Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 102 An Unexpected Twist: The Blood-Clad Marquis Who Didn't Want to Know the
The royal palace of the King of Han, the collection room.

Chen Xiuyuan suddenly frowned, then looked at Yan Lingji sitting to the side and said softly, "You should go."

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingji was stunned. She hadn't seen him for a few days. Had this kid been beaten senseless?

She hasn't even said what she's doing here yet, and she's already in such a hurry to get rid of me?
Chen Xiuyuan pointed to the south of the city and said softly, "There are two people fighting in that direction. One of them is Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei. As for the other one, I don't need to say more, right?"

Yan Lingji's expression changed. Xueyi Hou was Baiyue's old enemy, and the Gu poison in Tianze's body was his doing.

That direction was precisely the direction of their current hiding place, and the implication was almost self-evident: Bai Yifei's opponent was Tianze and his group.

Without time to say more, Yan Lingji leaped forward, but she didn't forget to take advantage of Chen Xiuyuan before she left.

"Little brother, your sister will come to find you again."

Honglian's eye twitched as she watched the girl who came and went like the wind.

She rarely found herself speechless, but when faced with Yan Lingji, she truly didn't know what to say.

"Xiu Yuan...knows her?"

Honglian sat down again, looked at the young man in front of her, and asked softly.

Hearing this, Chen Xiuyuan nodded slightly. His encounter with Yan Lingji was somewhat dramatic. They became acquainted because of a piece of fire spirit. Unfortunately, she didn't get the fire spirit in the end and even ended up doing hard labor for him.

"We have met several times."

Upon hearing this answer, Honglian frowned, a hint of suspicion flashing in her eyes. Was it really just a few meetings? But judging from Yan Lingji's previous reaction, it didn't seem to be the case.

She couldn't help but ask another question.

"Is that right?"

However, this question will probably remain unanswered, because Xiu Yuan has already turned his attention back to the scroll in his hand.

Remembering what Chen Xiuyuan had said earlier, Honglian slowly stood up, went to the window, and looked out at the south of the city. There was some doubt in her eyes. How did Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei find Tianze? And why did he come to him?
Before nightfall, the people from Baiyue were clearly not that enthusiastic.

In the south of Xinzheng City, Bai Yifei looked at Tianze standing opposite him and gave a cold smile.

"You seem surprised?"

Tianze remained very cautious about this uninvited guest.

Shouldn't I be surprised?

A hint of amusement flashed in Bai Yifei's eyes.

"Is that so? Don't you find it strange that Quicksand obtained the Gu Mother in such a short time?"

Upon hearing this, Tianze's face darkened.

"You conspired with Quicksand to scheme against me??"

Bai Yifei shook his head.

"Do you think I need to cooperate with Quicksand to deal with you?"

Tianze narrowed his eyes, suddenly feeling confused. If Liusha hadn't revealed his information, how would Bai Yifei have found him?

Bai Yifei was too lazy to explain the whole story to Tianze. He had sent the Gu Mother as an apology, but later he accidentally learned that the Seven Absolutes Hall was also investigating the small bottle. So he guessed that the matter was probably related to Quicksand.

So his arrival can be considered a coincidence, but conversely, when he received the message from the Seven Absolutes Hall, it was inevitable. Quicksand would not investigate such a thing for no reason. Since they did investigate, it means that the person behind it needs this item, while Quicksand itself does not need it. Following this line of thought, he quickly identified the person who needed this item—Tianze.

He didn't care much about Tianze obtaining the antidote. Compared to that unpredictable young man, what difference did it make if Tianze, his defeated opponent, had the Gu Mother and was cured of the Gu poison? Dealing with a good-for-nothing who had neglected his martial arts for many years wouldn't take much of his effort.

That girl named Nongyu can't move herself, but surely the people of Baiyue can too? She's not the only one with clues to Baiyue's treasure; Tianze and the others also have things that interest them.

