Jade Dynasty: I am the master of the Burning Sword, my swordsmanship is unparalleled.

Chapter 103 Goodbye, Senior Brother!
Outside Changhe City, in a desolate forest.

Two young cultivators, a man and a woman, dressed in exotic attire, looked around with solemn expressions. They saw dozens of beams of light in the desolate forest, twinkling like stars in the night sky.

The handsome young man looked very upset and spoke angrily.

"Ha, who would have thought that the dignified Qingyun Sect, which claims to be the leader of the righteous path, would have its disciples secretly colluding with the demonic sect? It's truly laughable."

Upon hearing what the handsome man said, the beautiful woman beside him pursed her lips, and the immortal sword in her hand emitted a blue light.

After a moment of contemplation, seeing that the demonic cultists around them had not attacked, Yan Hong's eyes narrowed slightly, and she suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Senior brother, they seem to be waiting for someone."

"The one who can keep these demonic cult members waiting must be a master of the demonic cult."

Li Xun's tone became heavier, clearly indicating that the current situation was likely dire.

After leaving Xiaochi Town, Li Xun and Yan Hong headed straight for the coast of the East China Sea. When they passed through Changhe City, they happened to go in and investigate.

However, Li Xun and his companion had just entered the city when they encountered Zhou Yixian, who was out getting medicine.

Although Zhou Yixian was not skilled in physiognomy, he had traveled the martial arts world for many years and could tell at a glance that Li Xun and Yan Hong had come with ill intentions. Despite his anger towards the Qingyun disciple, Zhou Yixian still knew the importance of the matter and pointed out a false location to Li Xun and Yan Hong.

Unfortunately, when Zhou Yixian saw Zhang Xiaofan and his group wandering around the city, he assumed they were staying there and told them they were going outside the city. However, by sheer chance, he had given them the correct location.

Following Zhou Yixian's directions and asking questions along the way, Li Xun and Yan Hong were noticed by the Ghost King Sect disciples in the city.

Incense Valley is one of the three major righteous sects. Although it rarely participates in the struggle between the righteous and the demonic in the past, it has intervened in the affairs of the Central Plains at this time, and naturally it has been targeted by the disciples of Ghost King Sect.

“Junior Sister Yan, let’s break out from one of the sieges and escape into the city. Right now, the Qingyun Sect is calling on righteous cultivators to head towards the East Sea. If these demonic cultists dare to wreak havoc in the city, it will surely alarm the righteous masters.”

Li Xun spoke in a low voice, his eyes flashing with a cold and sharp light. Yan Hong, who was standing to the side, did not speak, but stared at him quietly with her bright eyes, her gaze completely calm.

Seeing that Yan Hong did not respond, Li Xun turned to look at her. Yan Hong lowered her eyes, concealing her gaze, and nodded slightly.

"Junior sister..."

Just as Li Xun was about to speak, he saw two streaks of light fly over from a distance and land on the treetops not far away. They were Wan Renwang and Zhang Xiaofan, the father-in-law and son-in-law, who had come from the manor.

Seeing that Zhang Xiaofan was indeed associating with the demonic sect, Li Xun immediately sneered and said sarcastically.

"I never imagined that a esteemed disciple of Qingyun would become a lackey of the demonic sect. Tell me, what did you do to Junior Sister Lu?"

Finally, Li Xun couldn't help but shout angrily and question Zhang Xiaofan.

Wan Renwang glanced at Li Xun below with interest, then turned to look at the expressionless Zhang Xiaofan and chuckled.

"My dear son-in-law, what do you think? How about we leave this person to you to deal with?"

"If I suggested that they be released, would my father-in-law agree?"

Zhang Xiaofan replied without hesitation, his eyes calmly looking at Wanrenwang. Seeing Wanrenwang's face stiffen, he chuckled and spoke again.

"At least, I won't kill him until I'm sure he's not a righteous person. If you want to use me, you might as well go back inside and lie down. Maybe then you'll see the scene you want." Before his identity was exposed, Zhang Xiaofan had kept his thoughts hidden. Now that his identity has been revealed, there's no need to hide his thoughts anymore.

He would naturally carry out the path he cultivated to the end. No matter how much suspicion he had about Fenxiang Valley, at least until the guilt of Fenxiang Valley was confirmed, it was still just suspicion.

This is the adherence to the right path and the law.

If his mentor in his past life was like a loving mother, who always believed in him unwaveringly, tolerated him, and taught him to love all living beings.

In this life, Zhang Xiaofan's mentor, Tian Buyi, is more like a taciturn and strict father. At Qingyun Sect, he taught Zhang Xiaofan what it means to uphold the law and adhere to it.

The two complement each other and are indispensable. Without the righteous path of law, it is easy to go astray, while without justice, the law is more likely to become an accomplice of evil forces oppressing the people.

However, Zhang Xiaofan's words were met with ridicule from Li Xun.

"Pretending to be a good person, if I don't die today, I will expose your collusion with the demonic sect to the world."

“I am upright and honest, and I am not afraid of worldly gossip. It is you who have come to the Central Plains this time. I suppose you have some unspeakable secrets?”

Zhang Xiaofan simply smiled indifferently upon hearing this, while Yan Hong, standing to the side, glanced at him and seemed to have sensed something. Suddenly, she spoke up with a soft shout.

"Senior brother, to the west!"

With that, Yan Hong raised her magical weapon, the Azure Spirit Sword, and broke through to the west. Li Xun reacted quickly, instinctively following suit and attacking to the west as well, his Nine Yang Ruler gleaming with orange-yellow light. (There's a slight issue with the original text; Yan Hong initially possessed a celestial sword, which transformed into an Azure Spirit Stone ten years later, so here it's simply referred to as the Azure Spirit Sword.)

The moment Li Xun and Yan Hong made their move, the Ghost King Sect members around them reacted and quickly moved to intercept them.

Previously, the attention of most of these Ghost King Sect members had been drawn to Wan Renwang and Zhang Xiaofan, and now that they had made their move to intercept them, it seemed a little too late.

Seeing this, Wan Renwang's face turned cold, and he was about to chase after them, but at that moment, a figure blocked his way.

“Father-in-law, it was inconvenient to practice in the main hall just now, but now that we have a good place, I’d like to ask you for guidance on your Taoist arts and what stage you’ve reached.”

Zhang Xiaofan smiled lightly. His bright red wedding robe was so dazzling in the eyes of Wan Renwang that it was like a blazing red fire, intense and bright, leaving no room for the darkness in people's hearts to hide.

Just as Zhang Xiaofan was stopping Wan Renwang, Li Xun and Yan Hong had already engaged in combat with several members of the Ghost King Sect on the west side.

"Boom! Boom!"

When the magical powers collided, they unleashed terrifying bursts of energy, causing many trees in the desolate forest to sway violently.

However, blocked by these demonic cult members, Li Xun and Yan Hong also stopped, back to back, wary of these demonic figures.

Seeing that the other demonic sect members were about to surround her again, a faint pink light suddenly flashed in Yan Hong's eyes, and the Ghost King Sect members in front of her actually stopped in their tracks.

Li Xun was stunned for a moment, but he didn't notice that Yan Hong, who was standing next to him, had a smile on her lips.

"Senior brother, goodbye!"

As the familiar yet unfamiliar voice rang in his ears, Li Xun felt a powerful force strike him, and he was sent flying forward.

(End of this chapter)