Chapter 1708

"Brother, what should we do now?" Xu Ruoyun looked at Seeing Xiao Yufan with confusion.

Seeing Xiao Yufan looked at the wooden box on the table. "It seems the ring Di Luoka entrusted is inside this wooden box."

"Do you know this ring?" Xu Ruoyun asked.

Seeing Xiao Yufan hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm not entirely sure, but judging by the patterns carved on it, it should be some kind of ancient script." As he spoke, he reached out and touched the box.

The instant his hand touched the box, a strange wave traveled through his hand and spread throughout his entire body.

"This is a seal," Seeing Xiao Yufan said in surprise. "It seems what's inside is Di Luoka's ring." As he spoke, he opened the box.

The moment the box was opened, a beam of Jin Guang shot straight up into the sky.

Seeing Xiao Yufan hurriedly covered his eyes. After the Jin Guang dissipated, the box had returned to its ordinary appearance. Seeing Xiao Yufan picked up the box and examined it carefully, then his eyes widened until they were round.

"Th-this is..." Seeing Xiao Yufan said with a trembling voice. "Is this a secret manual?" Seeing Xiao Yufan flipped through the contents inside the box, which were clearly filled with dense text.

"What secret manual is this?" Xu Ruoyun couldn't help but ask.

Seeing Xiao Yufan took a deep breath and slowly spoke three words: "The 'Dark Moon Sword Art'."

"Are you sure it's 'Dark Moon'?" Xu Ruoyun asked.

Seeing Xiao Yufan nodded affirmatively. Looking at the manual, he said, "The 'Dark Moon Sword Art' was left to me by my grandfather. It is said that this sword technique is extremely powerful."

"Can you cultivate it?" Xu Ruoyun asked hopefully.

"I'll try," Seeing Xiao Yufan said as he sat down with the manual. He closed his eyes and began to practice according to the content in the manual.

One shichen later, Seeing Xiao Yufan opened his eyes, a hint of joy appearing on his face. "I succeeded."

"You succeeded?" Xu Ruoyun asked, somewhat disbelieving.

Seeing Xiao Yufan stood up and slashed a sword at the empty air. A faint silver sword qi floated forward, splitting a table in two.

Xu Ruoyun's mouth hung open, and only after a long while did she say, "You really succeeded."

Seeing Xiao Yufan sheathed his sword intent, then sat back on the chair. He closed his eyes and began to ponder the sword technique he had just comprehended.

Xu Ruoyun looked at Seeing Xiao Yufan with eager eyes and said, "Brother, I want to learn this sword technique too."

"You can't," Seeing Xiao Yufan said without hesitation. "Cultivating this sword technique requires a certain foundation of internal energy. Although you can cultivate martial arts techniques, your internal energy is not yet up to the requirement."

Xu Ruoyun asked somewhat unwillingly, "Then how long will it take before I can cultivate this sword technique?"

Seeing Xiao Yufan pondered for a moment and said, "Based on your current cultivation speed, it will take at least one year before you can begin cultivating this sword technique."

Xu Ruoyun pouted and said, "That long?"

Seeing Xiao Yufan smiled and said, "How about this? In the future, I will teach you some basic sword techniques, so you will be able to comprehend this sword technique faster later on."

Xu Ruoyun said happily, "Really? That's great."

Seeing Xiao Yufan stood up, took out a long sword from his robes, and handed it to Xu Ruoyun. "Practice with this sword first. Once you have a certain foundation, I will teach you more advanced sword techniques."

Xu Ruoyan took the long sword and happily began to practice.

Seeing Xiao Yufan saw that Xu Ruoyun was practicing with proper form, so he said, "Alright, you have now initially comprehended the sword technique. Next, I will teach you more advanced sword techniques."

Xu Ruoyun widened her eyes. "Really?"

