Chapter 620: Chapter 171: The Spy Appears_1
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Eight second-generation disciples from Tian Gang Sword Sect flew onto the Light Altar, forming a circle around Ah Dai. A white light like light magic enveloped the whole altar. Xuan Yue was anxiously waiting on one side. She knew that magic wouldn’t be as effective as the True Qi to unblock his energy channels in this state of demonic possession. The Pope laid at Xuan Yue’s side, stroking his granddaughter’s hair, and mentally transmitted, "Don’t worry, he will be alright. Don’t forget, he is the Savior prophesied by Doctor Pu Lin! Yue Yue, do you still want to marry Ballon? If you do, as long as I am here, Ah Dai can’t stop you."
Xuan Yue’s face turned red, a blush rose on her white cheek, and she coyly said, "Grandfather, stop teasing me. I had never planned to marry anyone else."
The Pope glanced at the mesmerized Ballon under the altar, saying, "But it seems unfair to Ballon that Ah Dai arrived just in time! This incident might hit him hard. How do you plan to explain to the Ba Family? I used Ah Dai’s identity as the Savior to deal with those ordinary clergy, but you know, the Ba Family isn’t easy to handle."
Xuan Yue snorted coldly, saying, "If it weren’t for Ballon, Ah Dai and I would never have been separated. He made us suffer the pain of longing, nearly tearing us apart. Don’t you think he deserves a lesson? I won’t explain anything to him, and I don’t need to. My heart belongs to Ah Dai, always and forever."
The Pope sighed and said, "I will handle this." As he was speaking, the eight second-generation disciples of Tian Gang Sword Sect slowly ended their practice and opened their eyes almost simultaneously. Xuan Yue anxiously approached Master Xi Wen and asked hurriedly, "Master, how is he? Is his life in danger?"
Xi Wen smiled faintly, saying, "Don’t worry. As I said before, it’s not that easy for something to happen to Ah Dai with his current cultivation level. His internal Qi has stabilized, and he will restore to his normal state after resting for a few days. Remember to take good care of him!"
Upon hearing that Ah Dai was fine, Xuan Yue breathed a sigh of relief, took Ah Dai from Lu Wen’s hands, and held him tightly in her arms. She held Ah Dai’s somewhat cold hand tightly, her heart filled with tenderness.
A sudden applause rang out, followed by a cold voice saying, "Well done! You really are a loving couple!" Luo Shui floated onto the Light Altar with her stunning face covered in frost. Her eyes sparked with hate, and everyone could feel the intense resentment radiating from her. The Ballon father and son also followed her onto the altar. Ballon was angry as well, but his eyes didn’t hold the intense hate as Luo Shui. Ballon looked confused and pale, without a hint of color. The three of them walked step by step towards Ah Dai and Xuan Yue.
The Pope walked up to Xuan Yue, sighed softly, and said, "Ballon, it’s indeed Ah Dai and Xuan Yue’s mistake this time. But since they truly love each other, let’s let them be."
Before Ballon could say anything, Luo Shui became emotional and yelled, "If you accommodate them, what about my son? If they truly love each other, why did Xuan Yue agree to marry Ballon? Pope, you must give our family an explanation, or else, we won’t just let it go." An intense murderous intent continually seeped out of his body, causing the Pope’s brows to slightly crease.
Ballon pulled his wife aside and turned to say to the Pope, "Your holiness, Luo Shui was just being impolite due to her anger, please forgive her. However, after what has happened, how can we possibly stay within the Church any longer? Although Ah Dai has passed the test of the three Red Robe Priests, and can therefore be forgiven for his blasphemy, the wedding cannot just be canceled. Yue Yue is my son’s wife and that is not something anybody can change. Pope, I beg you to reconsider."
The Pope was put in an awkward position, this was all due to Xuan Yue’s misconduct, leaving him unsure of how to explain the situation to the Ballon family. Amid the complex emotions, no one noticed the lights steps Luo Shui took onto the stage.
Xuan Yue handed Ah Dai over to Xi Wen and slowly rose from the ground. She bowed to Luo Shui and Ballon and said, "Aunt Luo Shui, uncle Ballon, I’m sorry. This has all been Yue Yue’s fault. But I really do love Ah Dai. There’s no way Ballon and I could ever be husband and wife. I told him a long time ago that I only see him as a brother. I’m sorry, please forgive Ah Dai and me."
Ballon angrily responded, "If you don’t like Ballon, why did you agree to marry him? Don’t you realize how much she hurt him? Yue Yue, you’re too selfish."
