Embers of Sword

Chapter 331 How to Save the World

"This is a reward for Xie Zhen."

The wind and snow filled the dungeon of the Imperial City.

After a while.

The Snow Lord gave the explanation in a very soft voice.

Just this one sentence.

The quiet room was so cold that it was scary.

Yuan Jimo's face was flushed with anger, but he managed to control his emotions and not lose his composure completely.

The special envoy Queqi who was standing nearby was trembling all over. Under the pressure from the head of the Imperial City Division and the Snow Lord, he could not utter a word or even raise his head.

After a long time.

Yuan Jimo lowered his eyes, took a deep breath, and murmured to himself, "Reward..."

What a reward.

He slowly moved his head and cast a glance at Queqi.

The latter moved with stiff steps and left quickly.

Soon, Queqi brought back the object in the second golden tablet.

The two rewards were delivered to the Snow Lord at the same time.

"Tell Xie Zhen... Yuan has deeply remembered everything that happened today."

In the quiet room, there was heavy snow and wind. The Snow Lord, who had obtained the things, dispersed her Dao domain and was about to leave. Suddenly, Yuan Jimo spoke and stopped her.

"..."

The Snow Lord stood indifferently in the snow and wind, looking back.

"besides."

Yuan Jimo smiled, the gloom on his face disappeared, and he said in a gentle tone: "Tell him to be careful when he goes to Liguo."

……

"Is this a reminder or a threat?"

In the corridor of the royal villa, the wind and snow gathered. The Snow Lord handed all the items on the two golden tablets to Xie Xuanyi and explained the scene just now.

Unexpectedly, Xie Xuanyi showed no fear at all. He just weighed the storage bag with interest and spoke with a playful smile.

Throughout the Da Chu Imperial City, most people would have nightmares upon hearing the name of the head of the Imperial City.

But Xie Zhen is obviously different from them...

The Snow Lord asked curiously, "You don't seem to care about Yuan Jimo's murderous intentions. Are you deliberately trying to provoke him?"

These two golden tablets today.

This brought great humiliation to Yuan Jimo. Given his character, he would definitely find an opportunity to retaliate.

And this is exactly what Xie Xuanyi wanted to see.

"It can be seen that Your Majesty hates Yuan Jimo."

Xie Xuanyi raised his head and asked with a smile: "Miss Xue should also hate the things that your majesty hates, right?"

The Snow Lord did not respond.

"If Xie is not mistaken, Miss Xue should be about to be promoted to the Perfect Yin God..."

Xie Xuanyi continued with a smile, "The head of the Sword Palace, Chunyang, once said that when the Yin God is questioning his heart, if he encounters a bottleneck, it is better to let go and kill the inner demon to prove the truth. If the time is right, I wonder if Miss Xue would consider taking action to help His Majesty get rid of the scourge of Yuan Jimo?"

"Thank you, thank you--"

As soon as these words came out, the Snow Lord smiled and said, "You are really bold. You actually planned to do something against me."

Xie Xuanyi knew.

During this mission, Yuan Jimo will definitely not let me go.

He wants to kill himself.

I want to kill him too.

If we can convince enough strong people to take action, and then lure Yuan Jimo out to the border of Da Chu, there may be a chance to kill him with one blow.

"I really do hate Yuan Jimo."

The Snow Lord shook his head and said without emotion: "But if he does not directly threaten your Majesty's life, I will not take action."

The Snow Lord has only one mission.

That is to protect Chu Yin's safety.

Therefore, even if she had extremely important tasks on weekdays and needed to leave the capital, she would not go to a remote place too far away.

"Xie understands."

Xie Xuanyi was not surprised to get this response. He bowed politely and then left.

……

Half an hour later, at Chen Mansion.

The sword intent flashed in the light, and the sky and clouds cast a few wisps of sword energy, landing in the courtyard of the Chen Mansion.

Two storage bags were suspended in the air above the courtyard.

Qi Lie and Huang Su sat on each side of the courtyard. The sunlight and sword energy divided the courtyard into yin and yang, dusk and dawn. Huang Su sat in the darkness, and Qi Lie sat in the blazing light.

"You mean, these are all rewards from His Majesty?"

Qi Lie raised his eyebrows and looked at the storage bag in front of him with interest.

These two storage bags contain treasures and elixirs.

It is enough to support the operation of Jin'ao Peak and Zhenyin Peak for a whole year, and even have some surplus.

"I deserve this because Da Pu Du Temple defeated Miao Zhen."

Xie Xuanyi stood at the junction of light and darkness with his hands behind his back. He smiled and said, "Uncle Qi... After all, the Sword Palace has been closed for ten years. The elixirs in the Law Enforcement Hall of Jin'ao Peak must have been exhausted long ago, and Zhenyin Peak also needs to replace new treasures."

Qi Lie fell silent.

He looked at the boy in front of him again.

Xie Zhen...although his realm is not high, his abilities are enormous.

