Chapter 949 The Adorable Dragon One (Two Updates)
The moment Xiao Heng heard that name, his eyes suddenly welled up with tears.
He's back.
He returns as Long Yi.
Long Yi, have you regained your memories and found the answers you seek?
Are you here to hunt down Sword Pavilion, or to go home?
Will you stay by my side forever?
Xiao Heng had so many questions he wanted to ask Long Yi, but now was not the time to discuss them.
Sword Pavilion dispatched four experts, and even though he was not skilled in martial arts, he could easily sense that they were more powerful than the swordsmen who had died.
They are probably the four Venerable Ones that Li Jiangping mentioned.
Long Yi, you need to be careful.
"It's the Heaven-Slaying Demon!" the White Tiger Venerable exclaimed in shock.
The other three also recognized him. There are many unexpected things in this world, but the most surprising thing is definitely the scene in front of us.
A once-genius swordsman and the sect leader's direct disciple has transformed into an enemy who has annihilated the Sword Pavilion.
This is really—
As the leader of the four Venerables, the Azure Dragon Venerable should have the right to speak. He stepped forward, his face grim as he looked at Long Yi, and said authoritatively, "Slaying Heaven! Do you really want to be an enemy of Sword Pavilion?"
His gaze swept over Xiao Heng and the others, then settled again on Long Yi's masked face: "Don't be fooled by these people. You're not Long Yi at all. You're a disciple of our Sword Pavilion. The sect leader is your master. You were raised by the sect leader himself. To him, you're like half a son! When you disappeared, the sect leader did everything in his power to find you. Even when he learned that you hadn't completed your mission, he didn't hold it against you. He only hoped to find you safely. He never expected that you would be kidnapped and have your memories erased, forgetting everything you did at the Sword Pavilion!"
Dark Soul had already reported Long Yi's amnesia to Sword Pavilion. As for how he lost his memory, they didn't know, but they suspected it was deliberate, with the aim of making Shi Tian a killing tool in their hands.
The real culprits are this group of people who took Long Yi for themselves!
“Azure Dragon Venerable.” When Long Yi spoke, his voice was monotonous and cold, just like his aura.
What's going on?
Why was he able to identify himself?
Could it be... that Dark Soul's information was false? He didn't lose his memory?
The Azure Dragon Venerable stared at Long Yi in astonishment, scrutinizing him from head to toe. Then, his pupils constricted: "The Mysterious Moon Sword?!"
"What?" The Vermilion Bird Venerable beside him also widened his eyes, staring intently at the sword in Long Yi's hand. "It is indeed the Profound Moon Sword! Strange, wasn't the Profound Moon Sword lost by the young master? How did it end up in Shi Tian's hands?"
As soon as the two of them spoke, Xiao Heng also looked towards Long Yi's sword.
He was close to Long Yi and could see more clearly than others; it was indeed the Xuan Yue Sword.
It was indeed strange, because the Xuan Yue Sword was clearly in the hands of Xuan Yuanqi and Liao Chen, and they took the sword and Young Master Mingyue with them to the Sword Pavilion.
So how did this sword end up in Long Yi's hands?
Taking advantage of the standoff between the big shots, Shangguan Qing scurried over with his musket in hand.
He was the only one present who hadn't met Long Yi before. Long Yi sensed the unfamiliar presence and moved his longsword.
Xiao Heng pressed down on his sword hilt: "He's my brother."
Long Yi's murderous aura faded.
Shangguan Qing knelt down next to his younger brother on one knee: "Is Jiaojiao alright?"
"She's fainted," Xiao Heng said, holding Gu Jiao tightly with heartache.
"What's going on? Is this Long Yi the Dragon Shadow Guard you mentioned?"
"Yes." But Xiao Heng only had a vague understanding of the specifics.
He had roughly three questions in his mind. First, how did Long Yi obtain the Xuan Yue Sword? Xuan Yuan Qi couldn't have lost the sword, so there were only two possibilities: either Xuan Yuan Qi gave it to Long Yi willingly, or Long Yi stole it.
Regardless of the possibility, Long Yi has met Xuan Yuanqi.
So, the question is, where did Xuanyuan Qi and the others go?
The third question is, this Azure Dragon Venerable keeps saying that Long Yi is half a son of the Sword Pavilion Master, but how can a son regain his memories and then destroy his father's sect?
There must be a secret between the Sword Pavilion Master and Long Yi that no one knows.
And this secret may not even be known to the Four Venerable Ones.
