Main text: Chapter 220 Departure for the East Sea
Recently, Ge Xinyao has been very happy and joyful. No matter what she does or where she goes, the gentleness on her face never fades. Even the other members of the Jade Spirit Sword Sect can feel the happiness of their senior sister (or younger sister).
It's not really her fault, because after Lin Xueyi helped her redeem the jade bracelet, Ge Xinyao felt extremely relieved.
Even now, as they move towards the East China Sea with the main force, they still have smiles on their faces and have never let go of those smiles.
That's right, they have already started heading towards the East Sea. Because the Jade Spirit Sword Sect is not a major sect and has little influence in the Central Plains, they were not allowed to participate in either the pre-battle mobilization or the pre-battle meeting.
Ge Xinyao was overthinking it. They were originally supposed to participate, but because the relationship between two people was too close, Zhong Yuxiu was worried that the person would attack them upon seeing them. So, for the safety of that person, they had to exclude them. Once the incident is over, they will naturally be given an explanation and some money as an apology.
Lin Xueyi sat in her carriage, looking at the scenery outside. On both sides were lush green wheat fields, and the air was filled with the faint scent of wheat. In the long line, there were many people who had just picked up their backpacks and arrived on this training road.
However, their training this time was indeed quite difficult. They faced a tough start right from the beginning, directly confronting the Netherworld Ghost Valley, the strongest evil force.
These past few days, Lin Xueyi hasn't been just loafing around doing nothing. With Ge Xinyao's introduction, she has gained some understanding of the Netherworld Ghost Valley. Although she doesn't know much about those experts, she has a fairly intuitive idea of the Netherworld Ghost Valley's strength in the martial arts world.
Leaving aside the fact that the Ghost Valley's influence extends across eight of the Nine Provinces, with its thirty-six Ghost Mansions and seventy-two Caves, these forces wield considerable power in each province. Not to mention the strength of the Ghost Valley headquarters in the East Sea.
No wonder the Holy Dragon Palace is taking action against the Netherworld Ghost Valley and has gathered so many forces. If the Holy Dragon Palace were to directly confront the Netherworld Ghost Valley, it probably wouldn't be able to guarantee its own safe retreat.
Then, people from the Jade Spirit Sword Sect outside the car asked for instructions, "Young Master Ling, Elder Zhong from the Holy Dragon Palace wants to see you. Is it convenient for you now?"
Elder Zhong is here again? Why "again"? It's because Elder Zhong Yuxiu has come here to see her more than once. Every time she comes, she brings her favorite candied hawthorns. She has no idea how this elder managed to get candied hawthorns in this desolate wilderness.
Sure enough, after she let Zhong Yuxiu in, she saw her sitting opposite her with a kind smile, holding a package of bright red candied hawthorns wrapped in oil paper.
"Young master, I've come to see you again. Here, take this candied hawthorn."
Lin Xueyi didn't ask where the candied hawthorns came from, but Ge Xinyao couldn't help but ask. It wasn't that she thought Elder Zhong treated Lin Xueyi well, but she also wanted to buy some for her to eat.
Zhong Yuxiu gently shook her head, not telling Ge Xinyao about the place to buy candied hawthorns, but instead looking at Lin Xueyi beside her.
"Young Master Ling, you're coming with us to the East Sea this time. The journey will be tiring, and we don't know if you can handle it. If the food along the way isn't good, you can eat at our place. Our Holy Dragon Palace will prepare enough food for you."
This surprised Lin Xueyi greatly. The other party's obvious behavior puzzled her. Of all the people from the Holy Dragon Palace she had met, only Zhong Yuxiu seemed familiar, but she couldn't recall who she was or what her relationship was with Lin Xueyi back then. She could only guess at the situation.
In fact, Zhong Yuxiu had her own guesses about Lin Xueyi's situation at this time, because she could see unfamiliarity and estrangement in Lin Xueyi's eyes. This was a very abnormal look. No matter how big the conflict with the palace master was, she had never been so estranged from the elders. Now that it had happened, it proved that her young lady was likely in trouble.
This is why she has been working tirelessly here these past few days, spending every day with her young mistress, and has finally come to the conclusion that the young mistress has probably really lost her memory. But since she is already here, she will naturally take good care of the young mistress. As for the palace master, well, let's just watch the show.
