Chapter 464 - 263: An Unexpected Person_2
Chapter 464: Chapter 263: An Unexpected Person_2
"Have you forgotten, I still have the Blazing Hall under my command."
"Blazing Hall..."
Hua Jinnian suddenly came to his senses:
"Yes, Third Brother still has the Blazing Hall! In terms of status in the martial world, Third Brother is on par with the leaders of these great influences.
"In the Two Halls Battle at Ghost God Gorge, the Iron Blood Hall looks up to you, and with the Blazing Hall in hand, if the Taiheng Sect really wants to pin these matters on you, they would be offending two of the Three Halls.
"If others want to take sides in this, they’ll have to weigh the pros and cons. They won’t just accept whatever the Taiheng Sect says as truth."
Upon hearing this, Gentle raised her eyes and looked at Hua Jinnian, speaking softly:
"And there’s also Luochun Manor."
Hua Jinnian was stunned, only then remembering that the young lady of Luochun Manor was here too.
Suddenly, he felt inexplicably complicated emotions.
These few who seemed like scattered soldiers actually had backgrounds... It’s just unclear what the background of that Red Lady is?
And who is this person who clearly has hair but seems like a monk?
"Not only that."
Wu Qianhuan continued:
"Even a single Taiheng Sect may not be of one voice.
"The nine people who acted tonight aren’t all there is to the Taiheng Sect. Many experts haven’t shown themselves..."
The Taiheng Sect’s foundation is indeed deep. The experts seen at the Sword Pavilion were many; tonight, of those who appeared, some had been seen that day, while others hadn’t been.
The attitude of those experts who didn’t appear today... is hard to predict.
"So, to conclude matters now would be premature."
Chu Qing gently tapped the table with his finger:
"Moreover, if Li Junmo’s death is pinned on me,
"If it really was Guan Changying who did it... then it’s a foolish move on his part!"
If it weren’t for this unnecessary action, Chu Qing wouldn’t care who the Young Sect Leader of Taiheng was, or who would be the future leader.
Chu Qing didn’t even care for their life or death, why would he care about such matters?
But since they insisted on provoking him, they can’t blame him for... overturning the chessboard.
Thinking of this, Chu Qing glanced at Wuchen and Hua Jinnian:
"It’s late, go back and rest early."
Wuchen nodded, and Hua Jinnian asked with a cheeky smile:
"Is there something I can’t hear?"
Chu Qing gave him a silent gaze:
"Since you know you can’t hear it, why are you asking!?"
Hua Jinnian rolled his eyes:
"Fine, I won’t listen, I’m leaving, going to sleep."
After Wuchen and Hua Jinnian left one after the other, Chu Qing then said to Wu Qianhuan:
"I have to go out for a while; now that I’ve left the Taiheng Sect, some people might not be able to sit still."
Wu Qianhuan first hesitated, then took a sharp breath:
"Prince Xue!!"
These days, the Taiheng Sect has been through one drama after another, especially after tonight’s incident. Wu Qianhuan was focused on how Chu Qing had killed so many people of the Taiheng Sect and how to handle the aftermath, and how to make the situation reasonable.
Ultimately, the key point found was that it was Guan Changying who framed and slandered, the Taiheng Sect chose to listen only to one side, and Chu Qing killed people tonight purely for self-defense; he can’t be blamed... Whether others believed it or not wasn’t as important, as long as the narrative was dominant, the situation could be rationalized.
Like when Zhang San next door says there’s an exotic beast on the mountain that can swallow clouds and spit fire.
No one believes it, and only thinks he’s bragging.
But if the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns said the same, people wouldn’t suspect their words, even if they doubted themselves or the world.
That is the power of status and voice.
As the person in charge of the Blazing Hall, Chu Qing has the backing of Luochun Manor and Iron Blood Hall.
If Chu Qing can provide some evidence... even if not crucial, it could turn the tide and pass on the blame.
