Embers of Sword

Chapter 487 Traitor
"Crash."

The torrent was swift, and the treasure ship drifted slowly in the desolate lake, heading towards the rift that had opened in the abyss.

The giant grew ever taller, like a majestic mountain range.

A deathly silence permeated the space between the treasure ships.

Ye Qinglian's expression turned very ugly... Zhou Yixi's words made her realize that something was wrong. Tonight, Xie Zhen refused the invitations from Baihua Valley and the Jiang family to stay at Yuangui Mountain, unwilling to rest in the cave-heaven spiritual treasure. Moreover, he chose to leave just before the three major sects launched their "attack".

How could she explain this?

coincidence?

But what kind of coincidence is that?
"I've wanted to ask this for a long time!"

A cold voice rang out from Xie's treasure ship.

Looking at this scene, the Prince of Jiangning said indifferently, "The attack by these three major sects tonight was completely unexpected and swift, forcing us all to flee to this place... Only Xie Zhen is nowhere to be found, which is really strange."

A series of divine thoughts landed on the location of the treasure ship on Round Turtle Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, is there some misunderstanding?"

Jiang Que quickly spoke up: "Xie Zhen did leave Yuangui Mountain before the attack, but he sent me a message beforehand. If he had something to hide, why would he act this way?"

"Misunderstand……"

A venerable figure beside the Prince of Jiangning picked up the conversation, jokingly saying, "Where do so many misunderstandings come from in this world? I don't think Xie Zhen is a good person at all! For ten whole years, Da Chu hasn't been able to gather any information about the 'Paper Doll Path'... but as soon as Xie Zhen appears, all sorts of messy information suddenly appears. Is this kid a god, or perhaps Lu Yuzhen's biological father?"

"Idiot, shut up!"

From the direction of the treasure ship at Xuanzhui Mountain, a disgusted shout rang out.

The venerable one, upon being insulted, turned cold and, after looking toward the source of the voice, swallowed his anger.

The one who spoke up was Qin Baihuang.

"Jiangning is located in the southern border region and was commissioned by the imperial city to collect intelligence on the southern frontier... In recent years, we have made no progress in obtaining intelligence on the 'Paper Doll Way,' and you still dare to show off now?"

With his hands behind his back, Qin Baihuang retorted without any politeness, "Having come to this point, are you still going to fight amongst yourselves? Don't forget who exposed the 'paper doll technique,' and who reminded us that the identities of our three major sects' guides were questionable!"

"..."

The venerable one was rendered speechless by the insults.

"Chief Qin is right."

The female spirit of the Xu family from Bingzhou also stepped forward to smooth things over: "We shouldn't be fighting over petty gains right now. Consider this: where did Xie Zhen learn his skills... how could he possibly conspire with the three major sects?"

Xie Xuanyi died at the hands of Bai Gui.

This feud is irreconcilable.

"Some things are just unpredictable."

The Prince of Jiangning lowered his eyes and said indifferently, "There are some people in this world who are born with a rebellious nature and do not remember kindness... If Xie Zhen really cared about his master, why would he have caused trouble with my Jiangning to this point?"

This statement came out.

Many people's expressions turned strange.

The Xie family of Jiangning... has held immense power in the court in recent years, which has actually aroused dissatisfaction among many people.

Xie Xuanyi was extremely kind and righteous to Jiang Ning.

However, Jiang Ning's attitude towards Xie Xuanyi... was somewhat like that of abandoning a bridge after crossing the river.

After Xie Xuanyi's death, Xie Zhisui did not show any grief, but focused on managing the hinterland.

With the Great Sui Sword Palace closed to the public, he took this opportunity to manipulate his reputation and push "Xie Sheng," who was burdened with the fortune of the Crimson Dragon, into the limelight.

It is only natural that Xie Zhen and Jiang Ning do not get along.

