Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 157: Grandmaster Battle
Ye Jinglan said loudly, "Senior Yan, the decisive battle must definitely take place. However, before that, I have a few questions to ask, is that okay?"

Yan Xianmei was quite frank and said, "Ask!"

Ye Jinglan bowed and said, "Thank you very much. First question, was it you who arranged for Fairy Lin Qixia to appear beside me?"

For a moment, everyone looked at Lin Qixia.

The story of Lin Qixia and Ye Jinglan has only recently become a hot topic in the martial arts world. Previously, rumors had only spread that Lin Qixia had been robbed of her man by Nangong Yuexi, but no one knew who that man was, leading to widespread speculation. It wasn't until Ye Jinglan and Nangong Yuexi set their wedding date that the world learned that the mysterious and charismatic man was actually Ye Jinglan, the Sword Emperor.

At this moment, Lin Qixia had a blank expression on her face, but her eyes revealed complex emotions.

Yan Xianmei glanced back at Lin Qixia, shook her head slightly, and said, "Her meeting you was purely accidental. The original plan had always been for Nangong Yuexi."

Ye Jinglan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Then why not take advantage of their own strategy?"

Yan Xianmei said helplessly, "I've thought about using her own tricks against me, but this girl is so stubborn and single-minded that she can't do that kind of thing. If I let her carry out my plan, the end result will be nothing but loss of both money and life."

"I see."

Ye Jinglan bowed to Lin Qixia and said, "Miss Lin, I'm so sorry that I have always doubted you."

Lin Qixia turned her head away and didn't look at Ye Jinglan.

Ye Jinglan opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't utter the words that were on the tip of his tongue. Then he bowed and said, "Next, it's my second question, but I want to ask the Yunzhou hero Gu Mo."

Ye Jinglan bowed to Gu Mo and said, "Master Gu, will you interfere in my affairs with Xuannv Palace?"

Everyone's attention shifted to Gu Mo.

Gu Mo stood up and said with a bow, "I am not from the Xuannv Palace. I am just a friend of Fairy Lin Qixia of the Xuannv Palace, so I came here together. Naturally, I will not interfere in what happened today."

Ye Jinglan bowed to Gu Mo.

"However," Gu Mo said again, "I have something I need to ask Doctor Qi."

On the bow, Qi Miaoxuan bowed and said, "Master Gu, I know what you are asking. Don't worry, I will never go back on my word. After today's matter is over, I will treat your eyes."

"Thank you." Gu Mo bowed and said, "I don't have anything else to do."

After saying this, Gu Mo led Gu Chudong away from the Xuannv Palace. The Xuannv Palace disciples also made way. No one thought Gu Mo was disloyal. After all, Gu Mo and the Xuannv Palace had no friendship to begin with. Moreover, today's events were already clear: the Xuannv Palace was not in the right.

"Ye Jinglan, are you done asking?" Chu Tianqing asked.

"I've finished asking questions." Ye Jinglan said.

"Okay," Chu Tianqing said, "Then let me ask." Chu Tianqing looked at Yan Xianmei and said, "In other words, Fanghua is from your Xuannv Palace. From the very beginning, my acquaintance and love with her was all a plot of your Xuannv Palace?"

"No," Yan Xianmei said, "It was my personal plan. The disciples of Xuannv Palace were not aware of it."

"Why?" Chu Tianqing questioned, "You are a famous figure in the martial arts world, a master admired by thousands of people. Why would you do such a despicable thing?"

Yan Xianmei said, "Because those disciples are not up to the task, I created such good conditions for them, but you two young people who appeared out of nowhere overwhelmed them.

I single-handedly founded the Xuannv Palace, which became the number one martial arts sect in Qingzhou. I, Yan Xianmei, am the number one martial artist in Qingzhou. But now, in my old age, I have to watch helplessly as the Wendao Sect you two founded surpasses and encroaches upon my Xuannv Palace, step by step. I cannot bear it."

Chu Tianqing questioned, "So, you arranged for Zhuo Fanghua to drive a wedge between me and Ye Jinglan? Aren't you afraid that she'll be discovered and her life will be in jeopardy?"

"He's just a disciple of my sect," Yan Xianmei said. "Even if all the thousands of disciples of my Xuannv Palace perished, I wouldn't even frown. What I want is for me to always be the Yuxu Patriarch, the number one in the martial arts world, holding the helm of the world's most powerful force. So what if a few disciples die? I can always find new disciples. As long as I'm here, the Xuannv Palace will be here. I want the Qingzhou martial arts world to be under my feet until my death. I won't allow anyone to challenge my authority, so you two deserve to die!"

