C56 The disappeared Shen Family

Within the broken temple, following Lei Ming's miserable wails, Lei Ping and's fists rained down on him continuously. In just a few short breaths, Lei Ming had already been beaten to the point where he could no longer form a human.

Lei Ming was a true cripple now. From a certain perspective, his physique was not even comparable to a robust mortal. How could he withstand two people who were cultivating at the third level of the Spirit Qi s?

He was like a ball as he curled up on the ground. Lei Ping and Gu Ruoyun had kicked him back and forth. The skin on his body had long since been ripped apart; it was truly a tragic sight to behold. Even the blood-curdling screams gradually grew weaker. However, he didn't know that his miserable fate had only just begun.

When Lei San and the other two saw Lei Ming's miserable state and heard his screams of pain, not only did they not sympathize at all, their expressions seemed to be incomparably satisfied, and even more so, evil laughter kept coming out.

After a long while, the Lei Ping duo were also exhausted. Lei Ming rolled onto the ground, and breathed less, then Lei San waved his hand and said: "Enough, don't kill him. Killing him like this, it's too easy for him!"

When Lei Ping and the other subordinate heard this, they immediately stopped. Hearing Lei San's words, they seemed to have recovered their wits and quickly moved closer to Lei San to ask, "Boss, what powerful move do you have?"

Lei San grinned and laughed: "I heard that within this mountain, there is a type of ant called a blood ant. Although they are only the size of a thumb, they have a cruel nature and are extremely bloodthirsty.

It was said that someone on the mountain once accidentally cut a small wound on a tree branch and bled a little. Unfortunately, they encountered this type of blood ant and were attacked. In the end, all that was left was a miserable skeleton.

I thought it was just a legend, but yesterday I was wandering around this broken temple and actually saw these blood ants.

Hehe, tell me, if I were to put this toothless tiger out of the temple for an entire night, what do you think the result would be? "

After Lei San finished speaking of his plans, he looked at Lei Ming who was curled up on the ground, and his eyes revealed a sinister and cold smile.

The Lei Ping duo looked at each other and simultaneously raised their thumbs up and laughed: "Gao! Boss, what a great move! " After saying that, the others burst out laughing.

A wave of icy cold aura forced Lei Ming to wake up from his daze. He felt pain all over his body, looked down, and realized that he was already bound by so many things, while Lei San and the other two were standing in front of him with an unfriendly smile, causing his heart to immediately feel unsettled.

"Wh-what are you guys doing?" Lei Ming anxiously roared, the sound was extremely hurried, but none of the three could answer. They only looked at him, and the smile in their eyes became even wider, which immediately caused the unease in his heart to grow even stronger.

But at this time, Lei Ming completely understood his current situation. Although he was used to being arrogant and despotic, he was not stupid. Seeing that the situation was not good, in order to survive, he immediately tried to curry favor with them: "Um,, I know that I have done a lot of things that I have done to let you down, but, I know that I was wrong."

"Oh, right, I have Spirit Stones here. As long as you let me go, all of these Spirit Stones will belong to you!"

As if afraid that the few of them would not believe it, Lei Ming used his barely able to move his lower jaw and pointed at his own waist.

"Hahaha!" Although Lei Ming's words were spoken with sincerity, Lei San and the others felt as if they had heard a funny joke. Looking at the pitiful Lei Ming who was kowtowing, begging for mercy, they felt even more comfortable in their heart.

"Lei Ming, Lei Ming, you have that day as well! That Spirit Stones was originally our brother, after all, after working hard amongst the clan's disciples and harvesting them, they would belong to us.

As for you, you can leave peacefully! "

After Lei San finished, he waved his hand, ordering Lei Ping and to throw him out of the temple. Then, Lei Ming acted like a beast and was kicked away by the two people while wailing, and left the temple.

As the sun set in the west, the fiery clouds in the horizon illuminated the entire world. The run-down temple on the mountain ridge seemed exceptionally tranquil under the peaceful multicolored light.

Outside the temple, when the first blood ant drilled into Lei Ming's flesh, an extremely miserable scream came out of Lei Ming's mouth, instantly breaking the tranquility of the mountain range.

Gradually, the screams turned into indescribable wails and screams, and along with Lei Ming's miserable growls and curses, as night fell, the entire mountain range became extremely creepy, causing one's hair to stand on end.

No one knew what kind of pain Lei Ming experienced when his life reached its end. When it was night, Lei San and the others inside the dilapidated temple could only vaguely hear Lei Ming's absolutely miserable wails within their drowsiness. It wasn't until the latter half of the night that the outside of the dilapidated temple gradually calmed down.