Xuan Yue’s eyebrows furrowed, she lightly chided, "Yes, I deceived you and Ballon. However, uncle Ballon, you should remember how Ballon tricked Ah Dai in the elf forest. Did he not hurt Ah Dai as well? It is but payback. Today it is time for Ballon to face the bitter fruits of his action. I love Ah Dai, and I will only love him for the rest of my life. That is something that will never change. Ballon, give up. There are many other girls in the church who are far better than me, surely you’ll find a good match for yourself."
The cold look on Luo Shui’s face vanished, she breathed out a sigh. Stepping forward, she took Xuan Yue’s hand and said, "Yue Yue, I’ve watched you grow up from a young age, and I have always seen you as my daughter-in-law. To me, you were the only one worthy of Ballon. Although today was a huge disappointment, forcing you and Ballon to be together would do neither of you any good, let’s let it go. We should face the consequences ourselves. Yue Yue, don’t hold a grudge against Ballon anymore, I think, he too realizes his mistake. On his behalf, I apologize to you."
Seeing Luo Shui bowing to Xuan Yue, Xuan Yue hurriedly helped her up, her heart heavy with guilt, she sobbed and said, "Aunt, I’m sorry. It is all Yue Yue’s fault. Yue Yue isn’t fortunate enough to be your daughter-in-law. I’m sorry, aunt." She began to cry. Xuan Ye and Na Sha had just returned after sending the clergy away. They happened to hear the last part of Luo Shui and Xuan Yue’s conversation. Xuan Ye walked up to Ballon and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Brother, I’m sorry. I was unable to properly guide my daughter. I really don’t know how to explain this to you."
Ballon glanced at his wife, since Luo Shui had already forgiven Xuan Yue, what else was there for him to say? He irritably shrugged off Xuan Ye’s hand, grabbed his son, and said, "Let’s get out of here." As he turned to leave the altar, everyone’s eyes were on Ballon and his son. Suddenly, Luo Shui, who was holding Xuan Yue, ruthlessly threw Xuan Yue towards the Pope while transforming into an ethereal shadow. She charged with a surging dark energy towards the unconscious Ah Dai in Xi Wen’s arms.
The sudden change left Xuan Yue unable to react before she had already flung into the Pope’s arms. He let out a shocked yell, "It’s not good. Stop her, quickly!"
By this time, Luo Shui had already reached Xi Wen, launching seven or eight powerful dark energy attacks aimed at Ah Dai. Xi Wen was taken aback and hastily made a counter attack with his right hand. Luo Shui’s eyes glinted with a cold, cruel light. She consolidated her dark energy, cleaving through Xi Wen’s impromptu attack and continued towards Ah Dai’s chest. Just then, a rift appeared on Ah Dai’s chest, the dark energy from Luo Shui’s attack got sucked into the rift. She was caught off guard, and by the time she tried to launch another attack at Ah Dai, it was already too late. Feng Wen charged towards her with a solid state aura tinged with a faint yellow glow, which collided with Luo Shui’s raised hands. Luo Shui and Feng Wen were both taken aback by the other’s strength, they were knocked back three steps before they could steady themselves.
Ballon raced forward, grabbing his wife’s hand in shock, and exclaimed, "Ah Shui, what are you doing? This is the Light Altar, we cannot just resort to violence here."
Luo Shui gave Ah Dai a hateful look and said with a bitter voice, "He ruined my son’s wedding and took his lover. I won’t rest until I’ve killed him." The original target of Luo Shui’s attack was Xuan Yue, but due to Yue Yue’s heartfelt confession, Luo Shui softened and changed her target to Ah Dai. The space rift that blocked her attack was opened by the Prophet Pu Lin. Previously, Pu Lin had noticed that something was amiss with Luo Shui’s behavior towards Xuan Yue and prepared himself. In truth, he saved Ah Dai’s life in that critical moment.
Ballon’s eyes cleared up a bit, he rushed to Luo Shui’s side and grabbed her arm, his eyes brimming with tears. He turned to his mother and said, "Mom, let it go. Let’s leave now. Ballon and Yue Yue don’t have a future, so why force it? I never want to see them again."
Bridge pulled Luo Shui by the shoulder, about to leave, just then, a calm voice belonging to the Pope said, "She cannot leave, and neither can your family."
Ballon glared irritably at the Pope, "Why? Do you still want us to continue being humiliated here? Pope, the Ba Family has made some contributions to the Church, how could you treat us like this?"