"Some people think that they can be the masters now that they have escaped, but they forget that if they are caught and locked in a cage once, they will do it again."

Bai Yifei flicked his red sword, and a strong chill instantly spread from the soles of his feet, causing ice pillars to rise from the ground within a hundred-meter radius.

"Tell me the secret of the Baiyue treasure, and I may spare your life."

Upon hearing this, Tianze gave a cold laugh.

He said that Bai Yifei wouldn't come knocking on his door for no reason, since it was Ye Mu who released him. He never expected that Bai Yifei's purpose would be the treasure of Baiyue.

Do you think that's possible?

Tianze gave a cold laugh, followed by a loud shout. The aura of the Baiyue prince suddenly exploded, with nine streams of black energy soaring into the sky. The chains transformed into a giant black python, revealing its fangs. In addition, three more figures emerged from the depths of the forest.

A burly man as tall as an iron tower, a man holding a wooden cane, and an old man with a weathered face.

These three are Wushuang, the Corpse-Driving Demon, and the King of a Hundred Poisons.

Upon seeing that Bai Yifei was all alone, the Poison King chuckled.

"Now that the Marquis is here, he shall not leave!"

A hint of mockery flashed in Bai Yifei's eyes when he saw the three of them.

"A bunch of wandering ghosts dare to spout nonsense in front of me? It seems you've forgotten the fear you felt back then."

"Buzz!"

Bai Yifei drew his red sword from its sheath. He slowly gripped the hilt, then held the sword upright in front of him with the tip pointing upwards. With a slight turn of the blade, an incomparably terrifying sword aura shot straight into the sky.

Looking at Bai Yifei standing not far away, Tianze's face darkened. Even though they had not yet fought, he could feel that Bai Yifei's sword energy was sharper than it had been back then.

"Whoosh!!"

A sword aura over three zhang long swept out, its momentum terrifying. Tianze's palms were clenched, his eyes sharp. Seeing the rapidly approaching sword aura, he shouted and pushed his arms forward violently.

The iron chains binding his body moved accordingly, and the surging true energy seemed to have found a breakthrough, instantly pouring out. The iron chains churned in mid-air, like a giant python turning over.

"boom!!"

The battle was about to break out. Tianze's eyes were filled with the flames of revenge. Facing his former enemy, he held nothing back. Iron chains stretched across the sky, blocking all of Bai Yifei's escape routes. At the end of the chains were spearheads that could cleave stone and split gold. Now, with the support of his internal energy, they had transformed into ferocious snake heads.

With her immense strength, Wushuang casually picked up a boulder and hurled it at Bai Yifei. The Corpse-Driving Demon tapped his wooden staff on the ground, summoning corpses that should have been sleeping underground. The corpses howled and charged towards Bai Yifei. The Hundred Poison King smiled coldly and with a flick of his sleeve, poison needles rained down on Bai Yifei.

"The Baiyue will devour everything!!"

Faced with such an overwhelming attack, an ordinary martial arts master would probably be panicked, but Bai Yifei showed no fear at all. He gently trembled his long sword, and several more ice pillars rose from the ground, blocking his way.

Feeling the force emanating from the ice pillar, Bai Yifei's eyes were filled with emotion. Both were overwhelming attacks, but back at the Zheng Palace ruins, the young man's sword energy easily shattered the ice pillar. But now, apart from Tianze's attack, which was somewhat useful, the attacks of the other three were barely worth mentioning.

Recalling everything that happened that day, Bai Yifei felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, and his mood soured. The next moment, he wielded his red sword again, and sword energy and cold energy bloomed at the same time. Wushuang, the Corpse-Driving Demon, and the Hundred Poison King were forced to retreat, leaving only Tianze in the arena to desperately resist.

“You are not the same person you were back then, and neither am I. While you were in the dungeon, you wasted too much time, while I never stopped.”

Bai Yifei's words were like a thorn piercing Tianze's heart, causing his expression to change, and then he gave a cold laugh.

"Wasting time??"

