Chapter 32: Unraveling the Knot in Her Heart

  "This..."

  Liu Xiang Tian was stunned, standing stiffly in place with a strange expression, his eyes fixed intently on the black ash at Du Fei Yun's feet, and for a moment his heart surged.

  He could never have imagined that the two masters of the house, who were just a moment ago full of murderous intent and killing aura, had turned into a cloud of black ash, bleakly scattered on the ground.

  What was even more shocking and puzzling was that Du Fei Yun had only just advanced to the Refining Qi realm, so how could he have such powerful strength, able to easily swallow up Qin Wan Nian and Bai Yu Sheng's attacks, and easily annihilate the two of them?

  Du Feiyun couldn't possibly have such strength, so it must be because of that small Ding!

  Liu Xiangtian instantly understood the reason behind it, and suddenly realized that the small cauldron was absolutely an extraordinary treasure! At least, he dared to confirm that this small cauldron was not an ordinary magic tool, and very likely a higher-level spiritual instrument!!

  Spiritual artifact, that is a treasure that even the cultivators of the Pre-Heaven Realm would flock to and fight over! One powerful spiritual artifact is enough to make a cultivator become an absolute top expert within the same realm!

  In the world of cultivators, treasures, skills and elixirs are the most precious things. A single piece of spiritual equipment is enough to drive any Qi Refining stage cultivator mad, even if it means risking their lives to fight for it!

  It is undeniable that at this moment, Liu Xiangtian's heart was also racing, and his eyes looking at the Nine Dragon Cauldron became fervent.

  It was only for a moment. Liu Xiangtian quickly turned his face away, the fervor and greed in his eyes gradually disappearing, and immediately cleared up.

  The two were only a few feet apart, so Liu Xiangtian's expression and eyes naturally didn't escape Du Feiyun's eyes. Seeing Liu Xiangtian turn his face back to calmness again, he also secretly let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

  "Run quickly!"

  Just then, a terrified cry came from the great way behind Liu Xiangtian. The two turned around to look and saw that more than a dozen Qin family guards were fleeing in a hurry, running for their lives.

  But their speed was still no match for the flying sword.

  A flying sword wrapped in a dazzling icy blue light shot out instantly, and in an instant it had already arrived behind the backs of those guardian cultivators. Liu Xiangtian's right hand moved swiftly, his three-foot-long sword blade stabbing out over a dozen times under his control in the blink of an eye.

  A flash of icy blue sword light suddenly burst forth, and over a dozen sword shadows crisscrossed each other in the crowd, shooting out. In just a few breaths' time, those dozen or so people had all been beheaded, leaving behind a field of corpses.

  The power of the Refining Qi stage, the sharp flying sword, made it easy for Liu Xiangtian to kill these mid-term Refining Body cultivators, almost without any effort.

  After the last guardian monk fell, the scene suddenly returned to calmness. The flying sword then quickly changed direction and flew back in front of Liu Xiangtian, who absorbed it into his body.

  Du Feiyun's face was expressionless as he watched Liu Xiangtian's movements, and he didn't say much. On the other hand, Du Shi and Du Qing's expressions turned pale, seemingly finding it difficult to accept Liu Xiangtian's actions that were close to slaughter.

  It seemed like he was afraid that Du Shi and Du Qing would misunderstand, so Liu Xiang Tian hesitated for a moment before speaking to Du Fei Yun in the tone of an elder advising his junior: "Fei Yun, as cultivators, when we walk among the world, remember that you cannot be soft-hearted. For those who want to kill us, we must eliminate them completely, otherwise it would be irresponsible towards our own lives and the safety of our loved ones."

  "A moment's kindness to a woman may lead to lifelong regret, as false sympathy and compassion can result in tragic consequences."

  Although Qin Wannian and Bai Yusheng were killed by Du Feiyun, Liu Xiangtian was also an accomplice. The incident happened to be witnessed by the guards of the Qin family. If they let these dozen or so guards go and spread the news, the Liu family would suffer a full-force revenge from the other two families.

  Even if Liu Xiangtian has the ability to protect himself, the safety of the hundreds of people in the Liu mansion is still a concern. As the head of the family, he would not want to leave any future troubles for his family, and ruthlessly killing everyone is also unavoidable.

  "I understand." Du Fei nodded lightly.

  Although he is only fourteen years old, he has more than thirty years of experience and naturally understands this truth. In fact, he also wants to kill these guards to prevent the news from leaking out. However, just now he used all his strength to manipulate the Nine Dragon Cauldron to change its size and release the True Fire of Yuan Force, after which the Yuan Force in his body was already depleted, and at this moment he is already exhausted.

  "You guys go ahead, I'll take care of things here." It's clear that what Liu Xiangtian meant was to collect the bodies and erase the evidence.

  As Liu Xiang turned around to clean up the scene, Du Feiyun's eyes flickered with complex emotions, hesitated for a moment, and muttered to Liu Xiang's back: "Uncle, thank you."

  Liu Xiangtian's footsteps came to an abrupt halt, his body trembling slightly before he turned around, gazing at Du Feiyun with a bitter smile and saying: "I thought you little scamp would never recognize me in this lifetime."

  "Haha……" Du Feiyun smiled awkwardly, speechless. Indeed, before today, Du Feiyun had always held prejudices against the Liu family and Liu Xiangtian. However, just now, everything Liu Xiangtian did was seen by Du Feiyun. He wasn't someone who didn't understand reason, so naturally he could see that Liu Xiangtian was a person with a cold exterior but warm interior.

  "Uncle, trouble you to tell grandma after you go back that Feiyun doesn't blame her and won't blame the Liu family either."

