Chapter 182 The Demon Cult Witch 11

Twenty years ago, a major event happened in the martial arts world.

The only daughter of the former leader of the Xuyang Sect, Fairy Wangyue, committed suicide in the house with her own sword a few days before she was born.

When the people guarding the door found something wrong and broke into the house to check, Fairy Wangyue had already fallen in a pool of blood and was dead.

As soon as this news came out, it caused a shock in the martial arts world.

Fairy Wangyue's fiancé Wen Wu even went to the Xuyang Sect in person to ask for an explanation.

However, no matter how Wen Wu investigated, he could not find out the reason why Fairy Wangyue committed suicide.

Afterwards, some rumors unfavorable to Wen Wu spread in the martial arts world, saying that Fairy Wangyue committed suicide because Wen Wu had been involved with some women. Fairy Wangyue was a person of strong character and could not stand the humiliation, so she died.

Fairy Wangyue had many friends and admirers in the martial arts world, and they all blamed Wen Wu for Fairy Wangyue's death. Wen Wu was speechless, and even if he proposed to marry Fairy Wangyue's tablet, he could not wash away the suspicion on him.

In the end, Wen Wu chose to give up the position of family heir and retire from the martial arts world.

Unlike Wen Wu, it was Master Mu.

Master Mu had just taken over the position of master at that time. He was busy taking care of the affairs of the sect while handling Fairy Wangyue's funeral in a grand manner. He choked up and lost his voice several times during the funeral.

This kind of loyalty and righteousness earned Master Mu a lot of good reputation, and also made those elders who were not very convinced by Master Mu completely accept him.

...

After 20 years, the old things were brought up again. Could it be that there was really something else behind it?

"What do you mean?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and their faces showed understanding.

The person who couldn't wait to speak was Wen Wu's younger brother, the current head of the Wen family, Wen Yi.

Yao Rong asked, "Others may not know the character of the great hero Wen Wu, but doesn't the head of the Wen family know it?"

Ignoring the ugly faces of the Xuyang Sect, Wen Yi took two steps forward and said in a deep voice, "My brother is obsessed with Fairy Wangyue and has no second thoughts about her. How could he be entangled with some women? I don't know where this rumor came from, and no matter how my brother defends himself, it will be useless."

At this point, Wen Yi looked around and sneered, "Twenty years have passed. Where are those women who were entangled with my brother? Do you think such women really exist?"

"My brother is so pitiful. Not only did he lose his beloved, but he was also suspected of being the murderer of his beloved. He was so disheartened that he retired from the world and never married."

Yao Rong agreed, "Yes, Fairy Wangyue had many admirers back then, but after Fairy Wangyue passed away, these admirers got married one after another. Hero Wenwu was able to do this for Fairy Wangyue. He was indeed a very affectionate person."

The onlookers looked at each other for a moment and felt that what Yao Rong said made sense.

But in this case, the person who first spread the rumor back then had very sinister intentions.

As if he had guessed what everyone was thinking, Yao Rong continued, "It's obvious that the person who spread the rumors and fanned the flames behind the scenes wanted to throw all the blame on Master Wen Wu. In this way, everyone's attention will be turned to Master Wen Wu's emotional experience, and they will not delve into the real reason for Fairy Wangyue's death."

"You mean, was my master murdered?"

Elder Chang Yue, Fairy Wangyue's eldest disciple, who had a mother-daughter relationship with Fairy Wangyue, couldn't help but speak.

"Enough!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out in the crowd.

Sect Master Mu looked at Wen Yi with a gloomy look, then at Chang Yue, and finally looked around: "How much can we trust the words of such a coward who hides his head and shows his tail?"

"She is clearly trying to sow discord, first hurting my son and disturbing my heart, and then using these words to disturb your minds! If you believe it, you will fall into her trap!"

Sect Master Mu is definitely a smart man to have come this far. He saved the situation that was originally unfavorable to him with just a few words.

