Chapter 336 The Death of Mu Tai
The room was filled with the aroma of tea. Mu Tai was sitting there leisurely sipping his tea when he saw Yu Qianling rush in. He chuckled and said, "What's wrong with you, child?"
Hearing this, Yu Qianling blushed, scratched her head somewhat embarrassed, and said, "N-nothing..."
"Alright, don't stand there, come and sit down." Mu Tai greeted her kindly and instructed the attendant behind her, "Go and get some pastries for this girl to try."
"yes!"
Yu Qianling sat somewhat awkwardly, glancing around the room but not seeing anyone else. "You asked me to come here... is there something you need?"
"Yes, something's up, and it's very important." Mu Tai looked at her bewildered expression, a smile playing on his lips, and continued, "I just want to ask... what exactly are your feelings for that silly boy, Yu Xuan?"
"Huh?" Yu Qianling's cheeks flushed red, and she clenched her sleeves in confusion. "Why...why are you suddenly asking this..."
Mu Tai sighed helplessly, "I don't want to ask either, but seeing your lukewarm attitude is making us very anxious!"
When he was chatting with Mingcang earlier, he mentioned the matter of these two disciples. There has been no progress for so long. Isn't this driving a man crazy?
"Tell me quickly, what are your thoughts on him?"
Yu Qianling thought for a moment, "Anyway, I don't dislike it..."
Mu Tai was taken aback. "Then do you like it?"
"I...I don't know either..." Yu Qianling looked somewhat bewildered. She used to be engrossed in cultivation and knew nothing about matters between men and women.
She thought Yu Xuan was quite nice before, and she always enjoyed sparring and fighting with him. But later he became more and more annoying, always doing some intimate things, which made her feel increasingly strange.
However, it seems that after getting used to it, she no longer felt uncomfortable. On the contrary, she felt a little ashamed but actually enjoyed it.
Yu Qianling scratched his head in frustration and muttered under his breath, "Anyway, the relationship now isn't as comfortable as it was when we were fighting!"
Looking at her, Mu Tai shook his head and sighed, "Sigh, Yu Xuan is such a good child, but she insists on hanging herself on this crooked tree of yours. It's going to be tough!"
Yu Qianling: "..."
At this moment, the door opened, and the attendant who had left earlier came in carrying pastries. "Alliance Leader, Miss Yu, please have some."
"Okay, put it down."
Mu Tai roughly understood Yu Qianling's thoughts and didn't want to rush things. He took a piece of pastry and handed it to her, saying, "Alright, you young ladies all love to eat this. Try it."
“Who says only little girls like to eat this? My master loves lotus root cake too. I’ve seen him secretly eating it several times!” Yu Qianling smiled as she took the cake, then handed over a piece as well. “Please have some too. It would be too embarrassing for me to eat it all by myself!”
"Alright! I'll try some too." Mu Tai took the pastry and chewed on it. The sweet taste made him shake his head. He picked up his tea, drank it, and laughed, "I didn't expect that old man Ming Cang would actually like this stuff."
Yu Qianling smiled, "He loves sweets, but he only does it secretly, he never lets us know—"
Suddenly, Yu Qianling's words faltered, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood as his spiritual energy gradually dissipated. "Cough cough, it's poisonous..."
"Girl!"
Before Mu Tai could react, a jet-black longsword pierced through his chest, and wisps of demonic energy corroded his body.
"Hmph, die!"
A cold, vicious voice came from behind him. Mu Tai shouted and suddenly unleashed a burst of spiritual power, repelling the attacker from behind, "Who are you?!"
The attendant was enveloped in black mist, and a cold female voice rang out, "Old man, you can die now."
Upon hearing this, Yu Qianling's face turned icy cold. She naturally recognized who this person was and gritted her teeth, angrily saying, "Soul Guide!"
"Haha, are you angry?"
"I'll kill you!" Yu Qianling's eyes turned cold as he summoned the Phoenix Scale Spear, intending to step forward and kill her. However, due to the corrosive effects of the poison, his spiritual power was blocked, and he was no match for her at all.
With another heavy blow, Yu Qianling let out a muffled groan, spat out blood again, and fainted.