The Pope shook his head and said: "Ballon, haven’t you noticed something strange? You should know that Luo Shui didn’t know how to use martial arts before. However, the power she has just displayed seems to be no less than yours. Moreover, she was using Dark Battle Aura." He had clearly seen the evil aura Luo Shui emanated while quietly observing. In that moment, he understood many things. Ballon was shocked by the Pope’s words and stared at his wife in bewilderment. Luo Shui calmly broke free from Ballon’s arms and said lightly to the Pope: "Yes, I am from the Dark Forces. Since you have discovered it, there is no need to say more. Come on, I won’t wait to die."
The Pope let out a long sigh, a hint of struggle showing in his eyes, and muttered: "Luo Shui, you’ve been at the Church for more than twenty years. I never thought that the mole could be you. Back then, when the Church sent a large army to Tian Yuan Clan to eliminate the Dark Alien Races, almost the entire force was wiped out. I suspected that there was a mole from within our Church, and it had to be someone with a high status. Because, without a mole, how could the enemy know exactly when our people would arrive at the Tian Yuan Clan and have their trap set up? If I’m not mistaken, Luo Shui, you were doing this, right? You hid it very well, if it wasn’t for the issue with Ballon today that made you overly excited, I’m afraid we still wouldn’t have discovered your true identity."
Ballon instantly moved to stand in front of his wife. His complexion had turned extremely pale, and he stuttered: "No, it can’t be. Your Holiness, the Pope, you must be mistaken. Ah Shui has been in the Church for over twenty years. How could she be the mole? You must be wrong, wrong. Ah Shui, tell His Holiness that this is not true! Quick!"
Feeling Ballon’s deep affection for her, Luo Shui’s heart was filled with sadness. She grabbed his shoulders and sighed: "Ballon, there’s no point denying it at this critical moment. What His Holiness said is true, the mole is me. Not only did I reveal your plans to go to the Tian Yuan Clan to the Sect Hierarch of our Church of the Dark Saint but also I’ve been reporting all the activities in the Church for these years. The Church of the Dark Saint knows everything. Ballon, I must confess to you that I have never loved you, I have always been using you to achieve my own purposes." Luo Shui’s gaze gradually turned cold as she turned to the Pope and said, "I know I cannot escape today in front of so many people, but please let me finish my sentenced, Your Holiness, the Pope."
The Pope looked at Ballon trembling all over, nodded and said, "Go ahead. The Church of the Dark Saint is the origin of the Dark Forces organization, right?"
Luo Shui darted out from behind Ballon, ignoring her husband and son, she said: "Correct, the Dark Alien Races do fall under the rule of our Church of the Dark Saint. Over twenty years ago, when Ballon and I first met, it was arranged by the Sect Hierarch. After some difficulties, I infiltrated the church, just as you’ve stated, these years I’ve concealed my identity well. Ballon and his son have never discovered my true identity. In regards to the church, my wrongdoings have been enormous, I do not ask for much, Your Holiness, please proceed. I’ve lived long enough, however, to kill me, you all must pay a price."
Ballon suddenly charged out, tumbling down in front of the Pope, painfully he pleaded: "Your Holiness, I beg you, considering the many deeds I have done for the church, please spare Luo Shui. I am willing to trade my life for hers, Your Holiness, I beg you." Luo Shui fiercely yanked Ballon’s clothes, throwing him to the side, she furiously said: "There’s no need for your pleas, I’ve told you before, I’ve never loved you, get lost, I don’t want to see you when I die. Get lost."
Ballon rolled over on the ground, leaping up, he rushed to Luo Shui’s side once more, tightly clutching her in his arms, "No, Ah Shui, even if you don’t love me, I won’t let you die. Ah Shui, we’ve been together for over twenty years, my feelings for you have never faded, not even a bit. For you, I am willing to do anything. Ah Shui, you must take good care of yourself. Your Holiness, please let her go, this is my last wish." As he said this, Ballon’s body suddenly shone with dazzling golden light, recognizing their father’s magical technique, Ballon’s son immediately shouted, "Dad, no." However, it was already too late, with a ’puff’ sound, a large mist of blood sprayed out from Ballon’s body, his face instantly turned extremely pale, he slowly collapsed behind Luo Shui. The fresh blood stained Luo Shui’s white dress. Those blossoming blood flowers looked exceedingly stunning.
Feeling the changes in Ballon’s condition, Luo Shui promptly turned around, pulling his collapsing body into her arms, "No... Lun... What are you doing?"
