Embers of Sword

Chapter 248 Real Person
Outside the city of Dayue Kingdom, in a deep mountain dozens of miles away.

Wuzong, Yuqingzhai, Baihua Valley... everyone gathered here.

"Brother Wu, is this place really safe?" a casual cultivator asked worriedly.

This mountain is remote and quiet.

The most important thing is to stay away from the ancient city of Dayue Kingdom.

According to the jade slip given by Xie Zhen, the best option to "survive" is to stay away from the main city.

Xie Xuanyi deliberately marked several places that his divine sense had discovered in the jade slip.

Wu Yue’s main point is to listen to advice.

Since Xie Zhen saved his life, he accepted the jade slip.

He followed the instructions on the jade slip and brought everyone here to seek refuge!
"In this secret realm, is there any place that is completely safe?"

Wu Yue shook his head and explained patiently, "Once the demon cultivators from Chiling City step into the secret realm, they will definitely plunder the city... Now that we are hiding here, the chances of encountering demon cultivators will be much smaller."

The casual cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment.

In fact, they knew that following Wu Yue was the best choice—

Now, the two holy places of Wuzong and Yuqingzhai have joined forces here!
There are also three geniuses at the level of Saint Sons in charge.

Even if we encounter a demon cultivator from Chiling City, as long as he is not of the level of Prince Jiu, we should be able to resist.

Yuwen Zhong, the Saint of Qiantian Palace, said in a deep voice: "Everyone, please have a good rest here. I want to say goodbye for the time being."

"Brother Yuwen?"

Wu Yue raised his eyebrows.

Now is not a good time to leave.

"Because I entered the country to search for treasure, the brothers from Qiantian Palace guarded the snow mountain..."

Yuwen Zhong sighed and said solemnly, "How can I sit back and watch such a disaster happen?"

Because I accepted Xie Sheng's invitation.

He separated from his junior fellow apprentice Chen Li and other disciples of Qiantian Palace.

now……

The disciples of Qiantian Palace must have been teleported to a remote corner of the secret realm.

As the Son of God, he should stand up in this catastrophe, or at least not cower here and ignore the lives of his fellow disciples.

"In that case..."

Wu Yue looked at Yuwen Zhong, clasped his fists and bowed: "Brother Yuwen, please take care on this trip. If you find a fellow disciple, you can reunite with Wu Zong. This is Wu Zong's 'Exiled Immortal Order'. Although this secret realm is shrouded in fog, the soul token can occasionally transmit messages. Brother Yuwen, please accept this order so that you can take care of me in the future."

Say it.

He threw a token.

"Snapped."

Yuwen Zhong took the token, his expression solemn, and also clasped his fists in return: "Brother Wu, Fairy Shang, Yuwen Zhong takes his leave."

Just as he was about to leave.

A voice suddenly sounded.

"Wait a moment, Yuwen Shengzi. I seemed to have seen the figure of a disciple from Qiantian Palace earlier."

The person who spoke was Qin Wanyang.

Yuwen Zhong narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the young prince of the Qin Mansion.

"really?"

He didn't have a very good impression of Qin Wanyang.

Yuwen Zhong seldom comes to the imperial city.

But when he entered the Imperial City, he heard about the Lin family...

There are obvious signs of manipulation behind the Lin Mansion case. If we want to trace the origin, it is probably the "City Gate Questioning Fist" manipulated by Qin Wanyang.

The elders of Qiantian Palace have specifically explained this.

This time of hunting in the north, you can make friends with Emperor Wuzong, you can make friends with the Taoists, and you can have contact with anyone you can talk to and anyone you like.

There are only two of us, so don't become close friends.

One is Xie Zhen from Dasui Sword Palace.

The other one is the young prince of the Qin Mansion.

Yuwen Zhong knew why his elders advised him not to be on good terms with Xie Zhen... Xie Zhen's reputation was really bad now, Qiantian Palace had a close relationship with the Jiangning Xie family, and with the past incident of the Sword Sect Competition, they should not be involved with Xie Zhen no matter what.

This was also the reason why he had previously traveled on the cloud boat with Xie Sheng.

only.

Putting aside the advice of his elders, he had a good impression of Xie Zhen.

On the other hand, Qin Wanyang really looked down upon her.

Yuwen Zhong paused and said quietly, "My young prince, this matter is urgent. Please don't try to fool me."

"What are you saying, Yuwen Shengzi? This is absolutely true! When I was walking in the ancient city before, I felt the remnants of the Qiantian Palace's aura with my divine sense. I think they should still be in the city."

Qin Wanyang sighed helplessly and asked cautiously: "How about...I go with Yuwen Shengzi?"

"it is good."

When Yuwen Zhong heard this, he said bluntly: "You lead the way!"

Qin Wanyang smiled, turned around quickly, and said loudly: "Yuwen Shengzi and I are about to set off to return to Dayue City. Is there anyone here who wants to go with us and help us?"

