When Yi Qiushui first arrived, Chu Liang was somewhat panicked.
Because another expert from the Demon Sect had appeared, his Red-Slaying Sword could only deal with Chen Wuyin, but not Yi Qiushui.
Once he exposed himself, he would inevitably become the first target of their combined attack. Regardless of any grudges between these two Demon Sect cultivators, they would definitely kill him, the righteous cultivator who had emerged from the secret room, first.
After they started fighting, Chu Liang breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that they would both be injured. He didn’t seek to benefit from their fight, but only hoped to escape unscathed.
Who would have thought that the two of them hadn’t been injured yet, but the wall was about to break first. Once this wall collapsed, he wouldn’t be able to hide anymore.
Chu Liang made a decisive decision, he had to break out!
He quickly put away the golden skull containing the sheepskin scroll, didn’t forget to swallow a Concealing Pill, and put on a Concealing Robe. Just before the wall completely collapsed, he rushed out with his sword!
Chen Wuyin, right?
The Sect Master of Soul Slaughter, right?
The Immortal Li who replaced the peach with a corpse, right?
As long as you are targeted by the Red-Slaying Sword, you should be ready to repent for your past sins. What goes around comes around!
With a sword strike like divine punishment, he managed to kill Chen Wuyin in an instant with the help of Yi Qiushui.
The dust settled.
Only Chu Liang and Yi Qiushui were left in the field, silent for a moment.
Chu Liang was wary of this Yi Demon Princess, because the Red-Slaying Sword was not interested in her, and only by summoning Old Fei could he possibly match her; but wasn’t Yi Qiushui also full of awe for Chu Liang?
Just now, that terrifying sword strike, she thought if she was the one hit, she might also be killed instantly. Who was this mysterious man in black?
After a pause, Chu Liang was the first to speak, saying, “Don’t panic, girl, I won’t kill you.”
He took the initiative, immediately raising his momentum.
Yi Qiushui glanced at the wall behind him, which seemed to be a secret room. Had this man in black been watching from there all along?
She asked softly, “I didn’t know you were here, senior. Did I offend you?”
“No harm done.” Chu Liang deliberately lowered his voice and said slowly, “Today’s matter is a secret. I should have killed both of you, but I have some connections with your master, so I only took action against him. You should leave quickly while I haven’t changed my mind.”
Upon hearing this, Yi Qiushui wanted to turn around and leave this dangerous place immediately, but after thinking about it, she said, “I am grateful for your mercy, senior! Since you have a connection with my master, may I ask your name? I will report to my master in the future, and she will thank you.”
“You saw that sword strike and still didn’t recognize my identity?” Chu Liang suddenly asked with some surprise.
“I’ve only been cultivating for over thirty years, and I haven’t been in the martial world for long… Please don’t blame me, senior.” Yi Qiushui quickly bowed her head.
“Hahaha!” Chu Liang suddenly laughed out loud, “I don’t blame you! After living in seclusion in the mountains for decades… people have already forgotten the name of me, the Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai! How lamentable!”
“So it’s Senior Dugu!” Yi Qiushui’s eyes lit up, “When I was young, I did hear my master mention your name!”
“Really?” Chu Liang’s face twisted in the shadows, and he suddenly asked, “What did she say about me?”
“Um…” Yi Qiushui pretended to recall, then said, “It’s been many years, I can’t remember clearly, but she seemed to admire your cultivation path very much…”
“Heh, at least she has some conscience.” Chu Liang shook his head and sighed, then warned, “You can mention today’s matter to your master when you go back. But apart from that, you must not let anyone else know, understand?”
“Yes!” Yi Qiushui quickly replied.
“If my return to the world is known, it will inevitably cause a bloody storm.” Chu Liang murmured, “I shouldn’t let anyone know about my whereabouts…”
Yi Qiushui was a little scared by his muttering, and quickly said, “Then I won’t disturb you, senior. I’ll leave now!”
With that, she turned into a red light and left the cave with a whoosh.
She left ten times faster than when she arrived.
After she left, Chu Liang wasn’t sure if she had really left or was still watching in secret. So he left the water mansion at a leisurely pace.
As he walked, he recited, “The world’s wind and clouds come from us, once we enter the martial world, time flies…”
His tone was firm, full of heroic spirit!
…
Yi Qiushui flew over a state and arrived at a red pond next to a high mountain.
“Master! I’m back!” She shouted.
After a while, bubbles suddenly appeared in the pond, followed by green tiles and red walls slowly emerging from the water. After a while, an entire pavilion emerged!
A huge pavilion emerged from the pond and finally floated steadily on the surface, as if the water surface was solid.
Then a voice came from inside, “Come in.”
Yi Qiushui then pushed the door and entered the pavilion. In the first floor of the pavilion, a woman with disheveled hair, dressed in a dazzlingly bright red robe, was sitting quietly, facing away from her, looking in the mirror and dressing up.
The entire hall was decorated in a dazzlingly bright red, which was dazzling to the eye.
Yi Qiushui immediately lowered her head, not daring to look at the mirror.
It was said that the Red Robe Master of the Underworld Sect was a fierce ghost, and anyone who looked at her would die suddenly at night!
“Did you fail?”
Before Yi Qiushui could speak, the Red Robe Master had already spoken.
“I’m incompetent! Please punish me, Master!” Yi Qiushui immediately knelt down.
“Don’t panic, tell me what happened first?” The Red Robe Master said leisurely while combing her hair, “You should be able to deal with Chen Wuyin, was there an accident?””Yes.” Yi Qiushui said, “After Chen Wuyin opened the cave of the Old Man of Slaughter, I appeared and fought with him. Suddenly, a mysterious man in black appeared and killed Chen Wuyin with a single sword! He said he should have killed me too, but because he has a connection with you, Master, he let me go.”
“He has a connection with me?” The red-robed palace master’s fair wrist suddenly paused, as if she had thought of something, “I did ask you to snatch the Divine Ruins Scroll for someone… If he took it himself, it’s quite possible. He disappeared for so long, has he finally reappeared in the world…”
“Yes!” Upon hearing this, Yi Qiushui immediately nodded and said, “The senior said that his return to the world this time is very secretive. Once exposed, it will inevitably lead to a bloodbath, so it must be kept secret.”
“Of course it must be kept secret. Even the Jiang family, such a huge entity back then…” The red-robed palace master seemed to recall something, but didn’t finish her sentence. Instead, she sighed and asked, “Did he say anything about me?”
“He said…” Yi Qiushui, sensing the anticipation in her tone, paused for a moment before carefully choosing her words, “He said that you, Master, are a person with a heart.”
“Hehe.” The red-robed palace master gave a bitter smile, “Of course I have a heart. I wonder who doesn’t… Never mind, since the Divine Ruins Scroll has ended up in his hands, it saves a lot of trouble. I just thought I might have a chance to see him through this.”
She sighed almost imperceptibly.
Yi Qiushui lowered her gaze, and after a long while, she dared to speak, “Master, you will definitely have the chance to meet Senior Dugu again.”
“Hmm?” The red-robed palace master was taken aback, “Who is this Senior Dugu?”
“Huh?” Yi Qiushui was also a bit puzzled, “Isn’t Master referring to the senior Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai?”
“What Sword Demon? Dugu what Qiubai? Who dares to take such a provocative name?” The red-robed palace master suddenly stood up, “Who exactly took the Divine Ruins Scroll?”
……
“Achoo!”
Back at the city guard office, Chu Liang suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose, and said to Shang Ziliang and Lin Bei in front of him, “You guys will never guess what I just experienced.”
“It was too exciting.”
Good morning.
(End of Chapter)