330: Dongfang Yuqing

“Speak.”

Lu Xingchen said seriously.

“After I divined Wang Xiaole’s location, I also divined what was about to happen. If I go with you to that mountain peak, I will encounter great danger. Therefore, I cannot accompany you.”

“You should also consider carefully whether you want to go or not.”

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, “You will encounter people from the Evil Soul Sect, right?”

Zuoqiu Qingluo nodded slightly and said softly, “It’s very possible. The Evil Soul Sect’s informants are everywhere on the Tianyuan Continent. Once an Evil Attribute Martial Artist awakens, they will immediately send an envoy to receive them. Moreover, this Wang Xiaole’s Evil Path talent is quite high; he actually absorbed the Qi and blood of thousands of people.”

“However, as I said before, your future is unpredictable, so I don’t know if you can win.”

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, “Then wait for me in the village with peace of mind.”

Hearing this, Zuoqiu Qingluo was startled and said softly, “Is it worth putting yourself in danger for the Wangshu Kingdom’s request?”

Lu Xingchen shook his head slightly and said with a smile, “The Wangshu Kingdom doesn’t have that much Face. I am doing this for the massacred villagers of Wang Family Village, and also for Wang Xiaole. I want to give him a chance to explain.”

“If even I cannot defeat the Evil Soul Sect’s envoy, I’m afraid Wang Xiaole will truly fall into the Evil Path.”

Zuoqiu Qingluo said softly, “I didn’t expect you to be quite righteous, kid. But please forgive me for not being able to go with you. I am merely a One-Star Martial Venerable, not good at fighting, and won’t be able to help you much.”

Lu Xingchen chuckled, “You once boasted that you would be my bodyguard, but you chicken out as soon as something happens.”

Zuoqiu Qingluo lowered her head, with a hint of guilt in her voice, and said softly, “I’m sorry.”

Lu Xingchen patted her head and chuckled, “Don’t mind it, I’m just joking. Oh, right, what rank Sect is the Evil Soul Sect? So I can prepare in advance.”

Zuoqiu Qingluo shook her head slightly and said softly, “I’m not sure. The Evil Soul Sect has always been reclusive and very mysterious; no one knows their specific situation. But presumably, they should be above Eighth-Rank, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to persist for so long under the suppression of the Righteous Path Alliance.”

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “It is indeed a bit troublesome, but it’s worth a try.”

Immediately, Lu Xingchen stopped talking nonsense, spread his Dou Qi Wings, and flew towards the Wangshu Mountain Range.

“Lu Dazhuang, you must be careful!”

Zuoqiu Qingluo waved goodbye to him.

Two hours later, Lu Xingchen arrived at the foot of the mountain peak marked by Zuoqiu Qingluo. He then used “Wind Whisper” to perceive his surroundings and walked towards the summit.

When he reached halfway up the mountain, he finally heard a child’s crying from a cave.

Lu Xingchen’s heart tightened. He prepared for battle at any moment and then walked into the cave.

Deep inside the cave, a small boy, covered in blood, was squatting on the ground, burying his head between his arms, crying loudly.

Hearing footsteps, the little boy looked up, his gaze towards Lu Xingchen filled with a hint of confusion.

“Who are you? Are you here to kill me?”

Lu Xingchen looked at his Face, which was indeed very similar to Wang Yi’s portrait.

And a child from an ordinary family wouldn’t appear here for no reason.

It could basically be concluded that he was Wang Xiaole.

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, “My name is Lu Dazhuang, a Peak Master of the Eighth-Rank Sect, Lingyun Sect. I am here by order to investigate the matter of the Evil Cultivator massacring the village. It’s also possible that I am the one sent to kill you.”

“Entrusted by old man Wang Yi, I will give you a chance to explain. Why did you massacre the villagers of Wang Family Village?”

Wang Xiaole cried with snot and tears, choking out, “I don’t know! That day, as usual, I was feeding my mother medicine when that rotten gambler father suddenly kicked open the door, demanding money from mother, saying he could definitely win it back.”

“Mother couldn’t give him money, so he knocked over the medicine, choked Mother’s neck, trying to force her to death. In my desperation, I hit Father’s head with a fire poker. Father was furious, immediately picked me up, and slammed my head against the wall.”

“It was then that I felt a powerful force surge through my body, and then I lost control of my body, watching my body kill Father and then rush towards the surrounding villagers.”

“I kept shouting ‘no’ in my mind, but my body was completely out of control, constantly killing people, sucking blood, and that power kept getting stronger. When my hand touched Grandpa Wang Yi, I regained my sanity, forcefully retracted my right hand, and ran towards the mountains.”

“I’m sorry, I know I made a huge mistake. But these people weren’t killed by me; I simply couldn’t control myself.”

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, “It is already commendable that you could turn back from the wrong Dao and spare old man Wang Yi’s life. When I return to Wangshu City, I will report this matter to the higher-ups to clear your name. But for now, I have no choice but to kill you.”

“Because the Righteous Path Alliance has no way to control evil-attribute Battle Qi. If I let you go, if you lose control again in the future, you will harm even more people.”

Hearing this, Wang Xiaole was slightly stunned and said softly, “Is there really no other way? Big Brother Big Strong One, I don’t want to die, my life hasn’t even begun yet!”

Lu Xingchen sighed heavily and said in a deep voice, “I’m sorry, Wang Xiaole, I must be responsible for the villagers of Wang Family Village. I, Lu Dazhuang, always act decisively and straightforwardly.”

With that, Lu Xingchen took out his shadow sword, the sharp blade unsheathed, and the sword raised high.

Wang Xiaole was filled with terror, scrambling backward with his hands and feet.

“No, I don’t want to die! You can’t do this, it’s too unfair!”

Just then, a stream of Dou Qi shot out from behind Lu Xingchen, stirring up gusts of wind.

Lu Xingchen activated “Wind Whisper” and detected the stream of Dou Qi as soon as it appeared.

He quickly turned around and slashed with his sword, annihilating the stream of Dou Qi.

A gray Dou Qi, like a maggot attached to bone, spread in the air and invaded Lu Xingchen’s body.

Fortunately, with Dragon Power protecting his body, this gray Dou Qi did not harm him, but it still sent chills down Lu Xingchen’s spine.

Because, just by slightly sensing this gray Dou Qi, his emotions were affected, and feelings of brutality and sorrow emerged.

Lu Xingchen’s heart immediately sank.

Is this the method of the Evil Soul Sect?

Dou Qi can actually affect a person’s emotions!

If he didn’t have Dragon Power protecting his body, he would have suffered a great loss on his first contact.

Just then, a clear, calm voice sounded from outside the cave.

“Holy Son of the Evil Soul Sect, Dongfang Yuqing, greets this Fellow Daoist! Today, with me here, you cannot kill this child. Would you be willing to come out and talk?”