Chapter 264 The Fourth Elder's Personal Account
"Run!"
Yu Zheng was in great pain, her body was not only shrouded in black mist, but also bleeding bright red blood from her seven orifices.
"Haha, nobody's leaving!"
Seeing that she still wanted to hurt Cheng Rou, Yu Zheng used her spiritual power to forcibly lock her inside her body. This angered Cheng Rou even more, resulting in even more painful torment.
Seeing Yu Zheng being tortured, Cheng Rou, who was completely at a loss, forced herself to calm down. After thinking for a moment, she took out a Heavenly Thunder Talisman and shouted, "Ah Zheng, just bear with it!"
Upon seeing this, Yu Zheng instantly understood what was going on. She used her spiritual power to protect her vital heart meridian and gritted her teeth, saying, "Come!"
Cheng Rou nodded and activated the Heavenly Thunder Talisman in her hand. A blue bolt of lightning shot out and struck Yu Zheng's body directly, causing two muffled groans to be heard.
"How dare you!" The Heavenly Feather Saintess, struck by lightning, roared in fury, trying to escape from Yu Zheng's body, but was forcibly pulled back by Yu Zheng's spiritual power. "Where do you think you're going? Come at me again!"
Cheng Rou's eyes showed reluctance. She gritted her teeth and immediately used the Heavenly Thunder Talisman again, which struck the Heavenly Feather Saintess, causing her to scream in agony.
This kind of attack, which kills a thousand enemies but also harms eight hundred of your own, made Yu Zheng feel bad, and blood kept seeping from her clenched teeth.
"You're insane! Let me go!"
Yu Zheng laughed weakly, "Cough cough, come on, let's die together!"
Upon hearing this, Saintess Tianyu panicked and said urgently, "Let me go, and I will never make things difficult for you!"
"It's too late. I said we'd die together!" Yu Zheng said coldly, looking at Cheng Rou, tears of blood streaming down her face. "Don't stop, keep going!"
Cheng Rou pursed her lips and shook her head, the Heavenly Thunder Talisman she was activating lingering in her hand, "A-Zheng..."
Yu Zheng understood her thoughts perfectly. She smiled at Yu Zheng, whose eyes were brimming with tears, and said, "We can't let this evil thing go. That would cause endless harm. Listen to me and continue!"
Cheng Rou closed her pained eyes, cried out, and released the Heavenly Thunder Talisman in her hand. The eerie blue lightning struck Yu Zheng's body again, producing a crackling sound of electricity.
As the lightning faded, Yu Zheng could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, fainting.
"Ah Zheng!" Cheng Rou saw this and hugged her tightly, patting her cheeks anxiously. But just then, Yu Zheng suddenly opened her eyes and grabbed her neck.
"You wretch, I'll kill you!"
Cheng Rou suddenly felt her breath catch in her throat. Looking at Yu Zheng, whose body was being controlled, she reached out and stroked her cheek. "Ah Zheng, wake up... don't lose to her..."
Just as Cheng Rou was losing her senses, the hand gripping her neck suddenly released its grip. Able to breathe again, she greedily inhaled the air.
Looking at Yu Zheng, who was lying on the ground, she seemed to have a split personality, her expression was somewhat crazy, and she kept talking to herself.
"Don't touch her!"
"Hehe, why bother struggling? Your dantian is destroyed, and your sea of consciousness has been tainted by me. You can no longer cultivate to become an immortal. Why not stay with me for a few hundred years, and I will help you embark on the path to immortality."
"Pah! I don't care..."
"It's alright, I have plenty of time to wear you down. I'll definitely kill all your closest relatives and friends when the time comes, hahaha!"
Hearing the conversation between the two, Cheng Rou panicked and was at a loss. Holding the sword in her hand, she didn't know what to do.
"Little Rou, stab me in the chest!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Rou froze, her eyes widened, and she shook her head, crying, "No, no!"
"You're insane!!"
"Hahaha, what, are you scared? Can't take a joke?!" Yu Zheng laughed wildly, glancing at Cheng Rou who was crying her eyes out. Before she could react, he grabbed her hand and forcefully pushed the sword tip into her heart.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, so much so that it took Cheng Rou a long time to come to her senses, and her hand holding the sword hilt trembled uncontrollably.
"Ah Zheng...?"
Yu Zheng smiled at her, then suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed, gushing out bright red blood.
"Waaaaahhhhhh—!" Cheng Rou's slightly collapsing screams attracted the Qingyue Sect members who had come after her. Looking at the tragic scene before them, they couldn't help but look at each other with puzzled expressions.
Jiang Yunzi, who had rushed over, looked at Jiang Xingzi, who was half-naked on the ground, covered in horrifying bloody holes, clearly having been dead for some time. She roared, "Cheng Rou, what exactly happened?!"
