338: Chapter 73: The Real Person – Part 2 338: Chapter 73: The Real Person – Part 2 Yet, it is in peril that one seeks wealth and honors.
Now that Yu Wenzhong aimed to return to the ancient city, following him, they would have a chance to try their luck and see if they could grasp some opportunities!
“…”
Wu Yue watched this scene, and he didn’t speak out to stop it.
Quickly,
Yu Wenzhong and Qin Wanyang led this team of over a dozen Loose Cultivators, and they left using Qi Control.
“Ants overestimating themselves.”
Within the Martial Sect, Lin Yu wore an indifferent expression as he watched the departing figures of the Loose Cultivators and suddenly spoke.
“Junior Brother, why do you say this?”
Upon hearing this, Wu Yue couldn’t help but smile and shake his head.
“Opportunities may be great, but one must be alive to seize them.”
Lin Yu bowed his head, murmuring, “I don’t know if Qin Wanyang saw the disciples of Qiantian Palace…
but his return to the ancient city is certainly not to help Yu Wenzhong find people.
He’s just not giving up, taking the opportunity to search for an opportunity.”
These Loose Cultivators… If they were just following Yu Wenzhong, that wouldn’t be too wrong a choice.
But with Qin Wanyang added to the mix, once danger arises, they would be the first pawns to be sacrificed.
A few days ago,
Lin Yu still considered Qin Wanyang as a “confidant,” as a “benefactor.”
When his father fell seriously ill,
Qin Wanyang sent Spirit Pills.
Now, looking back, he found it laughable…
What Qin Wanyang provided were far from Spirit Pills.
The player is blind while the spectator sees clearly.
A few days earlier, when he was caught up in the situation, watching his father being thrown into the dungeon, Lin Family’s property confiscated by the Imperial City…
The people he most resented were Yuan Jimo, were Xie Zhen.
But now, he saw clearly the instigator behind these mists.
The one he hated most was himself.
He hated his own inability to see clearly, to discern, his foolishness…
This young Prince of the Qin Mansion, in front of outsiders, truly portrayed the image of a gentleman as gentle as jade.
But in reality, in his eyes, there were only interests.
Whether it was Lin Yu himself, the counselors of the Qin Mansion, or the Loose Cultivators who had just left with them, all were mere pawns.
“Do you see clearly now?”
Wu Yue looked at his Junior Brother and said softly, “If you see clearly, that’s good.”
And it was precisely this calm statement,
That pierced Lin Yu’s heart.
“…Senior Brother.”
Lin Yu clenched his fists tightly, his voice hoarse, “I was wrong.
I shouldn’t have believed Qin Wanyang’s lies.”
Wu Yue just shook his head.
He gently patted his Junior Brother’s shoulder and said softly, “Who hasn’t had a time when they were young and misjudged someone?
In this period, our master has just gone into seclusion, and the sect leader is also recuperating.
After the Northern Hunt ends, the master should be out of seclusion.
At that time, I will ask the master to intercede with the sect leader…
concerning the Lin Family’s matter, and see if there’s an opportunity to mediate.”
Lin Yu remained silent, darkly, without saying more.
…
…
After dealing with Lin Yu’s matter, Wu Yue took the initiative to come to the Yuqing Pavilion fairy, Shang Yi, and gave a slight bow.
“Miss Shang.”
He smiled and said, “I can tell you had something to say earlier.”
At the time when Qin Wanyang took the others away,
Shang Yi glanced in his direction a few times as if she had something to say but hesitated.
Although martial artists only train their physique, their sensitivity to their Heart Lake is sharp.
Wu Yue was very aware that Shang Yi had important matters to discuss with him.
“Brother Wu.”
Shang Yi sighed softly and said, “To be honest…
I too wish to take my leave for a while.”
“Tai Shang House?”
Wu Yue hit the nail on the head.
The cultivator of Tai Shang House, Fang Hang, had died and vanished.
Shang Yi had not kept this news from him…
The death of Fang Hang and Xie Sheng would certainly cause an uproar once the Northern Hunt was over.
Behind these two prodigies, one was the Tai Shang House, the other was Prince Jiangning’s household!
“How Fang Hang died, there are many doubts about it, so I won’t mention that for now.”
Shang Yi calmly transmitted her voice, “The disciples from Tai Shang House had previously joined Qiantian Palace in guarding Snow Mountain, and now they have disappeared without a trace…
As one of the Taoist sect, I must go out and search for them, no matter what.”
Fang Hang was dead.
The disciples from Tai Shang House might still be wandering in the Secret Realm.
