Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 705 - 63 I’m Just Like Your Dad [Thanks to Alliance Hierarch ’Yang Huanhuan’ for the reward]_1

Chapter 705: Chapter 63 I’m Just Like Your Dad [Thanks to Alliance Hierarch ’Yang Huanhuan’ for the reward]_1

"What’s wrong?" Chu Liang quietly asked, noticing her unusual demeanor.

"If we never manage to gather all the Shenxu scrolls, that would be a matter of worry. But suddenly gathering them all...we’re not sure if it’s a blessing or a curse." Jiang Yuebai furrowed her brows, "My father seemed calm, not showing any hurry to find the Shenxu Temple. He visited the Northern Region Holy Mountain a few days ago, I’m not sure what he planned with Venerable Wanfa, but he suddenly became very happy. This visit to the Suspended Sword Country, he said that both of us should bid goodbye to our master, as once we enter Shenxu, life and death are uncertain. It seems... we’re about to depart."

Chu Liang’s hand tightened around hers.

Even though their father-daughter duo was powerful, the Shenxu Temple was, after all, legendary and likely the entity responsible for wiping out traces of the fallen Ninth Realm. Would the two of them really be able to overcome such a being?

But he also knew that dissuading them would be useless.

The determination of the Jiang family in pursuing their goals was evident.

Had they not been stubborn, this ancient family wouldn’t have been annihilated.

With feelings complicated, he eventually managed to say, "You have to come back."

He paused, then added, "If you don’t come back, it will be my turn to go find you."

"No..." Jiang Yuebai blurted out.

"Would your dad listen if you told him not to go find your mom?" Chu Liang asked.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Yuebai didn’t further discourage him.

"So... " Chu Liang said leisurely, "I’m just like your dad."

At these words, Jiang Yuebai was initially touched, but as she thought more about them, she felt something was off. Unable to help herself, she turned to glare at Chu Liang and punched him lightly.

"Hehe." Chu Liang chuckled twice and was about to say something else when his expression suddenly changed.

He turned his gaze towards a street corner. A white-robed figure wearing a helmet passed by. His eyes grew colder as he walked briskly forward, saying, "Let’s go check it out."

"What happened?" Jiang Yuebai asked.

"Something’s off..." Chu Liang answered in a low voice.

Respecting local customs, both Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai were dressed in the white garments of Suspended Sword Country. This handsome young couple, coupled with their striking appearance, were a good match and pleasing to the eye. Thus, many passersby had their eyes on them.

Now, the man suddenly quickened his footsteps, dragging the woman in his arm, hastily veering into a side street, and the spectators all revealed knowing smiles.

Indeed, young people.

In such a hurry.

After Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai turned into the alley, they retracted their auras and began to follow the white-robed figure carefully. The figure made several detours before leaving the city and entering a courtyard. When he lifted his helmet, the man at the gate let him in.

As he lifted his helmet, the pair got a clear view of what was beneath – not the head of a human, but the magnificent scaled head of a dragon with two horns.

"Ji Meng." Chu Liang muttered.

As expected...

Because of the Dragon God Token, he was quite sensitive to the energy of the Dragonkin. When the white-robed figure passed by the street, he sensed the complex bloodline of the Dragon clan.

This kind of being with a dragon head and human body, a descendant of the Dragon clan, wasn’t something he was encountering for the first time.

He had previously learned in Python Belly City that Ji Lingyu, the follower of the Mars Sect, had killed the Dragon Woman of the Ji Meng clan, his own mother, and become the new leader of the Ji Meng clan. In Python Belly City, there were many Ji Meng Dragon Cavalrymen who followed him.

Could this Ji Meng clansman now be associated with him?

"But this place..." Jiang Yuebai looked at the courtyard and the tower inside, "This is Baili Tong’s Sword Cottage!"

...

Baili Tong was a swordsmith in the imperial city of the Yu Dynasty and originally from Suspended Sword Country. Unable to further develop his sword casting skills in Suspended Sword Country after reaching the pinnacle, he crossed the sea to seek opportunities in the Yu Dynasty.

In this Daoist contest, Daoist Yan wielded the Xiaoyun Ancient Sword, which ranks 31st in the Human World Treasure List, while the Sword Emperor of the Western Sea only had the Ancient Shadow Sword, ranked 71st.

The differences in ranking at the top of the Treasure List could be vast, a difference of forty ranks may actually span over ten tiers.

