ICAY Chapter 150

Heavenly Sword Sect in Peril

“You care about me?”

At this moment, she was still somewhat angry, so naturally couldn’t directly admit it.

She turned her head to the other side and muttered softly, “No, I don’t. I don’t care about you at all. I just came to see if you were dead.”

Xiao Yueqing didn’t expose her lie, only chuckled and said, “Then I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. I probably won’t die. These two manuals are quite miraculous. Although I don’t know if they’re some kind of legendary martial arts, after practicing them, I’ve found my body is much better than before.

Even my internal energy is slowly recovering. I transferred a lot of internal energy into your body, but now that portion has actually returned. This is so miraculous. I think I understand now why everyone in the world wants to fight over these treasure maps.”

Although the two had been trapped here for several days, they had maintained their distance in behavior and conduct, without any intimacy.

In fact, both knew there was still a certain knot in their hearts that hadn’t been untied.

Yun Dan sat to one side, thinking that she should have a good talk with Xiao Yueqing later.

Actually, after going through so much again, Yun Dan had made up her mind. She planned to properly apologize to Xiao Yueqing for the harsh words she’d said in anger.

“I’m sorry. I said some very hurtful things. I was truly confused by anger.”

But Xiao Yueqing chuckled and said, “I’m the one who should apologize to you. I deceived you with two identities, fed you poison with no antidote, let my father torture you terribly, and nearly caused your death. It’s only right that I pay the price.”

Another half month passed. Not only did Xiao Yueqing show no signs of dying, but his body grew better and better, and his martial arts improved considerably.

He had now mastered both manuals.

When they chose to leave, neither felt reluctant; instead, they both felt a sense of relief.

It turned out there were other things in the secret chamber where the treasure was stored.

There was another mechanism that required the martial arts from these two manuals to open.

Xiao Yueqing took a deep breath and used his internal energy to open the stone door. Light from outside flooded in.

The two had no idea what had happened in the outside world during the month they’d been underground.

Not until they reached the streets did they discover they had actually arrived near Heavenly Sword Sect.

But there were hardly any people on the main street. Every household had their doors and windows tightly shut, as if guarding against something.

Yun Dan searched for a long time before finding someone to inquire.

“Brother, what exactly happened here? Why is there no one on the main street in broad daylight? This is the first time I’ve seen the streets so desolate. What happened?”

The person showed no suspicion, only sighed and said, “You must be from outside, so you don’t know the situation here. Who would dare go out on the streets now?

I heard that great demon Xiao Yi is coming. He’s already slaughtered countless sects, and now it’s Heavenly Sword Sect’s turn. To reach Heavenly Sword Sect, he must pass through our Qinghe Town, so everyone’s hiding at home, not daring to come out.”

“Xiao Yi must have mastered some terrible martial art—even those sects have no way to deal with him. Now all the major sects have suffered heavy losses. I heard that the former old manor lord of Mingyue Manor, Dongfang Jue, was killed by him, and the old manor lord’s wife’s whereabouts are unknown.”

Oh my…

Yun Dan was dumbfounded when she heard this. This Xiao Yi really was…

Thinking of what these people said, Yun Dan immediately grabbed Xiao Yueqing without another word and rushed toward Heavenly Sword Sect, saying as they ran, “No, no, we must return to Heavenly Sword Sect to see. My master is still there. If Xiao Yi comes to attack the Heavenly Sword Sect, I’m afraid they won’t be able to handle him.”

Moreover, she had secretly left the mountain this time, hadn’t even said goodbye to Ye Bei, only sent him a carrier pigeon to explain the situation before leaving. She had no idea how Heavenly Sword Sect was doing.

Based on what that person said, Heavenly Sword Sect would inevitably face great calamity, so she had to go see.

Xiao Yueqing also knew that Yun Dan could never let go of Heavenly Sword Sect.

Moreover, he himself had spent three years at Heavenly Sword Sect. If the sect was truly harmed, he would feel guilty too.

However, when the two finally rushed to Heavenly Sword Sect, they saw that a large force had already arrived at the sect.

Ye Bei was leading countless disciples facing off against Xiao Yi.

Yun Dan hurriedly brought Xiao Yueqing to Ye Bei’s side.

“Master, I’ve returned. I’m sorry I shouldn’t have run away just because I wanted to have fun.”

Ye Bei hadn’t expected to see Yun Dan again.

He reached out and patted her head, saying, “You’ve come back. That’s good. But you shouldn’t stay here. This place isn’t safe. You should find an opportunity to leave.”

Since Heavenly Sword Sect was facing this calamity, Ye Bei naturally didn’t want to implicate innocent people, especially Yun Dan.

But how could Yun Dan possibly listen to Ye Bei?

Xiao Yueqing immediately spotted Xiao Yi in the crowd. His hair had turned white, and his face carried an aura of evil, completely different from before.

This made Xiao Yueqing very curious—what had happened to him?

“Father, you…”

Xiao Yi naturally noticed his son immediately, and was even more surprised that he would come with Yun Dan.

After all, this was his own biological son, so Xiao Yi was naturally quite patient.

“Xiao Yueqing, if you still consider me your father, come to my side. Don’t consort with these people. After your father unifies the martial world, I’ll give the entire realm to you.”

Xiao Yueqing didn’t understand why Xiao Yi would do this.

“Father, the person you hate is clearly Tang Lan. These sects are all innocent. Why drag them into this?”

But Xiao Yi sneered and said, “These people were indifferent to what happened to Tang Lan back then, and even ignored my pleas for help. Now when I come for revenge, it’s only right. They’re not innocent, not pitiable. If they’re innocent and pitiable, then what about me back then?”

He blamed everything on the other sects’ indifference, especially the Tang Sect.

He couldn’t understand how the Tang Sect, being Tang Lan’s own family, could be so indifferent to the matter, and even quite permissive.

So the first thing Xiao Yi did was nearly wipe out the entire Tang Sect.

Those trash from Tang Sect had no fighting ability whatsoever. After he killed a few, they surrendered directly.

As for Mingyue Manor, they were nothing special either.

“If you still consider me your father, come to my side. Don’t consort with these people anymore. This entire martial world owes the Xiao family father and son, and they should all pay it back.”

However, Xiao Yueqing’s silence directly enraged Xiao Yi. He suddenly launched an attack, catching everyone off guard.

Xiao Yueqing originally didn’t want to directly confront Xiao Yi, but now he had no choice but to respond.

Because he discovered that all of Xiao Yi’s attacks were aimed at Yun Dan.

And he naturally couldn’t let Yun Dan get hurt.

Little did he know, this was all part of Xiao Yi’s calculation.

He knew Xiao Yueqing couldn’t possibly ignore Yun Dan, so he only needed to target Yun Dan.

By the time Xiao Yueqing realized it, the sword had already pierced his heart.