Chapter 005: The Will of Heaven's Adopted Father

  "Alan, you're Alan, so you didn't die after all!" Blood Kill stared at Tian Yi with an unblinking gaze, muttering to himself.

  Hao Tian saw Xue Sha rushing towards Tian Yi as if he had lost his soul, and his heart suddenly felt anxious. He didn't care who the Alain in Xue Sha's mouth was. All he knew was that Tian Yi was his fiancée. Thinking of Xue Sha's unparalleled fighting power when he killed someone just now, he feared that he would hurt Tian Yi if he got excited, so he hastily stepped forward and stood in front of Tian Yi, shouting loudly: "Xue Sha, senior, are you mistaken? This is someone's fiancée, Qin Tian Yi!"

  Pang Yan was also anxious in his heart, although he didn't understand what had happened, but he vaguely guessed that the Tian Yi should be a close relative who was killed by blood. He just didn't know why he died. It seemed that Tian Yi should look very similar to Alan, otherwise, with Blood Kill's high intelligence, he would not have been so dazed.

  As for Haotian's obstruction, Xue Sha saw but didn't see, it was just a subconscious grasp, and Haotian was thrown to one side. His mouth still muttered: "Alan, come to Dad's side. From now on, Dad won't let anyone else hurt you again."

  "Hey, don't move my sister!" Xinkè originally was just a tendon, seeing Huàntiān being thrown to one side, while Xuěshā continued walking towards Tiānyì. In his anxiety, he immediately threw a full-force punch at Xuěshā.

  Fists clenched, Blood Kill let out an involuntary "hmm". After all, his extraordinary martial arts skills were unmatched among the group of people in the vast sky. His innate divine power was not something that Vast Sky could compare to. Although Blood Kill's expression was still a bit dazed, under conditioned reflex, he still threw out a punch. The two fists intersected, and Blood Kill's body retreated slightly, while Vast Sky's body swayed, but after straightening his back, he stood firm on the ground, only with a hint of blood color rising to his face. Feng Jing hurriedly came forward to support him, and upon closer inspection, found that Vast Sky's right arm had been dislocated. Blood Kill also regained his senses due to Vast Sky's unexpected blow, gazing blankly at Tian Yi's beautiful face, and after a long while, sorrowfully said: "You're not Alan, you're not Alan! Alan doesn't have that red birthmark on her forehead."

  Pang Yan finally seized the opportunity, stepped forward and grabbed Xue Sha's arm, saying: "Xue Sha, Shixiong, what is going on here?"

  "General Hao, this girl... someone was very rude just now, please forgive him." Blood Kill's eyes were still a bit dazed, but his gaze had already cleared up a lot. He supported Xing Ke and put his arm back in its original position before speaking to Pang Yan: "Reporting to Master Uncle, Alan is my only daughter. But when the Stone State City was broken, due to my negligence, she died at the hands of the Hu barbarians. That's why I've been killing Hu barbarians everywhere these days. And this girl looks too much like Alan, that's why my nephew reacted like this."

  "Are these cavalrymen here to kill you?" Haotian said with some clarity.

  "Not bad. Two days ago, I took advantage of the darkness to assassinate Tieying's deputy general, Mu Heng. Originally, I also wanted to take down their main general in one fell swoop, but there were too many Hu barbarians, so I had no choice but to give up. And this group of Hu barbarians indeed has some skills, although I relied on the terrain advantage, but ultimately was still surrounded by them, and surprisingly even chased all the way here. Just now, if it wasn't for your intervention, I don't know how I would have ended it." Xue Sha said with a nod.

  "Seniors have praised. In fact, even if we didn't take action, with Senior's intelligence and martial arts skills, it shouldn't be a problem." Haotian hastily said, while Xue Sha just smiled faintly and didn't say anything to deny it.

  "Does Blood Kill's senior look like Tianyi and Alan?" Tianyi suddenly interjected.

  "It's not just similar, it's as if they were molded from the same template. The only difference is that Alan doesn't have that red birthmark on his forehead. Why don't you ask Zhen Shan?" Xue Sha said with a hint of bitterness, then pointed to the White Tiger who was resting on the side.

  "Is it Zhen Shan? Is it that old tiger?" Tian Yi said with a mixture of fear and curiosity.

  "It was then. When Alan was thirteen, I took her to the mountain to pay respects to her deceased mother, and unintentionally encountered a heavily injured tiger on the road. At that time, Zhen Shan had just been weaned and was wailing while leaning against the injured tiger's body. Alan couldn't bear it, so she took in the young tiger and named him Zhen Shan." As he spoke of this misty past, a hint of a smile suddenly appeared on Blood Kill's stiff face. He beckoned to Zhen Shan and pointed at Tian Yi beside him.

