Published: March 8, 2025
Chapter 208: Despicable Man! [Fourth Update!]
Hong Wuliang's thin face twisted slightly as he looked at his disciple's pained expression. He finally turned his head away. But then he suddenly turned back with a fierce glare: "Wuyan, very good! For a woman, you're willing to turn against your master? And at such a life-and-death moment?!"
Wei Wuyan gritted his teeth and said, "Just a woman? Just a woman? That is my wife! My child!! In your mouth, is she just a woman?!"
Hong Wuliang coldly replied, "Wei Wuyan, back when you were in dire straits, it was I who took you as my disciple, carefully nurtured you, and imparted to you unique skills that shocked the martial arts world. Did I ever ask for any reward?"
"I trained you from a clueless kid to your current cultivation level, allowing you to instill fear across the world and gain fame! Did I ever ask for anything in return?"
"I traveled the world for you, searching for spiritual medicine, washing the tendons and marrow to lay your foundation; through wind, frost, snow, and dew, traversing thousands of miles, did I ever ask for anything in return?"
"I was injured and needed Amethyst to heal; and you, who is also commendably filial, brought comfort to my old heart, making me believe I had not misjudged you. But what about you?!"
As he spoke, Hong Wuliang felt increasingly justified in his grievances and said forcefully, "What have you done? You married a wife, and you completely forgot about your master! Several times, the supply of Amethyst almost ran out! And you only cared about your own happiness, abandoning me in this desolate place! If I let them survive, wouldn't that mean they would be harmed?!"
Hong Wuliang said resentfully, "If I don't kill them, am I just waiting for my own demise?"
Wei Wuyan stared blankly at his master, feeling at that moment that this person was so unfamiliar, so detestable!
He mumbled, "Master, do you know? On the day our child turned a month old, I told E'er that when the child turns one, we would bring them to you so you could teach another disciple… Our whole family would be with you, serving you, allowing you to enjoy your old age… With E'er here, I would feel at ease, and I would go out to struggle for Amethyst, occasionally returning for family reunions…"
Wei Wuyan's tears poured down like rain: "I had fantasized countless times about our three generations gathering together in harmony. I even envisioned you, lovingly protecting the mischievous child, not allowing me to scold him…"
"I had thought of everything… E'er agreed; from then on, this would be our root, our home. With them by your side, I would feel assured; you wouldn’t be lonely or desolate…"
"At that time, the child had just turned a month old, and E'er and I felt heartbroken thinking of the child suffering in the cave, so we stayed outside for a while… Just waiting for the child to turn one. I had not told you because I wanted to give you a surprise… But unexpectedly, unexpectedly… this surprise turned into a thunderclap… Hahaha… I regret it so much… I regret it so much…"
Wei Wuyan wept bitterly, his heart aching as if it were being torn apart.
Hong Wuliang suddenly widened his mouth and staggered back three steps: "You… you said… is it true?"
Wei Wuyan finally erupted in a roar: "I have never lied to you in my life! Why would I lie to you now? Do you know? After E'er was killed by you, she died with her eyes open! Do you know? In her eyes, she never had time to harbor hatred before she died; all that remained was disbelief! Only disbelief!"
"Why couldn't she believe it? Because she could never imagine you would kill her! She never dreamed that the one who killed her would be her husband’s most respected and deeply filial master!"
"You cruelly killed her! Are you even human?! Are you even human?!" Wei Wuyan shouted!
Hong Wuliang took two weak steps back, dejectedly saying, "Is it really like that? …"
Wei Wuyan smiled bitterly, murmuring: "Ridiculous, truly ridiculous… Hahaha… This world is indeed ridiculously tragic! Hahaha…"