Su Lin was extremely fast. By the time he returned to Pingfeng Mountain, it had taken less than half an hour, including the round trip. Bai Xianzi and the others had also returned from the surrounding camps and were collecting the bodies of the fallen disciples from various sects.

"Senior Brother Su, you're back! Did you find Junior Sister Xu?"

"Yes, she's fine."

Su Lin nodded and looked around. Even in the darkness, she could see clearly that the shouts of battle from the nearby outposts had long since subsided, and the raid seemed to have been suppressed very quickly.

Seeing Su Lin's confusion, Fairy Bai whispered, "Shortly after Senior Brother Su left, the seniors arrived to provide support. Although these thieves came with great force, they were no match for us and have now been driven away."

"Just now, it is said that Sword Gentleman was furious upon hearing this matter and single-handedly stormed into the Netherworld Blood River Sect with his sword, declaring that he wanted to take the Peace Stone for himself."

"Experts from various sects also entered, and the elders ordered their disciples to follow closely and be ready to rush forward to help Sword Gentleman out of trouble at any time."

Bai Xianzi paused for a moment, then asked softly, "Senior Brother Su, perhaps we should wait a little longer, as we will also be entering the Blood River Sect. At that time, all sects will be able to witness the two Sword Gentlemen joining forces, which will truly be a wonderful story in the martial arts world."

The White Fairy looked at Su Lin with a smile, and Su Lin nodded absentmindedly: "Okay."

The White Fairy had other matters to attend to and couldn't stay by Su Lin's side any longer. After giving him a few more instructions, she hurriedly left.

No sooner had she left than Xiao Linlin whispered a reminder in Su Lin's arms: "There's something strange about this... If Chu Mo orchestrated tonight's night raid, then the various evil sects aren't fools. How could they not know the principle of going all out in an encirclement and attack?"

"The entire evil faction only sent Thousand Machine Poison Lord. This is definitely not because the various sects of the evil faction lack resources. It is more likely that they are just going through the motions."

As soon as Xiao Linlin finished speaking, Su Lin frowned: "You mean, the various evil sects are just going through the motions? They want to show their stance to maintain their status in the martial arts world, but they don't want to lose too many experts due to failure, so they launched a surprise attack tonight, which wasn't exactly a desperate situation?"

It seems that none of these local NPCs are fools; they all care about their own gains and losses.

Even if Chu Mo had the talent for "deception" to fool the various evil sects into joining forces, he couldn't fool them enough and failed to achieve a final comeback.

Before Su Lin could finish speaking, Xiao Linlin slowly shook her head: "Brother, I don't think it's that simple."

"Is there more to the story?"

Su Lin raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. Xiao Linlin reminded him, "Fairy Bai just said that Sword Gentleman has already led his men into the Blood River Sect."

"At first glance, this behavior seems to be to vent the anger of the disciples of various sects and to maintain the face of the number one sect in the martial arts world of Sword Pavilion... But if you think about it carefully, would a dignified Sword Gentleman, the next pillar of Sword Pavilion, really be so childish?"

"Furthermore, considering that the various righteous sects have joined forces to attack the Blood River Sect, and even intend for us disciples to go and assist them... with so many combat forces from all levels, this is clearly a full-scale attack, displaying a thunderous will to annihilate the Blood River Sect!"

Su Lin wasn't stupid. After being reminded by Xiao Linlin, he instantly realized: "This is their scheme! The various evil sects launched a surprise attack tonight just to show that they stand with the Blood River Sect, but they already knew that Su Qingyang would really destroy the Blood River Sect! They wanted to stand by and watch!"

We came, but we couldn't win, so the loss of the Blood River Sect isn't our fault. We have an explanation to everyone in our own faction.

"right."

Xiao Linlin nodded: "This is just a feint, a feint by Chu Mo, and also a feint by the various evil sects. They sold out the Blood River Sect."

Grass!

These NPCs are too cunning!

Su Lin was shocked. He looked at Xiao Linlin and couldn't help but ask, "Is the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold' completely unknown to anyone in the entire evil sect?"

"If the price is high enough, betrayal is just the norm."

Xiao Linlin lowered her head and said softly, "Traitors are common, let alone those who have been 'abandoned darkness for light' after being given a price."

Good and evil had been secretly communicating for some time. Taking the Peace Stone was a pretense; their true purpose was to divide the Netherworld Blood River Sect among themselves!

Just like the will of a nation, the conflict between right and wrong is a matter of ideology, but it will not affect the level of interaction of interests; if a certain person or a small group of people with a voice obtains great benefits, they will inevitably betray their own camp.

Moreover, this also aligns with the interests of the second and third leaders, since the Netherworld Blood River Sect, the evil sect leader, has always been above them, leaving them no chance to rise to prominence.

"No wonder...no wonder Su Qingyang has traveled almost all over the martial world these past few days. He's hardly the chivalrous swordsman who punishes evil and promotes good..."

Su Lin murmured, "He's clearly the Sword Pavilion's 'diplomat'! First to Thousand Machine City, then to the Boundless Sea! The two great evil sects are jointly promoting the Sword Gentleman's prestige, dismembering the Netherworld Blood River Sect in Su Qingyang's name!"

Su Qingyang clearly knew where the Peace Stone was and where Dugu Changshan was... but he deliberately didn't come to the Netherworld Blood River Sect first, and instead went to visit most of the evil sects.

Upon closer examination, isn't this a form of international diplomacy? It involves coordinating the interests and attitudes of all parties to achieve the ultimate goal!

And that Chu Mo!

This fraudulent player probably foresaw that the Netherworld Blood River Sect was a ship about to capsize. He was cunning, profiting from the situation, fueling the flames, and taking the opportunity to secure his own escape! He left the game with a large amount of winnings!

At this moment, Su Lin suddenly remembered the words of advice Su Qingyang had given him at the very beginning of the game.

Looking back now, it's truly meaningful.

"The world of martial arts is complex, filled with endless love, hate, and vendettas, all driven by self-interest..."

Su Lin couldn't help but raise an eyebrow; he had once again witnessed a deeper aspect of the escape game.

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