"Ridiculous! Why would you have the misconception that imprisoning me would necessarily make me a failure?"

Tianze clenched his fists and slammed them together in front of his chest, unleashing an even more violent force than before.

He was indeed imprisoned in a dungeon, but he never gave up practicing martial arts. In fact, he even found a different way to circulate internal energy, which was much less efficient than the Zhou Tian Tuan Huan method, but it was a great surprise for him at the time.

Bai Yifei sensed this aura, and a hint of interest flashed in his eyes.

"Very well, then let me see what you've learned during these ten years of being suppressed by me."

Immediately, Bai Yifei no longer held back. His red sword pierced the air, and a bloodthirsty intent slowly awakened in his eyes, adding an indelible layer of blood color to the red sword.

Bai Yifei lightly touched the ground with his feet and his figure flashed out. Tianze dared not be careless. Nine chains spun and coiled in front of him, turning into an indestructible shield that just blocked Bai Yifei's sword.

Upon seeing this, Bai Yifei smiled.

Do you really think you can stop it?

A flash of bloodlust suddenly appeared in Bai Yifei's eyes, followed by an extremely terrifying power erupting from his body. Compared to before, both his cold energy and sword energy had increased by more than one level.

Tianze felt the force coming from his arm and a bad premonition rose in his heart. The power that Bai Yifei was unleashing at this moment was very different from before. If he could still hold his own against him before, he was now being suppressed.

"Have you thought about how you're going to beg for mercy from me in a little while?"

A mocking smile played on Bai Yifei's lips, as if he were laughing at Tianze's overestimation of his abilities.

Tianze's fists were clenched, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. Although he was being pushed backward by this force, he showed no sign of yielding.

"Is this a secret technique?"

Suddenly, Tianze spoke up.

A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Yifei's bloodshot eyes, but then he said, "Did you guess it? But does guessing it mean you won't die?"

The chill in the air grew stronger and stronger, eventually freezing even the nearby rocks and trees.

Feeling the chill emanating from his arms, Tianze gritted his teeth and persevered.

Just then, two flames cleaved through the thick ice and shot towards Bai Yifei.

Sensing the scorching power, Bai Yifei paused, his red sword trembled, knocking Tianze back, and then he stood with his sword in hand.

Looking at Yan Lingji coming through the ice pillar forest in the distance, Bai Yifei chuckled softly.

"Another person sent to their death."

"It is the most unwise choice to make a move without understanding the difference in strength between the two sides."

Yan Lingji reached out and summoned back the two fire spirit hairpins, then held them in her hand, looked at the man in front of her, and let out a soft snort.

"Are we just going to wait to die if we don't take action?"

“I don’t like men who are too cold. You’re not even as likable as that little guy!” Bai Yifei looked at the girl in front of him, a strange glint in his eyes. Yan Lingji was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in the Baiyue region.

“It would be a waste of talent for someone like you to follow Tianze. I have decided that you will become the most outstanding creation on my Ice Plains.”

Yan Lingji raised an eyebrow, her lips curled in a mocking smile. She had seen the works of this madman before her; they were everywhere at the foot of the cliffs of Snow Robe Fortress.

"And then go into eternal sleep??"

"I have no interest in becoming your creation!!"

When Tianze saw Yan Lingji return, his expression softened slightly. Wushuang and the others could hardly get involved in this battle, and he was under too much pressure facing Bai Yifei alone.

"Is everything settled?"

Upon arriving beside Yan Lingji, Tianze asked a question.

When Yan Lingji left, she briefly explained some things to him, so Tianze knew Yan Lingji's purpose.

"What was supposed to be a perfect date was ruined by this person!!"

Yan Lingji's tone was somewhat unfriendly.

Bai Yifei didn't continue speaking. The time limit for the secret technique was limited, and he wouldn't waste it on talking.

With a light step, he charged towards Tianze and Yanlingji once again.

"Om!!"