It's a pity that the opponent he met was Yao Rong.

"Sect Master Mu, you have been looking for me for so long, but you still haven't found where I am hiding?"

Yao Rong laughed, and the laughter echoed outside the empty hall, and it seemed to ring in everyone's ears.

It was far away and near, unpredictable.

"You can't find me, can't stop me, so you want to interrupt me this way, right? If you really have a clear conscience, why don't you dare let me finish my words?"

Sect Leader Mu's face was very ugly, knowing that he had completely fallen into the other party's rhythm.

No matter what he does now, he will appear guilty.

However, even if it makes people feel guilty, he can't let the other party continue talking.

With this thought, Sect Leader Mu winked at several of his trusted elders.

Several elders flew up at the same time and flew in four directions: east, south, west and north.

Sect Leader Mu looked back at everyone and said, "This person's strength is not weaker than mine. To prevent any accidents, please help me."

Yao Rong's voice was still unhurried, and he didn't take this situation seriously at all: "I think many people have heard that the former leader of the Xuyang Sect, the father of Fairy Wangyue, always hoped that Fairy Wangyue could marry Sect Leader Mu. When Fairy Wangyue first entered the world, many people thought that Sect Leader Mu and Fairy Wangyue were a perfect match."

This is not a secret of the world.

When Yao Rong mentioned it, many people remembered it.

They even thought further.

Why didn't Fairy Wangyue marry Sect Leader Mu in the end?

Because Fairy Wangyue once went down the mountain alone to gain experience, met the hero Wen Wu, and finally fell in love with him!

The former headmaster loved his daughter and could not resist her request, so he finally agreed to the marriage.

In other words, in this story, both Fairy Wangyue and Hero Wenwu got what they wanted, but only Headmaster Mu was disappointed.

"Headmaster Mu, you always thought that Fairy Wangyue would be your wife. So when you learned that Fairy Wangyue was going to get engaged to Hero Wenwu, you must have felt that Fairy Wangyue had failed you and betrayed you."

A trace of pain flashed across Headmaster Mu's face, as if someone had touched his heart.

The dusty memories came flooding back like a tide, causing Master Mu to forget to interrupt Yao Rong.

At the moment Master Mu was distracted, Yao Rong changed the subject: "But this cannot be the reason why you raped Fairy Wangyue and forced her to death!"

"Nonsense!"

Master Mu suddenly flew into a rage, and swung his palm out of thin air, hitting the pine tree in front of him.

The pine tree fell down, and dust and smoke rolled up.

The scene was chaotic for a while, but Yao Rong's voice was steady and unaffected.

"As the ancients said, like father, like son. You did this to your junior sister, so it's no wonder that your son would do this to his junior sister."

In fact, all the above words were Yao Rong's speculations, and she did not produce any substantial evidence.

But who told Mu Wenxuan to do something similar?

It is human instinct to make up stories. Yao Rong provided enough information, which was enough for everyone present to imagine.

People tend to believe in their own stories more than what they see and hear.

At this moment, many people looked at Master Mu with shock and disgust.

Master Mu shouted: "My master has been very kind to me. I have always regarded my master as my father and Wangyue as my own sister!"

"Your master has been very kind to you, but do you dare to say that you really regard your master as your father and Wangyue as your own sister?"

Yao Rong couldn't help but raise his hands and applauded.

"You feel in your heart that Wangyue betrayed you. Have you ever thought that your master also betrayed you?"

"After all, it was your master who first proposed that Wangyue marry you. But it was also your master who promised Wangyue to someone else."

As if he thought of something, Yao Rong's tone became more cheerful.

"Speaking of which, the former master had always been in good health, but not long after Fairy Wangyue got engaged, the former master's health suddenly collapsed, and he passed away before Fairy Wangyue got married. If the former master hadn't died suddenly, Fairy Wangyue might not have ended up in such a desperate situation."

"I really feel sorry for the former master. Not only did he raise you and teach you martial arts, he even handed over the Xuyang Sect to you intact. But this is how you repay him."

