Chen Nan's mother was taking a walk in the back garden, which was quite far from the front yard. Although she felt something was amiss, she didn't think much of it. After all, Chen Zhan was a peerless martial artist; who would dare to cause trouble here?
Yu Xin and Chen Nan were chatting in the living room when she immediately sensed that unusually powerful and terrifying aura. She quickly stood up and stood in front of Chen Nan to protect him.
Because his martial arts skills were partially crippled, Chen Nan did not sense that powerful and terrifying fluctuation.
"Yu Xin, what are you doing?" Chen Nan was surprised to see Yu Xin suddenly turn her back to him and stand in front of him.
Yu Xin suppressed her unease and said, "Oh, it's nothing." As she spoke, she sat down next to Chen Nan.
Seeing Yu Xin's distracted expression, Chen Nan grew increasingly puzzled and asked, "Yu Xin, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh, I was wondering why Uncle Chen suddenly left just now, and why hasn't he come back yet?" Although Yu Xin's temperament is no longer as simple as it was two years ago, she still doesn't keep many things to herself. At this moment, an ominous feeling welled up in her heart, and it was all written on her face.
"Yes, Father has been acting strangely these past few days, often leaving unexpectedly. Don't worry, it's nothing. He must have thought of some martial arts issues and is eager to verify them."
Just then, Yu Xin's ominous feeling grew stronger and stronger. She sensed an unusually terrifying aura permeating the air, and a great danger seemed to be slowly approaching.
She finally understood. She sensed that terrifying fluctuation; it was the same aura that Demon King Dongfang Xiaotian had released at the foot of Mount Yue that day. Dongfang Xiaotian had arrived! The peerless demon king had come seeking revenge!
Yu Xin's face was a little pale. Now that Chen Zhan was not here, who could defeat this demon king?
"Yuxin, you don't look well. I'll get you a glass of water."
"No...no! Chen Nan, don't leave me, sit beside me."
"Yuxin, what's wrong with you?"
"I...I'm a little cold too, would you like to sit next to me?"
Chen Nan could not sense the powerful aura emanating from Dongfang Xiaotian, and upon hearing this, he remained seated beside her without getting up.
"Chen Nan, if someone tries to kill me, will you... save me?"
"Silly girl, why are you talking nonsense? If anyone wants to hurt you, they'll have to step over my dead body first."
Yu Xin smiled happily, her face full of bliss, and said, "I knew you were the best to me in this world. If you were in danger, I would risk my own life to keep you alive..."
Looking at Yu Xin's innocent smile, Chen Nan felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He quickly interrupted her, saying, "Don't say such unlucky things. I just want you to be happy every day."
"Be happy every day..." Yu Xin said absentmindedly, "I've been very happy these past two years. Being with you every day makes me truly joyful. If... if one day... I suddenly leave you, will you... miss me?"
"Yes, I will miss you terribly. That's why I will never let you leave me; I want you to be with me forever."
"If I leave you for a very long time, many years later, will you... still think of me?"
"Fool, I will never forget you, even in the next life. I promised I would never let you leave me."
Hearing this, Yu Xin's eyes welled up with tears. She said, "Decades later, when you are old, if you can remember that you once knew a girl named Yu Xin when you were young, I... will be very happy."
Chen Nan noticed Yu Xin's unusual behavior, gently stroked her jade-like cheek, and said softly, "Don't overthink it. Hearing what you said suddenly makes me very anxious. We will always be together, and I will remember you in my heart for all eternity."
"No, I just want you to have a small place for me in your heart, and not to forget me. If one day I leave you, don't always think about me; I just want you to live a good life..."
"Don't talk nonsense..."
Yu Xin covered his lips with her finger, a hint of sadness in her voice, and said, "When you grow old, will you still remember a girl named Yu Xin..."
Just then, the door shattered with a loud crash, and Dongfang Xiaotian, disheveled and with bloodshot eyes, stepped into the living room.
