Chapter 365: The Blood Moon Incident

Even though the others had higher cultivation than him, he was not afraid. He immediately nodded toward the two women. "It’s only a minor matter. There is no need for either Senior to worry about it. I shall take my leave."

"Thank you for your generosity, Fellow Daoist." Gou Guangyue immediately noticed the emblem of the Heavenly Void Sect on Meng Huo’s clothing.

Her grandfather also had an excellent relationship with the personal senior disciple of one of the Heavenly Void Sect’s peak masters. Because she often interacted with that person’s fellow disciples and friends, she knew that the status of the Heavenly Void Sect’s personal disciples was extraordinary.

Therefore, even though her cultivation was higher than Meng Huo’s, Gou Guangyue simply ignored the lack of proper deference and maintained the demeanor of a refined young woman from a major clan as she tried to establish a connection with him.

"I wonder which peak you are a disciple of, Fellow Daoist? My family has dealings with quite a few disciples of your sect. Perhaps..."

"Saixi! Are you alright?"

This smiling fox is putting on that harmless looking mask again while trying to build connections. How shameless.

Wanting to interrupt her, Mao Yuru instead put on a concerned expression and walked over to support Yu Saixi, whose body was swaying unsteadily.

The moment Fu Young sensed Mao Yuru touching Yu Saixi, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

His finger moved gently.

In an instant, all vitality within Yu Saixi’s body vanished and her entire body stiffened like a withered tree. Not even the slightest trace of life remained. Her soul had completely disappeared.

The sight shocked Mao Yuru, who had been supporting her, as well as Gou Guangyue, Meng Huo, and the surrounding cultivators.

Mao Yuru immediately flung her hand away, allowing Yu Saixi’s body to collapse onto the ground.

"Ah!!! What happened to Saixi?"

Gou Guangyue was equally shocked.

She had no idea how everything had happened right before her eyes.

However, she was perceptive and quickly noticed the disdainful looks the surrounding cultivators were directing toward Mao Yuru.

While suppressing the disgust in her heart, she crouched down and examined Yu Saixi’s body.

"Her vitality and soul have both disappeared for some unknown reason..."

As expected of the male protagonist. He’s petty, vindictive, and never hesitates to deal with someone he dislikes. His actions are incredibly fast. It hasn’t even been fifteen minutes, yet he’s already planted an accusation against Mao Yuru that she won’t be able to shake off. But how did that little maid offend the male protagonist?

Given his usual style, he wouldn’t kill an innocent person just to deal with some woman he doesn’t even care about. Perhaps that maid offended him before or maybe her behavior just now, which was clearly aimed at his Master, angered him.

I really feel like the male protagonist’s Master complex is getting worse and worse. Sigh!

Although Gou Guangming thought this, he obviously did not dare say it aloud. He rubbed his face awkwardly and spoke in a relaxed tone. "Forget it. Who cares? I’ve already seen plenty of plots where the male protagonist’s halo causes trouble and the harem storyline begins. I’ve had enough fun watching. It’s time to head back."

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"Young’er, something seems to have happened over there?" Xiao Shou, whose five senses were exceptionally powerful even without using his divine sense, heard the commotion behind them.

Since there was a potential threat, it was better to strike first. After all, Yu Saixi had already committed a crime worthy of death by betraying the Eternal Prosperity Sect.

He could also conveniently drag Mao Yuru, Gou Guangyue, and Meng Huo into the mess. That would be killing four birds with one stone and the effect should be quite good.

After all, with the Heaven Origin Grand Competition approaching, someone had died in the Holy City, a sacred place where even private fights were forbidden because of the Heaven Origin Realm Stone.

Regardless of whether those three were involved or not, they would certainly end up covered in suspicion.

However, with Master beside him, it was inconvenient to deal with them right now. He could only settle everything later.

Fu Young had always been ruthless toward people he disliked, like a violent storm. So, he just smiled at his Master and said, "Master, who cares whether something happened over there? It has nothing to do with us anyway."

"That’s true..." Xiao Shou nodded. Thinking about how he had behaved after seeing Meng Huo earlier, he realized that there was quite a gap between his state of mind and that of his beloved disciple. Sometimes, he really did overthink things.

The Master and disciple continued chatting and laughing as they walked back. However, halfway there, they suddenly received a transmission talisman from Gou Guangyan.

The message informed them that the strange phenomenon of the sky turning completely black with a blood red crescent moon had alarmed the Holy City Lord, the elders, and others.

The entire city was about to enter a state of lockdown, and they were urged to return as soon as possible.

Only after reading the message did the Master and disciple finally understand why the atmosphere around them had felt so strange.

Although there were still many cultivators on the streets, most of them were tense, vigilant, and on guard.

Almost no one was laughing or chatting.

Some cultivators kept glancing toward the sky.

Even the cultivators who had been running stalls were hurriedly packing up their belongings.

The defensive barriers around many shops had already been activated.

The entire Holy City was clearly in a state of emergency.

Fu Young’s expression darkened.Black sky and blood moon? Could this be related to me recovering the Crimson Earth?

That was merely an insignificant fragment from the core of my true body. Even the fragment engraved with the Fate Devouring Array was more important than that.

When I recovered that fragment, there wasn’t such a huge disturbance. So why did something like this happen this time?