Chapter 785: Utter Nonsense
As Xu Meijing’s voice rang out, the scene immediately quieted down. Those who had been preparing to speak forcibly swallowed the words back down their throats.
The woman who had spoken first just now glanced at Xu Meijing. Seeing that Xu Meijing still wore her usual cold, aloof expression, her face instantly soured.
After a slight hesitation, she still mustered her courage and spoke.
"Xu Undertaker, you are also a victim of this incident. I don't understand why you would help the Zhang family."
Although she tried her utmost to restrain herself, her tone still revealed a hint of anger.
Xu Meijing’s brows furrowed slightly, displeasure showing on her face. She let out a cold snort, just about to teach this woman a lesson, when Yang Haoran stopped her.
"Everyone, Zhang Changchun and his son have already undergone Soul Transformation. From now on, they will never appear again; I can guarantee you that. Your vendetta, as well as the grievances between Xu Undertaker and me, were more or less concluded the moment they underwent Soul Transformation."
When Yang Haoran spoke, he naturally drew everyone else's attention. All eyes gathered on him.
However, after arriving here, he saw that the Zhang family was left with only women, children, the elderly, and the infirm. Apart from Zhang Li, the strongest among the others hadn't even reached the realm of an Exorcist. At best, they could only be considered slightly more capable exorcists. The entire Zhang family had been completely crippled, completely incapable of stirring up any more trouble.
Especially after he saw those innocent children, the anger and resentment in his heart not only vanished unknowingly, but even stirred feelings of compassion within him.
In any case, these children, in his eyes, were absolutely innocent. To make these ignorant children pay for the mistakes committed by their elders was something he could not accept.
Furthermore, Zhang Li had just explained that everyone connected to this matter had died, and all had died at the hands of these avengers. The other surviving Zhang family members were innocent. Others might not believe this, but he believed Zhang Li's words were likely true.
It was precisely because he considered these factors that he decided to speak up and mediate.
He considered himself never to be a soft-hearted person, but every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. Even if he harbored more resentment, he couldn't vent it on innocent people.
The remaining women, children, the elderly, and the infirm of the Zhang family had initially thought Yang Haoran was here to cause them trouble, so they hadn't given him a pleasant look and had included him in their hatred.
But Yang Haoran's words at this moment were completely unexpected.
Firstly, they hadn't expected Yang Haoran to speak on their behalf. Secondly, they didn't believe that Zhang Changchun and his son were truly dead.
Zhang Changchun's father had died a long time ago; this was not a secret within their entire family. But they didn't know that Zhang Changchun's father had turned to cultivating Ghost Arts and continued to exist in this world as a ghostly entity. If it weren't for the avengers showing up at their door, and Zhang Li's recounting, they probably would never have known that Zhang Changchun's father had actually been alive in this world all this time.
After the great battle ended, the Zhang family members hadn't found Zhang Changchun's corpse. The avengers who came to seek revenge for their relatives and friends also hadn't succeeded in retrieving the bodies, because their bodies had been incinerated into ashes by Yang Haoran, who was cleaning up the battlefield, using a few fire talismans.
It was easy for the avengers to confirm whether their relatives and friends had been killed. After all, more than one person had witnessed that scene firsthand.
However, whether Zhang Changchun was dead, or whether his father had undergone Soul Transformation—only Yang Haoran and Xu Meijing knew about this. Xu Meijing hadn't mentioned it, and Yang Haoran hadn't mentioned it before either, so naturally, no one else knew.
Therefore, some Zhang family members still harbored a sliver of fantasy in their hearts, believing that Zhang Changchun and his son were still alive, merely recovering from severe injuries somewhere.
It wasn't just some of the Zhang family members who felt this way; even those who had come to seek revenge also had similar concerns in their hearts.
Yet now, Yang Haoran directly, in front of everyone, announced the death of Zhang Changchun and his son, stating they had undergone Soul Transformation. This made the Zhang family members disbelieving while also shocking the avengers present.
