Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 313 She Must Die

Pei Xia looked haggard and her eyes were tired.

Several days had passed since they left Yunhu Mountain on the Bagua Pan.

While it's true that it's incredibly fast, even with the protection of magical artifacts and barriers, one inevitably feels tired after a while from such high-altitude movements.

Pei Xia guessed that it might be the air pressure, which was partially blocked by the barrier and partially offset by the cultivator's physique, so the feeling was not very strong, but it still existed.

Even Pei Xia felt unwell, and the cultivators from other sects were also somewhat uncomfortable.

After discussing it with Xing Ye and Cheng Ming, Pei Lan decided to take a day off.

The Bagua compass was located in the mountains, so they found a nearby village inn.

Pei Xia was in excellent physical condition and recovered quickly. He checked in in the morning and was basically fine after lunch. He even went out for a walk and bought some dry food and water to put in Yu Qiong.

According to the merchants, this place is already within the territory of the Bin Kingdom of Yuezhou.

Pei Xia didn't have a detailed map, so she could only do a mental calculation and figured that she was not far from the Liancheng Fire Vein.

To avoid trouble, Pei Xia didn't linger outside for long and returned to the inn before dinner.

The village inn was rather basic, and there were no private rooms, so with so many people, we simply ate together in the lobby downstairs.

Pei Lan ate quickly, mainly because she was afraid of having to pay if she left the table too late.

But in reality, every time she ordered, Xing Ye would immediately go and pay the bill.

Lord Xing ate very little, while Lin Ping, the sickly-looking young man who was with him, didn't eat with the others at all.

Everyone noticed this detail, but no one would be so tactless as to ask it in front of Xing Ye.

The children of the powerful and wealthy must have many particular customs and traditions.

When the party finally ended, only three people remained.

Pei Xia was wearing a mask, so she could only eat small bites through the opening, which meant she ate more slowly.

But to his surprise, the other two who stayed behind were Ye Baicha and Zong Heng.

Master Zong ate with complete absorption, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the food on the mountain was usually so poor, as he didn't want to leave even a single scrap.

As for Ye Baicha, she is a delicate young woman with a small appetite, so her slow and deliberate eating must mean something is wrong.

Sure enough, seeing that everyone else had left, Ye Baicha shuffled her little bottom and sat down next to Pei Xia.

Without her teachers, she disregarded the reserve expected of a nun, smiling as she looked at Pei Xia and asked, "Is this a fellow Daoist from the Long Whale Sect?"

Pei Xia calmly replied, "Master Ye."

Ye Baicha covered her mouth and chuckled: "Why call me Daoist Master? It's too formal. Judging from your tone, you're older than me. Just call me Baicha."

Pei Xia's expression remained unchanged: "I was born with a deep voice."

Ye Baicha wanted to get closer, but Pei Xia clearly wouldn't give her any face.

This is quite rare in itself, after all, most people would want to befriend the disciples of Yunhu Mountain.

This made Ye Baicha even more suspicious.

She appeared to be picking up a teacup, but her gaze was actually sweeping up and down Pei Xia's figure.

In Zhaojia Village, she lost her precious demon beast, which she regarded as a treasure, so she naturally had a deep impression of the murderer's appearance.

Although Pei Xia covered her face, her figure and voice were somewhat similar to Pei Xia's.

We didn't have time to examine it closely when we were at Yunhu Mountain, but during this time traveling together, we naturally began to have doubts.

She casually mentioned, "Speaking of which, I recently heard that an elder of the Golden Bell Sect died at Su Baozhai."

Ye Baicha stared intently at Pei Xia's eyes beneath his mask, but saw that he made no move. She then continued, "That elder seems to be called Song Huan. Oh dear, when I was sent down the mountain by my master before, I had a conflict with her. That Elder Song was quite domineering. She would poison people at the slightest disagreement. It would be a good thing if such a vicious cultivator died."

This time, the masked Long Whale Sect cultivator finally made a move.