As soon as these words came out, the people who had only secretly despised Master Mu spoke out directly.

Raping a junior sister and causing her to commit suicide is indeed very beastly.

In comparison, hating and even murdering the master is even more unacceptable to these righteous people in the martial arts world.

And Master Mu had only one thought in his mind: How did she know!

He did this so covertly that even Wangyue didn't notice anything wrong, so how did she know?

"Are you curious about how I knew? You don't really think that you did it perfectly without leaving any clues, do you?"

Yao Rong was well aware of the routine of "let it go after the matter is done", so he left quietly after leaving this surprise.

But at this moment, Sect Master Mu no longer cared about chasing Yao Rong.

He was so busy that he was exhausted. First, he was busy appeasing the major sects, then busy appeasing Wen Yi, and finally he had to explain to the elders of the sects.

But this time, Sect Master Mu's appeasement and explanation did not work.

Wen Yi confronted Master Mu directly: "I will tell my brother everything about what happened today. He has been away from the martial arts world for 20 years, and it is time for him to come back and settle accounts with certain people."

After saying this, Wen Yi led the disciples of Wenjiazhuang down the mountain regardless of the darkening sky.

Several martial arts elders who were on good terms with the former master questioned Master Mu in person, asking him to recall the circumstances before the former master's death.

Several elders of the Xuyang Sect who watched Wangyue grow up also surrounded Master Mu, seemingly speaking for him, but actually trying to inquire about the past.

Elder Chang stood in the corner for a long time, and suddenly walked up to Sect Master Mu, his eyes as sharp as a knife: "I just want to ask Sect Master one question, why did you stop me from going in to collect my master's body when my master committed suicide? Are you afraid that I will see something I shouldn't see?"

"Chang Yue, is this the attitude you should use when talking to me!" Sect Master Mu's face became even more stern.

Elder Chang pretended not to hear him and continued, "When I finally entered my master's room, the ink on the inkstone was not yet dry. I have always suspected that my master had written a suicide note, but I could not find it. Was the suicide note taken away by someone?"

"Also, a few days before my master's accident, the sect suddenly arranged for me to go down the mountain to carry out a mission. Is this a coincidence?"

"Chang Yue, what do you want to do!" Sect Master Mu asked again.

"It's not what I want to do, but what the sect master wants to do." Elder Chang sneered and walked away on the spot. Sect

Master Mu almost fainted.

He supported himself on the table with his right hand and took a few deep breaths before suppressing the urge to kill people in anger.

Picking up the teacup at hand and just about to take a sip of water, the servant suddenly rushed in: "Master, the young sect master just took advantage of no one's attention and snatched a dagger, and almost stabbed himself."

Master Mu was shocked: "What happened?"

"After I sent the young sect master back to the room, Doctor Xie came to treat the young sect master." The servant knelt down and begged for mercy, "Doctor Xie said that the young sect master took an aphrodisiac by mistake, and his body has not been relieved. In addition, that part of his body was frozen last night, and in the future it might... be a nuisance to others... The young sect master happened to hear these words..."

With a force of his fingertips, the teacup in the palm of Master Mu's palm broke.

When Master Mu hurried to Mu Wenxuan's residence, he saw Mu Wenxuan lying on the bed, looking ashen and hopeless.

Master Mu was deeply saddened and spent the whole night talking beside Mu Wenxuan's bed. Only then did Mu Wenxuan's eyes regain some spirit.

"Dad, kill him."

After Mu Wenxuan cheered up, the first thing he did was to point at the servant who provided him with the aphrodisiac.

Before the servant could react, a dagger had already shot through his neck.

"Wenxuan, what else do you want daddy to do?"

Mu Wenxuan's expression was crazy and vicious: "I will make Axi and the woman who hurt me wish they were dead."

"Okay, okay, daddy will agree to everything you say."

After finally comforting Mu Wenxuan, Sect Master Mu fed Mu Wenxuan some medicine and let him fall asleep.