In truth, Zhang Changchun and his son hadn't undergone Soul Transformation. They had merely been collected by Yang Haoran into his Soul-Gathering Bead. As for why Yang Haoran said this now, there were, of course, his own considerations.
"My grandfather. . . has he really undergone Soul Transformation?"
It was Zhang Li who spoke. After hearing this news, his body visibly swayed. Clearly, this blow was immense for him.
Although Zhang Changchun did not acknowledge him as his grandson, he did not, for that reason, disown Zhang Changchun as his grandfather.
The question he asked Yang Haoran at this moment was not only what he wanted to ask, but what everyone else present, except for Xu Meijing, also wanted to ask.
Yang Haoran looked at Zhang Li. He didn't offer an explanation but instead nodded gently to Zhang Li, confirming that he wasn't lying. Then he swept his gaze over everyone present.
"It seems Xu Undertaker hasn't mentioned this matter to you, so it seems you all know nothing. Since that's the case, I'll tell you the truth, so you don't guess wildly. Zhang Changchun and his son have indeed undergone Soul Transformation. However, they didn't die by my hand or Xu Undertaker's. Instead, they died by the hand of a powerful expert."
Yang Haoran was spouting nonsense with a straight face. Xu Meijing, listening from the side, wanted to laugh, but the current occasion was different. She still forcibly suppressed her laughter; it was just that her cold, aloof expression didn't seem quite as natural.
No one else replied, but judging by their expressions and reactions, the vast majority of them seemed to hardly believe Yang Haoran's ghostly utterances.
Yang Haoran naturally knew that it was impossible to make everyone believe him with just these few words. So, he naturally had another trick up his sleeve.
"Not long after I forcibly sent Old Master Ma Yuanjin and the others away, Xu Undertaker and I were quickly defeated. Because the disparity in strength between us was simply too vast, the two of us were no match for Zhang Changchun and his son at all. Just as. . ."
Yang Haoran continued to spout nonsense with a straight face, showing no hint of embarrassment on his face. No matter how one looked at him, it didn't seem like he was lying.
However, not everyone present was a fool. They weren't people who could be easily deceived by a few words. So, before he even finished speaking, he was interrupted by the woman whose husband had died.
"Since you had the ability to forcibly send Ma Yuanjin and the others away, why, when it came to yourself, were you unable to escape? Who would believe such a clumsy lie?"
In her opinion, Yang Haoran's words were full of holes. She felt that anyone with even a little bit of sense wouldn't believe them.
Since Yang Haoran dared to say these words, he must have long anticipated that someone would raise questions. He was well prepared for this.
"Initially, I was able to forcibly send Old Master Ma and the others away because there was an opportunity then. It was just that Xu Undertaker was still recovering from her injuries at the time, and I couldn't possibly abandon Xu Undertaker and leave alone, so I could only send Old Master Ma and the others away. Afterward, we also thought about finding an opportunity to escape, but Zhang Changchun and his son didn't give us such a chance at all. We could only fight them to the death, and create an opportunity to escape. Whether this matter is true or false, you can ask Old Master Ma. Of course, you can also ask this kid Zhang Li; they were all involved parties."
Yang Haoran's words were still the usual: half-truths and half-lies, a mixed doubles. Zhang Li and Ma Yuanjin only knew the situation before they left. They knew absolutely nothing about what happened after they left.
The reason Yang Haoran spoke with such certainty was to emphasize one point: that everything he said was true. As for whether these people would go verify with Ma Yuanjin and the others, he didn't care at all, because even if others couldn't prove what he said was true, they couldn't prove it was false either.
Moreover, according to his estimation, these avengers wouldn't be idle enough to go verify this matter. Even if they figured it out, what then? He wasn't afraid of these people at all. The reason he said so much was just to give them a way out.
As for whether they would take this way out, that remained to be seen. If they willingly descended, that would be fine. But if they insisted on lingering on the steps, he could only kick them down.
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