He put down his chopsticks and then politely replied, "Our Changjing Sect and Jinling Sect have always kept to themselves. I cannot speak ill of the character of the elders of other sects."

After saying that, he got up and went upstairs to his room.

Ye Baicha watched Pei Xia's retreating figure as he went upstairs, and the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed. However, his response just now was so flawless that it was hard to be certain.

She squinted and remained silent for a moment, then leaned to the side, leaning towards Zong Heng, who was still eating: "Senior Brother~"

Others in the sect have status and position, and they don't like the food at small restaurants, so there are a lot of leftovers.

Zongheng ate until he was panting heavily.

When Ye Baicha called him, he only responded sullenly during his meal, "Hmm?"

Ye Baicha nestled softly against her senior brother's arm, her youthful and tender body seemingly unintentionally rubbing against him through his Daoist robe: "Senior brother, I noticed that these cultivators from the Long Whale Sect always wear masks, and... and the way they look at me is extremely lewd!"

Zong Heng put down his bowl, picked up another plate of leftovers with his large, thick hands, and placed it in front of him: "Oh?"

"I don't think he's a good person. He's hiding his true intentions all along."

As she spoke, she recalled the few things her master had been muttering to herself lately, and continued, "Perhaps the master's unrest is because of him."

Zong Heng's cheeks were bulging as he looked at Ye Baicha: "What do you mean?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Baicha immediately smiled sweetly: "What I mean is, let's keep a close eye on him. Once we enter the Liancheng Illusion, if he makes any unusual moves, we can join forces to kill him and eliminate a threat to Dongzhou."

Master Zongheng blinked repeatedly, a hint of surprise appearing on his otherwise expressionless face.

But he didn't express any objection and went back to eating.

Seeing his senior brother's tacit approval, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Ye Baicha's eyes.

Regardless of whether this kid is the same person Zhao Jia saw that day, as long as Zong Heng is willing to help him, with this senior brother's abilities, there is absolutely no one below the Huayuan level who can defeat him.

Meanwhile, in the guest rooms upstairs.

Pei Xia silently took off her mask and rubbed her face.

He wasn't forcing himself to be calm; Ye Baicha's words truly hadn't stirred any ripples in Pei Xia's heart at all.

Even when she mentioned Song Huan and slandered her, Pei Xia was able to accept it calmly.

Because he really had nothing to argue about with a dead person.

The three people who are avoiding this trip are Pei Lan, Xing Ye, and Ye Baicha.

Pei Lan is his god-sister. Her surname was given to her by Pei Xia. Pei Xia considers their relationship to be quite good. If Pei Lan finds out it's him, and Pei Xia dies in the Liancheng Fire Vein, it will not only make Pei Lan sad and upset, but she might also do something foolish and have no peace in the afterlife.

Xing Ye and Pei Xia have an old grudge. Back then, it was Xing Ye's greed that caused a conflict between the two who were originally traveling together. At that time, Pei Xia was young and Xing Ye was just starting out, so they parted ways and the matter was left unresolved. Now that the old man is powerful, he naturally avoids him if possible.

Of these three, only Ye Baicha is destined to die, whether for Song Huan or for the innocent people she killed while practicing her poisonous arts.

However, considering that he was currently wearing the robes of the Long Whale Sect, he decided not to clash with her for the time being and instead let her stay at the Liancheng Fire Vein.

As Luo Chen said, in the realm of illusion, life and death are irrelevant.

With Pei Xia's combat prowess, finding an opening and killing Ye Baicha without anyone noticing would not be difficult.

The only one we need to be wary of is Master Zongheng from Yunhu Mountain.

Xia Xuan's strength lies in her divine legacy of the Azure Bird.

That Zong Heng is a pure Opening Mansion Realm expert. With his aura and spiritual power, plus the martial arts inheritance of Yunhu Mountain, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the strongest Opening Mansion Realm expert Pei Xia has seen since leaving Beishi City.

(End of this chapter)