In the afternoon, Lu Fei successfully applied for early graduation and stood at the school gate with Lu Yu, looking back at the Nuoding Academy.
Lu Yu smiled and patted Lu Fei's head. "What? Don't want to leave?"
Lu Fei shook his head, took Lu Yu's arm, and looked on, seemingly lost in thought. "Brother, are we just leaving like this? Should we go home and visit our family?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu was taken aback. He had been in Douluo for three months, and he had long forgotten the place where he had just transmigrated. If Lu Fei hadn't mentioned it, he would never have remembered it in his entire life.
Seeing the pleading look in Lu Fei's eyes, Lu Yu nodded. "Alright, let's go back and take a look."
The two brothers arrived nearby in less than an hour by carriage. After walking along a small path, they came to the old dilapidated wooden house.
But what the two brothers saw before them was a ground covered in charred ashes, with broken wood and crumbling walls scattered everywhere. The once simple and dilapidated hut had now been completely reduced to ruins.
Lu Fei clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were red and watery, and his voice was choked with suppressed sobs.
From childhood to adulthood, this was the only home that sheltered the two brothers from the wind and rain, the place where they endured countless nights of hunger and cold.
Now, it has all vanished.
Lu Yu's gaze was icy as she swept over the scene of utter devastation.
Although she felt no sense of belonging to this dilapidated hut, seeing Lu Fei's forced sadness, Lu Yu felt a surge of anger.
Without a doubt, the village chief's family burned down their house in revenge after failing to get their revenge!
"Brother, our house has been burned down!" Lu Fei said to Lu Yu, fighting back tears.
Seeing Lu Fei's distressed expression, Lu Yu sighed, "Let's go, I'll take you to get revenge."
Lu Yu spoke calmly, leading the resentful Lu Fei straight towards the village.
In a short while, the two stood in front of the village chief's mansion, which was much more imposing.
The courtyard gate was wide open, but the courtyard was deathly silent. There was none of the usual hustle and bustle of villagers coming and going; only a heavy atmosphere of death remained.
Inside the courtyard, the village chief, with his gray hair and hunched back, sat on a stone bench. His face was withered, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked much older and more haggard.
Noticing the commotion at the door, the village chief looked up sharply. The moment he saw the brothers Lu Yu and Lu Fei, the grief and hatred that had been building up for three months erupted instantly.
The village chief suddenly stood up, trembling all over, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at the two men, his voice hoarse with overwhelming grief and anger.
"It's you! You dare to come back!"
Lu Fei was startled by the village chief's overreaction and instinctively hid behind Lu Yu.
Lu Yu remained calm, looking indifferently at the enraged village chief.
"Did you burn the house down?"
The village chief's chest heaved violently, he gritted his teeth, and tears mixed with anger streamed down his face.
So what if it's burned!
"My grandson Ta Ke! Three months ago, your brother beat him so badly that he was beyond medical help! Just two weeks ago, he died in agony in his bed!"
My only grandson is gone!
The village chief staggered, his eyes filled with despair and resentment.
"My son Ta Ke was only six years old. He was beaten so badly that he survived for three months, and in the end, he died a tragic death! What kind of revenge is it for me to burn down your dilapidated house!"
I wish I could skin you two little beasts alive and tear your tendons apart!
Roars echoed through the courtyard, filled with the despair of losing a grandson.
Lu Yu scoffed. The original owner of this body was killed by Ta Ke, which gave him the opportunity to transmigrate.
If Lu Yu hadn't transmigrated and helped Lu Fei awaken his Martial Soul, Lu Fei would probably have been beaten to death by Ta Ke in that wooden house three months ago.
Originally, they planned to spare Ta Ke's life so that Lu Fei could avenge his brother after Lu Fei Soul Master. However, Ta Ke died just like that.
Hearing the village chief's roar from inside the house, the others rushed out. At a glance, there were five people. One of them recognized the brothers Lu Yu and Lu Fei and pointed at them, shouting loudly.
