The Destiny of the Demon Sword
Towards the Sect

Zhu looked puzzled in response to his daughter's remark. He clenched Bai An tightly, the visibly pained sadness from the wrinkles on his face illustrating the emotional burden he had been carrying so heavily all this time. Holding back the crying that was about to explode, he began to tell his daughter a dark story. His voice was filled with bitter and destruction, reflecting the feeling of a broken heart and a wounded soul. Every word that spoke from his lips felt like a heavy burden falling into a room full of sadness.

In the story, Zhu or Yao Zhu loved Bai Tan a great cultivator and was also handsome from a noble family. However, ill-fated for him, Yao Zhu's love clapped one hand. Bai Tan chose to marry a beautiful girl named Qin Liu who came from an ordinary family. 

In a state of complete emptiness and grounded in the pain and despair that Bai Tan had let down, Yao Zhu was lost in the darkness of thought until he planned a vile action attempt. With a heart filled with uncontrollable grudges, he engages himself in a devious and deceitful game. 

Yao Zhu devised various slanders directed at Bai Tan as well as Qin Liu. He spread false news that destroyed the reputation of both. Bai Tan was surprised at the increasingly intense slander directed at himself and his wife.

Feeling disturbed and worried about the safety of the wife. He decided to leave the God realm and go to the mortal realm to live a peaceful life. 

However, the departure of Bai Tan and Qin Liu to the mortal realm did not shrink the grudge in the heart of a girl who was already embittered.

A few years later, Yao Zhu married Bai Yelu who had already taken a heart out for her. However, he did not do so based on love. She did so in order to obtain the wealth and resources of her husband's clan and made use of them to pay a cultivator who could kill Bai Tan and Qin Liu in the mortal realm. 

Bai Tan's hard-to-beat ability, made the cultivator paid by Yao Zhu devise a foul strategy by poisoning Bai Tan to weaken his abilities. Not enough to get there, he also provoked a clan that was notoriously ruthless to kill Bai Tan even rape Qin Liu and slice him, he said, her young second daughter also fell victim to the depravity of the murderers until she ended up in a brothel.

The grim tragedy made Yao Zhu achieve his goal, even he could hide his actions from the suspicions of his husband and the Bai clan members until he told Bai An this time.

Bai An (Qianmei) is powerless to hold back the cry of hearing what her mother told her. He imagined how terrible the incident experienced by his brother, Bai Niu. Beside him, the orange inhabiting Bai Guo's body was so furious to hear it. But he had to temper his emotions until he met his younger brother Bai Niu. He will leave the decision to the sister to follow up.

A few days later, Bai Guo and Bai An returned to health and joined the middle of the big Bai Clan family. The patriarch Bai Yelu was so excited to see the condition of her two children.

"Chairman Min and his two sons are on a mission to hunt down the demon lord. You two don't have to be discouraged. Father will take you to the Eastern Peak Sect, there you will carry out a greater mission for your life in the future. His mission is to be a smart child in mastering literature and wisdom. You will have the opportunity to become an official of the Sky Palace or become a city leader in the God Realm,” Patriarch Bai Yelu explained.

Bai Guo and Bai An nodded, looking at the eyes of the two of them so happily and then said,

“Thank you, Father.”

Just when the sun was overhead, Bai Yelu along with Bai Guo and Bai An prepared to head to the Eastern Peak Sect. The three rode on a horse that the guards had prepared. While Yao Zhu stood at the clan gate to let go of his son and daughter.

“Guo’er, An’er. You must succeed!” yao Zhu said expectantly.

“Good, Mother,” answer both simultaneously.

In the middle of the two, Bai Yelu nodded to the wife and turned her face towards her two children. Without waiting for any more time, they immediately drove the horse so quickly towards the forest opposite the clan gate.

“Dad, are we going through that forest again?” bai Guo asked who was watching the same forest during his hunt.

Bai Yelu slowed down the pace of the horse then turned her head towards Bai Guo. He smiled gently then said, “Why are you asking like that?”

Bai Guo grinned while scratching his hair with his left hand.

“It's okay, Dad. I'm still worried that past events will happen again.” Bai Guo reasoned.

 “Do you doubt Father's ability?” 

“Ah, no, Dad. Of course I'll be safe with Dad.”

“Ya already, let's accelerate!”

“Good, Father.”

Beside him, Bai An shook his head while smiling at the misbehaving brother. Bai Guo retorted back by sticking out his tongue then stomping the horse to run quickly after Bai Yelu in front of him. Bai An growled at seeing him.

Entering a lush and dark forest area. Bai Yelu slowed down the pace of the horse followed by her two children in the back. Sensed by the three, the atmosphere inside the forest was so quiet, only the whirling of the wind whispered among the shady trees. The dim sunlight pierced through the cracks of the leaves, creating a shadow pattern that danced on the ground.

The pace of the horse runs slowly, taking each step with precision. The sound of horse footsteps could be heard clearly among the silence of the wild, piercing through the bushes blocking their path. The fragrant aroma of the soil and fresh foliage fills the air, creating a natural and soothing atmosphere. 

A balanced slow step from the horseshoe passed through giant trees towering into the sky. The falling leaves were moving lightly in the air, dancing gently as if to welcome the guests who passed by.

However, in the midst of that peace, they did not realize that danger lurked behind the trees. Some people who allegedly were robbers continued to pay attention to the steps of the horse and watch the movements of those who ride it.

“This forest is so mesmerizing, but we must remain vigilant. Robbers often lurk in the path we go through,” Bai Yelu reminded her two children.

“Good, Father,” replied Bai Guo followed by Bai An.

WOUZZ! Taps, tap.

Suddenly, a band of robbers appeared in front of the three, cutting off the path with weapons that were unsheathed into the air.

“Ha-ha-ha. We get great food!” exclaim a fattened robber.

“Patriark Bai Clan, ..., hem, an irresistible fortune, you come when we are hungry. Ha-ha-ha,” he added chuckling.

Bai Yelu with a sharp and calm gaze tried to ignore the robbers who confronted her. He turned to his two children and said, “Guo’er, An’er. You stayaway! Let Daddy take care of those weak robbers.”

“Good, Father,” reply the two then turn the horse walking a few steps away from the patriarch's fight area which will teach the robbers a lesson.

A tense atmosphere began to fill the air in the silence of the forest. 

BUGH!

SRING!

Bai Yelu came down from the horse's back and pulled the sword from its sheath, she sneered sinisterly staring at the robbers in front of her.

“I don't know who you are, but this sword blade is ready to slash the skin of your body as an introduction,” Bai Yelu said with a raucous voice.

“Ha-ha, you are too arrogant, Old Man,” retaliates a forward robber and swings his left hand giving instructions to his flock to attack.

TRANGS! TRANGS!

The fight was fast and fierce. The robbers who numbered eight people alternately swung swords randomly attacking Bai Yelu who was holding him very skillfully. Despite being surrounded by ferocious robbers, he did not show the slightest weakness. His every move was filled with strength and intelligence, guarding himself from the sword slashes that continued to point towards his body.

Behind him, Bai Guo and Bai An were very enthusiastic about seeing the prowess of the father who was so skilled at playing the sword.

“Sister, the Patriarch Sect's movements are highly skilled. But, it looks a little stiff from the pace of our shadow,” said Bai An observing it.

“Sstt, call him Dad. Later we are found out,” reply Bai Guo (Organ) reminded.

“He-he. I forgot.” Bai An cengengesan befell him.

The two then refocused on watching the patriarch fight casually.

"It looks like the fight will quickly end," Jingga commented.

"Yes, it's because the robbers are too weak. Shit!" Bai An looked disappointed.