Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

Finally, he seemed to recall something and said, "By the way, when you escaped from that demon just now, did you see anyone from the other faction?"

Xiao Qing was stunned: "Yes, there is one, who looks like a cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm, who was called out by that demon..."

"Yes, I saw it too. If I'm not mistaken, that person should be Liao Bin from the Blood Origin Sect."

Elder Yue said seriously, "It seems the Blood Origin Sect and the Hidden Moon Sect are colluding, and I'm afraid they're planning a major conspiracy against our righteous cultivators! Although we failed to kill the Blood Kite Demon Lord this time, and Elder Kongxu fell into enemy hands, if we can bring this crucial information back to the sect, we'll have accomplished a great feat."

"..."

Xiao Qing thought to himself, "What a trick!" He nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right. Then, Elder Yue, let's go back quickly! We don't want to be seen by the people from the Hidden Moon Demon Sect, or they'll alert them."

"Very good, very good."

The two men exchanged a few more fake words, then both flew on their swords and flew out, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

……

In the sect master's bedroom.

In front of the coffee table.

Ye Shuang'er served two cups of tea and stepped aside with a lowered look.

Bai Yuan sat on the ground, lightly gathering his sleeves and making a "please" gesture. Then, looking at Liao Bin across from him, he spoke calmly, "I don't like playing tricks, so I'll get straight to the point. I wonder what your purpose is in coming here, Brother Liao?"

"Cough cough..."

Liao Bin took a sip of tea and smiled calmly, "Master Xueyuan, don't be nervous. I'm here just to check on you as an old friend. Rumors were swirling around that you were ill, and I was really concerned... But seeing you today, you're not only fine, but you're as elegant as ever. I'm relieved."

"..."

Bai Yuan took a sip of tea and remained silent for a moment before casually saying, "Actually, the Qingxuan Sect's methods are truly remarkable. I did suffer some injuries in that battle, but they weren't as serious as the rumors say."

"Yeah……"

Liao Bin did not comment, but secretly took note of this information.

--Too.

After all, the Qingxuan Sect is one of the Four Great Sects, and Elder Kongxu is a powerhouse in the Spiritual Transformation Realm. If their encirclement and hunting didn't cause any damage to Xue Yuan... then Xue Yuan's strength is quite terrifying. So now it seems that the Demon Lord before us is indeed injured, otherwise she wouldn't have just displayed the aura of a seventh-grade Nascent Soul. As for her true strength, it's likely between the sixth and ninth stages of the Nascent Soul.

Well, this is an important piece of information that needs to be passed back to the sect as soon as possible.

Next.

Liao Bin began to pretend to reminisce about the past.

These were all things that "Blood Kite" had done when he was wandering around the world. Liao Bin embellished them a bit and spoke of them in a flattering tone.

Bai Yuan was not interested in these trivial topics.

However, Ye Shuang'er, who was standing beside her, pricked up her ears and listened intently, with an expression that said, "So this is what Master was like back then." It wasn't until Bai Yuan glanced at her that she stuck out her tongue and quietly lowered her head.

at last.

Liao Bin brought up the key point: "Everyone says that the Blood Kite Demon Lord is a loner and never trusts anyone, but I don't think that's necessarily true. This person in the hall must be Ye Shuang'er, the disciple with the 'Poisonous Gu Spirit Body' you accepted over ten years ago? She's truly beautiful and charming, with some of the charm you once had.

"If your second disciple from back then were still alive, it might be the same."

"Second disciple?"

Bai Yuan tilted his head, a hint of confusion on his face. "Brother Liao, you may have remembered it wrongly. I have only accepted two disciples in my life. One was the demon girl, who was killed by me because of her ulterior motives. The other was Shuang'er. When did the third disciple come?"

"Oh, maybe I remembered it wrong?"

Liao Bin smacked his lips, trying to recall. "I once heard from an old friend that you accepted three disciples in your lifetime. The middle one was accepted in Cangwu County, west of Zhongzhou. I think his surname was Jiang... Could I have misremembered it?"

"Ah, it seems that time is really unforgiving. I have been entangled in trivial matters in the sect for these years. As expected, my energy is exhausted and I am not even a fraction of what the Sect Master can do."

Hearing Liao Bin's test, Bai Yuan's expression remained unchanged, as steady as a rock.

However, when Ye Shuang'er heard the word "second disciple", her eyelids twitched and she subconsciously looked over here, and was immediately caught by Liao Bin out of the corner of her eye.

the other side.

Bai Yuan took it all in and smiled faintly, "Brother Liao, you're such a jokester! Cangwu County is under the control of your clan. If I were there, how could I possibly say goodbye to your clan without seeing you? As for the Jiang you mentioned... could it be the 'Jiang' from Yunhezhou who was destroyed overnight twenty years ago?"