If no one comes to their aid…
there’s only one outcome for them.
“That’s the truth.”
Wu Yue slightly lowered his gaze, puzzled, he asked, “Miss Shang, are you planning to leave alone?”
“Indeed.”
Shang Yi looked back at her junior sisters and the female Sword Cultivators from Baihua Valley, then hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, “This Secret Realm is too dangerous.
The responsibility of searching for the Tai Shang House disciples should not fall on them…
With Brother Wu here to protect them, it’s relatively safe.
I hope they can stay here and rest well.”
“I understand.”
Wu Yue nodded and said, “Miss Shang, rest assured and leave.
I will take good care of these ladies…”
“Good!”
Shang Yi took a deep breath, these were the words she had been waiting for.
The reason she chose to leave alone to find the Tai Shang House disciples and leave her junior sisters here was because she trusted this Martial Sect senior brother!
“Right…
You can take this token.”
Wu Yue took out another Banished Immortal Order, and with Divine Soul Power, he completely inscribed the Jade Scroll of Xie Zhen, which had already been shared once, into it.
“Inside the token, there is a map inscribed by Xie Zhen.
I know that Miss Shang has reservations about this person, but if you need to find someone, this map could be of great use.”
Wu Yue extended the token.
Shang Yi hesitated repeatedly but still took it.
This Martial Sect senior brother, though a martial artist without the cultivation of Qi Control, was still insightful…
When Yu Wenzhong was leaving, he only gifted the Banished Immortal Order without much else to say.
Because Wu Yue could see.
Yu Wenzhong had already memorized the contents of Xie Zhen’s Jade Scroll and would take it to heart.
But Shang Yi…
might not.
Not long ago, the two had a conflict.
“Brother Wu’s kindness is much appreciated,” Shang Yi said.
Shang Yi silently sensed the Divine Soul Power within the Banished Immortal Order, her expression somewhat complex.
Before she was to leave,
Shang Yi asked Wu Yue a question, “Brother Wu, in your eyes…
what kind of person is Xie Zhen?”
Wu Yue paused for a moment.
Of course, he knew what Shang Yi meant…
At the Dragon Array, Shang Yi witnessed the death of Xie Sheng with her own eyes, and most likely, the news of Fang Hang’s death was also related to Xie Zhen.
Yet, such a person had saved Yuqing Pavilion and the Martial Sect.
Even the families from the Northern County standing on the “opposite side” were saved as well.
Is this a good person, or a bad person?
“It’s hard for me to judge.”
Wu Yue sighed, saying, “I’ve never heard of someone like Xie Zhen before.
Even if he does good, it is never in connection with kindness…
Maybe he has his own scale in his heart, or maybe he just does what he likes.
My master once told me a story about his master.”
“His master?” Shang Yi raised her eyebrows slightly.
“Xie Xuanyi.”
Wu Yue said concisely, “My master, Zhou Ceng, said that Xie Xuanyi was a person who made the evil cultivators of the South Border tremble in fear.
The saying goes, ‘it takes a villain to grind down another villain,’ and that latter villain was Xie Xuanyi.
Such a man can neither be counted as evil nor good, if one must describe him with a word, it would probably be…
a ‘True Person.'”
“A ‘True Person’?”
Shang Yi heard someone describe Xie Xuanyi as a “True Person” for the first time.
This was somewhat ironic.
But very fitting.
Traditionally, the term “True Person” was used to describe grand Taoist cultivators.
But looking at the Taoist sect, how many were there who were more real, more direct than Xie Xuanyi?
“My master said, if Xie Xuanyi killed someone, then that person…
nine times out of ten, deserved to be killed.”
Wu Yue smiled faintly, then stopped there, “Miss Shang, these are just my personal views, and should not be taken as truth.
Please do not take them to heart.”
Shang Yi’s expression was complex, lost in thought.
Such an opinion felt familiar.
She couldn’t help but look towards Baihua Valley…
that girl named “Yuan Yi.”
Earlier, when she had an argument with Fang Hang,
Yuan Yi said something similar.
If Xie Zhen killed someone, then it was because that person deserved to die!
Xie Zhen, Xie Xuanyi…
these two names overlapped in Shang Yi’s mind.
She shook her head, discarding these thoughts, and said in a soft voice, “Thank you, Brother Wu.
If we safely traverse this Secret Realm, Yuqing Pavilion will owe a great favor to the Martial Sect.”
“One does not accept rewards without merit,”
Wu Yue replied calmly and indifferently, “If we can get out safely, it will be a joy for us all.
At that time, Miss Shang can go and thank the person who truly deserves your gratitude.”