The sudden appearance of the peerless demon king startled Chen Nan, who immediately stood in front of Yu Xin. But Yu Xin abruptly sealed his pressure points and swiftly threw him out of the window.
She sighed inwardly, "Uncle Chen, you must come back quickly, otherwise Chen Nan will still be doomed!"
Yu Xin forcibly released the seal on her body, and a powerful and sacred aura filled the entire room. At this moment, she was as holy as a fairy.
Chen Nan, unable to move, stood outside the window and cried out anxiously, "Yu Xin, no!"
Yu Xin's master was a man of extraordinary learning and mastery, but in the end, he fell short of achieving immortality. Time is merciless, and this nameless martial arts master ultimately failed to attain immortality, transferring all his power into Yu Xin's body before his death.
Because the internal energy he had cultivated throughout his life was too astonishing, Yu Xin could not fully withstand it. In the end, he sealed his power into her body little by little, and told Yu Xin that she must not forcibly break the seal. As her cultivation improved, the seal would slowly and automatically break, and she would gradually absorb the powerful energy sealed within her body.
However, at that very moment, Yu Xin forcibly broke the seal.
Chen Nan knew everything about her, and in that instant, his heart pounded with fear. He finally understood why Yu Xin had looked so strange earlier; she had already known that the Demon King, Dongfang Xiaotian, had arrived, and she had been saying goodbye just now…
"No! Yu Xin, stop! Dongfang Xiaotian, I am Chen Zhan's son, come at me if you have a problem..."
Dongfang Xiaotian was delirious, sometimes lucid, sometimes confused; at this moment, only the thought of frenzied killing occupied his mind. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the white-clad girl before him, who resembled a fairy, like a wild beast. Finally, he struck out with his palm towards Yu Xin…
The seal within Yu Xin's body was completely broken, and a powerful force surged violently within her, making her feel as if her body was about to shatter. The intense pain nearly caused her to faint.
Seeing the Demon King's unparalleled fist wind coming towards her, she hurriedly dodged to the side, and then used the enormous power surging wildly within her to resist the part of the palm wind that she couldn't dodge in time.
With a loud "boom," the entire wall melted away rapidly, like snowflakes under the scorching sun, eventually turning into a pile of fine sand.
Yu Xin's body flew sideways, blood gushing from her mouth. Her face was deathly pale; she withered and fell like a flower...
"Yu Xin..." Seeing Yu Xin being knocked away from the other side of the wall, Chen Nan felt a sharp pain in his heart, wishing he could teleport to her place and take that blow in her place.
"Dongfang Xiaotian, you cowardly and shameless bastard! You can't even beat my father, yet you come here to ambush us! You coward, come and kill me!"
Dongfang Xiaotian strode out, his eyes flashing with a fierce light as he glared menacingly at Chen Nan.
However, at that moment, Yu Xin stood up unsteadily, her face completely pale, her white clothes stained with blood. She looked like a fallen angel, both holy and tragically beautiful.
She weakly raised her right hand, and a gust of wind shot out from her fingertips, sealing Chen Nan's speech acupoint.
Dongfang Xiaotian's palm strike was incredibly powerful. Although Yu Xin only received a small portion of the force, she was still seriously injured. Although she possessed the vast power left by her master, it was still difficult for her to contend with a demon king who had just reached the Immortal Martial Realm.
Yu Xin said weakly, "Dongfang Xiaotian, if you still consider yourself a peerless master, please accept my challenge."
The Demon King once again turned his attention to Yu Xin.
"Let's not fight here. I have a powerful martial art that I can't use here. Let's go to the training ground in the back for a big battle."
Ultimately, Dongfang Xiaotian had already lost his mind after being struck on the head by Chen Zhan. He was sometimes lucid and sometimes confused. At this moment, he was in a state of mental confusion. Upon hearing this, he subconsciously followed Yu Xin to the backyard.
Chen Nan's head buzzed, and he almost fainted. Yu Xin was going to use her life to buy time for Chen Zhan's return. This tragic and cruel scene was driving him crazy.
