I was chased at the beginning, and I got the first quick sword

Chapter 550 What Happened Back Then

Inside the cave, the two people who were originally looking at each other in bewilderment have now become three.

The old man, bound by chains, the true Sword Emperor Huangfu Changkong, looked at the two people who had suddenly appeared with an indifferent yet wise gaze.

His eyes were filled with a faint sarcasm.

However, neither Mo Duxing nor Chu Qing paid any attention to him.

"Help me unlock the chains."

Mo Duxing spoke first.

Chu Qing nodded, walked up to him, and gently tugged at the chain, but it didn't budge.

"Hmm, there's something here."

Chu Qing was slightly surprised, but it wasn't entirely unexpected.

This only elicited a cold laugh from Huangfu Changkong:
“Clumsy…”

"Sword Nine, do you really think that by bringing two young people with poor acting skills, I can believe that one of you is my swordsman and the other is his friend?"

"Is it because one of you willingly ventured into the tiger's den and the other acted in secret in order to save me?"

"Leaving aside how he found Jian'er... if your so-called friend really has such great abilities."

"How could these mere chains of the Black Prison possibly hold me back..."

Boom! ! !
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Qing snapped the chains in two.

"There is something there, but not much."

Chu Qing ignored Huangfu Changkong and broke the chain on Mo Duxing's other hand before checking the shackles on his wrists.

He wasn't skilled at picking locks, so breaking the shackles by brute force wouldn't be too difficult for him.

I'm just worried that Mo Duxing might get hurt because of this.

Mo Duxing flexed his wrists, and without saying much, went straight to Huangfu Changkong.

Despite the huge embarrassment Huangfu Changkong had just suffered, his face showed no unusual emotion at this moment.

His aloof and indifferent eyes revealed the swordsman's pride.

Chu Qing finally realized who Mo Duxing resembled...

He had previously felt that something was off about the 'Huangfu Changkong' outside.

Now he understood.

Whether it's Mo Duxing or Huangfu Yixiao, they both have a kind of pride flowing in their blood.

The pride that belongs only to swordsmen.

However, Huangfu Yixiao had powerful martial arts skills to support such pride.

Mo Duxing's pride... often seems somewhat empty and laughable.

But the pride of those two men is exactly the same as that of the elderly version of Huangfu Changkong in front of us.

It's not just similar... they're exactly the same.

Mo Duxing didn't attempt any difficult self-justification, but instead spoke:
"Entering the true path, one is neither born nor dies, there is no coming or going, one dwells eternally in serene tranquility, and one is perfectly enlightened even in the darkest chamber."

"Responding to the heavens, taking into account the workings of creation, there is no difference between above and below; by observing what is received, one can attain the Way..."

As Mo Duxing spoke, Huangfu Changkong's expression stiffened.

Before the other party could react, Mo Duxing asked directly after uttering these fifty characters of the mantra:

"How many things did I say wrong just now?"

"...six places."

Huangfu Changkong said softly:

"It is not about entering the true path, but about entering the true and constant path."

"It's not that there is no coming and no going, but rather... there is neither coming nor going."

"It is not a dark room, but a quiet room."

"It is not the result of creation, but the result of life."

"It's not that there's no difference between those above and below, but rather that there is a difference between them."

"It's not...it's not Fang Shida Dao, but...it's Fang Shihui Dao..."

At first, his voice remained steady, but as he spoke, tears welled up in his cloudy eyes and began to flow uncontrollably.

So much so that by the end, his voice began to tremble:
"Sword... are you really my sword!?"

Mo Duxing knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times:
"The time is not right, and I can't find an opportunity to save you... I don't even know how to save you."

“I knew he was looking for me, and I knew that once he found me, he would likely bring me to you.”

"But without any certainty, even if I were to see you, it would only be to reunite my son and me before I die."

Fortunately, with the Third Young Master Chu, we finally have the opportunity to rekindle our father-son bond.

"Young Master Chu?"

Huangfu Changkong turned to look at Chu Qing beside him, his eyes filled with tears, and couldn't help but ask:
"Is he okay?"

"To put it simply, six months ago, I was still able to put up a fight against him."

"But now... even with you at your peak, it would be difficult to win."

Mo Duxing said very seriously.

"He truly is a top-tier expert!"

Huangfu Changkong's gaze towards Chu Qing became serious.

