Embers of Sword

Chapter 122 Brother
"Xie Zhen?"

The incense master had a subtle look on his face, with a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

Now, the whole Dashui Sword Palace is spreading rumors that Xie Zhen will fight with Prince Jiangning at the Sword Qi Ceremony and snatch the last Xuanshui Cave Heaven!

"This person is just a commoner, there is no need to worry about him."

The incense master shook his head and said, "Your Highness is a dragon in heaven, are you still worried about losing to a mere bookstore spy?"

Xie Sheng remained silent upon hearing this.

"I took a glimpse during the day."

The incense master smiled and said, "I just took a quick look and didn't bother to investigate further. This person's lifeline is broken, which is a very 'miserable' sign. I think he must have had a very bumpy life. He has already spent a lot of energy to be able to 'survive' and keep his life."

These words made Xie Sheng feel much more at ease.

Because this is exactly the image of Xie Zhen that he sent people to investigate.

A young man who came from a poor family and was fortunate enough to embark on the path of spiritual practice was noticed by a bookstore and thus luckily saved his life.

"Being able to survive in a life-threatening situation shows that this young man has some good fortune, but it is only a little good fortune."

The incense master said pointedly, "If the library really wanted to build momentum for him... then they would have already supplemented the case files of the people involved in the Qingzhou case. Your Highness, think about it. In just a few hours, the 'misunderstanding' at the mountain gate has spread like wildfire. Does this sound like the work of that little imperial teacher?"

"You mean, this news came from inside the Sword Palace?"

Prince Jiangning understood it immediately.

"Only the Sword Palace can create such a sensation."

The incense master laughed and said, "I think someone doesn't like your highness and wants to suppress your arrogance before the sword energy ceremony... Xie is really a pitiful man. I don't know if he knows that he is being used as an arrow."

"..."

Xie Sheng shook his head. Although he felt relieved, he still felt that this matter might not be as simple as the incense master said.

"Have you ever heard of some of the 'rumors' circulating within the Dasui Sword Palace?"

Xie Sheng spoke again.

Today, Huang Su spread the word on Zhenyin Peak that the Sword Palace Master had left a prophecy before he went into seclusion.

The Xuanshui Cave Heaven on Lotus Peak will be left to a destined person named Xie.

"Xie Zhen was able to quell the rebellion in Beihailing, which shows that he still has some strength..."

The incense master said respectfully, "Please forgive my frankness, but compared to Your Highness, this person is like a firefly compared to the bright moon, and is really not worth mentioning."

Xie Sheng had a complicated expression and lowered his head without saying a word.

"If your highness is really worried."

The incense master smiled and said, "I have a plan."

……

……

Zhenyin Peak, midnight.

Si Qi, who was sitting cross-legged in the courtyard and taking long breaths, suddenly woke up and saw a candle suddenly lit in front of his mansion at the end of the dark night.

That was not candlelight, but sword energy.

The hairs on Si Qi's back stood up.

He looked at the junior sister who appeared in front of him silently as if he had seen a ghost. The crane that was used to guard the house had its slender neck pinched and was trembling, not daring to even make a creak.

"Brother, don't be afraid, it's me."

Huang Su smiled and spoke.

These three words, taken individually, can actually have a comforting effect on people.

But at this moment, what came out of Huang Su's mouth was chilling.

"Junior sister, if it was you...how could I not be afraid?"

Si Qi has already started wiping his sweat with his sleeves.

Junior sister just came in like this in the middle of the night?
The formation pattern in his mansion didn't even make a sound, and the mountain guardian beasts didn't play any role in protecting the mountain at all...

"I told you long ago that you can't use this crane to guard the mountain. If you encounter danger, you'll be no different from a goose raised in the countryside."

Huang Su slowly loosened his hand and gave Xianhe a look that said "go and have fun by yourself". Xianhe shrank his neck awkwardly, pretending nothing had happened, and walked away in silence.

"Junior sister, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Si Qi suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Actually, I wanted to wait a few more days, but you know my character well."

Huang Su waved his sleeves slightly and took out several jars of wine from the cave.

Bang bang bang.

These jars of wine fell into the courtyard, causing the banyan tree to drop its leaves.

"Junior sister, you have encountered something unpleasant, and you want to have a drink with me?"

Si Qi looked at the wine jar silently, moved back, and said sincerely: "Senior brother can't drink much, you know that too."

"A couple of drinks?"

