Chapter 43 Silent Horror

Chapter 43 Silent Horror

Instantly, the bead in Lin Lee's soul space shook. He snapped out of his chaotic thoughts; a chill rushed through his mind, and all his thoughts disappeared. His mind returned to calm as if washed by cold water.

'Something is wrong; she is definitely apologizing for something; is it those materials's? Why is she apologizing for them?' A puzzled expression shrouded Lin Lee's face.

"Master, why are you apologizing? Are you talking about those materials? You don't have to apologize for that." Lin Lee said, shaking his head doubtfully,

Chu Lan body trembled, turned her head, glanced at him, looking at Lin Lee's clear eyes, and instantly she realized he misunderstood.

Lin Lee was also surprised. Looking at her red eyes, tears misted in her eyes. She then turned her head, grabbed her knees in her arms, started sobbing, shook her head, and said, "Little Lee, it's not those material's. I want you to forgive your master. I am very helpless."

A bad premonition spread through Lin Lee's heart, then he asked hesitatingly, "Master, can you tell me in detail what kind of forgiveness and helplessness you are talking about?"

"Little Lee, I will help you get out of this dynasty; you must run away before my brother notices anything. I don't want you to become a soulless puppet like your senior sisters," Chu Lan then said anxiously, without answering his question.

Lin Lee's heart sank. 'Soulless puppets? Senior Sister's?' then shook his head and solemnly said, "Master, please tell me what kind of puppets you are talking about... before clearly telling me everything. I will not leave this sect at any cost, even if I die." In the end, his brow furrowed, and he spoke firmly.

Chu Lan startled and glanced at his firm expression. A self-defeating expression appeared on her face, and then she said, "It all started when your senior sister Min was born; she is the daughter of my brother Chu Xuan. She was born without any talent, and then my brother started finding ways to enhance her talent. I also accepted another two disciples; coincidentally, both of these disciples had the rank 3rd Holy Physiques, 3rd Moon physique of Liu Rong, and 3rd Sun physique of Yan Xin."

"Finally, after some time, my brother found an evil way to transfer my disciple's Holy Physique to Chu Min in order to enhance her talent. He also forced me to deceive them and let him extract their physique, but later I realized that my brother deceived me in return by not telling me the truth about that technique."

She took a deep breath, a resentment flashed through her body, and she spoke hatefully, "That technique can not only transfer physique; it can even transfer the soul essence, spirit, and talent of an individual along with physique after merging two 3rd-rank physiques. Chu Min gained the Yin and Yang 2nd Rank Physique, but I lost two precious apprentices; just their empty shell remained." "I regret it; I am weak. I couldn't do anything; I couldn't protect my disciple; I didn't want to lose another disciple. I don't want to lose you, little Lee; that's why I want you to leave and run away to faraway land." Her voice chocked in the end, and she started crying loudly.

Lin Lee glanced at her in shock and dazed while listening to her; his emotions were like a roller coaster, then his heart became cold and uncomfortable. He took a deep breath and suppressed his disgust.

'That's why I sensed something unusual in Liu Rong and Yan Xin; that's explained everything. She probably used her extra souls to occupy their bodies in order to show the outside world that her disciples were still alive. What an unfortunate fate they had! Lin Lee thought in his heart; his expression became extremely cold, and a chill spread through his body.

"Master, How much time do I have left?" Lin Lee then asked expressionlessly,

Chu Lan was startled by his question, then raised her head and said with red eyes, "Why don't you understand? You are still calling me Master, after knowing the truth: When you reach the 5th stage of life art, my brother will extract your physique; that's why I want you to run away." She became extremely anxious in the end.

While inside the heart of four domains,

General Li appeared in the capital of the Shang Dynasty, landed near the Shang Palace,

Then he walked inside along with other courtiers. After walking inside the throne room, he appeared and knelt in front of Ruler Shang Yan, saluted, and spoke, "Your Majesty, I have surveyed the whole Xuan Sect; I couldn't find the source."

Ruler Shang Yan became thoughtful and then asked, "General Li, what do you think about this newborn immortal artifact? Does it have anything to do with Chu Xuan?"

General Li shook his head and replied, "I don't think so, your majesty. I met him, and he was humble as always in front of your decree. Also, I think it was just a passing immortal."

"Ha ha ha, well then, it's good news; you are free to go." Shang Yan laughed, then waved his hand and gave eviction orders.

General Li respectfully stood up, saluted, and left without turning his back.

After a while,

General Li returned to the Main Li Courtyard, looking at Prosperous Li House and other courtyards far around. The Li Clan belongs to one of the eight top clans of the Shang Dynasty. He walked inside proudly and content amidst the guard's salute.

Soon, as the as the sun dipped and night shrouded, darkness spread to the horizons.

General Li was sleeping peacefully on his bed. The silver ring on his finger dulled, and then it turned black without him noticing anything.

Then a single, non-visible nanobot separated from the ring, invaded his finger skin, reaching narrow veins, and merged with red blood cells through his blood stream.

Nanobot started eating the iron particles in the red blood cells and dividing into two, four, eight, and sixteen. More and more slowly, the red blood cells burst, and nanobots flew and fell on other red blood cells flowing in the surrounding area.

While outside his body, more single nanobots separated from the ring, grabbing the dust particles floating in the atmosphere. Those nanobots flew separately and fell on everything in the surrounding area, even on his concubines lying beside him.

Slowly, the nanobots mixed in the wind spread through the whole Main Li Courtyard, then even outside the Main Li Courtyard to other Li Clan courtyards. A silent horror spread through the whole Li Clan without anyone noticing.

In a while, the weather became gloomy, the wind became chilly, and silence spread around in the atmosphere. Even those bugs, worms, and animals stopped squeaking in the surroundings.

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