Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 233 Is Our Songyang Sect's Feng Shui Off?
Sun Yanwan solicitously handed the precious sword from Narenzhaya's hand to Jiang Yan. In fact, he still wanted to touch the corpse, but with Yang Diao'er and Jiang Yan around, he had to save face no matter what, so he could only suppress his impulse.

This kind of thing can't be done in broad daylight.

Jiang Yan said with a smile, "The big thing you did has shocked all my senior uncles and aunts. They've been discussing it for days and they all think that you shouldn't be released when you return to Songyang Mountain this time."

Sun Yanwan looked distressed and said, "I still have a lot of things to do in Black Dragon City!"

Jiang Yan chuckled and said, "Nothing's happening over there."

"Not long ago, the fleet of Bo Shi Kingdom indeed appeared. Wu Ying Hou was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he fled far away in advance."

"Your strategy was quite effective. The naval commander of Boshi Kingdom believed your lies and indeed mistook the people of Black Dragon City for remnants of Boshi Kingdom. He did not harass them much, leaving people to guard the fleet while taking the main force to attack the Northern Yan army from both sides."

"Seeing an opportunity, Wuying Hou mobilized his entire fleet to attack, and fought a fierce battle with the army left behind by Boshi Kingdom for more than ten days."

"Shi Si, Sun Lingdie, Lu Shuangfeng of Namco Palace, Wu Zhi, and Qin Cheng, as you arranged, launched a surprise attack during the great battle between the two sides. The results were remarkable. They captured most of the ships of Bo Shi Kingdom and Wu Ying Hou and took more than 20,000 people prisoner."

"There's a dispute in the court; how should we reward you?"

Sun Yanwan was taken aback and asked, "Is Black Dragon City already at war?"

Jiang Yan laughed and said, "Would I lie to you?"

The female master of the Songyang Sect glanced at Yang Diao'er and said, "Both my eldest and second eldest uncles want to see you."

Yang Diao'er was not afraid at all. Suddenly, she felt a hundred emotions welling up in her heart, and her demonic intent surged like a tide. She said with a smile, "Diao'er also wants to pay her respects to Headmaster Wang and Grandmaster Zhang."

Sun Yanwan quickly said, "Don't call me that. You should call me Master Uncle or Master."

Yang Diao'er obediently replied, "Diao'er understands."

A thought suddenly occurred to her, and she thought to herself, "He had the courage to fight back against my master and father, I wonder what he would be like if he faced his own master?"

"If Grandmaster Zhang Yuanqiao wanted to kill me, what would he choose?"

Jiang Yan said no more, and took Sun Yanwan and Yang Diao'er. A day later, they returned to Songyang Mountain and went directly to the Great Songyang Peak to visit the Du'e Temple.

Sun Yanwan discovered that every time she came to Songyang Mountain, she would go up to Da Songyang Peak and visit Daodu'e Temple. It seemed that she visited this place more often than she visited Taiyi Temple on Lingjian Peak.

Jiang Yan escorted the person to the gate and then drifted away, leaving Sun Yanwan standing at the entrance of Du'e Temple. She took a deep breath, hesitated for a long time, and then said to Yang Diao'er, "My master and senior uncle will definitely not make things difficult for you. If they do, I will send you out of Songyang Mountain no matter what."

Yang Diao'er's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she chuckled, saying, "I believe you."

Sun Yanwan chuckled, mustered all her courage, and, with Yang Diao'er by her side, stepped into the Du'e Temple.

This time, all seven friends of Songyang were present. Seeing this third-generation disciple, leading the little saintess of the Demonic Sect, walking proudly towards them, Wang Xuangui couldn't help but say, "Second junior brother, is our Songyang Sect's feng shui off? Why must it be passed down like this, second disciple, second disciple, second disciple?" Zhang Yuanqiao chuckled and said, "Disciple, come here!"

"Tell me in detail what you have recently experienced. Your senior and junior brothers and I are all eager to hear it."