Huang Su shook his head and sat in front of Si Qi: "Brother, you can't drink much, I know... I came to you tonight, I'm going to drink two jars."

"???"

Si Qi turned around and tried to escape, but the entire mansion was suddenly filled with a surge of pressure.

hum!
The violent winds gathered together and gathered above the mansion, forming a huge barrier.

"If you want to escape, there will be more than two altars."

Huang Su said calmly: "Brother Si Qi, you should know the reason why you have not been able to take the position of mountain master for so many years."

The biggest reason for not being able to take the position of mountain master is naturally strength.

Si Qi's talent for cultivation is really average, otherwise he would not have been picked up by Xie Xuanyi and had no chance to become Zhao Chunyang's disciple.

However, those who practice cultivation do not only consider the talent for cultivation.

Character, qualifications, and even luck... are all important criteria.

Si Qi's luck is naturally much better than others.

The fact that she and Huang Su were picked up by Xie Xuanyi and brought back to the Sword Palace actually proved this point indirectly.

"Junior sister, what the hell are you doing?!"

Si Qi said angrily: "Let me go quickly, or I will be angry!"

Huang Su said calmly, "Ten years ago, before Senior Brother Xuan Yi met with his death, did you meet him?"

Just one sentence.

Si Qi suddenly became quiet, staring blankly at the young woman in front of him.

"you……"

The sword energy and strong wind in the courtyard slowly dissipated.

The crane that was pacing far away also stopped trembling under the banyan tree, carefully poked its head out, and observed the two men and women who were sitting facing each other.

"I was in seclusion that year, so I don't know many details."

Huang Su said slowly: "After the retreat, Dasui Sword Palace began to close the mountain... Now that I am in charge of Lotus Peak, I should know the 'truth' of that year."

She raised a jar of wine, opened the seal, and drank it. The wine flowed down her snow-white neck and soaked her open black collar.

After a long time.

Huang Su put down the jar of wine, his voice revealing fatigue: "Brother Si Qi... I know that everyone has been hiding things from me. They can treat me like this, but you... shouldn't do this."

Si Qi's eyes were somewhat moved.

He gritted his teeth and picked up a jar of wine.

Unfortunately.

I can't drink much.

After just one big sip, Si Qi choked and started coughing violently.

If a practitioner uses his vital energy, he can easily dissolve the smell of alcohol - but Si Qi did not do so. As soon as he took a sip of the liquor, his tone changed significantly.

Si Qi held his forehead with his hand and murmured, "Junior sister, little junior sister... I don't want this to happen either."

"They said that Dasui Mountain was closed and Jian Palace was isolated from the world, so it's better to have less trouble than more."

"They also said that Senior Brother Xuanyi had been buried in the North Sea... Death is like the extinguishing of a light..."

After saying these few words.

Si Qi's voice was already choked with sobs.

He knew his junior sister's character, and also knew "their" thoughts. Xie Xuanyi's death could be a big deal or a small deal.

For the Sword Palace, closing the mountain and avoiding the world is already a choice.

If we let our disciples make a big fuss...

Then the Sword Palace's already declining fortune will suffer a second damage.

"I'm not looking into the past, I just want to find out the truth."

Huang Su looked at her senior brother silently. She reached out her hand and gently patted Si Qi's thin shoulder: "When did you meet Senior Brother Xuan Yi that year? What happened?"

Si Qi took a long time to calm his breathing.

After a long time, he raised his head, his eyes dim, and he was lost in memories.

"I met my senior brother... before I fled to Qingzhou. He gave me a letter."

"Letter, what kind of letter?"

"It was a letter asking for help."

Si Qi whispered, "My senior brother told me to take this letter to the Sword Palace. Don't open it or read it before you get back to the Sword Palace...If you run into trouble, burn the letter and pretend nothing happened."

These words made Huang Su's eyes narrow slightly.

She knew the purpose of doing this.

Some magical instruments can detect people's hearts. Once Si Qi opens the envelope in advance, he can read the contents.

Then there is an accident on the road...

What is written in the letter probably cannot be kept.

It can be seen how important this letter is.

"and after?"

Huang Su looked gloomy and spoke slowly: "Did you deliver this letter to the Sword Palace safely?"

"nature……"

Si Qi was stunned for a moment, not understanding why his junior sister asked this question. He said solemnly: "Although the road is a little bumpy, the cranes on Zhenyin Peak can travel thousands of miles a day. I will return to Dasui that night..."

