03. why did everyone die?

“Yeah… Uncle, it seems they really aren’t demons. Hm? In that case, should we just leave? It seems Mingyue’s mother asked me to come home, and for some reason, I have a really bad feeling about that sudden call!” replied the young man named Long Zhuting. He had been traveling for several centuries through all the spatial corridors leading to the interconnected worlds.

The three agreed to return; they flew through space, leaving the group that had just opposed them behind. But that group didn’t dare to stop them or get angry; they only dared to lift their heads once Long Zhuting had completely vanished from their sight. Only after they no longer sensed the boy’s presence did they continue their journey toward the world of clouds. Their final destination was such that they had to leave immediately before it was too late for them.

“They really have no shame, but never mind! They didn’t break any rules either!” Actually, Long Zhuting hadn’t gone far; he’d only vanished briefly after passing the group to see if they’d choose to turn back after being advised or not. It turned out they kept heading in the direction they intended and didn’t care about his advice; though that wasn’t a problem either, the young man was certainly a little angry. His three uncles warned Long Zhuting that he had to return because Hai Mingyue was waiting for them at the dragon palace right now. For that reason, he flew through space without a second thought toward the place where his family lived.

“The Cloud World? That’s about to change! I wonder what kind of figure will be born in that little world?”

……

Back in De Village, part of the Chu Kingdom, where Tian Sen was still busy playing there. Tian Sen felt that his life with the villagers was very happy; his father and mother would welcome him home. And here, there were friends his own age who could be his playmates—of course, they weren’t much different from Tian Sen’s parents. But at that moment, Tian Sen’s father’s expression suddenly darkened as he sensed something moving from two opposite directions.

“Honey, danger! “I’ll take Sen’er back!” he said, immediately vanishing from his wife’s sight—she, too, had adopted a very serious expression. His wife quickly formed a seal with her hands for some reason, and as the seal in her hands was completed, a tremor in the formation occurred precisely in a place far from the village. Something was happening; an odd mist appeared, accompanied by thunder and lightning striking anyone daring to disturb that place.

Tian Sen’s mother’s expression was very somber, “They really won’t let us go! Have they forgotten that you were cast out by them? It seems I have to do something,”

She was forced to take matters into her own hands until her husband returned; her body slowly turned into an illusion and vanished from her home. Meanwhile, her husband managed to bring Tian Sen back, but when he saw his wife was gone, his face turned furious. He was so enraged that his aura flared even while carrying the sleeping Tian Sen. “Ugh… I have to take Sen’er to a safe place first, then I’ll go help my wife! Son, forgive both of us—after this, your life might even be much worse. But we’re sure you can handle it; you’ll always be our pride and joy!” Tian Sen’s father said, stroking his sleeping son’s head, then placing him where he kept all his valuables before leaving after making sure no one knew the location.

Swish…

“Am I too late?” the husband asked, looking at his wife, who was already surrounded by two groups.

“You two are really hiding here, aren’t you? Where is that thing?” asked the old man, staring coldly at the couple.

Tian Sen’s father merely smiled; with a wave of his hand, thousands of swords appeared in the sky. Seeing the thousands of swords materialize, the expressions on both their faces immediately turned terrifying. They immediately used their qi to defend themselves against the thousand swords that had appeared. Tian Sen’s mother also formed a seal with her hands, and a purple pagoda appeared in the sky; the nine-story purple pagoda immediately merged its qi with her husband’s hundred swords.

“Combined technique, Hundred Swords of the Death Pagoda!” The two immediately struck both sides with their combined attack without needing to explain why the two groups had come after them.

“Damn bastards!”

BOOOOOMMM….

BOOOOOMMM….

Explosion after explosion erupted outside the village, and Tian Sen had no idea his parents were fighting the enemy. At that moment, the little boy lay sound asleep in the bed where his father had placed him. And of course, that was because his father had given Tian Sen a sleeping potion so his son wouldn’t wake up even if something happened outside. They did all of this so their child could survive, even though they might never be with their child again. A series of explosions continued to rock the village, and they didn’t stop until several days later—the very day Tian Sen woke from his sleep. When Tian Sen first woke up, the first thing he looked for was his parents, but there was no sign of them. Moreover, he found himself in his father’s treasure vault. His heart filled with dread, and he immediately used the method his father had taught him to escape the place. When he emerged, a horrifying sight met Tian Sen’s eyes: his entire village had been completely destroyed. Smoke and flames still lingered there, even though the events had occurred several days prior; moreover, Tian Sen could see charred hands or bodies amidst the piles of what had once been houses in the village. Tian Sen tried to look at his house, but all that remained were the charred remains of his home, completely consumed by the fire.

“Sniff… Sniff… What is all this?” he asked, kneeling on the ground facing his ruined house while crying. He didn’t know how his village could have been destroyed, and he couldn’t find anyone else to ask because now everything had been consumed by the flames.

“What… happened? Where’s Dad? Where’s Mom? Why is the village destroyed? Why? Who did this? Why is everyone dead? Why?”