Chapter 1066 - A Visitor in Cold Willow City
Three days later.
The Wilds, the Northern Snow Province.
Cold Willow City.
Nightfall was imminent, and the frigid gales were like daggers, bone-piercingly cold.
Inside an inn.
Su Yi sat alone by the window. There was a pot of piping hot tea on the table in front of him, as well as a teacup and a plate of refreshments.
The inn was quite lively, with no shortage of cultivators. They conversed amongst themselves, producing waves of voices.
“It’s been five hundred years since the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force passed, and now, someone has dared to impersonate him and spread lies? They must be sick in the head!”
“Sick in the head? Not necessarily. Rumor has it that this person personally cut down His Excellency Huo Yao! His cultivation base is surely extraordinarily terrifying!”
“Why would someone like that need to impersonate the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force? I’m afraid there are secrets behind this.”
“You’re right, ol’ bro. These waters are far too deep; ordinary people like us cannot possibly fathom them. Still, I can already foresee that there’s no way the Abstruse Force Alliance will let that Su Yi person off!”
“I’m afraid the Wilds are in for an unpredictable storm!”
…Everyone was discussing the news that had recently shaken the Wilds, but Su Yi listened without interest.
He arrived in the Northern Snow Province last night, and no matter where he went, practically everyone was discussing this. He’d long since grown sick of it.
Suddenly, a little girl of about seven or eight spoke up. She was visibly confused. “Father, didn’t you say that Pi Mo was a traitor to the Grotto of Abstruse Force? If so, why is he so angry at the person impersonating his master?”
Throughout the inn, the uproarious conversation came to an abrupt halt, and the lively atmosphere transformed into an uncomfortable silence.
It seemed the little girl’s words had startled everyone present!
The gray-robed middle-aged man seated beside the girl was instantly stricken. He shot to his feet, looked around, and bowed. “Children speak without a filter. Please, don’t take offense.”
He then grabbed the little girl and walked out of the inn.
“Stop right there!”
Suddenly, a tall, burly man in black robes appeared and blocked the doorway. He crossed his arms, and he didn’t look at all friendly.
The gray-robed middle-aged man felt a chill course through his heart, and he said in a quavering voice, “Sir… what do you mean by this?”
The little girl was obviously stunned too. She pushed her head into the middle-aged man’s chest, unease written all over her little face.
The tall man in black stood there indifferently, and he didn’t say a word.
Instead, a slow, leisurely voice emanated from within the inn. “When children are poorly educated, their parents are to blame. Your daughter has openly slandered His Excellency Pi Mo. As her father, you cannot escape responsibility.”
Everyone looked over and saw that the speaker was a young man in silver robes.
He sat alone before a drinking table, a jade crown on his head. He had handsome features, and a dashing, composed bearing.
Several of the customers’ faces shifted. They recognized the young man as a disciple of the Levitating Sword Hall!
Who in the Wilds didn’t know that the Levitating Sword Hall, one of the Six Great Daoist Sects, had long since joined Pi Mo’s Abstruse Force Alliance?
“That father and daughter are in for it now!”
Suddenly, many of the diners’ gazes filled with pity.
The middle-aged man in gray obviously realized how serious the problem was. He hurriedly set the girl down beside him and bowed deeply to the young man in silver. He said frantically, “She’s still young, and she doesn’t understand worldly affairs. Please, forgive her, Your Excellency!
Even his voice quavered.
The young man in silver drank a glass of wine. His eyelids didn’t so much as twitch. “I can exempt her from the death penalty, but she cannot leave with her tongue. Cut it out yourself, and I won’t pursue this matter any further.”
Deathly silence greeted this declaration.
The middle-aged man in gray reacted as if he’d been struck by lightning. His knees thudded to the ground, and he started begging for mercy.
The little girl stood there trembling, looking utterly dazed. It seemed she still didn’t understand how just one sentence could lead to such a disaster. Even her father had no choice but to kneel and beg!
The other customers were as silent as cicadas in winter. None of them dared get involved.
The Levitating Sword Hall was just three hundred miles from Cold Willow City! It was no exaggeration to say that the city was within the bounds of the sect’s authority.
Given the circumstances, who would dare to intervene?
“A’Yong, go lend him a hand.” The silver-robed young man frowned, seemingly a bit impatient.
“Yes, sir!” The tall man in black blocking the doorway nodded, then walked over. His gaze was cold and indifferent as he lifted the girl off the ground.
“No! Don’t touch my daughter!” The girl’s father crawled to his feet and grabbed the black-robed man’s sleeves, as if breaking down. “Please! I beg of you!”
“Scram!” The man in black swung his arm, sending the middle-aged man flying into a table.
“Daddy——!” The little girl panicked and burst into tears. She struggled relentlessly, but it did her no good.
“Girl, this is what they mean when they say that loose lips lead to disaster. It is merciful of our young lord to demand only your tongue in penance. Ordinarily, you would have paid for this with your life!” As the man in black spoke, a sharp edge glinted at his fingertips.
“No!!” The middle-aged man’s eyes bulged, and he cried out as if having a complete breakdown.
But then, a calm voice rang out. “You’re a cultivator, but you’re bullying an unarmed child? Is this how the Levitating Sword Hall conducts itself?”
