Deep within the dungeon of the Heavenly Sword Sect, Liu Jiantang was imprisoned by Wen Xiao after being defeated once again.
Wen Xiao didn't kill him, perhaps because he felt it would be a pity to lose such a promising swordsman. Moreover, Wen Xiao had become very strange since that year. Although he led his demon disciples to occupy the Heavenly Sword Sect and settled there as a victor, he even set up a sword formation again, as if he intended to stay there for a long time.
In the dungeon, Wen Xiao ordered someone to bring wine and food and place them in front of Liu Jiantang. Then he picked up a jar of wine and took two gulps.
Liu Jiantang dismissed it with disdain.
"Shall we chat?"
"What do we have to talk about? Let's just get back to each other."
"Sigh, you can't beat me anyway, so why are you begging for death? Think about it carefully, who knows, one day you might be able to avenge your senior brother with your own hands?"
Liu Jiantang said with a grim expression, "Is this interesting? You neither kill me nor let me die, and now you're mocking me. I used to think you were a real swordsman, but now it seems you're nothing special."
Wen Xiao didn't care at all, took a swig of wine and said again: "Liu Jiantang, too much rigidity is easy to break. You are a sharp sword, but you lack resilience and need to be polished."
Liu Jiantang didn't want to pay attention to him; there was nothing she could do now. "Wen Xiao, one day, I will kill you with my own hands."
"Why? I can understand pursuing invincibility in the sword path, but what's the point if it's for your senior brother? He's already dead."
Liu Jiantang was furious. "That's enough! Wen Xiao, if I ever get the chance, I'll grind you to dust!"
"Making threats is the most meaningless thing in the world. Even if you do beat me someday, what's the point of grinding your bones to ashes? You're just a pile of rotten flesh when you're dead."
Hearing this, Liu Jiantang was speechless. He turned his head and closed his eyes. Having experienced the previous battle, he was no longer able to fight back, so he couldn't even drive Wen Xiao away.
"Liu Jiantang, it's almost over. Everything is about to end. We each serve our own masters. Ye Qingyun's death at my hands is not unjust at all."
“You have no reason to kill my senior brother. If your goal is Bai Yao or Xiao Yuhan, why must you kill my senior brother? Didn’t I say before that I am willing to submit to you and not harm my Heavenly Sword Sect members?”
"Liu Jiantang, don't talk so much to me. If you were truly willing to submit to me, you wouldn't be arguing with me about this now. As for Ye Qingyun, whether he lives or dies has no impact on me. But if I really don't kill anyone, how can I convince Xiao Yuhan and Bai Yao to go to the Heavenly Demon Abyss? If I, Wen Xiao, were a gentleman, they wouldn't be too worried about your safety, nor would they be driven to desperation to cause trouble for Yu Hui."
Liu Jiantang sensed something was amiss. "What exactly do you want to do?"
"It's nothing, Liu Jiantang. All I can tell you now is that the matter between Yu Hui and Xiao Yuhan is not something that others can interfere with. As for Bai Yao, her battle with Yu Hui is a battle of destiny. Do you want to know why I didn't kill you?"
Liu Jiantang seemed to be thinking, "Of course, it's not just because of my talent in swordsmanship."
"That's a very important reason, but there's another reason. I always feel that Yu Hui will die after this. Before we set off, she told me about her last wishes. Although she didn't say it, I know she was telling me about her last wishes. Let me tell you a secret: I wasn't among the first batch of demon disciples sealed with Yu Hui. So after the seal on the Heavenly Demon Abyss is broken, Bai Yu, Qian Yu, Dan Zhu, and the others will all recover to their peak strength. Right now, they're just minor characters in my eyes, but if we wait for them to recover, I can at most defeat them one-on-one. Liu Jiantang, if you want to protect your sect after everything is over, then live well."
"Who exactly are you?"
Wen Xiao continued, "Me? I am Wen Xiao, but no, I was tricked by Yu Hui. She knew I would make a move against Bai Yao, so she used Bai Yao to return what she had taken from me. I don't know if I am Wen Xiao or Han Wuqi now."
"Han Wuqi? Isn't that..." Liu Jiantang's expression changed.
Wen Xiao continued, "That woman Yu Hui is still wary of me, so she returned my soul and memories to me. She knows what kind of person I used to be, so when I had Han Wuqi's personality, I began to feel guilty for the evil things I did over the years. Liu Jiantang, I am no longer the strongest sword. Now I hesitate when I draw my sword and start to think about right and wrong when I do things. This is not me."
"But you still killed my senior brother! What do you want to explain yourself for? Wen Xiao, even if you really are Han Wuqi, so what? The blood on your hands will remember everything you did. I'm a man of my word. If I don't die, I will definitely grind you to dust!"
Wen Xiao continued drinking, staring at Liu Jiantang. Then he raised his hand and pointed at Liu's forehead. "I'm passing on all my swordsmanship knowledge to you. I don't expect you to call me master, but I hope that one day you will become the strongest swordsman after me."
Liu Jiantang was very surprised, but gradually, Wen Xiao's sword intent appeared in his mind, and at this moment, he was somewhat obsessed.
After finishing everything, Wen Xiao chuckled softly, "Indeed, you are a pure swordsman, but I am no longer pure. Yu Hui, oh Yu Hui, that woman is really something. On one hand, she says she considers me a friend, and on the other hand, she's plotting to kill me. Sigh... In my current state, I might be more than capable of dealing with Bai Yu and the others, but I can no longer challenge those truly powerful individuals..."
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A month later, at the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall, Xiao Yuhan stood atop the wall, her white hair fluttering in the wind.
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