Swallow Return

two!

three!

Four!

After throwing the stones four times, the slow-moving skeleton warriors couldn't catch up in time, allowing Liu Yun and Lady Gui Die to easily cross the intersection.

Those skeleton warriors were clearly not very intelligent; they only knew how to hold their ground and didn't know how to pursue. They stopped moving as soon as they returned to the crossroads.

However, as Liuyun and Guidie continued along the cave, they encountered a dead end.

It seems we chose the wrong path at the fork in the road earlier!

Not only is it a dead end, but there's also a giant scorpion lurking around.

Believe it or not, the scorpion that was supposed to have eight eyes only has one left! This group of monsters can be said to have "taken the one-eyed approach to the extreme".

The scorpion's tail gleamed with an eerie blue light, suggesting it possessed some kind of potent venom.

But Liu Yun was not afraid at all.

No matter how potent the poison, as long as the other person doesn't get pricked, that's enough! Even if they do get pricked, they might not be able to overcome the powerful "healing power" within your own body.

For Liu Yun, slaying the one-eyed scorpion with a swipe of his sword was as commonplace as eating and drinking.

Then return the way you came.

They then used shot put to defeat the four skeleton warriors and chose another path to proceed.

At the end this time, it was still a one-eyed monster.

The monster had a human head and a snake's body, its body was multicolored and very strange. It twisted and turned, sticking out its tongue, and dripping scarlet blood from its lips. There were also human bodies that had been bitten off on the ground nearby.

This doesn't look like a proper monster at all.

Liu Yun was getting impatient by the time he got here, and he was too lazy to follow the traditional turn-based etiquette of letting the opponent show their skills first. He immediately used a vertical slash to kill the one-eyed snake-man monster.

Upon closer inspection, at the end of the road was a thick stone door.

A huge eye was carved on the door, and there seemed to be some mechanisms or devices set up next to it.

Upon seeing this, Lady Guidie picked up her lantern and stepped forward to observe carefully. She pondered for a long time, seemingly gaining some insight, but unable to fully comprehend it.

Liu Yun waited for a while, then realized that this wasn't a solution, but couldn't come up with any clever ideas. So he simply knocked on the stone door a few times to see if he could destroy it by force.

And then we tried it...

The effect is actually quite good!

It doesn't look like an obstacle reinforced with demonic power or magic; it's just a simple stone.

Then Liu Yun's innate divine power within this body is more than enough to handle it.

With a punch, stone chips flew everywhere, and a dent appeared in the door.

After ten punches, several cracks gradually appeared on the stone door.

After fifty punches, the stone door was already broken and on the verge of collapse.

With his final strike, Liu Yun gathered all his strength before unleashing it, piercing through the stone door in one blow.

Lady Guidie, carrying a lantern, saw this from the side and couldn't help but sigh, "I don't know whether I should be surprised or not. I can name a few other warriors who could break through the stone door with their bare hands, but they are all arrogant people who would not use such a simple method. Especially... I was watching from the side."

Liu Yun disagreed, shaking his head and saying, "If it goes to that extent, then you've put the cart before the horse."

After the stone gate was destroyed, there was a long passageway leading forward.

Entering through the passageway, after walking several dozen steps, you arrive at a tall and spacious hall, which is filled with a jumble of random things.

Liu Yun couldn't understand it, but Lady Gui Die muttered to herself, "It looks like the layout of an ancient tomb."

Then, in the hall stood an old man wearing a blue cloth robe, with a hunched and short stature, gray hair and beard, and an eye patch over his left eye.

The old man exuded a strong demonic aura, clearly indicating that he was a powerful demon.

However, judging from his appearance alone, he looks more like an ordinary human than most monsters.

Upon seeing Liuyun and Guidie enter, the one-eyed old man looked helpless, shook his head, and sighed, "What a nuisance! I clearly didn't want to show myself out of goodwill, so why do people keep coming to my door?"

"Out of goodwill?" Gui Die sneered sarcastically upon hearing this.

“It is indeed out of goodwill.” The one-eyed old man explained with a worried expression, “You two don’t know, but I have always had a problem with my heart, which is… because I have only one eye, I can’t bear to see people with two eyes intact. Whether they are human, demon, bird, or beast, if they appear in front of me with more than one eye, I can’t help but try every means to ask them to also have only one eye left.”

"A request?" Lady Guidie sneered again. "What if the other party doesn't agree to your request?"

"Then we'll have to resort to force." The one-eyed old man sighed and said in a low voice, "If someone refuses to destroy their own eyes, I'll have to do it for them. If they insist on going their own way and refuse my good intentions, I'll have no choice but to kill them. That's why I've been living in seclusion, just to kill fewer people. Why do you have to walk into my trap?"

