Evil of all ages

Chapter 24 Abandoning Literature for Martial Arts
"Xiao Chu, please accept my condolences. You still have younger siblings, you must hold on."

“Right now, your younger siblings definitely need you by their side more than anyone else. Go find Lord Di and beg him to let you go back.”

When Ren Zhengnian saw that Huang Taichu hadn't shed any tears, he became even more worried.

He feared that Huang Taichu was unable to accept the death of his loved ones and was in such deep grief that he couldn't express it for the time being.

Once this period passes, the extreme grief will intensify and cause the person to completely lose control.

They might even go insane, just like prisoners in jail, due to a sudden and major upheaval that they cannot accept.

"I know, I'll go right away."

Huang Taichu nodded to Ren Zhengnian and the others, and then took Fu Lao to find Di Qingtian.

After hearing Huang Taichu's purpose, Di Qingtian turned to look at Yin Tianying.

He doesn't believe everything others say.

Yin Tianying pointed to the sky to confirm, indicating that Blood Butcher Ding Mo had indeed appeared in the capital and fled after committing murder.

"You know you're my prime suspect, and normally I wouldn't let you go, but I've chosen to do so anyway."

"But you'll need someone to keep an eye on you."

"Tianying, stay with him and don't let him out of your sight."

After a moment's thought, Di Qingtian finally decided to release Huang Taichu from the prison.

"Sir, I suddenly realize that you are a very interesting person."

Huang Taichu gave this assessment.

"Have you been attracted by my personal charm and are ready to turn yourself in to me and confess your crimes and everything you know?"

This wasn't the first time Di Qingtian had heard others describe him this way.

But when faced with such comments, he always asks others if they have been attracted by his personal charm.

"Sir, finding the answer yourself is not more fulfilling than having someone else tell you the answer."

After Huang Taichu finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the prison.

"How could someone like that be an unknown jailer!"

As Di Qingtian watched Huang Taichu's departing figure, he made this assessment in his heart.

After leaving the prison, Yin Tianying quietly followed behind Huang Taichu, feeling that Huang Taichu's calmness was a bit excessive.

It doesn't seem like my uncle died at all.

But his task was to stay with Huang Taichu and not let him out of his sight; why should he care about anything else?

Huang Taichu, who was walking briskly ahead, didn't feel much self-blame, only a little guilt.

If he had used the Greedy World-Devouring Gu on his family members the moment his mental abilities awakened, how could his uncle have gotten into trouble?

Thinking about meeting her younger siblings later, Huang Taichu reviewed her family memories again.

His uncle, Huang Le, runs a restaurant called Laike Restaurant on Qingfeng Street. The business is good, and he is quite wealthy.

Besides the restaurant being located on Qingfeng Street, his uncle also lived on Qingfeng Street. The two were not far apart, making it convenient for him to manage the restaurant.

My cousin Huang Yunyou was a month or two younger than my younger brother Huang Taihong, also 17 years old, and a scholar who was too weak to even kill a chicken.

He loved reading, but since passing the imperial examination three years ago and becoming a scholar, he has stopped progressing.

But those in the know understand that without a background or influence, passing the imperial examination to become a scholar is the best one can hope for.

My younger sister, Huang Yu'er, is 13 years old and has been frail and sickly since childhood.

The reason why the younger sister was raised in her uncle's house was because her uncle was quite wealthy and could buy medicine to nourish her body.

Upon entering Qingfeng Street, Huang Taichu glanced inside the Laike Restaurant as he passed by and noticed that it was much quieter than usual.

He understood that since they were all from the same street, how could no one know that his uncle had an accident?

They felt it was unlucky that his uncle had just died, so everyone who knew about it avoided the topic except those who didn't know.

Why not temporarily close for a few days? Because a restaurant is not just a restaurant; drinking, eating, and lodging are all integrated. What restaurant only sells alcohol?

There's no reason to kick out guests who've already checked in.

Turning his gaze away, Huang Taichu led Fu Lao and Yin Tianying forward, and soon arrived at a large mansion with its gate tightly closed.

