Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 669 - 657: The Entire Youu Family is Dead!

Chapter 669: Chapter 657: The Entire Youu Family is Dead!

Shi Feng walked past two dilapidated streets, and when he saw the tall gate of the mansion ahead, his body suddenly shook!

The gate was in ruins, that vivid red door from his memory had lost all its paint, covered in vast spider webs. The plaque that once hung high above the door now lay on the ground, split in two, covered in dust and ash.

This mansion clearly had been abandoned for many years.

Beimeng City still stood, but here, things were no longer the same!

"Youu Chen," Shi Feng softly murmured the name of an old friend, as memories surfaced in his mind.

Back then, he was not the all-powerful Emperor Nine Nether, just a Little Martial Practitioner on his travels.

"I am Youu Chen. May I ask how to address my brother?" At their first meeting, a young scholar in white stood amidst the Beimeng Grassland, his long hair and clothes fluttering in the Qingfeng, radiating an air of elegance and grace.

"Netherworld Brothers! Since we are brothers, let us advance and retreat together in this battle!" Faced with what could be said an invincible foe at the time, the scholar-like young man drew the sword from his waist!

"With my flesh, I offer to the Divine Sword! With my soul, I offer to the Sword Soul! Youu Family Forbidden Skill, Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sword!" To assist in slaying a formidable enemy from the past, he did not hesitate to use the Youu Family Forbidden Skill—Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sword—sacrificing his flesh and soul to launch a devastating blow!

As the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sword was activated, the powerful enemy was wounded, but he too was left on the verge of death!

"Youu Chen!" Gazing at the changed Youu Mansion and the street in front of the Gate of the Youu Mansion, the once bustling and crowded place was now desolate, covered in yellow withered leaves that swirled with the wind, without a soul in sight.

Shi Feng moved swiftly, dashing diagonally upwards, then gracefully descending, and in an instant, his figure had entered the Youu Mansion.

What met his eyes was complete devastation, a mess of cobwebs, weeds, dead trees, and dust!

Looking around, Shi Feng’s brows furrowed tightly, as a bad feeling welled up inside him.

Then, he moved again, flying out of the Youu Mansion, returning to the street from before—before he retraced his steps and left the street, heading back the way he came.

When Shi Feng saw the crowd ahead on the street, he stopped a young man and asked, "May I inquire, do you know what happened to the Youu Family?"

"Youu Family!" The young man’s expression was initially indifferent, but upon hearing those words, his face suddenly showed shock, and without another word to Shi Feng, he waved his hand and quickly hastened his steps, disappearing into the crowd.

This person’s reaction to hearing about the Youu Family was as if he had seen a ghost, indicating to Shi Feng that there must certainly be something strange afoot!

Afterward, Shi Feng asked several more people, but they all reacted like the young man he had first questioned—upon hearing ’Youu Family,’ they fled as if they had seen a ghost.

Watching the last person run away, Shi Feng’s brows furrowed even deeper as he muttered, "Youu Family, what exactly happened? My brother Youu Chen, what has become of you now?"

"Young man, are you asking about the Youu Family?" Just then, an elder’s voice sounded from behind Shi Feng.

Hearing this voice and these words, Shi Feng quickly turned around to see an emaciated old man appearing at the entrance of an alley, skinny to the point of skin and bones, with a face full of wrinkles.

Looking at this old man, a wave of familiarity came over Shi Feng’s mind. Then, he matched this figure with that of a middle-aged man he had once known, exclaiming, "Uncle Qing!"

Shi Feng recognized that this old man was once a steward of the Youu Family, whom Youu Chen had called Uncle Qing. Back then, during his time at the Youu Family, he had seen him, in the prime of his life.

Seeing the old man, Shi Feng hurried over to the alley’s entrance and stopped in front of him.

"Um?" The old man was startled by the visitor suddenly calling out the name he used to go by. He scrutinized the young man before him, asking, "Do you know me?"

In his memory, he did not recall ever meeting such a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and that name, it had been over a dozen years since anyone had called him that.

"Who are you?" Uncle Qing asked once more.

Hearing Uncle Qing’s words, Shi Feng remembered that he was no longer the same person he used to be. Then he said, "As a child, I accompanied my family when they visited Beimeng City and met you when they paid respects to the Youu Family. I was very young then; it’s no wonder you don’t recognize me, but I remember you."

"Oh, I see." After hearing Shi Feng’s words, Uncle Qing nodded in response.

Then, Shi Feng asked him again, "Uncle Qing! What exactly happened to the Youu Family?"

Hearing Shi Feng’s question, Uncle Qing’s expression changed dramatically, sorrow washing over his face, "The Youu Family! Everyone in the Youu Family is dead, all dead!"

"What! All dead!" Hearing Uncle Qing’s words, Shi Feng was greatly shocked; his originally calm face immediately twisted into a vicious and ferocious expression as he demanded, "Who! Who did this!" Shi Feng’s voice had become ice-cold, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Uncle Qing looked at the youthful figure who had suddenly undergone such a drastic change; the eyes that regarded him were like two sharp swords piercing towards him, the invisible intent to kill and pressure making Uncle Qing step back in panic, retreating further into the alley.

Realizing his own state, Shi Feng quickly retracted his murderous aura and restored his expression to one of calmness, showing an apologetic look towards Uncle Qing, "I’m sorry, I lost my composure there."

"No harm done," Uncle Qing said softly, shaking his head now that the calm had returned.

"What truly happened to the Youu Family?" Shi Feng asked once more!

He had to know, for the Youu Family was where his brother-in-arms from those days, Youu Chen, had belonged!

No matter who it was that had wiped out the Youu Family and killed his brother Youu Chen, he would never forgive them, whether they fled to the heavens or hid in the earth!

"It was the Young Lord! That night, he returned and he... he killed every single person in the Youu Family!" Uncle Qing began to say, and from his expression, it seemed as if he were reliving that night’s events, still visibly shaken from the memory.

The events of that night were like a nightmare to him, and after all these years, he has still been unable to forget!

"Young Lord, Young Lord! Youu Chen!" Hearing Uncle Qing’s statement, Shi Feng was even more shocked. Youu Chen was the only son of the Youu Family Patriarch, their sole Young Lord!

And yet Uncle Qing claimed that it was Youu Chen who had killed the entire Youu Family!