Xin Hun Yin looked at Yu Qianling on the ground, kicked her in the stomach and laughed: "Weren't you so arrogant? Hit me again!"
Mu Tai's chest wound, injured by the demonic artifact, refused to heal, and crimson blood gushed out, filling the room with the stench of blood. He shielded Yu Qianling behind him, weakly saying, "I didn't expect... you didn't leave!"
"The show hasn't even started yet, how can I leave?" Xin Hun led him to look outside, then laughed triumphantly, "Don't bother, I've set up a barrier in the room, that's enough to scare away the people outside."
"What do you want?!"
Xin Hun Yin suppressed the smile on his face, his eyes turning sinister as he chuckled, "Since it's a play, naturally we have to start."
...
I don't know how much time passed.
Yu Qianling woke up from her coma, warm liquid dripping down her cheeks, her nasal cavity still filled with a strong smell of blood. She suddenly looked up and her pupils trembled.
Mu Tai was sitting in a chair, his face ashen and blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. The Phoenix Scale Spear she held tightly in her hand was now piercing his chest, and bright red blood was flowing down the shaft of the spear...
"Alliance Leader, I have something to report!"
At this moment, the voice of an elder from the Immortal Alliance came from outside the room, instantly clearing Yu Qianling's still dizzy mind.
She realized she was being framed and instinctively wanted to leave. Just as she drew her spear, the elder pushed open the door.
After a brief eye contact, a furious roar suddenly erupted from inside the room, "You deserve to die!"
"I...I didn't..."
Yu Qianling's face turned deathly pale. Just as she was frantically trying to explain, the elder summoned his magic weapon and attacked her. The sounds of fighting in the inn immediately alerted the others in the room.
Hearing the chaotic footsteps, Yu Qianling knew that things were getting complicated, so she turned and ran towards Ming Cang's room.
"Don't run!" the elder of the Immortal Alliance roared. He stepped forward to investigate and found that Mu Tai had not only lost all his breath, but his soul had also vanished without a trace. He shouted, "Men, seize Yu Qianling!!"
Yu Xuan naturally heard the commotion and rushed over from the side room, "Elder Qi, what happened?!"
"Yu Qianling, she killed the alliance leader!!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Xuan felt a ringing in his ears and ran blankly into the room. Looking at his master, who was already dead on the main seat, he burst into tears, crying out, "Master, Master!"
"I saw it with my own eyes; it was she who killed the alliance leader!"
"Shut up!" Yu Xuan glared at him, her eyes bloodshot. After a moment, she gritted her teeth and said, "Capture her first, but keep her alive!"
"yes……"
...
"Senior Brother...Junior Brother..."
"Master!"
Yu Qianling ran frantically and pushed open the tightly closed door, startling the three people inside.
"How did you get covered in blood?" Seeing her distraught appearance, Ming Cang knew something serious had happened. "Tell me quickly, what happened?"
"Alliance Leader Mu... is dead..." Yu Qianling said urgently, her face deathly pale. "It was Xin Hun Yin who framed me. She just poisoned me... I can't explain myself..."
"What?!"
Ye Luo exclaimed in surprise, "She actually dares to be in the city!"
Ming Cang hadn't recovered from his friend's death when he heard hurried footsteps outside. After a moment's thought, he instructed, "Xiao Yin, Xiao Luo, you two take her to hide in the city. If the situation looks bad, return to Peach Blossom Valley immediately!"
Nan Muyin asked, "And what about you?"
"I must stay! Everyone here is the Alliance Leader's close friend. Knowing the old ways those people have always been, they might kill Qian Ling in their rage. I have no choice but to let her leave first!"
Yu Qianling clutched Ming Cang's sleeve, tears streaming down her face, and choked out, "Master... I won't leave... I'll stay and explain things to them!"
"And Yu Xuan... he... he will definitely believe me, right?" she said, her voice weakening as she cried even harder.
Seeing her crying so hard, Mingcang patted her head tenderly. "Alright, stop crying. Let's go now, don't dawdle!"
Nan Muyin and Ye Luo realized the seriousness of the situation, so they grabbed Yu Qianling and escaped through the window, disappearing in no time.
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