Ye Ming’s casual remark, however, seemed to carry an immeasurable pressure. The moment his voice fell, a figure scrambled into the hall from outside.
It was Luo Hou!
Thump!
Upon entering, he didn't even dare to look at his family members around him before he abruptly knelt down, repeatedly banging his forehead on the ground in a panicked plea, "Mr. Ye! Spare my life! I... I truly had no intention of harming you! I did all this merely to protect myself! Truly, I didn't..."
"Stop!"
Ye Ming raised his hand, directly interrupting Luo Hou, and said indifferently, "I have no interest in why you did it. Just know this: answering my questions is your only path to survival, understand?"
Ye Ming cared nothing about how the Luo family would be dealt with. He believed that once Xu Wangjun recovered, he would handle it himself.
"Yes! Yes! I understand now, and I would absolutely not dare to conceal anything from you, Mr. Ye!"
Hearing this, a flicker of hope appeared in Luo Hou. As long as the person before him wasn't targeting the Luo family, they still had a sliver of a chance.
As for his son's crippled state, Luo Hou had no time to consider it now. Surviving was a blessing in itself.
At the same time, he dared not harbor any resentment.
Otherwise, the Luo family would be utterly destroyed.
"Tell me! How did your Luo family get involved with the remnants of Shiyuan?" Ye Ming asked in a deep voice.
What he wanted to know was naturally about the remnants of Shiyuan.
"Shiyuan... remnants?"
Hearing the name, Luo Hou wore a look of utter confusion, completely unaware of what the other party was talking about.
His expression was clearly not a lie.
"It's the person hidden behind your son!" Ye Ming rephrased.
This time, Luo Hou understood.
"Replying to Mr. Ye! Regarding that former... no! Regarding that remnant of Shiyuan, I actually don't know much either."
After saying this, Luo Hou looked at Ye Ming tremblingly, afraid that the latter would not believe him.
Seeing that Ye Ming did not react strongly, Luo Hou breathed a sigh of relief and continued.
Luo Hou's general meaning was quite clear.
Their contact with the remnants of Shiyuan was entirely accidental.
Three days ago, Luo Fu had coincidentally found a peculiar token. He then brought it home, and while researching it with Luo Hou, they discovered the existence of the remnants of Shiyuan.
Of course, it was the other party who revealed themselves.
Subsequently, after witnessing the Shiyuan remnant's superhuman strength, the father and son regarded them as immortals and offered their faith, hoping to gain extraordinary power themselves.
Thus, the entire Luo family became a puppet of that entity.
"That's all?"
After listening, Ye Ming was clearly somewhat disappointed.
Basically, there was no useful information.
"Mr.... Mr. Ye! That... that's all! I've told you everything I know!" Luo Hou, kneeling on the ground, also sensed the other party's disappointment.
"Didn't that person say anything to you?"
Ye Ming frowned slightly, tapping his fingers on the table.
"This..."
Luo Hou trembled, searching through all his memories related to the Shiyuan remnant. Finally, he had a slight gain.
"Mr.... Mr. Ye! That... that person said something very strange, I don't know if it's useful to you?" Luo Hou asked cautiously.
"Strange words! What?"
Ye Ming looked at him.
"It's like this! When we first made contact with that remnant of Shiyuan, they were muttering to themselves. Saying things like..."
"Shiyuan will eventually return to the earth, and all things shall become nourishment!"
"We all carry sins and should repent to the divine!"
"Our existence will bring an end to this calamitous fate!"
"Only through complete destruction can true rebirth be nurtured!"
"Watch! Under the guise of remnants, we will transform into karmic fire and offer a funeral that breaks through the dawn for all things in this world!"
After speaking these words, Luo Hou felt completely drained, his expression even somewhat vacant.
Although he didn't understand what these words meant, as an outsider, an ordinary person, he sensed an extreme madness within those words.
It was a madness that subverted humanity.
"So that's how it is!"
After hearing those words, Ye Ming fell into deep silence.
On the surface, his expression was calm, but no one knew that his heart was already churning like waves against a shore, with ceaseless gales.
Because, although these words were heard by him for the first time, they were not unfamiliar.
In the Immortal Law Record, this passage was also recorded.
If it were only this, Ye Ming would not have been so shocked.
What truly sent chills down his spine was that the meaning behind these words had already been annotated by his inherited teacher, Ye Zhisheng.
Furthermore, Ye Zhisheng had mentioned in the inheritance that at one point, he had even had the urge to join the Immortal Alliance and execute the "madness" behind those words together.
However, in the end, his reason overcame his impulse.
Those words almost embodied the core faith of the Immortal Alliance from a hundred thousand years ago.
Even more terrifying was that it was precisely because of this fanatical faith that the third Great War of Shiyuan occurred a hundred thousand years ago.
In the end, they were just a hair's breadth away from success.
However, it was because of that battle that the survivors created the "Outsiders' Land," a special space, where everyone lived, and left behind an ancestral decree: "Never leave the Outsiders' Land for all eternity."
Recalling all this, a cold chill began to spread across Ye Ming's back. He had a strong premonition that some things might happen sooner than he imagined.
He... was running out of time.
"Mr.... Mr. Ye!"
Seeing Ye Ming motionless, Luo Hou was also extremely panicked.
However, Ye Ming, having recovered his senses, ignored him. He stood up and walked directly out of the hall.
At this moment, Ye Ming's eyes were already filled with solemnity.
...
Leaving the Luo family, Ye Ming continuously recalled the events that had transpired.
From the Four Dark Clans of China to the ancestral decree!
And the Eight Great Super Sects he had recently encountered!
And finally, the remnants of Shiyuan!
All these signs pointed to one thing: the mortal realm was about to be in chaos.
"I need to recall everyone!"
Ye Ming murmured to himself.
He had to be fully prepared.
Just then, Ye Ming suddenly stopped. Before him, a hazy silhouette had appeared at some point.
Xia Baiyi had arrived.
Ye Ming was stunned, completely not expecting her to appear at this time.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Xia Baiyi, however, seemed to have no intention of exchanging pleasantries. She simply stood there, as if time had frozen between them.
No!
Time had truly frozen!
Everything around them was fixed at this moment.
"I have already finished interrogating that remnant of Shiyuan!"