The Legend of the Devil
Ch. 104 - Hidden Puppet
Li Jia Xing frowned in signaling her confusion. When the report came a group of soldiers brought the evidence of the fight that took place in one of the forests in the Feng Empire and suspected that the thing belonged to the Ghost Jade Tower.
"This terror is running rampant, Your Majesty. We don't smell any defectors inside the Jade Ghost Tower group, but the presence of these hunters has threatened many. It said three colleges in Diqiu Empire were slaughtered, two of them were destroyed while the other one managed to save some successors who were now taking refuge in the Golden Pavilion."
Li Jia Xing cast a distant glance, within his mind a thousand conjectures started popping up. This could not be considered a matter belonging to Diqiu Empire alone, as the Ghost Jade Tower was actually from Feng Empire unable to suppress the group's movements to the detriment of the other party.
On the other hand the news he got was all confusing. Some say the mysterious figure was not actually from the Ghost Jade Tower, some say that the person was the old Ghost Jade Tower Master who had returned to avenge himself, many also assume that there is still another evil group that uses the name Ghost Jade Tower for its own sake.
The frown on his forehead faded as he opened his mouth to speak, "Have you investigated the person who killed that Ghost Borer? I have a feeling he's not the one who's on our side. He'll kill anyone, depending on the purpose. The problem here is we don't know what his motives and goals are."
The soldier fused his fists on the floor, raising his face while explaining, "Of course Your Majesty. Some of our spies managed to follow him and found that he was joining a group of people wearing the same clothes. We can't confirm the clarity of this information because the person who pegged them was instantly killed on the spot."
Lucky before being killed the spy immediately sent a letter through the bird and relayed it to him. The shocking news momentarily made Li Jia Xing straighten his back in order to get a clearer look at the iron-armored warrior.
"Group of people?" His mind was getting more complicated, he could no longer guess who was the mastermind behind all this. Seeing Li Jia Xing not making a sound for a long time, Du Xiaohua as his servant immediately took a vote.
"You can go. Your Majesty will tell you what you will do next. Make sure no one follows you here."
"Good."
Li Jia Xing's beautiful nails were again damaged by the woman herself, she had a habit of biting her nails while thinking hard. Du Xiaohua had already repeatedly reminded him but the habit remained unchangeable, Li Jia Xing muttered with a rhythm that felt familiar to Du Xiaohua's ears.
"Snowflowers are stained with blood, The Sky Cows on the Shadow of Virtue. The God of Death wraths and rises. The wind from Mount Qin brought news of death to mankind ...."
"You need to rest, Your Majesty. You've been three days without sleep, your health should take precedence."
"How can I sleep in a situation like this?" His blue eyes looked at Du Xiaohua furiously. "Devil from Mount Qin ... Don't tell me it's them ... The group of assassins twenty years ago who had killed the Great Chief of the martial World and thousands of lives without mercy. They have awakened, then this will be the next endless war ..."
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After much chaos in Diqiu Empire, one problem after another came. The news passed quickly and then drowned replaced by other news, it continued to happen repeatedly. The fall of the White Fog Cottage became a huge blow to Diqiu Empire.
The roar of strong winds rose up above the sky, hitting the face of Xian Shen who had only been silent for an hour ago without speaking and only stared at the tombstone on the edge of the abyss. His eyes looked teary, his fists tight. He put his teeth together very upset. Four months had passed but there was nothing he could do but come to the tomb empty-handed.
"Brother Zhan, do you hear me?" ask her while answering to herself. "I hope so." His way of speaking seemed unsure to continue what made him come to this place again. "I've been through a few months but no matter how hard I stall a tangled thread, I still don't find the end."
"I want to prove you're innocent in everyone's eyes, but-!" His talk was cut off, his hand pounding the stone beneath him emotions. "All these puzzles are like they have been created by an enemy standing in our shadow. We only saw someone who was in front, unconscious as the shadow suddenly pierced and disappeared in the darkness. Who is the mastermind of all this?!"
Xian Shen's shout echoed loudly, he had long harbored this matter alone and no one cared about the true truth after Xue Zhan was gone. The young man gritted his teeth making his jaw harden. Sweat fell on his temples mixed with tears. "Miss Yin testified that you were not the one who harmed her and she also promised to help me solve this problem, but now we are at a dead end. If the Ghost Jade Tower isn't the main culprit, then who did that day kill the 45th Elder and get you whipped?"
"What about Senior Kang Jian? The smell of the body is not even smelled! Plus the rise of new villains, it's getting complicated. With a shrimp brain like this you think I can do something?!"
As he said it Xian Shen was so desperate, the tombstone bearing Xue Zhan's name in front of him was cold and mute. There's not a single question the inanimate can answer, there's no. It was free, in the end Xian Shen laughed at himself.
"Brother Zhan, had you tried even harder that day to defend yourself all wouldn't have been this complicated. And two of our friends ..."
His gaze again fell on that tombstone, imagining when Xiao Rong and Jiazhen Yan were in a cold war and he relied on Xue Zhan to calm them both down. Now Xue Zhan was no more. Xiao Rong and Jiazhen Yan started to distance each other and hate after what happened last time—Jiazhen Yan let go of Xue Zhan's hand and caused the young man to fall into the abyss.
In his heart Xiao Rong was still blaming Jiazhen Yan, Jiazhen Yan also thought the same thing and left just like that.
Xiao Rong kept his words, he never again visited Diqiu Empire. While Jiazhen Yan, that person had never again appeared since Xue Zhan's death.
Xian Shen stood holding the handle of his sword with his right hand. "My friend, I've sworn to prove your innocence. Even though tonight maybe my life will be taken ..."
The decision is round. Xian Shen would not have retreated even though the enemy he faced would have been greater than him, in his current mind if not he no longer wanted to find out this truth. Jiazhen Yan and Xiao Rong had left and only left herself. And Xian Shen could only rely on himself for this dangerous mission.
"I'd rather go straight to you in the afterlife and slap you in the face than sit here quietly like a fool letting his friend die. You're not that weak until you're killed by baseless slander. There must be something, if my hunch is right then I won't regret sacrificing my life for you."
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