The rain shattered the ground and fused into the circles of ripples. Su Ming could not see them clearly, because the living beings on the ground also existed in these ripples …
Su Ming looked at the two cold figures walking towards him from the distance. They were getting closer to him in the darkness that had replaced dusk in the past. As they got closer, a wave of freezing air crashed into his face, and as it spread out, it caused the cold rain to become even colder.
The lightning in the sky disappeared at that moment, as if it had retreated in the cold and was hiding in the darkness, unwilling to come out.
Only the sound of rainwater falling on the ground and the pitter-patter of footsteps gradually became clearer in the rainy night. It gradually traveled into Ugly Little Thing's father's ears, causing the middle-aged man to instinctively lift his head.
He saw the two thin figures walking in the rain and arriving before the house, right before Su Ming and himself.
"You are …" Ugly Little Thing's father shuddered. When he tried to stand up, his body trembled slightly. Su Ming quickly got up and supported him, then looked at the two people coming towards him coldly.
He could tell that these two people did not harbor any killing intent when they came here, or else it would have been a piece of cake for these two Immortals to destroy this village.
"Kneel down and listen to my orders!" The person on the left had a piercing voice. When he spoke, the temperature in the area instantly dropped once again. Ugly Little Thing's father was, after all, a mortal. Once he was shocked by that voice, his face immediately turned pale. He suddenly remembered that his eldest son had also been taken away by a person dressed in this manner on a rainy night eight years ago.
At the same time, perhaps it was because this person's voice was so piercing that it caused the temperature in the area to drop. At the same time, his voice also traveled into the house, startling the sleeping Ugly Little Thing and her mother awake from their dreams.
A barely noticeable glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. If he was at the peak of his power, he would have been able to kill these two Immortals with just one finger. However, his cultivation base was still slowly recovering, and he did not know when he would be able to return to his peak. Yet even so, with a tenth of his cultivation base recovered, it would still not be difficult for him to kill these two people.
"Junior brother Zuo!" The person on the right of the two thin men in black spoke in a low voice and cast a glance at his companion on the left, as if he was slightly displeased by what he had said just now.
"Old man, is Chen Daxi your eldest son?" The black-robed man to the right turned his head around and cast a glance at Ugly Little Thing's father, who was being supported by Su Ming. He also cast Su Ming a sideways glance, but he did not pay any attention to him.
As he spoke, he took off the black robe on his head, revealing a pale face that looked to be in his forties. His appearance was ordinary, but there was a faint blue light in his eyes.
Ugly Little Thing's father shuddered. If Su Ming had not been supporting him, he might have already fallen to the ground due to the cold, but when he heard Chen Da Xi's name, he seemed to have gained strength in an instant.
"Yes … Xi'er is my eldest son, he … he …" Ugly Little Thing's father's voice trembled. He did not know what had happened, but he felt an indescribable pain from the other party's tone.
"Chen Da Xi is dead!" The person who answered Ugly Little Thing's father was the person on the left with the shrill voice. At the instant those words fell into Ugly Little Thing's father's ears, the middle-aged man was stunned. It was as if a wave of life force had disappeared from his body, causing him to look as if he had aged a lot in an instant. Two streams of tears fell from his eyes and fell into the ripples on the ground, no longer visible.
At that moment, the sound of someone falling came from the house. Ugly Little Thing's mother had heard those words when she walked out of her room and fainted.
Ugly Little Thing stood by the side and stared at the two thin men in black outside the house with a dumbfounded expression. The voice from before was still echoing in her ears. That frail body of hers looked as if it had lost its soul at that moment. As her face turned pale, it was as if her entire being had turned pale.
"Old man, junior brother Chen has outstanding potential and was doted upon by the sect's Sect Elder Zhao. He even took him in as his disciple, but a few days ago, junior brother Chen died in an accident. The two of us came here on Sect Elder Zhao's orders and on account of junior brother Chen's past friendship," the black-robed man to the right said in a low voice. Once he finished speaking, he brought out a bag from his bosom and placed it under the eaves of the house.
"These are the things junior brother Chen has accumulated over the years. We cultivators have no use for them, but to you mortals, they can make your lives better."
The words of the person to the right might have been calm, but there was a sentimental look on his face. When he looked towards Ugly Little Thing's family, pity flashed briefly in his eyes. As for the person to the left, he remained aloof.
"Thank you … Thank you, Grand Immortals. This is Xi Er's life …" Ugly Little Thing's father cried and was about to kneel down to the two cultivators, but the person to the right waved his arm and helped him up.
Su Ming watched everything that had happened. Not a single hint of it could be seen on his face, but he knew clearly in his heart that it was rare for a sect to send someone to inform the family of a disciple's death.
This sort of thing was practically impossible, unless … there was something special about the person who had died.
As Su Ming supported Ugly Little Thing's father, he turned his head around and cast a glance at Ugly Little Thing, who was standing there with a dumbfounded expression, as well as her unconscious mother by her side. The family's previous warmth had crumbled under this terrible news.
