Chapter 596 - Apology

A deafening silence fell upon them as soon as Li Mu's voice fell. They stared at him, stunned, especially Lei Wei whose eyes widened in horror when he finally understood what Li Mu said.

"No… no…" Lei Wei muttered with trembling lips. "You're lying… you're lying!" he screamed and glared at Li Mu.

Li Mu didn't answer, for he doesn't need to. Everyone already know in their hearts whether he lied or not. Lei Wei also knows it, but he is in-denial. Everyone knows that Lei Wei is ignorant, and obviously hasn't seen the dark side of jianghu. Thus, he has hated Luo Zhilai when Luo Zhilai mocked Jin Chong. Now, he knew. Mockery is actually isn't enough to relieve the hatred that Luo Zhilai have in his heart.

It can be said that Jin Chong has killed Luo Zhou twice. Once, as Luo Zhou. And the other as Huai Sen. Truly a tragic fate, for Luo Zhou, as well as his sect, has also to bear the infamy after his death.

"Calm down." Luo Zhilai finally spoke.

They looked at him.

"Zhao Yuwei won't kill them yet." Luo Zhilai said.

Hu Tisong started. "That's right… the Martial Conference!" he said.

Everyone felt that their minds have cleared. "Yes… the Martial Conference!" Lei Wei's eyes are bloodshot. "I can still save sect leader…" he muttered.

Luo Zhilai ignored him. "Zhao Yuwei can't kill them yet since there is still the Martial Conference to be held. At most, he will just confine the Martial Alliance and continue feeding them poison until they become compliant to him." he explained.

They all nodded, completely agreeing with his thought.

"Hey. Since Zhao Yuwei is lying with this more artifacts buried in the same place with that sword, surely this isn't the thing that he bargained with the Green River Sect and Swallow Tailed Assassins for them to follow him, right?" Huo Ling asked.

"Ah." They started. "That's right… he should have nothing on him for the Green River Sect and Swallow Tailed Assassins to value…" they said.

"Could it be that Zhao Yuwei planned to hand the position of alliance leader to the Green River Sect?" Rong Huai guessed.

"That's possible… Zhao Yuwei, after all, even though he loathed the jianghu, he still used the people of jianghu to achieve his plans." Jiang Ci said.

They all nodded in agreement.

"What about the Swallow Tailed Assassins?" Wu Ling asked.

"It can be that since most of the powerful figures of jianghu were poisoned and die soon, the Swallow Tailed Assassins would become the most powerful in jianghu." Lu Xiu answered.

"Ai." They sighed in dismay. Those assassins are really fearsome, and the poisons of the Green River Valley are also fearsome. If this happened…

"That's why we have to save the Martial Alliance!" Lei Wei said again after he had finally recovered from his shock.

The silent Li Mu just sneered. Luo Zhilai didn't answer, and the atmosphere became tense again.

"No wonder…" a weak and hoarse voice spoke.

They all turned and saw Mu Fan was awake.

"No wonder, that day, when we saved you… our fellow disciples are very familiar with the terrain even if there was a formation laid on the road to deter the people from going to the peak." Mu Fan said.

Lei Wei's eyes widened as he looked at Mu Fan, stunned. Now that he recalled it, he now thought that it was really suspicious. Especially Sha Yilang's ambiguous words. They were all busy in saving their lives thus they didn't pay much attention to Sha Yilang's words.

"Why is the Liulin Sect here?!" 

"You all… you all - !" 

That time, they thought Sha Yilang was looking at his fellow assassin's corpses. But, he was actually looking at the disciples of the Liulin Sect! His words meant that they actually betrayed them, wanting to kill them!

Lei Wei's face paled in horror and he felt his knees became weak.

"Xiao Wei." Mu Fan called. "Do you remember that day?" he asked.

Lei Wei didn't answer. He knows that Mu Fan is referring to the day when the Snow Clouds Spring Blossoms Mountain was attacked.

"Master sent us for an errand outside the city and, knowing your personality, you would definitely play around, making us delay our tasks." Mu Fan said.

Lei Wei's tears fell.

