Chapter 82: The Angry One

Inside Duanqing Ju, the worried Youruo saw Duan Fengyun and the others returning while laughing and chatting, and her mood instantly turned from cloudy to sunny.

Duan Fengyun had not been gone long, but Youruo felt as if a long time had passed, and she was extremely worried in her heart.

Seeing Duan Fengyun return safe and sound, the stone in her heart finally fell.

Seeing Di Er Meng return with them, Youruo and Chuchu could not help but feel puzzled; weren't they going to find the legendary Diyi Xiehuang to learn the Demonic Blade? How did they bring Di Er Meng back, and would her father agree?

Duan Fengyun concealed the matter of his Demonic Blade and told everyone that Xiehuang, Daohuang, and Zhu Huang had reconciled.

Nie Feng brought Di Er Meng to Nie Renwang's side and introduced her to Nie Renwang.

Di Er Meng looked shy, and Nie Renwang smiled with satisfaction as he looked at his future daughter-in-law.

Duan Fengyun and Bu Jingyun, who were only focused on recounting the events, only then realized that Wuming and Jian Chen were missing.

Duan Shuai replied:

"Senior Wuming said his injuries are mostly healed, so he and Jian Chen have returned to Zhonghua Lou first. He will wait for you at the Wushen Jue Palace on the day Jue Wushen ascends the throne."

The departure of Wuming and Jian Chen did not affect the mood of the group in the slightest.

Looking at the couples, Qin Shuang felt very envious in his heart.

Not wanting to affect the mood of the others, Qin Shuang quietly left.

And after Ding Ning saw Qin Shuang leave, she also quietly followed him.

Qin Shuang discovered Ding Ning behind him and sneered, then quickened his pace toward the market.

Seeing this, Ding Ning did not hold back and also quickened her pace to catch up with Qin Shuang.

Soon, the two arrived at the market one after another. Qin Shuang stopped and said teasingly to the person behind him:

"Aren't you tired after following me for so long?"

Ding Ning replied:

"Who is following you? I just saw them all as couples, and I didn't want to make a fool of myself alone, so I came out for a stroll."

Qin Shuang laughed:

"Then why don't we two singles go have a few drinks together?"

Ding Ning walked up to Qin Shuang and huffed:

"Let's go, who's afraid of whom!"

The two came to a small shop, ordered a few side dishes for the wine, and began to drink.

Truth comes out after wine; Qin Shuang told Ding Ning the stories of his childhood with Duan Fengyun and Kong Ci.

Qin Shuang recounted his deep-seated love for Kong Ci, but more so his blessings for her and Bu Jingyun.

Ding Ning had never imagined that the honest and simple Qin Shuang before her would have such a side.

Ding Ning raised her wine cup and continued to drink with the bitter-hearted Qin Shuang before her.

The two, busy pushing cups and exchanging goblets, did not notice the anomaly around them; someone with an agenda recognized Qin Shuang's face and had already run off to report the news.

After having their fill, Qin Shuang and Ding Ning paid the bill and walked out of the shop door.

"Haha, Qin Shuang, did you enjoy the wine? I have been waiting here for you for a long time."

Juexin and Jue Tian walked out from a dark alley nearby.

After receiving the report from their subordinate, the two quickly led a group of Ghost Rakshasa to the entrance of the small shop.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Juexin and Jue Tian had led the Ghost Rakshasa to wait outside for a long time.

"Juexin!"

Qin Shuang thought to himself: Things are bad; he must let Ding Ning escape.

Qin Shuang picked up his axe and whispered to Ding Ning:

"Ding Ning, I will hold them off in a moment, you seize the opportunity to escape!"

Ding Ning shook her head and said:

"No, if we go, we go together. I will not leave you alone."

Jue Tian mocked:

"The two of you, stop whispering. Neither of you is escaping today; obediently surrender."

At Jue Tian's shout, the group of Ghost Rakshasa swarmed forward.

Dealing with the Ghost Rakshasa was easy for Qin Shuang and Ding Ning; before long, the Ghost Rakshasa were beaten to the ground by the two.