When Huang Taichu saw the tightly closed gate, he knew that the funeral would be held only after he returned.

Old Master Fu hurriedly went forward and asked the servants inside to open the door.

The door opened, and Huang Taichu and the other two went in. The door closed again.

Several servants were busy hanging white curtains in the courtyard, but Huang Taichu ignored them and walked inside. Upon reaching the main hall, a coffin was placed in the center, its lid open, as if waiting for Huang Taichu to glance at it before closing it.

My cousin, Huang Yunyou, knelt before the coffin with his head bowed, as if he had lost his mind and was completely unresponsive to any noise from the outside world.

Old Fu called out to him several times, but he didn't respond at all.

Huang Taichu didn't rush to wake him, but went to the coffin and looked inside.

"It's completely hopeless, beyond saving!"

Huang Taichu looked at his uncle's already stiff body in the coffin and said there was no hope.

Having lived through so many lifetimes, who among us isn't a divine healer?

If a person has just died, his Divine Martial Sacred Heart Technique can attempt to revive them.

With his powerful primordial spirit, the probability of resurrection is even greater.

Unfortunately, his uncle had been dead for several hours, and had been stabbed in the neck.

Of course, if he insists on bringing his uncle back to life, there are ways to do so.

For example, his special ability: Death Rewind.

He could change everything by committing suicide once, returning to the time when his uncle was still alive.

But he refused!

He received the entirety of his counterpart, but he was not his counterpart, and it was impossible for him to choose suicide for one person.

"Uncle, take care. I will take care of your son from now on."

Huang Taichu muttered to himself for a moment, then walked over to his cousin's side.

"Wandering soul, please accept my condolences and don't be too sad."

Huang Taichu patted Huang Yunyou on the shoulder and used a bit of his strength to wake him up.

Yin Tianying kept a close eye on Huang Taichu, but the difference in their ranks was too great, so he couldn't detect what Huang Taichu was doing.

“Big…Big Brother…”

Huang Yunyou stirred slightly, slowly raising his head to reveal a numb, trembling expression. When he saw that the person in front of him was Huang Taichu, he immediately hugged Huang Taichu's leg and burst into tears.

"Big brother, my father, my father..."

Huang Yunyou tried to say something, but his voice was hoarse from crying, and he could hardly speak.

"Okay, I understand."

Huang Taichu patted Huang Yunyou on the back to comfort him.

It took Huang Yunyou a long time to calm down.

"Brother, what did my father do wrong? Why did he have to suffer this calamity?"

Huang Yunyou looked at Huang Taichu with his red, tear-filled eyes, asking why God couldn't see such a good person as his father and let him die at the hands of evil people.

"The dead cannot be brought back to life. You still have a long road ahead of you, don't..."

Huang Taichu was interrupted by Huang Yunyou before he could finish speaking.

"Big brother, I want revenge. I want to be the one to carry out the deed. I want to capture Blood Butcher Ding Mo and make him kneel before Father's grave to beg for forgiveness."

Looking at his cousin's hateful eyes, Huang Taichu decided not to cause trouble for Blood Butcher Ding Mo and to leave Blood Butcher Ding Mo to his cousin.

People will only keep moving towards their goals if they have them.

"The world is vast. Leaving aside where to find him, in terms of strength, you are just a scholar. Going to find him is just suicide."

Huang Taichu said.

"I know, that's why I abandoned my studies for martial arts. I'll go to a martial arts school to practice first, and once I have some strength, I'll work as a ghostwriter to gain experience and gradually become stronger."

"Once I am strong enough and find his whereabouts, it will be time for me to take revenge."

Huang Yunyou clenched his fists and said.

Upon hearing this, Yin Tianying shook his head slightly. He wasn't a江湖人 (jianghu person, someone from the martial arts world), so it was easy for him to say anything.

If Blood Butcher Ding Mo were so easy to catch, he would have been captured by the executioner long ago.

However, he did not retaliate against Huang Yunyou, after all, it was a blood feud involving the murder of his father.

Whether you try to persuade or punish, it won't change the other person's desire for revenge, so why bother?

(End of this chapter)