"When we finally returned, we saw that the entire sect was silent. Master was obviously angry and our fellow disciples looked tired." Mu Fan continued. "We felt guilty because we have delayed our tasks because you played around. You were scared that master would get angrier if he knows, so you begged me not to tell him, and to not talk with him that day, using an excuse that master was in a bad mood." He said.

Lei Wei sobbed, since he clearly remembered it all. What they didn't expect that their sect was actually one of those who silently massacred the people living in the Snow Clouds Spring Blossoms Mountain, and even planned to forever keep the fact that Huai Sen and his disciples were actually dead. They planned to hide this matter by sealing the mountain. They also know that the Ruojian Valley Sect won't act since they are too weak right now, especially that they have a few people.

But, Huo Ling, Yi Bing, Qian San, Wu Ling, Shi Yi and Qi Bai appeared, unearthing the secret. Thinking this, they looked at the six 'people'. Luo Zhilai's gaze held gratitude, and Jiang Ci, Lu Xiu, Rong Huai, Li Mu and Hu Tisong also feel grateful for them. If they didn't appear, no one knows how long this stalemate will last, and the Martial Conference would still become a farce by Zhao Yuwei.

"I'm sorry…" Mu Fan told Luo Zhilai, before he looked at Li Mu whose expression and eyes looked cold. I am sorry…" he said.

"Sorry… I am sorry, Zhilai!" Hu Tisong cried as he fell on his knees and wept. He and Mu Fan are apologizing on behalf of their fellow disciples who participated in killing Huai Sen and his disciples.

Lei Wei's heart is still unwilling to accept all of these. He can only weep. The atmosphere then became heavy. Luo Zhilai doesn't want to face them right now and was about to leave, when they heard a low gasp.

They all turned and saw that Hu Linci also woke up! "Da… shixiong…" he called to Hu Tisong.

"Hu Linci! Hu Linci!" Hu Tisong called.

"I… that assassin… told me… that everyone… will die – " Hu Linci gasped.

"Wait. Rest first! We can talk later!" Hu Tisong told him.

Hu Linci shook his head. "No… the entire Cuiyi Town where the Martial Alliance is…" he said.

Some big sects, like the Liulin Sect, are located in the Cuiyi Province. Thus, they established the Martial Alliance in the Cuiyi Town, the heart of the province.

"They will kill everyone in the Cuiyi Town… then the entire Cuiyi Province – " Hu Linci said and coughed. "And the other provinces…" he looked at Hu Tisong who was stunned. "The Luojian Valley Sect was just an accident… the first one in his plan was the Snow Clouds Spring Blossoms Mountain… since Huai Sen, the strongest person and the biggest threat to him… was there." He explained. "Zhuo Xia also was coincidentally there, and thus he used Zhuo Xia as an excuse – " he gasped and violently coughed.

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this. "WHAT?!" they exclaimed as they looked at each other in shock.

"Hu Linci… say no more. Take a rest first!" Hu Tisong said as he helped Hu Linci down, but his hands are obviously trembling. He was greatly shaken.

Hu Linci shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

"Hey." Huo Ling called. "Clearly, Zhao Yuwei is just an ordinary person. So, why are the Green River Sect and the Swallow Tailed Assassins obeying him?" he asked, asking the question that had bugged him the most.

Hu Linci looked at him. "Because… Zhao Yuwei… were childhood friends with the leaders of the Green River Sect and the Swallow Tailes Assassins…" he answered.

They were all shocked. They didn't expect to hear this answer!

"Including his elder twin brother…" Hu Linci continued. "But, the four of them were separated due to various reasons when they grew up, leaving the twin brothers in their village." He explained.

"Hu Linci… drink this first." Hu Tisong said and handed him a medicinal tea.

Hu Linci nodded and drank the tea.

"You… why do you know this?" Lei Wei asked.

"Because that assassin said that I am about to die, so he told me everything so that I will die in peace after knowing the entire story." Hu Linci answered and bitterly smiled. That was also the time he realized that hew as poisoned.

Everyone. "…" well, aren't you a lucky one. They thought and wanted to laugh.

"What does he mean that they will kill the residents of the Cuiyi Town?" Luo Zhilai asked. "How will they do it? And when?" he added.

"At the day of the Martial Conference… Zhao Yuwei plans to make the Cuiyi Town a sea of blood.." Hu Linci answered.