Celestial Overlord - Chapter 69 Ugly

“Patriarch Xing! All the females are ready!” a soldier of Xing clan said facing a middle-aged man. But the middle-aged man did not respond as he stared vacantly. He was the Patriarch of Xing clan. A super powerful clan of Jiang city but it was now in the past.

His father the strongest warrior of the Xing clan was killed. His son, whom he took pride was now totally broken, he has not left his room since that day. Just what is happening in Jiang city he thought. The City Lord and his son died. Then his father, it was like the one was punishing the corrupted.

If his thoughts were true, then his clan would be next as it has the most corrupted reputation. They were connected with City Lord in his every evil deed. So he decided to make the protection around his house strong. “To think all this happened when I was away” he sighed.

“Do not worry Patriarch Xing! After this ritual, we will be able to summon the true devil himself and we will be able to attain immortality without going through the path of cultivation and heaven tribulation ” an old man who was wearing a grey colored robe said. Along with him, six more people were standing.

They were an organization called Dark Wolves consist of cultivator who cultivates the devil path. Devil way of cultivation needs a human sacrifice, so they needed nine young girls for sacrifice. It has been five years since Patriarch Xing came into contact with this group. He helped them and took help from them in return.

They were his most powerful force. “Old Fu! I think we must delay this process! You know whats happening in Jiang city right?, someone powerful is roaming in the city” Patriarch Xing said looking at the Old man.

Hearing this the old man laughed, “Hahaha! Do not worry Patriarch, we are summoning a Devil God himself!, even if it’s an immortal he can’t go against a God” hearing this Patriarch Xing nodded, Old Fu was correct.

“Bring those girls!” Patriarch Xing commanded the soldier. The ritual was taking place in the deep basement of the Xing clan manor. Ten girls were brought to the place, they all were wearing black robes, each of them was trembling.

“Are they all pure maidens!” Old Fu asked the soldier who brought them, he nodded in reply. Old Fu scanned the group of girls but after looking at them he frowned “You have brought one excess! What should we do with the last one” Old Fu asked confusing the soldier? Old Fu only needed nine young girls.

“It’s alright! Let me take one of them!” a man with a face which looked like it had been carved out of a pile of sh*t. His eyes were those filled with lust. His expression sent a chill running down everyone’s spine, his face so contorted and ugly, it wasn’t even humanly possible.”Hahaha! Brother Ru hasn’t tasted a girl since so many years, now he can not control his urge anymore” one of the guys in grey robe said. But the truth is even prostitute refused to sleep with him because of his face which looked like a devil. They all would just scream by seeing him.

He scanned through the whole group of girls as his eyes landed on a single girl, whose eyes remained closed. “You the fourth one! Are you blind?” his question startled the girl. All the girls were trembling in fear there. Some were even crying.

The girl who Old Ru questioned was Zhi Ruo, the flower stall lady granddaughter. She was blind from birth but had an exceptional sense. Her nose and ears were her powerful tool. Her parents died recently because of the City Lord’s scheme. She was also one of the Victim. Her parents went away to earn but never returned. She was left with her younger siblings and old grandmother.

It was that fateful day when she was looking over the flower stall with her brother because of her grandmother sickness. It was when she was abducted by the Xing clan soldiers if she were to resist, they said they will kill her family. She didn’t want to lose her only family as she accepted to go with them willingly.

She still remembered that day when she heard her little brother’s voice coming from behind. She was unable to see but she could clearly know just how her brother would have done. “Leave me! Where are you taking my sister” her brother was struggling to protect her with his small body? But only to be beaten in return by the soldiers. “Sister! I will find someone strong to rescue you from this bad people!” his crying childish voice still resounded in her head.

“Little Hong! You should take care of the grandmother and Little Chi! Big sister cannot be with you guys anymore” she mourned in silence. She came to know after coming here, that they are going to be used for sacrifice. She was not alone, as there were nine other girls. Just as they were waiting for their death. They all heard about the recent incident from the soldiers who were gossiping.

