CHAPTER 635: CHAPTER 634: SAME CHOICE AS YEARS AGO

Hu Da’an’s hands and face were covered in blood, sweating profusely as he was about to complete the first Medicine Pill.

Suddenly, a stranger’s voice sounded in his ear. He belatedly realized the noise of fighting had stopped, and his heart skipped a beat as his mind buzzed. He turned around numbly.

A young, unfamiliar face was looking at the half-formed Medicine Pill in his hand with a smirk.

"Gulp!" He swallowed, unsure of what to say, feeling a chill on his neck. Then Hu Da’an saw the distant mountains, the nearby collapsed palace, and his own body curled up behind the ruins. Only then did he realize his head had already rolled off.

He opened his mouth, spraying blood, his increasingly blurred vision catching Hu Jun’s lips curled in a cold smile.

So that’s how it is!

In the last moment of Hu Da’an’s life, he suddenly understood why Hu Jun, despite having Medicine Pills, didn’t let him take one, but it was already too late.

"Rest in peace, Brother Da’an." Hu Jun sighed heavily as he bowed to the corpse, saying, "It’s my fault for not protecting you all, letting those strange beings take advantage of us and pollute all our clan members.

Don’t blame me for being ruthless, for strange beings and cultivators are inherently at odds. This is your best resting place. Don’t worry, I will assist the Void Hunter in wiping those creatures out, avenging you all!"

Bowing slightly, covering his face with his hand, he sobbed softly. In truth, Hu Jun’s mouth almost broke into a smile; under provocation, Hu Da’an indeed didn’t have the heart to sneak around anymore. With a slight trick, he saw the entire process of making Medicine Pills through the ruins!

It wasn’t really that difficult after all. He believed that with more attempts, he could succeed, no longer constrained by others.

With all these strange corpses lying around, he could make as many Medicine Pills as he wanted!

"Fellow Daoist reacts really quickly." Jiang Yuan still had to cooperate with his contract pet to put on a good show, certainly not revealing their true nature now, but it didn’t hurt to make them a little more nervous.

So he raised his chin to signal to the other party to look at the half-formed Medicine Pill in Hu Da’an’s hand, "I think he was hiding here making something, emmm... At first glance, it seems a bit like... Medicine Pill?"

Hu Jun felt a chill down his spine, smiling awkwardly, "Brother Da’an’s mind was never very clear, probably found it hard to cope after being polluted by strange beings, becoming more and more erratic not knowing what he was doing.

The man is gone, those things aren’t important anymore. Alas! Never expected those strange beings could pollute all our clan members at such a fast speed, now..."

He sobbed, squeezing out a few tears, mournfully saying, "Just now, we were overjoyed thinking we were saved, only to find in such a short time, our huge clan was left with just us!"

The five Fox Demons who had taken Medicine Pills, including Hu Rao, were immensely grateful at this moment. The cultivation path is fraught with difficulties, sometimes the difference between heaven and earth is just a moment’s thought.

If they hadn’t decided to take a chance and trusted Hu Jun earlier, they would either be lying dead in the ruins now or fleeing shamefaced into the deep mountains, with no other way to survive.

But the Void Hunter can only take three people away...

Thinking of this, they became wary again, afraid of becoming the one excluded, losing the chance to escape.

"Alas, indeed it’s quite unfortunate, how did they all become strange beings?" Jiang Yuan also sighed theatrically, then turned the tone to fan the flames, "This actually makes things easier, just now Fellow Daoist Hu Zhili and my maid recognized each other as father and daughter, originally agreed to leave a spot for her brother as well.

Unfortunately, that child was also polluted into a strange being, so naturally can’t leave with us. Besides Hu Zhili, there are two more spots, folks, since there are no other clan members left, you can discuss among yourselves how to arrange it."

As these words fell, all the Fox Demons’ gazes turned towards Hu Zhili and Hu Zhixun, who was curled up in the corner of the ruins not far away.

"Father..." Hu Zhixun, with tearful eyes, couldn’t speak a word, only looking pitifully with eyes full of pleading at the father who doted on him the most.

Hoping he could, as before, handle everything and protect him.

The Ice Flame burned tirelessly, purifying the remaining polluted aura one by one.

"Biu!"

Jiang Yuan felt it was relatively safer, snapped his fingers, and released the contract pet from the item bar.

"Master, what happened here?" Hu Zhile instantly appeared beside him, asking with a knowing look.

Seeing this brilliant maid again, the survivors felt a bit bitter, damn, that kid Hu Zhili’s so lucky!

Having fallen to this point, he still managed to coincidentally meet his biological daughter.

Only care about giving birth not raising, focusing on quantity, truly has its perks—so long as one turns out well and holds no grudges, one can bask in the glory!

Raising his head, Hu Zhixun recognized her in a glance, this woman bore some resemblance to his father, and the Void Hunter also said she just recognized her father.

The instinct to survive drove him to seize any opportunity. Given the current situation, it was evident that even their father had to humble himself to win the favor of his sister to be saved. Hu Zhixun looked at Hu Zhile with pitiful eyes and cautiously asked, "Sister? Are you my sister?"

"I don’t recognize you. Who are you?" Hu Zhile said she didn’t know, but in truth, she recognized him at a glance.

After all, this kid had the look Hu Zhili favored, resembling Zhixin and Zhihua more — all of them were clever and sweet-tongued, skilled in winning affection with endless little tricks, the typical fox demons.