Watching that frail figure disappear into the courtyard, Chen Nan closed his eyes in anguish, tears streaming down his face...
Chen Zhan transformed into a golden dragon and flew for more than ten miles before finally catching up with the figure emitting purple light ahead.
"It's you... Daoist Zixu!"
"Indeed, it is I, Prince Chen. May I ask why you are pursuing me so relentlessly?"
Chen Zhan was furious; it was clear he had fallen for the trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain.
This Daoist Zixu was a highly accomplished cultivator, one of the most skilled masters of his time. However, due to his impure character and his obsession with fame and fortune, which contradicted the Daoist principle of "non-action," his cultivation remained stagnant. Five years ago, when he came to the Chen residence to challenge them, he was injured by Chen Zhan's palm strike and fled in disarray.
Thinking about all the causes and effects, Chen Zhan suddenly understood that it must be that Daoist Zixu had sought out the mentally unstable Dongfang Xiaotian to seek revenge.
"Go to hell!" Chen Zhan was completely enraged. He pushed forward with both palms without any mercy, and a dazzling golden light swept towards Zixu Daoist with overwhelming force.
The golden light collided with the flying sword that Daoist Zixu had hastily released. The crystal-clear flying sword shattered in an instant, and Daoist Zixu was severely injured and fell from the sky.
As far as Daoist Zixu knew, Chen Zhan had an unwritten rule: he would not kill anyone who was not utterly wicked and had personally murdered someone. Chen Zhan would not easily kill his enemies.
But at this moment, Master Zixu felt a sense of panic, as he clearly sensed Chen Zhan's killing intent.
Dragons have scales that cannot be touched; they will surely enrage you!
Today, Daoist Zixu has offended Chen Zhan's wrath; he must die. No rules or regulations can bind Chen Zhan. Chen Zhan concentrated all his power into his right arm, and a 30-zhang-long sword of light extended from his right arm, slashing down from the sky.
The dazzling sword light instantly cleaved Zixu Daoist into dust, and a cloud of blood mist erupted in the air.
Chen Zhan was truly enraged today. To save time, he had pushed his power to the limit when he killed Zi Xu Dao Ren, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to kill him so easily.
Without even glancing down, he turned and flew home like lightning.
The moment Yu Xin and Dongfang Xiaotian entered the Chen family's martial arts arena, Chen Nan's mother finally sensed the Demon King's terrifying aura. She quickly rushed back to her room from the back garden, grabbed the Houyi Divine Bow, and ran towards the martial arts arena from which the terrifying energy was emanating.
The servants, who were already fast asleep, rushed out after hearing the unusual noise. When they found Chen Nan lying on the ground, they were shocked and quickly released his pressure points and helped him up.
Chen Nan rushed towards the training ground like a madman. As he rushed in, he saw Yu Xin's delicate body fall down like a butterfly in the autumn wind.
The peerless demon king's signature move, the Ten Heaven-Splitting Strikes, unleashed ten waves of energy, each higher than the last, sweeping towards Yu Xin. The first wave caused her to cough up blood incessantly; the second wave completely shattered the immense power sealed within Yu Xin's body; and the third wave, like a tidal wave, shattered Yu Xin's internal organs and severed all her meridians.
Ultimately, although Yu Xin's master possessed astonishing cultivation, the power he passed on to Yu Xin was still insufficient to withstand the peerless demon king who had just reached the Immortal Martial Realm.
The fourth wave of energy is approaching. If Yu Xin is hit again, she will be reduced to ashes. Moreover, this is only the fourth strike of the Ten Heaven-Splitting Strikes. Each of the ten waves of energy is stronger than the last, and there are still six more to come!
Just then, Chen Nan's mother and father arrived. Chen Zhan's hair stood on end in anger, and he unleashed his Dragon-Capturing Hand, a series of golden palm strikes that completely blocked the remaining seven waves of energy.
