Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 66 Turned into Ruins
We've arrived at the fourth, fifth, and sixth villages of Fantian.

Zhao Youyue and Lin Xiufeng went straight to Lü Zirui's house.

As expected, Lü Zirui was not there.

She came back; the hidden compartment in the house was empty, but the disguised door to it was still open.

They seemed to have fled in a hurry, as if they were afraid that Zhao Youyue would chase them all the way back here.

Looking at the shops in the village, many were closed.

Fang Yuan and Ren Xing confirmed that only the workers were in the inn; the owner had run away.

It is said that not long ago, Lü Zirui returned and issued an emergency order, sending all those in the village who were truly members of the Tianfan organization to other places.

But even the people working in the shops didn't know exactly where it was moved to.

The village's original sentry posts are no longer being guarded.

Fang Yuan was carrying a large wooden box containing more than a dozen wooden pipes.

"There's still plenty of tortoise bone powder in the pharmacy."

Renxing said that those people in the wooden house area who were detained for debts were all liberated after Fantian withdrew. She told them to take the supplies from the village warehouse and leave.

Lin Xiufeng wandered around the village for a while but couldn't find out where Lü Zirui was. He only knew that he left the village through the main gate and soon after, he was met by a large group of people from the village's "Fantian" organization.

Judging from the traces outside the village, the main force was heading in one direction.

In other words, Lü Zirui definitely did not travel with the main group.

Lu Zirui instructed these people to move primarily as bait, and secondarily to avoid further losses.

"I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with Lü Zirui, but we can still catch up with this group of Tianwu Po who escaped."

Seeing that Lin Xiufei had been standing on the hilltop for a while, Zhao Youyue couldn't help but remind him.

"You, Fang Yuan, and Ren Xing go after them. I'll search around the village again. If I don't find any clues, I'll come back to you."

Lin Xiufeng suddenly had an idea and decided to give it a try. If he could find a clue, he wouldn't have to let Lü Zirui escape.

“You…” Zhao Youyue was worried, but seeing that Lin Xiufeng was determined, she could only say, “Be careful, Lü Zirui is going down the path of the knife.”

Lin Xiufeng, wearing a raincoat, strolled around outside the village, squatting down to sniff the ground.

The continuous downpour subsided and turned into a light drizzle.

Such weather is not conducive to finding clues.

Lin Xiufeng wandered around for a while but still found no clues. The rain suddenly started to pour down harder, so he jumped up into a tree and looked around.

There were no footprints in the surrounding mountains and forests. Lü Zirui would try to land on the stone slabs, and with the movement ability of the Heavenly Warrior, he could leave no trace at all in the rain.

Lin Xiufeng searched around the village but found nothing.

'Could they be playing the "blind spot" game?'

Lin Xiufeng thought he might as well try anything, since he had been searching for so long, he should at least do it thoroughly, so he returned to the village.

The four, five, and six villages have been reduced to ruins.

Those Tianwu Souls who had been inexplicably indebted and forced to work to pay off their debts due to the various 'unexpected rules' of the Tianfan Organization were venting their anger wildly.

The wooden houses were not easy to build, but they were easy to destroy in the face of the power of the Heavenly Martial Soul.

The houses were destroyed, and useful items, as well as supplies from the warehouses, were divided up.

The remaining buildings, if even a single plank of wood looked intact, were smashed to pieces by angry fists and feet!
When Lin Xiufeng returned to the village, the Tianwu Po were cheering their victory in the continuous drizzle.

Many people shouted:

"Yulin Feiyue! The Nemesis of Heaven's Turn!"

And so many more people cried out in gratitude:
"Yulin Feiyue! The Nemesis of Heaven's Turn!"

"Yulin Feiyue! The Nemesis of Heaven's Turn!"

Lin Xiufeng guessed that only someone as capricious as him would reveal the group's name when informing these people that they had been rescued.

Lin Xiufeng had seen the four survival rules for the unorganized people that Sister Yin had mentioned in Wang Guan's notes.

The first rule is not to be enemies with the Tianwu Group; the second rule is not to be enemies with the three major organizations: Fantian, Fantian, and Nitian.

Clearly, they committed the second offense.

Lin Xiufeng walked through the cheering crowds and through the ruins of villages four, five, and six.

They found Lü Zirui's house, but the people who used to work in the yard were nowhere to be seen.

'Looks like I was overthinking it. Even if there was a hidden room behind the secret compartment, it would have been discovered long ago.'

Lin Xiufeng wandered around the area but found nothing.

