Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 89 The mastermind behind the scenes
It didn't take Liu Ji long to defeat the opponent. Her cultivation had already reached the middle stage of the fourth realm. Generally speaking, she could deal with even a cultivator in the late Tiangang realm.

After she caught the man, she carried him to Li Fan and threw him to the ground.

The cultivator in the Tiangang Realm was a middle-aged man. At this moment, he was weak and seriously injured. He looked up at Li Fan with an extremely embarrassed expression.

The news he received was just that a third-level cultivator was ambushed and killed. Why was it so?
"Who sent you?" Li Fan looked at the other party and asked.

"I am the guardian of the Wanxiang Sect." The man looked up and stared at Li Fan with great imposingness, seemingly unaware of his situation.

"Wanxiang Sect?" Li Fan thought of Xiao Mo, the young master of Wanxiang Sect?
It seems that Yin Qing really betrayed him and sold the news. Did Yin Qing go to Wanxiang Sect to inform on the secret?

Han Zong and Situ Chan walked over here, and when they heard that person's words, they also thought of Yin Qing first. Both of them looked unhappy and felt a little guilty because this incident put Xiaofan's brother in danger.

"Who told you the news?" Li Fan looked at the other party and continued to ask. He was wondering if there were other possibilities behind this matter, and it was not just Yin Qing who went to the Wanxiang Sect to inform on the secret.

"You need to ask our sect leader about this matter. You are very powerful and must be a person of status. Why don't you let me go back and pass on the message so that we can sit down and talk about how to resolve this matter?" said the guardian of the Wanxiang Sect.

"Let's talk?" Li Fan looked surprised.

This Tiangang realm cultivator doesn't seem to have put himself in the right position at all?
"My Wanxiang Sect is considered a large sect. Our sect master is at the peak of the foundation-building stage. Moreover, he has a wide range of friends and is familiar with the top families in Chuzhou. Even if you have something to rely on, if it really comes to a fight to the death, the final outcome is still unknown." The other party's voice was threatening.

"Destroy his cultivation." Li Fan said to Liu Ji.

The man's expression changed when he heard Li Fan's words, and then his eyes turned into anger, and he shouted: "You..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a scream was heard. Liu Ji's palm fell on him, and the sound of breaking bones could be heard. His body fell limply to the ground, his breath weakened rapidly, and he became a disabled person.

"Go back and tell the leader of Wanxiang Sect to come see me." Li Fan said to him. Wanxiang Sect seemed to have been betrayed, and they didn't know who had ambushed and killed them.

The man looked up at Li Fan, his eyes revealing viciousness.

Is this kid crazy?

"Just say that Li Shan Li Fan wants to see him." Li Fan said in a low voice, then turned and left.

When he heard the word "Lishan", the man's face turned pale, as if he had thought of something. He felt extremely angry, but not towards Li Fan, but towards the person who gave the news to Wanxiang Sect.

Is it a coincidence, or are they being plotted against?
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Although the Wanxiang Sect is not the top force in Chuzhou City, it is also a first-rate force.

At this time, in the main hall of Wanxiang Sect, a person was sitting on the upper seat, and there were many people below.

The man at the top was wearing a purple robe with cloud patterns embroidered on it. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip, his eyes revealing a fierce murderous intent.

This person was Xiao Yuntian, the leader of the Wanxiang Sect. Not long ago, his son Xiao Mo was killed in the wild.

Someone told him who the murderer was and where he lived, so he ordered his men to go and kill him and cut off his head and bring it to him.

Xiao Mo was his favorite son and was going to inherit his mantle in the future, but he was killed.

This revenge must be avenged.

"Master." At this time, someone strode over from outside with a panicked look on his face.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yuntian frowned and asked, "What happened to the elder?"

"Protector Zhang just came back, his cultivation was destroyed, and the other two were killed on the spot." The man said, and a sharp light suddenly shot out of Xiao Yuntian's eyes, and he stood up.

The information he received was that the person who killed his son Xiao Mo was a cultivator in the third realm.

A martial arts practitioner at the Tiangang realm and two third realm practitioners should have been able to capture them easily.

The other party has a cultivator in the fourth realm?
Could it be that the information he received was inaccurate?

"Why?" Xiao Yuntian asked coldly.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, Protector Zhang said... that person asked him to come back and tell the Sect Master that Li Fan from the mountain wants you to go see him!" said the man.

"Crack..." The wine glass in Xiao Yuntian's hand was crushed into pieces. His eyes turned ashen in an instant, and the hand holding the broken wine glass trembled slightly.

His heart was sinking. Unlike the anger just now, it was replaced by fear, and a chill spread throughout his body.

He was set up.

Someone was using him as a pawn.

"Master, what should we do?" the elder asked. People in the hall were also talking about it, and their expressions were panic-stricken.

Leaving the mountain...

These two words weighed on them like a mountain.

The disciples from Lishan killed the young sect leader, so they must have known something. Now, their Wanxiang Sect has sent people to kill the people from Lishan.

This is already a dead end.

"You guys retreat first." Xiao Yuntian said. He needed to calm down.

"Yes, Sect Master." Everyone left one after another, still talking as they left, and were already thinking about how to protect themselves.

There is no need for them to be buried with the Wanxiang Sect.

Xiao Yuntian sat down on the chair and closed his eyes.

The other people from the Wanxiang Sect might be able to escape, but the man from Lishan would definitely not let him go.

Unless he abandons the Wanxiang Sect's foundation and runs away now.

But will the Chen family let him go?

At this time, footsteps were heard. Xiao Yuntian opened his eyes and saw a young man walking into the hall from the side door.

When he saw the young man appear, Xiao Yuntian knew that just as he had guessed, the other party would not let him go so easily.