However, regardless of whether they were aware of it or not, their actions and aiding and abetting evil are unforgivable.
The White Tiger Venerable coldly snorted, "Azure Dragon Venerable, Shitian has already betrayed Sword Pavilion. There's no need to waste words with him. Just clean up the sect for the sect leader!"
The Azure Dragon Venerable frowned and said to Long Yi, "Shitian, I'm giving you one last chance! When you return to the Sword Pavilion, I will plead with the sect leader and say that you were deceived by these people, which is why you did things that were detrimental to the Sword Pavilion."
With a sweep of his longsword, Long Yi unleashed a vast sword aura that swept up the swords of several guardians, surrounding Xiao Heng and his two companions before plunging them into the ground with a series of whooshing sounds!
Swords are the boundary; trespassers will die!
Shangguan Qing stared wide-eyed at the longswords that surrounded them: "Wow, no way, that's amazing!"
He reached out to pull out a sword beside him out of curiosity, only to find that he couldn't pull it out at all: "This strength is incredible."
Azure Dragon Venerable's eyes darkened, and he pointed his longsword at Long Yi: "Shitian, it seems you're going to refuse a polite offer and then drink a forfeit. Don't blame us for disregarding our camaraderie as fellow disciples. Watching you grow up, it's really hard to bear killing you!"
Shangguan Qing chuckled and said, "Hey, old man, enough with the nonsense. Are you going to fight or not? If you're scared, then get lost—wailing!"
Before he could finish speaking, the Azure Dragon Venerable's sword energy slashed towards him, and he was so frightened that he let out a scream just like Xiao Yiyi.
However, the sword energy did not land on him; it was blocked by Long Yi.
Long Yi leaped up and began fighting with the four Venerables.
That's right, it was four people; he was fighting four Venerables at the same time.
This was an even more thrilling duel than fighting the Dark Souls. Everyone involved was a top-tier expert in the world, and the swordplay was so fast that only afterimages remained.
Shangguan Qing's eyes could hardly keep up; his musket was aimed at this person one moment and that person the next.
After a while, they weren't tired from fighting, but his eyes were tired from watching. He plopped down on the ground and said with a bitter expression, "I can't take it anymore, it's too fast, I can't aim properly!"
Xiao Heng's gaze followed Long Yi. He knew that Long Yi had been poisoned by the purple grass and was at risk of losing control, but he wondered if it was just his imagination, but Long Yi seemed to have become much stronger this time.
Regaining his memories allowed him to understand who he was and why he fought.
He did not kill the heavens.
He is Long Yi.
The White Tiger Venerable, after taking a blow from Long Yi, clutched his chest in pain and gasped for breath, "Has he really grown up? His martial arts have reached such a high level!"
He and Dark Soul were orphans who came to the island together, and both had excellent aptitudes. However, in the past twenty years, Dark Soul's progress has been incomparable to his.
Soon, Venerable Xuanwu also suffered minor injuries. He gritted his teeth and said, "How come I didn't realize he was so powerful when we were on the island?"
The White Tiger Venerable said, "Yes, when he was a child, we all thought he was only slightly stronger than Dark Soul."
They all misjudged him!
The White Tiger Venerable then looked at the Great Venerable who was fighting with Long Yi, and said solemnly, "Azure Dragon Venerable, we can no longer show him any mercy! We must do our best to kill him together!"
A complex emotion flashed across the Azure Dragon Venerable's eyes: "Slaying Heaven, you forced me to this!"
Long Yi responded with a fierce killing move!
With a light tap of his toes, the Azure Dragon Venerable performed a backflip to dodge the attack. Using the cover of his body and the momentum from the movement, he suddenly thrust his sword at Long Yi!
At the same time, Venerable Vermilion Bird attacked Long Yi's lower body.
"Let's go too!" said Venerable White Tiger.
Venerable Xuanwu nodded, and together they leaped into the air, attacking Long Yi's left and right sides.
Long Yi was surrounded by enemies on all sides; this was the most fatal blow from the Four Venerables!
Everyone thought Long Yi was about to be riddled with holes, but then something unexpected happened: Long Yi soared into the air!
"Trying to escape!"
The White Tiger Venerable also soared into the air, but was stomped on the top of his head by Long Yi, and fell heavily to the ground.
"White Tiger Venerable!" Xuanwu Venerable was horrified.
Long Yi's kick, imbued with internal force, shattered the White Tiger Venerable's skull, causing him to fall to the ground and die instantly!
