Chapter 42

Chapter 42

The Fiend Spirit Lands Them in Hot Water

The individual in grey was suspected to be Ju Wenxing’s imposter.

From the moment Ju Wenxing killed Li Yuan, Mu Yu judged Ju Wenxing to be in some sort of rush. As opposed to saying he was enforcing sect rules, it resembled him trying to silence someone. Extrapolating further, Mu Yu suspected Ju Wenxing was a fake name he used to fool them, and his real plan was to steal the fiend spirit for himself. Unfortunately for “Ju Wenxing”, Mu Yu snatched the fiend spirit before the former could. Putting it all together, the individual claiming to be Ju Wenxing very well was chasing after Mu Yu to find the fiend spirit. As soon as he saw Mu Yu, he notified Jiuhua Sect. Jiuhua Sect, therefore, sent people after Mu Yu to press charges for killing Li Yuan and Tang Yang.

Absolutely livid, Ju Wenxing laughed. “That excuse certainly is one an unorthodox sect would come up with!”

“You’re Ju Wenxing? Don’t lie. Ju Wenxing was dressed in purple...” Lan Ling’er wasn’t as sagacious as Mu Yu.

Mu Yu finally remembered why Ju Wenxing felt so familiar. There were three cultivators at the academy to choose disciples. One of them was Bai Lang. There was a pretty girl also from Green Pine Sect and supposedly Daoist Qingsong’s daughter. The other one was Ju Wenxing.

“What do you have to say about killing my juniors?”

Mu Yu stepped out in front of Lan Ling’er in case she blurted something she shouldn’t have.“You need evidence if you’re going to frame us. On what grounds are you alleging we killed your juniors?”

Ju Wenxing scoffed. “All right. Miss Huai, if you will please.”

Mu Yu didn’t notice the twenty-odd years old girl. Her beauty was arresting, yet her expression was frosty. Unlike Mu Yu, Lan Ling’er recognised her and quietly told him, “She’s the one who ambushed me that day. She must be with the Ju Wenxing imposter.”

The girl surveyed the duo before pointing. “They killed the two. On the day they died, they subdued a level three fiend and obtained a fiend spirit. Sadly, the two of them were also wounded in the fight. When Senior Brother Tang Yang had his guard down, he stabbed Senior Brother Tang Yang from behind. Senior Brother Li Yuan, heartbroken, tried to avenge Senior Brother Tang Yang. That was when she came out and slit his throat. She then finished stabbed him through the chest after she was done. The two heroes died at the hands of those two vicious murderers. I went to see what happened when I heard the commotion. They then tried to silence me. Had I not escaped using a secret technique, I would not be here today.”

“Mu Yu, stay alert. Ju Wenxing is the only Golden Core Realm cultivator. We’ll have a chance of escape as long as we can get around him.” Lan Ling’er wanted to get word of their plight to their sect for their chances of winning without their shifu or Uncle An were slim.

Mu Yu nodded once he confirmed the cultivation levels of those around.

“Let me make this very clear. I didn’t kill anyone. If Jiuhua Sect is the type of sect to insist someone is a killer to excuse their pursuit of a fiend spirit, they’re a joke.”

Ju Wenxing smirked. “Too bad. You don’t call the shots!”

Ju Wenxing discharged his spiritual energy, warning those attempting to leech to not interfere. Mu Yu and Lan Ling’er felt the pressure but maintained level headed. They had Uncle An to thank for getting them used to confronting stronger foes.

“Second Brother, if you are here, give us a hand...” mumbled Lan Ling’er, looking back and forth for Lie Shang. Unfortunately, there were only greedy gazes.

“Ling’er, focus and stop praying for someone to miraculously help.” Mu Yu was convinced Lie Shang wasn’t around. Otherwise, Lie Shang would’ve already intervened. What else would he have waffled for? To see their sect humiliated?

“Hand over the fiend spirit, and I’ll keep your corpse intact!”

Ju Wenxing enlarged his folding fan. Like a black broadsword, he swung at Dustfallen Sect’s duo. The spiritual energy unleashed pushed everyone else back. Mu Yu positioned his flying sword in front of him. Lan Ling’er refocused on the fan and sent her red sword out to intercept. Though more advanced than Mu Yu in terms of cultivation, she wouldn’t last ten moves against Ju Wenxing.

“The deaths appear bizarre.”

A rhododendron suddenly collided with Ju Wenxing’s fan from the front, driving it back and dissipating his pressure. The rhododendron disappeared instantly after contact. Its wielder landed opposite Ju Wenxing.

Mu Yu and Lan Ling’er were dumbstruck, wondering if Lie Shang really did intervene.New novel chapters are published at novelhall.com