"Where did the letter go?"

"My senior brother instructed that this letter can only be opened and read by disciples of Lotus Peak."

Si Qi said solemnly: "My junior sister was in retreat at that time, so I took the envelope back to Lotus Peak... Senior Brother, Senior Brother Qi Lie, Senior Sister Miao Yin, they were all there."

"And then?"

"Then, of course, I open the letter."

Si Qi's voice was hoarse: "Senior Brother Xuanyi didn't mention too much in the letter, he just told us that he encountered trouble in Jiangning, and if there is any "trouble" next, he hopes that Dasui Sword Palace will not show up or get involved... But Senior Brother usually acts very steadily, and he must have encountered a big trouble to send such a letter."

"Big Brother went to ask Master, but Master did not respond."

"Senior Brother Qi Lie...informed Jin'ao Peak of the contents of the letter."

Hearing this, Huang Su could no longer sit still. She raised her sword-like eyebrows and said coldly: "Who did Qi Lie tell the contents of the letter to? Zhao Tongtian?"

Si Qi's face was a little pale. He used up all his strength to slowly utter a word.

"……Yes."

Jin'ao Peak is in charge of the punishments and laws within the Dasui Sword Palace.

Every generation of peak master is the person in charge of law at Dasui Sword Palace, assisting the head teacher. If the head teacher is absent, the person in charge of law will perform the duties.

The mountain has been closed for the past ten years.

In the absence of Sect Leader Chunyang, it will be Sect Leader Tongtian who will take over the Sword Palace!
The leader of Jin'ao Peak has a stern personality and is usually serious. His style of doing things is like a long sword, which is very strict and straightforward, without any twists and turns... Such a person is naturally the most suitable person to be the chief lawyer, and Zhao Tongtian has indeed been in the position of chief lawyer for more than 60 years. He is clear about rewards and punishments and never bends the law for personal gain.

But until Xie Xuanyi appeared.

Xie Xuanyi was loved by the headmaster because of his extraordinary talent. In order to cultivate him, Dasui Sword Palace broke many "rules".

First, he made an exception and allowed Xie Xuanyi to go to the Sword Washing Pool every day to temper his soul.

Then let him go to the Thirty-three Caves and Heavens to listen to the sound of sword energy from the ancient sages.

Xie Xuanyi's cultivation resources are ten times or even more than those of ordinary disciples...

According to the rules of the sect, these "treatments" should never happen.

At least, it shouldn't happen to Xie Xuanyi.

As the chief lawyer, Zhao Tongtian has opposed this matter more than once...

He believed that Xie Xuanyi should not enjoy these privileges, and since Lotus Peak was the leader among all the peaks, it should set an example, stop supplying these resources, and let Xie Xuanyi "fend for himself."

of course.

The vast majority of dissenting voices disappeared after Xie Xuanyi topped the Tianjiao list and became the leader in swordsmanship.

Xie Xuanyi returned to the Sword Palace tenfold and a hundredfold the resources that had been given to him back then.

Dasui, whose fortunes had been in the doldrums, also ushered in a period of revival.

But Tongtian Zhanglu still opposed letting Xie Xuanyi take over Lotus Peak.

The reason he gave for his opposition was simple... Dasui Sword Palace had been following the rules for a thousand years.

Although Xie Xuanyi is gifted and is the leader in swordsmanship among the younger generation, he never follows the rules.

It’s because of the word rules.

This chief lawyer and Xie Xuanyi had conflicts and contradictions more than once.

"Confused, the Chief Lawyer and Senior Brother have always been at odds."

Huang Su suddenly stood up and said coldly: "How could Qi Lie tell the Chief Lawyer about the contents of the letter?!"

"What happened next?"

"After that... I don't know."

Si Qi had a complicated expression and spoke in a low voice: "...Because of the message, I was punished by my master and confined to Zhenyin Peak until the mountain was closed."

……

……

After Huang Su left.

Xie Xuanyi returned to the room and found a pair of eyes burning with red fire staring at him.

"Awake? You're pretty brave."

He looked at the girl in front of him calmly and said, "Although the headmaster is in seclusion, there is also a master of law... The talismans I have laid may not be able to block their sight."

"Everyone must die. So do demons..."

Jiang Huang said in a hoarse voice: "Since I dare to go back to the Sword Palace with you, I am not afraid of death."

"Don't talk about death all the time, it's unlucky."

