The blind girl is called a saint with a sword!

That fake Garuda King's abilities are a bit too strange.

Judging from the current situation, he can impersonate Garuda King, Xu Zhong, and Xie Ji, and he can also use special methods to impersonate a top expert as a Grandmaster in a short period of time. If such a person is not dealt with as soon as possible, he will surely become a great threat!

Unfortunately, he is currently seriously injured and his Dao heart is damaged, so he is unable to do anything significant.

Finally, the Sword God locked onto Yu Miaozhen, who was still happily chuckling to herself. "Young man, would you be willing to follow me and learn swordsmanship?"

"?"

Yu Miaozhen was stunned for a moment.

"The Sword God Senior wants to take me as his disciple?"

The Sword God shook his head: "You have already learned the 'True Scripture of Recorded Diagrams,' so you must have previously become a disciple of the Dao Master. In every aspect, I am inferior to the Dao Master, so how can I have the face to accept you as my disciple? This is merely a simple instruction in swordsmanship. After you have mastered my swordsmanship, we can spar together, verify our skills, and improve together."

Yu Miaozhen laughed and said, "Alright, then I will teach my swordsmanship to you, Sword God Senior."

The Sword God laughed heartily: "Alright, alright, come here." The two of them began exchanging their experiences in learning swordsmanship, oblivious to everyone else around them.

Not long after, An Qingwan also returned from Jiangning with her entourage.

After hearing what had happened, she hugged Yu Miaozhen and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Miaozhen."

Yu Miaozhen smiled and said, "It's no trouble at all." An Qingwan nodded, her mind racing.

Based on the intelligence gathered so far, she can now conclude that the person who stole the Dao Lord's corpse, deceived Garuda King and Black Heaven Extreme Demoness, and cooperated with Xu Chong is the one who murdered Xie Ji and disguised Xie Ji's death as the work of Cangming Saint Master.

"In this way, we can rule out the Heavenly Venerable's suspicion. If that person were the Heavenly Venerable, given his relationship with Garuda King, Garuda King would have been completely taken advantage of long ago, instead of waiting until now."

"From this perspective, the only two people worth suspecting are the Palace Master of the Nine Netherworld Holy Palace and Mr. Han Jing?"

"No, Xu Zhong is also suspicious. The Azure Sky Blade technique that man used just now didn't seem quite right, but who knows if it was just an act?"

An Qingwan decided to write down these three names.

However, she did not completely rule out the suspicions of the Sword God and the Celestial Venerable. She only said that the suspicions of these two people were infinitely close to zero, but they were not zero after all.

The only one truly cleared of suspicion was the Black Sky Witch, since everyone else had been captured by her.

"So be it, what's the point of guessing now? Let's go and meet with Xu Zhong, and we'll know pretty much the truth."

An Qingwan turned around and said, "Let's go to the front hall of Mirror Flower Water Moon Dock first." No one objected.

But halfway there, they suddenly received several messages.

"The Qing Shuang Sect suffered heavy losses in an attack by the Cangming Saint Master and the Wen Old Monster of the Yuanyang Sect. Just now, Mr. Han Jing hurriedly led his men back to provide reinforcements!"

"The Mandarin Duck Faction?"

"It's the Mandarin Duck Sect, which lives in Liaodong and is skilled in bewitching arts. Old Monster Wen has been in seclusion for many years and has actually become a Grandmaster. He even colluded with the Holy Master Cangming!"

"This is not good news."

"Furthermore, the people from the Nine Netherworld Holy Palace have arrived at the Jinglun Heavenly Palace. Senior Shen of the Heavenly Sword went to stop them, but was easily defeated by the Palace Master. Fortunately, the Palace Master had no intention of killing; she simply wanted to challenge the masters of the Central Plains Jianghu. She said that since the Jinglun Heavenly Palace no longer has any masters, the next stop will be the Qixia Sword Sect in Taihang!"

Yu Miaozhen's face immediately darkened, and she clenched her fist, saying, "This woman is utterly arrogant!"