Otherwise, he would not have dragged his Wanxiang Sect into this.

"Mr. Chen has good tactics." Xiao Yuntian was no longer as polite as usual, but spoke coldly.

The person who came was actually Li Fan's acquaintance, Chen Yan from the Chen family, whom he had met several times in Lin'an County.

Chen Yan is a direct descendant of the Chen family in Chuzhou. They have close ties with the Chuzhou court and are deeply involved in the affairs of Lishan.

At that time, the Chen family believed that Lishan was bound to fall. As long as Lishan fell, the Chen family would contribute and naturally get a share of the spoils. By then, they would have the opportunity to become the strongest family in Chuzhou.

However, things went against one's wishes and Li Shan did not fall. After learning the news that Li Fan had entered Chuzhou City, the one who was most worried was undoubtedly the Chen family.

Especially Chen Yan, he was probably the first person Li Fan wanted to kill.

However, they are still not sure whether there are other great sword masters in Lishan besides Li Fan.

"Uncle Xiao, this Lishan disciple killed Brother Mo, shouldn't we avenge him?" Chen Yan said, "Brother Mo is the heir you trained, and the hatred of killing a son is irreconcilable."

Xiao Yuntian stared at Chen Yan, so, without telling them the real information, he let him be the first to take action?
Now, it is no longer a matter of life and death for his son, but the life and death of the entire Wanxiang Sect.

"What does the Chen family want?" Xiao Yuntian asked.

The Chen family hid behind the scenes and didn't dare to take any action, so they found him to be the scapegoat?

"It's not my Chen family's intention. Li Fan killed Brother Mo, and he knew that the Wanxiang Sect was colluding with demons. Li Shan will never let the Wanxiang Sect go, let alone Uncle Xiao." Chen Yan said.

"So?" Xiao Yuntian asked.

"Kill Li Fan and avenge his son's death. After that, Uncle Xiao can take the resources of the Wanxiang Sect and flee far away. My Chen family will make arrangements for Uncle Xiao's family. We will find another place for Uncle Xiao to stay and hide his identity." Chen Yan said coldly with a sinister look in his eyes.

After knowing the news that Li Fan arrived in Chuzhou City, the Chen family was the most wary.

Ever since the incident with Li Shan, they have been in a state of panic, fearing that Li Shan would take revenge.

When Li Fan appeared, one could imagine how they felt.

However, the Chen family is wealthy and powerful, and they are unwilling to give up the Chen family business out of fear of Li Shan's revenge, so they want to take another gamble.

Of course, the Chen family has also been paving the way for a fallback, having some of the younger generations of the Chen family's direct lineage leave the family, so that even if the Chen family is destroyed, the Chen family's fire will still be there.

When Xiao Yuntian heard Chen Yan's words, his face turned gloomy. The Chen family was so cruel.

This has blocked all his retreat routes. If he had been obedient, he would have had a chance to escape.

If he doesn't obey, he won't even have this chance, and his family will also be controlled.

The Chen family did not take action themselves, so they asked the Wanxiang Sect to take action.

Although Chen Yan didn't know what happened on the mountain that day, he knew that Li Fan was Wen Ruyu's junior brother.

The Chen family couldn’t have been the one to kill Li Fan.

Moreover, we should also take this opportunity to see whether Li Fan came alone or there was a great swordsman from Lishan following him.

Naturally, the Chen family would not try it themselves, so they had to leave it to the Wanxiang Sect.

"Do I have a choice?" Xiao Yuntian looked at Chen Yan coldly.

"I will have someone cooperate with Uncle Xiao." Chen Yan said, "But Uncle Xiao needs to remember that this matter has nothing to do with the Chen family."

Having said that, Chen Yan turned and left.

After he left, Xiao Yuntian slapped the table next to him, breaking it into pieces.

There was a dead end before him.

Do it, there is still a glimmer of hope.

If you don’t do it, you will die.

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In the inn, someone from the Cui family came to the inn and found Li Fan.

"Mr. Li, I am Cui Zhanfeng from the Cui family. The head of the family learned about what happened here and asked us to come here." The leader of the Cui family was an old man. After seeing Li Fan, he bowed.

The Cui family has a great influence in Chuzhou City. Now Cui Lengzhou is in charge of the Cui family. After Li Fan left, he immediately asked people to pay attention to Li Fan's news. When he learned that Li Fan was assassinated, he immediately sent people to protect him.

Cui Zhanfeng is an elder of Cui Lengzhou and is at the peak of the foundation building realm. Even if the leader of the Wanxiang Sect comes, he is capable of handling it.

"Thank you, senior. However, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for the Cui family to get involved in this matter." Li Fan said.

"Don't worry, Young Master Li. The head of the family has already given instructions. He knows that the relationship between Lishan and the imperial court is sensitive, but he knows how to repay a favor. Young Master Li's affairs are the Cui family's affairs. What's more, our Cui family does not participate in the disputes between Lishan and the imperial court. We are only protecting Young Master Li's safety." Cui Zhanfeng said.

"Okay." Li Fan nodded. He knew a little about Cui Lengzhou's character. Since he had done this, there was no need to persuade him.

"Besides, Miss Hongyi also misses Master Li." Cui Zhanfeng added, "For safety reasons, it would be better if Master Li moved into the Cui family. That way, what happened today would not happen again."

"Thank you for your kindness, senior." Li Fan shook his head. He knew that this was definitely not what Li Hongyi meant. It was most likely that Cui Lengzhou took the initiative to facilitate the relationship between him and Miss Li.

"However, I have two good friends and I hope that the senior can help arrange it."

Now that all the forces in Chuzhou City are aware of his arrival, many people may want him dead. Han Zong and Situ Chan are close to him, so it may cause trouble, and he should arrange a retreat for them.

(End of this chapter)