Chapter 463: Chapter 280: If Not Killing Thoroughly, How Can One Become a Hero!_2
Originally uninhabited, the island now hosted seven people.
Seven women, each holding a candle, dressed in red, sang mournfully there.
"The soul of the mistress has departed, her voice and appearance wander."
"The red rope is gone, yet her elegance remains like a shadow."
"As a concubine says, life is like supporting a willow, swaying lightly with the wind..."
By this point, the seven women had started singing together, their voices moved from pouring out to gradually becoming serene as if they had comprehended the true essence of life.
The singing stopped, and the seven women put down their candles.
An older woman said, "Fortunately, Seventh Sister was alert, manipulating the living dead to dig out their hearts and die, obscuring Old Demon Duan’s view and making them retreat."
Another woman sighed lightly and said, "This old demon is truly wicked. The master only wanted to seduce him, yet he ruthlessly killed her and even burned her body.
Without Seventh Sister’s method, we would probably have been discovered."
At this moment, the woman in the center nodded and said, "Master’s revenge must be sought. As the eldest sister, I wish to inherit Master’s mantle and restore the glory of Yellow Jade Island."
A younger woman responded, "Eldest sister, inheriting master’s mantle is a matter of fate. We all share this fate with the master."
The eldest sister showed displeasure and said, "Xiaowu, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Another woman quickly interjected, "Today marks the seventh day since Master’s death, it is not appropriate to discuss this matter now."
Afterwards, the seven fell silent again and began to sing high.
"As a concubine says, life is like supporting a willow, swaying lightly with the wind..."
They sang with great movement, yet peacefully, as if they had comprehended the true essence of life.
"See, I told you they weren’t all killed."
Suddenly, a man’s voice rang out, abruptly stopping the singing of the seven women.
A dim cave entrance, a person walked in.
A man with a handsome face.
Duan Yun stepped in, lamenting, "I’ve waited seven days, and finally, the time has come for you all to depart."
Seeing the silhouette of Duan Yun, the eldest sister couldn’t help her voice tremble and said, "Duan, Old Demon Duan."
With this remark, the remaining six also turned pale, with two of them even dropping their candles.
Wasn’t this madman gone?
Why has he come back!
"Sisters, he is alone, form the formation," the eldest sister suddenly shouted.
The seven women quickly reacted, forming a formation similar to the Big Dipper.
"Sisters, kill!"
Following the eldest sister’s command, the Big Dipper formation moved.
However, the stars of the formation were not united; only three stars charged forward, while the remaining four retreated in all four directions.
Among them, the eldest sister retreated the fastest.
"What, are you running for?!"
A Body-breaking Sword Pillar burst forth at high speed, leaving a wind tunnel in the air.
The fastest retreating eldest sister had her head penetrated.
"Breaking Body Sword Energy!"
"Damn!"
The next moment, Duan Yun was surrounded by black Sword Qi, like a black Sword Man, his figure swift as wind.
Four disciples of Jade Guanyin were killed in an instant.
The remaining three seized the opportunity to flee, but behind them, Duan Yun, though alone, gave the illusion of being able to multiply.
As he had just killed the third sister in the east, he could immediately appear behind someone in the west and chase wildly.
"Stop! Young Hero is here to kill you!"
"Surrender and you will not be killed!"
"As if!"
This twisted underground chamber seemed momentarily filled with only the echoing voice of Old Demon Duan, utterly terrifying.
The sixth sister ran the smoothest because she was rather short, and Old Demon Duan did not chase her for a moment.
Thus, she kept praying, praying that Old Demon Duan would go after her fellow disciples, not her!
She crawled up to the surface through a crevice.
She wanted to get back to her secret room, which was hard to find and also connected to the outside.
As long as she escaped to Devil City, she would be safe!
But just as she reached the surface, she saw four pairs of eyes looking at her.
Four pairs of beautiful eyes, sparkling with brightness.
"Female heroes! Acting for Heaven!"
"We must kill her entire family, eradicate all of them!"
...
Initially, the silent Yellow Jade Island suddenly became bustling, resembling the lively atmosphere of the New Year.