This voice had only just rung out when the dark-robed middle-aged man stiffened. Something had silently and invisibly sealed his cultivation base, and he couldn’t move a muscle.
Then, to his astonishment, he saw that a tall, upright figure had appeared beside him. He gently picked the girl up and walked away.
The other customers were flabbergasted. Who is this guy? Isn’t he afraid to die!?
But then, a strange and terrifying scene unfolded before their very eyes.
The man in black silently disintegrated into ash and fell to the floor!
Completely destroyed!
The inn fell deathly silent. The onlookers were so stunned that they broke out in cold sweats.
An expert of the Levitating Sword Hall had been reduced to ash. Not even a trace of him remained!
The silver-robed man seated at a nearby table shot to his feet in alarm. His expression filled with uncertainty. There was no trace of his earlier carefree ease and composure.
“Friend, do you plan to become enemies with the Levitating Sword Hall?” the young man in silver said icily.
Su Yi couldn’t be bothered to waste words with a small fry. He simply waved his hand.
Bang!
The silver-robed young man exploded into ash. He couldn’t fight back in the slightest.
Su Yi then set the little girl back down and tousled her hair. “Quick, go back to your father.”
The little girl had long since been scared out of her wits. As soon as her feet hit the ground, she rushed to her father.
“Don’t be afraid! It’s okay! Everything is okay!” The middle-aged man in gray hugged her tight, too agitated to even speak coherently.
This scene left numerous onlookers wistful.
“Friend, forgive me if my words are grating to the ears, but you really shouldn’t have killed them,” the innkeeper couldn’t help but speak up.
“Oh?” said Su Yi. “Do you think they didn’t deserve to die?”
The innkeeper hurriedly shook his head. “No, that’s not it. It’s just that Cold Willow City is within the bounds of the Levitating Sword Hall’s authority. You saved that father and daughter for now, but if the Levitating Sword Hall pursues this further after you leave, they’ll be in for an even worse fate.”
Numerous others nodded their agreement. That was the reality; even if the silver-robed young man’s conduct infuriated them, they dared not get involved. They knew that if they did, it would lead to endless trouble!
However, Su Yi laughed dryly. “Very well. I’ll just say this: before the night is through, the Levitating Sword Hall will crumble.”
The crowd looked at each other, bewildered and uncertain.
It was then that a thin figure walked inside.
He was dressed in jade-colored robes, and his long, gray hair hung to his waist. He was upright and dignified, and he looked young and handsome.
As soon as he appeared, an invisible, terrifying majesty spread outward. The crowd shuddered, and they were visibly stunned.
An Emperor!
To them, Emperors were as lofty as deities!
Yet now, even though the gray-haired young man had yet to reveal his full strength, his aura alone made them feel as if they’d been plunged into an icy abyss. They even found it difficult to breathe.
Has an expert of the Levitating Sword Hall caught wind of his incident already?
If so, weren’t they a bit too quick?
The father and daughter trembled from head to toe.
But then, something unexpected happened.
As soon as the gray-haired young man arrived, his face filled with delight. He took a big step forward, stopped before the young man in blue, and inclined his head in greeting. “Your disciple greets you, Master!”
Everyone was wide-eyed and tongue-tied. What’s going on?
“Let’s go.” Su Yi subtly inclined his head and walked out of the inn.
This new arrival was none other than Ye Luo!
Yesterday, upon arriving in Cold Willow City, Su Yi activated a talisman to make contact with Ye Luo. They agreed to meet in this inn.
Now that Ye Luo was here, Su Yi naturally couldn’t be bothered to stick around.
Ye Luo hurried after him.
Even after watching the two of them fade from view, the crowd still felt dazed. A long time passed before they came back to their senses.
An Emperor called him his master. Just what kind of transcendent status does that young man in blue have?
Finally, someone muttered, “That senior said that tonight, the Levitating Sword Hall would crumble… Perhaps he can really do it…”
This declaration was like a stone thrown into the water, stirring up countless ripples!
The night was dark and heavy. Frigid gales howled past.
There were few pedestrians walking the streets of Cold Willow City, and most were in a hurry. The city was all but deserted.
Su Yi and Ye Luo walked out of the city side by side.
“Master, did you hear the news that recently spread through the Wilds?” Ye Luo couldn’t help but ask.
“You mean Pi Mo proclaiming me the common enemy of the entire Abstruse Force Alliance? That doesn’t require any further explanations,” Su Yi said casually.
Ye Luo nodded.
Su Yi asked, “Did you learn anything about what I asked you to investigate?”
When they parted ways in the Netherworld, Su Yi ordered Ye Luo to seek out leads regarding his fifth and eighth disciples, Wang Wue and Bai Yi.
Ye Luo explained at top speed, “I was just about to report to you about that, Master. Not long ago, I got a few leads from the Middle Province’s Wang Family. They were in line with your initial guess. It seems that Senior Apprentice Brother Wang Que… most likely isn’t dead!”
Su Yi’s spirits soared, and he said softly, “I just knew that a kid with a natural Five Virtues Physique had to be blessed with good fortune. There’s no way he could have died so easily!”
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