Chapter 530 - Zhi Lin’s Death (2/2)

He immediately joined Mushroom’s primary soul to the remnant soul in Fatty’s hand. Then, he returned the combined souls to Mushroom’s body. A moment later, Mushroom opened her eyes and looked at Fatty, confused. “Hui Ze?” As if recalling something, Mushroom became frightened.

“You’re alright now, you’re alright now!” Fatty comforted her. He activated a bit of his immortal Qi and sent it into her body. Shortly after, she quieted down. Her eyelids became heavy and she slowly drifted back into unconsciousness. Although her primary soul was back, she had lost many other parts of her soul. It was not easy for her to regain consciousness for just those few seconds. But as long as her primary soul was back in her body, Mushroom would be able to recover the other parts of her soul.

Lonemoon glanced at Mushroom, then turned back to face Jian Xing, who was still in the arena. His expression darkened once again as he walked over to him.

“Mas… ter.” Jian Xing’s expression was complicated. He had not seemed to come to terms with what he had just witnessed. There was confusion, helplessness and desperation in his eyes.

“Jian Xing, do you recognize your mistake?” Lonemoon looked at Jian Xing disappointedly. In all these years, Jian Xing was the disciple Lonemoon had spent the most effort on. He may not have been the most outstanding disciple, but Lonemoon had the highest hopes for him. Because of the high hopes Lonemoon had in him, the disappointment he was feeling was high as well.

“Master…” Jian Xing became more and more panicked. “Please forgive me, Master. I didn’t know that Little Lin… would do something like that.”

The other three disciples got on their knees and began to plead on Jian Xing’s behalf.

“Exalted Master, Uncle-Master Jian Xing was Zhi Lin’s older brother, but he had no idea what she did. He’s considered innocent as well.”

“That’s right, Exalted Master. He should not be blamed if he had no idea.” Zhi Lin was not like that before. Nobody would have guessed that she would possess Mushroom on purpose.”

“Exalted Master, he slipped up once but please forgive him just this once on account of the fact that he was wholeheartedly committed to defeating that evil ghost.”

Even Fatty frowned and added, “Master, since Zhi Lin has been dealt with, Mushroom has already gotten the justice she deserves.” Jian Xing was the only sword cultivator whom Lonemoon had spent so much effort to train after all. What’s more, he was now so close to descending the mountain to establish his own sect by now. Fatty was angry about what happened with Mushroom as well, but he had no heart to watch all of Lonemoon’s efforts go down the drain.

Lonemoon’s expression was very dark by now. He gripped his fan tightly by his side. Taking a deep breath in, he turned to face Shen Ying and Chef. “What do you think?”

Chef said nothing. It was obvious from his expression that he was still angry. He was not too concerned about Mushroom, but in Yi Qing’s eyes, anyone who dared to attack Shen Ying should be killed.

Shen Ying, on the other hand, raised her head to look at Lonemoon. A moment later, she replied, “You can decide. Don’t listen to anyone else’s opinion, including mine.”

Lonemoon hesitated. His expression softened as he turned to the person on the ground. He emphasized on each word as he said, “Jian Xing, apart from helping Zhi Lin to possess Mushroom, did you really have nothing to do with her scheme?”

Jian Xing hesitated. Then, he nodded and said, “Your disciple really knew nothing about it all!”

“Jian Xing…” Lonemoon took in a deep breath and sighed deeply. There seemed to be something he could not let go. “You’ve really disappointed me!”

Jian Xing began to panic. He could not shake off the feeling that he had just lost something very important. Immediately, he reached out for Lonemoon’s sleeve. “Master…”