I'm here in the martial arts world just to find love.

"You could have easily continued to conceal your true identity and background, making up some fabricated story to fool us. Why did you choose to tell us the truth here?"

Jiang Chao looked at the other person, his tone full of confusion, but he secretly guessed that it might be related to the six corpses here...

"I never intended to hide anything from you chivalrous young people."

Su E chuckled softly, "I just haven't had the chance to say these things yet."

She paused, then said in a slightly forlorn tone:

"After all, my background is not something to be proud of. Now that I have seen these corpses harmed by the Holy Gu Technique, I have decided to tell you the truth. The resurgence of this Gu Technique is definitely not a good thing, and I cannot sit idly by."

Jiang Chao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Are you a descendant of the witchcraft lineage?"

Su E nodded, "That's right. The lineage of witchcraft has not truly disappeared. In the Valley of Villains, including my family, there are three other branches that still exist."

Seeing the other party admit it so readily, Jiang Chao was at a loss for words.

Chu Ning was deeply disappointed.

She initially felt a good impression of this Physician Su, thinking him to be a kind person with excellent medical skills, but she never expected that his background would be so special...

Valley of Villains...

Or perhaps a descendant of the legendary witchcraft lineage, renowned for its evil sorcery that is said to be most adept at harming living beings...

"Now that I have revealed my identity to you two, you may kill me or torture me as you see fit. However, I hope you can let me live a little longer. I want to prove to the world that the witchcraft lineage is not as vicious and wicked as rumored, only knowing how to harm people. The earliest origin and use of witchcraft was actually for healing and saving lives."

"Those who abuse witchcraft for evil deserve to die, but this is not the fault of witchcraft itself, but rather the result of people's greed and desire. In addition, witchcraft sounds mysterious and is inevitably misunderstood. Therefore, I hope to take this opportunity of the martial arts tournament to let the world know the truth about witchcraft..."

Su E's purpose is self-evident. As she said, she has long since disregarded her own life and death. Her trip to Yunmeng Mountain is merely to vindicate the witchcraft she inherited.

She used her medical and witchcraft skills to help those in the martial arts world who needed assistance, and even if the results were minimal, she had no regrets.

Jiang Chao looked at Chu Ning, "Miss Chu Ning, what do you think?"

  

Jiang Chao, on the other hand, did not have much prejudice against any source of power. In his view, there was no absolute distinction between good and evil in the power system of this world.

Ultimately, it depends on the true nature of the person who uses this power.

A sharp knife can kill, or it can be used to save lives.

At the underlying level, there is no difference.

"She saved my life, I won't kill her."

Chu Ning remained silent for a long time before speaking in a slightly stiff tone.

After a pause, the girl added, "At least not for now."

Jiang Chao nodded and looked at Lu Jing, who had remained silent.

"Brother Lu, what about you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jing scratched his head and smiled shyly:

"Mr. Su has treated me well these past two years, so naturally I would not harm her, nor do I want anything to happen to her. As for the Valley of Villains that some of you mentioned, I have never heard of it."

Jiang Chao laughed:

"Since that's the case, let's leave it at that. Mr. Su, please don't bring it up again. We won't ask any more questions about your background."

"As the saying goes, heroes are judged not by their origins, but by the present. A person's good or evil should be judged by their deeds, not their intentions."

He looked at Su E and said seriously:

"Mr. Su's act of healing and saving lives is a great act of kindness, which I admire. I will keep what happened today to myself and will never tell anyone."

Chu Ning turned her head away, "I'm the same way."

Jiang Chao said, "Since that's the case, let's not linger here. We're here to rest. After we bury these corpses, we'll have a good rest before continuing our journey."

After saying that, he gestured to Lu Jing, "Brother Lu, help me collect these remains and bury them."

Jiang Chao drew his long sword from his waist, went to a corner of the courtyard wall, and began digging a hole.

With their true energy activated, they quickly dug a large pit and, together with Lu Jing, buried the six corpses.

The four rested briefly in the courtyard before continuing their journey.

However, due to Su E revealing her identity, the journey was no longer as relaxed and carefree as before.

