Chapter 201 - Among The Four (2/2)

Zhong Yue put up a sad expression and he nodded silently before he said in a sore voice, "I single handedly buried him in the Divine Battlefield and I'm afraid that we will not even be able to see the burial site anymore."

Fang Jiange and Lei Hong remained silent and after a moment, Lei Hong forcefully laughed and said, "It's ok as long as you are fine."

Fang Jiange then said, "Elder Shui possessed a huge number of tokens and they are all very important. Are they with you now, Junior Martial Brother Zhong?"

Lei Hong's face turned serious and he too, said, "Those tokens are very important and nothing must happen to them. He definitely would have passed the tokens down to another before he died and you were the only one present at the time of his death and also the one who buried him. These tokens…."

Before Lei Hong could finish talking, Zhong Yue shook his head and said, "These tokens are not with me. When I saw Elder Shui, he no longer had any energy and stamina. He probably had destroyed the tokens before he died to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Xiang Mang Celestial Race."

Fang Jiange and Lei Hong looked at each other and they both shook their heads.

"Among the many tokens owned by Elder Shui, there was one that was given to him by me."

Lei Hong sighed and said, "And this old man died just like that. He once saved my life and asked for a token from me, saying that he would need me to do something for him in the future. He is a man with great foresight. Each and every person acknowledged by him would always grow into an incredible person someday…."

Fu Shan, the old turtle continued to move and although it moved its legs slowly, their speed of advance was not slow at all. In no time, they had passed one huge ice mountain after another. The snow stopped snowing as they got over the Lian Yun Mountain Ridges and entered the Great Wilderness.

The old turtle continued to move for a few hundred miles before Fang Jiange raised up his hand and the shiny sword ray on the back of the huge turtle flew into his hand. Fang Jiange then raised his fingers and pointed to the sky, launching that shining sword ray into the skies to light up the surroundings.

Lei Hong flipped his palms as he pointed his palms towards the sky, calling upon thunder that cracked open the sky.

Then, they both stopped their actions and waited quietly.

"Brat Yue, you do not believe them, do you?"

In Zhong Yue's psyche ocean, Xin Huo asked quietly, "That's why you told them Elder Shui is dead and you did not obtain the tokens belonged to him."

"Yeah, I don't believe them."

Zhong Yue replied, "The fact that Jun Sixie was ambushed suggests that the spy of the Xiao Mang Celestial Race is among the four of them. Since I have no idea which one of them is the spy and there would also have to be a reason for Elder Shui to play dead. Therefore, I fed them fake information and as long as I insist that the tokens were destroyed by Elder Shui before his death, no one would be able to find out his location."

Xin Huo nodded and said, "Now, the Swords Gate and Xiao Mang Celestial Race is at the cusp of war. At the very beginning, Swords Gate did not have a high winning chance against the Xiao Mang Celestial Race and if these tokens were to fall into the hands of the celestial race, the Swords Gate can only accept its doom."

After a few moments, a fragrant scent could be smelled and when Zhong Yue looked up, he saw Jun Sixie walking towards them while she carried a guqin behind her back. She appeared to be as elegant and as graceful as ever. Upon seeing Zhong Yue, the girl immediately smiled happily and said, "I'm relieved to see that you are well."

Zhong Yue bowed towards her and she immediately reciprocated. Then, the two looked at each other as they both recalled the events back in the Savanna Wasteland.

Jun Sixie was good at keeping secrets and she knew deeply that the incident where Zhong Yue saved her was greatly tied to his identity in the monsters. Thus, she did not mention anything about this at all.

"The Swords Gate has Zhong Yue and the monsters have Long Yue but now, the "Yue" of our Swords Gate has surpassed the "Yue" of the monsters." said Jun Sixie jokingly as she was aware of Zhong Yue's alter ego. After all, Zhong Yue had left behind many traces and even used many of the unique techniques that supposedly belonged to "Long Yue". She was a clever lady; how could she not realize that Zhong Yue and Long Yue were the same person through these clues?

Whereas for Fang Jiange and Lei Hong, she seemed to be slightly unwilling to talk to them at all as she obviously suspected that the one who sold her out was among the other three other aces – she was understandably very upset at this fact.

"Now that you are so famous and even more famous than that Long Yue, you make our Swords Gate proud!" said Jun Sixie with a smile.

Zhong Yue quickly replied, "Please don't make fun of me, senior martial sister. I managed to cultivate into Awakening level through luck and I dare not say that I am better than Long Yue. After all, Long Yue would not be slacking while I'm painstakingly cultivating. His strength must have improved greatly to be on the same level as I am on right now."

Jun Sixie laughed and said, "Next time, the both of you should have a fight to decide who the superior one truly is."

Zhong Yue replied with strong battle intent, "That is a matter of course provided we have the time and the opportunity!"

A few moments later, a voice could be heard saying, "So you have saved Junior Martial Brother Zhong? Such good luck, I have been walking on the wrong path and you guys robbed me my work."

Zhong Yue looked towards that direction and he saw a young and handsome man walking towards them. He appeared to be very graceful and he gave off a very unique aura.

He was Feng Wuji of the Swords Gate, one of the four young aces and also the heir of the Feng Clan.

Zhong Yue greeted him and Feng Wuji quickly returned the gesture as he smiled and said, "I am glad to hear that you are safe. I've traveled for three thousands miles to the north and fought with the many Xiao Mang Celestial Race's Qi Practitioners along my journey. But I failed to locate Junior Martial Brother Zhong. Who would have thought that you had been rescued by Junior Martial Brother Fang and Junior Martial Brother Lei. Elder Feng told us when he got back to Swords Gate with heavy injuries and he said that you and Elder Shui might be the target of our enemies. With that, he asked us to quickly come to help. Where's Elder Shui?"

Zhong Yue immediately feigned a morose expression while Lei Hong shook his head and said, "Elder Shui has passed away…."

Feng Wuji was stunned and his expression stiffened up while Jun Sixue couldn't control herself and she shouted, "That old man is dead? How is that possible? How could someone as wise and cunning as him die just like that…."

Zhong Yue looked at the four aces and observed the changes in their expressions as he said calmly, "Elder Shui was ambushed in the Divine Battlefield when we were walking on the safe passage in the Divine Battlefield. Only the Swords Gate has the safe passage out of the Divine Battlefield but on that day, the Xiao Mang Celestial Race somehow obtained the map as well. Someone in the Swords Gate had sold us out and is directly responsible for Elder Shui's death."

This news must be able to cause the celestial spy to expose something I guess?  Zhong Yue thought this quietly within his heart.