Seven people, seven corpses, neatly arranged there.
Shen Ying looked at this scene and exclaimed, "Now everyone is here."
Ning Qing looked at Duan Yun and said, "How did you know people would come back here? Are you a genius?"
Duan Yun responded, "To eliminate demons completely, one must have patience."
Who could have thought, just as they seemed to have left Yellow Jade Island, Duan Yun and his group quietly turned back halfway, patiently hiding on the island for seven days, and only came out to clean up the people after hearing singing on the seventh day since Jade Guanyin’s death.
At this point, even if Jade Guanyin still had scattered disciples elsewhere, they could no longer pose a threat.
They also learned how those living dead had died by having their hearts gouged out.
It wasn’t the work of a highly skilled and ruthless expert who took their hearts out in a short time, but rather they were manipulated by female disciples of Yellow Jade Island to commit suicide.
There are many living dead both inside and outside of Yellow Jade Island, it would be impossible for Jade Guanyin to manage them all alone; she needed these disciples to help operate things.
So, their ability to manipulate the living dead to commit suicide is logical.
At this moment, Duan Yun and his companions felt a refreshing clarity.
Without thoroughly eradicating them, how can one become a hero!
The first time Yuzhu and the heroes left, they didn’t take a cloud with them, but this time when they left, they carried big and small packages.
Jade Guanyin wasn’t fond of riches, but treasures were hidden on the island.
Especially these disciples of Jade Guanyin, some loved to dress up and hid plenty of gold and silver jewelry.
This wealth was enough for them to return flamboyantly and to donate some gold as well.
He, Nameless Young Hero, liked to donate gold!
No one could stop him from donating gold to save people!
The seven female disciples’ corpses were quickly consumed by fire completely.
At this point, Yellow Jade Island could be said to be thoroughly clean.
This was the first time Ning Qing and Ziyu had joined Duan Yun and others in acting for Heaven, and they found it somewhat intoxicating!
You see, before they thought this sort of thing was nonsense.
Especially Ziyu, who had written quite a few idle books, with many heroes in her stories experiencing tragedies.
For example, a hero has to let his best friend have the woman he loves, which leads to hatred born from love and many other stories.
But following Old Demon Duan in performing righteous deeds felt different!
She and Ning Qing were inexplicably brought to Yellow Jade Island, thinking they were doomed.
After all, this is Yellow Jade Island, one of the most mysterious and dangerous islands in the martial arts world, and they were captured by Jade Guanyin.
They had already given up struggling, remaining numb even when fed to insects, but now you’re telling me not only were they rescued, they even managed to fight back!
Yes, they had no chance to participate in killing Mad Woman Jade Guanyin, but they did participate in killing her disciples and eradicating her sect.
Thinking over this process, Ziyu and Ning Qing couldn’t help but hum lightly.
It must be said, Old Demon Duan indeed has a magical charm that makes it easy to get addicted to performing acts of justice.
After leaving Yellow Jade Island, they had to go through a tough trek to cross the desert.
But now everyone did not feel it to be hard.
Even when Feng Ling’er once again acted out of sorts and nearly lost the way, no one complained.
When they returned to Wuye City, soaking in the warm bath water in the inn, Duan Yun and others felt as though they had experienced another lifetime.
They had been busy for about twenty days, less than a month, but it felt longer than a year.
Honestly, they moved quickly, having gone to kill Jade Guanyin on the very night they arrived at the island.
But the peculiar occurrences in the desert, the flying snakes that turned into rain, the miraculous Devil City, the Jiangnan waterscape in the desert, and the mysterious and weird yellow jade there were truly novel experiences.
Some masters who had been famous for a long time might never have such experiences in their lifetime.
Only when the steaming bath water gradually cooled down did Duan Yun step out of the tub.
Wuye City isn’t short of water, but after the trek through the desert, Duan Yun began to cherish water more.
Water is indeed the source of life.
Even he, a high master, could deeply feel the discomfort and pain of not having water.
Now that it was night, comfortably bathed, Young Hero Duan didn’t rest.
He still had things to do.
The name of Wuye City’s City Lord was still on his notebook; he needed to hurry and eliminate him!