He just blackmailed Prince Jiangning.

Later, he won the reward from the imperial city.

These two "transactions" solved the resource problem after the closure of Dashui Sword Palace to a great extent.

compare to.

Instead, his uncle-master who was in the Yin Shen realm seemed somewhat useless.

"Brother Qi, please accept it."

Huang Su also spoke up, and she said with a hint of sarcasm: "With these pills, the sword cultivators of Jin'ao Peak can continue to focus on 'law enforcement'."

Under the guidance and personal instruction of the head lawyer, the atmosphere at Jinao Peak has been very good in recent years.

Qi Lie and the law enforcers behind him are all top-notch experts in wielding swords and fighting.

We need to do some business...

It really doesn't work.

They don't have the talent.

"That's it, that's all."

Qi Lie reluctantly reached out and grabbed the two storage bags into the cave. His expression became much gentler as he looked at Xie Zhen: "You are indeed a rare genius... Even my senior brother didn't seem to be as clever as you. I will pass the other storage bag to Si Qi on your behalf."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and nodded.

In his early years, his style of doing things was very similar to that of the law enforcers at Jin'ao Peak. Qi Lie's current temperament was somewhat influenced by him.

However, after living a second life, Xie Xuanyi realized a very important truth.

The world of martial arts is not just about fighting and killing.

There are still human relationships in the world.

"I am your teacher after all. I am grateful for your kindness over and over again."

Qi Lie accepted the storage bag and said solemnly: "Xie Zhen, I want to thank you on behalf of Jin Aofeng. Uncle Master owes you a favor. If you need anything in the future, just ask directly."

"It's better to choose a day than to hit it."

Xie Xuanyi immediately said, "No need to wait until later. My two uncles, Xie Zhen has an unreasonable request right now."

"Oh?"

Qi Lie raised his eyebrows.

Xie Xuanyi got straight to the point and said, "In a few days the delegation will leave the country... I want to kill someone, and I need the 'help' of the two uncles."

"Ah……"

Qi Lie couldn't help but chuckle, and his raised eyebrows drooped slightly at this moment.

Qi Lie had already guessed what the young man in front of him wanted to say.

So he took the initiative to speak and said the name that Xie Xuanyi was about to report.

"Yuan Jimo?"

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "Yuan Jimo has already wanted to kill me. As long as he lives, I will be in danger." "Killing Yuan Jimo... is not easy..."

Qi Lie frowned and spoke.

He is not afraid of anything.

But this matter is no joke. If you fail, it may trigger the second North Sea killing game... The entire Dasui Sword Palace will stand on the opposite side of the Dachu royal family.

There was a pause.

Qi Lie said in a deep voice: "If you want to kill him, you need to plan carefully. Since you dare to ask us, you must have a rough plan in mind?"

The young man in black in front of him behaves in a very similar way to his senior brother back then.

Ten years ago, Xie Xuanyi never fought a battle without preparation.

"If you want to kill Yuan Jimo, you need to be fast, accurate, and ruthless."

Xie Xuanyi raised a finger and said calmly, "If he is given a chance to react, he will crush the Yangshen Jade Plate. By then, Wu Zexian, Qin Zu, and the Saint Queen will all receive his call for help... Yangshen will directly travel through the void. The life-saving jade plate he carries will establish an extremely stable space portal. If he is in Zhongzhou, it will only take about ten breaths for Yangshen to arrive."

Therefore, the greater the distance, the more time given to the assassin.

Ten breaths...

Yuan Jimo's realm was already quite good.

Thinking of killing him within ten breaths is almost impossible.

"good."

Qi Lie looked at his nephew with admiration. The fact that he could say this showed that this young man's talent for killing was even better than his talent for swordsmanship. "If you want to kill Yuan Jimo, you need to lure him out of Zhongzhou... the farther the better. It would be best if we could lure him out of the border of Chu State."

"Being on a diplomatic mission is a great opportunity."

Xie Xuanyi said: "Once the Fanyin Temple delegation sets out, they will head east... If Yuan Jimo can't hold back, then that's the time to take action."

"From what I know, he is a man who cherishes his life."

Huang Su frowned and asked, "In the past ten years, Yuan Jimo has hardly left the imperial city, let alone Zhongzhou. Do you think he will personally kill the envoys this time?"

"My two uncles, you should both believe in the intuitive guidance in your heart, right?"

Xie Xuanyi suddenly spoke.

Huang Su and Qi Lie looked at each other again.

For a sword cultivator, what he trusts most is the sword energy sensed in his heart.

"I have a feeling that the Imperial City Department will definitely send someone to intervene in this mission."

Xie Xuanyi said slowly: "So what I have to do... is to create an environment for Yuan Jimo to take action personally."

"What are you going to do?"

Huang Su became interested.

"For me, killing Yuan Jimo is a very risky thing."

"For Yuan Jimo, killing me is just as risky."

