Chapter 341: Chapter 209: Zui Fusheng Is Nothing More Than This (2)
"Later, I received a Spirit Sword—an exceptionally beautiful one.
"It was a sword he had spent everything he had to buy for me.
"He said I’d be able to use it for a very, very long time.
"I was overjoyed when I received the sword. I think I realized then that I actually did like the idea of being a Sword Cultivator.
"It was just that my family wasn’t wealthy, so I’d had to give up on the idea.
"When he saw me smile, he smiled too, and said that this was the whole point of him earning Spiritual Source.
"I didn’t understand what he meant at the time.
"He was answering a question I’d asked him many years before.
"The point of only earning and never spending.
"By the time I realized and wanted to tell him how I felt...
"He had gone out on a mission.
"My father was escorting the Liu Family as part of a collaboration.
"Along the way, they passed through an unfamiliar forest. My father sensed the aura of an Evil Demon and suggested they take a detour for safety.
"But Liu Ningya’s mother was adamant, insisting it was just an ordinary Demon Beast.
"She wanted to take that path to save a significant amount of time.
"My father still felt something was wrong, so he sent a message to the Sect before he had no choice but to follow them in."
The woman, who had been listening intently, subconsciously asked, "Did something happen?"
Xu Chen lowered his gaze and remained silent for a moment before speaking. "Something did. As expected, they encountered a special kind of Evil Demon. My father organized the men to start fighting it off.
"But the creature was too difficult to handle. He decided to have Liu Ningya’s mother lead the group in holding it off for a while, while he set up an array to protect everyone until reinforcements from the Sect arrived.
"He had already sent a message to the Sect, so they had a real chance of surviving the ordeal.
"But Liu Ningya’s mother claimed she was skilled at setting up arrays and told my father to fight the Evil Demon instead.
"My father asked her three times if she was certain she could set up the array.
"She nodded, swearing she could.
"Then, the process of setting up the array was plagued with problems. Her Heart Spirit was unstable, the Array Patterns were wrong... everyone was waiting for her array, and her final excuse was that the pressure was too great and that making mistakes was normal.
"By the time my father turned back to set up the array himself, it was too late to turn the tide.
"In the end, out of the thirty-six people in their party, only six survived.
"And that was only because the Sect’s reinforcements arrived in time.
"In the end, I never got to tell him that I finally understood the meaning of his words."
After finishing his story, Xu Chen finally looked at the three and said, "Later, I learned that Mrs. Liu’s old illness had relapsed, and Liu Ningya needed to take first place to save her mother.
"I resented Liu Ningya, so I deliberately targeted her.
"I didn’t expect things to turn out this way, so I’m willing to compensate her."
The three narrowed their eyes at Xu Chen. He claimed he was targeting Liu Ningya out of resentment, but it was obvious he was trying to kill her mother.
And to ruin Liu Ningya in the process.
"Your crime is already very serious. Did you not consider murder?" the middle-aged man asked.
"No," Xu Chen said, shaking his head.
"Then what was the point of bringing the Blood Sacrifice Array to Great Success? As far as we know, you had already won. There was no need for it," the middle-aged man pressed, staring at him.
Xu Chen remained calm, then slowly uttered two words: "For revenge."
"Haven’t you already gotten your revenge?" the woman asked, skeptical.
’From what she’d heard, Xu Chen had already completed his revenge.’
’Mrs. Liu didn’t have long to live and could only await her death, while Liu Ningya’s path of Immortal Cultivation would likely never be smooth again.’
A life taken, a future destroyed...
’Wasn’t that revenge enough?’
But Xu Chen just shook his head slightly, his expression serene. "I recently learned some news. An Evil Demon faction has been discovered in the area where my father died.
"But the investigation has hit a bottleneck. They’ve been unable to make a breakthrough.
"The best solution would be to send a suitable person to go undercover."
Xu Chen looked at them, his voice steady. "As things stand, I have offended the Sect and the major families. Even the Elders probably hate me to their very bones.
"There is no place left for me in the Sect. If I were to return, it would be a dead end.
"Furthermore, I have this..."
Xu Chen pointed to the spot between his eyebrows. "I have the Blood Bead refined by the Blood Sacrifice Array. My strength will advance by leaps and bounds in a short amount of time.
"As long as I successfully infiltrate their ranks, I’ll be valued.
"Someone who is hated by numerous families, targeted by the Elders, and improves at a divine speed could never be relegated to the fringes."
Seeing the three look at each other in bewilderment, Xu Chen continued, "Besides, the Sect can trust me completely.
"Because I have no hope for a future. All that’s left in my heart is revenge.
"I will take them...
"...and wipe them all out!"
The room fell into a dead silence.
All three were stunned by his words.
’But why are you telling us this?’
’An undercover operation should be known by as few people as possible. If he actually succeeds, it will be a huge hassle for us.’
「In a Law Enforcement Hall prison cell.」
Old Meng had been imprisoned for several months.
Aside from a single, brief interrogation at the very beginning, no one else had come to question him.
He wasn’t sure how much longer these days would last, nor did he know if anyone from the outside would come to rescue him.
’But no matter what, that Jiang Man surely isn’t any better off.
’He must have been locked in the depths of the prison, under heavy guard.
’Even after being thrown in here, they’d definitely observe him for a few months before any real interrogation.
’There’s always a price to pay for offending them.’
He comforted himself with these thoughts.
Just as he was lost in these thoughts, the cell door suddenly swung open.
"This will do," Ren Qian said.
Jiang Man glanced inside and was rather surprised.
’An acquaintance.’
When Old Meng saw Jiang Man, he was also quite astonished.
He never would have imagined that Jiang Man would be in a cell on the upper level.
Not only that, but he was actually going to be imprisoned in the same cell.
’Shouldn’t someone who colluded with an Evil God be taken more seriously?’
’Even if his aura was fake, that Old Yellow Ox was definitely a real problem.’
At this, he looked at Ren Qian and asked, "Senior, when can I get out of here?"
Ren Qian simply told him to wait for news, then left.
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