Chapter 320: One Night (9/15, Autumn Subscription)

Poor Divine Doctor An, with his vast family and great medical skills, had only An Dong'er left alive among his descendants.

In a single night, his entire family perished—a devastating blow to a little girl of An Dong'er's age.

She bit her lip tightly, her eyes red with fury and pity, like a wounded beast licking its wounds while masking its vulnerability.

Just as Captain Wu was about to go comfort her, his apprentice Chen Xiaomiao beat him to it.

"Count me in! An Dong'er, from today on, where there are anomalies, there is no me; where there is me, there are no anomalies!"

Damn it, in real life I'm always on the brink of death, and in the game I almost lost everything too! I must remember this grudge!

Chen Xiaomiao thought bitterly, and An Dong'er resonated deeply—after all, they knew each other, and Chen Xiaomiao had once been a slave in the An household.

From passionately vowing to kill the anomalies, to reminiscing about the happiness of when Mo Cun still stood, they finally hugged and burst into sobbing.

As if exhausted from crying, An Dong'er soon fell into a deep sleep—this day, she had endured far too much.

Captain Wu looked at the old, weak, and sick in his group, and several times considered abandoning them to chase after the Wu Yu tribe for revenge.

But in the end, he could not bring himself to do it.

"Captain Wu, where are we going next?"

Suddenly, someone raised their head toward the flickering Human Soul lanterns and asked.

The others turned to look as well—some confused, some tense, for they sensed vaguely that Captain Wu wanted to abandon them.

And without Captain Wu's protection, every single one of them would never survive to reach the next village.

He forced a faint smile and spoke in a hoarse voice: "We… head to Qingsi County."

"That's not wise."

"Too far away…"

"Captain Wu, please reconsider."

Everyone spoke up, but Captain Wu's mind was made up.

"As long as I'm with you, nothing will happen. If you wish to stay behind at any village along the way, do so—don't feel bound to me."

Only Qingsi County could accommodate this group of hundreds of survivors, and only there could he safely leave to pursue his revenge.

Wait for me, Wu Yu tribe, Ma Ling'er—don't die before I find you!

If you do, I will be deeply disappointed, and furious!

And my fury will sweep everything away—I will annihilate your Wu Yu tribe… utterly!

I swear, I will accomplish this, to honor the souls of all who perished in Mo Cun!

Captain Wu pressed on stubbornly; after their pleas failed, the others gradually fell silent.

The matter seemed settled—except for a few who hoped to settle in villages along the way, most wanted to follow Captain Wu, come what may.

Only one person held a different opinion.

It was the next morning, when An Dong'er, awake, said after hearing the group's route: "I… I want to go to Gu Yue Cun to find my sworn brother, Night Captain."

"Gu Yue Cun? I want to go too… but not now, absolutely not!"

Captain Wu clenched his fists: "Gu Yue Cun couldn't possibly withstand the Wu Yu tribe's assault. We only need to wait in Qingsi County—for news, for survivors from Gu Yue Cun, or…"

Captain Wu did not finish, for the more likely outcome was… the news of Gu Yue Cun's total annihilation.

An Dong'er began crying again, and Captain Wu saw two sides in her.

One was inner softness and kindness; the other—brutality and cruelty.

The former was toward humans; the latter—toward the anomalies.

These two contradictory forces, fused within one person, tormented An Dong'er's spirit.

Captain Wu felt even more pity, and began teaching An Dong'er Martial Arts with the same care he showed Chen Xiaomiao; her talent in cultivation astonished him, advancing by leaps and bounds.

"Didn't your family ever teach you Martial Arts?"

"Grandfather forbade it—he said learning Martial Arts meant venturing into the wilds, better to stay home, learn medicine, and live peacefully."

As she spoke, An Dong'er's eyes turned red again.

Everyone in the An household treated her well—from the head of the family down to the servants—all loved and cherished her.

And the Wu Yu tribe stole it all!

"Don't cry. You're a Martial Arts prodigy. One day, you'll surpass me, surpass the Wu Yu tribe, reach the Xian peak, and kill them all—to avenge your family, to avenge Mo Cun!"

"Yes!!"

An Dong'er nodded firmly, and the group slowly moved forward.

…

Time rewound to several days earlier, before Mo Cun fell to the Wu Yu tribe, when Fang Yue had just left the village.

After leaving, he led his group back along the original route.

After giving instructions, he directly logged out of the game.

If danger arose, someone should shake him awake.

Fang Yue had no idea of the horrific fate awaiting Mo Cun just days later.

Now, he had just logged out and was preparing to interrogate Chen Yang and plan his journey to Jiangyun Temple.

After a simple wash, Fang Yue opened his door.

"Awake?"

"Mm."

"Have breakfast first. Yuan Jie won't be back until noon—I left her a message."

"Alright."

As always, during Bai Xiaoya's stay, Fang Yue had grown fatter and fatter…

Not the lazy, idle kind of fat—but the well-fed, plump kind.

"You've already found Chen Yang's location?"

"No, I've already had someone tie him up and take him somewhere safe."

Fang Yue:!!!

This woman... looks gentle and refined on the outside, but when it comes to getting things done, she's surprisingly rough.

Indeed, one can't judge a book by its cover. Recalling how Bai Xiaoya had ordered someone to use 【Sweetheart Bugs】 without batting an eye, Fang Yue became all the more convinced that this one must be the daughter of some arms dealer.

"Then let's go."

It was said as "go," but in reality, the moment the two stepped out the door, they headed straight for the rooftop.

Because A Ming's helicopter was parked on the rooftop.

"Miss, Mr. Fang."

A Ming had been waiting for a long time. Seeing the two of them, he started up the helicopter right away.

Once the two were seated, the helicopter buzzed and took off.

Fang Yue, like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looked around curiously at everything.

Then he quickly reached a conclusion.

Riding in a helicopter really wasn't as comfortable as an ordinary airplane.

The buzzing rotor blades were practically noise pollution, and the cramped space also made one feel not very comfortable.

The only thing that satisfied him was that, looking down, he could see the sweeping scenery of Jianghai City.

But after watching this kind of scenery for ten-odd minutes, he found it boring. Even Bai Xiaoya right in front of him had long since entered the stage of resting with closed eyes — for a young lady like her, helicopters were something she'd long since grown tired of, and she had no interest in scenery at all.

Seeing this, Fang Yue also began to rest with closed eyes.

He didn't know how long had passed; in any case, it wasn't yet noon when the helicopter began to descend.

Fang Yue looked down. Below was an unfinished, abandoned construction site. The floors were very tall, and the flat top level was just right for the helicopter to descend.

Seeming to notice that Fang Yue was curious about such a coincidence, Bai Xiaoya said: "These construction sites are our family's. We deliberately only build half of them, finishing the top level to serve as individual helicopter landing points. At the same time, we use shell companies, so by leaving them unfinished and dragging things out, no traces are left."

(End of this chapter)