Although Yan Shouyi didn't know Bai Yusheng was dead, the man before him was clearly not Bai Yusheng.
In his eyes, Yan Shouyi could see much hardship, the kind of look he had seen in his father's and grandfather's eyes.
Tong Jingcheng was also an unfortunate soul; his plight was very similar to Yan Shouyi's father and grandfather, which was why Yan Shouyi immediately identified him as Tong Jingcheng.
"Which three of you is Yan Shouyi?"
Tong Jingcheng asked, staring at the three of them.
Long Feicheng stepped forward, "I..."
Bang!
Before Long Feicheng could finish speaking, he felt a heavy blow to his abdomen and then collapsed to his knees in pain!
Tong Jingcheng looked at Long Feicheng and said, "Your vital energy is not smooth, and your kidney water is insufficient. How can you be Yan Shouyi?"
He was very suspicious. In everyone's descriptions, Yan Shouyi was supposed to be an extraordinary youth. Now that he saw him, he was so pathetic, like an ordinary person.
Long Feicheng gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, can you let me finish? I'm not Yan Shouyi, I'm Yan Shouyi's good brother, Long Feicheng!"
Tong Jingcheng was a bit speechless.
Why did you step forward if you weren't him?
Yan Shouyi patted Long Feicheng on the shoulder, signaling him to step back a bit.
The matters that followed were not something Long Feicheng could handle.
"I am Yan Shouyi."
Yan Shouyi took a step forward, chest out and head high, neither humble nor arrogant.
A hint of brilliance flashed in Tong Jingcheng's eyes.
This was what he thought a descendant of Lu Ban should be like.
Tong Jingcheng walked to Lin Zitong's side and casually removed her red veil.
Lin Zitong was overjoyed to see Yan Shouyi.
"Big傻子..."
"Stinky girl, don't be afraid, I'm here," Yan Shouyi comforted her.
Lin Zitong nodded, and there was indeed no fear in her eyes.
Seeing this, Tong Jingcheng sighed.
He felt a pang of pity, but unfortunately, if Lin Zitong wasn't sacrificed, his Su Yirou wouldn't return.
Tong Jingcheng said, "Yan Shouyi, Lin Zitong, I'm sorry to both of you. After Yirou is resurrected, I will do everything I can to compensate you."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yan Shouyi said angrily, "Let Zitong go!"
"No."
Suddenly, a dagger appeared in Tong Jingcheng's hand.
To everyone's surprise, Tong Jingcheng's dagger instantly cut across Lin Zitong's throat!
Lin Zitong's eyes widened.
Yan Shouyi's pupils shrank to the size of needlepoints, and then his eyes widened, his corners almost tearing!
"Stinky girl!"
Yan Shouyi lunged at Lin Zitong without hesitation. Xue Kai, in order to protect Yan Shouyi, also immediately followed.
However, the culprit, Tong Jingcheng, didn't try to stop Yan Shouyi. Instead, he quietly retreated to the side.
"Stinky girl... Stinky girl..."
Yan Shouyi held Lin Zitong, watching the blood gush from her neck, his hands trembling, his heart about to shatter.
Lin Zitong also felt immense pain, her beautiful face gradually losing its color, "Big... Big... Sha..."
She tried her best but couldn't even call out Yan Shouyi's name completely.
Yet, she still had a belly full of words she wanted to tell Yan Shouyi.
She wanted to say how much she loved Yan Shouyi.
She wanted to discuss wedding venues with Yan Shouyi, the names of their children, the places they wanted to visit together, the scenery they wanted to see...
Those words were enough to last a lifetime, and even a lifetime wouldn't be enough to say them all.
But fate happened too suddenly, catching everyone off guard.
Yan Shouyi could no longer control himself. Tears streamed down his cheeks, and a lump formed in his throat as he held Lin Zitong tightly.
"She has at most thirty seconds left to live. Say what you need to say quickly, don't leave any regrets," Tong Jingcheng said sympathetically from the side.
Yan Shouyi couldn't understand.
Why could the culprit, Tong Jingcheng, speak to him with such sympathy?
It was Tong Jingcheng who had snatched Lin Zitong away from him!