The Seven Friends of Songyang indeed perked up, revealing expressions of great interest.

Helpless, Sun Yanwan could only recount the recent events one by one. However, she insisted that her trip to Zhoujia Mountain was solely to prevent the marriage alliance between Northern Yan and the Demonic Sect, and to stop Longzang Temple from giving the Supreme Relic to Yang Wuji, lest this fourth-ranked master of the era regain his full power.

He was telling the truth, but both the Seven Friends of Songyang and Yang Diao'er thought it was all nonsense and utter rubbish. They believed that only someone who had mastered external martial arts could speak so openly.

Zhang Yuanqiao said with a smile, "It's just a small matter. I'm sure Fellow Daoist Xuanming and Mr. Yang Wuji won't take it to heart!"

“Diao’er, you are now homeless, so stay at Taiyi Temple.”

Yang Diao'er obediently replied, "I am willing to listen to Uncle Zhang's teachings."

Sun Yanwan really didn't want to continue this topic and just wanted to change the subject as soon as possible. He hurriedly took out the Golden Sutra of the Sun and presented it to his master, saying, "I obtained a martial arts manual from the Kingdom of Boshi. I thought that my master, senior uncles, and other senior brothers might be able to extract its essence. Learning from others can help us improve ourselves, so I brought it back."

Zhang Yuanqiao took the Golden Sutra of the Sun, glanced at it briefly, and then his face became serious.

He handed the scripture to Wang Xuangui, who glanced at it a few times and also looked solemn. It was then passed down in turn. After all seven friends of Songyang had read it, Zhang Yuanqiao said, "This secret martial arts scroll of Boshi Kingdom is profound and extensive. Even in Dalang, it can be considered a sect's classic text."

"It's just too unconventional. It actually abandons the Eight Extraordinary Scriptures and the Twelve Orthodox Meridians, and only cultivates the Thirty-Six Hidden Meridians. Many of its methods are also too outlandish and not orthodox. They need to be carefully cultivated before they can be transformed into the orthodox path of martial arts."

"I will leave this scroll with my master for now, and return it to you after I have copied it."

None of the Seven Friends of Songyang understood the script of Boshi, but Sun Yanwan added translations for ease of reading and made numerous notes on the original text to record his thoughts. The Seven Friends of Songyang read Sun Yanwan's translations and annotations, so they did not need to understand the script of Boshi.

After discussing it, the Seven Friends of Songyang decided that Sun Yanwan should take Yang Diao'er to Taiyi Temple on Lingjian Peak for the time being, since they had caused such a big incident and should not go down the mountain for the time being.

Yang Diao'er, who had always been obedient and showed complete deference to Sun Yanwan, suddenly asked, "Diao'er wants to know something. If you all want to make things difficult for me, what choice will Sun Yanwan make? I'm afraid you seniors also want to know."

The Seven Friends of Songyang immediately perked up. Wang Xuangui said with a half-smile, "We will not make things difficult for Diao'er, but we do want to know, if we do not approve of your marriage, or if we insist on killing you, what will Yan Wan do?"

Sun Yanwan thought he had finally passed the test, but he didn't expect this to happen. Yang Diao'er's words had cornered him!
He thought for a moment, and then said, "In this situation, what am I waiting for if I don't brag?"

Sun Yanwan took a deep breath and said, "I will always be a disciple of the Songyang Sect, and I will always be my master's disciple. But Diao'er has come all the way here with me, and I must protect her and help her leave Songyang Mountain alive, no matter what."

"I believe I have some tricks up my sleeve. I was able to take Yang Diao'er away in front of Sect Leader Yang Wuji, Daoist Xuanming, and all the Northern Yan Grandmasters of the Demonic Sect. I also have a way to protect my beloved woman in front of all the elders."

Having made such a grand display, Sun Yanwan took Yang Diao'er's hand and walked away with her head held high.

(End of this chapter)