Embers of Sword

Chapter 202: A Ship Full of Villains
A disciple of the Tiangui Sect actually dared to participate in the Northern Hunt and ride on the same boat with me!
Things began to develop in an interesting direction... Xie Xuanyi could never have imagined that Imperial City Chief Yuan Jimo would arrange such a "surprise" for him.

Then.

Are the other people on this ship also from Southern Xinjiang?
After confirming Wu Qiong's identity, Xie Xuanyi scanned the area with his divine sense.

This time.

He did not care about the "dignity" of these people, and directly used his divine sense to investigate the situation of the entire ship with overwhelming force.

Twenty-three people, including myself.

The worst is the Qi Controlling Realm.

There are a total of fourteen caves, which sounds a bit scary at first, but in fact they are all pseudo-cave heavens that rely on "pills" to forcibly ascend. That is, the Southern Xinjiang Evil Sect is willing to spend such a meaningless amount of money.

"Buzz!"

Divine thoughts swept over.

On the Jiageng cloud ship, there was a roar of precious weapons and an incredible low cry.

"???"

These evil cultivators all showed expressions of horror, and they looked at the young man in front of them in astonishment.

What level of spiritual cultivation has this guy named Xie reached?

The precious weapon bestowed by the sect's venerable was specially used to conceal the aura of one's realm, but it only resisted for a moment before being pierced!

"In this world...there really are no coincidences without reason."

After scanning the area with his divine sense, Xie Xuanyi sighed.

On the Jiageng, the few people who boarded the ship before him were also evil cultivators.

It seems.

This so-called "draw of lots" is a game that is completely targeted at oneself.

Before the Northern Hunt officially began, Yuan Jimo wanted to experience the "encirclement and encirclement" method himself.

Unfortunately.

Yuan Jimo chose the wrong person.

"Are you planning to wait until the cloud ship leaves the Da Chu border before taking action?"

Xie Xuanyi said softly: "Are these people enough?"

"..."

These words caused the cloud ship to fall into dead silence.

Wu Qiong put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Brother Xie, what are you talking about? How come I don't understand?"

"rest assured."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "I don't care about your identities, and I won't ask for help from the 'Ship Supervisor'... If possible, I hope that the cloud ship is already outside the border of Da Chu at this moment."

"???"

Upon hearing this, Wu Qiong narrowed his eyes, his expression uncertain, and stared at the young man under the mast.

No matter how you look at it, it's just the initial stage of the cave heaven.

I heard that Xie Zhen practiced two sword techniques at the same time, having both the Golden Body and the Sword Qi Cave Heaven.

But even if the cave is perfect, you wouldn't dare to speak so arrogantly, right?
"Two more days."

Xie Xuanyi said softly: "Everyone, if you have nothing to do, please don't disturb me."

……

……

"Do you know...according to the laws of Da Chu, these evil cultivators should not be allowed to participate in the Northern Hunt?!"

Above the sea of clouds, a large cloud ship is located not far from the Jiageng.

This cloud ship has a pavilion.

Moreover, outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering the top floor, which is the "resting place" for the ship's examiners.

At this moment in the pavilion, the ship inspector who had previously revealed his divine sense was sitting cross-legged, his eyes fixed on the man wearing huge heavy armor opposite him.

"According to the laws of Da Chu, I shouldn't have set foot on this ship."

Qing Falcon's voice was hoarse, with a smile on his face. "Laws...are written by people. The Great Chu Imperial City has already accepted the gifts from Mo Daoren and Bai Gui. So what's the point of sending these evil cultivators to participate in the Northern Territory Hunt?"

"The question is, are they here to participate in the monster hunt?"

The inspector had a blank expression on his face. He said, "What was Yuan Jimo thinking by placing all these people on Xie Zhen's ship? Do you really think I'm an idiot and can't see it?"

"You Yuan, you and I are both 'dead men' who crawled out of the abyss."

Qing Falcon said softly: "You should know how difficult it was to live in the underground of the Imperial City. Now you can stand in the sun, become a guest official of Emperor Wuzong, and serve as the 'Northern Hunting Ship Examiner', not because you are really strong enough, but because you are lucky..."

You Yuan fell silent.

Many years ago.

Like Qing Falcon, he is a shadow walking underground in the Imperial City.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will become a special envoy of the Imperial City Bureau in the future... But later he was lucky enough to be noticed by Lord Wu Zexian, who brought him to the Wu Sect and made him a guest official of the inner sect.

If it weren’t for Wu Zexian’s appreciation.

There would be no today.

"There is also a grudge between Wu Zong and Xie Zhen. Helping me is also helping Wu Zexian, and even more so, helping yourself."

Qing Falcon said solemnly: "Turning a blind eye does not violate the laws of Da Chu."

"..."

You Yuan fell into silence.

After a long moment, he frowned and asked hoarsely, "Do you want these evil cultivators to kill Xie Zhen?"

"This group of evil cultivators cannot kill Xie Zhen."

Qing Falcon smiled dumbly and said, "This kid is much more evil than the evil cultivator. He defeated Xie Sheng in Xuanshui Cave Heaven without even using his trump card."

You Yuan looked at Qing Suan with some confusion.

"You don't understand… I lost a memory. A very important memory."

Qing Falcon lowered his eyes slightly and clenched his palms tightly.

He laughed at himself and said seriously: "More important than killing Xie Zhen is to recover this memory... I must kill him myself. Before that, I want to see what this young man's 'trump card' is."

"Don't worry, I know the rules."

"After the cloud ship lands, it will be the Beishu Snow Mountain."

