Douluo Continent: Dark Demon God Biao, inheriting the position of an evil god

Chapter 28: Heading to Xuanming City to Buy Medicine, Encountering an Evil Soul Master

Moon pushed the wheelchair to him and said calmly, "Get up. The lady has accepted part of our apology on behalf of the Duke's mansion."

"This matter is not yet over, but at least it has made a start. After you return, you will be confined for three years to reflect on your mistakes."

"Yes, Elder Mu! Xuanzi is willing to accept the punishment!"

Elder Xuan felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly got up. Although his knees ached, he dared not utter a single complaint on his face.

Just before leaving, he glared fiercely at the guard post that dared to put up a sign.

The three figures gradually disappeared around the street corner.

……

Two days later, at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Holding Dai Yuntian's hand, Zhu Yun'er stood on the stone steps in front of the mansion gate. She turned to Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin, who had come to see her off, and softly instructed them:

"Yueheng, Huabin, let's leave it here."

"I'm taking Yun'er out this time, and we'll be back in three or four days at the shortest, and a week at the longest. I'll leave all the affairs of the manor to you two brothers to take care of."

"If there is an urgent matter that is difficult to decide, you should go and inform His Majesty immediately, or seek help from the Duke of Youming's mansion. Do not act on your own."

Dai Yueheng's expression was solemn. He stepped forward and said, "Mother, please rest assured. Everything at home will be taken care of by my second brother and me. However, things are not peaceful at the border lately. I heard that evil spirit masters have been active unusually recently. You must be careful."

Dai Huabin also looked at Dai Yuntian, a rare hint of gentleness appearing on his usually cold face: "Third brother, listen to your mother on the way, don't be playful, come back early, your second brother is waiting for you at home."

Looking at his second brother's serious expression, Dai Yuntian smiled helplessly and said, "I know, second brother. You've been saying this since yesterday, so many times already. Don't worry!"

He looked up at his mother and asked, "Mother, shall we go?"

"Well, let's go."

Zhu Yun'er nodded with a smile and held her son's hand tightly.

The mother and son turned around and walked towards the outside of Xingluo City, their feet sinking into the morning dew.

Meanwhile, in the woodshed outside the Duke's mansion.

Huo Yuhao had just finished fetching water and was rushing back, panting heavily.

I happened to catch a glimpse of Zhu Yun'er and Dai Yuntian.

In an instant, a surge of long-suppressed resentment and anger welled up in Huo Yuhao's heart, causing him to clench his fists tightly.

"It's her...it's this woman! She's the one who made my mother and me suffer all kinds of contempt, living a life worse than that of servants!"

Huo Yuhao stared intently at Zhu Yun'er's departing figure, his chest heaving violently.

The image of her mother, who had been depressed and ill from years of overwork, along with the cold treatment and hardships they had suffered in the household, came flooding back like a tide.

But soon, his extreme anger was suppressed by a sliver of reason.

Huo Yuhao keenly noticed a key detail.

They headed in the direction... out of the city!

"Could it be that they are leaving Xingluo City?"

This discovery made Huo Yuhao's heart pound wildly!

A bold idea popped into my head uncontrollably:
"An opportunity! This is a tremendous opportunity!"

“Mother’s illness is getting worse and she urgently needs medication. The Duke’s mansion must have the best medicine… as long as they’re not here…”

"If we can sneak in at night and get the medicine, Mom will be saved!"

The thought that his frail mother might be saved filled Huo Yuhao with overwhelming joy, which instantly clouded his judgment.

However, this ecstasy lasted only a moment.

Immediately afterwards, a strong sense of guilt and fear overwhelmed him. Stealing... this was something his mother had taught him from a young age that he must never do.

but……

Huo Yuhao shook his head vigorously, forcefully shaking off that weak sense of guilt.

Anger, even a somewhat obsessive flame, reignited in his eyes. He growled softly towards the now-empty gate, as if searching for a justification for his impending actions:

"Hmph! It was your Duke's mansion that wronged my son and me first!"