"We all look for a perfect moment to kill."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Yuan Jimo will definitely pay attention to the movements of the major Yin Gods in the Great Chu Imperial City... For example, if the Snow Lord disappears at an important point in the assassination, Yuan Jimo will instantly become ten thousand times more alert, and may even give up the assassination directly."

Qi Lie nodded in agreement: "Similarly... the Yin Shen Realm experts of Dasui Sword Palace will also be targeted by the Imperial City Bureau."

"Yes, the two uncles are the top priority for the supervision of the Imperial City Department."

"Once the two uncles disappear."

"Yuan Jimo will never show up."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "So... I hope that my two uncles will stay under the watchful eyes of the Imperial City Department no matter what happens during the few days I am away on a diplomatic mission."

"???"

Qi Lie's expression was no longer calm.

He looked at the young man in front of him with a complicated expression. This plan was far beyond his expectations.

He originally thought that the help Xie Zhen mentioned was asking him to help!
Of course he had seen the conflict between Yuan Jimo and Xie Zhen, and this time he came to the imperial city with Junior Sister Huang Su just to be on guard against anyone doing something bad in secret.

But now... Xie Zhen asked me not to follow.

Could it be that he wants to deal with Yuan Jimo personally?

Why?
Where does this kid get the confidence from?
……

……

In the royal villa, the music faded away.

In the courtyard, the shadows of the trees are swaying.

At this moment, the villa seemed particularly deserted and quiet, and exuded a chill that penetrated into the bone marrow.

"Mr. Chen, this is what I want to say."

Deng Baiyi took a deep breath and looked at the thin scholar holding the scroll in front of her. She told him everything that had happened in the Taoist sect.

"The master is now imprisoned in the back mountain and has no freedom."

"I heard that the master was imprisoned by Chongkan and suffered from the pain of thunder and lightning every day."

She pleaded sincerely, "In the whole world, the only one who can help the master... is you. You are the owner of the library and also the Grand Master of Chu."

Chen Jingxuan silently stared at the young woman in front of him.

He opened his mouth but stopped talking.

He noticed that among the piles of books in the courtyard, there were several picture book stories that were popular in the imperial city... Deng Baiyi left the Taoist sect and came to the imperial city, not just to see Xie Zhen.

The most important thing is actually to come and see him.

the reason is simple.

Everyone in the world knows the story of him and the Taoist master.

If Tang Fengshu was in danger and he didn't save him, who else would save him?

"I……"

Chen Jingxuan was silent for a long time, and then he said slowly: "I am not the master of the library yet, nor am I the Grand Master of Chu."

If he walked in the imperial city.

Everyone he met would respectfully call him Little Imperial Master.

however……

Yan Xin has not yet passed the position of national teacher to him.

The Da Chu Dynasty emphasized "legitimacy".

Therefore, even if Yan Xin handed over the library and the Hunyuan Instrument to Chen Jingxuan, and Chen Jingxuan could freely use everything that the National Master could and should do, he still could not regard himself as the "National Master" or the "Master of the Library".

Chen Jingxuan was not greedy for this power.

But he was also puzzled by his master's handling of the matter.

Asked multiple times.

Yan Xin always answered perfunctorily that such an important position required an auspicious day to be chosen for the handover.

But when is the auspicious day?
Chen Jingxuan didn't know.

Yan Xin didn't say anything either.

So it dragged on day after day...

until today.

"You are not the owner of the library, nor the imperial teacher... so what?"

Deng Baiyi was puzzled by this answer. She looked at the man in front of her incomprehension: "If he is not the Imperial Master, then you choose not to save him?"

The person who is suppressing Tang Fengshu now is the leader of Taoism.

Because Chen Jingxuan was not a national teacher and could not compete with Taoism, so he just chose to give up?

With the influence of the library and Yan Xin's status and position, if he wanted to go to the Taoist sect to save people.

Even if it is Chongkan, it is impossible not to give face.

"..."

But Chen Jingxuan still chose to remain silent.

Deng Baiyi walked quickly to the stone table in the courtyard. She casually pulled out a new book with a cross-shaped Hunyuan instrument and a Taoist whisk as the cover, and asked in confusion, "These books, and what we saw in Qingzhou...are they all fake?"

no answer.

In today's conversation, Deng Baiyi was destined not to get an answer.

"Senior Junshan told me about what happened in the back mountain. He told me not to worry about it and not to come to you to talk about it."

She spoke softly, "He said that you can save everyone in the world, but you can't save the master... I don't believe it..."

Say it.

Deng Baiyi stopped talking.

She left silently, but before leaving she did not forget to take away Duan Zhao, who was drinking tea alone in the courtyard next door.

In the end, Chen Jingxuan was the only one left in this empty and deserted royal villa.

Chen Jingxuan squatted down and picked up the scattered books one by one.

He whispered softly, alone, in a voice that no one could hear.

"A commoner..."

"How to save the world?"