Chapter 137: Dust Settles

  After the people of Wudang left, everyone's heart was not calm. At this time, Xue Hu suddenly hugged Xu Hua and came down, Luo Rong, Blood God Palace members, Yan Lingxuan, Liu Yidao, Bai Qiutang and others all surrounded them.

  "Master, how are you?" "How is Brother Xu?"

  At this moment, Xu Hua's whole body was stained with blood, and his appearance could not be seen. The flesh on the back of his palm had exploded, revealing the bones inside. His clothes were torn to shreds, leaving only a few pieces of cloth covering his vital parts. He lay quietly in Luo Cheng's arms, without any signs of life, as if he was asleep. Everyone was waiting for Luo Cheng's response.

  Luo Cheng glanced around, looking at the expressions of Niu Shi, Ming Yang Zong, Chen Shi and others in the distance. He spat out a cold voice from his mouth, "I, Luo Cheng, have taken note of this grudge. I will settle it one by one after Young Master wakes up." Then he waved his hand to a group of Xue Shen Gong members behind Luo Hou, saying, "Leave!"

  Luocheng supported Xu Hualing and they went far away, followed by a group of people including Luo Hou. "Wait for me!" Bai Qiutang also followed closely behind.

  "What? This isn't even fatal!" The old ancestors of the Niu and Mingyang sects were greatly shocked in their hearts, thinking about what Xue Mo Luo Cheng had said before he left. Their hearts felt a chill. The two exchanged a glance, with an inexplicable color flashing in their eyes, as if they were considering keeping Xue Mo and the others behind. However, looking at the joyful expressions on the faces of Xi Chu Jian Zong, Yan Ling Xuan, Liu Yi Dao, and others in the distance, they dispelled the idea.

  Only a few people truly understand Xu Hua's terror. In this battle, the Half Moon Sect was almost completely annihilated, and the only one who knew about Xu Hua's terror, the Sixth Elder, had already died. Bai Qiutang followed Luo Cheng to his death, leaving only Liu Yidao knowing about Xu Hua's terror in this place. However, since Xu Hua had saved his life, with his personality, he would never reveal any of Xu Hua's secrets.

  At this time, Yuan Lingxuan looked at the back of Luo Cheng and others leaving, and sighed in his mouth, "Fortunately, Brother Xu didn't die, otherwise I would feel guilty for a lifetime."

  "Yes! This is the second time he saved me, and I owe him one more time." Liu Yidao looked at Yuan Lingxuan, and Yuan Lingxuan also looked back at Liu Yidao.

  At last, they looked at each other and smiled, like old friends who had not seen each other for many years. Almost simultaneously, they both spoke up.

  "Your sword is pretty good." "Your knife is pretty good!"

  "Haha! Haha! Haha!" The two burst out laughing at the same time, and then Yuan Lingxuan invited Liu Yidao, saying: "Brother, are you willing to gather with me?"

  "Can't find it." Liu Yidao smiled lightly. Yuan Lingxuan, Liu Yidao, and Feng Tianxiang left together. Immediately after, Bei Chengtang looked at the departing Yuan Lingxuan and Liu Yidao, came back to his senses, and sighed slightly: "I underestimated people in the past." The martial arts elder beside him respectfully said: "Master is too modest, such people are indeed rare, Old Master once said that Master's innate talent surpasses his, perhaps able to restore Chengtang Valley to its former glory."

  "Let's go, things are settled here. I also need to get out and make a name for myself. For now, no one in Luocheng will be able to threaten the Chengtang Valley." Beichengtang nodded slightly at Chuxianzong before leaving with his servants.

  After Chu Jianzong left, Zhan Tian looked at Beicheng Tang who was leaving and said: "Young Master Bei is getting stronger and stronger. Perhaps the path he has chosen is correct."

  Looking at Beicheng Tang leaving, Chu Jianzong let out a faint sigh. "Perhaps! He has his own path, and I couldn't stop him anyway. But I would rather he didn't choose this path. The responsibility of Chengtang Valley is not something he should bear. I raised him, but never thought of letting him inherit someone else's legacy. However, since he chose this path, I can only support him now."

  "The young master has been very thoughtful since he was a child, the village head should trust him."

  Chu Jianzong didn't say another word and turned to face the few people behind him, saying: "Let's go too!"

  Chu Jianzong and his party also left. In the end, everyone dispersed, leaving only this battlefield piled with blood and bones, perhaps it will be submerged in the dust of history again, or perhaps one day an old man in a mountain village will tell this story to children as a story.

  ……

  Two months have passed since the Battle of Luocheng. Now, the forces in Luocheng have been re-divided, and Mingyang Sect and Niu Clan have taken over the power of Luocheng together. The two major forces formed an alliance, with a long history of friendship, and the position of city master was also alternately inherited by people from the two major forces.

  Luosheng Sect was naturally annihilated, and the remaining disciples of Luosheng Sect also joined the two major forces. Chen Shi was left behind, but lost his position as the overlord of Luo City. This world will only remember the victors forever. Indeed, Chen Shi had previously formed an alliance with Niu Shi and Mingyang Sect, but the old ancestor of Chen Shi had died, and Chen Shi no longer had the right to be treated equally by Niu Shi and Mingyang Sect.

  During this time, Feng Tian Sha came once and took away a large amount of storage resources from Wu Ding Shi, which was agreed upon by him with Niu Shi and Ming Yang Zong beforehand.