"A bunch of trash, so many of you can't even beat two drunks; what use are you?"

Jue Tian said angrily.

Juexin watched Jue Tian gesturing from the side without speaking; he wanted to see what foolish things his idiot brother would do.

Without a second thought, Jue Tian drew his sword and charged at Qin Shuang.

Qin Shuang used a Zhenlei Xiao and knocked Jue Tian to the ground.

Jue Tian fell to the ground and said angrily to Juexin:

"Big brother, help me fix this Qin Shuang. I want to make him wish for death."

Juexin laughed:

"Alright, younger brother Tian, watch how I deal with Qin Shuang."

Juexin formed a claw with one hand and attacked Qin Shuang.

Qin Shuang placed his Thunder-Shock Axe in front of his chest to defend, but he did not expect Juexin's attack to be a feint; his target was Ding Ning.

The unprepared Ding Ning was directly grabbed by the throat by Juexin's claw; by the time Qin Shuang reacted, it was already too late.

"Qin Shuang, obediently drop your weapon and surrender, otherwise I cannot guarantee what I will do to the woman in my hands."

Juexin gripped Ding Ning's throat and said teasingly to Qin Shuang.

"Brother Qin, don't worry about me, you must not drop your weapon."

Ding Ning, whose throat was being gripped by Juexin, shook his head and roared with all his might.

Qin Shuang looked at Ding Ning, thrust the Thunder-Shock Axe into the ground with one hand, and said:

"Juexin, I have already put down my weapon; release Ding Ning quickly."

Juexin loosened his hand, and Ding Ning shook his head and said:

"Brother Qin, we are not well-acquainted; why would you put down your weapon because of me?"

Just as Qin Shuang was about to answer, he was kicked to the ground by Jue Tian.

"Weren't you very arrogant just now? Come on, keep fighting with this young master; this young master will finish you off today."

Jue Tian said triumphantly.

Because Ding Ning was being held hostage, Qin Shuang could only silently endure Jue Tian's punches and kicks.

Soon, Qin Shuang was beaten black and blue by Jue Tian, spitting out fresh blood.

Seeing that Qin Shuang had no strength to resist, Juexin also completely released Ding Ning.

Ding Ning ran to Qin Shuang's side, held the still-bleeding Qin Shuang, and wept:

"Brother Qin, how are you? It is all my fault; if it weren't for me, you wouldn't be like this."

Qin Shuang looked at the tear-streaked Ding Ning, smiled, and then fainted.

"Someone come, take Qin Shuang and Ding Ning away for me; this young master will interrogate them strictly and make them wish they were dead."

Having avenged the axe blow from Qin Shuang, Jue Tian gestured wildly in his triumph.

A crowd of Ghost Rakshasa swarmed up and tied up Qin Shuang and Ding Ning.

"Juexin, Jue Tian, if you dare to touch a single hair on my Brother Shuang today, I will make your Wushen Absolute Palace restless."

Duan Fengyun walked out holding the Jue Sword, his body radiating a murderous aura.

Youruo, who had no appetite for anything recently at Duanqing Ju, had made Duan Fengyun go to the market to buy food for her; the already exhausted Duan Fengyun had been driven out of the house, and his mood was terrible.

When he saw Juexin, Jue Tian, and the crowd of Ghost Rakshasa, and then thought of Qin Shuang and Ding Ning who had already left the house, Duan Fengyun knew things were bad.

Seeing someone coming from behind, the crowd of Ghost Rakshasa all turned their direction to face Duan Fengyun.

Through the Ghost Rakshasa, Duan Fengyun saw Qin Shuang in Ding Ning's arms, spitting blood and fallen into a coma; Duan Fengyun was instantly enraged.

And with Duan Fengyun's rage, the thoughts of the Demonic Blade, suppressed by the Dragon Vein, were briefly released.

In an instant, Duan Fengyun's eyes turned blood-red, and he looked at Jue Tian and the others with eyes that viewed human life as mere grass.

Duan Fengyun held the Jue Sword and charged directly into the Ghost Rakshasa.