Qing Falcon raised his head and said word by word, "The reason why I am traveling with you is to avoid causing you trouble. You hate evil cultivators, so after we land, you can kill all those evil cultivators on the Jia Geng."

"Can they wait until I kill them?" You Yuan chuckled.

Judging from the current situation.

Two days later, this group of evil cultivators will take action on the Jiageng... Between them and Xie Zhen, only one of them will survive.

anyway.

Xie Zhendu’s strength will be greatly damaged, and he may even be seriously injured.

He suddenly understood what Qing Xuan was planning... Now Xie Zhen was surrounded by enemies. What was more terrifying than those evil cultivators was that any major force participating in the Northern Hunt was interested in him.

Wuzong, Qin family, Xie family, Taoism, Qiantian Palace...

If Xie Zhen maintained his prime condition and landed on the snowy mountain.

Then these major forces may still have some "concerns".

After all, this Northern Hunt is the first battle of destiny since the advent of the great era, and all forces must take the overall situation into consideration!

No one wants to suffer serious damage because of Xie Zhen.

But what if Xie Zhen got injured?
The so-called wall is pushed down by people.

This is a dangerous wall that anyone can push over.

"How long can you live?"

You Yuan looked at the man in front of her with sympathy.

Although wrapped in heavy fire scale armor, he could still see that Qing Falcon's days were numbered.

This is the innate holy body of fire that was once hailed as a genius in the way of fire.

Now, most of his body has turned into burnt charcoal, and the scent of broken and burnt blood can be smelled even through his armor.

"Maybe ten days, maybe twenty days."

Qing Falcon's voice was filled with sarcasm: "Or maybe, when you open your eyes tomorrow, I will have turned into a pile of ashes, dying quietly on the way to the North Hunt."

“Why don’t you live well?”

You Yuan wanted to speak, but when the words came to her lips, she took them back.

Why not eat minced meat.

He knew that Qing Falcon wanted to live more than anyone else.

But with the backlash of the Li Fire and the sword energy entering his body, he would have difficulty surviving more than a month without a great figure from the Yang Shen Realm to save his life.

“I could have lived longer.”

Qing Xuan saw what You Yuan wanted to say, and asked with a smile: "I can lie down in a ruined temple in the far suburbs of the imperial city and rely on talismans, armor, and array patterns to extend my life by dozens or even hundreds of days, but what's the use of that?"

Not long ago.

He completed the mission in southern Xinjiang and remained a loyal minister to the Holy Queen.

In just a dozen days, he became a discarded pawn.

If he wanted to live, he could only struggle to stand up, risk everything, and prove his worth to the Holy Queen once again.

"..."

You Yuan was completely silent.

He looked at the man in heavy armor and felt that he had no right to sympathize with Qing Falcon. He felt sorry for Qing Falcon.

In essence, I was just "luckier".

"If I survive, I will repay you tenfold or a hundredfold for helping me this time." Qing Falcon grinned and said, "If I die... of course I will have nothing. After working for the royal family for so many years, I don't have anything valuable left. I will give you this set of Fire Scale Armor."

"What use would I have for this kind of thing?"

You Yuan said helplessly: "Let's not talk about these things. According to the rules of the Imperial City Bureau, when you go out, you always pay attention to auspiciousness."

"I am no longer a member of the Imperial City Division..."

Qing Falcon said calmly: "Besides, I know it will be difficult for me to survive."

The tone of the latter sentence sounded somewhat sad.

"Maybe I can kill Xie Zhen."

"Perhaps I can get back that lost memory."

"Or maybe, I can return to the Holy Queen alive and let her save me."

"But if you complete all this, can you survive?"

Qing Falcon tilted his head slightly, looked at You Yuan, and asked seriously: "As long as I am still a chess piece, then even if I have proved my worth, what does it matter?"

You Yuan didn't know what to say.

He could only remain silent.

"I have a favor to ask."

Qing Falcon suddenly smiled: "If I die in the snowy mountains, after you return to the Imperial City, you will investigate the case of 'Red Phosphorus' for me... I know this request is presumptuous, but when we were practicing underground in the Imperial City, Red Phosphorus saved me and you, and she shouldn't have died quietly like this. You are much luckier than me. If you have the protection of Lord Wuzong, maybe you can get closer to the truth?"

Ten years ago.

The imperial city was in chaos. Yuan Jimo ascended to the position of the head of the Imperial City Department and executed a group of rebellious criminals.

Chi Lin, the special envoy of the Imperial City Bureau, was among those to be beheaded.

"Why are you so obsessed with this case?"

You Yuan did not agree, but asked a question that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.

He knew that Qing Suan became the special envoy of the Imperial City Bureau in order to be able to investigate the case one day.

He knows it too.

The relationship between Qing Falcon and Chi Lin is very good, much better than one might imagine.

But, is it just these things that can make a man do so much?

"If it was 10 years ago... I would answer you this question firmly because I would be very angry."

“But now, I don’t know the answer.”

Qing Falcon thought for a long time and said seriously: "At first, I just didn't want to believe it. I didn't want to believe that my best friend would kill another best friend for fame. Later, this matter became my inertia. I actually forgot my anger and sadness when Chi Lin died. I only remember to do this one thing, at any cost, and with all my strength."

After a long time, many things will become numb.

Now, even if he wanted to make himself angry.

The anger in my chest couldn't burn out.

"If I were to die immediately."

Qing Falcon murmured, "My life, probably... only has this one regret. Perhaps, this is why I am so persistent?"

(End of this chapter)