Sect Master Mu rubbed his brows and was about to go back to rest for a while when he heard from his disciples that people from other sects came to resign.

Sect Master Mu waved his hands and said irritably: "If they want to leave, let them go."

Unexpectedly, his disciples did not leave immediately, but hesitated to speak.

"Anything else?"

"Master, just an hour ago, Elder Chang knocked out the gatekeeper disciple, took her people from the Xuyang Sect, and left a letter saying that she wanted to betray the sect." In fact,

Elder Chang's words in the letter were even more sharp, and he didn't leave any face for Sect Master Mu at all, but looking at the face of Sect Master Mu, the disciples still swallowed the specific words obediently.

However, such a simple statement of facts had already made Sect Master Mu furious.

"How can Chang Yue leave the sect at this time!"

"Are you all useless? I can't leave here, so you won't stop her!"

As long as he reveals the true identities of Yao Rong and A Xi, no matter what Yao Rong said at the sword-discussing conference, it can be defined as Juexian Pavilion's revenge on Xuyang Sect.

But if Chang Yue leads her disciples to betray the sect, wouldn't that be equivalent to confessing without fighting?

"Master, don't worry, the elder has sent people to stop her."

Master Mu's eyes were cold: "We must bring Chang Yue back, and we can use some special means if necessary."

***

The grass on Xuyang Mountain is green.

The sound of galloping horses suddenly echoed in the valley, startling the birds.

The disciple rode up to Chang Yue and whispered, "Master, in half an hour we will be down Xuyang Mountain and onto the official road."

Chang Yue nodded, his face very serious, "Everyone speed up, our going down the mountain will not be kept secret for long."

A quarter of an hour later, Chang Yue, who was in the lead, suddenly pulled the reins hard.

She looked up at the silent sky without a single bird call: "Which elder is here to block the way?"

The Great Elder came out from the dark: "Chang Yue, as long as you follow me back, I will forgive you for defecting from the sect."

"If I don't agree, will the Great Elder purge the sect?" Elder Chang drew out his long sword and pointed it at the Great Elder. "My master has been so kind to me. I can't bear what ordinary people can't bear. I know who killed my master, but I still want to stay in Xuyang Sect and serve him."

The Great Elder's face twitched, knowing that Chang Yue had made up her mind, and he didn't waste any more words. He formed five fingers into claws and killed Chang Yue.

With the blessing of grief and anger, Chang Yue's martial arts had made a big breakthrough, but these breakthroughs still couldn't make up for the gap between her and the Great Elder.

The long sword broke, leaving deep finger marks on Chang Yue's neck.

Chang Yue sighed: "You can kill me or behead me, it's up to you."

The elder took out a packet of powder from his sleeve: "At this juncture, I will not kill you, I just want you to return to the sect."

Just as he was about to sprinkle the powder on Chang Yue, the elder suddenly caught a glimpse of a sword light flowing under the sun.

The next moment, Yao Rong, wearing a black suit and a mask, had come close, and his sword was approaching the elder.

The elder did not dare to neglect it, and shook off Chang Yue and quickly met the enemy.

After a few moves, the sword energy penetrated through, and the long sword pierced the elder's right shoulder.

The elder said in pain: "Yao Family Sword Art, it's you!"

"Yesterday, there were so many of you gathered together, I couldn't kill you. Today, you dare to act alone, then I will take your life without hesitation."

The sword shadow flew, and Yao Rong pierced the elder's throat.

The elder covered his neck and fell heavily.

Chang Yue didn't even look at the elder, staring at Yao Rong's movements, and protected her disciples behind her.

"You defected from Xuyang Sect with your disciples?" Yao Rong didn't mind Chang Yue's actions and pulled off his mask.

"Yes."

"Your courage is commendable. But Xuyang Sect will not let you go. If you escape from Xuyang Sect alone, you still have a chance to avoid the search of Xuyang Sect. With so many burdens, you will be caught by Xuyang Sect sooner or later."

