Chapter 73 Xie Xun
Watching his reputation soar to the level of admiration, he showed off his extraordinary encounter and nodded in satisfaction.
"Haha, I love these unexpected surprises."
Turning to look at Zhu'er, who was walking towards her with Granny Jinhua, Zhu'er was about to say something when she saw Granny Jinhua's eyes suddenly light up as she looked at her.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Granny Jin Hua's eyes shone with an astonishing light at that moment.
"I've changed my mind. You don't need to exchange the Heaven Sword for news of Xie Xun."
"ah?"
"Then what do you want?"
"I need you to do something for me!"
"What is it?" Xiu asked curiously, sharing his extraordinary experience.
Granny Jin Hua sighed deeply: "I need you to go to the headquarters of the Persian Ming Cult to persuade them to abolish the identity of the former Holy Maiden Dai Qisi and forgive her sins."
"Persia? The Ming Cult?"
Showing off their extraordinary encounter, their eyes lit up as well.
Shall we go and hit the kitten?
Thinking of the adorable friends on the trade route, I'm happy to accept this task after seeing their amazing encounters.
Our Thunder King needs to play with kittens a lot to keep his spirits up.
"OK!"
"I'll take on this task."
Grandma Jin Hua paused, thinking it would take some effort to persuade Xiu Chu Qi Yu, or at least explain the whole story. But to her surprise, Xiu Chu Qi Yu agreed without asking any questions.
This made her feel uncertain.
"You need to think this through carefully, this is not a simple matter."
"The Persian Ming Cult is the birthplace of the Ming Cult. There are many masters there, and any elder has martial arts skills that are no less than those of the leaders of a sect in the Central Plains martial arts world. Their martial arts style is also very different from that of the Central Plains martial arts world. You can't use the same methods you use to deal with ordinary martial arts masters to deal with them."
"Moreover, this place is wealthy, rich in gemstones. The Persian Ming Cult used gemstones to exchange for many rare and precious herbs for their elders to consume, so their internal strength cultivation is also quite remarkable. They are not as easy to deal with as you imagine."
This long string of advice, as Xiuchuqiyu heard, meant that there were many bosses there, and the loot was plentiful, making it a perfect place to farm gold.
She nodded with great satisfaction.
"Don't worry, I guarantee I'll beat them all into submission. I'll make sure they never dare to mention the former Holy Maiden again."
Then he looked at Granny Jin Hua and said, "The reason you made this condition is because you value my ability to repel the Yuan soldiers and believe that I can complete this task, right?"
Granny Jin Hua remained silent for a moment.
For so many years she lived in anonymity, and didn't even dare to raise her own daughter, because she was truly afraid that the Persian Ming Cult would discover her identity and arrest her for execution.
In order to escape punishment, she even went so far as to send Xiao Zhao to infiltrate Bright Peak to steal the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth and hand it over to the Persian Ming Cult in order to reduce her own punishment.
But she knew perfectly well that those ancient beings wouldn't let her go so easily. That's why she had no choice but to continue her pursuit of the Heaven-Slaying Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber, hoping to acquire as many treasures as possible to save her life.
Today, I saw another possibility in the story of "showing off one's extraordinary encounter".
Perhaps the Persian Ming Cult is not as terrible as it imagines.
With enough force, she could coerce them into relinquishing their status as saintess, and then she could reveal her true self again.
With this in mind, Granny Jin Hua finally made up her mind.
"Alright, this old woman really has no other way to go."
“In that case, please remove my shackles, and I will take you to the Persian Ming Cult to settle things with them.”
His eagerness to fight the Ming Cult's little kittens was too great; he didn't even wait for Zhou Zhiruo to return before showing off his extraordinary encounter. He only exchanged a few words with Zhu'er before grabbing Granny Jin Hua and using their double-person lightness skill to fly in the direction she pointed out.
The Persian Ming Cult was indeed quite far from the Central Plains martial arts world. Even though they had mastered the double lightness skill that they had encountered by chance, it still took them a considerable amount of time to reach their destination.
"vomit……"
As soon as Granny Jin Hua finally managed to put her feet on the ground, she immediately ran to the side and vomited violently.
Having been in the river for so long, this was the first time she had realized that she could faint from light-body skills.
Are you alright?