  Zhen Shan was initially a bit lazy, but as soon as he saw the heavenly will, he let out a loud tiger's roar and pounced forward. Hao Tian was shocked and was about to step forward to block Zhen Shan, but Xue Sha grabbed his arm and said repeatedly, "General, don't panic, Zhen Shan has no ill intentions."

  Seeing Zhen Shan pounce towards her, Tian Yi was frightened despite his exceptional martial arts skills, and her hands and feet turned icy cold. The war horses beside her were already trembling with fear, one of them even knelt down on the ground with weak legs. However, intimidated by Zhen Shan's tiger might, none of them dared to turn around and escape. Tian Yi thought she was doomed to be killed by the tiger, closed her eyes waiting for death, but found that Zhen Shan only gently leaned against her chest, constantly rubbing against her body. Seeing this, Tian Yi's fear dissipated instantly. So she also dared to stroke Zhen Shan's smooth fur, and the people around her finally let out a long sigh of relief.

  "This beast actually knows how to flatter." Only Haotian said in a low voice, causing the Blood Kill and others beside him to burst out laughing.

  Calm down, Pang Yan asked: "Blood Kill, what are your thoughts for the future?"

  "I will slaughter all these damned Huren to comfort Alan's spirit in heaven." Looking at the smiling Tianyi, Xue Kill suddenly said coldly. The intense killing intent made even the seasoned warrior Xiangying tremble all over. Tianyi also seemed to sense it, her beautiful big eyes falling straight on Xue Kill.

  Looking at the intense killing intent and endless love, Tianyi's heart suddenly moved, and she suddenly remembered her parents who had passed away early. If her parents were still alive, if something like this happened to herself, they might also be like this? A strange thought suddenly floated into Tianyi's mind, and she patted the still-stuck Zhen Shan, walking to Xue Sha's side and saying: "Xue Sha senior, Ah Lan's unfortunate encounter is really regrettable. However, the deceased are already gone, please don't be too heartbroken, senior. Tianyi has been an orphan since childhood, and she grew up so similar to Ah Lan, if senior doesn't mind, Tianyi is willing to take senior as her godfather. Although Tianyi isn't from a family of merit, in her lifetime, she will definitely let senior enjoy the happiness of being a parent. What does senior think?"

  Tianyi's words stunned everyone. Especially Xue Sha, who was silent for a moment before excitedly asking: "Miss Tianyi, are you telling the truth?"

  "Of course it's true. Unless you look down on me for being born with a humble fate." Tianyi nodded and said.

  "How could I possibly dislike you? It's just that...I've spent my whole life with the smell of blood, and I'm afraid it might scare you off." Blood Kill said somewhat embarrassedly.

  "How could daughter bear to dislike godfather? Thinking of godfather's heroic exploits on the battlefield, he naturally has an aura of killing that sets him apart from others. At this time when the country is in crisis, it needs men like godfather with their passionate blood. Heaven's intention is already full of admiration, how can she bear to dislike him because of this?" Tian Yi said cleverly, changing her words.

  "Good daughter!" Blood Kill only felt a shockwave throughout his body, threw the pig-killing knife to one side, and tightly wrapped his arms around Tian Yi, with an expression of kindness and excitement.

  "Blood Kill, since you've accepted the heavenly fate of becoming my father-in-law, shouldn't you at least give me a little gift for our meeting?" Hao Tian said with a fake smile. Although he understood that Heaven's Fate had acknowledged Blood Kill as his father-in-law to some extent in order to help him win over this powerful ally, whenever he thought about having to call this pig butcher "Father" from now on, Hao Tian felt somewhat depressed.

  And Xing Ke and Feng Jing beside him were also quite unpeaceful.

  "Second brother, you said that elder sister has acknowledged the butcher as her godfather. Doesn't this mean we will be one generation lower than him in the future?" Xinkuai was still visibly upset about being punched by Blood Kill earlier, and his tone wasn't very polite either.

  Feng Jing also had a bitter look on his face: "Do you need to say that! Alas, the one who killed the pig is still okay, but the most annoying thing is that Pang Yan is such an old scoundrel. The one who killed the pig is his junior apprentice, and Eldest Sister is the goddaughter of the pig killer, so in the future, won't we have to call him 'Grandfather' along with Eldest Sister?"

  The two men's voices were low, but they were still heard by the Haotian beside them. Although this was also his own inner words, it was still somewhat improper to say so, and he glared at them fiercely, and the two of them hastily closed their mouths in a very sensible manner.

