A man stands before the heavens, his sword emerges from the Emei Mountains.

The cold wind carried away the fishy smell, and the drizzle carried the scarlet hue into the river.

Those members of the Five Poisons Sect who were driven to the dock were either assassinated or jumped into the Wujiang River.

In early winter, the river water is icy cold, and the Wujiang River is deep and turbulent.

Unless one is as good a swimmer as Chen Yu, it is almost impossible to survive.

Ji Xiaofu first met and chatted with Grandpa Ji for a few words, then the father and daughter checked on the injured, went to the damaged shop, and compensated the shopkeeper.

Tang Zhihu led several outer disciples to deal with the corpses.

Bei Jinyi and Su Mengqing stood under the eaves, wiping the water droplets from their faces and their wet hair with handkerchiefs. They saw Chen Yu use the "Nine Styles of Intercepting Hands" to capture Ba Biao's left arm, and then use the Bajiquan chest-pounding technique, gesturing animatedly.

Chen Yu and Miejue entered a teahouse on one side of the street.

The travelers dispersed, thankful they hadn't spoken out of turn when they saw Miejue leading a group of delicate women. This nun had a very stern personality.

"Master, how did you get here?" Chen Yu asked, pouring tea for Miejue.

"When Minjun arrived at the Thunder and Lightning Gate, she found nothing. I was worried that the other party had gone to the Bilin Cave in western Sichuan, and that Xiaofu and the others would suffer losses, so I rushed over."

"What about the Jade Phosphorus Cave?"

"They've all been evacuated."

"I see." Chen Yu nodded; this outcome was not hard to accept.

"My disciple, how did I end up with the Five Poisons Sect? That man's poison palm technique was quite powerful; even I was almost tricked."

When Miejue mentioned the Poison Palm, Chen Yu naturally thought of the Five Poison Palm. The thought flashed through his mind, and he started by talking about his encounter with the Eagle Sect and Dai Qisi in Changning, mentioning the capture of Bai Guishou.

Extinction's expression hardened. "The old woman my disciple spoke of must be Granny Golden Flower."

"Does Master know this person?"

I've heard of him, but I've never met him.

"And how did my disciple escape?"

Chen Yu recounted in detail how he met Elder Yuan and visited the Hengshan Sect.

"So your father and the elders of the Hengshan Sect were old acquaintances."

Chen Yu changed the subject, "I feel that some things are strange."

Extinction's hand, holding the teacup, froze in mid-air. "Explain in detail."

"My disciple, Junior Brother Yang, and Junior Brother Tang encountered Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao on the Xiang River. After escaping, they rode at full speed to the Wujiang Wharf. However, no sooner had they arrived than the other side caught up with them. Moreover, it was a vice leader of the sect. My disciple suspects there is a traitor among them."

"A traitor?" Miejue frowned, then suddenly seemed to grasp some information in her mind. "What did my disciple say at the beginning? Yang Xiao?"

"Um!"

……

Ji Xiaofu and Old Master Ji gave the shopkeeper some money and headed towards the teahouse, when suddenly a stern voice came from inside.

"Yang Xiao?"

Ji Xiaofu's body stiffened, and she blurted out, "Yang Xiao?"

Yang An interjected, "Yes, we encountered Yang Xiao and Wei Yixiao on the Xiang River. Yang Xiao wanted to capture my senior brother and hand him over to Wei the devil. Fortunately, my senior brother was alert and relied on traps and hidden weapons, otherwise he would have been in trouble long ago."

Ji Xiaofu felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Ever since she encountered the humiliated woman in Ziyun Village, all sorts of nightmares had become intertwined with the experiences of Chen Yu, Yang An, and others.

Her body trembled, her mind reeling. He had harmed her master and almost killed three junior brothers. What was he doing here? Capturing me, continuing to force me, just as her junior brother had said, the Flying Gorilla had treated that unfortunate woman from Ziyun Village.

No? That can't be done.

"What's wrong, Senior Sister?"

Ji Xiaofu quickly came to her senses, "I was startled."

"Absolutely, I still feel lingering fear when I think about it," Yang An said.

"And then what?"

"Senior Sister, let me tell you the story." Yang An decided to start by recounting his arrival in Changning, and Bei Jinyi, Su Mengqing, and others gathered around. Over at the teahouse, Miejue suddenly stood up.

Where is that scoundrel Yang Xiao?

Chen Yu hurriedly tried to appease him: "Master, please calm down. Yang Xiao didn't chase after us. He must have gone to find out what was going on before going after Granny Jin Hua."

Despite his irrationality, he found Chen Yu's words reasonable and, suppressing his anger, asked, "How did my disciple escape?"

"Please sit down, Master."

Chen Yu and the others took their seats and said, "It was because that demon didn't take us disciples seriously. He actually used two wine jars to cross the river more than ten feet wide to attack our boat. We also obtained a hidden weapon with a mechanism at the entrance of the Five Poisons Sect in Bashan, which injured Yang Xiao. That's how we managed to protect ourselves."

"That scoundrel has finally met his end. My disciple did well. What about the traitor?"

