Chapter 98: Praising the Nephew

Thunder Demon Lion endured a certain kind of intense pain, his body flickering with lightning, as he used all his strength to purge the toxins within.

"Rustle..."

With Du Shaofu's玄气 (mystic energy) and blood aiding in the suppression, later on, one could almost see faint black flames and mist rapidly seeping out from his skin, transforming into black runes, only to be immediately enveloped and destroyed by golden secret runes and lightning runes.

Time began to pass slowly, the stone room filled with the surge of secret runes, lightning flickering, and a great light...

The sun set in the west, the afterglow casting a golden edge on the continuous mountains, making the undulating range even more dim.

The evening glow enveloped the peaks, the afterglow casting a mysterious and unfathomable aura over the mountains.

A middle-aged man stood quietly on the peak, wearing a black wide robe, his gaze fixed on the empty space ahead, unmoving for a long time.

"Rustle..."

Suddenly, the space rippled, then energy fluctuations appeared, as if carrying secret runes, forming a middle-aged man in a white robe.

With the appearance of this middle-aged man, a terrifying aura swept over the mountain range.

"What did the news from the clan say?" The middle-aged man in the black robe did not get angry, his gaze not even flickering.

"We informed the clan of the general situation here, and the news from the clan means..."

The middle-aged man in the white robe walked to the side of the black-robed middle-aged man, pausing slightly, then said, "The clan's meaning is that one person already caused the entire clan to be in turmoil. Now that the young one can cultivate and has some talent, it's best to eliminate him in the cradle, so that the hard-won peace is not disturbed. We cannot let any sprout emerge."

"Finally, the clan has sent a message, finally a message has come."

The black-robed middle-aged man suddenly turned his head, a fierce look in his eyes, with a hint of excitement, and said sternly, "Sixteen years, sixteen whole years, we were exiled to this desolate place because of that father and son. If we were in the clan, how could we have ended up like this in the past sixteen years!"

The white-robed middle-aged man looked at the black-robed middle-aged man and said, "But the clan's message says that since we made a promise back then, everything must be done properly. If anyone finds any evidence or traces, it would be bad. If this matter can be handled properly, we don't have to stay here and can return to the clan immediately."

"If this wasn't done by us, how could there be any evidence or traces?"

The black-robed middle-aged man said in a low, sinister voice, a cold smile appearing on his face. His figure flashed, and he disappeared from the peak.

"Is it really going to be like this, is it really good like this..."

The white-robed middle-aged man muttered, then tapped his foot, his figure trembling, and with the faint surge of secret runes, he also disappeared from the peak.

Dusk disappeared quickly, the sun soon setting behind the western mountains.

Thus, the mountain breeze in the valley carried a heavy chill, driving the white mist down the mountain, and the last patch of evening glow in the sky also disappeared.

The shadow of the peak pressed down on the dense forest, the shadow growing darker, gradually merging with the night...

At the Du family, under the night sky, in the study, Du Zhixiong looked puzzled and said, "Brother, is Shaofu really treating the Thunder Demon Lion at the Ye family? Could something have happened to him at the Ye family? After all, the only threat to the Ye family now is our Du family."

"Ye Baolin came in person and did not hide the Thunder Demon Lion's injuries from us, so it should be true," Du Zhenwu said.

"Can Shaofu really have a way to cure the Thunder Demon Lion?" Du Zhixiong asked.

"I don't know."

Du Zhenwu shook his head and then said, "But I am willing to believe in Shaofu. That child has always been a mystery to us, always surprising us."

"That child seems even stronger than the third brother back then."

Du Zhixiong smiled and then said, "But he is more cunning, more ruthless, and better at hiding than the third brother."

"Are you praising your nephew?" Du Zhenwu glanced at Du Zhixiong, thinking to himself, who praises their nephew like this.

"Of course, this way he won't be easily taken advantage of."

Du Zhixiong was sure he was praising his nephew. From his experience, those who are cunning, ruthless, and good at hiding are less likely to be taken advantage of. Honest people are too easily taken advantage of, like himself. He always thought he was an honest person, but it seemed that everyone outside didn't think so.

Du Zhenwu didn't say anything more, just smiled. After a while, he said to Du Zhixiong, "Second brother, do you think the girl from the Ye family or the girl from the Bai family is more suitable for Shaofu?"

"I don't know, both seem good."

Du Zhixiong scratched his head, thought for a while, then looked up at Du Zhenwu and said, "Big brother, what if we let Shaofu marry both?"