Although the atmosphere in all of Suspended Sword Country was that the Sword Emperor of the Western Sea was sure to win and he himself was very confident in this contest, one should strategically despise their opponent but tactically value them.

As such, he’d invited Baili Tong to return to Swordsmith Country to strengthen the Chengying Sword for him six years ago.

It took Baili Tong three years to prepare the plan and gather the necessary materials. After that, he came to the Suspended Sword Country and spent three years forging the sword in seclusion.

Until now, he still had not emerged from the Sword Cottage.

If he can’t forge the sword well, it’s okay if he can take out the Chengying Sword as it originally was, at least Chen Erniu could take a handy weapon into battle. But if the Chengying Sword became a semi-finished product, that would be a problem.

If there is one thing that the people of Suspended Sword Country are worried about the Sword Emperor, it’s likely the gap between the Flying Swords.

However, the Sword Emperor of the Western Sea was calm, not allowing anyone to disturb Baili Tong, adhering to the principle of "employ without doubt, doubt not employ," even if they have to compete tomorrow, he will let him forge a sword in peace.

The area passed through by Immortal Qi Jing would be thoroughly understood, so Jiang Yuebai was very clear about the layout of Suspended Sword City, which was not surprising. She said this was the Sword Cottage, and since there was indeed a strong Sword Qi and fiery aura inside, he believed it.

"But why are there Ji Meng tribesmen here?" murmured Chu Liang. "Those are clearly the subordinates of Ji Lingyu..."

"If there are scattered Ji Meng working for Suspended Sword Country, it is not impossible." said Jiang Yuebai.

"That’s true..." Chu Liang nodded, but he still felt something was amiss, so he said, "I’ll go take a look first."

"I should go, it must be heavily guarded there." Jiang Yuebai said, "I am more proficient in escape techniques."

"It’s okay." Chu Liang smiled slightly, "I have a way to approach quietly."

"Alright then." Jiang Yuebai nodded.

Afterwards, she turned around, her figure suddenly disappearing, turning into a wisp of dust-like fallen leaves along the ground, climbing up the wall of the courtyard. The whole person almost completely vanished, leaving only a faint shadow.

But once she was attached to the wall, she didn’t see Chu Liang. It wasn’t until she turned back that she saw Chu Liang suddenly stop after approaching the wall, advancing with a sprightly stride that resembled a grandmother crossing the street.

"What are you doing?" she couldn’t help asking in bewilderment.

"Shh..." Chu Liang held up a finger, whispering, "Stealth."

What he was using was naturally the newly acquired Spirit Cat Microstep, a stealth technique. In speaking, he reached the wall, adjusted his breathing, and took each step over the wall like a gecko.

Jiang Yuebai had no choice but to hide in his shadow and move forward with him.

Strange enough, although Chu Liang’s steps were slow and staggered, virtually swaggering, he was as brazen as an old man ogling beauties on the street.

Yet not a single guard or the like noticed him, and there was no response from any formations that might have been set up around them.

Even Jiang Yuebai herself, if she didn’t use her eyes to look, but used her divine sense to sense, she could not detect Chu Liang’s presence.

What a magical set of steps.

She was slightly surprised in her heart.

Thus, the two of them slipped along the root of the wall to the back of the Sword Cottage. By the time they got there, the sky was almost dark.

Just as Chu Liang was getting a little impatient from his stealthy cat walk, suddenly, a rumbling thunderous rumble rang out, and a startling scene unfolded.

...

There should be a formation behind the courtyard, separating a secret realm. That is where Baili Tong is truly forging swords. At this moment, sounds of lightning and thunder came from inside, and then with a flicker of light and shadow, a rift appeared.

"You were right!" A tired but exhilarated voice sounded, "To elevate the Chengying to the realm of a divine sword, it does indeed need a stronger spirit within!"

"It’s time..."

"What are you doing?!"

The voice suddenly turned to surprise and anger.

"We agreed that I would personally provide the spirit for this sword... Ah!"

There were evidently more than one people in the scene, and the tired man’s voice abruptly stopped, replaced by the roaring of the sword furnace, a rushing flame of reddish-gold erupted from the rift of the secret realm, whooshing out!

Boom—

The rift instantly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, they saw the scene inside the secret realm.

Chu Liang saw a somewhat familiar teenage figure, who was holding up a white-robed man and throwing him into a grand fire.

It really was him!

Ji Lingyu!