Chapter 566 (1/2)

Chapter 566: The Frog at the Bottom of the Well

Translator: GravityTales Editor: GravityTales

Inside the dark haunted house, Tang Xiu still maintained his posture with one of his legs tilted, and the cigarette clamped between his fingers sent a circles of smoke curling upward. Meanwhile, Light, who was dressed in a white attire, was playing with his crescent moon blade and didn’t even spare Dongbei Hu a glance.

In the darkest corner, Dark was as though she had thoroughly merged with the darkness. Her presence so restrained that even Dongbei Hu, who had a very high-level cultivation, was unaware of her presence. Of course, this was also thanks to the obstruction of the black cloth in front of her as well.

“Are you Tang Xiu?” Dongbei Hu was quite alarmed inside after seeing the more than twenty corpses inside; two of them were even headless. He had a lofty and extraordinary status and was thus unwilling to amass more killings before. It could be said that he had never personally killed anyone for more than ten years.

Hush…

Tang Xiu raised his index finger to his mouth and produced a shushing sound. His eyes then shifted from Dongbei Hu to Yao Chengqing who came behind him along with dozens of Yao Family experts.

Dongbei Hu creased his brows. But, after living for more than a century, he had grown great wisdom and patience. Hence, he kept silence and stood still with a calm expression, anticipating what kind of trick Tang Xiu would play.

After Yao Chengqing entered the haunted house, he smelled a thick smell of blood. His complexion changed and he quickly sprinted to the front of Dongbei Hu. His eyes swept over the dead bodies around before finally landing on Yao Xinhua, who was like soft and limp mud slushed on the floor; there was no telling whether he was still alive or dead.

“SON!”

Yao Chengqing roared and dashed toward Yao Xinhua. He squatted down and carefully helped him to sit on the floor and lean on his chest.

At this time, Yao Xinhua’s breath was weak and his face was pale like paper. His handsome face was wet with sweat and also stained with nearly dried up bloodstains. His gaze was blurred. After clearing seeing that the one hugging him was his father, Yao Xinhua squeezed out a bitter smile and hoarsely said, “Dad, I’m sorry. Please do one thing for me. I beg you.”

Tears gushed out from Yao Chengqing’s eyes as he repeatedly nodded and said, “Tell me your wish, son. Dad promises you to do it no matter what.”

With words struggling out of his throat, Yao Xinhua begged, “Please kill me, Dad. Dying by your hands will be much better than dying by his hands. I’m afraid… I-I’m afraid I’m gonna die with everlasting regret.”

Yao Chengqing shuddered deep inside, and the pain struck him like a tidal wave. Yao Xinhua’s hands tightened on his son and he shook his head again and again, saying, “You won’t die, Son. Don’t worry, no one can kill you as long as I’m here.”

After saying that, he prepared to get up and walk toward Tang Xiu.

However, strength suddenly burst out from Yao Xinhua. It was all the strength he could muster after having rested for a while. He grabbed Yao Chengqing’s foot and hurriedly called out, “Dad, just leave quickly! You… you can never be his match!”

Looking at the scene before him, Tang Xiu clapped his hands and laughed, “What a touching scene of deep affection between father and son! Anyhow, don’t rush to go back now since you are already here. Of course, you won’t be able to go back at all. It just so happens that I’d like to do some good deeds, so I can send off the two of you—father and son—on a journey to the netherworld. Isn’t being able to take care of each other on the journey there great?”

Yao Chengqing squatted back to hug Yao Xinhua and angrily glared at Tang Xiu and sternly shouted, “I heard there was an outstanding freak among the soft Tangs, but I didn’t expect you to be even more terrifying than I imagined… But, even if you’re so powerful, then what? You can kill all these ordinary people, but are you also able to defeat Master Tiger? What an idiot brat, today is exactly the right time for you to die!”

“Seeing that confident look on your face suddenly reminded of some words: extreme prosperity forebodes the beginning of decline.” Tang Xiu grinned as he flicked the cigarette ash and smilingly said, “The Yao Family has been powerful for decades, and as a result infected the juniors of your family with arrogant and bullying dispositions. Unfortunately, you have too narrow a vision and outlook as one of the top big families in China. Since you’re also a respected figure among the Yaos, then today I’ll use your blood as a sacrifice to hold a memorial ceremony for all the passing people of my Tang Family.”

The crescent moon blade in Light’s hand instantly flew at Yao Chengqing in an extremely twisted trajectory. At this moment, Dongbei Hu hummed coldly and flicked his finger. A flame came off his fingertips and clashed with the crescent moon blade.

Bang…

Light’s body shook and a thick killing intent appeared on his face, whereas Dongbei Hu’s expression greatly changed. He was forced to retreat for half a step and exert his strength to the tip of his toes to stabilize his stance. Despite doing so, however, he felt that his wrist was slightly numbed and pained.

“Hold on!” Tang Xiu raised his hand to prevent Light from continue attacking. He let out a faint smile and looked at Dongbei Hu, saying, “I presume you’re Dongbei Hu—the legendary Amur Tiger from Northeast region, yes? You’re so old yet you actually keep playing outside rather than nicely enjoying your later years in your hometown in the Northeast! To think that you want to court disaster. Even if you don’t care about yourself, don’t you at least care about your own descendants?”

Dongbei Hu’s eyes were full of vigilance, and stormy waves suddenly surged inside his heart. From the clash just now, he could sense something that sent a chill to his heart. The young man in white attire in front of him looked like he was still in his late 20s, yet his cultivation was so strong that even he felt a faint pressure.

However, for such a formidable youth to stand respectfully beside Tang Xiu increased his vigilance toward Tang Xiu greatly. He could sense a very sinister aura coming from Tang Xiu; like a crouching python that seemed to be ready to strike and tear him at any time. He wanted to see through Tang Xiu’s strength, yet when he tried to probe Tang Xiu, it was as though he was looking at the blossoming moon on the water surface like a blurred image.

“You seem very confident of yourself, young man!”