Chapter 755: That old fox (1/2)

Han Yunxi was supposed to leave the mountain secretly, but she’d hardly reached the bottom when she ran into a group of jianghu personages blocking the way. It wasn’t clear whether they’d had been staking out the mountain daily or received a tip-off to stop her. It was inappropriate for the Celestial Mountain disciples to fight them under these circumstances. Fortunately, Long Feiye’s shadow guards were enough to kill them all. Only one was left alive and sent up the peak for interrogation.

After the inconvenience was dealt with, the sword sect master walked out of cover and said, “Lass, looks like you’ll be dealing with plenty of problems on the road. It’ll be a troublesome journey.”

“There’s nothing troublesome about it since it’s my personal affairs,” Han Yunxi remarked. All of this had come from her birth origins, after all.

“If this old man hadn’t…” the sword sect master was feeling guilty. If he hadn’t let Cang Qiuzi loose all these years, perhaps much of this wouldn’t have happened.

“Celestial Mountain is considered the head of the martial arts world. It’s perfectly reasonable that it’d punish the descendants of the Poison Sect. Yunxi still has to thank the sword sect master for your protection,” Han Yunxi said sincerely. “If there’s anything to blame, it’s the fact that my Poison Sect was too useless to defend against those false charges all these years. Since I’m their descendant, there’ll come a day when I justify myself to the medical academy!”

The sword sect master looked at Han Yunxi’s stubborn gaze and felt another wave of admiration! This lass, she’s the wanted pariah of Cloud Realm Continent right now. She ran into trouble as soon as she left the mountain, but how much more will she face once leaving our grounds? How many dangers and insults will she see on the way back to South Ning?

Despite this, she still had the strength and self-resolve to denounce the medical academy. Even a man might lack her magnanimity and courage.

“Good! This grandmaster will help you delay things on the medical academy’s side for as long as possible,” the sword sect master was giving his all, too. Academy Head Gu had already written him three letters to ask about Han Yunxi’s background. He wanted clear answers, but the sword sect master had yet to reply any of them.

“Many thanks!” Han Yunxi cupped her fists in gratitude and prepared to leave, when the old man spoke up again.

“Feiye, he--”

“Please look after him well, grandmaster,” Han Yunxi cut him off. “Let him take care of his wounds. Don’t have him leave the mountain too soon.” After a pause, she added, “And help me take a message to him. Just say…”

Actually, there were thousands upon thousands of things she couldn’t say to Long Feiye’s face. But she couldn’t figure out how to phrase them in front of the sword sect master, either. In the end, all of her thoughts were summed up into two words: “Don’t worry.”

The sword sect master swept his gaze on a nearby tree before he smiled helplessly. “Alright, this grandmaster will definitely pass on the words.”

“Farewell!” Han Yunxi turned back to look at the mountain. But she couldn’t see anything besides a sky full of stars. No matter how long she lingered, she had to leave eventually. She might as well do it quickly. She truly believed that today’s separation was for the best in future days to come. After silently bidding Long Feiye goodbye, she boarded her carriage and left swiftly. For the sake of concealing her identity, this was a humble carriage that only fit Han Yunxi inside. Xu Donglin whipped the horse and drove it himself, while a large group of shadow guards followed in silence.

When the horse carriage finally vanished, Long Feiye walked slowly out of the trees, leaning on his sword for support. Each step took him massive effort. He looked in the direction of the carriage as if bidding goodbye to Han Yunxi himself. Originally, he wasn’t supposed to get out of bed, much less descend the mountain. But the sword sect master couldn’t persuade or force him to stay. Now he quickly went to support him.

“You came, but you didn’t let her know. Nor did you send her off in the open. Why go to such lengths?”

The carriage was long gone by now, but Long Feiye was still staring in its direction. “Even if she knew, she still needed to leave eventually.”

“Then why come send her off at all?” the sword sect master was angry. How much true qi had Long Feiye wasted to come down the mountain?

“She was surrounded as soon as she left the mountain. Looks like they know exactly what’s going on at Nine Xuan Hall,” Long Feiye smiled coldly.

The sword sect master’s gaze grew sinister. He never thought there’d be a spy right by his side. I’ve been too foolish in these past few years.

If Long Feiye hadn’t defeated He Yilian and learned of this news, the sword sect master might have remained ignorant forever. That day, the man hadn’t told Long Feiye the instigator behind the scenes, but he did tell him something very important. His six words were: The Nine Xuan Hall has spies.

“They’ve expanded their reach as far as Celestial Mountain. Looks like the old fox behind the scenes has had his or her eye on you for awhile,” the sword sect master remarked. But Long Feiye rejected the claim.

“No, I’m afraid they’ve been keeping eyes on Cloud Realm for awhile.” What was the use of spying on him? Naturally, vying with him for the lands of Cloud Realm Continent.

“Their hands have not only reached Celestial Mountain, but the Duke of Qin’s estate as well,” Long Feiye said coldly. “They’ve disturbed your lordship’s chessboard. I’ll make them pay the price!”