LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 64: The Righteous Path is Difficult
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Chapter 64: The Righteous Path is Difficult
Inside the carriage, a woman in a cloak felt the carriage suddenly stop. Soon, a burst of shouting and cursing came from the front.
"Robbery! Hand over everything on you!"
The woman frowned slightly and turned her head to look forward. She saw a bald man with two henchmen blocking the road with fierce expressions.
Six-star Dou Practitioner.
The woman immediately assessed their strength and couldn't help but feel a bit helpless.
She had only chosen to take the carriage because she rarely left her sect and wanted to stay outside for a while to relax. Yet, she had unexpectedly encountered such an incident.
Daring to rob a Dou Huang… throughout history, perhaps only these three had such audacity.
Just as she was thinking this, the three men had already approached the back of the carriage, glaring viciously at the woman inside.
"Hey! I'm talking to you! Don't pretend to be deaf!"
Through the brim of her cloak, the woman glanced indifferently at the shouting bald bandit. Under the cloak, her delicate jade hand slowly lifted.
Since she had encountered them, she might as well clean them up—it would be a good deed.
A wisp of green Dou Qi gradually rose from her fingertips. It split into three prongs, each aiming at the bandits' foreheads. A slight flick would silently take their lives.
However, just as she was about to make a move, a black shadow suddenly shot over, landing between her and the three bandits. The green Dou Qi in her hand quietly dissipated. Her beautiful eyes frowned slightly as she examined the object that had appeared.
A black… giant sword?
She couldn't be sure. It looked like a sword but wasn't sharp at all. At best, it was just a blunt weapon.
It wasn't as sharp as a proper sword, nor as easy to swing as a heavy hammer.
Who would use such a strange thing as a weapon?
At that moment, a figure followed closely behind the black giant sword, flashing in front of the three bandits. Seeing the young figure before her, a trace of astonishment flashed through the woman's eyes.
A Three-Star Dou Practitioner?
Her eyebrows lifted slightly in disbelief.
A Three-Star Dou Practitioner couldn't possibly have such speed! Even a Dou Shi wouldn't be this fast!
Was it some kind of movement Dou Technique? Or a family secret art?
As she pondered, the three bandits, upon seeing the youth before them, felt their hearts clench. Their faces were filled with terror.
This young man was none other than Xiao Yan, who had just left!
"Y-you… didn't you leave?!"
The bald bandit trembled all over as he looked at Xiao Yan. His heart pounded violently, filled with deep regret—why had they chosen to pull off this last job?!
At this moment, Xiao Yan's face was as dark as an abyss. His black pupils flickered with a crimson glow.
This time, compared to the two previous waves of bandits he had encountered, he felt even more disappointed!
Because these three had already developed the intention to repent—yet they hadn't acted on it!
Unforgivable. Absolutely Unforgivable!!!
Xiao Yan clenched his teeth, his crimson pupils filled with hatred.
They already had the intention to change, so why didn't they do it?
Following the righteous path… is it really so difficult for you?! Is it scarier than death?! Huh?!
The black aura around Xiao Yan grew stronger, and the killing intent in his heart surged uncontrollably!
(What is this?!)
Though the woman couldn't see the black aura, she clearly sensed the overwhelming danger emanating from Xiao Yan. Even she, a Dou Huang, felt a chill in her heart due to the sheer intensity of his killing intent. She immediately used Dou Qi to shield the trembling coachman at the front of the carriage.
If an ordinary person were affected by this killing intent, they would be scared to death!
A mere Three-Star Dou Practitioner—how could he possibly have such terrifying killing intent?!
Even the woman, with her Dou Huang strength, was startled by it. The three bandits, naturally, were even worse off. Their legs went weak, and they collapsed to the ground, trembling like leaves in the wind. Their pants became wet as they stared in horror at Xiao Yan.
Their minds turned blank. Their teeth chattered, and they instinctively began to apologize.
"S-sorry! We… we really won't dare do this ever again…"
At this moment, they truly regretted their actions, their sincerity unmistakable.
But it was too late!!!
Xiao Yan finally understood. He understood completely!
People like them would never truly change unless they faced death!
And once they escaped a deadly situation, their so-called repentance would vanish completely!
They won't cry unless they see the coffin!!!
Without hesitation, Xiao Yan gripped the Heavy Xuan Ruler that was embedded in the ground. Without a shred of mercy or delay, he swung it horizontally, smashing the heads of the three bandits into pulp!!!
Seeing this, Yao Chen, inside the ring, furrowed her brows deeply, her eyes filled with worry.
She wasn't shocked by the cruelty itself—she had long been accustomed to far more brutal actions.
The real issue was that this brutality was not Xiao Yan's own will. Instead, he was being driven by that black aura, acting instinctively, devoid of rationality—just like when he had stormed the Jia Lie family in Wutan City.
However, this time, Xiao Yan had likely learned a crucial lesson.
The difference between following the righteous path and merely preaching about it was enormous.
Meanwhile, the woman in the carriage also frowned deeply as she looked at Xiao Yan's back.
A Three-Star Dou Practitioner wielding an extraordinarily heavy giant sword had smashed three Six-Star Dou Practitioners' heads in one swing.
Moreover, she could tell that Xiao Yan hadn't used Dou Qi or any secret technique—it was purely his physical strength!
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have never believed it.
Something like this… completely defied common sense!
Yet now, this impossible event had unfolded right before her eyes!
Who exactly is this young man?!
As she pondered, Xiao Yan's mind gradually cleared. The crimson glow in his eyes faded, and the black aura around him slowly withdrew into his body.
Regaining his rationality, Xiao Yan clenched the Heavy Xuan Ruler tightly. Looking down at the three headless corpses on the ground, his heart was filled with sorrow.
I know. I know you wouldn't have listened to my reasoning.
You believed in power more than words.
But I did exactly that.
I used power to personally destroy everything you had.
I used power to make you completely incapable of resisting me.
I used power to silence any objections you could have made.
And yet… don't you feel even a shred of hatred toward this power?
Xiao Yan slammed the Heavy Xuan Ruler into the ground. Staring at the three headless corpses, his eyes were filled with despair for the future.
At just sixteen years old, after only a week of traveling away from home, Xiao Yan had already begun to deeply understand what it meant to be lost.
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End of Chapter
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