Showing off my adventure was also the first time I had ever seen an NPC who was dizzy from using light footwork. I had just walked up to her and asked her a few words of concern when I saw a piece of skin fall off Granny Jin Hua's face.
With her hands moving faster than her brain, she showed off her extraordinary encounter by simply reaching out and pulling, and a complete human skin mask fell off Granny Jin Hua's face, revealing her true appearance.
"Wow, you're so good-looking, why would you need to..."
Before he could finish speaking, several NPCs approached from a distance.
Who are you?
Granny Jin Hua covered her face with her hands in a panic: "I..."
"It's the Holy Maiden!"
"The Holy Maiden has returned!"
The approaching NPC seemed to recognize Granny Jin Hua and cheered with delight.
Before she could even boast about her extraordinary encounter and tease Granny Jin Hua, a large group of NPCs quickly surrounded her. To her even greater surprise, while they cheered to welcome the Holy Maiden's return, the names above their heads had turned a deep crimson.
They were all red-named!
This is the first time I've encountered such a strange phenomenon.
But it's okay. Although they seem strange, the way to deal with red names is actually quite simple.
Just fight.
After all the red-named players in front of him turned into corpses and he finished picking up the dropped items, he showed off his extraordinary encounter and turned to look at Granny Jin Hua.
"You are the former saintess, Daisy?"
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, Granny Jin Hua, whose name and appearance had completely changed, couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder you wanted them to abolish your status as a saintess. It turns out that in the Persian Ming Cult, being a saintess means being killed."
Dai Qisi finally snapped out of her fear. Looking at the girl in front of her, who was even more powerful than she had imagined, she gave a bitter smile.
"It is not that a saintess should be killed, but that a saintess who has lost her virginity should have her sins burned away by fire."
"They want to take me back and execute me."
Showing off her extraordinary encounter, she suddenly opened her eyes wide.
"Burning your sins? They want to burn you alive?"
"Just because you lost your virginity?"
Dai Qisi nodded, looking at the setting sun behind her, seemingly lost in some kind of memory.
“I was chosen as a saintess at birth and grew up in the Persian Ming Cult. More than ten years ago, the Persian Ming Cult sent me to Bright Peak in order to understand the current situation of the Ming Cult in the Central Plains.”
"I met my husband there, who is also the father of my daughter, and we spent a brief period of happiness together."
“I don’t regret meeting him, but I’m still afraid of being caught and burned at the stake. So all these years I’ve changed my appearance and lived in hiding. The reason I want the Heaven Sword is that I hope to absolve myself of my sins by offering it up.”
He then suddenly turned to look at Xiu Chuqiyu: "It was only when I saw you fighting against the entire Yuan army all by yourself outside the capital that I had the idea of confronting the Persian Ming Cult head-on."
Dai Qisi's eyes were very bright, and in the reflection of the setting sun, they seemed to burn with a blazing flame.
"Why can't I pursue my own happiness? Why should I be born a saint who has no desires?"
“I know they raised me, and apart from the harsh punishments, they haven’t wronged me in any way. But I’m just not reconciled. Maybe I’m just inherently selfish. I’m not convinced and I don’t want to accept my fate of death.”
"Therefore, I beg you to help me rebel against my fate, to remove my status as a saintess and to give me my freedom."
A passionate speech failed to sway Xiu Chu's extraordinary adventure. She had seen far too many stories of rebellion.
But that's okay, she'll help anyway.
Because this is a mission!
She didn't know about other players, but she just loved doing quests.
Leading Dai Qisi through the Persian Ming Cult, skipping a series of "Why?" and "I'm sorry" scenes, the previously aggressive old man looked at the dragon carp in front of his nose and the corpses lying all over the floor of the hall, and still tremblingly announced.
"I hereby declare Daisy's status as a saint revoked. From this day forward, she is innocent."
Dai Qisi's tears fell instantly, and along with her tears came the reward for completing the side quest by showing off her extraordinary encounter.
"The Persian Ming Cult is really rich! A side quest, just clearing out the red-named monsters on the map, and they gave me twenty bricks of gold. How am I supposed to look at those other meager quests in the same light after this?
He pretended to complain while showing off his extraordinary encounter.
He smugly admired his backpack balance, showed off his adventure, and then turned to look at Dai Qisi.