"Haha, how arrogant!" Lady Guidie retorted without any politeness: "Although I am not skilled in magic, I do have knowledge. You demon were clearly sealed here by a high monk using the power of an ancient tomb, unable to come and go freely! Yet you still want to make up an excuse to cover it up?"

The one-eyed old man frowned in displeasure upon hearing this, and casually issued a threat: "Although you little girl have some skills, you are nothing in my eyes. If you speak disrespectfully again, you'd better watch your life!"

Lady Guidie, upon hearing this, remained fearless, straightening her chest and confidently declaring, "Judging from your demonic aura, you are indeed formidable. However, Lord Liuyun, who is by my side, is likely even more powerful than you. With Lord Liuyun as my ally, what do I have to fear?"

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed old man was slightly taken aback.

Liu Yun was also a little taken aback.

Only a domineering female CEO could make the story of "borrowing the tiger's power" sound so righteous.

The one-eyed old man was stunned for a moment, then his expression suddenly became extremely excited. He stared at him intently, with great interest: "Liu Yun? Could you be Sasaki Liu Yun? No wonder you were able to break through!"

Seeing this, Liu Yun put aside his inner grumbling about Gui Die and responded with a cold laugh: "I suppose you are the so-called 'One-Eyed Lord', and you should know very well why I'm here."

Chapter 157 The One-Eyed Old Monster's Revenge Plan

“Sasaki Ryuun…” The short, one-eyed old man stroked his beard, clicking his tongue in amazement, “A few months ago, I spread the word that whoever could defeat you would inherit the mantle of the One-Eyed Clan. I never expected that you would not have suffered the slightest harm, but instead managed to find my hideout and come knocking on my door… Not bad, not bad at all. Such an outstanding young man, I almost couldn’t bear to kill him. If it were anyone else, taking him as a disciple would be fine, but unfortunately it is Sasaki Ryuun. Alas, it’s a waste of talent.”

Hearing this condescending remark, Lady Guidie scoffed and was about to retort when Liuyun waved her hand to stop her.

Although she had the demeanor of a domineering female CEO, she was still very shrewd and probably knew that she was only standing there because she was using someone else's power to intimidate her. So she obediently kept quiet and only snorted.

Liu Yun gave Lady Gui Die an approving look. Then, with a calm expression, he said to the "One-Eyed Lord," "I usually don't like to waste words, but today I can say a few more. What exactly is it that you're causing me trouble, old man? Can you explain yourself first?"

"Hehe..." The short, one-eyed old man grinned, revealing a very ugly smile. He nodded, let out a sigh of relief, and said slowly, "Perfect... Ever since I got old, I've always made it a habit to recall past events before I kill anyone."

Then, the old monster slightly raised his head, revealing a reminiscent expression, and said in a low voice, "Several hundred years ago, I was originally just an ordinary person with a mortal body, and I even had a pair of perfectly intact eyes, so I didn't need to wear an eyepatch. To be precise... I wasn't entirely an ordinary person. At that time, I was a headman under General Sakagami, leading eighty foot soldiers. Don't think this position is low! Those were eighty samurai wearing great armor and wielding famous swords, each one worth a hundred ragtag soldiers..."

Liu Yun rubbed his hands together, shook his head and sighed, then complained, "Too much nonsense and too much preamble! Judging from your rambling, there is indeed reason to believe that you are an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years."

Lady Guidie burst out laughing upon hearing this.

The one-eyed old man's recollection was abruptly interrupted, causing him to frown in displeasure. He glared at the old man irritably before finally getting to the point: "Unfortunately, during a battle, I was accidentally cut in one eye. As a warrior, I should be prepared to die on the battlefield, and a minor injury is nothing. But to my surprise, my usually respectful soldiers secretly mocked and ridiculed me for it. It was outrageous! In a fit of rage, I killed all the prisoners I captured that day and executed those talkative soldiers."

So that's why he became "One-Eyed Lord".

But what's next?

The one-eyed old man paused for a moment, his face gradually turning sinister and vicious. He continued, "Afterwards, the military magistrate disregarded my countless past achievements in slaying generals and capturing flags, insisting on executing me by dismemberment (similar to slow slicing). He is truly an ungrateful wretch! I was tied to a wooden stake and endured a full eight hundred and thirty-seven spear thrusts before I closed my eyes and breathed my last. At that moment, I made up my mind that even if I became a vengeful ghost, I would definitely take revenge on all those who harmed me!"

Liu Yun nodded in realization: "And then you really did turn into a vengeful ghost. You got what you wanted, congratulations."

Lady Guidie also found it amusing and, in a serious manner, followed suit, saying "Congratulations."

