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No matter how much Kameda Erlang howled, Master Xiao could not hear it.
It was around ten o'clock the next afternoon when Xiao Yun leisurely arrived in Yokohama with Long Yan.
Yokohama is Japan's third largest city, following Tokyo and Osaka, with a population second only to Tokyo. Located in the southern part of the Kanto Region, Yokohama faces Tokyo Bay to the east, borders cities like Yokosuka to the south, and connects to Kawasaki City to the north.
Flower Valley is situated in a large valley within the Kanagawa District of Yokohama.
Upon reaching Flower Valley, Xiao Yun realized it truly lived up to its name, with unknown flowers blooming all over the hills.
Although winter had already arrived, the climate in Flower Valley was unusually mild, resembling that of spring in February and March. The warm sun shone brightly, and on the slopes and in the hollows, red, pink, white, and various colored flowers intertwined to create a sea of blossoms, filling the air with a rich floral fragrance.
Strolling through the flowers, Master Xiao took a deep breath and couldn't help but exclaim, "I never expected there would be such a beautiful Flower Valley in the Island Nation!"
"Indeed, you could lie here among the flowers and forget everything!" Long Yan remarked, casting a disdainful glance at Xiao, not missing the chance to tease him.
Xiao Yun chuckled and said, "I say, Yan'er, why are you always so sharp-tongued when talking to your brother-in-law? Am I not gentle and considerate enough for you? Or should I just push you down into the flowers and give you a good rub?"
"You..." Hearing Xiao Yun's words, Long Yan was startled. She knew he could actually do it, so she hurriedly jumped aside and warned, "Don't mess around, Xiao Yun, or I really will get angry!"
Angry? Heh, what face can you show me?
Thinking about it made Xiao Yun laugh, but seeing all the passersby on the street made him suppress his mischievous thoughts and stop teasing her.
According to driver Zhao Tiezhu, all the residents in Flower Valley were Huaxia People. Sure enough, when Xiao Yun asked passersby for directions to Star Manor, almost everyone knew where it was. They all wore matching Tang suits and spoke fluent Huaxia language.
According to the location provided by a passerby, over an hour later, Xiao Yun and Long Yan arrived near Star Manor.
The manor was built on a gentle hillside, covering an area of about thirty to forty acres, backed by green mountains and facing a small river. According to feng shui principles, it embodied the concept of "harmony between heaven and man, following the laws of nature," taking on the posture of "the golden turtle probing the water," elevated and dominating the surroundings.
A large expanse of buildings with blue bricks and dark tiles, featuring flying eaves and intricate corners, made one feel as if they had stepped into an ancient Jiangnan water town. Such a picturesque and beautiful manor initially brought a sense of tranquility. However, for some unknown reason, with each step closer to the manor, an ominous feeling seemed to envelop them like dark clouds, nearly suffocating Xiao Yun.
Why do I have this feeling?
Xiao Yun suddenly recalled an incident back home when he was on his way to Painted Immortal Village; he had felt a similar sensation then, which resulted in Vice Hall Master Lu Jiutang of the Wolf Gang falling victim to foul play.
Could Liu Ziyan and Han Xing also be in danger?
Thinking this way, Xiao Yun's heart raced wildly, realizing something was wrong. He quickened his pace and dashed toward the manor.
Noticing Xiao Yun's sudden change in expression, Long Yan was puzzled and followed closely behind him, asking, "Xiao Yun, what's wrong? Why does your face look so pale?"
"Long Yan, something might have happened at Star Manor..." Before he could finish his sentence, they both stepped through the manor's main gate.
As they entered the courtyard of the manor, they were immediately shocked by the scene before them.
The spacious courtyard was filled with bodies lying in disarray—adults, children, women, and elderly people. Some bodies were piled on top of each other, and a strong smell of blood assaulted their senses. Several pavilions had been destroyed as well.
It was evident that a fierce battle had taken place here. What was most unbearable was that those lying on the ground had dark purple faces and were bleeding from all seven orifices; yet it was clear that their deaths were not due to poisoning. With Xiao Yun's Spiritual Sense, he quickly discerned that these individuals seemed to have been suffocated by some terrifying and bizarre force that blocked their chests, leading them to die one by one from asphyxiation.
Who could have done this? What kind of strange methods were employed to cause these people to die in such a tragic manner?
Crossing over the disfigured corpses, Xiao Yun walked towards a main building ahead.
The main building was three stories high, and surprisingly, there was a pavilion built on the rooftop platform. A plaque was embedded on the pavilion, inscribed with three large characters: Star Picking Tower.
Upon reaching the hall of the Star Picking Tower, the tables and chairs inside were almost all destroyed into fragments. There were dark bloodstains on the floor, and the tiles were shattered into pieces, creating a scene of chaos everywhere.
The room was eerily silent, almost as if a pin drop could be heard.
Faced with all this, Xiao Yun's heart sank deeper and deeper.
Where were Liu Ziyan and Han Xing?
Xiao Yun felt as if his chest was about to explode.
What kind of enemies had these two sisters-in-law offended? How could there be no one alive in the entire estate? From various signs, it seemed that this incident had occurred just yesterday.
"Is anyone in here?" Xiao Yun shouted hoarsely with his blood-red eyes wide open.
Long Yan had never seen Xiao Yun's face so ferocious and terrifying, even making it hard for people to look directly at him. The muscles in his face appeared somewhat rigid, like a visage carved from a steel plate; especially his pair of eyes, which occasionally burst forth with a fierce light akin to lightning in the night.
It seemed that anyone whose gaze met his eyes would be reduced to ashes by the lightning within them.
Could it be that Liu Ziyan and Han Xing, the owners of Star Manor, had some very close relationship with him?
At this moment, Long Yan was certainly not feeling jealous; rather, she was worried that Xiao Yun might get caught up in even more dangerous matters because of this incident.
This time in Island Nation, they have already gotten into quite a bit of trouble. If a fierce force gets involved, it would be very unfavorable for both of them and could even affect the success of finding the Heavenly Mechanism Mirror.
Of course, she understands Xiao Yun's personality. Once he decides on something, not even the King of Heaven could stop him. In Huaxia, Feng Wushuang is a prime example; Xiao Yun went on a rampage to rescue her from that young master of the Flower Family, causing chaos in the capital.
Fortunately, at that time, her grandfather intervened in time to quell the situation. Could Xiao Yun, alone and vulnerable, have escaped the clutches of the Flower Family solely based on their influence?
“Xiao Yun, if no one is around, we should leave…” Long Yan suggested, preferring to avoid trouble and leave this place as soon as possible.
However, before she could finish her sentence, she was abruptly interrupted by Xiao Yun.
A sharp glint flashed in Xiao Yun's eyes as he glared with reddened eyes and shouted angrily, “Shut up! I must find out who is behind the Star Manor incident. Whoever dares to touch the women around me will face dire consequences!”
Since arriving in Island Nation, Long Yan had never seen Xiao Yun treat her so violently.
At the same time, a chill ran through Long Yan's heart. Just as she had suspected, Liu Ziyan and Sister-in-law indeed had an unusual relationship with Xiao Yun.
Whoever dared to touch his woman would face dire consequences!
In silence, the sound of thunder could be heard!
This statement reverberated in Long Yan's ears like rolling thunder.
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