Chu Tianqing flew into a rage and said, "Yan Xianmei, how could you be so vicious? Whether it's Zhuo Fanghua or Nangong Yuexi, they both sacrificed their lives for your plan, yet in your eyes, they are so insignificant?"

Yan Xianmei said in a deep voice, "It's not that they are dispensable. They are both beautiful, very beautiful. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to threaten them with their families!"

"You actually forced them to do this," Chu Tianqing roared angrily, "You are so vicious. Just for your own selfish reasons, you don't hesitate to stir up disputes in the martial arts world, and even abandon your own disciples. You really deserve to die!"

At this moment, on Jiangxin Island, many people in the martial arts world were in an uproar and started talking about it.

Many people were shocked that the dignified Yuxu Patriarch was such a despicable person who would do anything for his vanity!
"Brother," Gu Chudong stood beside Gu Mo and whispered, "Why is Yan Xianmei like this? She's so abominable. Although I've heard Master Dingchan say that Yan Xianmei is ambitious, I never thought she wouldn't even care about her own disciples. She actually uses coercion and bribery to treat them as pawns."

Gu Mo shook his head slightly and said, "I do have ambitions, but they're not that vicious."

"Ah? But didn't she admit it herself?" Gu Chudong asked.

Gu Mo said, "This is to leave Xuannv Palace a way out. Ye Jinglan came prepared today. To be more precise, it was Qi Miaoxuan's appearance that doomed Xuannv Palace and Yan Xianmei to ruin. Yan Xianmei chose to let her bear as much of the blame as possible, keeping Xuannv Palace out of the matter as much as possible, thus preserving Xuannv Palace."

Gu Chudong suddenly realized, "Is that so? Then it seems she's not so bad... Oh, brother, I don't know whether she's good or bad anymore!"

Gu Mo smiled slightly and said, "How can things be so black and white? From Yan Xianmei's perspective, she did nothing wrong. She single-handedly founded the Xuannv Palace, which boasts thousands of disciples and progeny, and is incredibly prosperous. She thought she could continue like this until her death."

But then, two powerful yet very young men appeared on the scene, defying both heaven and earth, and naturally, her own Xuannv Palace. With her experienced eyes, she could already see that they were destined for great things in the future. She also seemed to foresee the fate of Xuannv Palace in their lives, just like the Rongshan Sect, the previous dominant force in the Qingzhou martial arts world, which fell into decline and eventually disappeared. Crucially, their Xuannv Palace was a female sect, so their fate would be even worse.

So, for the sake of her disciples and the thousands of members of her sect, she began to use various means to suppress and deal with the two young men. However, they were extremely powerful, and all her methods failed, and she was eventually exposed. So, in order to preserve the sect as much as possible and allow her disciples to leave with dignity, she chose to bear the infamy and consequences alone.

From this perspective, she is not bad.

But from Chu Tianqing and Ye Jinglan's perspective, even after they came down the mountain and worked together to build their careers, an old woman they might not even have met inexplicably attacked them, alienating them from each other, and finally secretly instigated them to kill each other. Even the person next to them was a spy arranged by the old woman. This is terrible!

As for the people involved in the underworld who were caught up in the process, perhaps not many people would care. Of course, there was no need to care. Few of them were innocent. Who didn't have blood on their bodies? Take you and me, for example. Haven't we killed people? Do we all deserve to die?

Therefore, there's little point in talking about good and bad. It depends on your perspective. There's rarely an absolute good or bad, black or white. Of course, it's not ruled out that some people are simply born bad and deserve to be skinned alive!

Gu Chudong nodded and said, "I understand, brother. Ultimately, good and bad can be defined. So, once you enter the muddy waters of the martial arts world, you must strive to become someone who can define good and bad. That's how you can truly make it."

Gu Mo was a little surprised, gave a thumbs up and said, "You are so enlightened!"

At this moment, two people came towards Gu Mo and Gu Chudong in the surging crowd. They were Zhuo Qingfeng and Chen Yunqiao, the commander of the East City of Qingzhou Liushenmen.

"Why are you from the Six Gates joining in the fun?" Gu Chudong asked in surprise.

Zhuo Qingfeng laughed and said, "With such a big commotion at the Cliff of Broken Souls, it would be strange if the Six Gates didn't send anyone. With so many martial arts masters gathered together, it's enough to be called a rebellion. Besides, if I hadn't come, I wouldn't have had the chance to witness such a big commotion. I'm afraid that the Xuannv Palace, one of the three sects and four schools, will begin to decline after today."

