The Demon Swordsman 3
Ch. 172 - Crowd in the Courtyard

The head of the soldier screamed as if the demon was about to tear its flesh, but the scream slowly turned into a question mark.

His sword was taken by the dragon. Just like his subordinate soldiers who were just sitting on the ground lost a sword.

Xin Chen almost laughed.

"Rraagh! Demon master!!! You're back too!"

Who else if not Ye Long. Since Xin Chen never returned he left the house and waited for her in the border forest. Sometimes the dragon flew high into the Wei Empire. But some sharp objects that can explode immediately hunt him until the dragon was frightened.

The dragon was a frightening specter for the soldiers at the borders of the Shang Empire. Almost in disbelief at the presence of the rare creatures, he came not to kill but to take their belongings.

Ye Long immediately rushed towards Xin Chen who could not avoid the heavy body of the dragon. It seems that since his departure the dragon ate more and more, the more he lived in the forest. The animals that lived there were eaten by him. The dragon wings were shaking violently, the soldiers were astonished.

"G ... This naughty dragon seems to have a whim."

The chief warrior took his sword silently while Ye Long was busy, but Ye Long instantly knew and bully him. He was startled and reflexively released his sword.

"My mountain!"

"Heh, Ye Long. I brought a lot of sparkling stuff for you, that's what you gave them back."

Ye Long was half unwilling to let the sword be taken back, even the ones he had collected before were also snatched away. Ye Long's eyes were glazed over.

Xin Chen shook his head, rather than his return the dragon thought more of his belongings.

"You came here to pick us up?"

The dragon's ears dropped, he looked at Lang timidly.

"I'm waiting for you to come home."

Xin Chen stroked the dragon's head, "I'm home already. We're back home."

Xin Chen looked at Lang, there was no way the wolf would come up on Ye Long.

"I can go home by myself, my legs are faster than the dragon's wings."

Ye Long seemed to be inadmissive. After Xin Chen climbed up he flicked his wings tightly, Ye Long was annoyed. He flew up and directly lifted Lang's body using his legs and hands.

"Foolish dragon, put me down or I'll rip you apart."

"Senior shut up first, let me show you the actual wing speed. Until you pass out! Rraagh!"

The flapping of the dragon wings suddenly changed very quickly, chains of lightning were visible on its dorsal fin. And the next thing that happened, Lang kept cursing. In that height if Ye Long were to release it it might be the safest his ribs were to break.

Down at the port dock of Fanlu City, the three of them immediately moved to the house. Xin Chen hurriedly walked over, Ye Long knew his master was already impatient to meet his mother and provide the antidote he was looking for with all sorts of dangers out there.

"Not anymore ..."

His eyes caught the same sight again.

His house has been crowded, that means something is going on there. Xin Chen quickened his pace even though his leg bones were now weak. He was unable to accept the same situation anymore as before. Her mother will definitely be fine before three months time, Luo Li said that.

They're getting closer to home. But soon his steps were restrained when he saw some men carrying a body that had been covered in lifeless blood.

Xin Chen knew the woman as his family's servant, he was the one guarding Ren Yuan when Xin Zhan was not around. The woman was seen dead two hours ago, her blood still smelled fresh. But inexhaustible, who was the vile man who killed the woman. He is not a bad person and is always honest in his actions.

Xin Chen broke through the crowd and went inside the house. Found anger on Xin Zhan's face that looked fiery, but when he saw his sister coming home the young man was stunned.

"What's going on?"

Xin Chen's panic accompanied by the rush of his steps hurriedly forced his way into the room where Ren Yuan was now lying.

Xin Zhan followed from behind.

"Which father?"

Xin Zhan finally replied that even though his throat was dry, panic was still taking hold of him but things had improved thanks to the help of some people who had taken immediate action to take care of his mother.

Some of the mothers cleaned the blood on Ren Yuan's forehead and stopped the bleeding on some of his injured body parts. Bruises and incision marks are treated with caution. Xin Chen knew, that scar was intentional. Someone wanted to kill his mother.

"Dad's on duty out of town. No need to panic, I'm safe now. It's just ..."

Xin Zhan seemed reluctant to discuss it. He waited for their neighbor who was taking care of Ren Yuan to finish. They finally paid their respects after leaving behind some ointments and medicine to give to Ren Yuan. Xin Chen thanked those who just lowered their heads then immediately left.

"Tell me, who did this?"

There's no answer. But Xin Zhan memorized his sister's temperament. Once disturbed he was immediately noisy. That person would not be safe if his name was already in Xin Chen's hands.