"Alright, mission accomplished, it's time to fulfill your promise."
Meanwhile, Zhang Wuji and the others, having dealt with the aftermath, finally settled down. Turning around, they discovered that Xiu Chu, who had previously displayed his extraordinary abilities in Dadu, was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's the girl who showed off her amazing encounter?"
The other sect leaders were also curious about her whereabouts.
Only then did Zhu'er emerge from the crowd, give Zhang Wuji a cold snort with an ambiguous expression, and then tell him where the extraordinary encounter had taken place.
"not good!"
Yang Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "The martial arts of the Persian Ming Cult are extremely strange and very different from those of our Central Plains. If Miss Xiu goes alone, she may encounter danger."
Hearing this, Zhu'er retorted indignantly, "Since she decided to go alone, it means those people pose no threat to her at all. Don't assume she can't do what you can't do yourself."
"Spider," the White-browed Eagle King scolded, "how dare you speak to your elders like that?"
Zhu'er was very dissatisfied with her grandfather, whom she rarely saw and who never disciplined her son: "Who is my elder? My parents are dead, so where did I get my elder?"
"you!"
The White-browed Eagle King's eyes widened in anger.
"Grandpa!" Zhang Wuji managed to stop him in time: "Zhu'er has suffered a lot since she was a child. It is true that her uncle has wronged her. Please don't say anything more about her."
The White-Browed Eagle King sighed; he knew his son's character all too well. He glanced at Zhang Wuji, who was fiercely protective of Zhu'er, sighed again, and ultimately said nothing more.
Instead, Zhu'er glared at Zhang Wuji and said, "At least you have some conscience."
She silently let bygones be bygones the time when Zhang Wuji had deceived her.
Yang Xiao wanted to say something more, but at that moment the leaders of the six major sects walked over together.
This time, the one leading the group was Abbess Miejue.
She had always been indifferent to the Ming Cult, and her expression remained cold as she cut straight to the point.
"Back on Bright Peak, Leader Zhang promised us that we would welcome Xie Xun. I wonder when Leader Zhang will set off?"
Zhang Wuji never expected that Abbess Miejue would mention his godfather at this time.
He hesitated for a moment, thinking of his adoptive father, whose family had been destroyed and who had lived a life of hardship because of Cheng Kun. Now that Cheng Kun had been executed, he should indeed find his adoptive father and tell him this good news.
He nodded.
"I did make that promise. Please rest assured, once this matter is settled and everyone has recovered, we will set off immediately."
"After all these years, do you still remember Xie Xun's location?"
Zhang Wuji nodded: "I remember."
"I have always kept the location of Icefire Island firmly in my mind."
"Ice and Fire Island?"
None of the people present had ever heard of this place.
"Could it be that Xie Xun is actually overseas? No wonder the martial arts world of the Central Plains has been unable to find his whereabouts for so many years."
"Ice and Fire Island is the name given to me by my parents. It is actually a remote island. The climate on the island is harsh, like a world of ice and fire, hence the name Ice and Fire Island."
“I remember its location perfectly. All we need to do is pack our luggage and get the boat ready, and we can set off immediately.”
Regardless of their reasons, everyone present wanted to see Xie Xun immediately. Therefore, they acted swiftly, not even having time to return to their sects to rest, and decided to follow Zhang Wuji to Icefire Island to find Xie Xun.
However, there were quite a few things to prepare for going to sea. By the time they had everything ready, Xiu Chuqi had just returned to the group with Dai Qisi.
Where are you going?
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he asked curiously.
Zhou Zhiruo spotted Xiu at a glance and her eyes lit up: "Miss Xiu, you're back?"
"We're preparing to follow Leader Zhang on a voyage to find Xie Xun. How was your journey?"
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he nodded and turned to look at Dai Qisi: "Did you tell Zhang Wuji Xie Xun's address?"
Dai Qisi shook her head: "No."
"Then how did they know where Xie Xun was?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo quickly explained, "Sect Leader Zhang said he still remembers Xie Xun's location, and he's preparing to take us to Icefire Island to find Xie Xun."
"Icefire Island? Isn't Xie Xun on Spirit Serpent Island?"
"What? Could it be that Zhang Wuji was lying to us?"
