Under the lamplight.
The senior disciple took a gulp of wine and said, "The man is dead!"
Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Senior Disciple, for this. I owe you a favor."
The senior disciple did not reply, continuing to drink. Seeing this, Lin Yu felt guilty. It was his own problem, yet he had made the senior disciple bear the burden. Guilt gnawed at him.
"Senior Disciple, I know..."
Before he could finish, the senior disciple suddenly placed his wine gourd on the table.
With a loud bang, the table shattered into two halves.
Lin Fan cried out, "My beloved table! You have met a tragic end."
Lin Yu ignored him and asked, "Senior Disciple, what exactly happened?"
At this moment, the senior disciple's face was terrifyingly grim, like the stormy rain under a thundercloud, giving him a bad premonition.
Lin Fan, seeing the heavy atmosphere between the two, also quietly closed his mouth.
In Lin Yu's mind, his senior disciple was sometimes like an immortal descended to earth, and sometimes like a playful child of the mortal world. This was the first time he had seen the senior disciple so angry. He did not know the reason and felt the senior disciple's terrifying power, making him somewhat uneasy.
The senior disciple did not reply, and the atmosphere grew more oppressive. After a long while, the senior disciple let out a sigh and gritted his teeth, saying, "The Li family, deserves to die!"
These few words seemed to encompass all the sins of the Li family.
Lin Yu thought to himself, something must have happened. He had only asked the senior disciple to kill the Li family head to eliminate future trouble.
But it seemed the senior disciple had killed many people. If he had killed the entire Li family, regardless of age, Lin Yu would not have been able to bear it. However, the current situation seemed different.
"Senior Disciple, please calm down and then tell me slowly, what happened to the Li family?" Lin Yu asked in a gentle tone.
The senior disciple's face was still somber, with flames of anger rising in his eyes. His voice was calm, but his heart was not. He said, "The Li family, colluded with the Underworld!"
These few words carried an immense amount of information.
On Blue Star, humanity occupied only a corner, building three hundred cities and controlling less than one ten-thousandth of Blue Star's territory.
Not to mention the forces established by invading alien races on Blue Star, even the indigenous evolved fierce beasts made it difficult for humans to cope. Every year, countless humans died at the hands of aliens or fierce beasts.
For three hundred years, there had been countless battles, big and small. Humanity harbored deep hatred towards the alien races, especially towards the Underworld, the world ruled by death creatures.
Because the undead creatures of this world desired to transform Blue Star into the Underworld, the opposition between life and death was the most primitive hatred. Over the years, numerous wars had erupted, all stemming from this world.
Now, the Li family colluded with humanity's sworn enemy. How could the senior disciple not be furious?
He and the Sword God guarded Guixu, blocking alien creatures from entering Blue Star, yet someone had colluded with an alien world. This made him furious.
This Li family was a traitor!
Lin Fan was inwardly shocked, like a raging storm, but what followed was boundless fury: "Such a family must be wiped out! Senior Disciple should have annihilated the Li family!"
Lin Yu agreed, but reason told him he could not do that. He persuaded, "Senior Disciple, for caution's sake, the matter of exterminating the family should be left to the law enforcement department. This is a serious matter, and the Li family will surely be finished."
"It's too late, the Li family has already been destroyed by me!" the senior disciple said with unusual calmness.
Ah?
Lin Yu and Lin Fan were stunned.
Given the senior disciple's status and strength, killing one person was not a big deal, but a massacre of an entire family had too great an impact, easily providing an excuse for people to trouble the senior disciple.
Lin Yu worried, "Senior Disciple, this action was a bit impulsive."
Lin Fan also nodded in agreement and said, "Although I agree with killing them directly, this is too reckless. Senior Disciple, you..."
The senior disciple only continued to drink, his eyes flickering, indicating his inner turmoil.
As a guardian of Guixu, he had a deep sense of racial belonging. Killing fellow humans made him uncomfortable, and he even doubted if humanity was worth protecting.
"So be it. If anything happens, I will bear it all. If I am to be punished, I accept it!" he said, still calm, as if unconcerned.
The senior disciple was magnanimous, as if he had put life and death aside. At this moment, the senior disciple exuded a radiant aura, commanding respect.
"Senior Disciple, I won't let them take you away!" Lin Fan said, his face flushed, stubbornly.
Lin Yu suggested, "Senior Disciple, if all else fails, you should return to Guixu first. With the Dean here, no one will dare to touch you."
Lin Yu knew that the massacre of a family had enormous repercussions, and it could even affect all of humanity. If it were spread by those with malicious intent, and if there were unfavorable remarks against the senior disciple, it would be a devastating blow to his reputation.
Even if the Li family was found to be at fault, people would still nitpick, saying that exterminating a family was not the business of a chivalrous person but should be handled by the law enforcement department.
Humanity at this time was united, but only more so than three hundred years ago.
Humanity, regardless of the era, always had petty individuals who, disregarding facts, attacked their enemies, making decisions based on their biases and dividing good from evil by faction.
The senior disciple might become such a casualty.
These enemies could be the senior disciple's own foes or the Dean's enemies.
Humanity had never been at peace; unity was only relative.
As Lin Yu understood these things, his eyes misted over. If he had not asked the senior disciple to act, all this would not have happened.
"Don't blame yourself. I will be fine!"
"Senior Disciple, don't say any more. Quickly contact Senior Sword God. He will surely protect you."
"It's useless. The law enforcement team is here."
Before he finished speaking, the door was kicked open.
The first to enter was a middle-aged man with a fair, beardless face and stern eyes, giving a sense of righteousness.
He said, "Zhou Yang, in light of your crimes, we must temporarily detain you. Please do not resist!"
The law enforcement team held immense power, independent of the government departments of the city. They could intervene in any criminal matter and could detain first before investigating. It was a department with enormous authority.
This time, they had discovered the perpetrator of the Li family massacre was Zhou Yang, the favored disciple of the Sword God. They were in a dilemma.
Should they arrest him or not?
In the end, they had to report to their superiors.
The superiors could not decide and continued to report upwards. Finally, an order was given: arrest him first!
Thus, this scene unfolded.
Seeing the law enforcement team, Lin Yu said, "The Li family colluded with the Underworld. My senior disciple was acting for the good of the people. You cannot arrest Senior Disciple."
"Whether they colluded with the Underworld needs to be thoroughly investigated. Currently, we only see Zhou Yang's massacre, and the evidence is conclusive and irrefutable."
"Junior Brother, you don't need to worry about me. I won't die. Let them investigate. It will be over soon. However, there is one regret: I won't be able to accompany you for the next month and a half of high school. You must cultivate well. I will wait for you at Supreme Academy!"
The senior disciple spoke with great nonchalance, seemingly unconcerned about his own safety. He stepped forward voluntarily, put on handcuffs, and then left with a laugh.
Watching them depart, Lin Yu's eyes became wet.
"Senior Disciple!" Lin Yu's heart ached.