usatvline Chapter 187: Are the Remnants Still Here?
Chapter 187: Are the Remnants Still Here?
The young man in white hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Yang Guo before suddenly saying, "That's right, I am a descendant of the Ouyang family. My father's name is Ouyang Ke, and I was born to him and a maid!"
"I..."
Before the young man in white could finish speaking, Duan Zhengchun suddenly drew his sword, the blade flashing past the young man's throat in an instant!
The young man in white stared in horror, clutching his throat and collapsing to the ground. He hadn't expected Duan Zhengchun to make a move, and so swiftly and decisively at that.
"Someone will definitely avenge me..."
"She will definitely kill you..."
The young man in white trembled as he finished speaking his last two sentences, then collapsed to the ground motionless, taking his last breath.
Yang Guo knelt there, staring blankly at the white-robed youth's corpse, unable to utter a single word.
Duan Zhengchun didn't even glance at the white-robed youth's corpse. He sheathed the Lingxiao Sword, turned around, picked up Cheng Ying, and walked straight down the mountain.
Huang Yaoshi glanced at Yang Guo on the ground, said nothing more, and left White Camel Peak with Duan Zhengchun.
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In the mountains, under the cover of night, Duan Zhengchun sat quietly in front of a campfire, while the seriously injured Cheng Ying lay quietly asleep beside him.
He had personally performed internal energy therapy to heal Cheng Ying's injuries, and her life was no longer in danger, but she needed to rest and recuperate.
Xiaolongnu and Li Mochou sat on either side of Duan Zhengchun. They had already noticed Duan Zhengchun's interest in Cheng Ying, but they did not ask him directly, because they were used to Duan Zhengchun's womanizing ways.
They were content as long as Duan Zhengchun held a place in his heart.
Huang Yaoshi sat on a large tree not far away, holding a jade flute and playing a tune. But this time he was not using sonic power; rather, he was telling a story. The flute music seemed to contain a faint trace of sadness and longing.
This place is located outside the Flower Sea Stone Forest, on the edge of the boundless desert. Once you leave this forest, you will return to the Central Plains. However, Cheng Ying has not yet woken up, so they can only stay here for the time being.
"It seems like he has something to say to you."
At this moment, Little Dragon Girl suddenly whispered something.
Upon hearing the voice, Duan Zhengchun slowly turned his head and looked at Yang Guo, who was standing silently not far away. He sighed helplessly in his heart.
Although he failed to save the person, Yang Guo did not leave. Instead, he silently followed them all the way here, but now he was hiding at a distance, seemingly afraid to get close.
Duan Zhengchun hesitated for a moment, then picked up the wine gourd placed by the campfire, got up and went straight to Yang Guo's side.
"Master, I'm sorry..."
Yang Guo bowed and immediately apologized.
“You are not wrong, and your reasons are sufficient. However, that young man in white must die, so no matter what you said at the time, your master will not change his mind.”
Duan Zhengchun shook his head and said something indifferently.
"Disciple understands, it is disciple who has put Master in a difficult position..."
Yang Guo nodded slightly, a hint of self-reproach showing between his brows.
Good is good, and evil is evil. He knew he shouldn't plead for the young man in white, but he had no choice but to do so.
Although he couldn't change anything, he did what he should and could do.
Do you blame your master?
Duan Zhengchun paused for a moment, then slowly asked a question.
Yang Guo was taken aback for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said earnestly, "No! Master did nothing wrong either, why should I blame you?"
“If I were the master, I would have done the same.”
Duan Zhengchun smiled with satisfaction and said calmly, "That's good."
At that moment, both master and disciple breathed a sigh of relief.
"How did you know I was here?"
Duan Zhengchun remained silent for a while before speaking again.
"I did not know that my master was in the Western Regions. It was only after my adoptive father passed away that I accidentally met the people of White Camel Manor in the martial world, and that's when I learned that my adoptive father still had descendants in this world."
"So I traveled all the way to the Western Regions, intending to tell the descendants of the Ouyang family about my adoptive father's death. Unexpectedly, I heard along the way that White Camel Manor had captured Huang Yaoshi's disciple, and I knew that White Camel Manor might be in trouble, so I rushed over."
"I just never imagined that the person they captured was someone Master cared about so much, and that they even tried to kill Master. If I had known all this earlier, I would never have made things difficult for Master..."
Yang Guo thought for a moment and then began to recount his story.
"You said you encountered people from White Camel Mountain Manor in the Central Plains martial arts world?!"