However, according to custom... Jiangning is, after all, Xie Xuanyi's hometown. As a disciple, even if he has some dissatisfaction with Jiangning, he should not act in this way.

"...shameless old man."

Qin Baihuang couldn't help but curse.

However, Qin Baihuang lowered his voice when he said this.

The Prince of Jiangning was, after all, a prince of a different surname, and thus held a noble position.

However, given his sensitive position, if he weren't at this critical juncture in the "Qin family headship struggle," Qin Baihuang might actually have cursed him.

"Gentlemen, please stop for a moment."

The noise and commotion continued for a long time until Zhou spoke again, at which point it subsided.

"Chief Qin is right."

Zhou smiled, lowering his head: "We were attacked in the Southern Frontier, and now we've fallen into the abyss. We should be working together to overcome this calamity. But my master has passed away, and I have no intention of right or wrong... There are some things I really don't want to hide." Martial arts practitioners cultivate both their martial arts and their minds.

He had previously tried to suppress his anger, but failed.

Wu Zhexian was the person Zhou Pingsheng respected and cherished most.

If it's a fair fight, I'll fight to the death when I'm exhausted.

Zhou will not be angry, but only sad. His master died at Lu Yuzhen's hands, so he will work hard to cultivate his cultivation level and take revenge in the future.

just.

The truth he saw at Ye Zu'na was not like that.

"Ladies and gentlemen... please take a look."

The white-haired man standing on the railing of the main ship slowly unleashed his divine sense, projecting a scene into the dark abyss.

Countless paper snowflakes fluttered in the air.

That was the scene of the final sword strike from the white paper barrier.

Ye Zu descended on his sword, condensing and compressing his sword intent. Wu Zhexian burned his blood and energy, severely injuring Lu Yuzhen... At this moment, Ye Zu was also preparing to burn his life force to deliver this final blow.

The three Yang Gods were all exhausted from the battle.

At this moment, the scales of victory were already tipping in Da Chu's favor.

However, amidst the sound of the avalanche, the sound of sword energy piercing the air could be heard.

As Ye Zu prepared to descend on his sword, countless points of light ignited around him, and figures appeared one after another in the collapsing and disintegrating snow.

Tonight, the three major sects launched an attack, but only Qingxiao showed up.

White Ghost, Crimson Immortal, Ink Taoist, White Taoist, Joyful Zen Master, Unity Zen Master...

These heretical and false saints did not appear.

It wasn't that the three major sects didn't want to wipe out Da Chu in one fell swoop, but rather that these people had a more important mission.

The ghosts howled, the celestial puppets roared, and the Zen drums echoed mournfully.

The appearance of these false saints became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

However, what truly evokes feelings of "despair" and "heartbreak" is...

It's not these false saints.

Instead, it was a figure who should never have been here under any circumstances.

The man was dressed in black, bathed in a flurry of paper snowflakes.

The very first sharp sound of sword energy piercing the air came from him.

The heavy snow fell, covering and obscuring the person's face.

However, lotus flowers gathered beneath him.

These extraordinary lotus phenomena are not something that ordinary people can conjure up.

"This is... the sword intent of Lotus Peak..."

Xu Nianning's face turned pale as she looked at the treasure ship from the Western Frontier.

She stared at the scene in disbelief, feeling utterly powerless.

Currently, there are only four people on Lotus Peak: Master Huang Su, herself, Duan Zhao, and Xie Zhen.

It can summon such lotus sword intent.

Besides Xie Zhen, who else is there?

"This is……"

"how is this possible?"

A series of gasps of astonishment rang out.

See this scene.

Ye Qinglian, Jiang Que, Qin Baihuang, and even Qian San... all changed their expressions.

All the practitioners who firmly believed in Xie Zhen now had complicated and strange expressions.

Zhou Qingqing asked, "The image left behind by Ye Zu reveals a traitor. Gentlemen, if you were in his shoes, what would you choose?"

(End of this chapter)