Blood sedge

Chapter 1168 Resurrection from the Dead

Two years ago…

The seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, late at night.

Prince Xian’s Mansion, secret room.

Luo Tianjin, unconscious and in critical condition, lay quietly on the stone bed. His clothes had been soaked with blood countless times. The wrinkled and curled corners of his clothes were still dripping with blood, staining the bluestones beside the bed with patches of bright red.

Seven steps away, Ling Xiaoxiao stood expressionless beside the table. She let the candle on the table burn halfway, but she was as still as a wooden sculpture, motionless. She only used a pair of eyes that could no longer shed tears to silently stare at Luo Tianjin lying on the bed.

It has been a long time since this man, whom she loved to death and hated with gnashing teeth, had been alone with her in a "calm and peaceful" manner like tonight.

At this moment, although Ling Xiaoxiao had the last laugh in this drama of feud between husband and wife and successfully seized power in the Prince Xian's Mansion, she could not feel the slightest bit of happiness. She had neither the satisfaction of killing her traitorous husband nor the pleasure of accomplishment. Instead, her heart was filled with endless loss and emptiness.

An hour had passed since the storm subsided. Ling Xiaoxiao had been feeling overwhelmed with sorrow and felt extremely upset. It took her a long time to calm down and let go.

"Xiaoxiao!"

The sound of the breeze sounded quietly, instantly interrupting Ling Xiaoxiao's confused thoughts.

"Father has arranged everything. All we have to do is wait until tomorrow morning..."

"Dad." Before Qingfeng finished speaking, Ling Xiaoxiao had already shaken her head slowly with a lack of interest, "Everything is up to Dad, and your daughter has no objection."

"Ugh!"

With a sigh, Qing Feng walked forward slowly, his eyes swept over Luo Tianjin, whose life or death was unknown, and complained: "Tianjin was smart all his life but became confused for a moment. How could he abandon his wife and children for a woman outside? It's simply ridiculous!"

"He really deserves to die." Ling Xiaoxiao suppressed the waves in her heart and tried to make her voice sound neither happy nor sad. "I have completely given up on this unfaithful man. I will kill him myself soon..."

"You still want to lie to me?" Qing Feng frowned and said unhappily, "If you really wanted to kill him, you wouldn't have offended Zhao Yuan just now and given Yun Zhuiyue a chance to win people's hearts for nothing."

"Dad..." Ling Xiaoxiao couldn't help but look embarrassed when Qingfeng revealed her thoughts, "Actually, I..."

“No one knows a daughter better than her father! You can hide it from others, but you can’t hide it from your father.” Seeing Ling Xiaoxiao’s haggard appearance, Qingfeng couldn’t bear to blame her too much, so he quickly suppressed his displeasure and advised her kindly, “Xiaoxiao, you have to think clearly. Luo Tianjin is no longer the Luo Tianjin he used to be. He has changed his heart…”

"I've thought it through very clearly. I don't ask for anything else from him." Ling Xiaoxiao's eyes reddened slightly as she brought up the sad story again. "From today on, I don't want him to be a martial arts leader, a martial arts hero, or the Northern Sage King. I just want him to stay by my side for the rest of his life, until the end of his life."

"Daughter, why are you doing this?"

"I wanted to hide this from everyone, and I didn't plan to tell Dad..." Ling Xiaoxiao grabbed Qingfeng's arm tightly and begged, "But since Dad has guessed your daughter's mind, I will no longer hide it. I just hope that you can keep this secret for your daughter forever. This matter is known to heaven, earth, you and me! Other than that, I don't want anyone else to know that Brother Jin is still alive."

"What about Hongxuan and Yuer? Are you going to hide this from even your own flesh and blood?"

"Yes!" Ling Xiaoxiao's face straightened and she nodded heavily. "There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Hongxuan and Yu'er are still young and don't know how to handle many things. They are easily taken advantage of by others. So...even they can't know about Brother Jin's affairs."

"This..." Facing Ling Xiaoxiao's solemn promise, Qingfeng felt helpless but did not dissuade her. After pondering for a long time, he reluctantly nodded and agreed: "Forget it! It's hard to tell right from wrong in matters of the heart, and it's inconvenient for a father to say too much. As long as you feel good, I can agree to anything. It's just... my daughter has been wronged..."

"father!"

Qingfeng burst into tears, causing Ling Xiaoxiao's nose to ache, and she quickly changed the subject: "At this point, I'm not worried about anything. I'm only worried that Brother Jin... is still obsessed and unwilling to stay with me forever, and may even cause trouble for Dad and Wudang again."

"That makes sense!" Qingfeng was shocked, but remained calm on the surface. "What are your plans?"

Ling Xiaoxiao's eyes flashed with coldness, and her words were stern: "After thinking about it, the culprit for today's change was not Brother Jin's change of heart, but that bitch Xiao Zhirou deliberately seduced him. Brother Jin just didn't notice it for a moment and was bewitched by her. Therefore, I don't intend to let Brother Jin have any relationship with other people. I want him to have only me in the future. Even if... I can't keep his heart, I will keep him as a person."

Ling Xiaoxiao's almost crazy love for Luo Tianjin has evolved into a strong possessive desire that will not tolerate anyone else's coveting. Qingfeng secretly smacked his lips and carefully probed: "Xiaoxiao, what do you mean..."

"It's all because Brother Jin is too outstanding that he attracted so many admirers." Ling Xiaoxiao's expression became more and more ferocious, and her tone became more and more sinister, "I beg you to personally cut off his tendons and break his limbs, destroy Brother Jin's peerless cultivation, and make him a mediocre person from now on."

