The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 402 Duan Yanqing's Mind in Chaos
When Duan Yu watched Xu Xingchen fight the leader of the Four Evils, he also heard some words like "Dali Duan Clan" and "One-Finger Divine Skill".

At that time, he began to suspect the identity and origin of the leader of the Four Evils, who was notorious for his evil deeds.

Now, hearing Duan Yanqing personally admit his lineage as a descendant of the Dali Duan family and frankly confess his feud with his father and uncle, it's truly heartwarming.
My head felt like it had been struck by lightning; I stood there dumbfounded.

Since Mu Wanqing had no romantic entanglement with Duan Yu, she didn't react much to Duan Yu's background as a member of the Dali royal family.

Zhong Ling, on the other hand, had experienced the events at Wuliang Mountain and the Shennong Gang, and her young heart was now completely devoted to Duan Yu.

Upon hearing that Duan Yu was actually the heir apparent of the Dali royal family and might even become the emperor of Dali in the future, he was momentarily stunned, and then a sense of cowardice and retreat suddenly arose within him.

The daughter of a martial arts practitioner.
A royal prince of Dali.
The difference in their social status is too great.

If I really fall in love with Duan Yu, how will Duan Yu's family view me?

Would she be willing to accept herself as an "ordinary" woman who came to Wanjie Valley?
Thoughts raced through my mind
Zhong Ling's expression changed repeatedly, and she gradually became dazed!

On Xu Xingchen's side.
Faced with Duan Yanqing's vicious words, he suddenly laughed, a laugh full of profound meaning: "Hehehehehe, Duan Yanqing, you won't kill him; his mother is a woman like Guanyin Bodhisattva, not only kind and gentle, but also extremely beautiful."

Upon hearing the words "a woman like Guanyin Bodhisattva," Duan Yanqing's eyes widened, and a rare look of nostalgia and tenderness flashed in them.

However, he quickly regained his composure and asked coldly, "What do you mean by that? I don't even respect his father being the Prince of Zhennan, let alone his mother."

Xu Xingchen's smile faded, and she calmly said, "Release his speech acupoint and ask him for his birth date and time."

Upon hearing this, Duan Yanqing was taken aback again.

A vague idea arose in his mind, but it was shrouded in mist and like a mirage, making it difficult for him to see clearly or understand.

Seeing his eldest brother deep in thought, Yue Laosan, who was standing nearby, shouted, "Let me do it, eldest brother; I'll ask this kid his birth time."

Having said that, he walked up to Duan Yu, reached out and released his speech acupoint, his two round, small eyes glared fiercely at Duan Yu, and threatened, "Little brat, tell me your date of birth; if you dare not tell me, I'll break your neck."

Duan Yu, whose speech had been released, was also completely bewildered.

Looking up at Xu Xingchen, then at the Duan family elder in front of him with a dark face covered in terrifying scars, he said with some worry, "Brother Xu, will your method work? If I tell them my birth date and time, will it really make these four evil ones let us go?"

Before Xu Xingchen could answer, Yue Laosan, who was waiting to the side, impatiently slapped him on the shoulder and shouted, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just answer what I ask you!"

Xu Xingchen was about to nod when she suddenly remembered the changes in Langhuan Paradise that differed from the world in the book, and her nodding motion faltered.

After a moment, he said softly, "I'm not entirely sure either; however, you can try speaking up. Perhaps this elder of your Duan family will suddenly take pity on you and release you."

Duan Yu hesitated for a moment before finally speaking and revealing his birth date and time.

Yue Laosan turned to Duan Yanqing and said, "Boss, this kid said it; he said he was born on [date and time] in Dali, Baoding."

He asked, puzzled, "Boss, do you have some kind of fortune-telling skill that you're hiding? Is that why that kid surnamed Xu asked this boy to tell you his birth date and time so you can tell his fortune?"

"Hey boss, what's wrong? Say something! Why are you standing there like that?"

But it turns out...
After Yue Laosan repeated Duan Yu's birth date and time once again.

Duan Yanqing's mind was struck as if by a thunderbolt, and all sorts of sounds echoed in his head.

The sound of bells ringing
The sound of drums beating resounding.
The clanging of the gong
The tinkling sound of the pipa
All sorts of sounds, a hodgepodge of noises, clamored in his mind like a pot of porridge.

When Duan Yanqing first heard his birth date and time from Duan Yu, some clues began to emerge from the fog in his mind. The second time he heard it from Yue Laosan...
There was a loud bang!
The fog in my mind completely dissipated, and all the illusions and mirages vanished.

In an instant, his mind was completely occupied by a beautiful, snow-white, soft body.

That was outside a temple!
At that time, Duan Yanqing was dressed in rags, his face was unrecognizable, he was severely injured, and his legs were crippled; he was at the lowest, most destitute, most miserable, and most desperate point in his life.