The one-eyed old man glared angrily at him, seemingly unable to contain his rage, but ultimately held back and continued to explain in a low voice: "It is a stroke of luck that I was able to wake up again after only ten days of being dead, and was reborn. After much thought and perseverance, I finally spent ten years killing all 1,174 people who had wronged me."

Upon hearing this heinous story, Liu Yun was horrified and shook his head, saying, "To be able to make enemies with more than a thousand people, one can only imagine what kind of person you were in your previous life."

"Hmph..." the one-eyed old man roared, "Shouldn't the person who cut off one of my eyes also seek revenge?"

Liu Yun scoffed at this: "Over a thousand victims, did they all attack you?"

"Ha..." A sinister smile appeared on the one-eyed old man's face as he said smugly, "The relatives, retainers, and servants of my enemies are naturally my enemies too! The man who blinded me was a manor owner from the Northern Continent. I personally tortured and killed every man in the manor, from seventy-year-old women to infants in swaddling clothes, without exception! Two hundred and eighty-six people, it took me a full nine months, it was truly exhilarating!"

"It seems there's no need to say anything more." Liu Yun gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist, his killing intent resolute. "At first, I was thinking of hearing why you, this old monster, were causing me trouble. But now it seems that such a wicked and insane demon should be killed the moment we meet!"

Lady Guidie also solemnly said, "Even for the sake of revenge, the old and young should not be affected. As for deliberate torture, that is the work of a demon!"

"What an impatient young man... Fortunately, I'm almost finished speaking." The one-eyed old man frowned, slowly raised his head, and his face showed a calm expression, without any remorse: "I thought I had completely avenged the loss of my eyes and could rest in peace. It was only last year, after being reminded, that I remembered... the knife that slashed me hasn't even been broken into dust and melted into molten iron yet! How can this be considered complete revenge?"

Liu Yun suddenly became suspicious: "So, you deliberately instigated the monster to attack me because of a sword?"

"Hehe..." The one-eyed old man raised his head and laughed loudly, "When I first heard that the sword had fallen into your hands, I was skeptical. After all, it's been hundreds of years... But after spending a lot of effort on divination, it was indeed verified that Sasaki Ryūun and the katana that injured me back then do have a very deep connection. So—hand over your sword honestly, let me break it into dust and melt it into molten iron, and then I might consider letting you die less painfully."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yun couldn't help but scoff, then drew his sword and raised it high: "Look closely! This sword was just newly forged by an ordinary blacksmith five months ago! I've never used any century-old famous sword. I don't know what kind of nonsense you've been trying to divine with all your might. It's completely inexplicable!"

Upon seeing this, the one-eyed old man's smile suddenly froze, and he fell silent.

Once the sword was drawn, he immediately recognized that it had nothing to do with the sword that had slashed his eye years ago.

"How could this be?"

The one-eyed old man's expression immediately turned extremely gloomy. He hurriedly took out a small bronze mirror from his pocket, gripped it tightly with both hands, and carefully examined it from top to bottom, showing both anger and confusion.

Liu Yun, however, didn't care about the other party's feelings and simply said, holding his sword, "Although I don't know how you made that mistake, the result is not bad. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the chance to kill another blood-stained old monster!"

However, at this moment, the one-eyed old man seemed to have discovered something else in the bronze mirror, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Haha... So that's how it is... It wasn't Sasaki Ryuun, but Sasaki Ryuun's wife... No worries, we can take our time to clean up!"

The one-eyed old man casually placed the bronze mirror aside, his eyes fixed intently on the object, seemingly ready to make his move.

When Liu Yun heard the words "Sasaki Liu Yun's wife", he was immediately shocked.

Are you talking about Iori? How is this related to Iori?

Chapter 158 Charging Headlong Out of the Dungeon

Although doubts still lingered in my mind, I had no time to dwell on them at that moment.

Suppressing his thoughts, Liu Yun swung his sword and charged straight in.

The one-eyed old man neither dodged nor drew his weapon to block; he simply stood there laughing heartily.

It's as if he's gone mad or gone mad.

With a flash of light, the one-eyed old man was cut in two at the waist, and dark red blood sprayed everywhere.

The body fell to the ground and quickly became stiff and cold; it was clearly dead beyond any doubt.

However, Liu Yun did not feel any real sense of successfully killing the monster; on the contrary, he felt that things were not over yet.

Lady Guidie, holding a lantern, stood there for a moment, looked around, and frowned, saying, "There seems to be some strange magic cast inside this ancient tomb, something about the study of souls and bodies... Perhaps what you just killed was just an avatar?"

Actually, she didn't like using words like "seems" or "probably" originally, but her habit changed slightly after meeting Liuyun.

"A clone?"

Liu Yun seemed to have realized something.