults, but whenever outsiders got involved, they stood together.
Now Han Dulong lay dead.
Xue Ehu was alive.
It felt far worse than losing a duel.
Chen Yue went to see him once.
He stood outside the tent but did not go in.
Xue Ehu sat with his back to the entrance. Hearing footsteps, he did not turn around. He only asked quietly, "Junior Brother Chen, why did my senior brother have to die?"
Chen Yue was silent for a moment. "The course of the Karmic Tribulation has changed."
Xue Ehu gave a laugh without a trace of humor. "Why didn't it change before?"
Chen Yue understood what he meant.
"Senior Brother Xue, Lin Yuan wasn't directly responsible for this."
"He wasn't?"
Xue Ehu finally turned, his eyes bloodshot. "Zhao Gongming didn't die. The Three Cloud Sisters didn't die. The Ten Heavenly Lords, Wen Zhong, the Four Demon Generals, and Yu Yuan are all still alive. So many names are missing from the list, and now it's filling the gaps. My senior brother was the first. And you're telling me Lin Yuan had nothing to do with it?"
Chen Yue frowned. "The Karmic Tribulation is reshuffling because those people escaped their fates, yes. But Lin Yuan never even raised a hand when Senior Brother Han died. You saw how that broken sword flew at him."
Xue Ehu