Chapter 75: The Story of Blood Kite and the Saintess of the Ji Family (Two in One)

"Regarding the Jiang family, I have heard a rumor before."

Bai Yuan took a sip of tea and said casually, "It's said that when the Jiang family was destroyed, some people saw cultivators from your sect chasing after members of the Jiang clan and even bringing a young Jiang child back to your sect... I guess that's completely false, right? After all, as a member of the Demon Sect, even if we stay at home, we're always going to be smeared."

"……indeed so."

Liao Bin nodded in agreement, but something moved quietly in his heart——

The story about the youngest son of the Jiang family is true.

When the Blood Origin Sect pursued the remnants of the Jiang family all the way to Cangwu County, they captured a child named Jiang Cheng. He was the legitimate son of the previous Jiang family patriarch, Jiang Taixu, and was considered the key to unlocking the mystery of the Jiang family's bloodline. He was currently being held under strict guard in the Netherworld Blood Prison at the Blood Origin Sect's headquarters.

If Xue Yuan knew this secret, combined with Ye Shuang'er's reaction just now...

The claim of “never being in Cangwu County” is very suspicious.

then.

Bai Yuan and Liao Bin each had their own ulterior motives and praised each other's business. When the tea had completely cooled down, Liao Bin stood up and said goodbye.

"Leaving now?"

Bai Yuan put down the teacup and said, whether intentionally or unintentionally, "Brother Liao, you must have come all this way and must have been very tired. If you don't mind, you might as well stay in my sect for a few days. I can also drink with you and chat about our past."

"...Since the Sect Master has extended such a gracious invitation, I would be remiss not to accept it."

Liao Bin agreed hypocritically, and then Bai Yuan ordered Ye Shuang'er to send him out and arrange accommodation for him on Yinyue Mountain.

Although the Yinyue Sect is at the bottom among the six sects of the Demonic Path, it still has some houses and pavilions on the mountain, so it shouldn't be a problem to free up a guest room.

Wait until these things are settled.

Ye Shuang'er hurried back and stood before Bai Yuan again, impatiently saying, "Master, the 'Jiang family' you mentioned in your conversation with that demon cultivator just now, are you referring to Second Senior Sister's family? Could it be that the people from the Blood Source Sect were responsible for the destruction of Second Senior Sister's family? Then, could it be that they came here this time because they discovered you..."

"Shh-"

Bai Yuan made a gesture to keep quiet, then gently picked up the [Thousand Faces of Demonic Spider] on the coffee table, placed it in front of himself, gestured for a while, and then looked at Ye Shuang'er.

“…Master?”

Ye Shuang'er asked cautiously.

Bai Yuan finally spoke: "Starting tomorrow, you will live in my secret room."

"what?"

Under Ye Shuang'er's bewildered gaze, Bai Yuan smiled faintly and stood up. "From tomorrow on, I'm Ye Shuang'er, and you're Xue Yuan. But don't worry, you don't have to pretend to be me. Just stay in the secret room and be at ease. I'll take care of the sect's affairs and announce to the public that you're in seclusion practicing..."

"Don't worry, we can change it back in two or three days at most."

That's right.

From the time Liao Bin appeared until now, everything has been part of Bai Yuan's plan.

Including only showing the aura of the seventh level of the Nascent Soul, and letting Ye Shuang'er stay, all of which she did on purpose.

——If she was still at the Spirit Transformation Realm, the Blood Source Sect would certainly be more cautious about this test, and might even send a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator to guard against her taking action, which would be very detrimental to her plan.

——If her cultivation level is too low, then the Blood Source Sect might have the idea of ​​swallowing up the Hidden Moon Sect before testing Jiang Rao, which is also inappropriate.

A seventh-grade Nascent Soul, plus a white tiger beast of about the seventh grade, is stuck right in the middle.

As for keeping Ye Shuang'er, it was because with this little girl's shallow and cunning mind, she would definitely reveal a flaw when she heard about Jiang Rao. Once there was a flaw, Liao Bin would try to find out.

And the way to explore...

Liao Bin possessed a secret technique called "Exploring the Mysterious," essentially the immortal cultivator's version of hypnosis. It allowed him to extract secrets from others without touching their souls, and then erase all traces without their knowledge. As long as Liao Bin "saw" clues about Jiang Rao from Ye Shuang'er, the Blood Origin Sect would naturally follow suit.

Ye Shuang'er has completed the first half of this plan by acting in her true self.

But the second half was a bit difficult for her.

So Bai Yuan planned to come in person.

With the [Red Rope Anklet] and [Bewitching Bell], she could make Liao Bin believe, without realizing it, that he had hypnotized Ye Shuang'er. As for the specifics of what "Ye Shuang'er" had asked, Bai Yuan could compile them. As long as they made sense logically, there was no need to reveal the truth.

"Speaking of which, should we ask Shuang'er to send a message to Jiang Rao, reminding her to be careful?"