"What? You want Dad to destroy Luo Tianjin's martial arts?"

"Brother Jin's martial arts were taught by Dad, and it is only natural for Dad to take it back now."

"This..." When Qingfeng realized that Ling Xiaoxiao's decision was the result of her careful consideration and not a momentary impulse, he stopped sighing and just reminded her carefully, "Xiaoxiao, you should know that if your father cuts off his tendons and breaks his limbs, your man will become a complete cripple from now on. Not to mention that he will never be able to dominate the martial arts world again for the rest of his life, even if he is compared to a weak scholar... he is far inferior."

"I don't care if he is a cripple or not, and I don't care if he can dominate the martial arts world. I just want him to be by my side all the time. Even if he is paralyzed for the rest of his life, I am willing and have no regrets." Ling Xiaoxiao looked at the motionless Luo Tianjin, her eyes mixed with love and hate, her face complicated and strange, "Dad, I just want the rest of his life... to belong to me alone."

"Are you really willing to spend the rest of your life with a useless person?" Qingfeng couldn't understand or even imagine Ling Xiaoxiao's self-abuse behavior. "He is not only a useless person, but also a useless person who doesn't love you... and even hates you." "My daughter has made up her mind. Dad doesn't need to persuade her anymore." Maybe it was because Qingfeng touched her soft spot. At this moment, Ling Xiaoxiao seemed to have been drained of all her strength. She sat slumped on the stool with a dazed look, as if answering Qingfeng's doubts, and as if examining her own soul, "All the bad consequences... are both the retribution of Brother Jin and the fate of my daughter!"

……

When the Wudang people were facing a catastrophe of massacre, Ling Xiaoxiao had no choice but to turn to Luo Tianjin as her last life-saving straw. Everything happened as she expected. Murong Bai and Deng Quan, who were originally full of murderous intent, were frightened out of their wits in an instant.

When the two faced Luo Tianjin who had come back from the dead, their heads were buzzing, their hearts were shocked, and they couldn't help but kneel on the ground.

"Mansion...Master of the Mansion..."

In addition to being shocked, an indescribable feeling of ecstasy arose from the bottom of my heart.

Murong Bai and Deng Quan, who had suffered from neglect and hardship since Luo Tianjin's "death", could no longer suppress their inner excitement and could not help but cry for joy with tears streaming down their faces.

"Palace Master! Palace Master! Palace Master is still alive..."

"boom!"

"boom!"

"Click..."

"puff!"

Just as Deng Quan, overjoyed, ignored his injuries and crawled towards Luo Tianjin, Gu Ri, who was hiding his murderous intentions, suddenly mobilized his internal strength and instantly struck out with a Taixu Palm, which contained 100% of his strength, hitting the unsuspecting Deng Quan's back with an overwhelming force.

In an instant, Deng Quan's bones and muscles were shattered, his internal organs were destroyed, and red and black blood mixed with broken internal organs gushed out of his mouth and nose wildly, "crackling" all over his body and the ground.

Looking at Deng Quan again, he was standing there stiffly like a zombie. The vital energy in his body was dissipating uncontrollably, and his upper body was twisted and horrible. His chest and back were almost stuck together, and his chest and lower abdomen were folded in waves. His bones and internal organs were all crushed and could no longer support his body.

But even so, Deng Quan still faced the direction of Luo Tianjin, his raised hands trembling slightly and suspended in the air, and his eyes looking at Luo Tianjin still retained a dark luster mixed with surprise and joy, and the corners of his bloody mouth always hung with a sad smile that appeared because of excitement.

"Mansion...Master..."

"boom!"

The lonely Sun attacked him when he was least prepared and succeeded in his killing move. Deng Quan died suddenly and fell to the ground with a loud bang.

At this moment, even Luo Tianjin, who had not been involved in martial arts for a long time, could not hide his emotion. His trembling eyes were filled with indescribable regret and grief.

"Deng Quan?"

Murong Bai was immersed in the joy of Luo Tianjin's resurrection one moment, but the next moment he witnessed his good brother being murdered. The intense impact of the two emotions made him feel as if he was burned by flames and fell into a cold cave. For a moment, he had a mixture of emotions and was unable to adapt.

However, when the furious Murong Bai was about to retaliate with Gu Yue's life, he found that Gu Yue had already escaped while he was stunned and took refuge behind Gu Ri.

"what!"

On one hand, he lost his brother, and on the other hand, he missed a great opportunity. No matter how calm Murong Bai was, he could not get rid of the hatred in his heart at this moment. He raised his gun to the sky in anger and let out a heart-wrenching roar of thunder.

"Venomous woman! Old Wudang thief! You imprisoned the master of the house and killed my brothers. I swear to make you pay with blood!"

"You are so arrogant! You will be the next Deng Quan!"

"Listen!" Murong Bai was too lazy to argue with Gu Ri, and shouted angrily to the masked men in black, "Except the master of the mansion, the young lady, and the young master, everyone else will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes……"

"Don't panic, my two brothers. Guxing and Guchen are here!"

Before the masked men in black launched their attack, a vigorous and rapid shout suddenly came from a distance.

Soon after, hundreds of Wudang disciples, led by Guxing and Guchen, poured into the Yandang Valley from the east valley entrance like a dark cloud.

They tied their clothes tightly, held sharp blades in their hands, and shouted in unison, "Revenge for the leader, redress the shame for Wudang." With their eyes gnashed, they rushed forward like tigers pouncing on their prey, attacking Murong Bai and the masked men in black.

……