Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 645 - 645 187 Helping Kin but Not

Chapter 645: Chapter 187: Helping Kin but Not Reason【Two-in-one】_3 Chapter 645: Chapter 187: Helping Kin but Not Reason【Two-in-one】_3 “However, precisely because of this, there was no chance of holding back. As the victory was decided, so was the matter of life and death.”

“That battle resulted in all three members of Ximen Meiyu’s party losing their lives at our hands…but our misfortune also began with that.”

Zhu Weiran briefly explained the situation, clenching his teeth in anger, “All of our family and friends, all those we have known and loved, even those we met on the road of our journey…all were killed cleanly by the Ximen family.”

“Every household was wiped out, including the old, young, and even their pets.”

“Because we impulsively killed that one time… the Ximen family killed a total of 6,745 people, some truly our relatives and dear old friends, but many were only acquaintances, and some were even fellow villagers we had never met!”

“After our final battle, both of us ended up heavily injured, and in despair, we jumped off the Collapsing Sky Cliff. Though we survived by a stroke of luck, we lost all our martial arts capabilities, and from then on lived in obscurity, barely surviving. We had given up all hope of revenge… that was until we met Kid Feng. We unexpectedly recovered and life’s unpredictability was never more apparent… Now our enemies are close at hand, those loved ones affected by our actions linger in our minds, and this karmic debt is ultimately hard to dispel.”

Zhu Weiran was visibly agitated, his emotions barely under control.

Yet, he was able to clearly explain the cause and details of this situation.

Of course, this was mainly an explanation for the Cat Emperor and Dong Xiaoyan.

While Feng Yin stated he would aid his kin regardless of right or wrong, Zhu Weiran would not allow Feng Yin to carry the burden of disgrace on his behalf.

The Zhu Weiran couple’s intent to leave was motivated by their desire to prevent Feng Yin from being affected by this matter. Since Feng Yin treated them as family, they wouldn’t want Feng Yin to face the same fate as their other friends and relatives.

Even if it was just a possibility, even if Feng Yin’s status, origins, abilities and influences were incomparable to others, they still wanted to prevent this from happening.

But now, it seems like Feng Yin somehow knew about everything in advance.

With a few words, he uncovered the past incidents and intentions of the couple and, more importantly, made it clear that he was on their side.

This only made the couple more unwilling to let Feng Yin suffer any losses for them, whether in reputation or anything else.

Even though the Cat Emperor and Dong Xiaoyan were certainly on their side now, they still wanted to explain themselves.

Zhu Weiran and his wife believed this was what they should, and did, do.

“I didn’t expect the Ximen family to act so inhumanely, it’s utterly insane!”

Dong Xiaoyan declared angrily. “Their son robbed, murdered, and looted people’s belongings. Being killed as a result was their reason for seeking revenge? If he, the eldest son of the Ximen family, wanted those things, and had made a move against the Demon Beasts themselves before you guys stepped in, you wouldn’t have dared to truly challenge him. If someone capitalizes on the opportunity after someone else has worked hard, and then gets killed, that’s their deserved fate!”

The Cat Emperor also said, “Even if you support family regardless of right or wrong, involving so many innocent people is indeed too much.”

Zhu Weiran gave a bitter laugh and said, “At that time, the ramifications of this incident were truly enormous, and the entire martial arts community was in an uproar. Ximen Meiyu’s actions were well known and it wasn’t unusual for them to kill and loot. His reputation as a genius was not unfounded, it was rare for those who were not high-ranking warriors from well-known families to be his match. Back then, when I battled him with superior skills, it was a close call with many instances of life or death. If it wasn’t for my relentless fighting spirit, I would have died several times over.”

Just as Ximen Meiyu himself said, his actions were a trial for him, and we were fortunate to become one of his targets, adding a page to his legend. We should feel honored… Miss Dong, you can ask around about his past deeds. I assure you, our description of him is not one-sided.”

Without him saying anything further, Dong Xiaoyan started to use the Heavenly Judgment mirror to check. Regardless of the time, place or circumstances, she would verify things immediately when she said she would.

This approach had one advantage—it quickly identified the target and confirmed the truth.

“Many members of the Ximen family have been on the Heavenly Judgment list for many years. Ximen Huai De ranks the highest due to his egregious crimes, the most egregious being the murder of 3,300 innocent people, including family members of the Sky Opening Hand and Zhongping Sword_guest… these…”

Zhu Weiran slowly closed his eyes, two tears falling from his eyes, “The people mentioned by the maiden… those were my blood brothers from back in the day…”

Hu Lengyue’s teeth chattered as she lowered her head, hot tears falling onto the snow and burning two small holes.

“Jianghu Town is located at the former location of Zhuang Family Castle…”

Zhu Weiran gave a bitter laugh, saying, “That is, my home.”

Feng Yin realized, “No wonder Uncle Zhuang and Aunt Zhuang chose to live in Jianghu Town… That’s the reason.”

Having lost all hope for revenge, they chose to live the rest of their days in their hometown, as a way to reunite with their family. How sad and pitiful!

“During the many years of living on borrowed time, every night in our dreams, countless faces of friends and family would surface. Even though they never blamed us, how could our hearts be at peace? After losing all our abilities, we could only struggle to survive, there was no hope for revenge… Later, by a chance encounter, we met Feng Yin, and he helped us recover our abilities. The flames of revenge were reignited, but we decided to first repay his kindness…”