"He’s your youngest brother, Yaoyao..." Hu Zhili was in a dilemma and hesitantly asked, "Your brother is especially obedient. Although he’s been bizarrely tainted, he’s a good boy who would never taint others.

Why don’t we take him with us? As long as we find a low-level world where no cultivators frequent, I promise to keep an eye on him and ensure he doesn’t harm anyone! After all, he is your biological brother, we can’t just leave him here!"

Hu Rao snorted coldly, "There are only three spots. It’s understandable you acknowledge the daughter taking one, but thinking about shamelessly taking bizarre entities with you too. Hu Zhili, aren’t you being too selfish?"

"Exactly! Taking a bizarre entity would pose a huge threat to other cultivators, how could you not know? How dare you even suggest it!"

"Jiang Dao You, don’t listen to him. Even if it doesn’t actively release its aura, the bizarre entity will still cause contamination. Don’t let a moment of softness ruin you."

"Miss Hu, have you lost your memory? It’s such a pity. If you regain your memory, you would know how your biological parents abandoned you years ago. You wouldn’t even think about taking him away from here, you’d probably want to kill him directly!"

"Everyone, stop talking!" Hu Jun heard things taking a wrong turn and feared angering Hu Zhili, leading to mutual destruction, so he snorted and said, "We’re supposed to take Jiang Dao You’s Immortal Shuttle; who leaves should be decided by him. As for Miss Hu being abandoned, that is Hu Zhili’s personal business, and we have no right to interfere."

He glanced at Hu Zhili threateningly and bowed towards Jiang Yuan and Hu Zhile, "I hope neither of you will act impulsively. After all, there’s still time, no need to rush. Consider everything thoroughly before making a decision."

Having the matter of abandoning children exposed at this critical moment, Hu Zhili was furious, afraid that the eldest daughter misunderstood and quickly defended, "Yaoyao, don’t listen to their slander! What parents would not love their children? As your father, how could I bear to abandon you?

It’s all because you and your brother left the clan to wander before the world’s collapse, and I had no idea where you were! I swear by my Daoxin, that I, Hu Zhili, have always conducted myself righteously and have never abandoned my children or failed as a father!"

His words were so confident and passionate. Hu Zhile thought to herself if it weren’t for the vivid memories of the past and still bearing the curse he laid, she might have believed him a little.

"Sister! Sister, don’t leave me! I’m very obedient, I promise I won’t do bad things, I’ll listen to everything you say, just don’t leave me here to die, please, sister!" Hu Zhixun vaguely remembered that from a young age, he had to compete for affection, or else he would end up being neglected like those uncherished elder brothers and sisters.

He also had some blurry images in his memory, where it seemed that his parents had not only abandoned one child back then. It was hard to say whether the sister in front of him, whose rank he did not know, was also abandoned.

The father was evidently anxious too, determined to rely on his daughter to leave on the Immortal Shuttle, and surprisingly didn’t mention himself at all. This basically meant that the father might sacrifice the car to save the king, abandoning him!

Hu Zhixun was terrified. He wanted to live, but since he couldn’t count on his father, he could only pin his hopes on the unfamiliar sister. Hoping she had a soft heart and, for the sake of blood ties, would take the lead to help him.

"Poor little brother, today should have been a good day for our family reunion, but you ended up being tainted by a bizarre entity..." Hu Zhile feigned a difficult expression, glancing at Hu Zhili then at Jiang Yuan, "I also can’t bear to leave you here alone. But... even if you are obedient and good, you’re still a bizarre entity, releasing contaminating auras which could end up killing everyone on the Immortal Shuttle."

She directed her difficult gaze towards Hu Zhili, "The life-saving grace of my master has yet to be repaid, my life isn’t mine. Forgive me, no matter how unwilling I am, I cannot stay behind with little brother.

Father, you have to decide now whether you want to go with me to the Otherworld or stay with brother. Given the current situation, whichever child you choose, the other will not blame you."

Caught off guard by a straightforward challenge, Hu Zhili faced choosing to abandon a child once more.

Just like before, turning left would lead to a dead end; turning right would offer rebirth.

He didn’t speak but without hesitation walked towards where Hu Zhile was standing, further distancing himself from Hu Zhixun.

"Father!" At this moment, Hu Zhixun, his whole body ice cold, suddenly recalled scenes from many years ago in his mind: his father holding him when he hadn’t yet transformed, with his brother and mother leading two sisters, decisively making choices just like this.

But back then, he was full of joy, being the one firmly chosen by his parents. Who was the abandoned one, he no longer remembered.

However, now, he became the abandoned one, watching helplessly as his father walked towards his sister. A chill seeped into his heart and inexplicable rage surged, blazing furiously. He could hear his boiling blood roaring, knowing there was only a dead end after being discarded.

"Hu Zhili, Hu Jun, and those other damned people, you don’t want me to live, then let’s all die together!"

"Sister! Don’t be deceived by them!" Hu Zhixun shouted furiously, "They’re all disguised..."

This statement incited rage, with Hu Jun yelling to drown out his attempt to expose the truth, angrily rebuking, "You deceitful little bizarre entity, give your life!"

The others also howled and attacked one after another.

Jiang Yuan, having heard what Hu Zhixun was about to do, immediately took action and deployed the Chaotic Heaven Bell!

"Clang clang clang!"

All the attacks landed on the bell, as he leisurely said, "Why do you all suddenly attack? Yun Shu’s brother, although he turned into a bizarre entity, hasn’t harmed you. Killing her brother in front of her and their father isn’t appropriate, is it?"