Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 36 - 035 Fury Reaches the Sky

36: Chapter 035 Fury Reaches the Sky

36 -035 Fury Reaches the Sky

The morning sun rose, casting a golden brilliance everywhere.

Xiao Ye, carrying the Flame Saber on his back, strode purposefully along the main road towards Xiao Family Village.

Soon, the familiar village appeared before his eyes.

At the entrance of Xiao Family Village, thick tree trunks formed a circular fence, stained with traces of blood.

Behind the fence, two burly men wearing beast skins stood guard, scanning the surrounding sharply.

“Hm?

Someone is coming!” One of the burly men focused his gaze and upon seeing a figure in the distance, immediately became alert.

“Has the Blood Wolf Gang come again?” The other man, startled by the comment, quickly drew his weapon, tensed his body, and looked towards the end of the road.

There, a young man carrying a huge battle blade was walking towards the village entrance.

“It seems…

it’s Xiao Ye.” The two guards were momentarily stunned, rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

“Yes, that’s right, it really is Xiao Ye!”

“Xiao Ye is back!”

The two men were excited, one went to greet him while the other ran back to the village to spread the news.

“Uncle En.” Xiao Ye’s face broke into a smile as he looked at the burly man who came to greet him.

This burly man was named Xiao En, one of the few Postnatal Martial Artists in Xiao Family Village, possessing the cultivation of the Postnatal Realm Fourth Stage.

“Good lad, you’ve finally come back!” Xiao En grinned, patting Xiao Ye on the shoulder, “Not bad, your body has gotten much stronger.”

Soon, the villagers of Xiao Family Village received the news and swarmed towards the village entrance.

“Ye’er!” A woman ran frantically towards him, her eyes immediately reddened, and she tightly hugged Xiao Ye.

A mother worries when her son travels far.

Initially, when Xiao Ye faced persecution from the Blood Wolf Gang and was forced to leave Green Sun Town, she was extremely worried, nearly rushing out to find Xiao Ye several times, fortunately, she was stopped by Xiao Yang.

“Mother.” Xiao Ye’s eyes shimmered with tears as he let Luo Meilan hold him.

At the village entrance, Xiao Tianxiong, Xiao Yang, and the one-armed Xiao Dashan all appeared, looking at Xiao Ye excitedly.

The young man before them, with astonishing talent, had to leave Green Sun Town to save the lives of the villagers, and now he had finally returned.

“Father, your unfilial son has come back.” Xiao Ye’s voice choked with emotion.

“Coming back is what matters.” Xiao Yang’s eyes were brimming with tears, striding beside Xiao Ye.

Father and son gazed at each other, no more words needed to be spoken; all their emotions were conveyed through their eyes, just like the day Xiao Ye left Xiao Family Village.

At noon that day, Xiao Family Village celebrated wholeheartedly, setting up a grand feast at the Martial Arts Training Ground, the atmosphere was fiery.

Xiao Ye sat at a table with Xiao Tianxiong and others, as dish after dish was served.

“Uncle Shan, this cup of wine is for you, thank you for saving my life.” Xiao Ye raised his glass, his face solemn.

The hearty man before him had taught him the basics of Martial Arts since he was a child and led him into the world of Martial Arts, just like a Master, he was one of the most respected people in Xiao Ye’s life.

“You are our Xiao Family Village’s hope, if not saving you then who should I save?” Xiao Dashan’s sleeve was empty, but he displayed no sorrow, “Moreover, losing an arm has turned out to be a good thing.”

“A good thing?” Xiao Ye was taken aback, carefully observing him, suddenly surprised, “Uncle Shan, your cultivation…”

“Ha ha, that’s right, I’ve broken through to the Postnatal Realm Seventh Level.” Xiao Dashan laughed heartily.

Indeed, after losing his arm, he was despondent for several days, even resigning from the position of teaching the younger generation in the village.

After pulling himself together slightly, he focused on cultivation.

With this undisturbed state of mind, his cultivation progressed leaps and bounds, breaking through to the Postnatal Realm Seventh Level.

“I had too many distractions before, which is why my cultivation had been stuck in the Sixth Layer of the Postnatal Realm for eight whole years.” Xiao Dashan lamented, then filled with confidence, “Next, I plan to reach the Eighth Layer of the Postnatal Realm and defeat Brother Yang!”

Xiao Dashan’s statement immediately provoked a round of laughter.

“Haha, Dashan is now overly confident.”

Xiao Ye also showed a smile, reassured by Xiao Dashan’s current state.

“Uncle Shan, don’t worry, I will avenge the loss of your arm.” Xiao Ye silently vowed in his heart.

“Young village head, what’s the situation in the town now?

Has the Blood Wolf Gang not retaliated?” Xiao Ye turned to look at Xiao Tianxiong, and asked in a deep voice, “And the other people in the village?”

This question had been bottled up for a long time and was only now voiced.

You should know, Xiao Family Village previously had over a thousand villagers, but although there were many villagers at the Martial Arts Training Ground now, at a glance, there appeared to be nearly three hundred less than before.

That day’s fierce battle with Blood Wolf Gang, although Xiao Family Village suffered heavy losses, it shouldn’t have lost so many villagers.

Hearing Xiao Ye’s query, the atmosphere quieted down, and everyone’s faces became solemn.

“Ye’er, don’t ask anymore.

After this meal, you must leave Green Sun Town immediately, if the Blood Wolf Gang discovers you’ve returned, it would be terrible.” Xiao Tianxiong spoke sternly.

