Chapter 183 - Patriot or Traitor? (1/2)

Zhong Yue and Shui Zian continued walking and they eventually entered a jungle where ruins, rubbles and burnt totem pillars were strewn about.

No one could be seen around and other than the chirping of the birds and the noises made by the insects, the surroundings were eerily quiet.

They moved very fast and Shui Zian moved incredibly fast past all the obstacles while Zhong Yue followed behind warily, all the while maintaining his silence.

"Zhong Yue from the Zhong Shan Clan, you seem to be very wary of me?"

Without turning back, Shui Zian suddenly said with a laugh, "And you seem to have a very bad impression of me. Could you please tell me what I did to have warranted this suspicion?"

Zhong Yue's heart clenched as he was fraught with trepidation as soon as Shui Zian volunteered to group up with him and now, after the latter had asked his question, Zhong Yue was put into an unprecedented level of alertness.

"What are you trying to say, Elder Shui?"

Zhong Yue said cautiously, "I don't dare to have any prejudice against Elder Shui."

Shui Zian however, said, "I do things in a way that would always cause people to suspect that I have betrayed the Swords Gate and the whole of humanity. Therefore, it is normal that you suspect me as well, am I right?"

The nagging feeling in Zhong Yue's heart continued to burgeon and he said, "Elder Shui is a senior in the Swords Gate and you have rendered significant merits to the Swords Gate for a very long time. If it weren't for Elder Shui, the Swords Gate would be in an even more dangerous situation by now."

Without turning back, Shui Zian continued to walk and said while shaking his head, "Not really. Even though we gave an excuse for the Xiao Mang Celestial Race to declare war on us, they wouldn't dare to because the headmaster of Swords Gate is not dead yet. They will continue to exercise restrain and only would only declare war once the headmaster passes away, as that is the best time for them to conquer the entire Great Wilderness. This was the reason why I went everywhere to invite the various strong individuals from various races, but they did not provide much help as well. After all, the Xiao Mang Celestial Race would only play nice with us until the death of our headmaster."

Zhong Yue frowned as people would only try to claim all the credits and honor while Shui Zian did not accept the honors but instead, proceeded to analyze the reason why the Xiao Mang Celestial Race would not declare war on the Swords Gate.

Shui Zian then suddenly said, "You are suspecting me because of Tian Myriad Mother, right?"

Goosebumps appeared all over Zhong Yue's body and he almost let out a shout but he managed to force himself to regain his ground!

Shui Zian looked backwards and he slowed down his speed to walk side to side with Zhong Yue. He then stared at Zhong Yue and said, "Tian Myriad Mother is Shui Qingyan, right? You found out about this and you knew someone in the higher-ups of the Shui Tu Clan summoned Shui Qingyan so that she could be devoured by Tian Myriad Mother, am I right?"

Zhong Yue grew increasingly alarmed and he felt Shui Zian's gaze was akin to that of a poisonous snake! Shui Zian gazed at him as if Shui Zian could see through him and glean whatever thoughts ran wildly in him!

"During the previous Lawless Battle, Shui Qingyan used my sword cocoon and sword silk when she fought with you, which ultimately caused you to suspect that I was the one who summoned the real Shui Qingyan and let Tian Myriad Mother to devour her, is that right?"

Shui Zian continued saying with a smile, "And the sword cocoon sword silk is one of the ten Malefic weapons and I am the owner of this weapon. Therefore, Shui Qingyan's possession of a sword cocoon is naturally given by me to her, which is why you are suspecting me right now."

Zhong Yue coughed and he immediately felt his lips were dry and his throat was sore as he said, "What are you trying to say after telling me so much?"

Shui Zian replied, "After what I said, do you still not understand at all?"

Zhong Yue breathed in deeply and he said seriously, "Elder Shui Zian, please clarify your intentions!"

A calm Shui Zian then said casually, "Of course I'm going to kill you so that the secret will not be exposed. Chances are hard to come by so I want to take this chance to kill you. My identity has been exposed by you and previously, it was hard to kill you as I would immediately reveal my true intentions to the others. But now, no one would be able to connect your death to me, especially in this dire situation of being hunted by the celestial races."

Zhong Yue had goosebumps and he felt extremely threatened!

Shui Zian laughed and said, "Opportunities like this will not come by anymore if I missed my chance today. In fact, I don't even need to kill you as all I have to do is let the celestial races do the wet work for me and no one would be none the wiser if I pretended to fight to death to escape from their pursuit. Not only would the Swords Gate not suspect me of your death, they would even try to comfort me and ask me not to feel responsible over your death!"

In Zhong Yue's psyche ocean, Xin Huo however, looked casually at the vigorous waves in the thunder ocean, which was a result of the incredible turbulence Zhong Yue's emotions.

"Brat Yue, just relax. This old man doesn't yet seem to have any intention of killing you." said Xin Huo lazily.

"Really?"

Zhong Yue was stunned and he said in disbelief, "If he did not want to kill me, then why did he say such things?"

The little fire boy replied, "How would I know? I guess he is just toying with you."

Zhong Yue still felt wary despite Shui Zian not wanting to kill him for now. He could have killed him easily without any consequences through the borrowed knife of the celestial races!

Shui Zian stared at Zhong Yue and said, "Are you not worried for your life? You will soon be killed by me."

Zhong Yue acted calmly and said, "Is there any use for me to be worried now?"

"There really is no use at all."

Shui Zian yawned and said, "I could kill you easily if I wanted to, but there is still a worrisome matter lingering in my mind. There was once an ordinary young boy that entered the Swords Gate long ago, someone who simply drifted among the mediocrity without any improvement for the longest time. This boy had undergone such momentous changes such that his improvements shook even Zuo Xiangsheng!"