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Chapter 511 (Temporarily Ended)
Xuan Cheng stared incredulously at the dagger in his chest, then staggered backward.

Zhou You did not chase after them.

He watched as Xuan Cheng retreated step by step, until finally, as if he had exhausted all his strength, he collapsed to the ground.

but.

Even so, the man was still not dead.

Although the body was thin and withered, it seemed to have been modified many times. Even with its heart pierced, it did not die immediately.

Xuan Cheng just stared at Zhou You, spat out a mouthful of blood, but still used his last bit of strength to wave the insect whistle.

Darkness danced across the sky, threatening to engulf the entire area—

however.

Zhou You merely sighed, then suddenly spoke.

"I'm telling you, you've been hiding this for so long, and now that things are all settled, isn't it time to make your move?"

—Who is he talking to?

Xuan Cheng hesitated for a few moments, but the next second, a heart-wrenching pain suddenly shot through his side.

Then, he saw his arm, which was holding the insect whistle, fly into the air and then fall into the mud like a piece of rotten flesh.

what happened?
Why did my hand suddenly break off?

Who did it?

Several seconds later, he turned his head as if suddenly realizing something.

What came into view was a figure that should have died long ago.

—It was the very person who suggested setting up an ambush here, and who had just had his throat slit with a sword!

Xuan Cheng raised his head in disbelief and shouted with all his might.

"why?"

These three simple words sounded as heart-wrenching as weeping blood at this moment.

The man ignored him completely, instead stepping forward, taking off his straw hat, and kneeling on one knee.

"This humble servant, Wang Chongming, pays his respects to Your Excellency."

—This is none other than the senior brother who was rescued when we patrolled together before!

Zhou You didn't rush to respond, but instead looked at him with great interest.

"When I received your letter, I was indeed taken aback. Of course, I was going to get rid of Xuan Cheng anyway, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon. I also didn't expect that Xuan Cheng would actually bring you over as an ally."

Wang Chongming kept his head down, with a fawning and respectful smile, and slowly began to speak.

“My lord, you are unaware of the fact that the selection of people for the night patrol is a secret. Apart from you spreading the word everywhere because of that fool Xuan Cheng, the identities of us brothers are unknown to outsiders. In addition, I have been intentionally or unintentionally getting close to Xuan Cheng during this period, so it is not surprising that he pulled me into this position.”

Zhou You raised an eyebrow, his smile becoming increasingly amusing.

"You mean you've been preparing for this day ever since you first came out?"

Wang Chongming was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said with trepidation.

"Indeed, after all, this person poses a considerable threat to you. Although he is a complete idiot, his status is..."

However, before he could finish speaking, there was another movement from Xuan Cheng's side.

—Without anyone noticing, this person actually crawled to the side of the severed arm, picked up the insect whistle, and his face instantly turned extremely ferocious.

"—You son of a bitch, you betrayed me, didn't you? You just wait, I'll make sure you both die!"

but.

Zhou You and Wang Chongming simply watched his actions without saying a word, but their eyes conveyed a meaning.

—He really is an idiot.

Faced with this blatant humiliation, Xuan Cheng was instantly consumed by rage. He used the last bit of strength to try and ring the insect whistle.

Unfortunately, this time, no sound came from the insect whistle.

Just as Xuan Cheng waved his hand, the insect whistle suddenly trembled a few times, and then it actually transformed into a plump white Gu worm. A few seconds later, the Gu worm spun silk to become a pupa, and finally turned into a huge human-faced moth. After looking at Xuan Cheng with a sense of disappointment, it flew into the air.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace.

Xuan Cheng was left staring blankly at the empty thread in his hand, looking completely dumbfounded.

half an hour.

Wang Chongming suddenly burst into wild laughter.

He laughed as he got up from the ground, then looked at Xuan Cheng with an extremely pitying gaze.

"As expected of the most useless senior brother since the founding of our sect, you are really naive—do you really think that Master can give you a natal magic weapon? It is just something that he separated from his own magic weapon. When he still thinks highly of you, you can use some of its power, but once he abandons you, that thing will naturally return to its original form."