Ballon’s body convulsed continuously, just moments ago, he had severed all the main meridians in his body by using the True Qi he had cultivated for many years. Right now, he could only keep himself alive temporarily by sheer willpower. Looking at the teary-eyed Luo Shui, Ballon spoke in a sorrowful voice: "Ah... Shui... The Tian... Yuan... clan massacre... So many... church members... died... Someone... needs... to take... responsibility... Dying... for... you... I’m... willing... Ah Shui, you... take... good care... of yourself... Your Holiness... It was... all... my... fault... I’m willing... to die... in Luo... Shui’s... place... Please... considering... the... Ballon... family’s... past... generations... contributions... to the... church... Spare... them... Let... them... leave... the... church... This is... my... last... wish..." His voice grew weaker and weaker, due to the complete severing of his meridians, he was barely holding on. This method of suicide, even the Pope’s Divine Healing Technique could not bring him back to life. For the sake of saving his wife’s life, the love-struck Ballon chose death.
The Pope looked at Ballon’s dying state and felt a pang of pity, gently nodding his head. Although the information about the Dark Forces was invaluable to the church, how could he possibly go against Ballon’s last wish at his dying moment? Upon seeing the Pope nod, a faint glow appeared on Ballon’s face, a flush spread across his ashen complexion, he faintly said, "Thank... you... Thank... you... Your... holiness..." His gaze turned towards the tear-streaked Luo Shui, he tenderly said, "Ah... Shui... Did... you... see...? The... Pope... has... agreed... to... let... you... go... I am... satisfied... My death... exchanges... for... your... new... life... I... am... satisfied... Listen... to me... don’t... go... back... to... Dark Forces... It’s... not... a... good... choice... Evil... can... never... overcome... the... righteousness... Lastly, ... I... want... to... ask... you... have... you... really... never... loved... me... at... all...? Not... even... a... sliver... of... love... for... me...?"
Tears streamed down Luo Shui’s face onto Ballon, soaking his Deputy Judge robe, shaking her head vigorously, choked with sobs Luo Shui said: "You’re so silly, so silly! I said so because I didn’t want to implicate you and our son! When I married you, it was simply to follow the Sect Hierarch’s instructions, initially, I didn’t really like you, but you treated me so well, year after year, how could I not be moved? Besides, we had a child together. The reason I was always cold towards you was to prevent you from falling too deep, from the day I married you, I knew, events like this were inevitable. But you, you were still so stubborn, Ballon, I’ve wronged you, I’ve wronged you! Truth be told, I do... love you, I do love you!"
Ballon’s body trembled violently, "Enough... it’s... enough... I, Ballon...even if...I die... I have... no regrets... Ah... Shui... if... I were...to... do this again... even...knowing...that...you are... part... of the Dark Forces... I... would... still... choose you... Ah... Shui... I... am... about... to go... take care..." With a satisfied smile on his face, Ballon passed away in Luo Shui’s arms.
Luo Shui was stunned, so was Ba Buyi, everyone around them fell silent. Ba Buyi’s deep affection moved everyone, including Quan Yi. The Pope struggled to say, "Luo Shui, you should leave, take Ballon and Buyi with you. For Ballon’s sake, I, on behalf of the Sky God, on behalf of the Church, forgive all that you have done."
Luo Shui laughed, a wretched laugh, and calmly said, "Forgive me? The Church forgives me, but I cannot forgive myself. All of this is my fault, all my fault." Gently stroking Ballon’s smiling face, Luo Shui murmured, "Ballon, you are so silly, why are you so silly! I am not worth your love, not worth this." As if making a decision, the look of despair on Luo Shui’s face suddenly disappeared, she calmly looked at the Pope, and said, "Your Holiness, I must inform you that the Church of the Dark Saint is incredibly powerful, even the Church might not be able to deal with it. I joined the Church of the Dark Saint at a young age, my status can be said to be on par with the twelve Kings of Heaven, but I have never seen what the Sect Hierarch looks like. After nearly a thousand years of recovery and renewal, the Dark Forces have become unimaginably strong. If you want to prevent the Dark Forces from ruling the continent, you must completely eradicate the Church of the Dark Saint, the ruler of all Dark Forces, before the millennial calendar. Otherwise, they will be unstoppable."
