Reaper of the Martial World

Chapter Book 7: 229: Whip (2)

Book 7: Chapter 229: Whip (2)

A leisurely expression appeared on Dyon’s face.

“How…” Yandevere’s severely weakened voice called out. She wanted to distract Dyon so that she could accumulate her flames in her eyes and deal a fatal blow. Even if she ended up becoming blind, it was worth it.

Dyon raised an eyebrow as though he was looking at an idiot. “You’re too stupid. First of all, when I handed you all grandmaster teleportation arrays to use, while it made sense for Sabona, given her personality, to not use them to join up with us, it’s completely irresponsible of you as First Senior Sister to do the same. It became obvious very quickly that instead of using the array to meet up with me, you went to meet someone else.

“Unfortunately for you, I was aware that you used the array immediately yet didn’t appear before me. Maybe if I didn’t end up stuck in a mountain of coarse silver for several months, I would have been ambushed from the very beginning.

“But that’s fine.” Dyon said with a shrug. “Maybe I’m wrong and you instead used knowledge you had as a Flaming Lily Sect disciple to go to some sort of mapped treasure trove. It would be a bit shameless of you to use my resources in such a way, but I was already used to dealing with shameless Flaming Lily Sect disciples.”

Those within the Demon Sage Tower blushed with shame. Dyon had gone out of his way to help them for Madeleine’s sake, yet when he faced enemies on all sides at the demonic gorge, none of them stepped up to help. Then there was Kali who felt more embarrassed than them all. He truly was used to dealing with the shameless side of these disciples…

“But then, what was even more odd was that you agreed to my ‘foolish’ plan to enter the second phase castle without hesitation. Again, that’s something I expect from Sabona, but from you?

“It also became fairly clear that you cared little for your fellow disciples because not only did you not ask for them a single time during the 6 months you spent in my tower, it was even up to Sabona to ask about Madeleine’s wellbeing and not you. Honestly, you’re a top tier First Senior Sister, truly.”

Dyon shook his head, chuckling lightly. Did this girl think she was some sort of top level spy? She left so many openings everywhere.

“But sure,” Dyon shrugged again, “Maybe that’s just your personality. Quiet, reserved, unfeeling… However, that’s the weird part. Why would you act so unfeeling now when my wife swears by how much you’ve helped her? I wonder what reason a person with such a black heart would have to be so caring for my wife? It can’t be that you planned to make use of her innocence for your own gains, could it?”

Dyon’s eyes turned murderous as his grip on Yandevere’s throat tightened.

“I was willing to still give you the benefit of the doubt, but you practically spit in my face during the second phase. Do you think I couldn’t tell you used a sword? What use would a swordswoman have for a whip if it wasn’t to delay me from retrieving the 13 keys?

“About the only smart thing you did in the last two years was not attacking me yourself. Because had you, you would have surely died!”

Dyon brought up his fingers quickly, jamming them into Yandevere’s eye sockets, and destroying whatever semblance of vision she had left.

“Even in the end, you choose poorly. The thing I fear the least in this world are flames!”

Yandevere’s miserable screeched filled the hot air. With a thought, Dyon threw her into the tower dungeons in a cell right beside the three kitsune geniuses.

Back when Yandevere spent days trying to acquire a whip, Dyon became certain of his analysis. It was clear then that she was trying to delay them from reaching the top floor. In the end, she had thought that she had done her job sufficiently, not believing for even a moment that Dyon would finish in time. But, who would have known that Dyon would have wrapped everything up in less than half an hour?

Who was the first person to display shock at his quickness? Was it not Yandevere?

The woman thought she was being sly. She knew that she didn’t have the power to reach the sword treasures in the distance, but she also knew that given her personality, asking Dyon for help wouldn’t align well.

After Dyon set the precedent of only helping Sabona because the item she wanted was useful to him, Yandevere became certain that Dyon wouldn’t help her out on a whim. So, she had no choice but to take the whip, thinking that Dyon didn’t know what weapon she used and that Sabona was too simple minded to realize that her actions were odd.

When Dyon used spear qi to retrieve his treasures, she became even more assured in her plan. Since he wasn’t a swordsman, he wouldn’t be able to tell that she also used a sword just by looking at her. This was why she acted so boldly.

Unfortunately for her, Dyon was a Weapon’s Master. Even before he awakened this will, simply due to his Weapon’s Pagoda Manifestation, he was able to comprehend weapons to a deep level. How could such a thing escape him?

In the end, Yandevere had lost from the very beginning. With her now fully sealed, her actions were no longer her own.

“Now… Where were we?” Dyon appeared by his wife’s side once more, a small smile on his face.