  "General Hao, don't make things difficult for your future father-in-law. Look at him, he doesn't have anything to offer. It's better to owe him one, as long as he is willing to serve the imperial court. With his abilities, becoming a marquis or prime minister will be a natural outcome in the future, and you'll get whatever you want. The sky is already darkening, we should hurry up and continue on our journey. Blood Kill, since you're alone anyway, why not just follow us?" Pang Yan said with a smile. Earlier, the group had annihilated an enemy army here, although this place was desolate and uninhabited, but as time went on, unexpected things might happen. Pang Yan had his own agenda and didn't want to stir up more trouble.

  "Excuse me, Master Shu, where are we headed?" Xue Sha asked with some confusion.

  "Just follow me, can I still harm you?" Pang Yan let out a long laugh and led the way on horseback. Xue Sha followed suit after glancing at Tian Yi. However, after seeing Tian Yi, Zhen Shan refused to let Xue Sha ride on his back again. Xue Sha had no choice but to swap horses with Tian Yi, and that was the end of it.

  The Yin Wind Mountains are located at the intersection of the Yellow River Road and the Qin River Road. Due to this east-west trending mountain range, the Hexi Six States and the Eight Hundred Li Qin River were separated from each other. The Yin Wind Mountains are not very high, but they are extremely steep and treacherous. From east to west, there are only two natural passes: Sword Gate Pass and Yin Wind Ancient Fortress. Except for these two places, the entire Yin Wind Mountains seem to be a single entity. Therefore, although Hexi has already fallen, relying on the advantageous terrain of Yin Wind Ancient Fortress, where one man can hold off ten thousand men, the Li family of Qin River and the Song family of Yizhou were able to close the gate against the southern invasion of foreign tribes. However, the destination of everyone was not the treacherous Yin Wind Ancient Fortress, but a deep valley near the ancient fortress.

  After arriving at the Yin Wind Ancient Castle, Pang Yan summoned the guards on duty and had them report their safe arrival to the Tian Du Sheng Jing via an 800-li fast horse. He then left behind a group of personal guards from the Huan Tian Sect, only bringing along Huan Tian and his companions as they headed towards the gorge.

  "Gentlemen, the hermit's dwelling is just ahead. However, before that, we need to pass through a maze. In a moment, please follow closely behind me and don't be curious about anything around you." Pang Yan cautioned carefully from outside the valley.

  "Could this be the legendary formation?" Haotian asked curiously.

  "Not bad, this formation is incredibly powerful. With the geographical environment here, even if there were 100,000 elite soldiers, without someone familiar with the formation leading them, they wouldn't be able to take half a step past the Thunder Pool." Pang Yan nodded and said: "This wise person being able to hide out here also greatly benefits from this large formation's ability to deceive heaven and earth."

  Haotian and the others nodded, although they had some doubts about the power of the formation, but for this old man known as the number one wise man in Shenzhou, they still believed him. Only Xue Sha seemed to have thought of something, a smile also floated at the corner of his mouth.

  "National Master, is this the great formation you were talking about? Why do I only see green mountains and clear water?" Following Pang Ye's strange footsteps as he walked through the formation, looking at the lush scenery, suddenly a pair of eyes widened in shock, and he said disbelievingly.

  "General Xinke, you mustn't underestimate the power of this formation. The Ten Absolute Slaughter Array relies on the geographical advantage and unique feng shui here, not only can it create endless illusions for people, but it can also repair itself automatically, it's incredibly formidable. There are some things we can't believe in, but they do exist." Thinking that he would soon be able to see the people inside, Pang Yan's heart was filled with excitement. So he didn't pay attention to Xinke who was lagging behind at the end of the team, and instead walked spiritedly at the front of the team. While Huatian and others had some doubts in their hearts, they still followed behind honestly. Only Xinke followed at the tail with a suspicious face.

  "Is this old man deceiving people?" Xinkè muttered to himself as he walked, feeling that everything had been going unusually smoothly. Seeing that the people in front didn't notice, Xinkè intentionally slowed down his pace and casually took two steps to the side.

  As soon as he took this step, he immediately felt something was off. The lush green mountains that were originally full of life suddenly turned dry and withered, and the clear blue sky suddenly became dark and stormy. Xin Ke's heart skipped a beat, and he hastily retreated along the original path. However, since his previous step was just an impulsive move, he naturally didn't remember how he walked before. As a result, the more he walked, the more lost he became, and the scenery around him grew stranger and stranger. The ground around him kept spewing out hordes of rotting zombies that hadn't fully decomposed, and the reddish sky above would occasionally drop down bizarre creatures that would frantically pounce on him. Xin Ke was shocked and terrified, his iron fists dancing wildly in the wind, but those things just kept coming, seemingly endless and fearless, until they overwhelmed him like a tidal wave. At this moment, Xin Ke finally regretted his actions.

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