Embers of Sword

Chapter 342 Meeting
The river was surging and the wind was cold.

Two figures flashed by like lightning and finally hovered above the river.

In front of a steep cliff, Junshan Zhenren stopped, and his flying sword surged along with the surging river tide... His black robe was blown up by the wind, and he opened his clothes, no longer hiding his face and figure, choosing to show his true face to people.

"Crash!"

The Soul-Devouring Banner also stopped.

The thin figure holding the large banner narrowed his eyes and stared at the Taoist-robed child in front of him.

"Aren't you Xie Zhen?"

Master Xiaoyou's voice gradually became gloomy.

Junshan Zhenren sneered and said, "Didn't Yuan tell you that there is more than one person on this boat?"

"..."

Master Xiaoyou's expression turned completely cold.

"Interesting. Interesting."

Junshan Zhenren smiled and said, "Yuan Jimo really has some tricks up his sleeve. He even fooled the Demon Sect. Whether it's the Red Immortal or the White Ghost, they are just pawns in his plan this time."

"I don't have time to waste my breath on you!"

Master Xiaoyou noticed the Taoist robe that the child in front of him was wearing.

He spoke coldly and turned around subconsciously.

"Buzz!"

The sound of a sword suddenly rang out.

Master Junshan raised his hand.

The Zixiao Flying Sword flew out in an instant, and within a hundred feet, it brushed past Master Xiaoyou's cheek, directly triggering the Soul-Devouring Banner's protective restriction.

珰——

The gun barrel and flying sword, which were like those tempered with gold and iron, collided heavily, emitting violent and bright sparks.

"……you?!"

Master Xiaoyou retreated in doubt and shock, clutching the big banner, his knuckles numb from the shock.

This guy, within his spiritual perception, only has the cave!
Is this the destructive power that the cave can unleash?

"What are you?"

Junshan Zhenren said expressionlessly: "Are you worthy of calling me 'this seat' in front of me?"

The Zixiao Flying Sword spun around and flew back to the top of Junshan Zhenren's head.

"You are... the reincarnated Taoist master!"

At this moment, Xiao You completely understood the other party's identity, and the expression on his face changed from dread to fear.

The ghosts released by the Soul-Devouring Banner quickly gathered inside the banner.

Xiao You took a deep breath... For him, the current task of killing Xie Zhen was no longer important.

The most urgent task is to get rid of this reincarnated Yang Shen!

He knew that Junshan Zhenren was a top-level warrior who had participated in the battle of drinking poison. Now he was reincarnated and cultivated again. Even if he was only at the Cave Heaven Realm, he was definitely not someone he could challenge. A few days ago, one of his senior brothers was killed by Miao Zhen's staff. For a reincarnated Yang God, who could not be judged by common sense, it was not a difficult thing to kill a "fake Yin God" or a "Yin God in the initial stage" with all his strength!

"escape!"

Xiaoyou grabbed the big banner, turned around and was about to run away!

next moment.

The Zixiao Flying Sword flew out again, and Junshan Zhenren's speed increased several times. In an instant, he arrived in front of Xiaoyou, and thunder surged above the sky.

Previously, it was to attract Xiaoyou to chase.

What he displayed was the sword technique of Yuqingzhai.

The founder of Yuqingzhai has a close relationship with Dasui Sword Palace. With Junshan's sword realm, he can already "reverse infer" and evolve some of Dasui swordsmanship.

now.

What Junshan performed was the Tai Shang Zhai Thunder Method.

This is the magic that the evil cultivators in Southern Xinjiang fear the most!
"Boom."

The brilliant divine thunder enveloped the Heavenly Palace, and an area of a hundred feet in radius turned into a thunder pool. This thunder pool shattered the dark clouds of the Soul-Devouring Banner and completely trapped Master Xiao You inside it.

The purple sky hangs high in the sky, and countless divine thunders are injected into it.

The flying sword expanded a thousand times, almost like an inverted mountain, making it hard to breathe.

"Want to leave? Do you agree?"

Junshan Zhenren put his hands behind his back and said indifferently: "Since you are here, please have some fun with me."

……

……

"Master's heart is still in an 'isolated' state, and there is no news from Senior Junshan."

"Now...even the benefactor has left."

The purple and blue treasure ship moved slowly forward in the waves of the river.

Miyun sat in a wheelchair and looked back. Not long ago, Xie Xuanyi took a small boat and left the Purple and Blue Treasure Ship... Everyone in the delegation tried to stop him, but since Junshan and Miaozhen were not there, who could really stop Xie Zhen?

"Little Master, how is your heart lake sensing now?"

Deng Baiyi knew that no one could change the decision Xie Zhen made, so when he was leaving, she did not try to stop him, but silently took out the talismans she had prepared, ranging in grade from low to high, including Qi Gathering Talisman, Purification Talisman, Five Thunder Talisman... As the matter was urgent, there was no time to select these talismans, so she handed them all to the other party.