At the same time, Chen Nan's mother nocked a feathered arrow onto the divine bow. She slowly drew back the bowstring, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth surged towards Hou Yi's bow like a tidal wave. Ordinary iron transformed into metallic essence, and specks of golden light gathered on the feathered arrow, instantly transforming it into a divine arrow of light.
A golden light pierced the sky, and for a moment, wind and thunder roared, and the world lost its color.
Dongfang Xiaotian stared with bloodshot eyes at the golden arrow that emitted thunderous sounds. The golden arrow, which contained vast amounts of primordial energy, did not frighten him. On the contrary, excitement shone in his eyes, and he reached out his right hand to grab the arrow.
He actually caught the arrow that was powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks. The arrow exploded in his hand, turning into specks of golden light and disappearing into the air.
Legend has it that Hou Yi's bow once shot down a god from the heavens, but this arrow failed, mainly because Chen Nan's mother's skill was not deep enough to fully draw Hou Yi's bow. This also demonstrates just how terrifying Dongfang Xiaotian, who had just reached the Immortal Martial Realm! At this moment, his face was ferocious, his purple hair danced wildly, and demonic flames surged, truly resembling a peerless demon king!
Chen Nan looked at Yu Xin, who was falling like a flower, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Her pristine white dress was stained with blood, a chilling crimson that was shocking to behold, yet her pale, exquisitely beautiful face bore a relieved smile.
Chen Nan's eyes were bleeding as he caught the frail body falling from the sky, tears of blood streaming down his face. At that moment, Yu Xin's thin body seemed as heavy as Mount Tai, pressing him down to his knees.
"Yu Xin... I should have been the one to take that blow!"
Yu Xin struggled to open her mouth and coughed up a mouthful of blood. Chen Nan hurriedly channeled his inner energy into her body, but found that her meridians had already been severed, and the inner energy was running rampant within her body like a wild horse.
"Yu Xin..." Chen Nan had bitten his lips raw; his heart was bleeding.
"Chen Nan... don't be sad. Do you remember what we said in the room just now?"
"You said... if anyone wanted to kill me, unless... they stepped over your dead body, I was so... moved when I heard that. From childhood to adulthood... I only had my master as family... no parents... no playmates... no friends, so lonely! Since meeting you... I've been so happy, Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen treat me like... their own daughter, I'm so blessed, because I finally have a... home. You... are my dearest... dearest person, I've already lost my master, I... can't lose... you too. I'd rather... die myself, so that you can... live well, cough..." Yu Xin started coughing up large amounts of blood again.
"Yu Xin... don't say anymore, you won't die..." Those intermittent words tore at Chen Nan's heart, and tears of blood blurred his vision.
"Chen Nan, are you... injured? Why is your eye bleeding?"
"Why...why do you always think of me, even now...worrying about me...Yu Xin, I don't want you to die!" Chen Nan hugged Yu Xin tightly to his chest and cried loudly.
He hadn't shed a tear in over a decade, but this scene made him burst into tears.
"Chen Nan...don't cry. A man doesn't easily shed tears."
"Yuxin... I just want you to live well, I don't want you to die in my place..." Chen Nan cried loudly.
"These past two years... I've been truly happy. You brought me out of the mountains and introduced me to... a whole new world. Am I... silly? I often... make fools of myself, and I don't understand anything... It's you who patiently explains things to me. Every day with you... I feel so happy. Actually, I really don't want to leave you... I just want to be with you every day... watching the sunrise, watching the sunset, living a simple and peaceful life..."
"Yu Xin, stop talking..." Chen Nan felt an unbearable pain in his chest, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
But at this moment, Yu Xin's vision gradually became unfocused. She could no longer see the scene in front of her, and could only feel a warm liquid splashing onto her body.
"Chen Nan... what's wrong?"
"Oh," Yu Xin's consciousness gradually blurred, and she murmured, "When you... grow old, you will still be able to remember... a girl named Yu Xin..." Her voice stopped abruptly.
"Yu Xin... I don't want you to die... I want you to live happily forever..." Chen Nan shouted like a madman.
However, Yu Xin had already closed her eyes, and her body was getting colder and colder.