In his view, since Xiao Ye left only over a month ago, despite his outstanding talent, he would not have grown enough to contend with the Blood Wolf Gang.

Xiao Ye’s heart skipped a beat, with a bad premonition.

“Village Chief Grandpa, tell me!” Xiao Ye’s eyes flickered intensely, staring at Xiao Tianxiong.

After making eye contact with Xiao Ye for a while, Xiao Tianxiong succumbed and said helplessly with a wry smile, “Ah, you little fellow are truly stubborn.

It seems I must tell you, otherwise you won’t leave willingly.”

“Fine, then I’ll tell you.” A sorrowful look appeared in Xiao Tianxiong’s eyes.

“Since you left, the Blood Wolf has led his men to skirmish with us several times.

After both sides suffered losses, the Blood Wolf didn’t make a move anymore and returned to Bull Horn Mountain.”

“I thought the Blood Wolf had given up because you left, but he hadn’t!”

At this point, Xiao Tianxiong trembled, his body radiating an overwhelming rage.

“Though he did not strike again, he sent the Blood Wolf Guards, dividing them into several groups, to repeatedly harass us in town.

Anyone they saw leaving the village was killed.”

“Just our Xiao Family Village alone has thus lost a hundred villagers.

Adding the previous casualties, the total has exceeded three hundred.

Since then, I had no choice but to close the village to prevent villagers from going out.”

What!

Xiao Ye clenched his fists, his heart burning with fury.

You know, to resolve the food and necessities issues, villagers from the villages around Green Sun Town must go out to farm and hunt.

It’s impossible to stay within the village forever.

This way, encounters with the Blood Wolf Guards were inevitable.

How could the ordinary villagers stand a chance against the Blood Wolf Guards?

Even the three village chiefs couldn’t protect all the villagers all the time, which gave the Blood Wolf Guards an opportunity.

The Blood Wolf’s actions were intended to drain Green Sun Town dry.

After all, a direct confrontation would also mean heavy losses for the Blood Wolf Gang.

Yet, this way, they can cause the greatest casualties among the villages with minimal losses.

How despicable!

Xiao Ye took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and said solemnly, “We chose to close the village, but did the Blood Wolf Gang not make a move then?”

“Of course they did.” Xiao Dashan took over the conversation, angrily saying, “Those damned bastards, seeing that we no longer go out, they come to the village gates every now and then to hurl insults.”

“To avoid further escalating the conflict and attracting the Blood Wolf, causing more casualties, the Village Chief ordered us not to engage in battle and to shut the village gates!” Xiao Dashan’s eyes were filled with fury.

Hundreds of people were at the Martial Arts Training Ground, yet it was as silent as the grave, showing how repressed they had been during this period.

And Xiao Tianxiong also showed a face full of helplessness.

If not to prevent greater casualties, he would not have made the decision to close the village.

“Okay, enough, Ye’er, after this meal, you hurry and leave Green Sun Town.

If the Blood Wolf finds out you’ve returned, they will surely strike again,” Xiao Tianxiong said.

“The cowards of Xiao Family Village, your grandpa is here, open the village gate to welcome me!” Just then, a rampant laughter came from the direction of the village gate.

That voice, amplified by True Qi, rolled like thunder, traveling throughout the entire village and startling everyone.

The Blood Wolf Gang has come again!

The Martial Arts Ground erupted into chaos, people grabbing the weapons at hand, gazing intently towards the direction of the village gate.

“Everyone sit down, don’t move!” Xiao Tianxiong quickly bellowed, “Act as if you haven’t heard anything; it’s not the first time they’ve come to challenge us.”

“Haha, it seems these cowards dare not come out again!”

“What crappy Xiao Family Village, I say we rename it Coward Village, where everyone is a coward!”

That arrogant voice echoed in the sky, causing all the villagers’ bodies to tremble with anger.

To be insulted at their doorstep yet unable to respond in combat, how frustrating was that?

“Ah!

I can’t take it anymore!” A young man stood up, his eyes filled with madness, “Village Chief, we could definitely kill those Blood Wolf Guards!”

Xiao Tianxiong scolded upon hearing this, “Yes, I alone could kill them!

But killing them would only attract the Blood Wolf!

And it will take a while for the forces from Shi Wu and two other villages to arrive.

Who will be responsible for our village’s casualties then?”

The young man shrank his neck, reluctantly sitting back down.

Swoosh!

Just then, a figure darted towards the village gate.

“Ye’er!” Xiao Yang exclaimed in shock.

“What?

Ye’er has rushed out?” Xiao Tianxiong and others were greatly startled, “Stop him quickly!”

But they were soon shocked again; they saw Xiao Ye’s figure flash like lightning, instantly disappearing from the Martial Arts Ground.

“How can Ye’er be so fast!”

With Xiao Ye’s current cultivation level, once he exerted his full strength, even Xiao Tianxiong might not be able to catch up.

“Hmph, the Blood Wolf must have guessed that the Village Chief would close the village and not deal with the Blood Wolf Guards,” Xiao Ye moved swiftly, his eyes flickering with cold light, filled with raging anger.

Xiao Tianxiong, as the Village Chief, had to consider the bigger picture.

Even with the capability to annihilate the Blood Wolf Guards, he would not act rashly, lest it worsen the conflict.

The Blood Wolf anticipated this, hence their people unscrupulously insulted.

“Kill these people, so what if it angers the Blood Wolf?” Xiao Ye spoke softly, “I’ve returned this time to destroy the Blood Wolf Gang and make them pay their blood debts!”

Swoosh!

Xiao Ye’s figure flashed, leaping onto the wall at the village gate.