System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 455: Chapter 259: Confession

Calm Heart Cave.

Since Chu Qing and Lan Shuyi left, this place has seemed somewhat desolate.

Li Junmo struggled to crawl up from the stone bed, sitting cross-legged.

On this matter, he did not lie. The Heart-Damaging Soul-Breaking Finger, although very formidable, can inflict severe injuries on him in a short time.

But if it does not kill him, given enough time... he has sufficient confidence to dispel the residual Finger Force within him.

He just turned his head to glance at the corpse of the thousand-damage recluse, Li Junmo frowned slightly:

"Who kills someone and does not handle the corpse afterwards?"

He sighed, feeling he could not ask for more.

Slowly, he closed his eyes, and strands of Inner Breath, as sharp as sword edges, began swirling around his body, constantly resolving the injuries from the Heart-Damaging Soul-Breaking Finger.

Approximately the time it takes to burn an incense stick passed.

Suddenly, he heard movement by his ear, raising his eyes to see Guan Changying entering.

"Master."

Upon seeing Li Junmo’s mouth bleeding, Guan Changying’s face immediately filled with concern:

"Are you alright?"

Li Junmo looked at him steadily, smiling slightly:

"I’m alright..."

"Good to hear you’re alright."

Guan Changying breathed a sigh of relief, then remembered to ask:

"What happened? What went wrong?"

While saying this, he then noticed the thousand-damage recluse lying on the ground.

After a silent moment, he softly asked:

"Who is this person?"

"A thousand-damage recluse..."

Li Junmo casually said, pointing at the cave entrance:

"Go close the door, let’s have a talk."

"This corpse..."

"Just leave it as is for now."

Li Junmo’s tone was slightly weak, although the Heart-Damaging Soul-Breaking Finger could no longer kill him, after just a moment of meditation recovery, his state improved quite a bit.

But ultimately, he was still injured internally.

Guan Changying worriedly went to close the stone door, then approached the stone bed, standing respectfully, waiting for his master to speak.

Li Junmo suddenly said softly:

"Kneel."

Guan Changying knelt down with a thud, without any hesitation, though his face showed some confusion:

"Master... You..."

"When it comes to major events, have a calm mind, Changying, you are the future Sect Leader of Taiheng Sect, no matter what happens, do not act rashly, do not be reckless.

"Today... you were too rash."

Li Junmo spoke slowly, his tone slightly disappointed:

"The matters within Calm Heart Cave have not been spread, those two could not deliberately inform you, and your two juniors at the door also stayed as per my instructions, they never left.

"Then how do you know that your master is unwell?

"Do you remember the first thing you said to your master today?"

"... I remember."

Guan Changying’s expression did not change, slightly lowering his head, his eyes full of shock, yet he still controlled his voice, speaking slowly:

"Disciple said ’Master, are you alright?’"

"If you knew nothing about the matters here, whether before this sentence or after, you should have asked a question... What happened?

"But you didn’t ask, that’s a flaw. It indicates you know what happened in Calm Heart Cave... there’s no need to ask.

"Sometimes, you must ask knowingly to stay out of it.

"Do you understand?"

Li Junmo’s voice was not loud, but each word hit home, making Guan Changying break out in a cold sweat.

He suppressed the unusual feeling arising from his heart, slowly nodded:

"Yes, disciple remembers."

"Remembering is good... but that’s just one point."

Li Junmo spoke softly:

"Master knows, the person who sent someone to kill the master, is you...

"I know your background, and even know it was you who killed Zhao Qipeng."

"Master!"

Guan Changying could no longer hold back, looked up at Li Junmo.

He saw Li Junmo just quietly watching him, with neither anger nor blame in his eyes.

Just quietly looking, as always, with a touch of alienation, yet hiding a trace of warmth.

"Disciple..."

Guan Changying wanted to say something, but before he could finish, Li Junmo waved his hand.

"Avenging a father is justified.

"So, regardless if you want to kill Zhao Qipeng or kill the master, the master can understand.

"Back then, your father Qi Luo was just one step away from becoming the Sect Leader of Taiheng Sect.

"It was Zhao Qipeng and I working together to cover up, and with Senior Chen’s help, we secretly brought your senior brother into Taiheng Sect.

"Frankly, without the three of us, your father would certainly not have died.

"Your hatred towards us is natural."

When Li Junmo reached this point, seeing Guan Changying’s face no longer maintained, he suddenly laughed:

"You matured early because you have an unresolved knot in your heart.

"Hiding sadness, pretending to be an adult.

"Practicing martial arts diligently and studying seriously, the master watched you step by step becoming the best in your generation..."

"Master... When did you know?"

Guan Changying’s voice was filled with difficulty.

"Always knew."

Li Junmo sighed:

"So, when Zhao Qipeng died, although I didn’t expect it to be you, after thinking it over, who else could it be?

"I had Third Young Master and Lan Shuyi investigating, with the intention of buying time.

"But unexpectedly, still found the wrong person.

"If I had chosen just the Third Young Master, or Lan Shuyi, perhaps there wouldn’t be results so quickly. The Third Young Master was unaware of Myriad Sword Forest, which could delay him for a while.

"Lan Shuyi, clever but not as sharp as the Third Young Master.

"Alas... at this point, discussing these is useless.

"Have they found out it was the disciple’s doing?"