Seeing Xiao Yufan smiled. "Of course." Seeing Xiao Yufan demonstrated the advanced sword techniques for Xu Ruoyun. After Xu Ruoyun became familiar with them, Seeing Xiao Yufan said, "Ruoyun, you have now mastered some basic sword techniques. Next, I will teach you a slightly more difficult sword technique."

Xu Ruoyun widened her eyes. "Really?"

Seeing Xiao Yufan smiled. "Of course."

In the following days, Seeing Xiao Yufan taught Xu Ruoyun some profound sword techniques, and Xu Ruoyun did not disappoint his expectations; her sword technique cultivation became more and more proficient and more and more skilled.

One month later, Xu Ruoyun had cultivated the "Dark Moon Sword Art" to the peak of the first layer, while Seeing Xiao Yufan had also cultivated the "Dark Moon Sword Art" to the fifth layer during this period, and he also received some of Di Luoka's last words before his death.

It turned out that Di Luoka had come to this small village because he was being chased by enemies. Before he died, he hoped Seeing Xiao Yufan could help him take revenge and deliver his belongings to his family.

Following Di Luoka's last words, Seeing Xiao Yufan found his family, handed over the ring to them, and then left this small village.

During his time outside, Seeing Xiao Yufan often returned to visit Xu Ruoyun and taught her some profound sword techniques. Xu Ruoyun was also very promising; in just half a year, she cultivated the "Dark Moon Sword Art" to the eighth layer.

Seeing Xiao Yufan also cultivated the "Dark Moon Sword Art" to the ninth layer, and he also received the martial arts inheritance from Di Luoka's last words, greatly increasing his strength.

On this day, Seeing Xiao Yufan returned to the small village and found Xu Ruoyun.

At this time, Xu Ruoyun had grown into a graceful young girl, wearing a light purple dress with a bow tied on her head, looking very cute.

"Brother," Xu Ruoyun cried out joyfully upon seeing Seeing Xiao Yufan.

Seeing Xiao Yufan patted her head and then said, "Ruoyun, I am preparing to leave here."

Xu Ruoyun widened her eyes. "Where are you going?"

Seeing Xiao Yufan said somewhat dejectedly, "I am going to take revenge for Di Luoka's family."

Xu Ruoyun hurriedly said, "Brother, I will go with you."

Seeing Xiao Yufan shook his head. "You stay here for now and wait for me to return." After finishing, he turned and left the room.

"Brother," Xu Ruoyun chased out, but only saw Seeing Xiao Yufan's receding back.

One shichen later, Seeing Xiao Yufan arrived at a place named Fengyang Kingdom. This was a small country, and Di Luoka's family lived here.

Seeing Xiao Yufan found the residence of Di Luoka's family and then knocked on the main door.

"Who is it?" a middle-aged man's voice came from inside.

"I am here to take revenge for Di Luoka," Seeing Xiao Yufan said indifferently.

The main door opened a crack, and a middle-aged man walked out from inside. Upon seeing Seeing Xiao Yufan, his eyes widened. "Who are you?" "I am Seeing Xiao Yufan," Seeing Xiao Yufan said indifferently. "Before Di Luoka died, he asked me to help you."

Hearing Seeing Xiao Yufan's words, a hint of confusion flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and then he suddenly realized, "You... you are the young man Di Luoka spoke of?"

Seeing Xiao Yufan nodded and then said, "Before he died, he asked me to help him take revenge and deliver his belongings to his family."

Hearing Seeing Xiao Yufan's words, a look of gratitude and grief flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes. Then he bowed deeply to Seeing Xiao Yufan. "Thank you, young hero Xiao. Please come in." As he spoke, he opened the main door for Seeing Xiao Yufan.

Seeing Xiao Yufan walked into Di Luoka's home. Although it was not spacious, it was kept very clean, and everywhere exuded a fresh atmosphere.

In the living room, Di Luoka's family had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing Seeing Xiao Yufan, they all stood up and bowed to Seeing Xiao Yufan to express their gratitude.

"Everyone, please sit," Seeing Xiao Yufan said, waving his hand.