When Abbess Miejue saw Xiu return from his extraordinary adventure, she rushed over and overheard the last sentence. Already prejudiced against Zhang Wuji and the Ming Cult, she immediately exploded.
However, Zhou Zhiruo had met Zhang Wuji once when she was a child, and she couldn't help but speak up for him.
"Master, please don't worry. It's been over ten years since Leader Zhang left Icefire Island. Perhaps Xie Xun simply changed his location and went into seclusion?"
Dai Qisi also spoke up at the right time: "What this young girl said is right. I did bring Xie Xun to Ling Snake Island not long ago. He was indeed not on Ling Snake Island before."
Zhang Wuji walked over at this moment and, upon hearing this, couldn't help but ask, "May I ask who this gentleman is?"
Xiao Zhao, standing behind him, looked at Dai Qisi with a hint of tears in her eyes, but dared not speak.
It was Dai Qisi who took the initiative to wave to her: "Xiao Zhao, come here."
"What does Senior want with Xiao Zhao?"
Dai Qisi did not explain, and Xiao Zhao did not hide behind Zhang Wuji as before, but obediently walked to Dai Qisi's side.
Only then did everyone realize how similar the two women looked.
"Xiao Zhao is my daughter."
Dai Qisi explained softly before pulling Xiao Zhao into her arms: "Good girl, you've had a hard time all these years."
"Mother has resolved her identity issue, so we will never have to be separated again."
Xiao Zhao, who was already holding back her tears, finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into loud sobs upon hearing these words.
Seeing the mother and daughter embrace and weep, the others looked awkwardly at Xiu Chuqiyu, hoping she could explain what had happened. Xiu Chuqiyu briefly introduced Dai Qisi's identity to them, and then everyone understood why the two women were so agitated.
After the two had finished crying, Zhang Wuji, who was concerned about his adoptive father, immediately asked.
"Senior, why is my godfather on Spirit Serpent Island? Didn't he make up his mind long ago that he would never leave Icefire Island until he deciphered the secret of the Dragon-Slaying Saber?"
Dai Qisi held Xiao Zhao and cried bitterly, finally releasing the fear that had lingered in her heart for many years. When she heard Zhang Wuji's question, she was able to answer calmly.
“I found Icefire Island and told him that Zhang Cuishan and his wife had died and that you were missing. He was worried about your safety, so he came to Spirit Serpent Island with me.”
As he spoke, he glanced at Xiu Chuqiyu and said, "He also promised me that if I help him find Zhang Wuji, the leader of the sect, he would lend me the Dragon-Slaying Saber."
Dragon-Slaying Saber!
Showing off an extraordinary encounter made my eyes light up.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find him quickly. We can also help Zhang Wuji reunite with his father as soon as possible."
With Dai Qi's guidance, and because Ling Snake Island was closer than Ice and Fire Island, the group successfully arrived at Ling Snake Island in just two days.
"Xie Xun is in a wooden house on a small hill in the center of Ling Snake Island."
"There are many venomous snakes around, so everyone should be careful."
Zhang Wuji already missed his adoptive father dearly, and upon hearing that there were poisonous snakes on the island, and remembering that his adoptive father had been blind for many years, he couldn't stay any longer. He used his lightness skill to fly towards the center of the island.
Seeing this, the others were equally unwilling to be left behind and hurriedly chased after them.
He did, however, have a remarkable encounter; his eyes lit up when he heard the word "poisonous snake."
"I wonder if the snakes here drop jade snake gallbladders? Anyway, it'll probably take a while for the father and son to reunite and for the story to progress. Maybe I should farm some snake gallbladders first?"
Find a place with a high concentration of venomous snakes, show off your adventure, activate the martial arts assistant, and start grinding monsters.
The snakes here are really generous; each one drops a green jade snake gall for Xiuchuqiyu. Looking at the dense swarm of snakes, Xiuchuqiyu's eyes lit up, and he resolved to clean every single one of them before leaving.
I spent a lot of time farming green jade snake gallbladders, and once I had enough, I listed them on the auction house. By the time I showed off my adventure and arrived at Xie Xun's location, the family reunion storyline was already over.
However, the situation seemed a bit off, and the faces of everyone present were quite grim.
What happened?
