Chapter 1842: Chapter 1051: How Did My Book End Up in Your Hands? (Part 2)
And there were no battle scars on his body, whether from the Source Ghost or the mourning party of his good sister, yet he felt very tired, extremely tired, not just the kind from spiritual power exhaustion.
As the Secret Realm completely collapsed, Yang Xiao finally couldn’t hold on anymore and fell headfirst onto the ground.
He didn’t know how long had passed when a series of "swish swish" sounds woke Yang Xiao up. When he opened his eyes, it was almost dark outside, his head resting on his backpack, and an outdoor jacket spread beneath him.
He found himself in a forest, and the swishing sound he had heard was the wind blowing through the leaves.
"You’re awake?" A man’s voice came from behind, sounding quite familiar.
Soon after, Beiyu Ye, wearing only a quick-drying base layer, walked up, holding some dry branches he had collected, evidently intending to make a fire.
Beiyu Ye wasn’t carrying a backpack, but Yang Xiao immediately noticed the ancient book tucked at Beiyu Ye’s waist—it was none other than the Wordless Heavenly Scripture.
Uncertain about the surroundings, Yang Xiao didn’t move rashly. He tried to move his body and found that it was alright, except for a buzzing sound in his head; everything else was normal.
"Thanks a lot this time, you really helped me out. I will repay you. From now on, you’re a friend of our Taoist Sect, and I’m a man of my word," Beiyu Ye said, flashing a mouthful of neat white teeth. Clearly, he was in a good mood, and he made his promise seriously.
Quietly, Yang Xiao pulled out the Human Bone Staff. After confirming there were no abnormal spiritual power senses around, he stood up and pointed to the Wordless Heavenly Scripture at Beiyu Ye’s waist.
"Oh, you’re talking about this? This is an item of our Taoist Sect. I came for this thing, which has been lost for a long time, and now I’ve finally returned it to its rightful owner," Beiyu Ye explained with a smile, relieved; this matter was of great concern, and he had finally met the expectations of his master.
"Why is my book in your hands?" Yang Xiao asked righteously.
The next moment, after hearing Yang Xiao’s words, the smile froze on Beiyu Ye’s face. He explained incredulously, "Yang, what kind of joke is this? This item belongs to our Taoist Sect. Didn’t the seniors of the Ju Mountain Family explain it to you before you entered?"
"That thing, I risked my life for it. If I hadn’t gone in, you’d be dead inside. It’s a bit much for you to monopolize it, not caring for me, Ming Emperor Ye Xiao."
Yang Xiao wasn’t planning to play the emotion card. This thing was something he risked his life for. Over the years, Yang Xiao was always the one seizing others’ things, never been seized from. So he didn’t care about any Taoist Sect; nobody would get their way today.
"Yang Xiao, there’s no need to put it so harshly. Here’s the thing, our Taoist Sect absolutely cannot yield this item, but we can give you some compensation. You can ask for a high-level puppet or some magic artifact, whatever you want, and we’ll do our best to meet your request," Beiyu Ye attempted to diffuse the situation, as he owed getting the Wordless Heavenly Scripture to Yang Xiao; otherwise, let alone the book, he wouldn’t have survived.
Though Beiyu Ye was possessed, he retained some memories. Yang Xiao’s actions had been in his sight, but he couldn’t react.
Yang Xiao felt strange at this moment; this treasure had originally been taken by his good sister, so how did it end up with Beiyu Ye? But now wasn’t the time to think about this; he had to get this book.
Moreover, he needed to act quickly, before the people from the Ju Mountain Family found them.
"Miss Jiu Shan," Yang Xiao said in surprise, looking behind Beiyu Ye.
But Beiyu Ye wasn’t a little kid and wouldn’t be deceived so easily. He slowly retreated while showing a polite yet firm smile to Yang Xiao, "Yang, there’s no need for such tricks, right? I’m somewhat known in the world of martial arts; I consider you a friend, I’ll pretend today never happened, and we are still good..."
"Duang!"
