Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

So, in the winter of 7277, on the morning before the expedition.

"Master, I'm setting off."

"slow."

A sword was thrown at her.

When she caught the sword, she was surprised by its unusual weight and familiar shape.

"Master...this..."

"I had it remelted, and now it weighs a ton."

"Master, I still don't know its name."

"It has never had a name. If you have an idea, then give it a name yourself. The Bu Li people have been lying low for hundreds of years under the command of Hu Lei, and their power has grown stronger. From now on, you will use this sword to kill enemies with your master's will."

"Then... how about Zhanhui?"

"Can."

"...Thank you, Master."

A brief conversation, a simple farewell.

Carrying the sword given to her by her master, she happily embarked on her journey.

She was unaware of the true meaning behind Zhan Hui.

Little did they know that it contained the weight and effort of their master's 77 years of hard work.

Little did she know... that carrying her master's last trump card would also be the cruelest future for her.

"You plotted to have your disciple kill you with his own hands... Master... How could you be so cruel to me?"

It turns out that Master had already prepared everything.

Taking all unforeseen circumstances into account, he risked violating grave taboos to seize the power of the Jianmu tree, using himself as bait, determined to utterly annihilate Shuhu.

In her absence, Qingxin Residence remained outwardly peaceful and normal.

Only when it is late at night and all is quiet will the Master occasionally eat; otherwise, he spends most of his time practicing the Free Manifestation with the sisters Mianxue.

He copied and modified his abilities and bestowed them upon them.

As her cultivation deepened, Mianxue proposed the idea of ​​using herself as a container to bear more of the power of the Jianmu tree as her trump card.

At first, the master refused without hesitation.

He could not resist their repeated persuasion and finally reluctantly agreed.

The determination of her predecessors to die for their master was enough to move her, even disregarding all the truths that had been revealed so far.

Then came the day when Master broke the boundary on his own initiative, the only and last time.

Jingliu wiped his eyes and took a deep breath.

What happened that day is etched in my memory.

When she was teaching Jingyuan in the course of fulfilling her duties as a master, she learned that her master was so kind to his grand-disciple, and she felt wronged and wanted to question him.

As it happened, a comrade-in-arms arrived, and Yin Yuejun was playing chess with his master.

Now, combined with the truth revealed by the Mianxue sisters, Jingliu finally understands how terribly wrong her thinking was after that romantic encounter.

The master did not lie about the plum blossom wine.

It turned out that she had mistakenly taken the only jar of plum blossom wine that could make people drunk, which aroused her master's desire that he had suppressed for many years.

There is affection, but also other things.

They fell into the hot spring, their lips intertwined, embracing tightly, wishing they could merge into each other's very bones.

At that moment, she could feel that her master loved her.

Even if there is still a mental barrier, at least the body is honest.

Before they knew it, the Azure Dragon was about to cross the White Tiger Bridge.

At the last moment, the master bit through her neck, tasting her blood for the first time in a thousand years.

Even a single drop was enough to stir up a monstrous wave in his heart.

It was precisely because the impression was so profound, precisely because it was a desire imprinted in his instincts, that it instantly brought him to his senses, preventing him from recklessly indulging in that intoxication and desire.

They had a big argument back then.

The master left without a second thought, cruelly abandoning his disciple, who had just tasted his pleasure, to the spot.

…That's what she thought back then: her master was more ruthless than ever before, which made her become a bad person.

I thought we could only be master and apprentice, but the alcohol was too strong, and the body doesn't lie.

Trying to use alcohol as an excuse is itself the biggest flaw.

If it was really due to alcohol, why didn't you go to Mianxue and Qinghan, but instead came specifically to find her?

Looking back now—

Mianxue and Qinghan were indeed not at Qingxinju at that time.

Taking advantage of the moment when their master arranged for "Nature" to invite Lord Yinyue to visit, they disguised themselves using the Free Movement Technique and sneaked into the depths of Lin Yuan Realm.

They arrived silently at the seal of the cave where Jianmu was located, scouting the area in advance to ensure that the plan would be executed flawlessly in the future.

When they returned, they saw their master, who had nailed himself to the wall in the secret room.

His neck, waist, and limbs were all bound by heavy chains, his fangs were bleeding, and his face was crazed.

There is no footage of what happened afterward, and there are obvious signs of editing.

Clearly, the scene was perhaps so bloody that even the judges of the Ten Kings' Division of Inquiry couldn't bear to look at it...

Before dawn that night, the master took a hundred jars of plum blossom wine and went with Qinghan to Pierpont to hide from her.

She assumed her master was guilty, but the truth was nowhere to be hidden.

Master clearly had not been able to completely suppress his bloodlust. If he did not leave soon, the Ten Kings' Division would likely notice something amiss.

When the fact that they have activated their Free Manifestation Cultivation is exposed, the entire Immortal Ship Alliance will have nowhere to hide.

The best outcome would be to betray the Celestial Ship and wander the starry sea.

The worst outcome is facing trial by the Ten Kings and losing one's last freedom.

All of this was because she picked up the wrong wine.

Following Qinghan's perspective, watching her master leave Luofu, she realized just how much pain he had endured.

I couldn't help but feel pity for those in poverty...

On the Star Raft, her neck was bitten through several times by her master, which gives you an idea of ​​how bloody the scene in the secret chamber must have been.

Most likely... Master has become a true cannibalistic monster, not much different from Bu Liren.

It was all because of her mistakes that her master and seniors suffered undeserved calamities.

Her master lied to her... but he had no choice but to.

A harsh rejection was the least hurtful option the master could think of.

He was clearly considering her best interests, but she perceived it as a cruel blow.

Because of her master's deception, she wronged him.

Jingliu clutched her chest, the pain almost causing her to spasm.

"How many things are still unknown to my disciple...?"

As Jingliu carefully recalled the most memorable events that had occurred since then, he suddenly froze.

Not many, just two items...

Firstly, the alliance learned of Hu Lei's whereabouts. On the eve of her departure with her army, she intended to bid farewell to her master, as was the custom of the Cloud Cavalry over the years.

Unexpectedly, they stumbled upon their master engaging in intimate acts with Qinghan and the others.

That time must have been the real one… There was no suppressed pain in his voice, but rather a joyful fusion of body and mind.

At the same time, it was also Mianxue Qinghan's final farewell to her master.

Knowing they would soon face death, they were prepared from the beginning to sacrifice themselves for their master, never intending to return alive.

But the ending was heartbreaking.

They gave their lives and offered everything, yet they returned alive, albeit with the added identity of serious criminals from the Ten Kings Division.

The second thing... happened after the Hot Spring Scene.

She became the sword master, and her master, for the first time ever, praised her, saying she did a good job.

Then, on the night she returned from her expedition, her master gave her a round, golden pill.

Without explaining its origin or effects, he simply told her to eat it.

Thinking of a certain possibility, Jingliu bit her lower lip until it bled, but she didn't even realize it.