Ultimate: Fishing Through the Heavens, Starting with Five Enlightenment Templates

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In a flash, he stopped and accompanied Tian Xin to buy some incense, candles, and other offerings.

Tian Hongguang's tomb is located at the highest point of the cemetery.

Carrying numerous offerings, the two climbed the stone steps leading to the top floor.

With each step forward, the deep-seated guilt surged forth like a tidal wave, almost drowning Tian Xin.

The bag in his hand, filled with various offerings, seemed to be filled with lead, growing heavier and heavier.

This invisible pressure made it hard for her to breathe.

But Tian Xin did not stop. She suppressed the turmoil in her heart and walked steadily towards the place where she held her endless longing.

About three minutes later, the two finally reached the summit.

Before us lies a cluster of tombs arranged along the mountainside.

Tian Xin paused in front of one of the tombstones on the right.

This is her brother's tombstone!

She slowly stepped forward, her fingertips lightly touching the cold stone tablet. Gazing at the familiar young face on the tablet, tears instantly filled her eyes.

Time seems to freeze at this moment.

Only silent sorrow permeated the air in the drizzle.

But at this moment.

A rustling sound suddenly came from the steep, desolate path on the side of the cemetery.

Rapid, heavy breathing, accompanied by hurried footsteps, approached from afar, suddenly breaking the silence of the cemetery.

A man with disheveled hair and a crazed look in his eyes crawled up on all fours.

He was wearing a worn-out jacket, and in his hand he was tightly gripping a Nepalese kukri that gleamed coldly.

"I've finally found my chance! That wicked woman, I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"

Yu Shengde's voice was hoarse and harsh, filled with hatred and madness.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, as if he had seen Tian Hongguang.

He stabbed it hard at a large tree next to him.

However, Yu Shengde was just an ordinary person with limited power.

The Nepalese kukri left only faint marks on the tree bark.

"Tian Hongguang, you've made me bear the blame for failing to teach properly, so I'll kill your whole family!"

"After tracking for so many days, I've finally found a perfect opportunity!"

"Tian Hongguang, even if you die, I will not let you rest in peace!!!"

Yu Shengde laughed maniacally, his voice echoing in the air, filled with endless resentment and hatred.

Then, like a mad dog, he brandished his Nepalese kukri and pounced on the unsuspecting Tian Xin without any regard for her safety.

The blade flashed a blinding, cold light against the gloomy sky.

"what!"

Tian Xin was startled by the sudden attack and couldn't help but scream.

Although Lan Tianyu was certain that Yu Shengde could not harm Tian Xin, he still stared intently ahead.

If anything unexpected happens, he will act without hesitation.

Any schemes or calculations can be abandoned in the face of Tian Xin's safety.

Tian Xin's mind went blank, but her body's instincts beat her thinking.

Her right foot, clad in a pointed stiletto heel, instinctively kicked out hard forward.

Yu Shengde's eyes were fixed on Tian Xin's terrified face, his heart filled with the pleasure of revenge and a twisted madness.

He didn't take the frail woman's flustered kick seriously at all.

In his view, the kick was weak and posed no threat whatsoever.

He didn't even bother to dodge; he just wanted to put the blade to her neck as quickly as possible.

however!

"Oh!"

A dull, grating thud resounded.

In her panic, Tian Xin kicked out, and by sheer coincidence, it struck Yu Shengde right in the groin where he was completely unprotected.

"Ouch!"

A piercing scream, so shrill it was almost inhuman, instantly shattered the silence of the cemetery.

midair.

Yu Shengde's ferocious laughter froze instantly, his face turning from red to green and then to purple.

He felt as if his lower body had been run over head-on by a speeding truck.

An indescribable, soul-tearing pain instantly overwhelmed all consciousness.

All hatred and revenge transformed into the most primal fear of devastating pain at this moment.

What's even more frightening is that Tian Xin's physical abilities far exceed those of ordinary people.

The power contained in that kick far exceeded the limits of Saint-De's meager imagination.

All that could be seen was that Saint-De was like a tattered sack being swatted by a giant fly swatter.

He was kicked off the ground by an immense force, his back arched, and he flew backwards in an extremely comical yet incredibly painful posture.

"hiss!"

Upon seeing this, Lan Tianyu couldn't help but gasp and instinctively brought his legs together.

He didn't do anything wrong; it was purely Tian Xin's accurate kick.