Before the Ghost Rakshasa could even react, they had all already set off on the road to the Yellow Springs.

What Duan Fengyun used was precisely the second form of the Demonic Blade, Demonic Path Rampant; once this move was unleashed, it directly severed the life force of the crowd of Ghost Rakshasa.

Jue Tian and Juexin looked at Duan Fengyun in disbelief; it had only been a few days, how could Duan Fengyun's martial arts have improved so quickly?

The two knew they were far from being Duan Fengyun's match, so they turned tail and began to flee.

But how could Duan Fengyun let the two leave? He teleported directly in front of them.

"Duan Fengyun, every debt has its debtor; I have not touched a single hair on Qin Shuang, all of this was done by Jue Tian, if you have any issues, go find him."

Seeing that he could not escape, Juexin immediately used Jue Tian as a scapegoat.

"Big Brother, you!"

Jue Tian did not expect his own biological brother to actually say such things.

After the previous slaughter, the murderous aura in Duan Fengyun's heart had also dissipated a lot, his inner state gradually returned to calm, and the thoughts of the Demonic Blade were suppressed back down again.

"Since it was you who did it, then you shall stay here today!"

Duan Fengyun stared fixedly at Jue Tian; Duan Fengyun did not have many friends in this world.

Qin Shuang, Nie Feng, and Bu Jingyun were the brothers he cherished most, and he would not allow anyone to harm his brothers.

Seeing that Duan Fengyun had no intention of paying attention to him now, Juexin ran away.

Duan Fengyun had no intention of dealing with Juexin now; he only wanted to tear Jue Tian into ten thousand pieces.

"Duan Fengyun, I know I was wrong, please let me go, I will definitely not be your enemy in the future."

Jue Tian begged for mercy.

But how could Duan Fengyun listen to Jue Tian's words? He held the Jue Sword and walked fiercely toward Jue Tian.

Seeing that begging for mercy was useless, Jue Tian began to make threats:

"Duan Fengyun, if you kill me, my father Jue Wushen will definitely not let you off. By then, all of you will die a miserable death."

Duan Fengyun snorted and replied:

"Your father? The day your father ascends the throne will be the day he loses his life; I want him to watch his emperor dream shatter."

After speaking, Duan Fengyun stabbed his sword into Jue Tian's heart, and Jue Tian looked at Duan Fengyun with unwillingness.

Jue Tian lowered his head to look at the sword in his chest, feeling the sword constantly devouring his blood.

All of this was intentional by Duan Fengyun; he had deliberately shifted the sword away from Jue Tian's vital points just to make Jue Tian feel the terror of death approaching.

Jue Tian reached out to grab Duan Fengyun, but his hand fell away halfway through.

Duan Fengyun let go of the Jue Sword, allowing it to joyfully devour Jue Tian's blood; in a short while, Jue Tian became a dried corpse.

Ever since the Jue Sword was unsheathed and Duan Fengyun was able to control it, Duan Fengyun had never used the blood-thirsty effect of the Jue Sword.

Today, furious and desperate, he didn't even think about it and directly let the Jue Sword suck Jue Tian's blood dry.

Duan Fengyun pulled the Jue Sword from the dried corpse, inserted it into the scabbard, and hurried to Qin Shuang's side.

After confirming that Qin Shuang was only in a coma from external injuries and blood loss, the heart Duan Fengyun had been holding in his throat finally settled.

He sat cross-legged and transferred True Qi to Qin Shuang; feeling Qin Shuang's condition improve, he stood up.

"Brother Duan, is Brother Qin alright? It is all my fault; if I hadn't been held hostage by Juexin, Brother Qin wouldn't be like this."

Ding Ning said guiltily.

Duan Fengyun replied:

"I don't blame you, Brother Shuang is fine. Rest assured, I will make the Wushen Jue Palace pay back double for the suffering Brother Shuang endured today, let's go back."

Duan Fengyun carried Qin Shuang on his back, and Ding Ning picked up the Thunder-Shock Axe and walked toward Duanqing Ju.