Zhou Zhiruo was more considerate and took the initiative to explain, "Grandpa Xie doesn't believe that Cheng Kun has been executed. He thinks that we conspired with Zhang Wuji to fabricate this lie in order to trick him into giving us the Dragon-Slaying Saber."
"They were even more unwilling to hand over the Dragon-Slaying Saber."
Showing off one's extraordinary encounters, it's no surprise to hear this.
He nodded, then suddenly asked an unrelated question: "I've also heard rumors about the Dragon-Slaying Saber and the Heaven-Reliant Sword. It's said that whoever seizes the Dragon-Slaying Saber can command the world."
"But Xie Xun has possessed the Dragon-Slaying Saber for so many years, yet he has not only failed to take revenge, but has also remained holed up on Icefire Island for over twenty years. This shows that the Dragon-Slaying Saber itself is essentially useless. Why then do people still rush to fight for it?"
The voice announcing the serendipitous encounter wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for everyone present to hear.
Xie Xun's ears twitched: "Young lady, what you say makes sense. But I am all alone, and only this Dragon-Slaying Saber has been with me for more than twenty years. It is not impossible for me to hand it over, as long as you bring Cheng Kun's head to me, I will naturally be willing to hand over the Dragon-Slaying Saber."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi couldn't help but chuckle softly.
“Grandpa, that’s not what you said before.”
"Dai Qisi said you promised her that you would lend her the Dragon-Slaying Saber if she brought Zhang Wuji to Ling Snake Island. Why have you changed your mind now?"
"So your conditions are so changeable? Why didn't you just state all the conditions at once?"
Xie Xun blushed and fell silent.
It was Abbess Miejue who suddenly stepped forward.
"You're right, the Dragon-Slaying Saber is powerful enough to command the world."
"However, what truly enables one to command the world is not the Dragon-Slaying Saber, but the Military Manual of Yue Fei hidden within it."
"The Military Manual of Yue Fei?"
Everyone present looked at Abbess Miejue in astonishment.
Abbess Miejue didn't look at anyone, but stared at the Dragon-Slaying Saber in Xie Xun's hand.
“I was reluctant to reveal this secret to the world. But the Yuan soldiers are fierce, and our Han land cannot be occupied by foreign tribes for long. Therefore, after much deliberation, I decided to tell this secret.”
"The Dragon-Slaying Saber was forged by the great hero Guo Jing and his wife before their deaths. It contains profound military strategies and the Wuyue Manual that he had previously obtained. With it, he was invincible in military campaigns and formations, which is why there is a legend that the Dragon-Slaying Saber commands the world."
"Therefore, it is useless for you to just hold the Dragon Slayer Sword, because it is just a weapon and does not contain any secret that can enhance a person's power."
Those present, upon hearing this, recalled the bloodshed and carnage caused by the Dragon-Slaying Saber over the years, and couldn't help but fall silent.
In the silence, Xie Xun suddenly threw out the Dragon-Slaying Saber as well.
"Although I deeply hate Cheng Kun, I am also a Han Chinese. In that case, you may take the Dragon-Slaying Saber."
Then he turned to face Zhang Wuji: "Wuji, tell me the truth, has Cheng Kun really been killed?"
With tears in his eyes, Zhang Wuji said, "Father, I swear in the name of my parents that this is absolutely true."
"Cheng Kun instigated the six major sects to besiege Bright Peak. After his identity was exposed, he attempted to fake his death to escape, but was exposed by the girl who showed off her extraordinary encounter. He had already been expelled from the sect by Master Kongzhi on Bright Peak."
Upon hearing this news, Xie Xun couldn't help but let out a long howl, tears streaming down his face.
"For Cheng Kun, I committed countless murders and hid on Icefire Island for twenty years. I never expected that before I could even seek revenge, he would already be executed. What have I done all these years? What have I done?"
He then knelt down and kowtowed several times in one direction.
"Father, Mother, Wife, Child, your revenge has been achieved."
Zhang Wuji stepped forward and embraced Xie Xun, both of them weeping.
"Godfather, it's all in the past. It's all in the past."
“Cheng Kun has been executed. You can return to the Ming Cult with me. We still have plenty of time to make up for our regrets.”
The other sect leaders had something to say, but after glancing at the Ming Cult experts next to Xie Xun, their lips twitched, and they ultimately chose to remain silent.
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