Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 260 Sending You On Your Way
"That's not all!" The third old man hurriedly interjected, his face beaming with the excitement of a storyteller. "I heard that the restaurant owner's only daughter, the beautiful and talented Miss Lin, who is also a second-ring Soul Master, has been bewitched by Yu Qing and is now determined to be with him! Seeing their daughter's stubbornness, Lin's parents relented and only made one request—that Yu Qing marry into their family."

"Marry into the family?" Lei Lu's brows furrowed even more, his purple eyes flashing with even greater coldness. "For a child from a poor family, isn't this a way out? Why did that Yu couple..."

"A way out? Ha! In their eyes, this is worse than death!" The first old man sneered, his tone full of contempt. "Yu Qing is their only son! If he marries into the family, who will continue the Yu family line? After they pass away, who will visit their graves and kowtow to them?"

"That's why they absolutely refused! They went to the city and caused a huge uproar, managing to kidnap Yu Qing and bring him back, locking him up at home and forbidding him from leaving. They said they wanted to find him another virtuous and fertile girl so that he could carry on the Yu family line!"

"That child is quite stubborn. After being locked up for a while, he pretended to be obedient and tricked his parents into releasing him. As soon as he got out, he grabbed his luggage and ran towards the city, wanting to find Miss Lin. Unfortunately, he brought too much stuff this time, and he was caught by his parents after running only a few miles..."

The old man paused deliberately, licked his chapped lips, and lowered his voice even further: "I heard that when they caught up with him, the couple beat him to a pulp. Later, for some reason, they got into an argument, and his mother accidentally pushed him, causing him to hit a roadside stone... Then, the news spread that he had been burned to death in the restaurant's kitchen..."

"Tsk tsk, to put it bluntly, it's because they're afraid of ending the family line by marrying into the family, and they also think the bride price from the Lin family isn't as high as the Zhang family's, that's why..."

Before she could finish speaking, the oil-paper umbrella in Lei Lu's hand shattered with a "crack," its ribs turning to dust. Violet-purple lightning bolts shot out like raging pythons, weaving an electric net around her, while the air filled with the pungent smell of ozone.

She remembered Yu Qing always saying when he was little, "Sister, when I get married, I'll ask her to buy you new clothes too." Back then, his eyes shone like stars, full of anticipation for the future.

Now, this dream has been extinguished by the very people closest to them, and even death has become a fig leaf for their pursuit of profit.

This was her first joy since she was picked up in this world. When Lei Lu pushed open the half-closed wooden door, a murky smell mixed with the aroma of alcohol, food, and cheap incense rushed out, like a smelly hand choking her breath.

In the main room, a dilapidated eight-immortal table was placed in the center, with cups and plates scattered on the table and leftover food splattered all over it, clearly indicating that a "feast" had just ended.

Her parents—the couple she had already sentenced to death in her heart—sat at the table, their faces flushed, clinking glasses and laughing loudly with several men and women who looked like relatives. Their faces wore a morbid, nauseating joy, as if they had just swallowed some immense bounty.

In Lei Lu's eyes, the scene resembled a flock of vultures surrounding her brother's remains, greedily devouring his flesh and blood.

Her arrival instantly froze the noise in the main room.

All eyes were fixed on her; some were stunned by her beauty, some were bewildered, some were wary and scrutinizing, and some were undisguisedly greedy, like wolves eyeing their prey.

"Who...who are you? Who are you looking for?" Her nominal father, Yu Dashan, was the first to stand up, leaning on the table. He looked at the strange woman before him, whose beauty seemed otherworldly, and a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes. Then, he put on a self-righteous and authoritative air and asked in a gruff voice, trying to cover up the panic in his heart.

Lei Lu didn't speak, only staring silently at him with his cold, violet-red lightning-filled eyes. There was no emotion in his gaze, as if he were looking at a stone, a... long-decayed corpse.

Yu Dashan felt a chill run down his spine from that gaze and instinctively took a half step back, his hand holding the wine glass trembling slightly.

At this moment, Wang Chunhua, the foster mother who had repeatedly beaten and kicked her because she thought she was ugly, slowly stood up. She looked Lei Lu up and down, her wrinkles at the corners of her eyes filled with jealousy, but after staring at that face for a long time, she felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where. "What are you looking at?!" Wang Chunhua shrieked, "Where did this wild girl come from, dressed so provocatively, running into someone else's house, who are you trying to seduce?! Get out of here right now!"

Lei Lu looked at her face, which had become increasingly ugly with the passage of time and harshness, and a cold and cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

She slowly raised her hand, a fine arc of violet electricity flickering at her fingertips, emitting a soft "sizzling" sound that illuminated the murderous intent surging in her eyes.

"What are you looking at?!" Wang Chunhua yelled in a shrill voice, spittle flying as she spoke. "Where did this wild girl come from, dressed so provocatively, running into someone else's house? Who are you trying to seduce?! Get out of here right now!"

Lei Lu looked at her face, sculpted increasingly ugly by time and harshness, and a cold, cruel smile curled at the corner of his lips. That smile held no warmth, only a harbinger of impending destruction.

She slowly raised her hand, a thin arc of violet-purple electricity flickering silently at her fingertips, tracing eerie streaks of light in the dimly lit hall. The air seemed to freeze under the electric light, even the smell of wine and incense ash became stagnant.

"Your sins are sealed when the hunting arrows fall; that will be the time for your judgment. I will bring you the judgment of the hunting party."

The moment she finished speaking, the arc of electricity at her fingertips suddenly surged, transforming into a long lightning blade flashing with an ominous purple light!

Thunder ripped through the sky, accompanied by a piercing, hoarse sound. Before anyone could react, it had already pierced through the mountains and Wang Chunhua's chest.

There was no blood, no screams.

Only the destructive "lightning" instantly reduced their bodies and filthy souls to nothingness, leaving not even a trace of ash.

Inside the main room, the so-called "relatives" were already terrified by the bizarre scene before them and collapsed to the ground.

Lei Lu glanced at them.

Outside the door, the wedding procession arrived, with music and fanfare filling the air. But to her, the joyous suona music sounded like the most jarring dirge.

She ignored the stunned wedding procession and didn't even glance at the "bride" being helped by the matchmaker, who had a silly smile on her face.

There are too many "sins" here, and they need to be eradicated.

Thunder roars, but eventually peace will prevail.

With a flicker, she transformed once more into a streak of violet light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the distant horizon.