After leaving the Lianyun Mountains, the three of them took a relatively hidden path towards the Clouddream Swamp.
"Two hundred kilometers ahead, there's a small town called Whitetown. It's where I was born and spent my childhood," Jian Chen said emotionally with a deep gaze.
"Whitetown, do you want to go back and have a look? It won't take long anyway."
Long Chen said. Jian Chen's situation was actually rather similar to his. If Jian Chen passed by Whitetown Town, he would definitely go back and have a look.
"No, with my current status, there's no need for me to go back. Also, my parents passed away long ago and my grandparents passed away long ago. I'm not very familiar with the others. If I go back and cause trouble for them, it won't be good." Jian Chen thought for a while and shook his head.
"Brother, you're so fussy. Even if you don't want to go, you can at least watch from afar," said Lan Ling 'er.
"Alright. It's been almost ten years since I've gone back. So much has happened in those ten years. When I joined the Wushu Alliance with great ambition, I never thought this day would come." Jian Chen's eyes were filled with helplessness as he gazed into the distance.
"We're all natural eagles. There's no power that can restrain us," said Long Chen suddenly.
Jian Chen and Lan Ling 'er nodded. They both loved freedom, which was why they were together.
Xiao Lang was much faster than the Lightning Claw, so it was extremely easy for him to travel. The hundred kilometers passed very quickly. He was about to see the place where he was born. Jian Chen's strength also gave him a sliver of anticipation.
They gradually approached.
Long Chen raised his head and saw a small city in front of him. The small city wasn't big, but it looked very peaceful. However, why would there be any noise coming from such a peaceful small city at this time?
Long Chen looked over and discovered that there seemed to be many people on the city walls, but the city gates were tightly shut.
"Brother, Whitetown seems to have discovered something."
Originally, the three of them only wanted to take a look and leave immediately. However, Long Chen hurriedly warned them after noticing the abnormality.
Lan Ling 'er and Jian Chen saw it as well.
Lan Ling 'er was fine. She did not notice anything, but Jian Chen's expression became extremely cold in a short amount of time.
"Go."
Jian Chen said coldly. Afterwards, he whipped his claws with lightning, turning into a yellow storm that immediately swept towards Whitetown. Long Chen and Jian Chen looked at each other.
"Follow me."
Although he didn't know what he was up to, he wasn't an impulsive person, so Long Chen trusted him.
Three people and three horses swept toward White City like a whirlwind. As they got closer, Long Chen finally saw what had happened. At this time, the people on the gate tower were looking at the wall near the city gate. Long Chen fixed his eyes on it and saw more than 30 thick ropes hanging down from the gate tower. At the bottom of each rope, a corpse was hanging. It was unknown whether these people were strangled to death or hung up after they were killed.
There were more than 30 corpses hanging side by side. It looked a little creepy.
"Oh no …" Long Chen and Lan Ling 'er looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes. These people were most likely from Jian Chen's clan. Otherwise, Jian Chen would not have reacted like this.
A heavy stench of blood radiated from Jian Chen in front of him.
On the gate tower, Long Chen saw a figure. It was the Flower Martial Queen.
This person definitely knew about Jian Chen's background. After she escaped from the Lianyun Mountains, it was very likely that she came here to kill everyone from Jian Chen's clan and hang their corpses on the gate tower as revenge. She knew that Jian Chen and the others would definitely come.
Seeing the Flower Martial Queen's sneer, Long Chen was almost completely convinced of his thoughts. Although Jian Chen's clan did not have a deep relationship with him, it was very likely that they had already been killed.
In the small Whitetown, Long Chen saw many figures of the Wushu Alliance's law enforcers. Logically speaking, a small city like Whitetown shouldn't have so many law enforcers. In other words, the Wushu Alliance had already set up a trap here, waiting for Jian Chen to walk right into it.
This was also the reason why Jian Chen's clan was able to survive until now.
They were only alive to serve as bait.
Seeing the row of corpses and the sneer on the Flower Martial Queen's face, Long Chen knew that if he was Jian Chen right now, he would definitely go crazy. Fortunately, he was not, so he still had some rationality left.
"Xiao Lang, catch up to my third brother." Long Chen's face darkened as he hurriedly said to Xiao Lang.
With Xiao Lang's speed, Long Chen quickly rushed in front of Jian Chen. At this moment, Jian Chen had already stopped and dismounted. He took out the Cloudheaven Sword and walked towards Whitetown step by step.
Long Chen walked over to Jian Chen's side. With a single glance, Jian Chen's eyes had already become blood-red. A heavy, baleful aura began to radiate from his body. Long Chen knew that Jian Chen's killing intent had already swelled to the limit.
No one could remain calm after seeing such a situation.
"Third brother … since the Flower Martial King dared to do this and dared to attract you here, he must have a way to deal with us. We definitely need to take revenge, but let's calm down first and kill the enemy calmly, alright?" Long Chen said seriously.