The next day, when Lei San and the other two walked out of the temple and saw that scene, although they were already prepared, they were still completely stunned by the cruel scene.

On the ground, there was only the complete skeleton that remained where Lei Ming was yesterday. The skeleton was still tied up by a few loose ropes, but the fingers on both hands had been grinded flat, and the fingers had almost completely disappeared. Only two scratches that were a foot deep were left on the ground on both sides of the skeleton.

That was obviously because when Lei Ming was alive, he couldn't bear the pain of the blood ants devouring his flesh, and had scratched the bones in his fingers to vent the pain that he could not endure.

Although the blood ants had already dispersed after devouring the flesh and blood, that tragic scene was enough to cause one's scalp to tingle and their heart to involuntarily tremble.

Although the three of them were shocked by this outcome, they did not pay too much attention to the grudges that had been building up in their hearts. Instead, they felt that Lei Ming had deserved this punishment.

But no matter what, Lei Ming was still the young master of the Lei Family. Seeing this situation, the three of them felt a little guilty.

In order to strengthen everyone, Lei San coughed dryly and walked forward. He picked up a cloth bag on the skeleton's waist, waved it in his hands, and fiercely said: "Brothers, this was Lei Ming who was heartless before them, so you can't blame us brothers for being ruthless. From now on, I will bring you all to eat and drink, and you will no longer be under anyone's control! "

"Alright, Big Brother, we will listen to your commands from now on!" After the three of them finished talking, they did not even look at Lei Ming's skeleton. They followed the road down the mountain, talking and laughing, and gradually moved far away, finally disappearing in the direction of the Wuyuan Town.

... ....

In the early morning, at the courtyard house behind the mountain in Lei Family, Lei Yang had already spent an entire night to recuperate. His energy had already completely recovered, and even the injuries he had received a few days ago were mostly healed under his strong recovery ability.

Yesterday, he carefully searched through the entire Wuyuan Town, but still couldn't find any clues. Lei Yang was incomparably anxious.

In the past few days, his father had been busy trying to rebuild the Lei Family. Even though he was extremely anxious, he didn't have any chance to leave.

Lei Yang quickly walked out of Lei Family Garden's gate. Yesterday, he did not find any valuable clues in the town, but today, he planned to look for them at a faraway place. After making up his mind, he rushed out of the town.

Not far from where he was going to leave town, a tall and skinny man suddenly rushed out from a corner of a remote alley. He did not notice Lei Yang who was rushing forward and bumped into him.

That tall and thin man didn't have the slightest trace of cultivation fluctuations. He wore coarse clothes, and was obviously a mortal that didn't have a wealthy life.

At this moment, he directly bumped into Lei Yang, whose body had already become stronger, and was rebounded back to the ground. Looking at the handsome and dressed Lei Yang, who knew that he had offended someone he should not have, a trace of panic and fear immediately arose in his eyes.

He hurriedly got up, and without caring about the pain in his body, he kept bowing and apologizing, "This little brother is really sorry, really sorry!"

Lei Yang was kind to begin with, when he saw the man being so courteous and also that he had something on his person, he quickly replied amiably: "It's fine, it's fine. Big Brother, please wake up!"

When the tall and thin man heard this, he was extremely grateful. He was just about to turn around and leave as if he was in a hurry to get somewhere, when at that moment, someone suddenly called out to him from behind.

"Wang Zhuo, you're in a hurry this early in the morning, where are you going?" The people were dressed similar to Wang Zhuo in age and looked to be in their thirties. However, they were slightly fatter than Wang Zhuo.

"Niu Fang, did you not know?" Wang Zhuo asked.

"Know what?" Niu Fang slowly walked up and asked.

"You really don't know? Do you know the big families in the town called Shen Family?" Wang Zhuo asked.

"Isn't that nonsense? Of course I know, there are only these three great families in Wuyuan Town! What happened to Shen Family? " Niu Fang asked seriously.

"I heard that last night, everyone in the entire Shen Family disappeared in a mysterious manner overnight. Not even a single servant remained, leaving behind a huge empty manor.

The whole town has gone crazy, and many people have gone there to see if they can get something useful! " Wang Zhuo anxiously said as he walked, as if he was afraid that he would miss something good.

"Is this true?" After Niu Fang heard this, he became more energetic and quickly walked alongside Wang Zhuo.

"It's absolutely true. Why aren't you coming with me? Let's go and see if we can get anything of value." While the two of them spoke, they quickly walked far away, leaving only Lei Yang behind. In place, after hearing the news, his face was full of shock, and he was a little stupefied, even at a loss of what to do.