Chu Qing's lips twitched. Well, she had initially thought Mo Duxing was the only one who was sick, but now it seemed that they were indeed of the same ilk.

Both father and son are most likely seriously ill.

He shook his head slightly, walked up to Huangfu Changkong, and reached out to break the so-called Black Prison Chains.

Then he spoke:
"To be honest, I'm still a bit confused. What exactly is going on?"
"Isn't that the Sword Emperor outside?"

"His name is Jian Jiu?"

"Yes."

Before Huangfu Changkong could speak, Mo Duxing explained to Chu Qing:
"None of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were commanders without troops..."

"For example, the Ghost Emperor has his own disciples, and he has many disciples."

"Our family's martial arts, although passed down within the family and rarely taught to outsiders... are not without disciples."

"These people are often orphans who are adopted from a young age and then taught swordsmanship to prevent betrayal."

"You have been following us in secret all this way, so I imagine you will discover the hidden masters once you enter this place."

"These are all disciples of the Sword Emperor Palace."

"Back then, Jian Jiu... was like that too."

Mo Duxing was indeed old enough to remember things when he was abducted.

At least he still remembered Jian Jiu.

According to him, this person was one of the few intelligent people among his disciples.

In addition, he was extremely loyal to the Huangfu family, so Huangfu Changkong treated him differently.

Little did they expect that this person harbored malicious intentions.

It is unknown who helped him, but he actually unlocked the secret technique of the sword heart, which backfired on Huangfu Changkong.

Mo Duxing's knowledge was ultimately limited, so Huangfu Changkong picked up the conversation...

Back then, he realized that Jian Jiu's power was already established, but he didn't know where the root of the problem lay. Just in case, he secretly sent Mo Duxing away.

They say it was abduction... but it was never abduction at all.

Instead, Huangfu Changkong specifically sought out the monk and had him take Mo Duxing away.

"So, the so-called abduction of the Sword Emperor's son was all a staged act?"

Chu Qing frowned slightly:

"But something's not right..."

"What's wrong?"

Huangfu Changkong looked at Chu Qing. Chu Qing then asked directly:
Do you know about the World Alliance?

"The Alliance of the World..."

Huangfu Changkong paused for a moment, then nodded:
"I know, but... before I was imprisoned here, the World Alliance had not yet truly taken shape."

"They are just a group of like-minded people who want to break free from their shackles and have come together."

"shackles……"

Chu Qing looked at Huangfu Changkong thoughtfully:

"The shackles of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?"

Huangfu Changkong was slightly taken aback, then sighed:
"That's right, with your martial arts skills, you should know these things..."

"That's right... When the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were first established, they were just a group of experts who saw the suffering of the people and wanted to quell the turmoil in the martial arts world, so they stepped forward to stabilize this chaotic world."

"But I don't know when it started, the heroes of yesteryear gradually changed their appearance."

"They don't want to give up either the power in their hands, the wealth around them, or their rule over this martial arts world."

"Even worse, if a genius were to threaten the position of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, they would deal with him in secret."

"Over the past three hundred years, countless people of insight have died because of this."

"Although I am one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, I am unwilling to see such a situation."

"The division of the martial arts world into separate, self-governing entities may seem harmonious, but in reality, the tragic events have never truly subsided; it merely maintains a relative stability."

"I, the Emperor, am not a man of great talent, nor do I possess the ability to unify the world and bring blessings to all people."

"But I am also willing to use my cultivation to do something for the people of this world..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Qing finally understood the gist of it.

Firstly, Huangfu Changkong had ideals and ambitions, and he gathered together with a group of insightful people, wanting to break free from their shackles.

And this group of people was the predecessor of the World Alliance.

Not a monk also had such aspirations... Therefore, at that time, Huangfu Changkong already knew Not a Monk.

And they regarded him as someone they could trust.

Upon discovering that a massive conspiracy was lurking around him, he handed Mo Duxing over to the monk Bu Shi He Shang to take away.

This is how Mo Duxing ended up being abducted by the monk to the Southern Region and becoming a disciple of the Taiyi Sect.

However, this still didn't make sense, and Chu Qing frowned slightly:

"It's not that the monk has already joined the World Alliance, and... Huangfu Changkong outside has also joined."

Logically speaking, these two people should be on the same side.

