Chapter 978

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**“Ah!!”**

**The attic, the fourth floor.**

When Ye Wushuang entered, all he saw was Ji Ou kneeling on the ground, holding a head in his arms. Beside him lay a headless corpse, already cold and lifeless. Ji Ou, holding the head, turned around to face Ye Wushuang, his face streaked with snot and tears, and wailed, “It’s Jiang Yihan, it’s Jiang Yihan, wuuu…”

Ji Ou had always been a carefree and boisterous character, bold and rugged. But now, he was crying like a fountain of sorrow. Both Ji Ou and Jiang Yihan had been personally taken in as disciples by the master of Shi Wuchen Mountain. Ji Ou, with his superior talent, had reached the Wanfa realm earlier and became a core disciple. Jiang Yihan, after losing to Ye Wushuang in a duel, had broken through the Tiangang shackles and also entered the Wanfa realm, becoming a core disciple of Lingjian Mountain. In their youth, they had followed Master Shi Wuchen in their cultivation, got along well, and had an extremely close relationship, like brothers.

Now, with Jiang Yihan dead here, it was a devastating blow to Ji Ou. Seeing Ji Ou’s agonized wailing, Ye Wushuang stood in silence, his fists clenching unconsciously. The night moon was like water, and Ye Wushuang stood by the window, gazing at the Tianlin Ancient City under the moonlight, his expression growing increasingly gloomy. Who had done this? Although he had not known Mu Zili, Jiang Yihan, Jia Tiancai, and the others for long, they were now all disciples of Lingjian Mountain. Seeing them brutally killed, his anger was rising.

After a long while, Ji Ou gathered Jiang Yihan’s body, stood up, and said, “Whoever killed them, I will definitely slaughter those people!” Ye Wushuang replied indifferently, “Senior Brother Mu Zili is not here; he might still be alive. Let’s go find him.”

“Now?”

“Now!”

“Okay!”

The two set off immediately, leaving the place. The vast Tianlin Ancient City was quiet in the deep night, with the streets deserted. The two figures walked together. Inside the green light column, there were thin streaks of blood spreading along the street. Ye Wushuang and Ji Ou followed the blood trail, searching for clues. But after walking for more than ten miles and turning several corners, the blood trail suddenly disappeared. It was an alley, with a mansion’s back door on the left side.

One of them held a sword, and the other a knife, as they kicked the door open and rushed in. As the two figures burst through the door, a fierce and deadly aura erupted towards them. Ji Ou, quick as a flash, raised his knife.

Clang!!!

The figure that had lunged at them was actually repelled by the force of the knife, letting out a muffled groan and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

“Brother Mu!”

Ji Ou’s face changed as he recognized the figure. “Ji Ou!”

From the darkness, the figure realized what had happened and spat out another mouthful of blood, his face pale as he collapsed to the ground. Ji Ou hurriedly went to support him, but his expression turned grim. Mu Zili’s left arm… was gone. The wound was frothing with blood, staining his clothes red.

Ye Wushuang quickly squatted down, taking out various spiritual powders, pills, and liquids from his person to treat Mu Zili’s wounds. “Brother Mu, hold on.”

Ji Ou’s eyes turned bloodshot as he cursed furiously, “Which son of a bitch did this? I’ll kill him!!!”

The spiritual powder sprinkled on the wound caused Mu Zili intense pain. His face pale, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead as he groaned in agony, “Tan Yongye!”

Tan Yongye?

Ji Ou immediately said, “Tan Yongye from Tianji Mansion?”

“Yeah!”

That bastard was actually in Tianlin Ancient City as well. Tan Yongye, the undisputed number one prodigy of Tianji Mansion, was several times stronger than Shang Yunshang, Duan Xingqing, and Wan Yan Chuxue. Among the four heavenly geniuses of Tianji Mansion, only Tan Yongye truly deserved the title of a genius!

“Where is he?”

While bandaging Mu Zili’s wound, Ye Wushuang asked calmly, his tone devoid of any discernible emotion. If Qing Shiyu had been there, she would have known that this was the moment when Ye Wushuang was truly furious. Extremely angry!

Mu Zili panted, “Tan Yongye led the warriors of Tianji Mansion to attack us. Jiang Yihan and I fought them, but we were no match. Jiang, my junior brother, sacrificed himself to let me escape…”

His voice choked with grief as he spoke. “I hid here, and they didn’t come after me. They went to the city center…”

Ye Wushuang’s expression gradually turned stern. The city center. Blood mist was gathering there. The blood skeletons that usually appeared at night hadn’t shown up, likely because many had gone to the city center. There was still some time before dawn.

After bandaging Mu Zili, Ye Wushuang left some more spiritual pills and liquids, then said, “Ji Ou, take good care of Senior Brother Mu.”

With that, Ye Wushuang got up and left. “Junior brother Ye!” Mu Zili hurriedly said, “Tan Yongye is already at the fifth level of the Wanfa realm. Don’t be impulsive!”

Ye Wushuang, with his back to them, clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, “It’s because of me that Jiang Yihan, Jia Tiancai, and the others were brutally killed.”

“If I don’t kill Tan Yongye, I won’t be able to get over this in my heart!”

Had it not been for him, the people from Tianji Mansion wouldn’t have killed Jiang Yihan and the others! With these words, Ye Wushuang left directly. Mu Zili wanted to say something more, but he couldn’t catch his breath and started coughing violently. By the time he recovered, Ye Wushuang was already gone. Mu Zili looked at Ji Ou and scolded, “Why didn’t you stop him!”

Ji Ou looked in the direction Ye Wushuang had left and said, “Junior brother Ye killed Dongfang Yu.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Zili’s expression froze. “I believe he can do it!” Ji Ou said firmly, “He is like Senior Brother Qin Mu Yu, a genius that we can never reach.”

“But…” Mu Zili paused and couldn’t help but say, “But Tan Yongye is already at the fifth level of the Wanfa realm…”

Ye Wushuang was at the second level of the Wanfa realm. Tan Yongye was at the fifth level. There was a three-level difference in their realms! Ji Ou said again, “He can definitely do it!”

“You go and join him. I’ll hide here, it’s fine.” Mu Zili urged. Since Ye Wushuang entered Lingjian Mountain, Master Si Yin and the six mountain masters had all paid special attention to him. As a core disciple of Lingjian Mountain, Mu Zili had also received a message from his master, Mu Ye Yun — Ye Wushuang was extraordinarily special to Lingjian Mountain!

Even during this trip to the Heavenly and Earthly Gates, his master had said that anyone could die, and even die for Ye Wushuang, but Ye Wushuang must not die! But now, Ye Wushuang was going to take a risk for the sake of Jiang Yihan and the others…

Ji Ou directly picked up Mu Zili and carried him into a room in the mansion, saying, “Senior Brother Mu, compared to worrying about him, I’m more worried about you.”

“You…” Mu Zili was speechless.

“Moreover…” Ji Ou paused and said firmly again, “He is really incredibly powerful!”

…

The night was enveloping, and the moonlight was like water. On the quiet ancient city street, Ye Wushuang, alone with his sword, headed towards the city center.

“Tan Yongye!”

Ye Wushuang’s gaze looked towards the city center, his voice cold, “I am determined to kill you!”

In front of him, he had already arrived at the city center, where the blood mist was spreading. Ye Wushuang’s steps stopped. At the end of the street, the blood mist rose like a curtain, seemingly dividing the area covered by the blood mist from the ancient city street. And at this moment, at the end of the street, several figures were standing.

“Who’s there?”

A deep, stern voice rang out, and four figures turned around one after another, their eyes cautiously fixed on the approaching figure.