"This is your other son, right? And this lass …" The person to the right of the two men in black cast his gaze on Su Ming once again. His gaze was like lightning, and once he cast him a glance, he looked towards Ugly Little Thing.
'They don't have a detailed understanding of Ugly Little Thing's family. Looks like they didn't ask around, and Ugly Little Thing's older brother didn't tell anyone either, 'Su Ming thought in his heart.
"By Sect Elder Zhao's orders, he will allow your family to produce another son, and he will personally take him in as his disciple to inherit junior brother Chen's regrets after his death. Congratulations, old man. We will give you seven days to choose the person who will join Evil Spirit Sect. Seven days later, when we return from our trip, we will take him with us," the person to the right said languidly. Once he finished speaking, he no longer bothered with Ugly Little Thing's family and turned around to leave.
The other fellow sect member by his side gave Su Ming and Ugly Little Thing a profound smile before he left as well.
The rain became heavier. The two people in black walked in the curtain of rain, their bodies becoming indistinct before they gradually disappeared. Only Su Ming could see the two people turning into two long arcs that flew into the sky.
Su Ming had seen the Evil Spirit Sect they spoke of during the past year. It was a mountain in the east that was surrounded by clouds and fog. Only when the sky was clear would it be possible to see its existence faintly.
However, these two Evil Spirit Sect disciples were flying towards the west, a clear sign that they were not returning to the sect. Based on their previous words and Su Ming's analysis, he was certain that these two people had left the sect for something important. They had only come here to fulfill Sect Elder Zhao's request.
That was why they gave them seven days instead of immediately choosing someone to take the child with them. Clearly, if they brought a child with them, it would affect their other mission. It would be better for them to just do as they said and take the child with them when they returned.
To these two people, this was a simple message, but to Ugly Little Thing's family, this was a bolt out of the blue. It was a grievous news that they could not refuse.
It was especially so when they had just gone through the pain of losing their son, and now another child was about to be taken away. This sort of thing was a disaster to this honest and kind family.
Ugly Little Thing's father no longer made dolls. He had indeed become old, and with grief in his heart, he went to his wife and cried quietly.
Ugly Little Thing's mother also gradually woke up at that moment. She looked at her husband with a dumbfounded expression and started crying.
Su Ming stood by the side quietly with a complicated look on his face. He could sense the family's grief and their helplessness towards fate.
Ugly Little Thing did not cry. She bit her bottom lip and lowered her head.
"We can't let Ugly Little Thing go with them … She's still a child, she …" Ugly Little Thing's mother looked at the quiet Ugly Little Thing who seemed to not know how to cry, and her heart clenched in pain, as if it was being cut by a knife. However … she could not fight back.
"Seven days … We'll hurry through the night and leave this place!" Ugly Little Thing's father gritted his teeth and looked at his wife and daughter before speaking resolutely.
"It's useless, Daddy. I've heard people say that Immortals are gods. No matter how far we hide, it will be very easy for them to find us if they want to … At that time, if we anger the Immortals, our entire family will be punished. I'll go. I'll join this Immortal's sect," Ugly Little Thing murmured softly. She seemed to have grown up a lot in an instant.
"If I can survive, if I can become like the Immortals one day, then I'll find the reason behind my brother's death!" Ugly Little Thing clenched her fists and closed her eyes.
"I'll go." In the midst of the family's grief, Su Ming cast his gaze towards the rain outside the house. The pouring rain also sounded as if it was crying.
His voice traveled into the family's ears, causing Ugly Little Thing to open her eyes.
Ugly Little Thing's mother was momentarily stunned. When she looked towards Su Ming, conflict and uncertainty appeared on her face.
"This has nothing to do with you. Child, you should leave as well. Leave this place …" Ugly Little Thing's father immediately said.
Su Ming looked at Ugly Little Thing, then at her father and mother, and a smile appeared on his face. He took a few steps back, lifted his robes, and knelt down before the two old men.
"I have no way of repaying you for saving my life and letting you stay here. You've raised me for a year, and the warmth of a family is something I've rarely experienced in my life … Daddy, mommy, Ugly Little Thing is still young. I'll go.
"I didn't have parents since I was young. I only had my elder who raised me, but now … he's no longer around. You've made me feel warmth … Ugly Little Thing, once I leave, you have to be sensible and take good care of your parents. Don't worry, I'll come back to see you."
"Big brother Dog Leftovers, I …" Ugly Little Thing opened her mouth, but she did not know what to say. She looked at Su Ming, and eventually, tears fell down from the corners of her eyes.
"Daddy, mommy, it's settled. I'll go!" Su Ming looked at the couple before him and etched their faces deep into his heart. A year was not long, but to Su Ming, it was a warmth he had never experienced before. It was different from the ninth summit, and it was also different from Dark Mountain.
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