Furthermore, if the Palace Master were to learn of the young lady's current situation, he would rush here without regard for anything else. This would only make the young lady a target for the enemy, putting her in even greater danger.
"Elder Zhong, did you come here just to invite me to dine at the Holy Dragon Palace?"
"Of course, this is a very important matter, so I naturally had to come in person." As she spoke, Elder Zhong opened a food box that she had brought herself, and a plate of fragrant roasted pork came into Lin Xueyi's view.
The familiar taste successfully whetted her appetite; this deep-seated fondness was probably the little girl's favorite food back then.
Seeing Lin Xueyi's pathetic tears streaming down her face, Zhong Yuxiu smiled knowingly, which made Ge Xinyao's heart waver.
She clearly understood that Elder Zhong would not compete with her for Young Master Ling, but she herself would not compete, yet she could represent the Holy Dragon Palace to compete for Young Master Ling, not for personal gain, but to get him to join the Holy Dragon Palace.
If Young Master Ling were to join the Holy Dragon Palace, the result would be that she would be in Qingzhou, while Young Master Ling would be in Zhongzhou. From then on, she would truly be longing for him every day but unable to see him, only able to drink from the Luo River together.
"Elder Zhong, you are too kind. Our Jade Spirit Sword Sect has its own meals and will not make Young Master Ling suffer."
She tried to salvage the situation, confident in her culinary skills, believing they were no less impressive than those of the people from the Holy Dragon Palace. However, the other party's cold gaze, though fleeting, only made Ge Xinyao's heart race with panic.
It seems their target really is Young Master Ling. How can the Jade Spirit Sword Sect and the mighty Holy Dragon Palace compete for this? How can they possibly win?
"Elder Zhong, we should be arriving at Fengxi Town, the closest town in the East Sea, soon. Should we set up camp there? We should make more preparations before we fight the people from Youming Ghost Valley."
Lin Xueyi's unspoken message was that they would soon reach their destination, so she should focus her attention on the Netherworld Ghost Valley. Besides, she wasn't sure who she would help right now, and if she found out that the other party was Ruoxue, she might actually side with Ruoxue.
Of course, she would not allow this great battle to occur. She did not want any large-scale casualties to happen in either the Netherworld Ghost Valley or the Holy Dragon Palace.
Hearing Lin Xueyi's tactful refusal, Zhong Yuxiu knew it wasn't the right time yet. Since the young lady had lost her memory, she would slowly help her recall it. Nothing else mattered for now. With that thought, Zhong Yuxiu bid farewell to Lin Xueyi, not wanting to take up any more of their time.
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Main Text: Chapter 221 Outside Maple Creek Town
The day quickly came to an end, and as the sun set, the righteous forces set up camp near Fengxi Town. The reason they didn't enter the town was mainly because the town couldn't accommodate so many martial arts forces at once.
If only a portion of the people are allowed in, it will not only attract criticism from others, but also make them vulnerable to being picked off one by one. The people entering the town can be ambushed first, and even if they cannot be killed, it will still damage the morale of the righteous alliance.
The moon was bright and the stars were few. The boy sitting on the ground looked at the gradually darkening night sky and felt a little nervous. It wasn't because of the possible battle tomorrow, but because he was worried about whether Mo Ningyan was the person he was looking for.
At the same time, she was also worried that after meeting the people from the Holy Dragon Palace tomorrow, they might find her family. All these unknowns made Lin Xueyi very nervous. Unable to sleep, she could only leave her tent, go outside, and stare blankly at the sky.
However, the situation of being alone was soon relieved, because Ge Xinyao also heard the notification from her junior brother on night duty that the young master had walked out of the tent alone, and she naturally followed him out because she was a little worried.
Sure enough, she saw him sitting alone on the ground, looking up at the sky. She could see the loneliness in his back. Ge Xinyao, who had always liked him, felt a pang of heartache.
Unable to resist, he hugged Lin Xueyi from behind. Lin Xueyi already knew he was coming when he appeared, but she didn't want to talk to him at the moment. She simply let him hug her.
Unbeknownst to Lin Xueyi, somewhere in the camp, another teacup was smashed on the ground, and its owner was extremely angry. If someone hadn't been holding her back, she probably would have attacked.
"Sister Xinyao, I have nothing to do. I just wanted to see the night view. Actually, I rarely saw this kind of night view before."
Thinking back to the old days, and the life I had with Ruoxue, I always felt that I was at my most comfortable during that time.
