Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 323 - 316: Hidden Part 1

Chapter 323: Chapter 316: Hidden Part 1

The scene was quiet, with no one gasping aloud. More eyes were fixed on Venerable Huangshan.

Lin Xin’s eyes narrowed slightly. The Sand Time Divine Palace? These sons of the Underworld seemed to be extremely well-informed in all aspects.

Even he, who was at Yuan Dou Demon Sect, hadn’t received the news that someone here had figured out the origins of the changes in the west.

"How about it, what are you thinking?" Wusheng Dai watched Venerable Huangshan with a slight smile.

"This matter, I need to discuss with Wuji..."

"Wuji has already gone to the Sand Time Divine Palace early on. Don’t you understand?" Wusheng interrupted Venerable Huangshan with a hint of mockery on his face.

Venerable Huangshan’s face trembled, and he said no more.

However, others around Venerable Huangshan had heard the news, and their expressions changed slightly, seeming to grasp the meaning in Wusheng’s words.

"Has Taoist Lord Wuji betrayed us?"

The man at the forefront spoke in a deep voice, his tone tinged with unease.

No one answered him.

Wusheng Dai didn’t even look at him, while Venerable Huangshan bowed his head, his expression desolate.

"Damn!"

Someone cursed aloud.

The atmosphere around plummeted to freezing.

Lin Xin felt that Mei Zi and Chen Fan beside him were suddenly downcast. He was somewhat puzzled, as it seemed that Taoist Lord Wuji held an exceptionally high status in everyone’s eyes.

He swept his gaze around imperceptibly.

Captain Gu Lince’s face was grim, fists slightly clenched, clearly forcing himself to suppress his emotions.

After speaking a few more words to Venerable Huangshan, Wusheng Dai turned and left.

With this dangerous individual gone, the people of Huangshan finally eased the atmosphere somewhat, but the news of Taoist Lord Wuji’s betrayal still weighed heavily on everyone’s mood.

"Even without the divine strategies of Taoist Lord Wuji, are we not supposed to live on?!"

The huge man spoke coldly. "All of you acting like you’ve lost your souls, if this goes on, don’t wait for Mei Zhen to arrive, just the ordinary opponents from the Underworld will make each of you perish."

With a cold snort, the huge man turned and left without a second look.

Venerable Huangshan also sighed.

"Gentlemen, the arranged trades still need to be dealt with, let us do what we must. I must excuse myself first."

After the two strongest masters left, the remaining sons of the Underworld felt a bit dejected for a while before slowly grouping in twos and threes to engage in trading and other activities.

Gu Lince exhaled and turned to look at his teammates.

"What do you want to exchange? Hurry up, or you might be beaten to it by others."

"Then I’ll go and trade for some Defensive Magic Artifacts. The Magic Shield I had last time was smashed by that sea beast, and I’ve not found a suitable one yet," Chen Fan said quietly.

Mei Zi then looked at Lin Xin.

"Haiji, are you still going to trade for Demon Talisman Seeds?"

Lin Xin was startled and was about to nod upon hearing about Demon Talisman Seeds, but he quickly thought better of it, realizing that going with someone who knew him well could expose his identity.

"Forget it, I’m not going now. I’ll see what happens later."

Mei Zi nodded.

"Alright then, I’ll go ahead."

She was about to leave the group and head towards another crowd.

"Xia Haiji."

Suddenly, a calm female voice came from not far away.

"Come out for a moment."

Lin Xin looked towards the source of the voice, and it was indeed a young woman of extraordinary grace and beauty, draped in a white fur coat as pure as snow, her long hair tied with a white ribbon, her face cold and indifferent.

Lin Xin inexplicably watched her but suddenly noticed that a few teammates around him were looking at him strangely.

They seemed to wonder why he hadn’t gone out yet.

With a thought, combining her tone, he somewhat understood this woman’s role and took the initiative to walk out.

"As soon as Ming Qiao calls him, he obediently runs out to help. Why doesn’t Haiji understand that that woman is just using him!" Mei Zi’s anxious voice faintly came from behind, captured by Lin Xin’s exceptionally sharp hearing.

"Ming Qiao might be beautiful, but she’s not suitable for Haiji. I believe he’ll understand one day," Chen Fan’s voice followed.

"Don’t worry, it’s all right," Gu Lince comforted.

This small team did seem to have a good relationship.

Lin Xin somewhat understood and took big steps towards the woman known as Ming Qiao.

As he approached, the woman impatiently glared at him with apricot eyes.

"Xia Haiji, I’ve reminded you before, haven’t I? Told you not to go to Silent Cliff, not to go to Silent Cliff. Do you take my words for nothing?"

Her tone was extremely impolite.

Silent Cliff?

Lin Xin quickly searched through the information he had but found nothing about a so-called Silent Cliff. Assuming it didn’t exist, it very likely could be a place within the Underworld.

"I didn’t go," he equivocated vaguely.

"Didn’t go?!" Ming Qiao’s eyes widened, "With the time you have to equivocate, why not talk it over with Meng Qigui and his group? I’m already troubled enough. Could you please not add to my troubles, okay?"

Lin Xin, unsure of what was happening, could only remain silent to conceal himself.

Seeing his expression, the woman grew even more frustrated and angrier.