Chu Ning stopped talking to Su E. The girl was clearly still struggling with her inner conflict and couldn't get close to Su E, who had come from the Valley of Villains.

Jiang Chao didn't care about these things. Whenever he thought of something along the way, he would slow down his horse and continue to ask Su E about raising the sacred Gu.

After a century, the reappearance of such Gu techniques will inevitably stir up a bloody storm in the martial arts world.

The reason there has been no movement recently is probably because the person who raised the Gu poison has not yet shown up, or is secretly plotting something bigger.

He had a vague premonition that this grand martial arts gathering, jointly organized by many righteous sects and held at Yunmeng Mountain, might very well lead to a major event that would change the world's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or landscape).

I wonder if their Fengxue Temple will get involved.

……

at the same time.

An unnamed mountain range.

At the summit of a snow-capped mountain, where snow covers the ground year-round, stands a majestic and imposing city.

This place is the location of Fengxue Temple, the number one sect in Jiangnan and a sacred place of martial arts.

Inside the main hall, where the plaque for Heaven and Earth is enshrined.

A middle-aged man with a refined and gentle appearance, dressed in a blue robe, sat cross-legged, seemingly resting with his eyes closed.

At that moment, footsteps came from the side of the main hall, and a stunningly beautiful woman in purple, dressed in a fox fur coat, walked in gracefully, accompanied by two young maids.

"Shuang'er, you're back."

The man opened his eyes, looked at the approaching woman in purple, smiled, and stood up to greet her.

"snort!"

Yu Wushuang rolled her eyes at him, "All my husband does is cultivate all day long, he doesn't even care about our lost son!"

Jiang Buwen sighed and said helplessly, "If Shuang'er hadn't secretly approved this, how could that kid have slipped down the mountain so easily?"

Yu Wushuang said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "So, my husband, you're blaming me now?"

Jiang Buwen quickly replied, "No, no, how could I possibly blame Shuang'er?"

The two beautiful maids standing nearby secretly chuckled. The lady and master had such a good relationship. Even though they already had that troublemaker young master, they were still so affectionate. It was truly enviable!

"My lord, you said earlier that you wanted to discuss something with me. May I ask what it is?"

Yu Wushuang said no more about the matter, and sat lightly on the stool handed to her by the maid. She looked at Jiang Buwen expectantly and asked a question she already knew the answer to.

After all, she had tacitly allowed her son to run away, so the reason she immediately confronted him was to test her husband's attitude.

Chao'er has been confined to this mountain for the past year and has not been happy. How could her mother not know this?

Young people's minds are not yet settled, and they naturally yearn for a wider world. Simply restricting and disciplining them will often backfire. As a merchant who has been traveling down the mountain for many years, Yu Wushuang understands this principle all too well.

That's why, taking advantage of the last time he went down the mountain, he gave Chao'er the chance to run away from home and go down the mountain to gain some experience.

Of course, after her son came down the mountain, she did not leave him to his own devices, but secretly arranged for people to accompany him.

Whether it was standing up for others and punishing evil in Qingzhou City, or finding a girl she liked and making like-minded friends, or her later movements, she knew everything.

The only thing that's unclear is that after leaving Qingzhou City, Chao'er suddenly disappeared for a period of time.

She guessed that her son, Chao'er, must have accidentally wandered into that ancient tomb that ordinary people could not set foot in.

Although it was somewhat unexpected, there was no cause for concern. After all, the place where the sorcerers of past generations were buried had some connection with the Yu family and the Fengxue Temple. With these two connections, the old fogies inside would probably not make things too difficult for Chao'er.

Later, Chao'er appeared unharmed, confirming her suspicions.

Besides, even if those old fogies wanted to make fun of Chao'er, they would have to think twice. Her Chao'er is no ordinary child; she has always loved eating meat. If they don't know what's good for them, well, they'll just have to accept their bad luck.

"That thing has finally appeared."

While Jiang Buwen was indeed a grandmaster of martial arts, he was not as well-informed about the outside world as his wife, Yu Wushuang.

Therefore, his expression was somewhat solemn at this moment.