An Qingwan shook her head: "I can't take care of her right now."

The people from Mirror Flower Water Moon Dock said, "There is another piece of news. It is said that the Moyu Valley in Sichuan was recently attacked. The attackers used martial arts from outside the region, probably from the Western Regions, the Kingdom of Huoluo, or Annam. I remember that Lady An had been to Moyu Valley before, so I made a special note of this news."

"What?"

An Qingwan was startled.

Lan Xiaogu was so shocked that she jumped up. Had Moyu Valley been attacked?

"How is Moyu Valley now? Is Valley Master Gongsun Hongdie alright?" Sikong Tingxue couldn't help but crane her neck.

No matter what, Gongsun Hongdie was her disciple in name only.

The people from Mirror Flower Water Moon Dock said, "I don't know the specifics either. I only know that the people from Moyu Valley abandoned Moyu Valley and fled. But judging from the reaction of those attackers afterward, they probably didn't capture Valley Master Gongsun."

"Thank you for letting me know."

An Qingwan could no longer sit still.

Since Mr. Han Jing has already returned to the Qing Shuang Sect, there's no need for her to waste any more time here.

She first dragged out the Black Sky Witch. "Tell me, did you instigate this?"

After a brutal beating, the Black Sky Witch confessed obediently, "It was Xu Chong's idea."

"Damn it!" An Qingwan was furious.

"Master Leng and I will head over there first. Miaozhen, you and the others will follow behind. When you pass through Jingli, please stop by and visit Miss Jin and Miss Lan's homes. I'm worried they might also be in trouble."

"Don't worry, Miss Lan, I will definitely keep Miss Gongsun safe."

Lan Xiaogu knew that insisting on following would only slow down An Qingwan's pace, so even though she was so worried that she couldn't eat or sleep, she still agreed.

An Qingwan patted Leng Qingyou's feet.

"Lord Leng, this time we'll see what your feet, which are practically priceless treasures, can do." Leng Qingyou rolled her eyes.

"Come up."

She bent down, waiting for An Qingwan to mount.

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An Qingwan did not stand on ceremony with Leng Qingyou.

The moment Leng Qingyou bent over, she took the initiative to climb on top of him. Leng Qingyou was also very cooperative.

The moment she came up, she shot off like an arrow.

The lightness skill of the cold celadon glaze is very high, not just in terms of speed, but in all aspects such as speed, endurance, reaction and climbing ability.

If it were merely about speed, how could one be considered the world's number one master of lightness skills?

However, no matter how high Leng Qingyou's lightness skill was, her fuel consumption per 100 kilometers was only one steamed bun and two bottles of water. She still couldn't carry An Qingwan from Jinling to Sichuan in one go.

If she were truly that powerful, An Qingwan wouldn't bully her anymore. She'd rather just lie down on the ground and beg this fairy descended from heaven to go easy on her when punishing her.

An Qingwan understood the reasoning behind this, so even though she was extremely anxious, she did not urge Leng Qingyou.

Even a horse will throw a tantrum when it's been exploited too much, let alone a person? But Leng Qingyou herself showed extraordinary patience.

Several times An Qingwan asked her if she wanted to rest, but she said no. "No need to rest... I'm... panting... I'm fine, hold me tighter..."

An Qingwan: "..."

Why did she detect excitement in Leng Qingyou's tone? It was as if Leng Qingyou couldn't wait for her to exploit her.

I'm not sure, try squeezing your feet together a little tighter.

"Yes, yes, that's it!"

"you......"

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm just pushing my limits, and I love pushing my limits! My mother used to do this all the time when she taught me martial arts!"

An Qingwan: "..."

So, your strange hobby was something your mother taught you to do, forcing you to practice martial arts?

"Take it easy."

Although Leng Qingyou said she was fine, An Qingwan was still worried that something might happen to her, so she kept monitoring her with the Emperor's Qi Observation Technique and Sword Heart Clarity.

The two then rushed westward in this strange manner, only stopping briefly in Xunyang, Yidu, and Baxian along the way.