The Heavenly Martial Spirits in the village had already dispersed. Looking at the vast and imposing formation, Lin Xiufeng pondered that even with Heavenly Martial Spirits in charge, if they scattered and fled, the vast majority of them could actually escape.

But reality is often like this; the hardest part is figuring out how to get everyone to stand up and escape together. Lin Xiufeng thought for a moment, but still felt uneasy, so he returned to the ruins of Lü Zirui's house and kicked away some broken and shattered wood.

A patch of ground was swept clear.

Lin Xiufeng suddenly smelled a familiar fragrance!
Lu Zirui had inadvertently left this scent on the soles of Lin Xiufei's shoes outside the village, and later used the scent to track him and Renxing.

Lin Xiufeng wandered around outside the village, hoping to use this scent to pinpoint the direction Lü Zirui had fled.

Nothing came of it.

Lu Zirui returned to the village before it was destroyed. The fragrance was normal, so he didn't investigate further at the time.

This time, Lin Xiufeng smelled the ground under the ruins and found that the fragrance was stronger towards the back gate.

Once inside the courtyard, the water had completely evaporated due to the rain.

If Lü Zirui escaped, why did he move towards the backyard?

Lin Xiufeng grabbed a piece of broken wood that he could handle and used his strength to sweep away the fallen wood, clearing an increasingly larger area.

The drizzle continued.

Lin Xiufeng searched the corners of the broken walls of the house but found no place where someone could hide.

There were no secret passages or cellar entrances in the original wooden house courtyard.

Until Lin Xiufeng's gaze fell on the well in the courtyard.

The well opening was blocked by crisscrossing broken wooden planks, and the water buckets were torn apart and trampled to pieces.

Lin Xiufeng found it a bit strange. The departing Tianwu Pos should have filled wells with water and kept it on the way.

After removing some of the broken wooden planks, Lin Xiufeng discovered that the well was almost empty, with only a small amount of water remaining. Judging from the amount, it was clearly accumulated rainfall since the beginning of the rainy season.

No wonder the well, which had no water, was sealed off by the angry Heavenly Martial Spirits.

Lin Xiufeng peered out and looked around, but there was nothing in the area where the light was visible.

The parts that are not visible must be checked.

Lin Xiufeng did not go down, but stepped aside.

The commotion in the fourth, fifth, and sixth villages had long since subsided, and the liberated Heavenly Martial Souls had all departed.

The drizzle gradually intensified.

The ground was already soaked by the rain, and every step you took was into mud.

The water level in the well is rising.

Suddenly, a head popped out from the dimly lit area, looked up, and then its body was revealed.

It turns out that there is a hole at the bottom of the well, in an area where the light cannot reach.

Lu Zirui believed it was definitely safe.

She hadn't felt this frustrated in a long time since becoming a Celestial Warrior.

But she anticipated that Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue would return, so she had the village's Tianwu Po move to attract their attention.

Whether Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue are chasing after those Heavenly Martial Souls or trying to find her, they will drift further away.

She hid here, and speculated that the indebted Tianwu Po in the village would definitely cause a huge disturbance.

After the commotion is over, they certainly won't dare to linger, because they'll be afraid that reinforcements from the Heaven-Turning Organization will arrive.

The village has been quiet for a long time.

Lü Zirui jumped out of the well.

Next, she will retrace her steps to return to Elder Meilin's residence.

Lu Zirui never expected that Elder Meilin would not even have a chance to escape.

Then send someone to contact the nearby generals and commanders, gather manpower, and avenge our humiliation!
"You reckless brats! Let me show you what the second of the Four Laws of Survival means in this other world of Heavenly Martial Realm!"

As Lü Zirui's body flew out of the well, he suddenly felt an unusual airflow near his ears!
Before Lü Zirui could react, a large hand grabbed the back of his head!
She was pushed out of the well and her head and face slammed into the mud, splashing up in a circle.

Lin Xiufeng laughed and said, "You hid very well, what a pity, there's a fragrance in the well!"

Fear prevented Lü Zirui from even retaliating. He decisively activated the Heavenly Martial Artist's ultimate escape technique, 'Unstoppable!'

The Heavenly Martial Heart within Lü Zirui's body suddenly began to burn Heavenly Martial Power at high speed, and silver energy flames rapidly climbed up Lü Zirui's body.

However, the Black Light Heavenly Martial Sword in Lin Xiufeng's hand pierced the Heavenly Martial Heart in the instant that no one could stop it!
"Why! How did you know!"

Lu Zirui screamed in terror as the Heavenly Martial Power within the shattered Heavenly Martial Heart rapidly dissipated.

She disappeared before Lin Xiufeng could answer her.

(End of this chapter)