Ever since that night when a group of assassins in black appeared in her home, her life has been turned upside down, and now they've all come to Zhongzhou to cause trouble.
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed across the sky, causing Lin Xueyi to glance at it subconsciously, but she seemed uninterested in the person.
She knew this person; he was praised as if he had the best lightness skill in the world. His name was, oh right, Wanli Duxing—Tian Yuqing. Just listen to that title; it already sealed his fate as a tragedy.
Wanli Duxing, in the novel, there is only one Wanli Duxing, and that is Tian Boguang. As for who Tian Boguang is, does she need to introduce him? Those who know, know.
But here, she actually became a respectable person. She could believe—no, to make this lone traveler a good person—that would require monks and nuns, and a castration knife.
However, Lin Xueyi did not voice these complaints, because in this world, this person had not yet revealed his worst side.
Of course, at this moment, Lin Xueyi was being treated with a lot of gentle and affectionate words, so she had no time to complain about those irrelevant things.
"Xiaoxue, is there anything you can tell me?"
Shaking her head, Lin Xueyi didn't say anything, but simply smiled and rested her head on the other's full breasts, feeling the warmth and faint fragrance emanating from them.
“舒服吗?”
"Ah, that feels so good, Sister Xinyao..."
Lin Xueyi didn't finish her sentence because a figure fell heavily from the sky and knocked her off her feet, separating the two of them.
"What... what's going on?"
Staring in horror at Tian Yuqing falling from the sky, Lin Xueyi had no idea what he had been doing outside and how he had suddenly ended up here.
However, the next second, Lin Xueyi's eyes were already fixed on the man's chest. The palm print left on his chest was extremely familiar to her; she could recognize it even if it were reduced to ashes.
"As expected, it was Ruoxue's Nine Nether Reincarnation Technique that left such an aura on the palm print. Ruoxue, I have indeed found you after all."
Lin Xueyi was talking to herself and no one else heard her. Just as she was about to take a closer look, she saw that the side was already brightly lit with torches, and it seemed that many people had come over.
"Right there, right there, the young hero Wanli Duxingtian landed right there."
Well, her plan to investigate further was thwarted, but she was really curious about how this thing could have flown past here so quickly and landed so soon.
"Young Master Tian was ordered to investigate Fengxi Town at night, but he has only just left and is already back."
Soon everyone arrived at the scene. Seeing Tian Yuqing lying on the ground, coughing up blood, there was a lot of discussion, but no one knew how he had been knocked down from the sky.
Holding Ge Xinyao's hand, Lin Xueyi turned her gaze to the woods not far away, where a pair of eyes seemed to be watching them intently. However, the other party did not make a move, perhaps out of some fear. Of course, this had nothing to do with her.
However, in the dark woods, there was also a woman who was extremely furious. She had heard that Lin Xueyi was coming to Donghai, and she had been happy for a long time. This time, she was worried that Lin Xueyi would encounter those righteous people, so she came out herself to find Lin Xueyi. And what happened? And what happened? She found that the little girl had buried her head in another woman's arms. How could she tolerate this? How could she tolerate it?
Enraged, Mo Ningyan saw a dark shadow streak across the sky and, without worrying about being exposed, struck out, slapping the person back.
The girl, after witnessing her actions, didn't react at all. Instead, she took the woman back to the tent with her. This... If she doesn't come looking for this girl tomorrow and bring her back, she'll feel like she's wasting her anger today.
Enraged, Mo Ningyan got up and disappeared into the grove. As for the Righteous Alliance's actions, they were all doomed anyway, so she would wrap them up tomorrow.
As for the camp at this time, everyone had already hurriedly brought Tian Yuqing back. As for what exactly happened, they would only know after he woke up. However, these righteous people did not know that even after he woke up, he probably would not know how he was beaten back.
Main Text: Chapter 222 The Two Armies "Clash" (Two chapters published together)
Early morning—well, no, it was already mid-morning—Lin Xuerong naturally knew that her younger sister often slept until noon, so she chose this time to gather various forces outside Fengxi Town.
On the opposite side was an allied force of the Netherworld Ghost Valley and the Dragon Slaying Gang. The leader of the Dragon Slaying Gang was utterly baffled by the fact that his allies and his enemy had chosen this time so tacitly; it defied all logic. How could the two sides be so in sync? If he hadn't known that the Netherworld Ghost Valley and the Holy Dragon Palace could never unite, he probably would have thought he was about to be betrayed.