Bai Yifei raised his hand and unleashed another horizontal slash, but this time the sword energy was twice as large as before. Tianze and Yanlingji exchanged a glance and retreated to the sides. This time, neither of them chose to take the hit head-on.

About half an hour later, a loud bang came from the south of the city, followed by flames shooting into the sky. Bai Yifei was thrown away by the terrifying shockwave that suddenly erupted. When he came to his senses and looked back at the spot, he found only a lonely girl there. Bai Yifei smiled coldly.

"Cutting off the tail to survive is indeed a good strategy, but I'm very curious about how you feel being abandoned by him?"

Yan Lingji wiped the crimson stain from the corner of her mouth. Bai Yifei's strength far exceeded her and Tianze's expectations, so they had no choice but to use this move to conserve their strength.

"It's nothing, I just think you're pathetic."

This answer piqued Bai Yifei's interest. Looking at the girl before him, he said coldly, "Pathetic?"

Yan Lingji gripped the Fire Spirit Hairpin again, looking at the man opposite her who was colder than ice, and continued, "You have no friends, do you? Not even companions, no family. You don't have a single person you can trust. Isn't that pathetic?"

Bai Yifei paused, he understood what Yan Lingji said, but it was completely unnecessary for him.

"What a laughable friendship!!"

"Have you decided how you're going to face my sword?"

Yan Lingji looked at the man in front of her, and flames reignited in her hands. She needed to buy Tianze and the others some time.

"Didn't you want to know the secret of the Baiyue treasure?"

Bai Yifei narrowed his eyes slightly and asked with great interest, "You know?"

A slight smile appeared on Yan Lingji's lips.

"The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon"

Bai Yifei's expression changed slightly. He had thought this was just an excuse for the other party to stall for time, but he didn't expect that Yan Lingji really knew some inside information.

He then chuckled.

"Very good, it seems I won't be leaving empty-handed tonight."

A hint of amusement flashed in Yan Lingji's eyes. She raised her right hand slightly, and a wisp of flame leaped from her index finger. Looking at the man before her, she smiled and said, "Do you think I would tell you?"

Bai Yifei twisted his wrist, straightened his longsword, and once again pressed forward.

"No one can remain silent in front of me!!"

This time, Bai Yifei didn't go all out, because he still needed to get the secret about the treasure from the other party. If he accidentally killed the person, it would be worthless.

Looking at Bai Yifei, who was holding back at every turn, Yan Lingji smiled slightly. She knew that Bai Yifei was moved because of the words "Azure Dragon Seven Constellations," so her scheme had succeeded.

"A hypocritical, despicable man."

Bai Yifei delivered a powerful slash, sending Yan Lingji flying.

"Instead of saying all this, you should think about how to survive under my sword!!"

Just then, a glint of light flashed in Yan Lingji's eyes. Using the force of the backward throw, she touched the ice pillars and shot off into the distance.

Seeing this, Bai Yifei's eyes turned cold. The next moment, a burst of cold air erupted, and the ice pillar shattered into countless ice spikes, blocking Yan Lingji's retreat from all directions.

Immediately following was a series of whooshing sounds. Yan Lingji frowned. Bai Yifei's method of controlling ice was still too troublesome, and compared with her fire control, these solid ice were obviously a step above.

Often, it takes several attacks to dissolve these ice blocks.

"Whoosh!!"

Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her shoulder. She glanced at it out of the corner of her eye and, unable to dodge in time, saw that the ice crystal had left a wound there.

Without much hesitation, Yan Lingji flipped in mid-air, dodging the attacks from the left and right. Her slender right leg pushed off the ice pillar, and with a quick push, she shot off into the distance like an arrow.

"Ding!!"

Just then, a strange noise reached her ears. She didn't know when, but a tear appeared in the front of her clothes, and a token slipped out.

Upon seeing the token, a hint of hesitation flashed in Yan Lingji's eyes. The token was none other than Chen Xiuyuan's identity token. She had originally planned to return it to him, but due to Honglian and Tianze, she had not yet had the chance to do so.