Cheng Rou held Yu Zheng and wept uncontrollably. Looking at the dead Jiang Xingzi on the ground, she said angrily, "As you can see, this beast was about to rape me, but I and A Zheng killed him instead!"
"Nonsense!"
"That's the truth! He even colluded with evil beings, only to have his soul devoured. You'll see if you investigate carefully!"
At this moment, an elder stepped forward and whispered something to Jiang Yunzi, whose expression immediately turned ugly.
"nonsense!"
A cold glint flashed in Jiang Yunzi's eyes. "The Grand Elder is a highly respected person. How dare you slander him with such words!"
"Master..."
At this moment, Bai Qingyi walked out from behind the crowd, her face full of disbelief, and kept sobbing, "How could this happen... Waaah, if I had known it would be like this, I... I..."
Seeing her stammering, Jiang Yunzi snapped, "What do you know? Speak up!"
"This, this..." Bai Qingyi looked troubled and hesitated before saying, "Actually, Master has always said that he wanted to cultivate with them... I don't know how it turned out like this."
"What?!" Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, and their expressions became complicated.
The practice of master and disciple cultivating together has occurred throughout history, but such practices are mostly criticized by the world.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Jiang Yunzi's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he waved his hand at the crowd behind him. "Hmph, quickly capture those two traitors who betrayed their master and ancestors, and bring them back to the sect for public execution!"
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, instantly understanding their sect leader's meaning, and rushed towards Cheng Rou, who was not far away.
Seeing this, Cheng Rou threw out a formation box to block the attacks from the crowd.
Suddenly, a wisp of black energy burst forth from Yu Zheng's body and flew rapidly toward Jiang Xingzi. Suddenly, a broken piece of jade flew out and transformed into a black streak of light, escaping away.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Rou, who was inside the formation, was shocked and pointed in the direction where the shattered jade had gone, "That's the evil thing! Why aren't you chasing after it!"
The members of Qingyue Sect naturally saw it too. They glanced at the furious Jiang Yunzi and pretended to be deaf and dumb, continuing to attack the magic array activated by Cheng Rou.
At this moment, the dying Yu Zheng coughed up blood and gave a bitter smile, "It's no use... Get out of here quickly..."
Cheng Rou's eyes were filled with hatred. She took out a Shrinking Earth Talisman, picked up Yu Zheng, and disappeared from the spot, leaving the Qingyue Sect members behind.
At this moment, the image in the air disappeared instantly, and the sword that was floating on the causal platform turned into a stream of light and nailed to the center of the venue.
After a moment of silence, the crowd erupted in uproar, condemning the Qingyue Sect's shameless behavior.
The members of Qingyue Sect felt humiliated and began to try to find excuses to defend their sect.
"Those are all fake, it must be an illusion!"
"Yes, that sword must have been tampered with!"
"A sword alone proves nothing; it's just malicious slander by someone with ulterior motives."
"Even a powerful cultivator can conjure several clones, let alone that sword, which is an inanimate object. To think it could be used as evidence is utterly ridiculous!"
Jiang Yunzi looked at Du Jiaoxi with icy eyes. Back then, Cheng Rou and Yu Zheng both fell off the Soul-Binding Cliff, and their bodies were long gone, leaving no trace for anyone to testify against.
As long as they refuse to admit it, those rumors will remain just rumors and will never shake the position of Qingyue Sect.
Jiang Yunzi's expression remained unchanged, and she coldly snorted, "How can the thousand-year foundation of Qingyue Sect be easily shaken by a young girl of unknown origin like you?"
Du Jiaoxi couldn't help but let out a sneer: "I've always known how shameless you are, but I never imagined that even after things have come to this, you still don't show the slightest remorse. How can you still be a righteous sect!"
Jiang Yunzi glared at her, "Hmph, don't try to twist the truth here! Which force ordered you to do this?!"
"Me." A clear, cold voice rang out. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman in white wearing a veil. Her slender fingertips touched 'Floating Life'. With a clang, she drew it out and stood in the center of the hall, holding the sword, facing Jiang Yunzi.
"No, impossible..." Bai Qingyi's eyes widened. She was all too familiar with that voice. How could someone who was so seriously injured and fell off the Soul-Binding Cliff not die?
"I'm not dead yet, have I disappointed you?" With that, she removed the veil from her face, revealing her hidden, unparalleled beauty.
"Cheng Rou?!"
"Wasn't she...wasn't she killed by Yu Zheng?"
"Oh dear, you idiot! Back then, the Qingyue Sect covered up the truth with an iron fist. How can you still believe what they said?"
"Ha! The person involved is still alive. I'd like to see how Qingyue Sect will handle this!"