Chang Yue looked at the disciples behind her and sighed: "If I leave, their situation in Xuyang Sect will definitely not be easy."

"If you want to save them, you have two ways to go. One is to find a way to go to the Wen family. With the temperament of the Wen brothers, they should protect you. Another way is to go to Juexian Pavilion."

Chang Yue did not hesitate: "I will go to Juexian Pavilion."

Her master killed her most beloved master. It was Yao Rong who sought justice for her master.

She defected from her master and was about to be caught by the great elder. It was Yao Rong who saved her.

Maybe Yao Rong did these things for ulterior motives, but instead of seeking shelter at the Wen family, it was better to go to Juexian Pavilion.

At least, she was useful to Juexian Pavilion.

Yao Rong admired Chang Yue's decisiveness and took out a black jade hibiscus from her waist: "Peach Blossom Shop, Shili Street, Chunfeng Town, show this jade pendant to the shopkeeper."

Chang Yue took it solemnly: "Thank you."

"You go, I will stay here and stop the pursuers for an hour."

An hour later, more than ten corpses were left at the same place.

Yao Rong left the Juexian Pavilion logo next to the corpse and left leisurely.

When passing by the stream, she squatted by the stream, washed the blood off the sword, and cleaned herself up briefly, making sure that the bloody smell on her body was much lighter, before walking into the cave.

Hearing the footsteps, Ah Xi, who was sitting on the ground, looked up and said happily: "Senior, have you finished your business?" "

Finished." Yao Rong untied a bag from behind, "It contains your clothes, I just packed a few sets in."

Ah Xi took the bag and flipped it over, and there were a total of four sets of clothes in it.

Yao Rong took a sip of water: "Are you impatient?"

Ah Xi pointed to the medical book next to him: "After I woke up yesterday, I saw the inscription left by the senior on the mountain wall. There is enough food and water in the cave, plus there are medical books to kill time, so there is no need to rush."

​​Yao Rong took out a bag of maltose from his sleeve: "Have some to sweeten your mouth."

Ah Xi ate one and raised his lips slightly: "Have you finished your work, senior?"

"I'm done. Wait for me to take a nap, and I'll take you down the mountain when I wake up."

Yao Rong lay down with her clothes on, put the long sword beside her, and fell asleep not long after.

Less than an hour later, Yao Rong opened her eyes again.

She and A Xi packed up the things in the cave and took everything they could.

Yao Rong put on her backpack, turned her head and asked A Xi: "Is there any place you want to go?"

A Xi asked back: "Can you go anywhere you want?"

"Of course. The sky is high and the birds can fly, the sea is wide and the fish can jump, the world is big and the rivers and lakes are far, you can go wherever you want." Yao Rong's eyes were a little bit smiling, and her voice was also full of light and gentle smile, "A Xi, you are free."

A Xi's heart suddenly surged with an inexplicable bitterness.

All those past experiences of being trapped by the Xuyang Sect seemed to have disappeared in an instant.

"I don't know what the outside world is like. I may need to think about the answer to this question carefully."

"Then let's cross Xuyang Mountain first." Yao Rong thought for a moment and said, "After crossing Xuyang Mountain, we can reach the lower reaches of the Yellow River. However, the mountain road is difficult to travel, and we may have to stay in the mountains for half a month."

Ah Xi raised his chin, revealing a hint of childishness: "Senior, I'm not afraid. It just so happens that I came out in a hurry and didn't bring any herbs with me. I can also pick some herbs while crossing mountains and ridges. If I encounter any rare herbs, I can sell them to the medicine shop at the foot of the mountain for money."

As the two talked, they walked out of the cave, passed through the grass and trees, passed through the wild red grass, and passed through the trickling stream.

The sun shines on her body, and Ah Xi smells the faint fragrance of flowers carried by the wind, and is so happy that she wants to hum a song.

She thinks, this is what freedom feels like.