Chapter 203: Their Greeting for Each Other
Aldrian also witnessed how Rodwin, the Lust Devil finally exacted revenge for his family. However, by that time, the Lust Devil seemed deeply corrupted by negative energy, and his purpose for revenge was no longer pure.
Having already been confirmed as the Lust Devil’s successor, he visited the noble family that had framed his family long ago. Though his revenge had been delayed for thousands of years, he finally reached that moment. In a single night, he slaughtered the entire noble family. During his rampage, he also encountered his former lover, who now had a son with the young master of that family.
The young master couldn’t do anything as he watched his family being slaughtered, just like the fate of the Rodwin family. Rodwin understood that his family was massacred because he stood in the young master’s way of obtaining the woman he desired. Rodwin was seen as a pebble that had to be removed, and they ensured it was done thoroughly, affecting his entire family.
When Rodwin finally saw his old lover again, her face was filled with resignation. There was no anger, only sadness over the changes in him. She still carried the guilt of what happened to his family. However, all of that was in the past, as he ultimately killed her too by piercing her heart with a single stab. In her final moments, she seemed relieved, as if she had always known this day would come. She had expected this ending, especially since she had never revealed his location to anyone, ensuring he remained safe from the assassins sent by her husband’s family.
In the end, their love story turned tragic, after he killed her, he then killed her son with the young master. Though he had completed his revenge, he still felt unsatisfied. Driven by his wrath, he turned to her family and slaughtered them as well. By the end of his rampage, his hands were stained with the blood of two families. From that moment, his identity as the Lust Devil’s successor became widely known among both orthodox and unorthodox cultivators. It was not long before he took on the status of the Lust Devil himself.
Aldrian could only sigh at his past. In the end, he had become that way because of the injustice he endured in an environment that was supposed to uphold righteousness and justice. He knew he couldn’t generalize orthodox cultivators as entirely good. He understood that even those among the orthodox cultivators, who often preached righteousness, could harbor their own problems and corrupt individuals.
Once again, he remembered what that monk had said: not every being’s heart can hold righteousness, and even if they have a righteous heart, not all of them can bear the weight of that righteousness
It comes down to the individual, whether they have righteousness or not, regardless of being orthodox or unorthodox. Aldrian continued to observe the Lust Devil’s memories, but a few moments later, a tingling sensation swept over him. Without hesitation, he stopped looking at the memories and withdrew his hand from the Lust Devil. In that split second, something struck the place where he and the Lust Devil were located.
BOOM!!!