"I can't calm down." Jian Chen's voice sounded as if it had been frozen in a cave of ice.
"Third brother, we'll advance and retreat together with you no matter what. However, we need to calm down. Otherwise, not only will we fail to take revenge, but we'll also allow the scoundrel to succeed. That won't be good," Lan Ling 'er grabbed Jian Chen's arm and said softly.
Jian Chen stopped. He took in a deep breath and said, "How about you go to the Clouddreamcloud Marsh first? I'll go with you as soon as I deal with the matters here."
Long Chen stood in front of him and stopped him. He stared straight into Jian Chen's eyes and said, "I remember you said that we're brothers and sisters. Is that how you think of brothers? To go through thick and thin together is what I think of as brothers. When I used the Emperor Flame Orb earlier, you protected me. Now, it's time for me, Long Chen, to serve you."
"Yeah, we can't leave," Lan Ling 'er also said hurriedly.
Seeing how resolute they were and especially hearing Long Chen's words, Jian Chen felt somewhat moved. Regaining some of his rationality, he took a deep breath and adjusted his emotions. If he continued to rage and kill in a frenzy, then it was very likely that he would fall into the enemy's trap.
The Flower Martial King dared to face Long Chen's group like this without any tricks up his sleeves.
When the three of them arrived at the city gates, Jian Chen did not even look at the people on the city walls. His expression was cold as he endured the great sorrow. He put the corpses into his Universe Pouch one by one. Only when he put away the last corpse did he return to Long Chen's side. Long Chen could vaguely see tears in Jian Chen's eyes.
"It's all my fault." Jian Chen's endless self-blame could be seen from that short sentence.
"If I can continue living, I'll definitely make the Wushu Alliance restless. I'll kill as many experts as they appear until there's no one left in the Wushu Alliance." Jian Chen swore before Long Chen and Lan Ling 'er.
Long Chen and Xiao Lang looked at each other. They knew that a great battle was about to begin.
At this moment, the Flower Martial King began to giggle. She placed her hands on the city walls and looked down. Her loose clothes drooped down, revealing the shocking cleavage on her chest. The two huge balls of flesh were pressed together and trembled slightly.
"Jian Chen, this is the first gift from the Wushu Alliance to you. Are you very surprised? Are you grateful to me? Of course, you won't be grateful to me because I'm not the one who gave you the gifts. I'm only responsible for hanging them up …" As she said that, she laughed enchantingly.
Jian Chen gradually clenched his fists.
"Bitch, get your ass down here. I just beat you until you ran away with your tail between your legs, and now you're staying here like a grandchild." Lan Ling 'er was about to faint from anger. She had never seen such a shameless woman in her entire life.
"What did you say?"
The Flower Martial King was rather angry. Lan Ling 'er hated her as soon as she saw her. She felt the same way, but she had not finished what she had to do, so she ignored Lan Ling' er. Instead, she continued to look at Jian Chen and said, "Now, the Wushu Alliance will give you the second gift. The second gift, come out …"
The second gift.
Were there even more people who had been killed?
Long Chen furrowed his eyebrows.
Just as the Flower Martial Queen's voice fell, a person suddenly appeared behind her. He pulled the Flower Martial Queen into his embrace, and his large hand skillfully reached into the Flower Martial Queen's clothes, grabbing her breasts, and rubbed them wantonly. The Flower Martial Queen let out a moan, and her face immediately became red, and even her eyes became blurry.
The man posed a great threat to Long Chen.
He took a closer look. The man had a head full of white hair and his face was already wrinkled. He was slender and skinny and seemed to be in his fifties. His hawk-like eyes shone with a cold light. He did not look at the Flower Martial King in his arms, but at Jian Chen.
"My dear disciple, I trust you've been well."
A hoarse voice rang out together with the Flower Martial King. The Flower Martial King's appearance was enough to make people's imaginations run wild and their mouths dry up. However, his voice was enough to make people's hair stand on end.
"Disciple, he's Jian Chen's master." Long Chen immediately thought of him.
Lan Ling 'er's expression changed. She whispered to Long Chen, "This is bad. This is third brother's master when he was in the Wushu Alliance. He's called Sword Saint Sikong. Third brother's swordsmanship was taught by him. He's also a violent person. Third brother betrayed the Wushu Alliance because he refused to listen to him."
Sword Saint was similar to the Demon Saint and Wushu Sage. In the Earth Martial Realm, the first layer was called the King, just like the Demon King and the Martial King. The second layer was called the Saint. The Sword Saint and the Demon Saint Wushu Sage were both at this level. The third layer was called the Emperor. The Demon Emperor of the Ancient Demon Region and the three Martial Emperors of the Wushu Alliance were all at this level.
Sword Saint Sikong was at the second layer of the Earth Martial Realm.
Long Chen also knew that this was bad. So this was the Flower Martial King's trump card. With Sword Saint Sikong here, what was there to be afraid of?