Beastmaster of the Ages

Chapter 3437 - You Haven’t Lived in Vain

The word ‘disappoint’ didn’t make Suishen Hongtian stop, but instead triggered an even more violent reaction. His eyes turned ferocious and he coldly laughed, “Disappoint? I’ve heard that word so many times my ears have grown calluses. Can’t you come up with something new? That old bastard saying it is one thing, but you, little girl, you dare to use that word with me? Hahaha...” Suishen Hongtian cruelly mocked, his methods growing even more vicious.

Even though Suishen Jiguang was under tremendous pressure, she still maintained her composure. She had roughly figured out what was going through Suishen Hongtian’s mind.

“Elder brother, even if father’s high expectations of you caused you to feel discriminated against and upset, it isn’t worth turning on your own sibling. We’re blood relatives! Really, there’s no need for this. Whatever the problem is, we can sit down as a family and talk it out. There’s no need for it to go so far,” Suishen Jiguang said. She realized that her brother had lost his mind and no longer dared to provoke him.

They were in the Yin-Yang World, and if her brother really killed her, no one would ever know. It would be a death in vain. The problem was that she had always thought that the real conflict was between her eldest brother and their second brother, Suishen Ranxing. After all, she was a little girl during their power struggle. What did any of that have to do with her?

And if he really wanted to lash out here, why not go for House Qitian or House Yumo instead? There was nothing impressive about killing his own people. That was just internal strife that weakened House Suishen. But she didn’t dare to voice her thoughts out loud for fear of making Suishen Hongtian even more insane.

“Blood relatives?” The words only made Suishen Hongtian laugh harder. His gaze was icy, and now that Suishen Jiguang had opened up the conversation, he coldly sneered at her, saying, “To me, neither you nor our brother are family!”

“What kind of joke is that? When have I ever wronged you? You were sent to the Midsky Well because you violated the rules by entering the Yin-Yang World during the stormy season, causing the deaths of several eminents. What does that have to do with me? When have I ever disrespected you from childhood to now?” Suishen Jiguang asked as she was tossed around like a boat in the raging sea, struggling to defend herself.

“You’ve never wronged me?” Suishen Hongtian let out a cold laugh. “That old bastard promised me that the day I was released from prison, he would bring all the House Suishen members to greet me and give me a dignified new start. But instead, he forgot all about it because he was watching you inherit the Twinmoon Suishen Art!”

Suishen Jiguang was speechless. That was the reason he had twisted his heart and wanted to kill his own kin? “Neither the Midsky Well nor father’s failure to welcome you has anything to do with me! Could I control any of that? Father sent you to the well to reflect, and all you came out with was a heart full of vengeance!” Suishen Jiguang shook her head in disbelief.

“Then let me tell you something that does have to do with you!” Suishen Hongtian clenched his teeth, hatred in his voice. “My son, Suishen Yue, could’ve had a perfect love, gained the Suishen Blood, and become an eminent. But your meddling turned him into a humiliated laughingstock! Do you dare say you’re innocent?”

“Suishen Yue?” Suishen Jiguang was even more speechless. “You’re only thinking about your son, but what about Yaoyao? She never even liked him! Why should her happiness be sacrificed for your son’s so-called ‘perfect love’? She has the right to pursue her own life!

“Besides, if your son needs to rely on external aids to become an eminent, what would his heart for cultivation be like? Even if he becomes one, what’s the point? You and your son are alike—from beginning to end, you only ever find fault with others. Look inside instead!” Suishen Jiguang had completely lost her temper. She had figured out why her brother wanted to kill her today, but the reason seemed utterly absurd.

Murdering your own kind was the greatest of sins within the Three Exalted Houses, and Suishen Hongtian had already crossed the line, making it difficult for him to have a good ending.

“Hahahaha....” After hearing her words, Suishen Hongtian burst into wild laughter. “You talk a lot, don’t you? Always so self-righteous. It’s always you and Suishen Ranxing who are noble and perfect, and I, the eldest brother, am always in the wrong and inferior!

“Well then, the only person I feel guilty toward is our mother who passed away. But this means she won’t be able to see your doom, so why should I care?” Suishen Hongtian’s mocking grin grew more sinister. “Suishen Jiguang, you can only blame your own bad luck for running into me. The Yin-Yang World is a perfect place where the people you normally can’t kill can be killed!

“So let me tell you a secret. The last time I came in here with those eminents, they didn’t die in the storm—I killed them myself! They saw me obtain a secret treasure and all the witnesses had to die!”

“You’re insane!” Those eminents had come from the Three Exalted Houses. If House Qitian or House Yumo ever found out, even a major zenith cultivator like Suishen Hongtian wouldn’t just be sent back to the Midsky Well. The punishment would be much more severe.

“You think that’s madness? You’re too naive. You think our brother is innocent? You want to save his woman? How stupid can you be? That poor woman was killed right here in the Yin-Yang World by him!

“His concubine from House Yumo is too beautiful. How else could he achieve his perfect life without killing his wife? And you, you poor fool, have been searching in vain all this time.” Suishen Hongtian laughed even more wildly.

“Impossible... I clearly heard....” Suishen Jiguang’s heart began crumbling because both of her brothers, whom she’d once respected, had turned into something unrecognizable. Her eldest brother had become a madman, and her second brother... was a ruthless man as well?

She thought of Suishen Yao and Suishen Zhao—especially Suishen Zhao, who had barely met his own mother a few times.

“That old fool’s truly amusing, letting you live in a fantasy for so long. One glimpse of real human nature has already scared you out of your wits, but the best is yet to come!”

“Now that you know my secret, there’s no way you’re leaving here alive. So you might as well accept it. Before you die, at least you’ll have experienced something worthwhile. You haven’t lived in vain.” After finishing, Suishen Hongtian unleashed an attack without mercy.