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The words struck Ye Tian's heart like a heavy hammer, causing him to shudder instinctively.
Common folk often enjoy spreading rumors and catching whispers, but even whispers require some basis to be caught; in other words, there’s no smoke without fire. Although the vendor's words seemed absurd, there was at least some foundation for them.
Seeing Ye Tian's grim expression, the vendor suddenly remembered that Ye Tian was also part of the Cold Family's influence and felt a pang of fear, thinking that his words might have angered Ye Tian.
"How did you know?" After a moment, Ye Tian steadied himself and asked in a low voice.
"I heard it from someone..." The vendor was very nervous, glancing at Ye Tian from time to time.
"Who did you hear it from?" Ye Tian pressed further.
"I have a cousin who works for the Wang family..." At this point, the vendor quickly covered his mouth, worried that Ye Tian would go after that person.
"I won't harm your cousin; just tell me everything in detail," Ye Tian reassured him, understanding the vendor's concerns.
After hesitating for a moment, the vendor sighed and said, "My cousin is a guard for the Wang family; he told me."
"Go on," Ye Tian urged.
"We were drinking together yesterday, and I saw him limping..."
"Get to the point," Ye Tian interrupted again.
At this moment, Ye Tian's expression was quite grim because he could already deduce from the vendor's brief words that this person was not merely spreading rumors but actually had knowledge of the situation.
The vendor reflected for a moment before slowly recounting the details while occasionally observing Ye Tian's reaction, fearful that he might provoke his wrath.
Once the vendor finished speaking, Ye Tian gained a general understanding of the matter.
According to the vendor, his cousin was a guard for the Wang family. Two days ago, Young Master Wang Weiyang suddenly ordered everyone to gather and declared an intention to launch a strong attack on the Cold Family. Although many were frightened and reluctant, they had no choice but to obey. That night, they set their plan into motion. To avoid alerting the Cold Family, they wrapped their shoes in cloth due to their large numbers. When they arrived at the Cold Family, they were unprepared. After an entire night of fighting, half of the Wang family's forces were lost, and the Cold Family was completely slaughtered.
"It’s impossible, Wang Weiyang is not Uncle Leng's opponent..." Ye Tian's expression turned terrifying. Although he said this, he felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
"I’m not lying..."
Ye Tian waved his hand to interrupt the panicking vendor who was about to explain, and instead reached into his pocket, intending to offer some silver as thanks, but then remembered he had no money with him.
"Thank you!" Ye Tian cupped his hands toward the vendor and then stepped away. He had no money now, but he could make it up later; such matters didn’t require verbal promises, as that would give a sense of insincerity.
The vendor was now so frightened that he felt weak. Seeing Ye Tian leave, he let out a sigh of relief and kept bowing in farewell, as if he had just escaped death.
Ye Tian paid him no mind and hurried back to the Cold Family.
On the way, Ye Tian recalled what Cold Boyuan had said that day. He mentioned that Wang Weiyang might have ambushed them in the mountains, but the reality was quite different.
It seemed that Wang Weiyang might have been influenced by Jingfeng Lei Kuan Ti's scheme or perhaps he was quite cunning himself. In any case, he had seen through Cold Boyuan's intentions and set up a ruse to create an illusion of danger in the Heavenly Shadow Mountain Range, then took the opportunity to attack the Cold Family. However, exterminating the entire family was too exaggerated since the Cold Family had over a thousand members, and Cold Boyuan was a Sixth-Stage Martial Artist. Under such strength, even if Wang Weiyang possessed Blood Sect Martial Arts, they would be evenly matched at best. Being evenly matched meant that the battle would be very stalemated. According to the vendor’s earlier account, the Wang family had only lost half their forces. Since the Wang family originally had fewer members than the Cold Family, it was even less likely for them to wipe out the entire Cold Family.
This was a logical deduction, but there remained a significant doubt that could not be explained.
That was regarding the vendor's cousin; from his words, it seemed that his cousin was not particularly capable and was merely an ordinary guard. Given that Cold Boyuan and Wang Weiyang were evenly matched and considering the smaller numbers of the Wang family, the most likely outcome should have been the complete annihilation of the Wang family. Yet since that vendor's cousin could share information with him, it indicated that he had returned safely and was quite proud of this battle as a topic of conversation.
For someone to have something to boast about must mean it was their greatest achievement. This suggested that the battle between the Wang family and Cold Family went very smoothly; in other words, the Wang family crushed the Cold Family. However, this did not make sense unless...
"Could it be that the Wang family has help? Was that man in black from some time ago not Wang Weiyang?!" Upon thinking this, Ye Tian felt a chill run down his spine. If his analysis was correct, then it would indeed be reasonable for the Cold Family to be slaughtered.
