A gust of wind blew by, lifting Su Nian's bangs.
This was a sinister wind mixed with demonic energy, something Su Nian was all too familiar with.
He looked around. Ever since Ru Beiqiu uttered those words, the rogue cultivators who had been hiding in the audience had gradually revealed their true colors.
Su Nian was completely convinced that Ye Hua was prepared to go all in.
"To be honest, I'm quite surprised," Su Nian said calmly, looking at Ye Hua.
"What's the surprise?" Ye Hua asked.
Su Nian looked at Ru Beiqiu and said, "I thought he was just a pawn you used to deal with me until the very end. I didn't expect him to awaken so forcefully through his own will. I'm very curious now, what went wrong in the middle that caused Ru Beiqiu to break free from your control?"
Ye Hua narrowed his eyes.
"Senior Brother Su, what do you mean by that?"
"Are you going to keep pretending?" Su Nian slowly opened her arms. "You colluded with the Black-Clad Demon, using others to plant a parasitic demon in Ru Beiqiu, intending to forcibly control him. The Black-Clad Demon himself is a puppeteer skilled in the art of substitution, and is very good at manipulating souls. The day he invaded Quanxiu, on the surface it was a clone controlling several corpse puppets, but in reality, the clone and the corpse puppets were both puppets. He did not directly turn the original owner into a corpse puppet, but sealed the original owner inside the puppet. Therefore, theoretically, as long as the surface of the puppet is broken, the original owner can be restored to his original state."
Ye Hua looked at Su Nian in silence and slowly said, "What you're saying has nothing to do with me, and I don't know how he did it."
“It seems that although you are cooperating, you don’t really understand him,” Su Nian said, shrugging.
"You know a lot about this?"
Ye Hua found himself increasingly unable to understand Su Nian.
The black-clad demon would never tell anyone about such a secret, so how did Su Nian know?
Su Nian smiled slightly, "Do you know why the Black-Clad Demon made the puppets smell of decay?"
Ye Hua pondered for a moment and said, "They're probably afraid of being exposed, so they want to frame the Rakshasa Sect, right?"
"You guessed right, but unfortunately there's no reward."
Ye Hua scoffed dismissively, "You secretly went to see the Holy Son of the Rakshasa Sect on your very first day in the city. Do you really think you've hidden yourself so well?"
"Yes, that's right, that's why they were able to escape from the black-clad demon."
"What did you say?" Ye Hua almost doubted that he had heard correctly.
Su Nian slowly said, "Since you've already reached a cooperation agreement with the Black-Clad Demon, and are willing to invest so many puppets to capture me, you must leave yourself a way out. If the puppet matter is exposed, the other witnesses will naturally suspect the Rakshasa Sect. And if the Rakshasa Sect members can prove their innocence here, wouldn't that expose the whole thing? So..."
Su Nian raised a finger and slowly shook it. "In order to prevent this from happening, the Black-Clad Demon will definitely deal with the Rakshasa Sect people in advance. However, even though we know this, there is still a problem. When will he make his move? I thought about it and decided that rather than waiting to be killed, we should take the initiative and use the Rakshasa Sect people as bait to lure the snake out of its hole."
Ye Hua paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"Do you think you're so smart? Even if you've figured that out, so what? The Black-Clad Demon is incredibly strong! Stronger than you can imagine! The Three Upper Sects and the Blazing Sun Temple have become cowards, and the Moonlit Pavilion and the Seven Star Sect are also beset by internal and external troubles, barely able to protect themselves. Right now, there isn't even a single Mahayana stage expert in Holy Fire City. What makes you think that anyone can save the Rakshasa Sect members from the Black-Clad Demon?"
“I think it’s necessary for me to correct one of your misconceptions.” Su Nian raised a finger and shook it.
"What?"
Su Nian said, "First of all, the three upper sects and the Blazing Sun Temple did not seal their mountain gates out of fear of the demons. Secondly, the Moon Pavilion and the Seven Star Sect are not in dire need of protection themselves. Currently, there are more than just the Black-Clad Demon among the Mahayana stage experts in Holy Fire City."
"What did you say?" Ye Hua stood there, stunned.
...
On a plain outside Holy Fire City, the black-clad demon looked at the Seven Star Sect's Grand Elder and Third Elder blocking his way, then at the Rakshasa Sect's Holy Son and others hiding behind them, and remained silent for a long time.
"Why are you here?" the black-clad demon asked.
The Grand Elder of the Seven Star Sect was a true Mahayana stage expert. He chuckled and glanced at Si Qiushan beside him, slowly saying, "Naturally, someone tipped us off, which is why we were able to arrive ahead of time..."
A slight smile curved the corners of Si Qiushan's lips.
If Su Nian hadn't sent her a message beforehand, instructing her to bring a Mahayana stage expert to ambush her in Holy Fire City, she probably wouldn't have been able to find this bastard who was controlling her so easily.
Next.
It's time to settle the score!
...
"Even the Great Ascension stage experts from the Seven Star Sect have arrived?" Ye Hua realized that things were not going well.
Why is there such a vast difference in status between the Middle Three Sects and the Lower Three Sects? It's because only the Middle Three Sects have experts at the Mahayana stage!
Things didn't go as Ye Hua had planned. His expression turned serious, and he looked at Su Nian with nothing but apprehension.
"When did you start setting all this up?"
"Want to know?" Su Nian curled her lips into a smile.
Ye Hua remained silent for a moment.
He then drew his sword.
"I think I don't need it."
Su Nian also raised her sword.
"I don't need to explain any further."
Below the stage, the sober audience watched the two on stage, the wind whipping around them, and no one could hear their conversation.
Although they didn't understand the whole story, the audience knew that everyone was in a very dangerous situation.
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