This statement came out.

The people who were resting in the small cave were making a lot of noise.

Few of the Qin Mansion's staff who had severed ties with Qin Wanyang took any action.

This secret realm made them feel disillusioned with the young prince.

The team of dozens of people was killed or injured, and now there are only three or five people left... At this moment, they can no longer care about the status and authority of the Qin family.

It is an employment relationship where you work for money.

If you lose your life, there is no point in taking more things.

If you can escape danger.

These people will resign from their positions as staff and leave the Qin family.

However, Qin Wanyang's words did move several independent cultivators.

"My young prince, I wish to go with you."

A swordsman at the peak of the Qi Control Realm stood up.

After this person took the lead, dozens of people joined in all of a sudden... The reason they joined was very simple. Yuwen Zhong was the Holy Son of Qiantian Palace. He was an upright person with strong strength. Qin Wanyang, apart from his status in the royal palace, could be considered a first-rate master among the Northern Hunters.

Going forward with these two people is considered to be somewhat safe.

This secret place is a thousand-year-old country.

If you follow Wuzong and Yuqingzhai, you can naturally "take refuge" and there is a high probability that you will be safe.

But wealth can be found in danger.

Now that Yuwen Zhongyi has returned to the ancient city, if they follow him, they will have the opportunity to try their luck and see if they can get some fortune!

"..."

Wu Yue saw this scene, but he did not say anything to stop it.

soon.

Yuwen Zhong and Qin Wanyang took this team consisting of more than a dozen independent cultivators and left by controlling their Qi.

"Ants do not know their own limits."

In Wu Zong, Lin Yu had an indifferent expression. He looked at the retreating figures of these wandering cultivators and suddenly spoke something.

"Junior brother, why do you say that?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yue couldn't help but smiled and shook his head.

"Although good fortune is good, you still need to be alive to get it."

Lin Yu lowered his head and murmured, "I don't know whether Qin Wanyang saw the disciples of Qiantian Palace...but he returned to the ancient city not to help Yu Wenzhong find someone. He just wanted to take the opportunity to find his fortune."

These independent cultivators...if they just followed Yuwen Zhong, it wouldn't be considered a wrong choice.

But with the addition of Qin Wanyang, once a crisis occurs, they will be the first pawns to be abandoned.

Some days ago.

Lin Yu also regards Qin Wanyang as a "confidant" and a "benefactor".

My father is seriously ill. Qin Wanyang sends him a magic pill.

Looking back now, it seems ridiculous...how could what Qin Wanyang sent be an elixir?
Father, like son.

A few days ago, he was in the police station and watched his father being sent to the dungeon and the Lin family’s property being ransacked by the Imperial City Bureau… The people he hated the most were Yuan Jimo and Xie Zhen.

But now, he could clearly see the troublemaker behind the clouds.

What he hated most was himself.

He hated himself for not understanding, not being able to figure things out, being so stupid...

The young prince of the Qin family's palace presents himself as a gentle and modest gentleman in front of outsiders.

But in fact, in his eyes, there is only profit.

Whether it was himself, the Qin Mansion's staff, or the independent cultivators who were leaving with him, they were all just pawns.

"Did you see it clearly?"

Wu Yue looked at his junior brother and said softly, "It's good that you can see it clearly."

It was just such a light and casual sentence.

It touched Lin Yu's heart.

"...Senior brother."

Lin Yu clenched his fists tightly and said in a hoarse voice: "I was wrong. I shouldn't have believed Qin Wanyang's lies."

Wu Yue just shook his head.

He gently patted his junior fellow apprentice on the shoulder and said softly, "Who hasn't made mistakes when young? During this period, Master happened to be in seclusion, and the Lord Sect Master happened to be recuperating these days. When the Northern Hunt is over, Master should also come out of seclusion. Then, I will ask Master to plead with the Lord Sect Master... Regarding the Lin family's affairs, see if there is any chance to mediate."

Lin Yu felt sad and said nothing more.

……

……

After dealing with Lin Yu's matter, Wu Yue took the initiative to come to the Fairy Shang Yi of Yuqingzhai and clasped his fists slightly.

"Ms. Shang."

He smiled and said, "I can see that you had something to say earlier."

When Qin Wanyang led his men away.

Shang Yi looked at him several times, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Although a warrior only cultivates his physical body, his heart is also very sensitive. Wu Yue knew very well that Shang Yi had something important to discuss with him.

"Brother Wu."

Shang Yi sighed softly and said, "To be honest... I also want to leave for a while."

"Taishangzhai?"

Wu Yue hit the nail on the head.

Fang Hang, a Taoist monk from Tai Shang Zhai, died and his Taoism disappeared.

Shang Yi did not hide this news from him... The deaths of Fang Hang and Xie Sheng would surely cause a huge wave when the Northern Hunt was over.