In fact, she also knew that these talismans were probably useless.

But Xie Xuanyi did not refuse. He carried all the talismans with him.

"Hard to say."

Miyun looked back at Deng Baiyi and sighed, "The law of cause and effect is not omnipotent... and I have only comprehended a small part of the law now... But one thing is certain, before my benefactor left, I always felt uneasy and in danger, but now this murderous intent has gradually dissipated."

The murderous intent has dissipated, which should be a good thing.

But the two of them just couldn't be happy.

"Miss Deng, you said..."

Miyun paused, but couldn't help asking, "Why did Benefactor kill Yuan Jimo?"

"I……"

Deng Baiyi opened her mouth, wanting to say something but stopped herself.

Miyun asked a very good question, which was also the confusion in her heart.

A cave realm.

Why do you dare to face the existence beyond the fifteenth level of Yin Shen?
"……I have no idea."

After a long time, Deng Baiyi said in a very soft voice: "I don't really know him."

After these words came out, Miyun's expression became strange: "Aren't you and the benefactor old acquaintances?"

"It's ridiculous. I've only known him for a year..."

Deng Baiyi laughed at herself. She looked a little lost and lonely at the moment: "Although we have experienced life and death together, I have never seen him fall into danger. Maybe this is why I didn't stop him. I always feel that Xie Zhen is an omnipotent person. He can do whatever he wants to do and kill whoever he wants to kill."

"Are there really such people in this world?"

After hearing this, Miyun fell into deep thought.

……

……

The river was filled with fog and the middle section of Qujiang River was turbulent.

Several wooden boats, driven by the Yuanshi formation, flew as fast as flying swords, creating bursts of light and fire on the surface of the river.

Yuan Jimo stood at the bow of the wooden boat with his hands behind his back, a cloak covering his black armor. Although there was wind, the cloak was shrouded in Yuanli and did not move at all, hanging down to the ground. He stood straight like a spear, while the other secret agents of the Imperial City were facing a formidable enemy, holding swords and weapons, staring intently at the constantly breaking fog.

suddenly.

Yuan Jimo raised his hand.

The wooden boat slowed down suddenly and a thick fog enveloped it. He did not use his energy to directly clear away the fog, but stood calmly in the fog, silently waiting for the visitors.

soon.

A small boat was sailing slowly towards the other side of the river.

Compared with the Yuanshi wooden boat specially made by the Imperial City Bureau, this boat is too simple and can even be called a "raft". In fact, there is a more convenient water-traveling treasure on the Ziqing treasure ship. Qian San wanted to give it to him, but Xie Xuanyi declined politely... He knew what would happen next. No matter how good the treasure was, it would be destroyed by the next battle. The most ordinary raft.

On the contrary, it is most suitable for this trip.

On the raft, there was also a figure in black standing.

Xie Xuanyi stood on the raft with his hands behind his back. The river current was strong, the raft was shaking, and his body swayed with it.

All vitality is restrained.

Don't blow away the fog, don't block the wind and waves.

At this moment, he was just like an ordinary, common boy.

However, no one in the Imperial City Division saw it that way.

The young man in front of him is the new "Kendo Champion" who steps on the heads of all the geniuses in the world.

Xie Zhen is only at the Cave Heaven Realm.

But so what? !

A Buddhist disciple from the Fanyin Temple in the Cave Heaven Realm killed a Yinshen Venerable with a stick in Southern Xinjiang...

They had no doubt that the young man in front of them could do it.

"Thank you, Zhen!"

"...Xie Zhen is here!"

Low cries were heard one after another.

The secret agents of the Imperial City who were accompanying Yuan Jimo were all in a state of readiness, with their bows and crossbows loaded and their swords drawn, shining with a cold light.

Coincidentally, the surging waves and strong winds gradually dissipated at this moment.

This meeting.

It was calmer than anyone in the Imperial City had imagined.

Cold sweat oozed from Queqi's forehead. Without the order from the chief, no one dared to act rashly. But was this kind of "meeting" really normal? Didn't the chief intend to kill Xie Zhen with the force of thunder? Why did they meet at this moment, so calm and relaxed, as if they were old friends, and would chat for a few words the next moment?
"Master Yuan."

Xie Xuanyi spoke first.

He smiled and said, "What a coincidence... we meet again."

"It's quite a coincidence indeed."

Yuan Jimo also had a smile on his face: "Little Master Xie, shouldn't you be escorting the delegation back now? Why are you alone in Qujiang? I heard that there are evil cultivators around this area, and it's very uneasy... Is this news true? Little Master Xie was not disturbed just now, right?"

"Oh, is there anything else?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "It seems that I am lucky. I didn't encounter any evil spirits, but I encountered the Imperial City Division instead."

The mission's journey was a secret to others.

But for Yuan Jimo, he sent secret spies to personally inspect and explore every mile the delegation took after leaving the imperial city, and he knew it better than anyone else.

