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Chapter 42
Chapter 42
Chapter 42
The Fiend Spirit Lands Them in Hot Water
The individual in grey was suspected to be Ju Wenxing’s imposter.
From the moment Ju Wenxing killed Li Yuan, Mu Yu judged Ju Wenxing to be in some sort of rush. As opposed to saying he was enforcing sect rules, it resembled him trying to silence someone. Extrapolating further, Mu Yu suspected Ju Wenxing was a fake name he used to fool them, and his real plan was to steal the fiend spirit for himself. Unfortunately for “Ju Wenxing”, Mu Yu snatched the fiend spirit before the former could. Putting it all together, the individual claiming to be Ju Wenxing very well was chasing after Mu Yu to find the fiend spirit. As soon as he saw Mu Yu, he notified Jiuhua Sect. Jiuhua Sect, therefore, sent people after Mu Yu to press charges for killing Li Yuan and Tang Yang.
Absolutely livid, Ju Wenxing laughed. “That excuse certainly is one an unorthodox sect would come up with!”
“You’re Ju Wenxing? Don’t lie. Ju Wenxing was dressed in purple…” Lan Ling’er wasn’t as sagacious as Mu Yu.
Mu Yu finally remembered why Ju Wenxing felt so familiar. There were three cultivators at the academy to choose disciples. One of them was Bai Lang. There was a pretty girl also from Green Pine Sect and supposedly Daoist Qingsong’s daughter. The other one was Ju Wenxing.
“What do you have to say about killing my juniors?”
Mu Yu stepped out in front of Lan Ling’er in case she blurted something she shouldn’t have.“You need evidence if you’re going to frame us. On what grounds are you alleging we killed your juniors?”
Ju Wenxing scoffed. “All right. Miss Huai, if you will please.”
Mu Yu didn’t notice the twenty-odd years old girl. Her beauty was arresting, yet her expression was frosty. Unlike Mu Yu, Lan Ling’er recognised her and quietly told him, “She’s the one who ambushed me that day. She must be with the Ju Wenxing imposter.”
The girl surveyed the duo before pointing. “They killed the two. On the day they died, they subdued a level three fiend and obtained a fiend spirit. Sadly, the two of them were also wounded in the fight. When Senior Brother Tang Yang had his guard down, he stabbed Senior Brother Tang Yang from behind. Senior Brother Li Yuan, heartbroken, tried to avenge Senior Brother Tang Yang. That was when she came out and slit his throat. She then finished stabbed him through the chest after she was done. The two heroes died at the hands of those two vicious murderers. I went to see what happened when I heard the commotion. They then tried to silence me. Had I not escaped using a secret technique, I would not be here today.”
Mu Yu found Miss Huai’s deliberately misleading story infuriating. She deliberately leveraged the fact it was common knowledge only level three fiends could produce fiend spirits to nullify the difference in cultivation between the dead, Mu Yu and Lan Ling’er. Since not even Golden Core Realm cultivators were guaranteed to be able to subdue level three fiends, it was reasonable for the dead duo to be wounded. The mention of the fiend spirit added fuel to the fire, providing a motive for the duo to attack the two wounded Jiuhua Sect disciples.
Those not from Jiuhua Sect were more interested in the fiend spirit. After all, Jiuhua Sect’s deaths were none of their business. Hence, most of the attention was on Dustfallen Sect’s duo.
“That is absolute bollocks. Li Yuan was the one who killed his senior for the fiend spirit. They hunted a pregnant level two flame horse…”
Mu Yu sighed. Lan Ling’er basically admitted to the existence of the fiend spirit. The people around wouldn’t care what level the beast was as long as there was a fiend spirit. Unsurprisingly, he could sense unfriendly gazes scanning them.
“I won’t forgive you two for killing my juniors!” Ju Wenxing was ready to kill and, most importantly, to take the fiend spirit in the name of avenging his juniors.
“She’s the only testimony you have?” Mu Yu sneered.
“We just need to frisk you to find out whether or not I am telling the truth. What do I stand to gain from falsely accusing you? All I ask is the two do not die unjust deaths,” proclaimed Miss Huai.
“Shamelessly refuting when there’s a witness testimony?”
“They must’ve practiced some dark cultivation techniques. I bet they absorbed plenty of cultivators’ essence and killed countless more! They deserve to die!”
“On behalf of the heavens, we must enforce justice!”
The sense of justice in their tones was so miniscule that it was an insult to the word. Everyone tacitly knew what one another’s gender was. Nobody was genuinely seeking vengeance for Li Yuan and Tang Yang. Even if Mu Yu handed over the fiend spirit, they would still accuse him of murder.
Mu Yu knew the truth behind the deaths, so the masterminds wanted to plant the blame on him before Jiuhua Sect discovered the truth. Once Mu Yu and Lan Ling’er were silenced, the hatchet was buried. Yes, it would also mean foregoing the fiend spirit, but what point was there in having it if they were dead?
“Mu Yu, stay alert. Ju Wenxing is the only Golden Core Realm cultivator. We’ll have a chance of escape as long as we can get around him.” Lan Ling’er wanted to get word of their plight to their sect for their chances of winning without their shifu or Uncle An were slim.
Mu Yu nodded once he confirmed the cultivation levels of those around.
“Let me make this very clear. I didn’t kill anyone. If Jiuhua Sect is the type of sect to insist someone is a killer to excuse their pursuit of a fiend spirit, they’re a joke.”
Ju Wenxing smirked. “Too bad. You don’t call the shots!”
Ju Wenxing discharged his spiritual energy, warning those attempting to leech to not interfere. Mu Yu and Lan Ling’er felt the pressure but maintained level headed. They had Uncle An to thank for getting them used to confronting stronger foes.
“Second Brother, if you are here, give us a hand…” mumbled Lan Ling’er, looking back and forth for Lie Shang. Unfortunately, there were only greedy gazes.
“Ling’er, focus and stop praying for someone to miraculously help.” Mu Yu was convinced Lie Shang wasn’t around. Otherwise, Lie Shang would’ve already intervened. What else would he have waffled for? To see their sect humiliated?
“Hand over the fiend spirit, and I’ll keep your corpse intact!”
Ju Wenxing enlarged his folding fan. Like a black broadsword, he swung at Dustfallen Sect’s duo. The spiritual energy unleashed pushed everyone else back. Mu Yu positioned his flying sword in front of him. Lan Ling’er refocused on the fan and sent her red sword out to intercept. Though more advanced than Mu Yu in terms of cultivation, she wouldn’t last ten moves against Ju Wenxing.
“The deaths appear bizarre.”
A rhododendron suddenly collided with Ju Wenxing’s fan from the front, driving it back and dissipating his pressure. The rhododendron disappeared instantly after contact. Its wielder landed opposite Ju Wenxing.
Mu Yu and Lan Ling’er were dumbstruck, wondering if Lie Shang really did intervene.