Behind these two geniuses, one is the Taoist sect, and the other is the Jiangning Palace!
"How Fang Hang died is a matter full of doubts, so let's not discuss it for now."

Shang Yi transmitted his voice calmly: "Those disciples of Taishangzhai, who previously guarded the snow mountain together with Qiantian Palace, have now disappeared without a trace... Since I am a Taoist, I must go out and look for them no matter what."

Fang Hang is dead.

Those disciples of Tai Shang Zhai are still wandering in the secret realm.

If no one responds...

There is only one ending for them.

"That's the truth."

Wu Yue lowered his eyes slightly and asked in confusion: "Miss Shang, are you planning to leave alone?"

"good."

Shang Yi looked at her fellow apprentice sisters behind her, as well as the female sword cultivators from Baihua Valley. She hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "This secret realm is too dangerous. The burden of searching for the disciples of Taishangzhai should not be borne by them... Brother Wu is guarding this place, so it is relatively safe. I hope they can stay here and have a good rest."

"I understand."

Wu Yue nodded and said, "Miss Shang, please leave without worry. I will take good care of these girls..."

"it is good!"

Shang Yi took a deep breath; these were the words she had been waiting for.

The reason why she chose to leave alone and look for disciples of Taishangzhai and leave her fellow sisters here was because she believed in this senior brother Wuzong!

"By the way...you can take this token."

Wu Yue took out another Exiled Immortal Order, and then, using the power of his soul, he engraved the Xie Zhen jade slip that he had shared before, intactly, into it.

"Inside the token is a map carved by Xie Zhen. I know Fairy Shang has a prejudice against this person, but if you want to find someone, this map may be of great use."

Wu Yue handed over the token.

Shang Yi hesitated for a long time, but finally took it.

Although this senior brother Wuzong was just a warrior, he was very smart... When Yuwen Zhong left, he just gave him the Immortal Exile Order without any other words.

Because Wu Yue could see it.

Yuwen Zhong has written down the contents of Xie Zhen's jade slip and will follow it carefully.

But as for Shang Yi… that may not be the case.

Not long ago, the two had a conflict.

"Brother Wu, I appreciate your kindness."

Shang Yi silently felt the spiritual aura in the Exiled Immortal Order, her expression somewhat complicated.

Before leaving.

Shang Yi asked Wu Yue a question: "Brother Wu, in your eyes...what kind of person is Xie Zhen?"

Wu Yue was stunned for a moment.

Of course he knew what Shang Yi meant... On the other side of the Longwen formation, Shang Yi witnessed Xie Sheng's death with his own eyes, and it was very likely that Fang Hang's death was also related to Xie Zhen.

But it was such a person who saved Yuqingzhai and Wuzong.

Even the Beijun family, who were on the "opposite side", were saved.

Is this a good person or an evil person?
“It’s hard for me to comment.”

Wu Yue sighed and said, "I have never heard of Xie Zhen. Even if he did good deeds, he would never do anything kind... Maybe he has his own standards, or maybe he just does what he likes. I once heard my master tell me the story of his master."

"His master?" Shang Yi raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Thank you Xuanyi."

Wu Yue said succinctly: "My master Zhou said that Xie Xuanyi is a great evil man who is so powerful that the evil cultivators in the entire southern border are afraid of him. As the saying goes, a bad man needs another bad man to deal with him. The evil man behind is Xie Xuanyi. Such a person can't be considered a bad man, let alone a good man. If I really have to use a word to describe him, it's probably... a real man."

"Real person?"

It was the first time that Shang Yi heard someone use the term "real person" to describe Xie Xuanyi.

This is somewhat ironic.

But it is very vivid.

The word "Zhenren" has always been used to describe great Taoist monks.

But looking at the Taoist community, how many people are more real and direct than Xie Xuanyi?

"My master said that if Xie Xuanyi killed someone, then this person... nine times out of ten, should be killed."

Wu Yue smiled slightly and stopped talking: "Fairy Shang, these are just my personal opinions. Don't take them seriously. Don't take them to heart."

Shang Yi had a complicated expression and fell into deep thought.

Such remarks sound familiar.

She couldn't help but look towards the direction of Baihua Valley...the little girl named "Yuan Yi".

I had an argument with Fang Hang before.

Yuan Yi said something similar.

If Xie Zhen killed someone, then that person deserves to be killed!

Xie Zhen, Xie Xuanyi... These two names inevitably overlap in Shang Yi's mind.

She shook her head, retracted these distracting thoughts, and said softly: "Thank you, Brother Wu. If the secret realm can be safe this time, Yuqingzhai will owe Wuzong a huge favor."

"No reward for no merit."

Wu Yue looked calm and responded calmly: "If you can get out safely, everyone will be happy. Then, Miss Shang can go and thank the people who really deserve to be thanked."

(End of this chapter)