"By the way, let's take this opportunity to sound out Jiang Rao and see if she has any plans to leave Tianyuan Mountain in the near future."

After what happened in the Wu Nian Underground Palace, Jiang Rao must be eager to meet with her or Ye Shuang'er, or at least exchange a few words. Only after Jiang Rao leaves the Tianyuan Sword Sect's territory will the Xueyuan Sect dare to attack her, and Bai Yuan can then wait for an opportunity to act. Therefore, it is indeed necessary for Ye Shuang'er to make a move.

However, the time can be postponed for a day or half a day, so there is no need to be so anxious.

In addition...

"We still need to treat Dabai's injuries. We still have some water we brought back from the Pure Lotus Pond last time, so we can use it as ointment first. But if we want it to heal completely, I'm afraid we'll have to find another way..."

Bai Yuan pondered as she led Ye Shuang'er to the secret room. After giving her a few instructions, she closed the door and left. With the [Thousand Faces of the Demonic Spider] on her face, she transformed into Ye Shuang'er and walked out of the bedroom as if nothing had happened.

……

Tianyuan Mountain.

The residence of inner disciples.

After completing a day of routine training, Jiang Rao returned to his cave.

Several days have passed since the trip to the "Yuankong Secret Realm".

In the past few days, rumors about the "Blood Kite" have been spreading through the mouths of disciples from various major sects who have emerged from the secret realm.

Some say she deliberately spread the news that she was "severely injured" by the Qingxuan Sect in order to play the pig and eat the tiger. She suddenly appeared in the secret realm and severely injured Baili Qingfeng, and also subdued an eighth-grade Yuanying white tiger monster.

Some say she charmed everyone, both men and women, and even bewitched the Saint of the Ji family.

Some say she was a traitor in the secret realm, and in order to kill people and steal treasures, she even murdered a fellow demon sect cultivator from the Qingming Valley...

There are many rumors.

Even after being spread several times, some rumors were exaggerated, further evolving into even more outrageous versions. For example, a certain gossipmonger compiled "The Untold Story of the Blood Kite and the Saintess of the Ji Family"...

Under such circumstances, the Tianyuan Sword Sect was under tremendous pressure from public opinion.

After all, in the eyes of most people, Baili Qingfeng's "loss" to Xue Yuan meant that the Tianyuan Sword Sect had lost to the Yinyue Demon Sect. Although Baili Qingfeng was only the master of a peak and not the head of the Tianyuan Sect, this incident still dealt a blow to the morale of the righteous sect.

——If people knew that "Chu He knelt down and begged for mercy in front of Xue Yuan", the blow would probably be more than just "some".

As an eyewitness to the whole incident.

After returning to the sect, Jiang Rao was subjected to routine interrogation, recounting in detail how he had encountered the Blood Kite Demon Lord in the Wu Nian Sect's underground palace. He had fought tooth and nail but failed to defeat him. Unfortunately, he had been beaten to his knees, but fortunately, a fellow disciple had intervened to save him. Afterward, he returned to the sect and resumed his normal daily practice.

Although everything seems normal on the surface.

But whenever Jiang Rao was alone, he would unconsciously think of his experience in the secret realm.

"Could it be that...what that woman did was really meant to sharpen me?"

At first glance, it seems to make sense.

but……

"Master has always been cunning and unpredictable. You can only trust 30% of what she says. She may indeed have another side, but it may not be to train me. She may have other intentions. However, the nature of this intention cannot be seen with the information we have now."

Jiang Rao played with the green jade hairpin in her hand and thought calmly.

"I've already sent someone to investigate the [Guling Rongxue Pill]. While I'm not completely sure, based on the results so far, the authenticity of this prescription is over 90%. At least when it comes to helping Shuang'er cure her 'poison body', she seems serious."

"Shuang'er mentioned in the secret realm that there are still a few missing medicinal herbs. Two of them were once collected by the [Yeque Sect]. We can ask them to find them and send them to Yinyue Mountain later."

"As for me..."

"That woman's words are ultimately one-sided, and we need sufficient evidence to conclude anything. However, because the 'Purifying Divine Smoke' has been completely consumed in the secret realm, I need to conceal my hostility towards her until I find a new way to combat the 'Blood Tide Heart-Eating Gu'."

Thinking of the "heart-eating insect", Jiang Rao sighed quietly.

No matter what, as long as this poisonous insect is still in her body, her life will not be under her control. So no matter whether Bai Yuan is really cold-hearted or has other intentions, she can only treat Bai Yuan as an enemy and try to defeat him so as to release the constraints on herself.

Jiang Rao thought about it and finally made up his mind. He prepared to choose a day to set off and go to the vicinity of Yinyue Mountain in person to meet his master.

some things……

Only face to face can you see it most clearly.

……

It’s still Tianyuan Mountain.