Embers of Sword

Chapter 30 Send you on your way

Chapter 30 Send you on your way
"Xu You...why haven't you come back yet?"

The green light was flickering, and Shen Yan, wearing a thin coat, was pacing anxiously in the room waiting.

"Does it take so long to kill Xie Zhen?"

She suddenly felt uneasy.

From Beijun to Qingzhou, she tried many times and found that Xie Zhen indeed had no vitality.

According to the inference, he should be just a Qi-refining practitioner who has a little knowledge of the art of talismans, and at most has some connection with Taoism.

With Xu You's level of cultivation, killing such a Qi-refining master would only take a cup of tea.

"squeak."

There was a slight sound of a door opening. Shen Yan turned around in surprise, but her face turned pale the next moment.

The one who left and came back was not Xu You.

But it’s Xie Zhen.

"Miss Shen, we meet again..."

Xie Xuanyi had a faint smile on his face and spoke in a calm tone, as if he was greeting an old friend.

But this tone made Shen Yan shudder.

Because his white clothes were stained with blood.

"I thought we wouldn't have to see each other again."

Xie Xuanyi closed the door and walked slowly to the jade desk where Xu You was working. He sat down calmly.

Xie Xuanyi made tea by himself and said softly: "Maybe we are really destined to be together."

"Thank you..."

Shen Yan is a smart person.

She quickly calmed down, suppressed the fear in her heart, and sat opposite Xie Xuanyi.

"Xu You, dead?"

She had already guessed the truth about some things, but at this moment she still couldn't help but ask.

This is the deputy city lord of Tai'an City!
The peak of the Qi Control Realm!
"There is a word called 'rebirth' in the Monster Country. Many years ago, when the Great Venerable Mo Jue was trying to deceive people, he told those foolish monks that as long as they worked hard for the Monster Country, it would not be a big deal even if they died... As long as they made enough contributions, they could leave a trace of soul in the Monster Country, and this trace of soul was the hope of 'rebirth'. Those 'humans' who worked hard for the Monster Country, even if they died, no matter what the outcome, the Great Venerable would give them a chance to 'live again'."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his head and drank, his tone calm: "To use the words over there, Xu You is not dead... I sent him to the 'afterlife'."

Shen Yan's face suddenly turned extremely pale.

What is more terrifying than Xie Zhen killing Xu You is the word "demon country" that Xie Zhen uttered.

"Rebirth, isn't this word ridiculous?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his head and stared at Shen Yan with a half-smile: "But some people believe it. How can a dead person live again? What good can there be in working for the Demon Country?"

In this pavilion hang very eye-catching plaques with the words "Serve the Country with Loyalty" and "Leave a Loyal Heart".

The calligraphy, paintings and articles left on Xu Youyu's desk all demonstrate his patriotism and his dedication to the country until his death. It is no wonder that the people of Tai'an City think that Xu You is a hero, and it is no wonder that his adopted son Xu Jing regards him as a role model.

Looking back now, it is extremely ironic.

unexpected.

Shen Yan did not beg for mercy or repent.

She just stared coldly at the young man in white in front of her: "So what good can you get from working for Da Chu?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned slightly.

"Emperor Chu died, the order of heaven collapsed, and the people of Beijun were in dire straits. After the war, there was a great famine. Before the blood had dried, the bones of the frozen dead were everywhere."

"The Imperial City has no ambition to make progress. It has dismissed the garrison commander and closed the northern border. It has turned a blind eye to the suffering of its people. I heard that there is singing and dancing every night in Yongyuan Tower. But how many people in the Northern County starve to death, die of exhaustion, or die of illness every time there is a song in the Imperial City?"

Shen Yan said expressionlessly: "I work hard for Da Chu, but Da Chu won't think of my kindness. I work hard for the Demon Country, at least... I can survive, and I can live well."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi fell silent.

After sleeping for ten years, he really doesn't know much about the current Da Chu.

However, along the way, the situation in Beijun was even more miserable than before.

"So you can even kill your own biological parents?"