Wu Qianhuan’s mind was occupied with these matters, completely forgetting about Prince Xue.
Now reminded by Chu Qing, she realized indeed, the Taiheng Sect was going through a tumultuous time.
Internal conflicts were incessant, while externally, Prince Xue watched greedily.
Chu Qing might not care about the Taiheng Sect, but he couldn’t let Prince Xue do as he pleased recklessly.
She couldn’t help but ask:
"What are you going to do?"
"I have a hypothesis... not sure if it’s correct, but I plan to verify it."
Chu Qing spoke softly:
"Also, Gentle, can you come with me to a place."
Gentle nodded.
Wu Qianhuan also asked:
"Can I come too?"
"Aren’t you tired?"
"After such events, how can I easily fall asleep?"
"True... well, let’s go."
Chu Qing took Gentle and Wu Qianhuan, not using the front door but climbing out the window. Amidst the silence, they went directly to the secondary courtyard.
Gentle was somewhat surprised:
"You’ve been here today? And Lan Shuyi..."
"You could tell?"
Wu Qianhuan was astounded. She knew Gentle’s sense of smell was sharp, but she didn’t expect it to be so remarkable.
Gentle smiled lightly at her.
Chu Qing looked at Gentle:
"Your smile is becoming more natural."
Wu Qianhuan felt something was off; what’s with the natural or unnatural smile...
Why does this dialogue feel incomprehensible?
Chu Qing didn’t explain further and said:
"In front of the Calm Heart Cave, a practitioner from the Evil Extermination List of the Mirror of Sin, disguised as a Taiheng Sect disciple, assassinated Li Junmo.
"Before dying, this person revealed that three other experts from the Evil Extermination List were staying in this secondary courtyard of the Chunlai Inn... So Lan Shuyi and I came here before.
"We managed to kill two of them.
"But one person is missing... Gentle, can you find him?"
"Yes."
Gentle’s answer was light but firm.
Chu Qing smiled slightly, knowing Gentle’s sense of smell was indeed unmatched... except for the cursed exception of Prince Xue.
But in this world, it’s hard for anything to be entirely smooth.
When things go smoothly, everything falls into place naturally.
If not, then efforts should be made from other angles.
Since Gentle could find the target, the next steps followed the usual way.
Although this time it included Wu Qianhuan... it wasn’t because he minded Chu Qing and Gentle acting alone, as they had roamed the martial world together long before she came along.
She was just deeply curious about Gentle and the experts on the Evil Extermination List.
The reason she returned to Gu Yue Mountain and pleaded with Master Ye Tan to teach her Moon-Pointing Profound Skill was to boost her cultivation to aid Chu Qing in confronting the Mirror of Sin.
Now that people from the Mirror of Sin had appeared, she definitely had to meet them, to see what these people actually looked like.
Thus, Chu Qing held each of their hands, but unexpectedly, after leaving the inn, they didn’t head outside the Sword City... instead, they returned to Taiheng Sect.
All three were somewhat surprised.
Earlier, in front of the Sword Pavilion, with Chu Qing’s massacre, everyone was busy tallying casualties, while they were taking another particularly secret path, guided by scent.
When they stopped at a hidden location, Gentle sounded out with a ’huh’.
Though it was without much emotion... it surprised Chu Qing:
"What is it?"
Was she expressing her inner surprise and amazement?
Gentle said:
"Here, I’ve caught the scent of a person... this person is in contact with the expert from the Evil Extermination List of the Mirror of Sin."
In contact with someone from the Evil Extermination List? Could it be a Contact Person of the Mirror of Sin?
Or perhaps the one who commissioned the assassination of Li Junmo... but wasn’t it Guan Changying who did that?
Chu Qing asked with some confusion:
"...Who is that person? Do you know them?"
"I do."
Gentle nodded and told Chu Qing and Wu Qianhuan:
"You both know them... you’ve seen them these past two days...
"It’s Luo Wushuang."