"You owe us this, so it's only right that I take back what rightfully belongs to me and my mother!"

"This isn't my fault...you forced me to do it!"

……

After leaving Xingluo City, the scenery along the way became increasingly shocking.

The villages and towns that once had wisps of smoke rising from their chimneys along the roadside are now eerily silent.

A faint stench of decay permeated the air, and highly decomposed corpses were scattered everywhere, with bones exposed in the wilderness, and crows cawing ominously on withered branches.

White bones lie exposed in the wilderness, and for a thousand miles there is not a rooster's crow!
The smile on Dai Yuntian's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a serious expression.

Zhu Yun'er regretted letting her son come out with her, fearing that these sights would cast a shadow on his young mind.

She reached out and gently covered Dai Yuntian's eyes, whispering, "Yun'er, don't look... This is always how evil spirit masters are."

Dai Yuntian didn't answer, but instead pointed to a child's corpse that had been mutilated beyond recognition: "Mother, isn't anyone going to do anything about this?"

He hadn't watched much of the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect storyline and didn't understand why this situation occurred.

Logically speaking, the overall strength of Soul Masters during the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era far surpassed that of ten thousand years ago, so how could they possibly be unable to defeat Evil Soul Masters?
Zhu Yun'er shook her head bitterly, her tone filled with helplessness and sarcasm:
"Manage? How can we manage? My silly child, the forces on the continent are fighting their own battles, and everyone wants to preserve their strength. Everyone talks about eradicating evil soul masters, but who is truly willing to risk their entire resources to take action?"

"Evil Soul Masters cultivate with bizarre speed and unpredictable methods. Unless the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, which could purify evil spirits ten thousand years ago, reappears in the world, who dares to say that they can be completely wiped out?"

Seeing her son's increasingly somber expression, Zhu Yun'er quickly changed the subject, forcing a smile as she said, "Alright, don't think about these things anymore. When we get to Xuanming City, Mother will take you to try some local delicacies, relax, and forget all these unpleasant things."

Dai Yuntian remained silent.

He wondered if the Spirit Hall from ten thousand years ago still existed, would the world be a much better place?

Seeing her son remain silent, Zhu Yun'er assumed he was frightened, which only fueled her anger.

These damned evil spirit masters, why did they have to show up right after the Shrek delegation left?

They not only massacred several small towns, but also blew up several official roads, preventing merchant caravans from passing through.

This forced the mother and son to take this secluded path to Xuanming City to purchase Xuan Shui Dan and Xuan Wu Shen Dan.

As for why no one was sent, it's quite simple: a small-scale battle broke out on the border recently, and all the well-known Soul Emperors and Soul Saints in the Duke's mansion were summoned away by Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger.

Otherwise, why would things have come to this?
Just as the mother and son were about to cross the desolate ruins of the town.

"Hehehe... Looks like I'm in luck today, another fresh blood meal has been delivered to my door?"

A cold, slippery voice, like that of a venomous snake, came from behind a half-collapsed corner of a wall.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yun'er's expression changed. She quickly shielded Dai Yuntian behind her, looked in the direction of the voice, and shouted, "Who's there?!"

Zhu Yun'er's expression changed drastically. She quickly shielded Dai Yuntian behind her, secretly gathering her soul power, and shouted sharply, "Who is it? Come out!"

After a while, an old man wearing a tattered black robe, with a wrinkled face and a withered body slowly strolled out.

He casually tossed the body of a young girl who had just died onto the ground, his murky, greedy gaze first sweeping over the still-attractive body of Zhu Yun'er, before letting out a lewd laugh:
"Hehehe! What a beautiful young lady, with a cold and elegant demeanor and abundant soul power... How about she stay and become my bandit queen?"

Then, his gaze, as if appraising prey, locked onto Dai Yuntian, and he licked his chapped lips with his scarlet tongue:

"As for this lad, with his delicate skin and pure blood... he's a top-quality 'medicinal ingredient'! He should obediently offer himself up as a blood offering for this old man!"

(End of this chapter)