"Mom——" Ba Buyi screamed mournfully. Luo Shui’s body slowly collapsed on top of Ballon, who had just died. Her eyes were filled with tenderness, and blood continuously seeped from her chest, where a flickering blue dagger had appeared. Turning her head to look at her son, she murmured, "Silly boy, don’t cry, death is the best release for your mother. I am going to join your father underground. Don’t worry, I will properly make it up to him there for what he missed out on over the years, and give him the warmth he never felt before." Coughing up a mouthful of blood, Luo Shui said to the Pope in broken phrases, "The...headquarters...of...Dark...Forces...might...be...in...the...Death...Mountain...Range...". Holding Ballon’s body tightly, Luo Shui’s eyes became blurred, "Ballon... wait... for me... I’m coming... Let’s... be... husband and wife... in... another... world... I... will... take good care of you...until... forever, forever..." With a slight shudder, Luo Shui collapsed on Ballon’s body, and all traces of life left her.
"No, don’t——" Ba Buyi screamed mournfully, he threw himself on his parents sobbing uncontrollably, the shock to his psyche from his fiancée being abducted, and the death of his parents on the same day, caused a complete mental breakdown. "Mom, Dad, you can’t die, don’t die! Buyi can’t live without you. Dad, you haven’t seen me become the Deputy Judge yet, have you? Mom, haven’t you seen me get married and have children? How could you just die like this?" Ba Buyi stood up slowly, his body shaking violently, and his clear eyes gradually became cloudy. Slowly hugging his parents’ bodies, he said distractedly to Xuan Yue, "Yue Yue, look, mom and dad, they are sleeping, look! They are sleeping so soundly! Let’s not disturb them, okay. Yue Yue, look at how good Dad is to Mom! I will treat you the same way. Let’s go, it’s time for us to enter the bridal chamber."
Xuan Yue couldn’t stop her sobs, "Brother Buyi, don’t be like this, all this is Yue Yue’s fault, Yue Yue has ruined your family, I’m so sorry, Brother Buyi, you..."
Ba Buyi laughed, a crazy laugh, "No, no, what’s wrong with you? You are perfect! Do you know? I’m so happy that you’re willing to marry me! Uh—" Under the palm of Chief Judge Xuan Yuan, Ba Buyi slowly collapsed to the ground, next to the bodies of his parents. Xuan Yuan sighed, shook his head, and said, "What sense does all this make? Your Holiness, Buyi has gone mad from excessive grief. Please allow me to take care of him. Perhaps, there’s a little hope for recovery." Seeing the death of his long-time subordinate Ballon and his wife, Xuan Yuan’s heart ached.
The Pope nodded weakly, "Let’s proceed as you suggested, Buyi’s breakdown is due to excessive grief, you must take good care of him. If any medication is needed, feel free to take it from the Church’s warehouse. The bodies of Ba Buyi’s parents will be given a grand funeral according to Church rituals, and no one is allowed to talk about Luo Shui’s association with the Dark Forces." Xuan Ye stepped forward and supported her trembling father, she said solemnly, "Your Holiness, please take care of yourself, no one could have anticipated this."
The Pope sighed, "I’m fine, you go and arrange accommodation for the guests. Sect Leader Xi Wen, take care of Ah Dai for me, I’m a little tired, I’ll go back to the Temple to rest."
Any excitement Xuan Yue had about Ah Dai’s timely arrival was completely wiped out, she watched mournfully as Xuan Yuan and others took away the bodies of the Ba family, then looked at Ah Dai in Xi Wen’s arms, tears welled up in her eyes again. She was lost, unsure if her choice of Ah Dai had been the right one.
After an unknown amount of time, Ah Dai slowly regained consciousness, the throbbing pain throughout his body caused him to convulse involuntarily. Upon inspecting his internal condition, he found that his Golden Body had dimmed significantly, and there seemed to be some blockages in his meridians. As he regained consciousness, he slowly remembered everything that had happened before, his last memory was of Xuan Yue feeding him a pill, then, enveloped in warm energy, he lost consciousness. It seemed, he was not dead yet! How was Yue Yue doing now? She surely wouldn’t marry that Ba Buyi, right? Thinking this, Ah Dai was eager to know the current situation of Xuan Yue, and after several attempts, he finally opened his eyes. He found himself in a lavish room, the soft and comfortable bed exuded a faint fragrance, everything around him was decorated in white, it looked exceptionally elegant and gave off a peaceful and warm feeling. Struggling to turn his head to look around, he spotted someone laying next to his bed, it was Yan Shi. "Big Brother, Big Brother." Ah Dai couldn’t help but called out to Yan Shi, worried about Xuan Yue’s situation.
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