However, Xuancheng still seemed unable to believe it, and kept muttering to himself.

"Impossible, impossible! My master dotes on me. He even told me when he handed this magic weapon to me that I should strive to revitalize our sect in the future."

Seeing this escapist behavior, Wang Chongming finally couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped forward and kicked Xuan Cheng to the ground.

"Favoritism? Even we outer disciples know that Master Chongxu only accepted you as his personal disciple because he had no other choice. Now that he has someone better, what use are you to him?"

Xuan Cheng seemed to have thought of something, and his face turned ashen in an instant.

After a while, he suddenly saw Zhou You, who had been watching from the sidelines without saying a word, suddenly kneel down with a 'plop'.

"Junior brother, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong! I shouldn't have targeted you, and I shouldn't have fought with you. Please spare my life, considering I'm half-crippled!"

—He's quite perceptive; he knows to look for the right person.

Moreover, how should I put it, their bottom line is really flexible; one minute they're making tough statements, the next they're kneeling down and begging for mercy.

However, Zhou You simply looked at him.

After a long while, he suddenly smiled and said.

"Senior brother, I've never liked to push people to the brink. Since you've begged me so much, fine, I won't kill you."

Wang Chongming, who was standing next to him, was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly became anxious.

"No, sir, this is not the time for womanly compassion. Xuan Cheng is extremely petty. If you let him go today, it would be tantamount to releasing a tiger back into the mountains."

Zhou You simply waved his hand gently, signaling him to stop for a moment.

Then, he turned his head to look at Xuan Cheng, who was kowtowing and begging for mercy, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Senior Brother Xuancheng, although we haven't known each other for very long, I've heard some of your 'deeds' over the past two months while searching around. Since we have some time today, how about I read them to you?"

What exactly is this guy trying to do?
Xuan Cheng was clearly confused and just kept kowtowing.

Zhou You simply smiled, pulled a slip of paper from his pocket, and then read it aloud while shaking his head.

"Senior Brother Xuancheng, you didn't come up the mountain alone. You brought your younger sister with you. According to the other senior brothers, unlike you, your sister is kind to everyone. Although she was only brought up to bring good luck, she gets along very well with all the senior and junior brothers and takes great care of you, her useless brother." As if his most painful wound had been reopened, Xuancheng's eyes widened suddenly, and he even forgot to beg for mercy for a moment.

Zhou You, however, simply continued speaking to himself.

"It's a pity. As the saying goes, good people don't always get good rewards. That younger sister took care of her brother with all her heart, but unexpectedly, she died at the hands of her own family. You weren't originally among the first batch of formal disciples, but for the sake of a formal position, you actually sold your own sister to a perverted senior uncle from a side sect. That poor child didn't even last three months; she was tortured to death, and when she died, there wasn't an inch of her skin that was intact."

Xuan Cheng clutched his head and roared hysterically.

"do not talk!"

However, Zhou You's smile remained unchanged; he simply flipped over another note and continued.

"Perhaps you couldn't let go of it in your heart. After becoming the senior brother, although you didn't dare to settle accounts with that perverted senior uncle, you would kidnap a woman every now and then, and then humiliate and torture her in every way, and finally kill her alive before you stopped."

"Stop talking, stop talking!"

Zhou You ignored it, instead turning the note over and continuing.

"There are quite a few victims. There are pilgrims who came up the mountain, rejected brides who were brought in to ward off bad luck, and even daughters of gentry at the foot of the mountain. However, all of them have the same thing in common: they are all extremely similar to your sister. Lin Yunshao is also an unlucky girl. I'm afraid that's why you targeted her."

"enough!!!"

A roar.

Xuan Cheng looked at Zhou You, panting heavily, and said as if he were about to collapse.

"Junior brother, stop with the nonsense. Tell me, what do you want in return for my life?"

Zhou You smiled, a very ordinary smile, one could even say indifferent. He tossed the note aside, snapped his fingers, and sent the flames engulfing it completely before laughing.