The Cold Family Garden was not far from the market. After about half an hour, Ye Tian finally returned to the Cold Family.
As he got closer to the Cold Family Garden, Ye Tian sensed something unusual. With a gentle breeze blowing, a faint smell of blood wafted through the air.
"Xiaoshuang, Uncle Leng, please don’t let anything happen to you!" Ye Tian felt a shiver run through him as a cold aura spread throughout his body, leaving his limbs icy and his face pale.
Getting even closer, Ye Tian arrived at the entrance of the Cold Family Garden. At this moment, two heavy Bronze Doors were tightly shut, and the guards who usually stood watch were nowhere to be seen.
Seeing this scene intensified Ye Tian's sense of foreboding. The rules of the Cold Family were extremely strict; if nothing unexpected had occurred, then guards would never leave their posts without reason.
Ye Tian stood in front of the door for a moment, then instinctively reached out to push the Bronze Door. However, as soon as his palm touched the door, he suddenly felt a surge of fear.
"Please, let there be nothing... please, let there be nothing..." Ye Tian whispered anxiously to himself. He was not afraid of seeing corpses everywhere; what terrified him was that those bodies might belong to people who had once smiled in front of him.
Creak...
The door finally opened, and a heavy stench of blood rushed out, mixed with a hint of decay. A swarm of flies, startled by the sound of the door opening, buzzed and scattered.
Ye Tian's heart sank as he slowly looked down. What met his gaze was the blood-soaked bluestone floor, where more than ten corpses lay quietly. The blood had dried up, and under the scorching sun, the bodies showed signs of slight decay.
The corpses had met a tragic end; severed limbs lay scattered beside them, and their eye sockets were hollow and dark, indicating that their eyeballs had been completely gouged out...
"Wang Weiyang... Wang Weiyang..." Ye Tian trembled all over, his face involuntarily twisting at the horrific sight before him. Killing due to differing factions was not unforgivable, but was it really necessary to go this far? Even those on the brink of death had to be tortured by having their eyes gouged out? Even in death, they could not be left intact?
After a brief moment of anger and agitation, Ye Tian calmed down slightly because what he was about to face could very well cause him to lose control completely and break his heart.
His footsteps were no longer hurried; he even hoped he would never have to complete this journey.
This path led to the Cold Boyuan and Cold Frost residences, and after traversing this road, his life would undergo another drastic change.
His footsteps were slow, yet they still made a crisp sound on the bluestone floor. The sound was not loud, but in the vast silence of the Garden, it echoed clearly, sending chills down his spine and creating an illusion of being in hell.
Corpses were everywhere, each one met with a tragic fate. As he approached the Training Ground, a swarm of flies buzzed loudly because here the bodies were piled high like a small mountain.
At this moment, Ye Tian had already calmed down; what he had seen along the way had left him numb. This numbness did not stem from being accustomed to corpses but from facing a truth he least wanted to believe yet had to accept.
The Cold Family had been slaughtered...
In the past, the Training Ground was where the Cold Family trained soldiers and taught martial arts. Every Demonstration Day, all the elite members gathered here in droves. Under Cold Bo Stone's leadership and that of other key figures, the younger generation thrived in a scene of prosperity.
Now, the Training Ground was still filled with people; however, everyone had lost their vitality and had turned into corpses.
Desolation, tragedy, lifelessness...
Ye Tian took a deep breath to stop the tears that were about to fall, but the air was filled with the stench of blood and decay.
"Ah!!!"
Ye Tian could no longer control the repression and sorrow in his heart. He threw his head back and howled to the sky, his voice hoarse and desperate!
The flies, startled by the sound, scattered in droves, resembling dark clouds. This indicated the sheer number of corpses and further proved the downfall of the Cold Family.
The mournful howl finally ceased after half a tea's time. Ye Tian shook his head vigorously and then strode towards the residence of Cold Boyuan and Cold Frost.
Some things must be faced.
His footsteps quickened. After passing the Training Ground, the scattered bodies gradually thinned out, replaced by collapsed houses and broken archways, indicating that the battle between top experts had begun here. In other words, Cold Boyuan did not take Cold Frost away but chose to stand with the Cold Family until death.
Ye Tian was not surprised by this. As the head of the family, although Cold Boyuan had once claimed that he would sacrifice the Cold Family to compensate Ye Tian and Cold Frost, when it came down to it, how could he bear to watch centuries of family legacy be destroyed by his own hands? He could not allow thousands of brothers to be slaughtered for the sake of his own flesh and blood.
Even if his decision was meaningless, this was the bloodiness of a man!
With his neck slightly raised, at this moment, Ye Tian no longer sought anything for himself. What he needed to do was to carefully observe and remember every face, imprinting their past smiles and voices in his heart. Then, using the strength they had given him, he would repay blood with blood!
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