"I am leading a group of people to check the situation."

"After all, how can we allow evil spirits to wreak havoc in Da Chu?"

Yuan Jimo looked in the direction of the Purple Blue Treasure Ship. He spoke earnestly, "Queqi, I'm going to chat with Little Mountain Master Xie. You take the brothers and check carefully... Pull out and kill all the evil spirits and monsters who should be killed. Don't leave any alive."

"……Yes."

The envoy of Quechit was a little surprised.

My Lord, you actually want to talk to Xie Zhen alone?
He didn't say much, but just accepted the order silently... Queqi smiled bitterly in his heart.

This strange thought that came out of nowhere is really unreasonable.

Xie Zhen is just a cultivator in the Cave Heaven Realm.

My Lord, you usually don't show off your abilities, but you have already cultivated to the later stage of Yin God. When these two are alone together, why do I feel that Xie Zhen is more "dangerous"?
The Imperial City Bureau's boat moved forward extremely cautiously.

Queqi led the secret agents and bypassed the raft where Xie Zhen was...

He knew what the chief master meant.

Since he killed someone.

Then they must be killed cleanly.

The chief master was responsible for killing Xie Zhen, while he and the other secret agents were responsible for dealing with the idlers on the Purple and Blue Treasure Ship... No matter how powerful Junshan and Miaozhen were, they were unable to save the situation at this moment.

As long as the Purple and Blue Treasure Ship is burned, the details will be taken care of.

This "accident" can ultimately be blamed on the evil cultivators in southern Xinjiang.

If the Taoist sect and the Fanyin Temple want to settle accounts, they can just join in the "Demon-Extermination" plan.

After the boat left, the river breeze created ripples and the fog gathered again.

This is the world.

Only two people remained.

"You didn't even try to stop it..."

Yuan Jimo smiled and looked at the boy in front of him: "You should know that they are going to kill people, right?"

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "The speed of the Purple and Blue Treasure Ship is very fast."

"so?"

Yuan Jimo raised his eyebrows: "Do you think they can't catch up with the treasure ship?"

“They are not important.”

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said, "You must know that there is another Fangyuanfang shopkeeper on the ship. You must also be able to guess that this Fangyuanfang shopkeeper is quite powerful. If Queqi and his men were to intercept the Ziqing treasure ship alone, they would definitely fail."

Yuan Jimo fell silent.

"In your plan... they are all pawns destined to be sacrificed."

Xie Xuanyi looked directly into the man's eyes. "There is only one person responsible for executing the killing plan. It's not Chixian, it's not Xiaoyou, and it's not the special agent you brought with you... You can't trust anyone else, you can only trust yourself. After the death of Queqi and others, the Imperial City Bureau will have a real reason to settle accounts with the 'evil spirits'. In the end of this plan, the person who will board the ship and kill everyone and deal with the scene is you."

"Crash-"

As soon as the words were spoken, the wind on the river grew stronger, and the ripples grew larger as well.

The cloak hanging in the mist was swaying and billowing in the wind, dancing with the waves.

Snapped.

Snapped.

Snapped.

There was faint applause from the boat.

"interesting."

“It’s really interesting.”

Yuan Jimo raised his hands and clapped them twice. He looked at the young man in front of him with admiration and pity: "Xie Zhen... I never believed in the word confidant before, because no one in this world could guess my thoughts, but you are an exception. If you were born in the Imperial City, maybe we would be friends."

"friend?"

Xie Xuanyi heard the most ridiculous joke in the world. He shook his head and said coldly: "You are not qualified."

Yuan Jimo narrowed his eyes.

Xie Xuanyi said word by word with contempt and indifference: "The reason why I understand you is only because I have seen too many despicable and selfish people... Yuan Jimo, when it comes to despicable people, you are the most outstanding one among them."

“Thanks for the compliment, I like this kind of review.”

The man in black armor on the boat laughed at himself, then accepted it calmly without feeling angry at all.

Yuan Jimo looked up at the colorful clouds in the sky and said with emotion: "Meanness is the least understood virtue in the world. If you are willing to be like me, then you will live a much easier life."

Except for him, no one saw the whole picture of today's ambush.

Everyone is just his pawn.

Even "Chixian", one of the Three Saints of Yinshan, is no exception.

"call……"

"You are right. There is only one executor of this plan, and that is me."

"Once we kill you, those people in Queqi will also die."

Yuan Jimo took a deep breath and exhaled quietly. He really enjoyed the process.

He spoke slowly, pausing for each word: "The Fangyuanfang spy arranged by Chen Jingxuan will sacrifice his life to kill the Imperial City spy... Eventually, this purple treasure ship will sink to the bottom of the Qujiang River, and everyone will die. If the Taoist sect and the Fanyin Temple are angry, then they can go and settle accounts with the evil cultivators in Southern Xinjiang."

(End of this chapter)