Suddenly, Beiyu Ye was hit hard on the back of the head, his eyes rolled back, and he fell straight to the ground.
Then, the Mirror Ghost stepped out from behind Beiyu Ye, expressionless, holding the Human Bone Staff.
Crouching down, the Mirror Ghost pulled out the Wordless Heavenly Scripture from Beiyu Ye’s waist and came over to Yang Xiao, returning the book to its rightful owner.
Receiving the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, Yang Xiao finally felt at ease; he had come for this book, saving people was just incidental. If to blame, blame Beiyu Ye for being too clueless, daring to snatch from Yang Xiao.
He didn’t even bother to inquire in Rongcheng about what kind of person Yang Xiao was; the Extremely Fierce Tiger of Rongcheng was not known without reason.
Actually, the safest move now would be to take care of this guy, but after thinking about it, Yang Xiao softened; he considered the guy’s nature not bad, battling him over this item was due to an unavoidable order.
Over these years, Yang Xiao had experienced human warmth and coldness, understanding the helplessness within the martial world; he empathized with him and didn’t blame him.
Upon acquiring the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, Yang Xiao felt an unprecedented familiarity. He immediately realized it had been subdued by his good sister.
And the fact was indeed so; with a thought, the Wordless Heavenly Scripture in his hand disappeared instantly, and simultaneously, Yang Xiao opened the Hundred Demons Coffin Clothes, revealing a book embroidered on the chest side of the Big Red Opera Robe.
Confusion arose in Yang Xiao’s mind; Beiyu Ye shouldn’t have had the chance to see this book. Once they came out, it should have been embroidered on the Hundred Demons Coffin Clothes. Outsiders couldn’t see the artifacts engulfed by the Hundred Demons Coffin Clothes; Yang Xiao had verified this countless times, even super-class experts like Second Demon Uncle and Dean Sheng couldn’t either.
Though oblivious to his good sister’s intention, Yang Xiao chose to trust her judgment. After all, she was the notorious female demon of Heavenly Water Pavilion; regardless of her character, her skills and intellect were absolutely top-tier. If not for eventually being blinded by lust, falling for a pretty face, in her era, killing her was as hard as reaching the sky for martial arts masters.
Her actions certainly had a reason, Yang Xiao judged that it was not because of Beiyu Ye; he didn’t deserve it. The real threat his good sister was wary of were those old fellows from the Ju Mountain Family.
Especially their Family Head, Jiushan Cangxuan—that old guy was no easy one. Every time Yang Xiao made eye contact with him, he felt as if his soul was being scrutinized.
Over this period, Yang Xiao had made great strides in controlling the Human Bone Staff. To avoid mishaps, Yang Xiao, holding the Human Bone Staff, approached the unconscious Beiyu Ye on the ground, lifted the stick, and gave him a couple more hits on the back of the head, using skillful strength paired with his keen perception, slowly erasing Beiyu Ye’s memory.
The highest realm of deceit is to deceive even oneself; Yang Xiao called upon the Mirror Ghost, directing it to use the Human Bone Staff to hit himself hard too.
An hour later, it was completely dark, and led by Jiu Shan Sha Yue, a Ju Mountain Family search team found Yang Xiao and Beiyu Ye, both lying on the ground on either side, both unconscious.
After a long unknown time, Yang Xiao groggily woke up, beneath him was a soft bed, and before him appeared a blurred face.
"You’re awake?" An excited voice came, naturally from Tong Han.
Yang Xiao slowly moved his eyes, looking around; the surroundings were familiar to him; he had returned, this was the Ju Mountain Family’s mansion, it was his room.
"Where’s Beiyu Ye?" Yang Xiao asked hoarsely, his head indeed ached terribly.
"Don’t worry about him, he’s fine; he woke up before you did. But..." Tong Han’s voice hinted confusion, "he seems very unhappy; I heard he even argued with the seniors of the Ju Mountain Family, such courage."
"Oh, right, Miss Jiu Shan asked me to tell you that not being able to conquer that Secret Realm doesn’t matter, as long as you both return safely."