  After hearing this sentence, Liu Xiangtian showed a relieved smile, looking at Du Feiyun and nodding slightly to indicate that he would take the words to heart.

  Having finally survived this crisis, he is now thoroughly safe, and there is no one in Baishi Town who can threaten him. Du Feiyun's mood has also brightened up a lot. Looking at Liu Xiangtian, Du Feiyun suddenly smiled and asked: "Uncle, I want to ask you a question, why do you have such deep prejudices against my mother?"

  Liu Xiangtian glared at Du Feiyun, thinking to himself that this kid was talking too much today. His mother was still present, how could he ask such a thing?

  Liu Yao had recovered some of his strength and, with Du Yunqing's support, stood up and came to Du Feiyun's side, using his eyes to signal him not to make things difficult for Liu Xiangtian.

  "Is it because of that father of mine?" Du Feiyun, however, pretended not to see the look in Liu Yao's eyes and continued to ask with feigned curiosity.

  Liu Xiangtian's face was somewhat uneasy, and he turned his head away, not daring to look at Liu Yao and Du Feiyun's faces, wondering what they were thinking.

  "Could it be that you've been beaten up by him before?" Du Feiyun's eyes rolled, and suddenly a smile emerged from the corner of his mouth as he blurted out this sentence.

  Upon hearing this, Liu Xiangtian's face suddenly became extremely unnatural. He turned around abruptly, his eyes inquiringly fixed on Liu Yao, the meaning clear: "Did you tell Feiyun about that matter?"

  Liu Yao looked at Liu Xiang Tian with a very innocent expression, she was also puzzled that Du Fei Yun had guessed all these, she remembered that she had never mentioned any of these before.

  Seeing Du Feiyun still staring at him with a curious expression, the corners of his mouth even had a playful smile, and his eyes were very playful, Liu Xiangtian's face was somewhat unbearable.

  After a moment, Liu Xiangtian let out a deep sigh and compromised with Du Feiyun's curiosity. Of course, the real reason was that he thought it had been so many years since the incident, and it was time to open up this knot in his heart.

  He knew that Du Feiyun and his family would leave this time, and perhaps they would never have the chance to return to Baishi Town again. They might not even have the chance to see each other again in the future. Since it was so, he might as well clear up the past events and emotional knots.

  "He's not human, he's a complete monster!" The image of the man in white clothes flashed through Liu Xiangtian's mind again, and his face still showed a hint of hatred. "In short, I extremely dislike him."

  "As for your mother's situation, it's hard to put into words. All I can tell you is that everything stems from love turning into hate. This feeling is too complicated and unclear, and even you won't understand it for now. You'll slowly come to realize it when you grow up."

  Having said that, Liu turned around without looking back and left to clean up the corpses and traces at the scene.

  Liu Xiangtian thought that Du Feiyun was just a fourteen-year-old kid and wouldn't understand these things, but he had no idea that Du Feiyun's mental age and experience far exceeded his actual age.

  After a moment of contemplation, Du Feiyun didn't find it hard to understand the meaning behind it, and gradually grasped what Liu Xiangtian had felt back then.

  Lao Laiye had two sons and one daughter. The youngest, Liu Yao, was naturally the most spoiled by his parents and two older brothers, and was undoubtedly the pearl of the Liu family.

  However, his own beloved sister fell in love with the man he despised without any complaints or regrets. She even disregarded human relationships and moral laws, privately promising to spend her life with that man, and despite being slandered and ridiculed by rumors and gossip, she remained steadfast in her devotion, stubbornly giving birth to and raising the child in her womb.

  He resented the man who had sweet-talked and deceived his beloved little sister, only to abandon her heartlessly afterwards. He was even more pained and disappointed that his little sister still clung to that man with unwavering devotion, enduring the humiliation of being alone and bearing the brunt of malicious gossip.

  It is precisely this complex and contradictory emotion that has led him to hold a misunderstanding of Liu Yao for so many years, with the knot buried extremely deep.

  Du Feiyun thought for a moment and came up with the answer, and naturally understood the complex emotions hidden beneath Liu Xiangtian's usual cold and distant exterior.

  "Alas..." Realizing this, Du Feiyun also let out a helpless sigh.

  After a moment, Du Feiyun supported Du Shi and led Du Qing away from Ling Shisan's mouth, waving goodbye to Liu Xiangtian: "Uncle, we're leaving."

  Liu Xiangtian, who was busy digging a deep pit to bury the corpses not far away on the main road, turned around and looked at Du Feiyun with a smile and nodded: "Feiyun, take good care of your mother and sister, you all have to live well."

  Du Feiyun looked at Liu Xiangtian, as if making a promise, nodded heavily, and then turned to leave with his mother and sister.

  Liu Xiangtian's face revealed a hint of relief, gazing afar as the Du Feiyun family disappeared from view, and then continued to clean up the scene. After a long while, Liu Xiangtian suddenly stopped moving, his mind suddenly recalling something, and his expression changed drastically.

  "It's all over, I forgot to tell Fei Yun about this matter."

  "Qin Wannian's eldest son, Qin Shounan, had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining several years ago and left Baishi Town. It is said that he was taken in as a disciple by a powerful cultivator sect with great influence. Now his strength must be even greater than before."

  "If Qin Shou Nan finds out about Qin Wan Nian's death, he will definitely go crazy for revenge. I can still find a reason to cover it up and not be afraid of Qin Shou Nan dealing with me, but Fei Yun is in danger!"

  Liu Xiangtian was extremely worried and hurriedly rushed towards Ling Shi Mountain Pass, preparing to tell Du Feiyun about this matter. When he arrived at the top of the mountain, he looked around in all directions but couldn't see any sign of Du Feiyun or his family anywhere.