Chapter Twenty-Four: The Sudden Gust of Wind

  A string of ancient houses, as if they had been standing there since eternity.

  Under the faint moonlight, several figures rolled in from outside the outer wall, simple and swift. The knife light carried by the figures was like a deep and quiet pool of water under the moonlight, telling the sleeplessness of tonight to the surroundings.

  "Scatter and disperse, not one remains!"

  The man in black at the front stretched out his right hand, stopping the footsteps of those advancing. His voice was low and thick, even more flat, as if he were saying something extremely unimportant.

  "Yes!"

  A multitude of black-clad figures revealed a glimmer of cold-blooded killing intent in their eyes, nodded in response, and then dispersed like midnight specters into the dark corners of the courtyard, each rushing towards their own target.

  Tonight, this land, blood will flow like rivers.

  The four of them scattered in all directions, and the black-clad man at the front didn't stop for a moment. His figure flashed by, and he had already darted down a small path to the side, moving with ease as if he were walking in his own home.

  It can also be seen that the black-clothed man who took the lead was extremely familiar with the terrain of this place!

  Hoo! Hoo!

  Just as the previous batch of black-clad men dispersed and took action, on the other side of the outer wall, several figures also fell swiftly, with nimble hands and feet, revealing that the newcomers were not ordinary.

  Leading the way for the others behind him, like a loach he slipped and slid along the winding path of nine bends and eighteen turns, until they arrived at the back of a thicket.

  The trees in the jungle are neatly arranged, and it's clear that they were planted by human effort. Among the many flowers, grasses, and trees, a majestic ancient banyan tree stands out, its rugged trunk coiled like a dragon, and the green leaves on its branches display its vibrant vitality.

  Everything between the banyan trees seems to be telling its ancient and desolate story to the surrounding crowd.

  At this time, the crowd of black-clad people had already arrived in an orderly manner behind the ancient banyan tree, using the ancient banyan tree's thick trunk that seven or eight people could encircle to block their figures.

  "Following the usual practice of the Murong family, tonight the Ren family will surely be left with no one alive. You all disperse and hide in the outer perimeter, best to get close to the main gate. If anyone from the Ren family tries to escape, kill them on sight... As for the people of the Murong family, if you have the confidence, take action. Remember not to act impulsively, remember our ultimate goal tonight!"

  The man in black at the forefront spoke in a low and solemn tone, instructing his subordinates.

  My family and the Murong family have been fighting for generations, never stopping, openly and secretly struggling. Even if there is no scruple, killing all sides is not impossible, but tonight is different. Tonight's main purpose is the "Yong Huang Dian" in the hands of the Ren family master.

  Knowing that all his subordinates were young and vigorous, he once again reminded them.

  "Yes!"

  Similarly aware of the importance of tonight's matter, a pair of eyes exposed by the black-clad men flashed with clarity. If it were an ordinary time, even if they fought to the death, they would have to decide who was superior between them and the Murong family, but tonight was different, seeking only a quick battle and swift resolution!

  "Scatter!"

  The man in black clothes suddenly waved his hand and gave a low command.

  Got it! Got it! Got it!

  Light footsteps, as if with a rhythm, scattered in all directions.

  "As long as we don't die tonight, after this is over, these young ones will once again be the new vitality of my Nangong family," the black-clothed man at the forefront gazed at his scattered subordinates, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his exposed eyes, as if recalling some past event.

  Then his mind was determined, the flowing light between his eyes suddenly converged, and his body moved. His left leg lightly tapped on the solid ground under his feet, and he had already quietly shot out, looking at where he was going, it was exactly where the leader of the previous group of black-clothed men went.

  ………

  "Hmm! Father has been increasingly partial to Eldest lately..."

  A young man wearing shorts and a sleeveless top, looking somewhat lean and strong, walked out of the outhouse, turned two corridors, and came to a room with a faint light on, pushed open the door and went straight in.

  "Are you back?"

  A soft and pleasant voice came from the quilt in the bed, with a hint of fatigue.

  As this voice sounded, a delicate-looking woman's head completely exposed outside the quilt, her eyes full of deep feelings as she looked at the young man.

  "Uh," the young man looked at the woman, forced a smile, and then walked forward, sitting down on the bed.

  After taking off his shoes, he blew out the candlelight on the bedside table and slipped into bed, but instead of lying down to sleep, he propped up his head with a wooden pillow and stared blankly at the dim ceiling.

  "These two days, I can tell that you're in a bad mood," the woman stretched out her arms and hugged the young man, her voice full of concern. "What's going on, won't you tell me?"

  "Don't worry, it's really nothing!"

  The young man put his right hand through from behind the girl's neck and hugged her, gently patting her back.

  A pair of eyes that originally had some resentment simultaneously flashed a sense of satisfaction. Apparently, the woman in bed held an extremely high position in his heart.

  Hmph!

  A faint sound seemed to come from outside the room, and the young man, who was also the young master of the Ren family, suddenly withdrew his right hand that was embracing the woman and sat up, shouting loudly towards the outside: "Who?!"

  Wow!

  The door was pushed open after a low thud.

  A black figure suddenly darted in, a knife gleam flashed out with the faint moonlight that seeped through the door outside. Then, a cyan True Qi was released from the black-clad man's knife, sweeping across the candle flame that Young Master Ren was about to light.

  "Yè ér, tào!" = "Leaf, run away!"

  At the moment when the cyan true energy burst out on Hei Yī Rén's knife, this young master of the Ren family already knew that he was doomed today, and could only hope that his wife would be able to escape this calamity!

  The entire body's shallow green true energy suddenly burst outwards, and with a movement of his body, he had already tightly wrapped himself around the black-robed man.

  Obviously he also knew that his strength was far from the black-clad man, and he couldn't pose a threat to him. He could only do this to give his wife a chance to escape!

  "Whoosh!"

  However, the woman had not fled at his words, but instead pulled out a long sword from under the bed, and a deep yellow true energy suddenly burst out. The long sword was like a poisonous snake spitting its letter, stabbing towards the black-clothed man's skull.

  A hint of disdain flashed across the eyes of the man in black, and with a swift movement, he pulled Young Master Ren behind him, shielding him from view.

  "Pffft!"

  The sword enters, blood flowers splashing everywhere.

  The woman's sword, under the deliberate actions of the man in black, stabbed into her own husband's back!

  Feeling the loosening of the man's arms around her, the woman in black suddenly broke free from his embrace and was about to strike back at him.

  But was shocked to find that the woman had already drawn her sword and slashed it towards her own neck before he could make a move, a resolute glint flashing in her autumnal eyes.

  For a moment, the man in black was stunned.

  "Yè ér, wèi shén me bù pǎo? Wèi shén me zhème chún!"

  Translation: "Leaf, why don't you run away? Why are you so stupid?"

  The Ren family's young master, who still had a breath of life left in him, turned around and hugged his wife, who had fallen to the ground, with a face full of despair and sorrow.

  "Husband, sharing life and death, going through thick and thin together, this is what we promised each other from the start..."

  The woman had already died before she could finish speaking.

  Ren's young master tightly hugged his wife's body, and in the midst of intense emotional turmoil, he also worsened his injuries, and together with his wife, they returned to the yellow spring!

  At this scene, a thread of unbearable emotion flashed across the black-clad man's exposed eyes, and he immediately bowed deeply to the loving couple.

  ………

  Tonight.

  Ren Jia, destined to be sleepless.