"The Shen Family, so many people, had actually disappeared in one night!" This news exploded in Lei Yang's mind like a bolt of lightning.

"No wonder earlier, there were quite a few people who were rushing in the direction of the Shen Family. It's just that they themselves were so focused on leaving the town to find their mother that they didn't pay attention to them." As he was pondering, Lei Yang's Cloud Piercing Steps rose up in an instant and went straight for the Shen Family.

The Shen Family Villa was located to the south of the Wuyuan Town. When Lei Yang arrived, the front door of the Shen Family Villa was as busy as the market.

There were many people going in and out, making the place look like a bustling market, they entered the Shen Family as though they were rushing to the market.

Their faces were filled with smiles. Some came out with furniture, others with soft and thin hands. There were even some who brought out the beautiful potted plants in the courtyard to take home. In short, they had harvested many things.

As for those who had just arrived after hearing the news, their faces were full of anxiety, as if they were afraid that they would miss something good, and desperately squeezed through the entrance.

However, these people were all nearby commoners, there were no cultivators among them, this made Lei Yang felt that it was strange.

Finally, from the words of an old man, Lei Yang found out that the Yang Family had already come. Seeing that there were no valuable things around, Lei Yang did not want to keep his bad reputation and left.

Lei Yang followed the crowd and slowly entered the Shen Family Villa. He saw that the manor was in complete disarray. Many of the furniture had already been taken away. Even the sculptures and murals on the walls that had gold edges were taken away by someone's knife.

This was the first time Lei Yang had stepped into the Shen Family. Although he did not know the original appearance of the Shen Family, he could still feel the glory of yesterday from the imposing aura of the grand hall at the front gate.

But now, this place was completely different.

He did not know why, but upon seeing this scene, Lei Yang's heart was suddenly moved.

All living things in this world were truly unpredictable. The manor that was incomparably flourishing yesterday had become such a scene today.

The rise and fall of the clan, the changes of all living things, the lives and deaths of people, these were all fated rules, and from beginning to end, they had never been able to escape the laws of the Heavenly Dao. Even if a cultivator were to use their own cultivation base to fight back, they would not be able to escape. They would be trapped in the river of time.

Lei Yang could not understand his inner emotions. He walked aimlessly inside Shen Family's villa, and before he knew it, he arrived at an elegant courtyard.

The courtyard was quiet and secluded, covered by clumps of green bamboo. In addition to the dilapidated walls, it was inconspicuous.

But when Lei Yang walked over, for some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

It was this feeling that caused him to involuntarily walk to the somewhat dilapidated courtyard door. He gently pushed it open and slowly walked in.

A delicate fragrance suddenly wafted out, causing the familiar feeling in his heart to grow even stronger.

"This fragrance, this feeling, is... "She!" Looking at the orchids that filled the courtyard, in the slightly chilly wind of early spring, they gently swayed and slowly bloomed, exuding a thick fragrance. Three words instantly popped out in Lei Yang's mind ? ? Shen Aojun.

"That's right, it must be her. Only she can match up to the fragrant orchids in this courtyard!" In a trance, Lei Yang seemed to be able to see that extremely beautiful figure. She stood amidst the flowers and revealed a faint smile.

Perhaps it was because the courtyard was so remote, or perhaps it was because the walls of the courtyard were old and worn out, but no one broke into that place during the chaos of the looting, allowing this place to escape a calamity.

As Lei Yang was immersed in the fragrance of the courtyard full of orchids, he unknowingly walked into an elegant room, and looked around. He could feel Shen Aojun's aura, but he felt a deep sense of loss in his heart.

After a long time, he was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly heard a different sound coming from the floor tiles beneath his feet.

Lei Yang subconsciously moved the floor tiles away, revealing a one foot long Dark Pavilion underneath. In the center of the secret compartment was an exquisite box, quietly lying there.

Lei Yang carefully took out the embroidered box and opened it. Inside the embroidered box was a one foot long jade flute. The jade flute was a light green color, smooth and glossy. It was very warm to the touch, without any carvings, there were only two small words engraved on it, Central State.

When he saw the two words "Central State", Lei Yang's pupils constricted and his heart trembled even more violently.

Although he was not sure if this was an object that Shen Aojun had deliberately left behind, there was one thing that he had an answer after seeing the jade flute.

The thing was, although he did not know where Shen Aojun and the rest of the Shen Family had disappeared to, but it must have something to do with the two words "Central State".

At the same time, only then did Lei Yang understand why Shen Aojun had that complicated look in his eyes when he was leaving the Lei Family Plaza that day. From the looks of it, it was because he did not want to leave.