Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 335 Swift Rescue, Tracks Leaked
"what?"

Du Xingning shuddered, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.

Before Du Bingyan could speak, he said urgently:
"Seventh Uncle, I don't believe in any such thing as 'instant immortality or resurrection.' These guys are out of their minds, but I'm very sharp..."

Du Bingyan opened her mouth, a bitter smile appearing on her lips, and looked away:

"Changyu, he..."

The Du family of Bohai is prosperous and its generational order is based on the principle of "virtue, sincerity, benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, and trustworthiness; upholding tradition, prosperity, and peace".

Du Bingyan's father belongs to the Xing generation, while her generation belongs to the Chang generation.

The Du Changyu she mentioned was the only son of her seventh uncle, Du Xingning, and was two years younger than Du Bingyan.

The two were not close, but they knew each other.

“They’re all dead… Lu Gongfeng, Xiao Luo, Erhua, Shitou, they’re all dead.”

Du Xingning turned around, quickly searched the area, and tears streamed down his face.

"I'm the only one left alive in the entire gang. If you hadn't arrived in time, I probably would have..."

The attackers were ruthless and intended to massacre and silence witnesses.

Seeing that Du Bingyan was emotional and wanted to say something, Liu Sheng stepped forward and pulled her back:
"With such a commotion, even if the government office pretends to be deaf and dumb, they'll have to react eventually. Let's leave here first."

A moment later, they touched the body, sorted it, and wiped away any traces of their actions.

After finishing their business, the three quickly left Gaolin Mansion and set the encampment ablaze.

……

Barren mountains, wildfire.

"Two days ago, I received a secret order from the clan to evacuate Gaolin, for reasons unknown."

At that time, we had just shipped a batch of seafood over, and we had only received a deposit; we hadn't started selling it yet.

If we were to evacuate now, the losses would be enormous.

Changyu is going to be promoted to manager this year. Promotions in our branch are already very strict. If we suffer serious losses, this deal will fall through.

He refused, thinking he'd delay a few days, get rid of the goods, and then leave.

result……"

Du Xingning stared at the campfire, holding the cold skeleton in his arms, his tone indifferent, his eyes numb.

The pain of losing a child is so cruel, especially when it's a parent outliving their child.

His brain had previously been stressed, and he had consciously shielded himself from the enormous emotional impact, so he behaved no differently than a normal person.

But as time went by, they eventually realized it.

He was utterly despondent, lifeless, like a walking corpse.

th.

"Ice Goose..."

He called out softly, then looked down at his son's body, his neck limp against his arm, just like when he was a child, nestled in his arms, fast asleep.

His wife passed away early, and he hasn't remarried in all these years. He's been both a father and a mother to his son as he grows up.

After more than ten years of saving money, he had accumulated some savings and found a matchmaker to introduce him to a girl. They even set a wedding date.

As a result, he died.

died.

"Can that willow branch nectar really bring the dead back to life?"

Du Xingning raised his head and stared straight at Du Bingyan, his eyes red and his temples stained with dark red and black blood.

Du Bingyan opened her mouth, wanting to say, "Impossible, that's not true," but something seemed to be blocking her, swirling in her mind but unable to come out.

In the end, he simply shook his head vaguely:
"I have no idea."

"I don't know... It's not impossible! It means there's still hope..."

Du Xingning looked down at his son's contorted face, then reached out his only remaining left hand and gently smoothed it out, saying:
"Son, don't be afraid, Dad will save you... I will definitely save you..."

He spoke softly, just like when he used to hum nursery rhymes to lull people to sleep.

"The pain of losing his son has driven him mad."

Liu Sheng frowned, hesitated, and ultimately said nothing. This so-called "obsession" is like a mental illness; the person behaves differently from ordinary people and cannot be communicated with in a conventional way.

They might do things that are illogical, harmful to others, and ultimately pointless.

Getting involved with such a person can be troublesome and even dangerous.

Especially now that "Mango Pomelo Sago" is causing a sensation and rumors are rampant, a slight misstep could lead to a disastrous end.

But this person is Du Bingyan's cousin. As an outsider, Liu Sheng couldn't say certain things, or he couldn't say them, otherwise he might get himself into trouble and create unnecessary problems.

This is commonly known as a sense of boundaries.

"It seems we can only be on high alert in case of emergency. Hopefully... nothing extreme will happen."

Liu Sheng sighed inwardly, withdrew his gaze, and fell silent.

Otherwise, he could only...

"Seventh Uncle, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Please accept my condolences."

At this moment, Du Bingyan spoke up, asking Du Xingning about his next plans and inviting him to return to the Bohai tribe's territory together.

After all, Du Xingning had traveled between the Bohai tribe's territory and Gaolin Prefecture over the years and was familiar with the roads. Traveling with him meant there was no need to worry about getting lost.

"The seas have been turbulent these past two years. A great demon has come from the deep ocean and occupied the coastal area, causing storms and capsizing fleets every day, resulting in heavy losses for our clan..."

Du Xingning roused himself and briefly explained the current situation of the Du family, concluding with:
"Our Du family has established branches and residences in 172 cities along the Dalong River."

Among them, there must be some like me who didn't have time to evacuate.

I was lucky to meet you all and survive.

them……"

At this point, he looked up at Du Bingyan, then turned to Liu Sheng, sighed, and said in a deep voice:

"Many of them are offspring of collateral branches who have been sent out to other places. They are not as noble as Bingyan, but they are still of the Du family bloodline, and we cannot bear to abandon them."

"I hope you can help save them, so that fewer people die and less blood is shed..."

Upon hearing this, Du Bingyan's eyes reddened, she bit her lower lip, and looked at Liu Sheng with pleading eyes.

She felt guilty, believing that she had brought misfortune upon her people, and wanted to do her part.

Liu Sheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

This is a very troublesome matter.

But if things are done well, the obstacles to marrying Du Bingyan might be reduced considerably.

In this world, marriage is about matching social status and background.

The Du family of Bohai was a prominent and prestigious clan, while he was merely from a commoner family.

The difference in their social status was like heaven and earth.

Marrying the eldest daughter of the Du family would be as difficult as climbing to the heavens.

Fortunately, this is a world where great power belongs to the individual; as long as one is strong enough, it is not impossible to rise to the top in one step.

"It's still early, let's set off now and head along the Dalong River to check out the surrounding cities."

Liu Sheng looked up at the sky and stood up.

With a thought, he summoned the Sky-Splitting Sparrow that was on guard in the air, and took Du Bingyan and Du Xingning with him, flying towards the nearest city.

Over the next few days, thanks to the high mobility of the Sky Sparrow, Liu Sheng and his two companions swept through more than a hundred Ji Hai gangs and rescued thousands of people.

The number of Du family members alone exceeds two hundred.

Most of them were Du Bingyan's uncles, cousins, and so on—a whole bunch of people.

Some of them were completely unfamiliar to her; she couldn't name them, let alone the other worshippers, shopkeepers, and waiters.

After all, she was sent to Shuiyue Nunnery to practice Buddhism when she was young, and she only went back two or three times in more than ten years.

However, with a larger number of people, their movements became less agile than before.

Moreover, although the Sky-Splitting Sparrow is a demon, it cannot carry over a thousand people.

It can only travel on the ground.

With so many people eating, drinking, and using the toilet, their whereabouts were inevitably leaked.

(End of this chapter)