Xie Xuanyi sat down: "The Sword Palace is in charge of the law, but it will never allow the Phoenix Blood Demon to set foot in Dasui... Once you are exposed, even if you have ten lives, it will not be enough."

"Ah……"

The girl suddenly smiled sweetly and acted weak and helpless: "Brother, didn't you say that if I call you brother, you would save my life?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi looked at Jiang Huang in silence.

In order to fight against the Nine Deaths Ban, the great demon split his soul into two.

The main spirit is hidden deep beneath the skin.

On weekdays, I spend my days sleeping.

But the things that the secondary soul experienced... were like dreams to the primary soul. Once the souls were switched, it would only take a moment to understand everything.

"If we alert the Chief Justice, it will be useless to call me brother. The Chief Justice might kill me too."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "But you can try to call Brother Zhanglu, maybe he can save you."

"Tsk."

Jiang Huang put away his smile.

She said coldly: "I heard what you asked her to tell me... When will you take me to the Sword Washing Pool?"

Xie Xuanyi still had that smile on his face: "Are you still separating from her?"

"I am me and she is her."

Jiang Huang said: "You should know that she is just a chess piece I use to fight against the Nine Deaths Forbidden. One day when the forbidden area is broken, this chess piece will no longer be necessary."

"That's nice to say."

Xie Xuanyi said jokingly: "Although your soul is divided into two, you have long been inseparable... Even if the Nine Deaths Ban is lifted one day, you may not be able to get what you want."

He is very clear.

The harmless Jiang Huang is also part of the Phoenix Blood Demon.

No one can escape cause and effect.

If you want to use this method to escape the Nine Deaths Forbidden Rule, you must bear the consequences... The simple soul grows little by little, and the longer the harmless Jiang Huang stays in the outside world, the greater the change to the main soul will be.

Not to mention Jiang Huang, he has not yet reached the peak of his practice.

Even a great master of the demon kingdom who has cultivated to the highest level cannot escape this cause and effect.

"you……"

Jiang Huang looked gloomy, and stopped arguing with Xie Xuanyi. He just whispered, "Mr. Xie, take me to the sword-washing pool!"

"The wheelchair is there. I'll give you the map. You can go there by yourself."

Xie Xuanyi pointed to the corner of the room and said leisurely, "Since you like the Sword Washing Pool so much, why not give it a try and see if you will be killed by the Sword Qi Order if you step into Yuping Peak at this critical moment?"

Jiang Huang was choked again and was speechless.

She knew that Xie Xuanyi had returned to Dasui Sword Palace this time under a different name and was not allowed to appear in public.

The Sword Washing Pool is a forbidden area in the Sword Palace!
She is a demon... If she wants to use the power of the Sword Washing Pool to cleanse her soul, she must clear everyone out.

But how is this possible?

Now, even if Xie Xuanyi borrows the sword-washing pool from Jiang Miaoyin in the name of Xie Zhen, the entire process cannot escape the supervision of the Sword Qi Edict... Once Jiang Huang leaks demonic energy, it will definitely be discovered.

"Wait a little longer. After a few days, I will have a better relationship with Yuping Peak and will naturally have the opportunity to help you cleanse your soul of dead energy. Just wait a little longer..."

Xie Xuanyi glanced halfway through his speech.

The little fellow's complexion was very ugly. His face was several times paler than before, and his flaming eyes had become unusually dim.

Xie Xuanyi realized something was wrong.

Earlier, when he was on his way north, he had detected Jiang Huang's spiritual aura. The main spiritual aura was hidden very deep, and there was almost no movement...

He originally thought that it was because of the backlash of his soul that occurred in southern Xinjiang.

The main spirit fell into a long sleep.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

"I...may not be able to wait any longer."

Lord Jiang Huang's soul squeezed out these words with great difficulty.

She stretched out her hand and, using her last bit of strength, grasped Xie Xuanyi's sleeve.

Those flaming eyes slowly faded away.

Instead, there was a pair of innocent and pitiful eyes.

"Brother..."

The little girl moved over with difficulty, most of her body leaning on Xie Xuanyi's arms. Her voice was filled with a strong sense of death: "Jiang Huang... so cold..."

Xie Xuanyi was suddenly stunned.

At this moment, Jiang Huang, who was close to his arms, had a thin and small body, as if it was a piece of ice that had been frozen for thousands of years.

This chill is really too much.

Even a body cultivator would feel a chill running through their bones if they got close.