Duan Zhengchun frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice.
"Yes."
Yang Guo nodded affirmatively.
Seeing Yang Guo nod, Duan Zhengchun's expression became noticeably more serious, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.
If what Yang Guo said is true, then it means that there are still people from White Camel Manor in this world, and those who died on White Camel Peak were not all of them!
Immediately afterwards, Duan Zhengchun recalled the two sentences left by the young man in white before he died!
"Someone will definitely avenge me..."
"She will definitely kill you..."
【who is he?!】
Or perhaps, who is she?!
He suddenly had a bold idea: the young man in white, although a descendant of the Ouyang family, might not be the true master behind the current White Camel Manor!
Thinking of this, Duan Zhengchun's expression turned solemn, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.
"What has Master thought of?"
Yang Guo looked at Duan Zhengchun hesitantly and asked a question out of curiosity.
Duan Zhengchun snapped out of his daze, shook his head, said nothing more, silently raised his wine gourd, tilted his head back, and took a sip.
The wine was long gone; what remained inside was just river water.
At this moment, Huang Yaoshi also slowly walked over, the sound of his flute having stopped long ago.
Yang Guo clasped his hands in a salute to Huang Yaoshi, then wisely turned and returned to the Condor's side.
"Thank you for saving Ying'er."
Huang Yaoshi hesitated for a moment before breaking the silence.
"No need to thank me, I didn't save her for you."
Duan Zhengchun said something indifferently, gazing at the boundless desert under the night sky.
"Don't worry, after she wakes up, I will take her back to Peach Blossom Island to recover. From now on, I will never let her suffer any harm again."
Huang Yaoshi looked at Duan Zhengchun with some apology and spoke slowly.
"I want her to make her own choice. If she wants to stay, I hope you won't force her."
Duan Zhengchun tilted his head back and took another sip of water, then said calmly.
Although the tone was gentle, it left no room for argument.
"it is good."
Huang Yaoshi nodded in agreement, not paying any attention to the blame implied in Duan Zhengchun's words.
Duan Zhengchun didn't say anything more. At this moment, he was only concerned about Cheng Ying's safety. On the way back, they had to cross a hundred miles of yellow sand, and he was worried that Cheng Ying's current physical condition would not be able to endure it.
However, this place is not suitable for recuperating. If you want to fully recover, you must go back as soon as possible.
"If I'm not mistaken, the martial arts Brother Yin used at White Camel Manor just now should be from the Nine Yin Manual, right?"
Huang Yaoshi turned to look at Duan Zhengchun seriously and asked slowly.
Upon hearing this, Duan Zhengchun frowned but did not reply.
"One of them must be some kind of mind control technique, right?"
Huang Yaoshi paused for a moment, then continued.
"You seem quite interested in the Nine Yin Manual?"
Duan Zhengchun smiled and asked a question in return, as if nothing had happened.
In fact, Huang Yaoshi guessed correctly. The martial arts he used when rescuing Cheng Ying from the white-clothed youth included not only the Spiral Nine Shadows but also the Soul Transfer Technique!
"I was fortunate enough to see part of the contents once, but what I don't understand is that this scripture was destroyed by the old rascal himself a long time ago!"
"How did Brother Yin obtain it?"
Huang Yaoshi looked at Duan Zhengchun with a puzzled expression, a hint of anticipation unconsciously appearing in his eyes.
Long ago, he had always wanted to obtain this unparalleled book, and was always attracted by the martial arts recorded in it. For this reason, he did not hesitate to fight Wang Chongyang with all his might on the top of Mount Hua!
He then tricked Zhou Botong into giving him the second volume, but many unforeseen events occurred, resulting in the tragic deaths of his disciples and even the loss of his beloved.
"You have too many questions. If you want to see them, I can lend them to you right now."
Duan Zhengchun said something indifferently, then turned and stared straight at Huang Yaoshi.
Unbeknownst to him, the parchment book he was carrying was not the original Nine Yin Manual; the original had indeed been destroyed by Zhou Botong himself many years ago.
"never mind."
Huang Yaoshi hesitated for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.
He realized that Duan Zhengchun was testing him, and he didn't want to lose anything more because of it.
So many years have passed, and he had long since lost interest in the martial arts in the scriptures, but because of his wife, he still felt resentful.
What good is martial arts if he can't even protect the person he loves most?
After that, neither of them spoke again. They stood side by side, gazing at the distant desert, each lost in their own thoughts.
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