Di Luoka's family looked at Xiao Yufan gratefully, then sat down.

Next, Xiao Yufan talked a lot with Di Luoka's family, including Di Luoka's last words before death and his experiences outside.

When discussing the cause of Di Luoka's death, a burst of anger inevitably ignited in Xiao Yufan's heart. It turned out that Di Luoka's enemy was the Heilang Gang, one of the three major powers of Fengyang Kingdom; they had a conflict with Di Luoka, forcing Di Luoka to leave his home out of helplessness.

However, the Heilang Gang chased them to this small village, ultimately leading to Di Luoka's death.

"Heilang Gang?" A flash of cold light passed through Xiao Yufan's eyes. "I must avenge this grudge."

Hearing Xiao Yufan's words, Di Luoka's family stood up one by one and bowed deeply to Xiao Yufan. "Young Hero Xiao, thank you. If you can help us avenge our wrongs, we will be endlessly grateful."

Xiao Yufan waved his hand. "Everyone need not be polite. Di Luoka is already dead, but he left behind his last wish and his belongings. I will do my utmost to help you fulfill this last wish."

Next, Xiao Yufan discussed plans for revenge together with Di Luoka's family.

Since the Heilang Gang is one of the three major powers of Fengyang Kingdom, its strength is very formidable; if they clash head-on, they are no match for the Heilang Gang at all.

Therefore, they decided to adopt a strategy of surprise attack to weaken the Heilang Gang's strength.

In the following days, Xiao Yufan and Di Luoka's family formulated a detailed plan together. First, through reliable intelligence, they learned the Heilang Gang's hiding place, then Xiao Yufan quietly snuck over alone.

When the night was deep and quiet, Xiao Yufan used his superior movement skills and the concealment techniques from the Dark Moon Sword Art to quietly infiltrate the Heilang Gang's headquarters and successfully blended into their ranks.

Next, he began investigating the power distribution within the Heilang Gang and the residences of important figures, and prepared various action plans. In the following days, Xiao Yufan successfully gathered important intelligence on the Heilang Gang and sent it to Di Luoka's family.

Based on the intelligence provided by Xiao Yufan, they formulated an even more detailed action plan.

On the night before the operation, Xiao Yufan quietly snuck to the vicinity of an important figure's residence of the Heilang Gang, preparing to strike at any moment.

Meanwhile, Di Luoka's family was responsible for providing support and backup for Xiao Yufan from the rear.

When the night was deep and quiet, Xiao Yufan suddenly struck.

Using his superior movement skills and martial arts from the Dark Moon Sword Art, he quickly eliminated all the bodyguards inside the important figure's residence of the Heilang Gang.

Then, he rushed into the room and swung his sword at the person by the bed.

Sounds of fighting and screams came from inside the important figure's residence of the Heilang Gang.

Xiao Yufan quickly ended the battle and brought all the important figures of the Heilang Gang back to the village.

Seeing Xiao Yufan return victorious, Di Luoka's family eagerly came forward to welcome him.

They prepared a sumptuous dinner and comfortable lodging for Xiao Yufan to express their gratitude to him.

The next morning, Di Luoka's family escorted all the important figures of the Heilang Gang back to the capital of Fengyang Kingdom, contacted local officials and famous martial arts families, and prepared to judge these criminals together.

During the interrogation, these criminals were tortured severely and confessed everything they knew.

Through this intelligence, Di Luoka's family successfully destroyed the Heilang Gang's power in Fengyang Kingdom and avenged Di Luoka.

And all of this was because of Xiao Yufan's appearance.

Di Luoka's family shed tears of gratitude and bowed deeply to Xiao Yufan. "Young Hero Xiao, thank you. You have done so much for us."

Xiao Yufan waved his hand. "No need for politeness. This is what I should do."

Next, Di Luoka's family took Xiao Yufan to a small town, prepared a generous gift for him, and let him leave Fengyang Kingdom.