With a gritted clenched tooth, Yan Lingji twisted her body in mid-air, spinning like a top. Just before landing, she barely managed to catch the token, but in doing so, she lost her chance to escape.

"You're not so naive as to think you can escape, are you?"

Before she could even look up, the long sword in Bai Yifei's hand was already in front of her.

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingji's lips curled into a mocking smile. If she hadn't been trying to retrieve the token earlier, she probably would have already escaped with her life.

With a flick of his longsword, Bai Yifei unleashed ice pillars that transformed into tentacles, binding the fire-playing girl before him.

"It seems this is something you care about a lot."

The ice spike snatched the token tightly clutched in Yan Lingji's hand. A hint of amusement flashed in Bai Yifei's eyes. Just now, Yan Lingji was willing to give up continuing her escape rather than give up this item, which showed how much she cared about it. As long as the other party had a weakness, he wasn't afraid that she wouldn't speak up.

After struggling in vain, Yan Lingji suddenly spoke up: "Do you want to know who its owner is?"

Bai Yifei frowned. It was that gloating tone again. He didn't answer the question immediately because he sensed something was wrong from the other person's tone.

An ice cone carrying the token came before him. He examined it closely and noticed a strange symbol engraved on one side and four characters on the other.

Tianzong Qingxu.

Upon seeing these four words, Bai Yifei's expression darkened. He then flipped the token over and examined the symbol again.

"Taoism??"

Bai Yifei was somewhat surprised and uncertain. Taoism has two schools: the Heavenly School and the Human School. When did this Baiyue demoness become associated with Taoism?

In his mind, the people of the Taoist Tianzong sect were almost like madmen, and to be honest, he didn't want to provoke this sect.

But the people of the same Heavenly Sect are detached from the world, cultivating in seclusion and rarely having any contact with outsiders. How did Yan Lingji manage to contact them?
As his thoughts wandered, Bai Yifei suddenly frowned again.

He remembered that Yan Lingji had mentioned someone before, describing the person as a "little guy," which reminded him of the boy he had met.

That young man was indifferent in temperament and acted very strangely. He almost never got involved in the affairs of the Korean court. If you put it that way, it was indeed very much in line with the style of the Taoist Tianzong sect.

If his guess was true, then this fiery enchantress was not a pleasant surprise, but a hot potato.

After a moment of silence, Bai Yifei gently shook his head.

"Do not want to know."

Yan Lingji was taken aback; this answer was somewhat unexpected.

Bai Yifei then controlled the ice pillar to place the token back on Yan Lingji and also withdrew the ice pillar that was controlling her.

As Yan Lingji landed back on the ground, she looked at Xueyi Hou and a smile appeared on her lips.

"Looks like your icy face guessed it."

Bai Yifei sheathed his sword and stood there, giving the other party a cold glance.

"Don't force me to kill you. There are some truths you can't bear, and the best way to keep someone in the dark is to shut them up forever."

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingji gave a light snort.

"A man who deceives himself, that night with him."

Before Yan Lingji could finish speaking, Bai Yifei decisively struck her pressure points. He didn't want to know the truth; knowing the truth when he wasn't sure of that person's attitude was too costly.

Are you looking to die?

Yan Lingji froze on the spot, but seeing Bai Yifei's somewhat exasperated expression, she knew she had guessed correctly again.

The two people who fought at the site of the former Zheng Palace that day were indeed Chen Xiuyuan and Bai Yifei.

And now it seems that the outcome is not good for Bai Yifei, to the point that Bai Yifei has lost the desire to even know the truth.

The commotion attracted the attention of the patrolling guards nearby. Soon after, a troop of cavalry arrived. Upon seeing Bai Yifei and Yan Lingji in the arena, they quickly dismounted and saluted.

"Master Hou!"

After standing there for a long time, Bai Yifei said with a gloomy expression, "This is a criminal from Baiyue. I have subdued him and now he is handed over to you."

(End of this chapter)