Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 315 Shadowless Marquis! Why are you out here?
Sun Yanwan didn't know whether the people who explored Jinguang Cave would ever come out.

I was thinking about setting a time limit; if there was no further activity, I would return to Songyang Mountain.

He was sent out to resolve the conflict between the Hu family and the Mirror Flower Sword Boat, but the conflict has long since been resolved...

Yes, the Hu family of the Demon-Slaying clan is gone, and even the Demon-Slaying Manor has been taken over by the Sun family.

The Mirror Flower Sword Boat is still there, but it has been moved to Black Dragon City...

I haven't received any news from Luo Jing, so he must be allowed to do as he pleases.

But he never expected that in the following ten days or so, bad news kept coming in. First, the two heroes of the northern desert were killed, then the six swordsmen of Lianshan died in the wilderness, and then a gang was almost wiped out, with only one survivor who was so frightened that he became mentally impaired...

Some people came to Sun Yanwan, begging him to uphold justice, but Sun Yanwan refused to listen to them all; he really doesn't know how to handle cases.

Besides, getting involved in this kind of thing is too energy-consuming, and it might take several years to resolve. He doesn't have that much time to waste.

The Tianma Gang was quite active, taking on many jobs transporting corpses back to their hometowns. Many martial arts practitioners were nomads, with no real hometown, and they wouldn't reveal their families to others while traveling the martial world, lest they bring enemies upon their families. The Tianma Gang also stepped in, purchasing a cemetery to bury all these people, erecting tombstones so that people could pay their respects or exhume the bodies and take them home in the future.

Therefore, the Tianma Gang also collected some martial arts classics, but they were of average quality. Sun Yanwan simply took action and re-edited the second volume of the Sun Family Martial Arts Classic, including these common martial arts, so that if the Tianma Gang had outstanding individuals, they would also have advanced martial arts to choose from.

On this day, Sun Yanwan had just gotten up when her subordinates came to report that an uninvited guest had arrived.

The man wore a hood, concealing his face, and refused to reveal his identity, but he was extremely patient, insisting on waiting for Sun Yanwan to appear. Normally, the Tianma Gang would treat such visitors with utmost care, leaving the decision to Sun Yanwan.

Sun Yanwan was quite surprised. Most martial arts practitioners wouldn't have such patience. After being politely refused several times, he left. The first thing he did upon seeing the visitors in the side hall he had arranged for the meeting was to shout, "Everyone, move fifty paces away from the side hall. Do not summon us or approach us."

After dismissing the Tianma Gang's men, Sun Yanwan exclaimed in surprise, "Shadowless Marquis! What brings you out here?"

The newcomer pulled down his hood and said with a wry smile, "Isn't it a good thing that I came out?"

Sun Yanwan smiled and said, "Of course it's a good thing."

"Where is Ba Tianmo?"

Wuyinghou said in a deep voice, "He's gone mad."

Sun Yanwan asked in surprise, "What exactly happened?"

Wuyinghou said in a low voice, "Perhaps only you are someone I can trust."

“I gained nothing from the Golden Light Cave. It was truly a wise decision of yours not to go down.”

Sun Yanwan immediately realized that Wuyinghou had been out for some time and must have been shocked as well. Why had Sun Yanwan also "come out"? After inquiring, he must have also learned that Sun Yanwan had not actually entered the Golden Light Cave and had been staying outside all along.

As for Wuyinghou's statement that he only trusted Sun Yanwan, it was because Sun Yanwan had entered the Golden Light Cave. Everyone would assume that he must have gained something, and the top experts and grandmasters would probably want to capture him alive and interrogate him to see what benefits he had received.

Sun Yanwan didn't truly believe Wuyinghou's words, but whether Wuyinghou gained anything was irrelevant to him. There had been people from the Four Great Spirit Realms before, but becoming sect leaders and becoming famous throughout the martial world was nothing special. They weren't as good as the Ma family's supernatural staff techniques, or the three great skills of Longzang Temple. But Sun Yanwan simply didn't lack techniques of that caliber.

Wu Yinghou knew Sun Yanwan's character well. Deep down, he didn't care what benefits others gained or whether he himself benefited. Whether Sun Yanwan believed him or not, he wouldn't have any greedy thoughts. This is why he said that the only person he could trust was Sun Yanwan.

Wuyinghou said in a low voice, "But Batianmo has made some gains, and his martial arts have greatly improved as a result. Although he has not yet broken through and is not a grandmaster, I have suffered a little loss in my several exchanges with him."

Sun Yanwan asked in surprise, "Why are you two fighting?"

Wuyinghou sighed, "He gained something, but he also went mad. He seemed to suddenly believe that as long as he killed more people, his martial arts would continue to break through. Therefore, in the Golden Light Cave, he killed eighteen Xiantian masters and killed two Grandmasters. Huangfu Zi of the Mirror Flower Sword Boat died at his hands."

Sun Yanwan was also very surprised and said, "How could killing people improve one's martial arts skills?"

Wuyinghou smiled bitterly, "I don't believe it either, but I saw it with my own eyes. After killing one person, his martial arts improved by one point. Such an impossible thing happened before my eyes. What am I supposed to do?"

Sun Yanwan also found it unbelievable and asked, "What happened next?"

Wuyinghou said in a low voice, "I don't know what happened after that. Someone must have triggered some mechanism, and the entire Golden Light Cave began to collapse. Although the Golden Light Cave is underwater, there is no water inside. A force has parted the lake water, allowing people to move freely. But after the Golden Light Cave collapsed, the lake water rushed in. I relied on my strong internal energy, held my breath, and went against the current to rush out."

"After I came out, I was certain that Ba Tianmo had also come out."

"Many people have died recently, and he was probably responsible for them all."

After pondering for a long time, Sun Yanwan asked, "What does Wuyinghou intend to do?"

Wuyinghou shook his head and said, "I plan to leave Dalang temporarily and return to the fiefdom of Boshi Kingdom."

"There's something I'd like to discuss with you. I was very grateful for the return of Hu Tuzhen and the others last time. I also have many subordinates who have surrendered to you, and most of them have probably been completely subdued by you. But there are probably some who still want to come back to me. Could you return these people to me?"

“I know you are interested in becoming a maritime merchant. I currently own twelve cities and dozens of islands in the Kingdom of Boshi. Even in the Dalang Sea, I control more than ten islands, which is enough to help you develop maritime trade routes. I am willing to exchange this for you.”

Sun Yanwan pondered for a moment and then said, "Alright!"

Wuying Hou smiled and said in a low voice, "Do you need me to stay here so we can join forces to kill Ba Tianmo?"

“If it’s not needed, I’ll set off now and return to Boshi Kingdom. I advise you to leave as soon as possible. If you encounter Ba Tianmo in the future, don’t reminisce. He’s already beyond reason.”

Sun Yanwan pondered for a moment and said, "Shadowless Marquis, why don't you stay for a few more days?"

He and Yang Diao'er, working together, would be fearless against any grandmaster in the world. However, Wuying Hou's words were too serious, and he dared not take the risk. If Ba Tianmo really went mad and his martial arts improved again, approaching the level of a grandmaster, with Wuying Hou present, the three of them working together would surely be able to kill this "old friend."

He had complete faith in Wuyinghou's swordsmanship.

Wu Ying Hou smiled, and he knew that Sun Yanwan would keep him. He said, "There's one more small matter."

(End of this chapter)