This chaotic situation is truly alarming.

Pfft!

Yu Shengde fell heavily onto the grass a few meters away, his body convulsing and curling up violently like a boiled shrimp.

The Nepalese kukri flew out of his hand and landed in the grass nearby.

He clutched his groin tightly with both hands, letting out a painful scream that sounded like air leaking from his throat.

His face was deathly pale, and large beads of cold sweat instantly soaked through his dirty collar.

After convulsing a few times, his eyes rolled back, and he completely lost consciousness, remaining motionless.

All of this happened so fast; from the moment Yu Shengde lunged out to the moment he was kicked away and knocked unconscious, only a few seconds had passed.

Tian Xin closed her eyes and waited for a while, still shaken, but the expected pain and the coldness of the blade did not come.

She cautiously opened her beautiful eyes and saw the ferocious attacker lying motionless a few meters away like a dead dog.

"Ah! He...he's dead?"

Tian Xin was terrified, thinking she had accidentally kicked someone to death in her panic.

Guilt immediately replaced the previous fear.

Like a startled fawn, she suddenly turned and pounced on Lan Tianyu.

She stretched out her two fair, lotus-like arms and hugged his arm tightly, burying her pretty face in his strong arms, her body trembling with fear.

"Tianyu, I didn't mean to, he..."

"It's okay, don't be afraid."

"He didn't die, he just fainted from the pain."

"It's just that the egg is broken; it won't kill you."

Lan Tianyu gently patted Tian Xin's back, his voice steady and reassuring.

Upon hearing that the person was still alive, Tian Xin's tense nerves relaxed abruptly, and she let out a long sigh of relief.

But then, a surge of anger welled up again.

She released Lan Tianyu's arm, turned around, and glared fiercely at Yu Shengde, who lay unconscious on the grass:

"That madman, he..."

However, the angry words were only half-said.

Tian Xin's gaze lingered for a few seconds on Shengde's face, which was contorted with pain but whose features were still vaguely discernible, and her brows gradually furrowed.

"Wait, this person..."

The more she looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, so she tried hard to search her memory.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck my mind.

"Ah, it's him!"

Tian Xin gasped in shock, her face filled with disbelief.

“He was Ah-Guang’s former homeroom teacher, Mr. Yu Shengde.”

She recognized Yu Shengde.

After his younger brother's accident, the school believed that Yu Shengde, as the class teacher, bore an unshirkable responsibility.

Without asking why, they gave him a severe punishment and almost expelled him.

At that time, Tian Xin felt deeply guilty.

She felt that she had failed to protect her younger brother and had also caused the innocent teacher, Ms. Yu, to suffer this undeserved disaster.

She even secretly asked someone to give him some compensation, but later she heard that he had left the middle school where he taught and disappeared.

She never imagined that after so many years, she would see him again in this place and in this way.

Moreover, the other party was carrying a knife and intended to kidnap or even harm her.

Looking at Yu Shengde, who was still unconscious and whose face was contorted in pain.

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Tian Xin felt a mix of emotions, her eyes filled with sadness.

The guilt of the past, the anger of the present, the longing for her younger brother, and the lingering fear of this insane attack...

A mix of emotions left her momentarily at a loss.

She instinctively wanted to walk over and ask Yu Shengde why he did this, what had happened over the years that had turned him into this.

But seeing the other person's pale face and unconscious state, it was clear that they wouldn't wake up anytime soon.

Seeing the sadness in Tian Xin's eyes, Lan Tianyu felt the time was right, so he walked to Tian Hongguang's grave.

“Darling, now that things have come to this, there are some things I won’t hide anymore.”

"Your brother is actually not dead."

Having said that, he didn't wait for Tian Xin's response.

Lan Tianyu circulated his internal energy and lightly patted the tombstone with his palm.

The mud and rocks around the tombstone were hit by a tremendous force, and they flew and cracked.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a deafening roar followed.

The heavy coffin suddenly exploded in full view of everyone, scattering wood chips like rain.

Tian Xin's expression changed drastically. Without bothering to question Lan Tianyu, she staggered to the pile of broken wood chips and dirt.

However, the coffin was empty.

Apart from scattered broken wood and swirling soil, there was no trace of Tian Hongguang's remains.

Tian Xin's face instantly turned from pale to ashen. She turned to look at Lan Tianyu, her eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment:

"What happened? Where is Ah-Guang's body?"