When searching Xu You's soul, Xie Xuanyi knew what Shen Yan had done for this mission.

In order to enter the country smoothly.

Shen Yan took action personally and wiped out the Lingluoshan clan.

Even a murderer like Xie Xuanyi was "shocked" by this behavior.

"Kill and kill."

Shen Yan smiled nonchalantly and said, "According to what you said, I am just sending them to 'rebirth'... In this world, what's the point of living?"

Xie Xuanyi was silent again. He knew now.

Shen Yan is a complete lunatic.

Such a person is more terrifying than Xu You.

"Xie Zhen, you can kill me, I don't care. But I want to remind you... This is Tai'an City."

Shen Yan's tone was extremely cold: "The Hun Yuan Yi of the Imperial City Department is monitoring this place all the time. Xu You's death will definitely attract the attention of the higher-ups. If you kill me, can you get away with it?"

"I have a thousand ways to get out of this."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "The simplest way is to make the truth public."

"You won't do that."

Shen Yan smiled.

She looked up at the handsome young man in white in front of her: "The identity of a spy from the Demon Country is certainly not something that can be made public... but compared to mine and Xu You, your identity seems to be more worthy of being kept secret, right?"

Xie Xuanyi paused slightly while holding the teacup.

"You are the person who passed the test after great efforts of the Demon Country Venerable. The 'person' that can be targeted by the demons is definitely not a Da Chu death warrior, and it is even less likely to be a loyal person whose soul remains in the Hunyuan Instrument. In other words... your identity in Da Chu must be chaotic and vague."

"It has a connection with Taoism."

"Can use Qi Refining cultivation to kill someone at the peak of the Qi Control Realm."

"I don't believe such a person would be an unknown little person... Your name must be fake, and your identity must be fake too. Once the Imperial City Bureau targets you, you will be a more noteworthy 'suspect' than Xu You and I. A person with no identity and no background comes to expose a spy of the demon clan, will the Imperial City Bureau believe it?"

Shen Yan said slowly: "In other words, even if you say you are a good person, who knows?"

"Miss Shen, you shouldn't have been born in Lingluo Mountain."

After Xie Xuanyi heard this, he couldn't help but sighed and said seriously: "You should be born in the imperial city and become a 'Tan Yi Wei'."

Shen Yan shook her head and did not comment.

"So... Master Xie, killing me is not a wise move. You killed Xu You and took the demon clan's token, why not use it to the fullest?"

She said slowly: "I can help you."

Xie Xuanyi looked at Shen Yan meaningfully.

"help me?"

"Help you escape the pursuit of the Imperial City Bureau, escape the surveillance of the Hunyuan Instrument, and erase everything that happened in Tai'an City tonight."

Shen Yan seemed calm, but her ten fingers had already dug into her palms, leaving bloody marks.

She spoke softly and proposed a deal: "No matter what, you need to prove that Xu You's death had nothing to do with you."

These words are finished.

The young man in white clothes sitting opposite the jade table was indeed lost in thought.

See Xie Zhen’s reaction now.

Shen Yan knew that she had guessed right and made the right bet.

The identity of this young man in white is more mysterious than his own and Xu You’s!
"Miss Shen, you reminded me."

After a moment, Xie Xuanyi raised his head and said seriously: "Perhaps Hun Yuan Yi is staring at me right now. Those guys in the Imperial City Division all have dog noses and are much more difficult to deal with than demon cultivators."

Hear this.

Shen Yan felt a little relieved.

But she was not allowed to continue speaking.

The young man who was drinking tea at the jade table opposite him suddenly put two fingers together and cut through.

Hiss!

"???"

Shen Yan widened her beautiful eyes and lowered her head in disbelief.

A thin streak of blood emerged from her jade neck and connected into a line. She subconsciously reached out to cover it, but it was too late.

Blood splashed out from between his fingers, falling onto the white paper spread out on the jade table, turning into strange scarlet plum blossoms.

"As a thank you, I'll send you on your way."

Xie Xuanyi took one last look at Shen Yan.

He stood up, took out a talisman from his arms and pressed it down.