  With the end of the war two months ago, Luocheng has once again begun to recover its former prosperity, with a large number of warriors moving in and becoming new members of Luocheng.

  Within two months, the Netherworld Sect and the Cow Clan had reorganized Luocheng, gathering a portion of the remaining powerful cultivators to await the royal family's summons at any moment. Even if they stood tall within Luocheng, there was still the single kingdom's royal family outside that made them unable to harbor rebellious thoughts. They were still worried about the Blood Demon and Xu Hua's revenge after he woke up. The Blood Demon who had once caused chaos in Luocheng, making people and animals alike terrified; Xu Hua who had made the Blood Demon submit, yet survived under impossible circumstances; those terrifying Blood God Palace members who were like killing machines - all of this made the Cow Clan and Netherworld Sect unable to rest easy.

  Two months ago, after the end of that station, Bei Chengtang returned to Chengtang Valley and handed over some things. Under the circumstances where only Xichu Jianzong knew, he left the country of Shan alone. His road is ahead, where a more magnificent world is waiting for him.

  Before he left, he said to Chu Jianzong: "Old man, I will come back, with glory and strength. When I return, my achievements you can only look up to."

  Chu Jianzong smiled slightly and didn't say much, only saying: "As long as you come back alive, that's all that matters."

  It seemed that Bei Chengtang could not bear the atmosphere, so he left quickly, leaving only Chu Jianzong alone on the spot, recalling the past bit by bit in his heart, as if crying, as if laughing, as if joyful, as if sad for a long time.

  A month ago, Ling Xuan and Feng Wuji also left. Originally, Ling Xuan was going to wait until he said goodbye to Xu Hua before leaving, but time didn't allow it, so he had to let Feng Tian Shang convey the message instead. At the same time, Liu Yidao and Lu Tianyu followed Ling Xuan, and Feng Wuji also didn't know why Big Brother Ling was so close to Liu Yidao! The two met for only a month.

  Lu Tianyu's injuries have fully recovered after three years of recuperation, and his mentality has changed a lot compared to before. Now he is wholeheartedly following Liu Yidao to learn knife skills and was taken as a disciple by Liu Yidao. He seems to have forgotten the Tianqi Sect and forgotten the former young master Lu Tianyu.

  Life is full of changes, and no one could have foreseen such a huge transformation. The former Red Shadow Sect, Half Moon Sect, Heavenly Enlightenment Sect, and Luo Sheng Sect have all disappeared into the long river of history. Even the once powerful Wu Ding clan has faded away with time, disappearing from people's sight. Perhaps this world never had eternal brilliance to begin with; after a prosperous era comes chaos, and after extreme radiance must come darkness - it's a cycle, a cycle in the heavens and on earth.

  Two months, long or short, now in Luocheng, how many people still remember Xu Hua and Xue Mo? Everything has been scattered by the wind. The old people do not want to talk about it, and the new ones do not understand, so intentionally or unintentionally, these two people who caused great changes in Luocheng have been forgotten in a corner.

  However, there are still a few people who cannot forget in their hearts. Among the Chens, Chen Feng and Chen Xiang still remember the young man who was initially shy when he first arrived, but three years have passed and they can't help but look up to him. As their status changed, some of the thoughts in their minds finally faded away. If they were to meet again, perhaps all that's left is a faint smile, a fleeting glance.

  The situation in the Chen family has changed greatly, and the grudges between Chen Feng and Chen Xuanhu have faded away. The disputes have decreased, and it seems that there is more harmony and unity among them. The patriarch of the Chen family, Chen Feng's father, feels that his heart is tired and wants to pass on the position to the next generation. Chen Feng declined, and Chen Xuanhu succeeded as the new head of the household, opening a new page for the Chen family. Perhaps in the future, the Chen family will flourish again, or perhaps it will truly decline.

  Inside the Mingyang Sect, Xuan Yuan left. Two months ago, he also participated in that battle, but with his strength, he was still too small for the entire battlefield, and no one noticed him except for the person from the Wuding clan who died under his sword. Luocheng returned to calmness, and the Mingyang Sect became one of the ruling powers of Luocheng. His sister gave birth to a big fat baby boy, witnessing all this, his heart also became more peaceful. However, he still left in the end. Watching her brother leave resolutely, Xuan Ziyin felt a bit reluctant, chasing after him while playing with the child in her arms, saying "He has his own path, no one can stop him, we just need to wait for him at home, when he's tired, he'll naturally come back to rest."

  Xuan Ziyin, who was once mischievous and playful, has become a mother. Qiufeng, the peerless swordsman with boundless elegance, has also become a doting father teasing his darling child in his arms.

  Everyone is changing, but this world has not changed, and those alternating cycles have long imprisoned a large number of souls. Only those who can transcend the imprisonment are those who wake up in time at critical moments. When stepping out of life's special turning points, that winding road, no one knows where it leads to, no one knows where it goes. Although bumpy, but more mysterious than ordinary people, with a few more twists and turns.

  At this moment, the Blood Demon that had faded into many people's minds was actually playing Go with a young man in a pavilion at Jiuzhaigou. Beside them, a black-robed man with many scars on his face watched quietly. Seeing Luo Cheng's stifled expression, the black-robed man's face also showed a few more smiles, but those scars still inspired fear.

  "Sir, I won't play anymore, I lost again." Luo Cheng seemed to have been abused once more.

  Luò Chéng smiled lightly at the young man in front of him, but it triggered a fit of coughing. Luò Hóu immediately stepped forward and gently patted the young man's back.