Chen Yu analyzed meticulously: "The appearance of the Vice Leader of the Five Poisons Sect at the Wujiang Wharf is definitely not a coincidence; it is someone who has been searching for him all along."

"How did the Five Poisons Sect know the whereabouts of their disciple?"

"That's the problem. I wonder if there's something wrong with the Hengshan Sect?"

Extinction's arched eyebrows slowly rose.

"I also remembered something. Elder Yuan said that my father went to Mount Heng and begged the elder to accept me as his disciple. However, trouble happened on his way back."

"Is someone from the Hengshan Sect colluding with the Five Poisons Sect?"

"That's what I think. Could it be that the news reached the Five Poisons Sect as soon as I left the Hengshan Sect, which is why Xia Jingzhe chased after me?"

"That makes sense. But who exactly is it?"

Chen Yu shook his head: "That's hard to say for sure. Many people have seen my disciple, including the five elders of the Hengshan Sect and other disciples. There's another matter."

The thought of extinction is a bit terrifying.

"Speak quickly."

"I inquired with Uncle Ji about Lian Zhenjia, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect. Uncle Ji mentioned a Tangut sorcerer named Yang Lian Zhenjia, who made a living by tomb raiding. He once served as an official in the Tartar court, in charge of Buddhist affairs in Jiangnan. He stole from the tombs of previous dynasties and martial arts masters, obtaining divine weapons and martial arts manuals. On the day Master led us back to Emei from Hanyang, a junior sister fell off a cliff. I wonder if Lian Zhenjia is Yang Lian Zhenjia. If so, would he send disciples or followers to infiltrate Emei with the intention of tomb raiding? My junior sister accidentally encountered him while gathering herbs at the Medicine King Cave and was murdered to cover her tracks, making it look like she fell off a cliff."

Miejue suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, raising her eyebrows and glaring.

"It's better to believe it's true than to be careless about this matter. We must return to the mountain immediately."

"Yes, disciple, go find a boat."

"it is good."

……

The disciples of Emei had come from afar and had not yet had a chance to rest when a fight broke out.

During Chen Yu and Miejue's conversation, Yang An roughly explained why he had encountered the Eagle Sect in Changning and why he had rushed back to Emei. Upon hearing this, Bei Jinyi hurried to the restaurant, patted the silver platter, and said, "Manager, pack more braised duck, beef, and pastries, and also some warming drinks. Quickly!"

"Please wait a moment, sir."

In less than a hundred breaths, Miejue's stern voice pierced through the rain and mist, "Xiaofu, Mengqing, go to the inn to pack your bags and cross the river immediately."

"Shopkeeper, hurry up!"

"It'll be ready soon."

Money makes the world go round.

With a large sum of money, the dockworker selected an experienced crew member to lead the boat. In no time, the disciples of Emei and several people from Ji Village began to lead their horses onto the boat.

Yang An brought Cheng Guijia over and said that during the interrogation, Cheng Guijia said he was acting under orders and wondered how Xia Jingzhe knew about the information.

There was no lucky escape. Chen Yu used acupressure to kill him, then dumped the body in the wilderness to avenge the original owner's father.

He then went to the large ship and asked, "Is everyone here?"

"Senior Sister Bei is not here."

"Nonsense." Miejue's face darkened.

"Senior Sister Ji is over there."

Chen Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw Bei Jinyi carrying two food boxes. She didn't even bother to wear a straw hat. Her figure swept through the wind and rain like a swallow as she rushed over and jumped onto the large ship.

"Master, I was thinking of hurrying on my journey, so I bought extra food for my junior brothers and sisters."

Extinction seemed to want to say something but then stopped.

Chen Yu felt a warmth in his heart. There was no doubt that there was an internal traitor in the Hengshan Sect, but it was also true that the sect atmosphere was harmonious. The Emei Sect had Bei Jinyi, Su Mengqing, Jingxuan and others, and it would surely become more and more harmonious and united.

During the crossing of the river by the large ship, everyone hurriedly ate something to eat. Chen Yu, Yang An, and Tang Zhihu refused to eat, saying that they were already full, and gave the pastries, braised duck, and other food to others.

The large ship docked.

Miejue, Chen Yu, Old Master Ji, Ji Xiaofu, Yang An and others rode straight to Mount Emei, while Bei Jinyi led the other disciples on foot.

……

"drive……"

"drive……"

The sound of hooves thundered at the foot of Mount Emei as many riders galloped at full speed. On horseback, Chen Yu, Miejue, Master Ji, and others were all wearing straw raincoats.

Rain fell like beads from the sky, horses galloped across the ground, splashing mud and water everywhere.

"Master is back?"

The horse slowed down as it approached the mountain path, and the disciples on guard leaped out from the woods.

Extinction dismounted and asked urgently, "Has anything happened?"

"Reporting to Master, all is well."

Miejue let out a slight sigh of relief, but was still uneasy. She said to Chen Yu, "Disciple, come with me to our master's tomb."

"it is good."

After Miejue asked Ji Xiaofu to settle Grandpa Ji in, she took Chen Yu straight to the cliff behind the mountain where she would sacrifice herself.