The other three were enraged. The Azure Dragon Venerable and the Black Tortoise Venerable attacked Long Yi from both sides, while the Vermilion Bird Venerable took the opportunity to attack Xiao Heng and Shangguan Qing behind Long Yi.
Long Yi abandoned his fight and turned to rush towards Venerable Zhuque.
Azure Dragon Venerable cried out, "Vermilion Bird! Be careful!"
The Vermilion Bird Venerable turned around and raised his longsword to stab at Long Yi, but before he could fully unleash his sword energy, Long Yi pounced on him and grabbed his throat.
Long Yi grabbed him and slammed him forward, slamming him hard against the cold, hard mountain!
The rocks were shaken off and crashed down with a whoosh, along with the flying sand.
Long Yi didn't dodge, staring intently at him, and snapped his neck with a crack!
He turned around, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and casually tossed the lifeless Venerable Vermilion Bird to the ground like a chick.
"Vermilion Bird!"
"Venerable Vermilion Bird!"
Of the four venerable ones, two have already departed.
"Wow." Shangguan Qing had exclaimed in amazement for the umpteenth time tonight. He looked at Long Yi, who seemed to kill gods and Buddhas alike, and murmured, "He's even more arrogant than my father."
"Slay the Heavens! I'll kill you!"
The Xuanwu Venerable threw away his longsword, raised his inner strength to the limit, and charged towards Long Yi. He didn't care whether Shi Tian would hit him or not; it didn't matter anymore, because he wanted to perish together with Shi Tian!
Shangguan Qing gasped: "Hey! Hey you, watch out!"
Xiao Heng frowned: "Long Yi!"
Xuanwu Venerable lunged at Long Yi with a death-defying spirit, but Long Yi leaped forward and perfectly dodged.
The Venerable Xuanwu would not give up so easily. He also pushed his lightness skill to its limit and chased after him like a shadow.
Long Yi glanced at him, then used his lightness skill to leap to the edge of the cliff. He gripped his long sword and pointed it at the Xuanwu Venerable.
Venerable Xuanwu charged forward recklessly.
Long Yi crouched down, covering his head.
Venerable Xuanwu: "???"
You son of a bitch!
You promised to stab me!
"I'm not reconciled!"
With a frantic roar, the Venerable One flew off the cliff.
Shangguan Qing was dumbfounded: "You...you can do that?"
Xiao Heng let out a long breath; it was still the familiar Long Yi.
Only the Azure Dragon Venerable remained. He was the most powerful Venerable in martial arts, but at this moment, he had the idea of retreating. He no longer wanted to fight Long Yi.
He retreated far away.
It would be very difficult to catch up at that distance.
Long Yi's eyes darted around, his aloof aura vanished in an instant, and he lay down on the ground, sprawling out.
Seeing that the Azure Dragon Venerable still wasn't coming over, he simply twisted his mouth, stuck out his tongue, and rolled his eyes.
It's as if it's saying...
He's injured, so he's easy to kill.
Xiao Heng and Shangguan Qing covered their eyes, unable to bear watching. This cringe-worthy acting was just trying to steal Jiao Jiao's job.
The Azure Dragon Venerable was so shocked that his body trembled!
"I'm not falling for your tricks!"
He turned and left!
Bang!
It was Shangguan Qing who pulled the trigger of the musket.
The Azure Dragon Venerable was sent flying by a single spear thrust, and Long Yi got up and delivered a follow-up kick, perfectly sending him tumbling off the cliff as well.
Shangguan Qing blew on the smoking gun barrel, ran to the edge of the cliff, looked down, and his fear of heights kicked in. He took a step back and grabbed Long Yi's arm.
When Long Yi saw the claw gripping his arm, he hesitated and didn't chop it off.
Shangguan Qing, unaware that his claws had nearly been chopped off, turned to Long Yi, raised an eyebrow, and smiled, "We were pretty in sync just now, weren't we? My name is Shangguan Qing! I'm Xiao Heng's older brother! Sigh, my brat brother can't do anything but study, why don't you follow me from now on! Hmm... I'll follow you too! We'll roam the martial world together, that would definitely be—"
As he was speaking, Long Yi, who was standing next to him, suddenly turned around and unleashed a sword aura!
However, it was too late. Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao, who were inside the sword formation, had already been snatched away by a figure that had quietly approached.
They went towards the rear peak.
Without saying a word, Long Yi used his lightness skill to chase after him.
Shangguan Qing called out, "Hey! Wait for me!"