"All the Demon Talisman Seeds you just collected got snatched by Meng Qigui, didn’t they? I always told you to stay far away—other than being a burden, you’re utterly useless to me, can’t help at all, why won’t you listen?!"

"Yo, yo, yo, our esteemed young mistress of the Ming Family, who are you flirting with this time?" Suddenly, a bizarre voice came from the side.

Lin Xin glanced over with the corner of his eye.

The speaker was a fat, short man with a large head and chubby cheeks. Clad in gold and silver, he wore a sickeningly ingratiating smile and wobbled over.

"To think someone about to marry into our Wang Family still doesn’t follow the rules, hehehe, if the young master finds out, I’m afraid there won’t be any good consequences," the fat man hinted with a veiled threat in his tone.

"Whether I marry or not is my business. What’s it to you? Trash!" Ming Qiao retorted with extreme disgust.

The fat man paid no attention to her and instead stared intently at Lin Xin.

"Boy, it seems last time’s lesson wasn’t enough for you to dare come this close to Miss Ming Qiao... You’ve got guts!"

He raised his thumb, flashing it at Lin Xin.

Lin Xin just furrowed his brows. The situation before him left him baffled, and he chose to mask it with silence.

Shh!

Suddenly, a sharp and chilling murderous intent surged violently toward his neck.

Smack!

Ming Qiao swiftly positioned herself in front of him, her gaze piercingly cold as she stared at another approaching figure.

The person was wrapped tightly in a black robe, also wearing a black headscarf and an eye patch, revealing only one icy blue eye that stared emotionlessly towards them.

Ming Qiao was visibly trembling, the extreme nervousness causing slight convulsions in her body.

Her whole aura was strained to its limits, like a bowstring pulled taut, ready to release the most powerful blow at any moment.

"Miss Ming, you’re not taking my words as a prudent advice, are you?" the person spoke with an unusually mellow voice, yet there was a hoarse, trembling undertone as if carrying a faint echo.

"Wang He! What do you want to do?!"

At this moment, Xia Haiji’s squad members caught up and positioned themselves in front of him, all staring intently at the black-robed figure who had appeared so abruptly.

Gu Lince’s gaze was more solemn than ever, his hand even on the hilt of the large saber at his waist, ready to draw at any moment.

The rest of the team were also on high alert, staring intensely at the black-robed man and the fat man, standing shoulder to shoulder with Ming Qiao.

Wang He’s body slowly exuded an extremely intense murderous and bloody aura.

He glanced at Ming Qiao, who was slightly trembling.

Whoosh!

All of a sudden, a terrifying surge of bloody aura spread out from him, enveloping just Ming Qiao and Gu Lince’s squad.

With a click, the weakest Mei Zi couldn’t hold her stance and almost kneeled, only to be caught by Chen Fan at her side.

The other offspring of Underworld noticeable showed a look of dread on their faces, keeping their distance from the scene.

"Wang He, what exactly do you want to do?!" Ming Qiao shouted angrily at Wang He.

"Heh... Still got the guts to resist, interesting..." Wang He let out a vaguely sinister chuckle.

Lin Xin could clearly see the goosebumps on the backs of the squad leader and the others. They were close-packed, clearly under immense pressure.

"You... don’t go too far!!" Ming Qiao roared.

Wang He, however, turned his gaze towards Lin Xin encircled by people.

"Let’s put Ming Qiao on the line and have a man-to-man showdown, how about that? Xia Haiji." His voice was cold and carried a bone-chilling murderous intent.

Lin Xin remained silent, head bowed.

"Not daring to?" Wang He sounded slightly disappointed.

Whoosh...

The invisible pressure slowly retracted.

Wang He glanced at Ming Qiao and without another word, turned and slowly walked away, mysteriously saying nothing further.

Xia Haiji, from start to finish, had not said a word.

Because he wasn’t really Xia Haiji. As for dueling with Wang He, he wasn’t stuffed and idle, to fight a duel for a woman he didn’t even know.

"Wang He won’t let you go!" A relieved Ming Qiao turned back and looked at Lin Xin. "You were attacked earlier too, right?"

Lin Xin was slightly startled and nodded slightly.

Seeing him nod, Gu Lince and the others’ expressions also darkened.

"Wang He!!" Chen Fan’s eyes flickered rapidly with killing intent, but there was also a lot of helplessness.

"That year he gravely injured us and snatched the Demon Talisman Seed. If it weren’t for sheer luck..." Gu Lince’s eyes were full of loathing.

"This feud, if not avenged, I, Chen Fan, will not have peace of mind and will never be admitted to the ancestral hall!" Chen Fan said coldly.

"Not really a man, still not standing up to such provocation." The short fat man spitefully jabbed at Lin Xin.

Lin Xin turned a deaf ear.

His abilities were completely different from Xia Haiji’s, and this place was mysteriously eerie. Making a rash move, if his charade was uncovered, then the trouble would be real.

But the genuine protective sentiment from the squad touched him somewhat, giving him a sense of long-lost strange feeling.

On the land of Underworld, those who could maintain such sincere friendships had already become too scarce.

"Whether I’m a man or not, you do not have the say." Mei Zi coldly rebuked the overweight man.

"I know, you definitely know better than me," the fat man snickered mischievously.

Mei Zi’s chest heaved drastically in anger, her face pale white.

"Shameless!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)