"I just have a guess. But rest assured, you won't be able to kill him. She's one of my mother's brothers."

From his expression it seemed that Xin Chen did not care about that. He guessed right away, on target.

"Aunt Ren Su, he must be the culprit."

"You've been expecting it?"

"He wanted to give Aunt Xiaxia poison medicine, and I heard others say that it had been given to Mom before. Continuously." Xin Chen emphasized his last sentence.

Xin Zhan thought for a moment, starting to understand all the information he received.

"How can you get hurt like this?"

"I told my mom to hire some guards at home. But mom said ... He felt like he was in prison if he was guarded like that. Me and Dad have a lot of work to do. It's my fault I can't take care of mom properly." Xin Zhan admitted his mistake this time, guilt was evident from his sentence just now.

Xin Chen didn't mind that. "How did that aunt die? She's the mother's maid that I trust the most."

It seemed that Xin Chen had not been satisfied if he had not been told all of his chronology. Xin Zhan explained some of the information obtained from the people around the house.

That afternoon the housemaid was in the courtyard picking medicinal leaves for Ren Yuan. Ren Yuan himself was cooking. Unexpectedly, the intruder entered, he wore an all-enclosed robe and carried a sharp weapon in hand.

Unbeknownst to Ren Yuan the man was about to stab him from behind, but Ren Yuan swiftly brushed aside and counterattacked. The man smashed Ren Yuan's temple into the wall until it bled.

As a result Ren Yuan lost his balance and collapsed, the intruder attempted to kill him right then and there. As the noisy sounds of the housemaid came and just as Xin Chen saw, the woman tried to help Ren Yuan and ended up with her life floating away. The people who knew about it immediately arrived and the perpetrator fled.

Xin Chen clenched his hands, briefly thinking of going straight to Ren Su's house. Life is avenged. He will not forgive anyone who kills. There is no tolerance for crime.

But Xin Zhan knew what he was thinking, he held Xin Chen's shoulder. "We're gonna finish this with a cold head. Don't be rash or this matter will turn against us."

Xin Zhan had already sent some people to look for traces of the perpetrator, they just needed to wait and look for accurate evidence.

Those angry eyes turned wistfully upon seeing Ren Yuan lying on the bed. Accidents never stop stalking his family. Destiny unfairly treats them. Now he needed to wait for Ren Yuan to recover to give the medicine, the sooner the better.

Amidst the confusion surrounding the two, a palace worker came to the house. He knew of the disaster that befell their families, but brushed it aside for more important matters.

"There's a call to the palace, sir. Come quickly, it's important."

"So my mom doesn't matter?" Xin Zhan said annoyedly, anyone knew that since childhood Xin Zhan loved his mother so much that he even grew up. Xin Chen broke up.

"Let me take care of you go."

If Xin Chen who said that Xin Zhan was a little relieved, he took out his sword which was placed on the table.

"I will take care of the rest, including returning the body of our servant to his family," he said, putting a sword on his waist, Xin Zhan quickly went to fulfill the call.

Xin Chen clasped the woman's hand, paying attention to her long-time face that had always been just as beautiful. Sometimes chatty and often scratch his ears. But his affection never receded. And what Xin Chen had done all this time for her was to repay all the kindness that the woman had given her. Even though we have to face death out there.

"Cheal fast, mother."

He touched some of the injured parts, healing with his strength. Some wounds close. He took out the medicines he stored, treating Ren Yuan's wounds very carefully.

At night, candles lit up the room. Xin Chen did not take his eyes off Ren Yuan. Afraid of something coming to harm the woman again.

Midnight came, Xin Chen did not see either Xin Zhan or Xin Fai coming home. The atmosphere of the house that is so quiet feels very gripping. He watched Ren Yuan, imagining how every day his mother was in this house alone. His hand put away the haircut on Ren Yuan's forehead.

"You must be lonely ..."

The sound of footsteps rang out at the door, Xin Chen woke up. But he didn't see his father or brother coming back. That's Ye Long. The dragon carried a place filled with food. Put it on the table and talk, "The person next door gave it. Just in case you can't cook."

"You're thanking me?"

"It has. I eat cows in the back of the house."

Xin Chen almost slapped Ye Long in the face, it was possible that the dragon made things in the people's cow pen. Xin Chen couldn't think of that just yet. He switched the conversation.

"Which way?"

"Finding Father."

Xin Fai might not be back anytime soon, serving out of town could take months.

"Chen'er ..."