"Senior brother, as I just said, I won't kill you. At least you have to keep your word."

"So you're not, no, you're planning to avenge those victims?"

Zhou You laughed again.

“Senior brother, you’ve misunderstood something. Although I always want to intervene when I see injustice, I’m not quite at the level of a champion of justice. It’s just that I think people should be punished for their wrongdoings.”

After saying this, Zhou You suddenly raised his head, looked at the sun beyond the tall grass, and then uttered a strange remark.

"Isn't it getting late?"

The other two were taken aback.

But soon they all realized what that meant.

Although Xuan Cheng was pale from blood loss, he still struggled with all his might.

"No, you can't do this! You might as well kill me! Yes, I beg you, just kill me now!!!"

But just as he was about to collide with Zhou You's short sword, Wang Chongming struck, severing Xuan Cheng's tendons in the hands and feet with lightning speed.

Zhou You shook his head, turned around, and left. Wang Chongming followed closely behind, bowing as if he were a servant.

All that remained was Xuan Cheng's incessant screams and the setting sun, which was gradually sinking in the west and would soon disappear into the horizon.

On the mountain path, Wang Chongming burst into laughter.

"My lord, that's a brilliant move! You haven't dirtied your hands, and you've sent that fool to his death. He might even suffer for hundreds of years. It's both satisfying and avengeful."

Zhou You walked ahead and simply said something very ordinary.

"You're wrong. Even with enemies, I usually prefer to end them with a clean and swift sword strike rather than slowly torturing them to death."

Wang Chongming was stunned.

"Then why"

However, Zhou You did not provide an answer. Instead, he turned around and asked seriously.

"Hey, Senior Brother Wang..."

Wang Chongming hurriedly declined, feeling extremely embarrassed and apprehensive.

"Sir, you can just call me Xiao Wang."

Zhou You paused for a moment, but continued to use that form of address.

"Senior Brother Wang, I have something I'd like to ask you."

"Please speak, my lord, and I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

"I find something strange. Although I saved you in that incense hall, according to the glorious tradition of our sect, you shouldn't be the kind of person who repays kindness, much less risk betraying Xuancheng for such a small favor. So what exactly are you after?"

Wang Chongming's silence this time was unusually long.

After a long time, he slowly spoke.

There was no feigned flattery, only genuine sincerity.

"Sir, you should know that I was assigned to night patrol because I failed the evaluation, right?"

"I know, what's wrong?"

Wang Chongming gave a slightly bitter smile.

"My lord, you probably don't believe it, but my fellow apprentices and I who patrol the night are not insects at all. In fact, you could say that each of us has devoted ourselves to learning more diligently than anyone else. But talent is talent. No matter how hard we try, we can never compare to those geniuses."

“If this happened anywhere else, people would just be jealous and then go on with their lives as usual. But this is the Five Aggregates Temple. There’s only one outcome for those who do poorly—death, and a very miserable one at that.”

At this point, Wang Chongming paused, then raised his head and spoke in an extremely serious tone.

"My lord, I consider myself a mortal, but I really don't want to die just because I'm a mortal, especially after putting in so much effort and fighting with all my might to survive."

"So, I only hope for one thing."

"Then when you destroy this sect, my lord, you can take me with you, even if it's just to be an accessory."

Zhou You casually flicked the leaves of the trees beside him and spoke nonchalantly.

"Senior Brother Wang, you must be joking. I'm just here to bring good luck. What merit or ability do I have to destroy such a large sect?"

Wang Chongming did not offer any further explanation, nor did he offer any rebuttal.

He simply stopped behind him, clasped his hands, and bowed deeply.

"I don't know if others have this ability, but you, sir, certainly do."

"How did you figure that out?"

"I didn't see it; I just thought it was like that."

"Just that?"

"That's all."

Zhou You smiled, said nothing more, then picked a willow leaf from the side, wove it into a whistle, and walked towards the buildings in the mountains while blowing it.

(End of this chapter)