Chapter 6: The Truth of Hong Wuji's Death

Chapter 6: The Truth of Hong Wuji's Death

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--- Chapter 5 ---

Hong Wuji is dead.

This news hit Yu Long like a truck.

After all, Yu Long just got to know his martial arts instructor. Although they weren't very close, Yu Long showed Hong Wuji his aptitudes while hiding them from others.

A connection formed when Hong Wuji agreed to hunt some profound beasts for him, and Yu Long fully believed Hang Wuji's character as an honest and dependable person.

Just how many people are close to Yu Long after he got reincarnated?

He could count it with his fingers.

But now, he lost one of them.

Yu Long grasped Lily's hand tightly and coldly asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

"It was an accident. Mr. Hong was hunting profound beasts in the Drifting Cloud Mountain Range, but he seemed to 'accidentally' catch the attention of a powerful beast and ended up heavily injured."

"There are claw marks all over his corpse, which was 'recently' found on the border of the forest."

"Powerful beast?" Yu Long snorted indifferently. From his observation, Hong Wuji is not the type of person who would seek trouble.

On the surface, it might look like an accident, but Hong Wuji always told Yu Long no one is more familiar with Drifting Cloud Mountain Range than himself.

Someone with such deep knowledge can easily dodge 'powerful beasts.' as he recognizes their habitats, behavior, and movement patterns.

No matter how Yu Long sees it, something shady definitely happens.

But then, Yu Long suddenly remembered something.

Before the teaching session, Hong Wuji always told Yu Long about his younger sister to ease the awkwardness. And that sister is Hong Wuji's only family member left.

"Hong Guan..." Yu Long mumbled the name of Hong Wuji's sister.

"Lily, prepare the carriage. We will go to the north area."

"Y-Yes, young master," Lily responded, never seeing her cute young master like this.

That cold, indifferent face left a lingering shock on her.

A carriage pulled out by horses from the Yu Clan's stable.

The galloping noises echoed far away.

Yu Long calmed himself down, bringing tranquility to his anger.

Yes, anger.

"I underestimate [Kaiju Maker]'s power." He doesn't know why, but Hong Wuji brings more anger than sadness.

They arrived at the north area of the Drifting River City. Remembering the story Hong Wuji had spoken, Yu Long ordered the driver to take a few turns and stopped at an ordinary-looking house.

It was a one-story building, not too big or too small, enough for a family of three to live.

Yu Long jumped from the carriage and approached the house. He heard a sobbing noise.

Hic! Hic!

Yu Long gently pushed the front door open and saw a black-haired young woman kneeling on the floor. She's facing a white wood coffin.

Upon seeing the coffin, Yu Long's golden eyes dimmed slightly. He sighed and approached the young woman.

Returning to his courtyard, Yu Long rested on the bed and pulled out a black-colored sphere.

"Hong Wuji..." He muttered to himself, noticing some white spots on the sphere. "If my guess is correct, I'll do my best to avenge you."

Memories flowed into Yu Long's head.

A vision of Hong Wuji appeared. He was walking in the wild with some profound beast's corpses on his shoulder.

'Let's return...' Hong Wuji said to himself.

'Young master will be happy with my hunts. I caught some rare profound beasts, haha~!'

Hong Wuji turned around and noticed abnormal movement from far away.

He hid behind a tree, showcasing his skill as a hunter.

'What is that?' Hong Wuji's eyes widened as five white-clothed individuals ran to his position. Behind them is an injured mountain tiger of Earth Profound Realm.

'The king of the mountain.' Hong Wuji finally recognized the profound beast.

'Run!'

Hong Wuji ran away quickly because his life depended on it, but one of the white-clothed individuals caught up and mercilessly slashed his Achilles tendons.

"Be proud, peasant. Your lowly life will be helpful for the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress." The white-clothed individual's arrogant voice penetrated Hong Wuji's ears.

They actually exploited him to buy more time!

The mountain tiger was in a frenzy state, attacking everything in its path.

Hong Wuji screamed in pain. The mountain tiger's claws struck him continuously.

After a few seconds, the mountain tiger left him and chased after the white-clothed individuals again.

Hong Wuji should have died with these extreme injuries, but his survival instinct is still running.

He crawled for an unknown period, reaching the edge of the Drifting Cloud Mountain Range.

At his last breath, Hong Wuji hoped someone would take care of his younger sister.

BAM!

Yu Long slammed his little hand against the bed and smashed the wooden frame.

He opened his eyes, revealing a pair of cold golden rays.

Herbology (D) Acquired.

Danger Sense (E) Acquired.

"Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress!" Yu Long roared in fury.

Discovering the truth, Yu Long finally have a target to vent his anger.

However, not now.

He's still too weak.

He needs more power and influence to absolutely decimate Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Fortress from existence.

Revenge is best served cold!

Yu Long stared at the open window, gazing toward the vast azure horizon.

"Mark my words, vengeance will be mine..."