Seeing that the two sides had begun to confront each other, and even to the point of being on the verge of conflict, he calmly dismissed the unrealistic fantasy in his mind. No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible for the Netherworld Ghost Valley to join forces with the Holy Dragon Palace to trick him.
"Master Mo, our men are ready. Shall we launch the first wave of attack immediately?"
The first wave of probing attacks is a normal tactic. It wouldn't be proper for the two leaders to make their move right at the start of the battle; that would be too undignified. Moreover, it would only cause the disciples to think of their leader whenever something happens, which would be detrimental to their growth.
Mo Ningyan stared intently at the dark mass of people opposite her, but still couldn't see the little girl she had been longing for. However, this made her breathe a slight sigh of relief. Perhaps she hadn't gotten up yet. She had specifically chosen this time based on her schedule.
Mo Ningyan did not immediately respond to Meng Chuanying, the leader of the Dragon Slaying Gang. She only pondered for a moment before preparing to go out and have a proper conversation with the Palace Master of the Holy Dragon Palace.
However, while she was thinking this, she didn't know that during the standoff between the two sides, a little girl dressed in men's clothing in the crowd had already seen Lin Xuerong and Mo Ningyan standing in front of the crowd from afar.
"Sister and Ruoxue? The Palace Master of the Holy Dragon Palace and the Valley Master of the Netherworld Ghost Valley?"
After being introduced by the people on the side, Lin Xueyi tilted her head and looked at the two people in the distance. The moment she saw Lin Xuerong, her memory told her about the relationship between this woman and her. When her gaze fell on the other side, she didn't need to recall. She could recognize that face even if it turned to ashes.
Well, the current situation is just like the past situation. The person who should be her closest to her has now become her enemy. Heh, Lin Xueyi scratched her head, wondering if this development was just playing with her.
If the two sides really were to fight, how could she be with Ruoxue? It was obvious that the older sister would never agree. Although they were no longer related by blood, Lin Xueyi could imagine that if she insisted on going her own way, she would definitely feel sad.
She took a deep breath, which surprised Ge Xinyao, who was standing next to her. Ge Xinyao had been following Lin Xueyi the whole time, and she could clearly feel the look in Lin Xueyi's eyes when she introduced the leaders of both sides.
Although she couldn't imagine the relationship between the two people and him, she could tell from what she saw that he must know them. Considering his previous cultivation level, perhaps this was the relationship between experts.
However, Ge Xinyao never expected that such a situation would occur in the next second. Just a moment ago, the sky was clear and blue, but the next second, dark clouds covered the sky, and violently swirling black clouds pressed heavily on everyone's hearts.
Mo Ningyan stared in astonishment at the dramatic changes in the sky. She hadn't expected that the Palace Master of the Holy Dragon Palace opposite her would possess such cultivation, capable of causing such a cataclysmic change in the heavens and earth.
Lin Xuerong also looked at Mo Ningyan in astonishment. She had not expected Mo Ningyan to have such cultivation, which could cause such a change. Both of them were surprised, so much so that their original plans to leave were temporarily put aside, and they dared not make any rash moves.
While neither side moved, someone else did. Ge Xinyao watched the dramatic changes in the world and felt the immense pressure from the dark clouds in the sky, making it difficult for her to even breathe. However, she was patted by a small hand and returned to normal.
Just as she was about to thank Lin Xueyi, she saw that the other woman had let her hair down, and with her pretty little face, if she still didn't know what was going on, then she would be a fool.
She was about to ask him/her a question, but he/she just turned around and smiled at her. From the opening and closing of his/her lips, Ge Xinyao could tell that the other person was saying sorry, but that was not what she wanted.
However, what happened next was no longer under her control, and even exceeded her expectations. In the sky, between the two armies, thousands, no, tens of thousands of swords formed from true energy hung there, as if anyone who went to the middle would be attacked indiscriminately by these swords.
"Ruoxue, I know you're in there. What's wrong? Are you too embarrassed to see your friend?"
Within the Righteous Alliance, a figure shot out in an instant. Although she was not tall, this action reassured the Righteous Alliance members. Such a strong aura, so many sword qi, plus her appearance, clearly indicated that she was one of them, a member of the Righteous Alliance.
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