"Brother Ta, those two are the murderers who killed Ta Ke!"
Upon hearing this, Ta Ke's father became breathless and his eyes turned bloodshot. "Fine! You two little bastards dare to come back!"
Ta Ke's father pushed through the crowd, grabbed a hoe, and charged at Lu Yu and his brother.
Lu Yu Lu Yu gave a disdainful snort, and with a surge of Soul Power, two White Soul Ring Soul Ring around him.
Ta Ke's father froze, his legs trembling as the hoe in his hand clattered to the ground. His eyes widened as he stared intently at the Soul Ring on Lu Yu's body.
"A Soul... Soul Master! You're actually Soul Master!"
"Anyone who wants to die, come on up!" Lu Yu scanned the crowd.
Seeing that no one spoke, Lu Yu glanced at Lu Fei, who had his head down, before returning her gaze to the group. Her tone was flat and devoid of any emotion.
"Let's not talk about the house. Ta Ke's death was his own fault."
After saying that, Lu Yu stopped looking at the village chief, who was both afraid and angry, reached out and grabbed Lu Fei, who was in a complicated mood, and turned to leave the village chief's house.
Behind them, the village chief's cries and shouts of hatred filled the entire courtyard.
Stepping out of the village, the country lanes were quiet and deserted, with Qingfeng rustling through the woods and stirring the roadside weeds.
Lu Fei remained sullen, head bowed and silent, unable to let go of the fact that a vibrant Life had been lost because of him.
Lu Yu glanced at the dejected Lu Fei and gently comforted him.
"It has nothing to do with you; he committed the wrong first, so there's no need for you to feel guilty."
Lu Fei nodded slightly, but he still couldn't let it go.
However, Lu Yu had no intention of letting the village chief's family go. The reason he didn't kill the village chief and his family in front of Lu Fei was because he was still young and he didn't want Lu Fei to be exposed to killing too early.
Lu Yu glanced at the Great Sage on his shoulder. A silent command entered the Great Sage's mind. The Great Sage nodded and silently jumped off Lu Yu's shoulder, holding a chopstick-length Ruyi Staff in his hand.
Lu Yu and Lu Fei quickly arrived at the main road, where the carriage was waiting. Just as they were about to get in, Lu Fei noticed that Lu Yu's shoulders were bare and suddenly asked...
"Brother, where is the Great Sage? Where did he go?"
Lu Yu raised an eyebrow, gesturing for Lu Fei to look behind him. Lu Fei turned around and saw the Great Sage carrying a few fruits, hopping and skipping over.
Lu Fei bent down and picked up the Great Sage, then handed a fruit to Lu Yu. Lu Yu took the fruit, took a bite, and entered the carriage.
In the evening, Su Yuntao returned home feeling empty. He pushed open the door and saw a bulging cloth bag and a small bottle on the table.
Curious, Su Yuntao walked over and opened the cloth bag. The golden light was so dazzling that Su Yuntao couldn't open his eyes. After removing the bag, he discovered that there was a piece of paper underneath.
Upon picking it up, I saw that it said:
" Brother Tao, Xiao Fei. Thank you for taking care of us during this time. This 100,000 Gold Soul Coin is a small token of my appreciation. The bottle contains an ancient secret medicine. After refining it, Brother Tao, your Third Soul Ring can directly absorb a thousand years of energy."
Don't worry!
Lu Yu!
Su Yuntao looked at the letter in his hand, tears streamed down his face.
"Hmph, those two brats, they didn't even say goodbye before leaving..."
The carriage slowly came to a stop at the post station outside the city.
Lu Yu was the first to lift the curtain and get out of the carriage, looking up at the second chapter of Douluo; Lu Fei beside her was already stunned, his face full of shock.
"Brother! Is this Suotuo City...? It's huge! Much bigger Nuoding City!"
Seeing the renewed light and expectation in her younger brother's eyes, Lu Yu's lips curled up slightly.
"Go inside and rest for a couple of days first, then I'll take you to Soul Hunting."