Gu Chudong curled her lips and said, "Isn't this exactly what you, the Six Gates, want?"

Chen Yunqiao chuckled and said, "Miss Chudong, you're being a bit unfair to us Six Gates. We have to admit that the Six Gates are dissatisfied with Xuannv Palace as the leader. After all, it can't suppress Tiandao Sect and Jiujiang League, and doesn't meet the standards we expect of a leading sect. However, we still gave it a chance. If we Six Gates hadn't acquiesced, would Xuannv Palace have been able to provoke the decisive battle at Broken Soul Cliff? Would the process have been so smooth? It's just that Xuannv Palace themselves are not up to the task. If Xuannv Palace hadn't been so greedy and insisted on taking advantage of Nangong Yuexi's sacrifice, then nothing Ye Jinglan said now would have been of any use. The two tigers would have fought each other, and Xuannv Palace would have reaped the benefits.

But Xuannv Palace just doesn't want to pay any price. If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid that Xuannv Palace's plan is to wait until Chu Tianqing and Ye Jinglan are both defeated or die together, and then Xuannv Palace will take the opportunity to kill Ye and Chu by some means, and then use the identities of Zhuo Fanghua and Nangong Yuexi's wives to directly take over Jiujiang League and Tiandao Sect.

Really, they get all the good things, do they really think everyone is a fool?"

"This……"

Gu Chudong's eyes widened, suddenly realizing that Chen Yunqiao made a lot of sense. If Zhuo Fanghua and Nangong Yuexi hadn't faked their deaths, but had actually died, then even Qi Miaoxuan's presence would be useless. Xuannv Palace could easily turn the tables and claim Ye Jinglan and Qi Miaoxuan had colluded to frame Xuannv Palace. At that point, Chu Tianqing would undoubtedly fight Ye Jinglan to the death.

Gu Mo smiled and said, "This is the difference between most people in the martial arts world and the imperial officials."

Gu Chudong asked, "What's the difference?"

Gu Mo said: "The officials of the imperial court are the ones that ordinary people cannot tell whether they are good or not, but they themselves live clearly. As for the people in the Jianghu, most of them want to be good but don't know how to be good, and they are not thorough enough to be bad. Ordinary people can see clearly, but they themselves are confused."

Zhuo Qingfeng smiled and said, "Brother Gu is right. I've been handling cases over the years and have seen too many people in the underworld use tricks. But I always have a feeling that they are not smart. Some of their tricks are quite clever, but if they are smart, they are always not thorough enough.

Look at what Yan Xianmei did. If I were to do it, Zhuo Fanghua would definitely die. With Chu Tianqing's personality, he would definitely lose his mind. As for Ye Jinglan, he could have remained sane when Nangong Yuexi died, but what about Lin Qixia? If Lin Qixia died unaware of Ye Jinglan's conspiracy with Xuannv Palace, and was killed by Chu Tianqing for naively trying to save Ye Jinglan, then she'd be the best person to die in Ye Jinglan's arms.

Could Ye Jinglan still be rational at that time? He would probably say, "Lin Qixia is dead, and I have no intention of explaining right and wrong." In this way, the fight between the two tigers would have been a sure thing.

As for Qi Miaoxuan? Whether he's dead or alive doesn't matter at all. It has nothing to do with him anymore. The Xuannv Palace is completely out of the matter."

Gu Mo gave Zhuo Qingfeng a thumbs-up, then said to Gu Chudong, "Chudong, stay away from Captain Zhuo from now on. These officials are extremely evil."

"it is good."

Zhuo Qingfeng rolled his eyes.

……

At this moment, in the canyon,
Chu Tianqing once again grasped the spear. His five fingers clasped the spear tightly, and the spear body vibrated slightly, as if in sync with his heartbeat, resonating with a terrifying power.

He slowly raised his head, his eyes like torches, staring straight at Ye Jinglan. His eyes were burning with a raging fighting spirit. His voice was low but revealed endless determination as he spoke word by word, "Yan Xianmei asked me to kill her!"

Ye Jinglan shrugged and said, "Then I'll just kill Su Yunjiao!" He looked towards the Xuannv Palace and said, "Senior Yan, the stage has been set for today. The decisive battle is inevitable, but the opponents of the duel will no longer be me and my junior brother, but our junior brother will join forces to duel with you, master and disciple."