Over the years, the main spirit tried every means to delay the backlash of the Nine Deaths Ban, but the backlash still came.

A "chi" sound.

The golden vitality illuminates the room.

Xie Xuanyi ignited the 108 major orifices, and the hot golden blood illuminated Jiang Huang's pale little face.

But it was useless.

A strong chill entered Xie Xuanyi's spine.

Jiang Huang lowered her eyelids, her long eyelashes fluttering, bringing out a faint light in her pupils. The two wisps of spirit kept switching, but her breath was becoming weaker and weaker.

Xie Xuanyi looked at the thin body in his arms that was on the verge of breaking.

He gritted his teeth.

"Boom..."

The sword energy cave suddenly opened, he stretched out two fingers and slowly pressed them on the little guy's sweaty forehead.

The sword thought followed the fingertips, struck into the forehead, and struck into the soul.

next moment.

Xie Xuanyi came to Jiang Huang's purple mansion world.

Jiang Huang's heart lake was a raging sea of fire, but at this moment every flickering flame was frozen, and a thick aura of death covered the place... Above the ceiling of the heart lake, a large word "death" was engraved.

The Nine Death Bans set by the Da Chu royal family froze the entire heart lake!

these years.

Jiang Huang is fighting against this kind of thing.

It can be said that this is a war with almost no chance of winning.

The Nine Death Ban imprisoned more than 90% of the heart lake... and the remaining little bit was the residence of Jiang Huang's pure soul.

At the end of the heart lake, Xie Xuanyi saw a curled up, shivering little girl.

He hadn't had time to move forward yet.

"Thank you Xuanyi."

A voice sounded behind him.

Xie Xuanyi turned around.

He saw the second Jiang Huang, slowly flying towards him in the sea of ice and fire. The figure's feet were off the ground, floating in the air. His body was covered with solid ice, and his eyebrows and hair were all pale, like frost that had condensed for hundreds or thousands of years.

The voice of Lord Jiang Huang's soul was devoid of any emotion.

"If I had a choice, I would rather die by your sword."

She slowly lowered her head, looking at her miserable state covered with frost, and suddenly laughed sarcastically: "Your sword energy is far inferior to the 'Nine Deaths' of the Great Chu Royal Family."

If you are punished by the Nine Deaths, you will lose your freedom and be doomed to eternal damnation.

Xie Xuanyi had a complicated expression.

He wanted to say something, but didn't know how to start.

"They all say that there is a nine-death ban. As long as you really die nine times, you will be free..."

Jiang Huang raised his head and murmured, "It seems that I can't escape after all."

She took a deep breath.

"Guess, will I be freed, or will I be tortured again?"

Jiang Huang suddenly smiled sweetly.

She spread her arms and stopped fighting the bone-chilling cold. Countless winds and snow roared and surged up over the lake in her heart.

Everyone says that if the Phoenix Blood Clan does not die, they can be reborn in Nirvana.

After rebirth, you will become stronger.

But... this may just be a rumor.

More Phoenix Blood people will not be reborn after dying.

Death is death.

This is the cruelest place in the world of cultivating immortals.

No matter what bloodline, it cannot resist death——

The sense of annihilation of the Nine Deaths Ban descended in an instant.

The vast frost and snow suddenly covered the lake of my heart.

The main spirit fell into silence in an instant.

The little girl curled up at the end of the lake of her heart raised her head in confusion.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of her.

Xie Xuanyi stood at the end of the cold heart lake.

At the last moment, he stood in front of Jiang Huang.

"Brother..."

The little girl's eyes were a little dazed.

"I told you before, call me brother, no matter how big the problem is, I will take care of it."

Xie Xuanyi looked at the word "death" hanging down from the ceiling and said expressionlessly: "...The Da Chu royal family wants you to die, but I want you to live."

Rumble!
The sword energy and sword thoughts of Jian Qi Dong Tian poured into this cold heart lake!

Along with these sword thoughts, they were poured into Jiang Huang's heart lake...

There is also a ray of extremely pure and innocent vitality.

Xie Xuanyi concentrated the one drop of Immortal Spring in his dantian, and now separated half of it and sent it into Jiang Huang's heart lake.

That half drop of the Immortal Spring was absorbed by Jiang Huang's heart lake in an instant.

The lake of the heart that had previously been submerged by frost and cold.

at this moment.

A violent tremor ensued.

The word "death" that fell from the sky was abruptly stopped by this powerful vitality and was suspended in the air!
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