"That's not a bad idea, but we should see what Shaofu thinks. The child is almost seventeen, not young anymore."

Du Zhenwu said, "The third brother is only focused on drinking, so we need to pay more attention to these things."

"Of course, we need to pay more attention. When we have time, I'll have his aunt ask him." Du Zhixiong said seriously.

...

"Ah-choo!"

In the stone room of the Ye family, Du Shaofu suddenly sneezed for no reason, but fortunately, he had already done everything he could.

After a day and a night, using mystic energy to help the Thunder Demon Lion remove the intense poison from the Flame Poison Demon Python, the consumption was astonishing, and Du Shaofu was almost completely drained.

Fortunately, he had almost removed the intense poison from the Flame Poison Demon Python that had accumulated in the Thunder Demon Lion for hundreds of years.

"Rustle!"

In the stone room, Du Shaofu looked at the Thunder Demon Lion, now enveloped in lightning, feeling that everything was going well, and his heart relaxed slightly.

The intense poison from the Flame Poison Demon Python was almost completely removed. The rest had nothing much to do with him. As long as the Thunder Demon Lion could hold on until the end, he would be able to regain his vitality.

At that time, it would be like being reborn, like rising from the ashes!

"Alright, it's not your concern anymore. It's up to him now," Zhen Qingchun's voice said in Du Shaofu's ear.

Du Shaofu stood up, his face pale, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. The consumption over a day and a night almost drained him.

Outside the building, which was neither a tower nor a hall, Ye Zijin, Ye Baolin, and Ye Guang were anxiously waiting, their gazes occasionally falling on the door.

"Father, do you think Lei Zu can recover?"

Ye Zijin asked Ye Baolin, her bright eyes filled with worry and anticipation, her heartstrings taut.

"I hope so." Ye Baolin paced back and forth, his face serious, equally worried.

"He's coming out."

Ye Guang sensed the fluctuation first, his gaze immediately falling on the door. The purple-robed youth he had been waiting for was slowly walking out.

"Shaofu, how is it, did you succeed?"

Immediately, Ye Guang, Ye Baolin, and Ye Zijin stepped forward, their expectant gazes tightly fixed on Du Shaofu.

Du Shaofu looked at their expectant gazes, a faint smile appearing on his pale face, and nodded, saying, "The Thunder Demon Lion is out of danger, but don't disturb him yet. It will probably take some time to completely eliminate the trouble left by the Flame Poison Demon Python's poison."

Upon hearing this, the three tense faces relaxed, their taut heartstrings unwinding, and they were filled with joy.

"Shaofu, thank you, thank you."

Ye Baolin, moved, grabbed Du Shaofu's hand, full of gratitude. He never thought that the young man before him had really cured Lei Zu.

"Shaofu, my Ye family owes you a great debt. Whatever you want, if my Ye family can do it, we will do it without hesitation, even if it means my life," Ye Guang said, his voice trembling with gratitude.

"Senior, you are too serious. I also owe the Thunder Demon Lion a debt, so this is what I should do."

Du Shaofu nodded. Although this time the Ye family had also schemed against the major families, his feelings towards the Ye family were still good. A family that knows gratitude and does not covet the Thunder Demon Lion's legacy is definitely not bad.

"Thank you."

Ye Zijin looked at Du Shaofu, her lips slightly parted, but she only said the simple words "thank you," her eyes filled with much more.

"I am quite drained, so I need to go back and recover. I will visit again later." Du Shaofu took his leave.

After returning to the Du family, Du Shaofu went directly to the back mountain to recover, as the open back mountain was more suitable for cultivation.

As soon as Du Shaofu returned to the Du family, Ye Baolin personally delivered a large amount of medicinal pills and other items, as well as many martial techniques and even cultivation methods.

The Du family's actions were astonishing, causing Du Zhenwu and Du Zhixiong to be shocked.

Ye Baolin left a message at the Ye family: The Ye family owes the Du family a great debt, from now on, the Ye family is the Du family's ally, a forever friend, and anyone who moves against the Du family is moving against the Ye family!

The Ye family is the Du family's ally, not the other way around, which made the meaning of the words very different.

Du Zhenwu and Du Zhixiong roughly understood the result: Du Shaofu must have really cured the Thunder Demon Lion, which is why the Ye family was treating them this way.

Ye Baolin even said at the end that he would hand over the position of Stone City's city lord to Du Shaofu, speaking very seriously, without any hint of joking.

This shocked Du Zhenwu and Du Zhixiong. Regardless, they needed to ask Du Shaofu's opinion.

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