Chapter 857: Chapter 29 The Killer Revealed
Yan Ju said, "If Yan Shi truly cannot recover, then I will certainly be able to become the Clan Leader’s successor. I’m confident about that. Given my efforts over so many years, I deserve some reward."
Yan Li was startled and said, "Big brother Yan Ju, what are you talking about? I was just speaking casually just now, you can’t be serious."
Yan Ju let out a cold laugh, and his right hand, glowing with yellow fighting spirit, swiftly touched Yan Li, suddenly erupting and sealing Yan Li’s veins in an instant.
Yan Li was shocked, but it was already too late to resist. He looked at Yan Ju in disbelief, his body slowly collapsing to the ground. Although his consciousness hadn’t faded, he had lost the ability to move and speak. He looked at Yan Ju uncertainly,
Yan Ju, satisfied with his handiwork, cautiously glanced around and dragged Yan Li’s robust body back into the stone house. He placed Yan Li’s body in a corner, seemingly relieved, and said with a cold laugh, "Yan Li, you’re still too naive. There are some things you just don’t understand. Once I’m done with Yan Shi, I’ll come back for you."
Having said this, Yan Ju strode towards Yan Shi, who was tied to the bed. Yan Li, lying in the corner, watched Yan Ju in shock, still not understanding why the usually mild-mannered and generous Yan Ju had turned into this. Yan Ju now had a Dagger in his hand. He walked to the bedside of the emaciated Yan Shi, looked at him coldly, and said hatefully, "Yan Shi, do you know why I’m doing this to you? No, you don’t. So I will tell you, so that even in Hell you would understand as a clear-headed ghost. Since we were young, I have hated you. In every aspect, I was stronger than you, but merely because you were the Clan Leader’s son, everyone doted on you, protected you, and considered you the successor to the Clan Leader. And me? I was forever just your foil. Xiao Yun, Xiao Yun truly is a good girl. Do you think you were the only one who liked her? No, I fell for her long ago as well. But you, being the Clan Leader’s son, spent every day with her, and I had no chance, no chance at all. I could only bury my love deep inside my heart. Why? Why is Heaven so unfair to me? Even when you offended the Clan Leader, he only sent you to lead a remote tribe. When I left with you at that time, the Clan Leader told me to watch over you, to monitor you, to help you. I don’t understand, I’m better than you in every way, why can’t I have the woman I love, and still have to be a vice-leader, forever suppressed beneath you as a foil." At this point, Yan Ju’s voice grew louder, his eyes filled with madness.
Yan Shi, still lying quietly on the bed, had a vacant stare, but beneath the blanket, his hands were clenched tight, his fingernails digging deeply into his skin.
Yan Ju raised the Dagger before his eyes, bitterly saying, "The day before yesterday, you went out on patrol again. I could no longer endure the torment in my heart. Finally, when no one was looking, I sneaked into your house. All I wanted was to confess my feelings to Xiao Yun. But, but that bitch, not only did she not accept my love, she insulted me, calling me shameless, delusional. Normally so gentle and frail, I never expected her to react so violently that day. Why is all her gentleness reserved only for you, none for me? I can’t accept this! I really can’t accept this. I cannot let her go, because if I did, and you found out, I’d be the one who ended up dead. Yan Shi, if you are awake now, you must hate me greatly. Haha, go on and hate. Xiao Yun was raped by me, and also killed by me. Since that whore had no feelings for me, I decided to torture her, to let her die in agony. Now, you can also go down and join her. Once you are dead, I will kill Yan Li, fake a severe injury on myself, and nobody will suspect me. I will then blame it on the foreign tribes. During the clan’s election, I will definitely use my skills to become the next Clan Leader. By then, the Pu Yan clan will be under my rule, and all the beauties in the clan will belong to me. I have waited too long for this day. Go die." Yan Ju, clutching the Dagger with both hands, fiercely thrust it towards Yan Shi’s chest.
Just then, something unexpected happened. Yan Shi, who had been tightly bound, suddenly had a sharp gleam in his eyes, and the ropes binding him snapped, breaking bit by bit. He fiercely supported himself with his legs, kicking heavily into Yan Ju’s chest. With a cracking sound, bones breaking clearly echoed, and Yan Ju let out a heaven-shaking scream, his body flying backward, heavily striking against the stone house’s wall, and slowly collapsing.
Yan Shi stood up from the bed, his eyes full of blood, step by step he approached Yan Ju, a chilling killing intent constantly emanating from his body, his bones snapping crisply. His voice trembling slightly, he said, "Why? Yan Ju, why? You were the brother I respected the most, why did you do such beastly deeds?"
Although struck by Yan Shi’s kick, Yan Ju’s profound abilities still protected his internal organs from being injured by his fractured ribs. He looked at Yan Shi in surprise, "You, you’re awake? So, the Prophet can lie as well? You, I truly hate you, why didn’t I kill you back then."
Yan Shi looked at him coldly, a strong fighting spirit emanating from his body. Under the influence of hatred, his latent potential completely erupted. Just as he was about to step forward and finish Yan Ju, an aged voice came through, "Yan Ju, I did not lie, it’s just that your understanding was somewhat mistaken."