"This Huangfu Changkong outside has been looking for Huangfu Yijian... Now it seems that it's because he wants to obtain the complete version of the [Heavenly Will Sword Technique]."

"But in that case, shouldn't he have already learned about this from someone who wasn't a monk?"

"He's not a monk... so I won't tell him."

Huangfu Changkong gently shook his head:

"Although I do not know exactly what has happened in the outside world over the years."

"But I can also guess... that Jian Jiu joined the World Alliance because of me, but his identity should not be hidden from some people."

"Among them were not monks."

"Back then, either the monk took Jian'er away, or he knew that I, the Emperor, would have problems."

"Afterwards, Jian Jiu joined the World Alliance with my appearance."

"That monk could certainly tell the truth about him at a glance... so he would never reveal Jian'er's information to him."

"You seem to have a lot of confidence in him?"

Chu Qing raised her eyebrows slightly.

"You have a grudge against him?"

"It's not really a grudge."

Chu Qing shook her head slightly:

"However, he has already died at my hands."

"Why?"

Huangfu Changkong was taken aback.

Chu Qing said softly:

“He killed the scholar who was fleeing for his life, and the scholar’s ​​wife came to me for help.”

There are many details here, and Chu Qing also gave a brief account of the story of the scholar who fled for his life.

After listening, Huangfu Changkong and Mo Duxing both fell silent.

After a long pause, Huangfu Changkong finally sighed:
"In this matter... there is no right or wrong, only different perspectives."

"You have some connection with the scholar who fled for his life, and you know that he died at the hands of someone who was not a monk. It is only natural for you to avenge your friend."

"It wasn't that the monk killed the fleeing scholar for the sake of the Alliance of the World; it was also for the sake of his ideals back then, to protect the Alliance of the World... So, he wasn't wrong either."

"The only mistake was that we couldn't get along."

"The scholar on the run couldn't accept the Alliance of the World, yet he learned things he shouldn't have known..."

"I believe that he must have struggled for a long time before the monk made his move."

"It doesn't matter whether he struggled or not, it's all about whether he made a move. Since his hands are stained with blood... then he has no one to blame but himself for his death."

Chu Qing spoke calmly, his attitude on this matter was very clear.

The scholar who fled for his life was a good man; he shouldn't have died.

He might not have been a monk, but he killed another good man, stained his body with blood, and incurred debts. When the fugitive scholar's wife came to him for help, the monk's death was already sealed.

As for why the monk didn't explain Mo Duxing's situation to Jian Jiu...

This is actually not difficult to understand.

Even people in the same camp cannot all share the same ideas.

The one the monk recognized was neither the imposter 'Huangfu Changkong' nor the one who had been replaced by another; the one he truly recognized was the real Sword Emperor who was imprisoned.

As for why he didn't expose Jian Jiu's identity, or even why the World Alliance tolerated Jian Jiu's existence.

These are things that outsiders cannot know.

As human beings, we all have multiple facets.

Many things cannot be simply summarized in black and white.

Under such circumstances, it is simply impossible to insist on a clear distinction between right and wrong in some matters.

Chu Qing could only judge whether a person deserved to die based on his own subjective consciousness.

In his view, those who are not monks are not innocent.

Chu Qing even felt that the World Alliance that Huangfu Changkong mentioned might not be the same as what he originally saw.

At least from the black-robed man's memories, he discovered that the World Alliance was far less noble than Huangfu Changkong had thought.

To achieve their goals, they resort to dirty methods.

However, Chu Qing could understand this. Just like Huangfu Changkong didn't know why, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors who stood up for the world back then had all changed their appearance.

Time always subtly changes many things.

Especially when one is in a high position... after gaining power, wealth, and fame.

Standing atop this vast world, who would willingly fall?
Thinking of this, Chu Qing didn't continue the topic, but instead asked:

"What happened after the monk took Mo Duxing away?"
"How exactly did Jian Jiu manage to lock you up here?"
"Given his martial arts skills, it would probably not be easy for him to achieve this."

Chu Qing's words caused Huangfu Changkong's eyes to flicker with uncertainty. He silently raised his head, his eyes seemingly piercing through endless time and space.

Finally, he sighed softly:

“Someone is secretly helping him… Unfortunately, I don’t know who is helping him.”

"But they stole all my martial arts skills."

(End of this chapter)