He glanced at Gu Changqing and Duke Anguo behind the rocks. No, he couldn't leave; he had to stay!
...
In the dense forest on a hillside, two handsome young men made their way forward in the dark.
"Can't we just light an oil lamp?"
"No, we'll be discovered!"
"We're not even halfway up the mountain yet, how did you spot us from so far away?"
"Don't underestimate the abilities of the Sword Pavilion disciples."
"Hmph, those damned disciples of the Sword Pavilion, they've probably all been killed by my sister!"
Gu Chengfeng glanced at him speechlessly.
Gu Yan said, "What? Did I say something wrong?"
Gu Chengfeng said, "Alright, alright, you're right, you're right in every way. But, until we're absolutely sure everything is foolproof, we should still be cautious. I'm not afraid of being alone, but you don't know martial arts. If someone really comes, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape!"
"Hmph!" Gu Yan turned his face away.
Gu Chengfeng earnestly instructed, "When you see your sister later, don't say that I brought you here!"
Gu Yan crossed his arms: "I know, just say we met on the way."
Jiaojiao won't believe it.
You're going to get a beating.
Although I was the one who wanted to come along.
Gu Chengfeng looked ahead and said, "Hey, there seems to be a small bamboo house over there. I'll go check it out first. You wait here for me, don't follow me—"
Before he could finish saying "run," Gu Chengfeng realized that Gu Yan had already abandoned him and hidden behind a big tree.
...No need for that.
There was no one in the small bamboo house. Gu Chengfeng called out twice like a cuckoo, a signal that everything was safe.
Gu Yan appeared and walked over.
Gu Chengfeng said, "There's no one here, let's go to the villa."
“Okay.” Gu Yan nodded, turned around, and stepped on something. Suddenly, the ground cracked open, and the two of them fell down without warning.
...
Long Yi followed the shadowy figure to the council hall of Hidden Sword Manor.
The main hall of the council chamber was spacious and open, with flickering candlelight on the candlesticks on both sides. The candlelight was not very bright and swayed in the night wind, reminiscent of the will-o'-the-wisps on the Ghost Festival.
On the platform leading up the steps directly opposite the main gate, a large rosewood chair is placed in the center.
An elderly man dressed in a gray-white long robe and covered with a gilded gauze overcoat sat there with an imposing aura. His aura did not leak out, which was the highest level of martial arts.
Apart from Long Yi, only the sect leader surnamed Rong in the entire Sword Pavilion has reached this level.
Inside the main hall, only the sect leader was present.
Long Yi stared at him coldly, gripping the Xuan Yue Sword tightly in his hand.
Sect Leader Rong smiled faintly and said, "Shitian, you've finally arrived."
Boundless hatred and rage surfaced in Long Yi's eyes: "Hand over the person."
Sect Leader Rong's smile faded slightly: "After all these years, you haven't even remembered to call me 'Master'?"
Long Yi tightened his grip on the sword hilt.
Sect Leader Rong smiled again and said gently, "They are safe now, you can rest assured. I didn't expect that you would have made a few friends after being away from the island for so many years. I am very pleased."
At this moment, Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng were actually sitting behind Headmaster Rong, hidden by a hollowed-out wooden wall.
A swordsman dressed in black robes was guarding them; it was this man who had brought them here.
Xiao Heng was acupunctured, and Gu Jiao, who was already unconscious, was not targeted by anyone for the time being.
But in fact, Gu Jiao had already woken up.
She heard Long Yi's voice; so this is how Long Yi speaks.
That's great, Long Yi can talk now.
The one who calls himself "Master" should be the head of the Sword Pavilion.
Sect Leader Rong smiled and said, "I heard you went to Jianlu Island a while ago. I'm sorry, I had some things to take care of and couldn't wait for you on the island."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng both understood that the massacre on Jianlu Island was indeed orchestrated by Jianlu itself.
They really went to great lengths to deceive Long Yi and the Dark Night Sect, sacrificing so many disciples.
Sect Leader Rong said, "Shitian, there is no enmity between us. As long as you are willing to call me Master as you used to, I can forgive your past sins."
Long Yi said, "I'll say it again, hand over the person."
His tone was calm, but in reality, his emotions were fluctuating wildly, which Gu Jiao could feel even through the wooden wall.
It was like a strong hatred, and also like a feeling of unwilling humiliation.
Long Yi had never shown this emotion before, not even when fighting against the annoying Dark Soul.
Could it be... that the leader of the Sword Pavilion did something to Long Yi?
(End of this chapter)
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