It was that beautiful woman, as lovely as Guanyin, who saved his despairing heart, gave him the only ray of light in the world, and pulled him out of endless darkness.

That is, from then on.
He rallied his spirits and began to diligently practice the Duan family's internal energy cultivation, swordsmanship, and One-Finger Divine Skill.

Despite being crippled, mute, and completely disfigured, he rose from the ashes of the martial arts world, recruited three highly skilled subordinates, and formed the infamous "Four Evils" gang.
It took quite a while.
Duan Yanqing, immersed in fond memories, was loudly awakened by Yue Laosan, that tactless fellow.

The image of the snow-white, gentle Guanyin woman finally disappeared from his mind, and he shifted his thoughts back to Duan Yu's birth date and time.

Because that day was so unforgettable, he remembered it very clearly.

Right now
Based on Duan Yu's birth date and time, the time interval between the two...
It's exactly ten months!
"This...this is impossible!"

"This is impossible!"

"This can't be real."

"But... but if it's true..." Duan Yanqing's mind was in turmoil, with all sorts of questions surging in his heart, swaying back and forth on the scales of belief and disbelief, weighing the options.

He couldn't believe what was happening in front of him was real.
However, he desperately wanted to believe that it was true.
That intense inner turmoil and longing burned like a flame within him, threatening to consume his reason entirely.

"Boss, what's wrong? Snap out of it!"

"Boss, did you fall for that kid Xu's trick?"

"Boss, what's wrong with you? Boss?"

The incessant voice of Yue Laosan reached his ears, seemingly trying to bring him back to his senses.

However, his mind was already occupied by the two pieces of information: "Duan Yu's birth date and time" and "Guanyin Bodhisattva outside the temple".

At this moment.

He could no longer feel anything from the outside world, nor did he want to care about anything from the outside world. He only wanted to immerse himself in this sudden and overwhelming joy and disbelief.

He dared not wake up from this beautiful dream, nor dared he look into the eyes of the young man surnamed Xu in front of him, nor dared he ask the other party whether this matter was true or false. He also dared not ask Duan Yu's birth date and time again.

He didn't dare.
He was afraid that if he asked, the young man in front of him would suddenly tell him that everything he had said before was false, untrue, and nonexistent.

They were also afraid that Duan Yu might suddenly change his mind and say that he had misremembered his birth date and time, and then give a completely unrelated birth date and time.
Those whose hearts dwell in darkness will never see the light in their lives.

However, if one has ever seen the light and then walks into darkness, one will miss that light that one once saw immensely.

If I see a ray of light again, I want to hold it tightly in my hands, unwilling to let go, unwilling to release it, and even more unwilling to let it disappear before my eyes again.

Because this is their last glimmer of hope, their only glimmer of hope, in this dark world.

He had nothing but this glimmer of hope!
Under immense pressure and uncertainty, Duan Yanqing made his choice.
Let's escape for now!

He ignored Yue Laosan's shouts, Ye Erniang's astonished gaze, and Yun Zhonghe, who was lying next to Xu Xingchen and looking at him with pleading eyes.

In a hoarse, earth-shattering howl.

Duan Yanqing suddenly leaped up from the ground, bounding and jumping among the mountains and rocks, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The crowd heard the deafening roar, which was moving away from the place at an astonishing speed, and in a short while it had traveled more than ten miles away.

Only when the long howl completely disappeared into the world did the people present come to their senses.

Yue Laosan withdrew his gaze from the direction his boss had gone, turned to Xu Xingchen, and asked in astonishment, "Xu, what kind of strange methods did you use to make our boss go crazy and abandon the three of us?"

When Ye Erniang came to her senses, she was also uneasy, and her eyes were filled with fear when she looked at Xu Xingchen again.

The young man surnamed Xu in front of them seemed to know all their secrets.

Whether it was her child or the eldest son's most secret thoughts, this young man saw everything clearly, leaving her nowhere to hide.

How terrifying is this?!

For a moment, the young man's earlier suggestion of "death" came back to her mind.

A huge shadow once again loomed over Ye Erniang's mind.

It was like a vast expanse of black clouds rolling and churning on the sea.

It was even larger and more despairing than the previous shadow.

Previously, that sliver of hope, that glimmer of light, came from their leader, the infamous Duan Yanqing.

Now, even the eldest sister was scared away by the young man's words, and her last hope was completely extinguished.

Ye Erniang's face was ashen!

The most desperate one was Yun Zhonghe, who was standing at Xu Xingchen's feet.

Although he was beaten to the point of near death by Xu Xingchen and was captured and brought back.

However, he still held a glimmer of hope that his boss could save him from his misery and save his life in this perilous moment.

As a result, his own boss was driven insane by the terrifying young man beside him with just a few words and fled in panic.
His last hope was extinguished.

Her eyes held even more despair than Ye Erniang's.
(End of this chapter)