Yan Xianmei said in a deep voice: "Master Ye, I will take the responsibility for what I have done alone. Why..."

Ye Jinglan interrupted directly, "Senior Yan, I've already done my utmost by not taking my anger out on Xuannv Palace. There are some things I won't say, so please don't take it as if I don't understand."

Yan Xianmei understood Ye Jinglan's meaning very well.

You can let Xuannv Palace go, but Xuannv Palace must pay a certain price. At least, there can be no more threats, and their two masters must die today.

The reason they died,
Of course, Ye Jinglan has absolute confidence in himself.

Immediately, Yan Xianmei turned her head to look at Su Yunjiao.

Su Yunjiao smiled slightly and said, "Master, in fact, my Xuannv Suxin Sword has also been fully developed. It is no worse than yours. I can already stand on my own."

Yan Xianmei smiled and said, "You and Baifeng have always been my pride." Then, she looked at Mu Baifeng, whose face was pale, and said, "Baifeng, from today on, Xuannv Palace will be handed over to you."

Immediately,

Yan Xianmei and Su Yunjiao flew towards the Cliff of Broken Souls.

The two of them arrived as gracefully as a startled wild goose skimming the water. They were Yan Xianmei and Su Yunjiao. They lifted their energy and lightened their bodies, soaring a distance of four or five feet, like wild geese spreading their wings, their robes fluttering as they landed steadily on the Soul-Breaking Cliff. Their movements were as light as a feather, stirring up not a speck of dust, fully demonstrating the lightness characteristic of Xuannv Palace martial arts.

At the same moment, Chu Tianqing, aboard the boat, spear in hand, flew like the wind, his footsteps untouched. His nimble figure, like a leaping ape, moved effortlessly across the steep cliff face. The cliff face was jagged and rocky, but he tapped his feet, twisting and turning, and finally reached the summit of Soul Cliff.

Ye Jinglan held a knife and Chu Tianqing held a spear.

Master Yan Xianmei and his disciple Su Yunjiao each held a long sword.

Four famous masters faced off against each other.

For a moment, the Jiangxin Island was crowded with spectators. The heroes of the martial arts world could no longer hold back and could not help but rush forward. They crowded together and crowded around the edge of the Jiangxin Island, craning their heads and looking at the Soul-Breaking Cliff intently.

Suddenly, Chu Tian stirred. With a loud shout, he followed the spear's lead, like a dragon emerging from the sea, carrying immense force as he lunged straight at Yan Xianmei. Yan Xianmei's longsword swung in a flurry of sword flowers, meeting the incoming spear with all its force. In an instant, the spear and sword clashed, sparks flying and the clanging sound incessant.

At the same time, Ye Jinglan also attacked Su Yunjiao with his sword. His sword skills were fierce, and each strike was like splitting mountains and cracking rocks, with majestic momentum. Su Yunjiao responded with agile sword moves, her body twisting and turning like catkins in the wind, her sword momentum continuous, and the sword shadows and knife lights intertwined.

Four figures flashed across the cliff face, advancing, retreating, attacking, defending. Swords shone, blades flashed, and wherever they moved, the cliff rocks cracked, leaving behind deep, shocking scars.

The sword intent and the spear intent collided violently, causing the wind and clouds to change color. Dark clouds rolled in from the sky, as if they were also shocked by the fierce battle.

On the island in the middle of the river, many people from the martial arts world were all dumbfounded and amazed.

It was originally thought to be a battle between the Sword Emperor and the Dragon King, but at this time it turned into a two-on-two duel between the four great masters.

In the crowd, Gu Chudong asked in a low voice: "Brother, is there any suspense?"

When Chen Yunqiao and Zhuo Qingfeng heard Gu Chudong's question, they immediately leaned closer and listened.

Although Gu Mo couldn't see, he could hear, and his perception was far beyond that of ordinary people. To some extent, he understood the battle situation better than those who could see with their eyes.

Hearing Gu Chudong's question, Gu Mo replied: "There is no suspense and there is suspense."

Zhuo Qingfeng hurriedly asked, "Why?"

Gu Mo said, "On the Cliff of Broken Souls, although Yan Xianmei and Su Yunjiao seemed to be fighting back and forth with Chu Tianqing and Ye Jinglan, in fact, perhaps because of their disgraced reputations, they lacked the will to fight, and defeat was only a matter of time.

The suspense lies in..."

Gu Mo frowned slightly and said, "Master Dingchan is here!"

(End of this chapter)