Cheng Rou toyed with the sword in her hand and sneered: "I'm sure everyone has seen the whole story back then. Qingyue Sect claims to be a prestigious and righteous sect, but in secret they do all sorts of despicable things. They are all hypocrites who look respectable."
“Arou…” Chen Yici’s feelings were complicated at this moment. He suddenly learned the truth that had been hidden all those years ago and did not know how to face it.
Over the years, the student has not known the teacher, and the husband has not known the wife...
He was like a fool, deceived and misled for so many years.
Bai Qingyi looked at her husband beside her, her eyes filled with disappointment and disgust. She then turned to Cheng Rou in the center of the room, her eyes flashing with chilling murderous intent. "You deserve to die!"
After saying that, Bai Qingyi flashed towards the center of the arena, but before she could get close to Cheng Rou, she was knocked back by Mu Tai with a palm strike. "Bai Qingyi, don't be so arrogant!"
However, Bai Qingyi was already insane and was unwilling to give up. She was ready to fight Cheng Rou to the death and once again drew her sword and formed a hand seal.
"Hopeless!" Mu Tai instantly unleashed a magic seal, sending Bai Qingyi, who was still trying to commit violence, flying away.
Ming Cang immediately flashed forward and delivered a follow-up blow, slamming her heavily to the ground. She coughed up a mouthful of blood and lay on the ground struggling in a disheveled state, a far cry from her usual dignified and elegant demeanor.
When Chen Yici looked at her, his eyes no longer held the love he once had. He treated her as if she were a maggot in a sewer, which deeply pierced her heart.
"Brother Ci, I was forced into it back then... I just liked you too much, I just wanted to be with you forever, was I wrong?!"
Ye Luo suddenly laughed, "In the name of love, you ruin someone's reputation and even want to take their life. Your love is too heavy; no one can bear it."
Du Jiaoxi scoffed, "Isn't that right? People often say that because they've been caught in the rain, they're more inclined to hold an umbrella for others. But you're dragging people into hell. It just goes to show how wicked people can be."
"That's right, that woman is absolutely vicious!"
"She's been putting on such a good act all these years, but in reality she's just a vicious slut."
"Thinking back on what happened back then, she not only got rid of Jiang Xingzi, but also eliminated Cheng Rou, her rival in love. It was like killing two birds with one stone. Her cunning is terrifying to even think about."
"Even so, without the protection of the Qingyue Sect, could she have had such a smooth life all these years?"
"Yes, the culprit is still the Qingyue Sect!"
...
When Jiang Yunzi heard that the flames of war had spread to this area, her face turned ashen. Back then, in order to protect her younger brother's reputation, she had no choice but to eliminate him at all costs. She never expected that after so many years, there would still be such a change.
Mu Tai said in a deep voice, "Sect Leader Jiang, do you have anything to say about this?"
Jiang Yunzi narrowed her eyes slightly, glanced at Bai Qingyi, and sighed, "I only just learned the full story of what happened back then. I was also deceived by Bai Qingyi!"
"You—!" Bai Qingyi glared at Jiang Yunzi, knowing that she had become a pawn. Just as she was in despair, a dark red magic circle suddenly lit up beneath her, and she was instantly teleported away.
Mu Tai was shocked and immediately withdrew the magic array, ordering his men to give chase. A buzz of discussion arose in the arena.
Ye Luo frowned and pondered for a long time before turning to Ling Qing beside her and instructing, "Arrange for someone to investigate Bai Qingyi's whereabouts and find out who rescued her. Once you have the information, do not act rashly and return to report to me immediately."
"Yes, young master."
A murderous glint flashed in Ye Luo's eyes as he murmured, "Saintess Tianyu...it's time for us to settle the score."
“Sister Rou…” Cheng Rou walked over at this moment, a smile on her pale face. She touched Yu Xian’er’s cheek and said, “Alright, you’re going to be a mother now, but you still cry like a child.”
"Sister Rou, where is my sister... What exactly happened to her in the end?"
“Back then… cough cough!” Cheng Rou suddenly covered her mouth and coughed violently. Soon her fingers were covered with blood.
"Sister Rou!" Yu Xian'er reached out and examined her spiritual meridians, discovering that her old ailment was severe and beyond saving.
"Alright, don't cry." Cheng Rou smiled lightly, "I'll take you to see A-Zheng, and then I'll tell you the whole story."
Yu Xian'er already knew what was going on in her heart. She pursed her lips, shook her head, and choked out, "Sister Rou... let me take you back to Peach Blossom Valley to heal your wounds first. We're sure we can still find a way."
Supported by the crowd, Cheng Rou shook her head with a light laugh, "I know my own body best. Let's not waste any more time. Come with me to a place."
With the matter settled, the people of Peach Blossom Valley had no time to spare. They leaped aboard the Celestial God No. 1 released by Ye Luo and flew toward the location Cheng Rou had indicated.
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