By the time they arrived in Sichuan, less than three days had passed.

At this moment, those who attacked Moyu Valley were still searching everywhere for Gongsun Hongdie, completely unaware that danger was imminent.

“You don’t need to protect me anymore. I’m so badly injured that there’s no way I can escape. If you continue to protect me, it will only increase casualties. Go, all of you go. This is my fate, and it is also the fate of Moyu Valley. It’s enough that Moyu Valley has survived to this day amidst chaos.”

Lying on the door panel, being carried away, Gongsun Hongdie used a hoarse and weak voice to persuade the members of Moyu Valley who were following her.

After several days on the run, her injuries worsened, and if she didn't receive treatment soon, they would likely become fatal.

Gongsun Hongdie is no longer the same Gongsun Hongdie who had no attachment to life.

She doesn't want to die.

What's the use of not wanting to die?

Ultimately, human will has little control over life and death.

Her journey is likely coming to an end, and she cannot allow others who had a chance to live to die because of her.

"Valley Master, you became like this to save us, how can we abandon you?"

However, the people accompanying her did not listen to Gongsun Hongdie.

The fact that they stayed by Gongsun Hongdie's side instead of taking advantage of the chaos to escape already showed their feelings.

Gongsun Hongdie coughed violently: "Since you know I became like this to save you, how can you be happy to see my efforts turn to dust? Go, hurry up and leave, don't waste my painstaking efforts!"

"Valley Master!"

The twenty-odd people on either side shouted loudly, but still refused to leave. Gongsun Hongdie was furious, her face turning red with anger.

"You're leaving now. Go find my sister, Lan Xiaogu, so she can avenge me!"

A gentle evening breeze chilled one's neck.

The twenty-odd people looked at each other, and finally gritted their teeth in unison.

"We split into two groups: one to escort the Valley Master to the capital, and the other to search for Lan Xiaogu."

"Alright, that's settled then. I'll stay here and keep the Valley Master company."

"I'll stay..."

"Alright, stop arguing and draw lots." Everyone immediately began making wooden sticks.

Just as they started smoking, a muffled groan suddenly rang out from not far away. "Who?"

They quickly turned around and saw a Huo Luo Kingdom expert who had been chasing them fly out from the shadows.

"Oh no! Protect the Valley Master!" Everyone exclaimed in alarm.

Gongsun Hongdie also struggled to get up and fight back.

Before they could react, the man landed face-first on the ground with a thud.

Um?

"It's me, Miss Gongsun."

A soft, yet steady voice, like that of a diamond, came from the night.

The others in Moyu Valley still didn't understand who this person was.

But how could Gongsun Hongdie not recognize that voice?

That was the thwart of the Prince of Pingnan's conspiracy, the nemesis of the Great Brightness Cult, the Goddess Xiaoxiang.

Sword Saint —

"An Qingwan?!"

Gongsun Hongdie clutched the wound on her waist, trying her best to support herself, her bright eyes filled with both longing and anxiety as she looked towards the source of the sound.

Bathed in the fairly bright lights, a figure that had not been seen for several months strode out.

Beside that figure, there was another figure.

But Gongsun Hongdie automatically filtered out the cold blue glaze; her eyes were now only fixed on An Qingwan.

The same familiar coarse black cloth. The same familiar gait.

The only difference was that, perhaps it was just her imagination, but when Gongsun Hongdie saw An Qingwan again, she really felt that An Qingwan had gained an ethereal quality.

But no matter what new things An Qingwan had, Gongsun Hongdie only knew that she could finally rest easy.

Her body went limp, and she collapsed into An Qingwan's arms. By the time An Qingwan caught her, she was already asleep.

It slept soundly, like a child nestled in its mother's arms. "Falling asleep so quickly?"

Leng Qingyou was taken aback.

"Is she really Lan Xiaogu's sister? How come she's so big? Lan Xiaogu isn't even up to her chin, and what's wrong with her...?"

Leng Qingyou gestured to Gongsun Hongdie's chest.