Some even held hopes that the one who killed all those corrupted will come to save them. But nothing happened till now. They all lost their hope. It was the day for them to be sacrificed. But fate seemed to have a different plan for her. The Old man question startled her. She did not know why he wanted to know whether she is blind or not.

While she was trembling there. The Old man voice resounded again, “You are blind then! That’s good, at least you won’t me screaming after seeing my face! Hahaha!” his laughter sent a shiver to her.

“Brothers! Continue on the ritual let me play with this girl for a while!” he said as he lifted Zhi Ruo on his shoulders carrying her to a separate room. Old Fu smiled as he said ” Let Brother Ru enjoy her after all she is just an extra!” he said as they started the ritual to summon the Devil god.

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“Thump!”

Zhi Rou was thrown on the floor in the room. “Hahaha! Finally the smell of women!” he said laughing like a maniac. He was not able to lay a single hand on women, even prostitutes refused to look at his face. But now he was able to find a girl who was blind and even pure.

“M-Mister! Please let me live, I have my younger siblings to take care!” Zhi Ruo said while weeping. But she was answered with a maniac laughter “Let me think about that after I played with you” the Old man closed Zhi Rou.

She was able to hear the footsteps with her sharp ears. Fear crept over her heart as it made her tremble. “P- Please someone help me” a low voice echoed.

*Booooooooooom*

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In the midst of the night, a little boy was standing in the middle of the street. Looking at the direction of the Xing clan. His eyes were full of eagerness. He was Zhi Ruo little brother. He was there on that day where his sister was taken by Xing clan soldiers.

He was easily beaten when he tried to protect his sister. He helplessly lied down on the ground while looking at his older sister being taken away. He knew he was powerless, as a ten-year-old he was not a competition to a well-trained adult soldier.

So he went on to ask people for help. He asked many people most of them backed away knowing it was Xing clan and when he showed them the price he offered to the rescue, they all laughed at him. Maybe they might think it was just a piece of bread, but it was a treasure for him.

A treasure which he kept to give to his older sister birthday. Bread was a costly thing for people like them, their family usually have soups three times a day. Those were made from wild herbs that they pick when they go for finding flowers in the outskirt of Taing forest.

He was eagerly looking at the direction where Tian Lee went with a tint of hope. The young master he asked help did not laugh at him nor did he mock him. He accepted it, without saying anything. Maybe he will really save his Elder sister, Hong thought.

Looking at her grandson, the old lady sighed. Even she asked help by giving money to some soldiers for rescuing her Elder granddaughter. But only to find out, that they ran away with the money. Thus leading to the starving of her family.

“Even God can’t help everyone!” she murmured thinking about her Elder granddaughter. People might blame others or fate for the unhappy incident happening or happen in life. But her granddaughter was the total opposite, she always had the cheerful attitude. She never complained about her disability but rather saw the life from a different view.

To think such a girl was going to die like this. The old lady got to know that her granddaughter and some more girls were taken as a sacrifice. She wanted to help but alas she was just a powerless old lady. Looking at her grandson her heart tightened.

“Little Hong! Come back!” the old lady called out her grandson. But he was not moving a bit from his place. “She will come back, grandmother! Sister will surely come back!” Little Hong said with a firm tone while staring at the direction where Tian Lee went.

Looking at her grandson, the Old lady was unable to hold her tears back. She knew how he went out for the past two days asking people for help. But was humiliated or beaten by them in return. Still, he asked everyone he saw to help him rescue his Elder sister.

Even the young master from before was just kind. She knew it was just out of kindness the young master asked Little Hong. Just as she was thinking.

Both the Old lady and Little Hung heard the rumbling of lightning from the sky. The starry sky darkened suddenly as lightning rumbled down. The lightning in the sky took a dragon like a form as it came down tearing the clouds.

Seeing this the old lady was shocked. And for Little Hung, his eyes brimmed with hope because he knows it was the direction that young master went.