Could he recklessly take away someone else's life for the sake of the person he loved?!
Xue Kai had already drawn his dagger, preparing to attack Tong Jingcheng.
"Wait!"
Yan Shouyi suddenly stopped Xue Kai and said coldly, "In the last thirty seconds, I want to be with Zitong. After thirty seconds, I will personally settle the score with Tong Jingcheng – Tong Jingcheng, I will kill you with my own hands!!"
Xue Kai gritted his teeth and sheathed his dagger. Tong Jingcheng, however, did not take Yan Shouyi's words to heart at all.
Yan Shouyi lowered his head, holding Lin Zitong tightly, and apologized several times.
He owed Lin Zitong too much; he had made her wait for too long.
"Stinky girl... I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you... I..."
Lin Zitong struggled and shook her head, her mouth opening as if to say something, but only blood flowed out, and she could no longer make any sound.
In the past, Yan Shouyi feared hearing Lin Zitong's voice, feared her calling him "Big傻子" and avoided her.
Now, he just wished to hear her call him "Big傻子" one more time, but he no longer had the chance.
Thirty seconds was too short, too short.
Lin Zitong finally collapsed in Yan Shouyi's arms, her body gradually growing cold.
"Stinky girl!!!!!!!!"
Yan Shouyi couldn't help but roar up to the sky.
Cruel life had taken away his loved ones one by one.
But Yan Shouyi had never complained.
This time, however, he could not accept it.
He could not accept Lin Zitong's death!!!
A hand slowly rested on Yan Shouyi's shoulder.
Yan Shouyi looked up. It was Tong Jingcheng standing behind him.
"Lin Zitong's last words were for you to live."
"She said, 'Live'."
"Leave now. I will not kill you today, and that counts as fulfilling Lin Zitong's last wish."
Yan Shouyi gritted his teeth and slowly placed Lin Zitong's body on the ground.
"How dare you disregard other people's lives, other people's pain like this!"
"You killed the stinky girl, yet you pretend to be magnanimous by saying you won't kill me."
"Tong Jingcheng, you are a disciple of the Lu Shan Sect. Before you joined, didn't you learn what courtesy, righteousness, and shame are?!"
"Today... it's not that you won't let me go, it's that I won't let you go!!"
"Die!!"
Yan Shouyi suddenly sprang up and landed a punch on Tong Jingcheng's face.
The immense force sent Tong Jingcheng flying over ten meters away, crashing into a pillar of the ancestral hall!
Before Tong Jingcheng could react, Yan Shouyi drew his Zanpakuto, used the Technique of Vertical Golden Light, and appeared before him, stabbing him through the chest and pinning him to the pillar!!
"I'll kill you!!"
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Yan Shouyi's fists landed on Tong Jingcheng's face one after another, as if trying to vent his pain and anger through this force.
Tong Jingcheng, however, showed no intention of resisting at all from beginning to end.
He simply looked at Yan Shouyi calmly, without pain or screams.
Yan Shouyi beat Tong Jingcheng for a full ten minutes, until Tong Jingcheng was unrecognizable.
Long Feicheng cautiously stopped Yan Shouyi, "Brother Yan, I think you've already killed Tong Jingcheng..."
"He's not dead!"
Yan Shouyi pushed Long Feicheng away, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Tong Jingcheng.
Unexpectedly, Tong Jingcheng's wounds, which were originally a bloody mess, healed at an astonishing speed.
Before long, his injuries were completely healed.
Tong Jingcheng, now recovered, said faintly, "To compensate for the harm I've caused you, I can let you hit me for another ten minutes. But if you don't leave after ten minutes, I will have no choice but to kill you."
Long Feicheng stared at Tong Jingcheng, dumbfounded, "You... you're not... also..."
"a Heavenly Fiend Corpse Puppet?" Tong Jingcheng casually pulled the Zanpakuto from his chest and said, "I've been waiting for Yirou. I couldn't bear to be an old man with white hair when she finally returned. So, I voluntarily turned myself into a Heavenly Fiend Corpse Puppet, so I can wait for her forever."
[Author's Words]
Third update!