The Elder of Xuanyue Sect, who was called Elder Yue, reluctantly took a step forward and explained, “What chivalrous hero Yu said is true. In regards to martial arts, I of the Xuanyue Sect, have also taken out the first three layers of the Mingyue technique and presented them to the great chivalrous hero Chu for enlightenment. Everyone has gained something, and everyone is happy.”
Everyone nodded in front of him but in their hearts they didn’t believe him.
At that time, Chu Tiannan almost stepped half a foot into the realm of a great master, and his martial arts cultivation had reached an incredible level. Even if the Mingyue technique was indeed a top-notch divine skill, how useful it was for him? At most, it was just slightly useful.
And with his feelings for Rong Qingyue, he would never reveal the Mingyue chapter, but instead would have a deeper liking for the Xuanyue Sect, who generously gave out their core martial art techniues.
The Xuanyue Sect calculated well, with the gift of a skill that would not leak out, they attracted an invincible expert in the world and even earned a skill that was no less valuable than the Mingyue Sect. The Mingyue’s techniques were not very useful to top experts such as Chu Tiannan who had already walked their own path, but the Tianyuan Sword technique was too useful to Xuanyue Sect. From elders to disciples, as long as one person can successfully cultivate well, they will not suffer.
Thinking of this, even the other orthodox sects couldn’t help but feel bitter in their hearts.
However, now is not the time to focus on this. The key point is that the culprit who killed the ‘Young master Yan of the escort bureau’ actually used a move from the Tianyuan Sword Technique.
The middle-aged man, known as chivalrous hero Yu, looked at Yi Tinglan the elder with even more suspicion. He took another step closer and said, “When the incident happened tonight, Taoist Xuanzhen, Zen Master Yiye, Leader Han of Qiushui Mountain Villa, and myself were drinking tea in the opposite teahouse. With our abilities, we only noticed a breath flickering in the pastry shop.”
His tone became heavy as he said, “We were only a hundred steps apart, and they could kill and leave before we could even react. The strength of this killer is probably at least among the grandmasters. In addition, he is proficient in the Tianyuan Sword Technique. How many people in the Jianghu are there who fit this profile?”
Zhou Qinghe naturally took over the conversation and said, “Of course, there is the Tianyuan Sword Master himself, sect master Rong is one of them, and there’s also Miss Yi. In my opinion, she’s also a skilled swordsman, but I don’t know if she has cultivated the Tianyuan Sword technique.”
At this point, many people have already focused their attention on Yi Tinglan.
But Yi Tinglan could only smile helplessly: “God cather Zhou has a keen eye, Tinglan has indeed cultivated the Tianyuan Sword Technique.”
Zhou Qinghe shook the folding fan and continued, “As for whether there are other people in Xuanyue Sect who have cultivated the Tianyuan Sword Technique, or whether the great chivalrous hero Chu has taken on any other apprentices in recent years, I doesn’ know.”
At this point, it has become clear.
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Seeing many people’s eyes focused on themselves, with deep suspicion, Yi Tinglan’s eyebrows couldn’t help furrowing and explained, “Everyone, this may be the plan of the Demon school. Don’t fall for it. As great chivalrous hero Yu said, if someone wants to achieve this, at least they have to be among the grandmasters. You are overestimating Tinglan.”
She has a clear and beautiful appearance, a calm expression, and even in such a disadvantageous situation, her tone is still calm, like a spring breeze, which is really pleasing.
However, great chivalrous hero Yu refused to accept this trick and immediately refuted, “Who doesn’t know that the saint of Xuanyue Sect is a famous genius, and it’s uncertain if Miss Yi is hiding your grandmaster’s cultivation. Even if we overestimate you, we shouldn’t overestimate sect master Rong.”
His words clearly imply that Rong Qingyue had been hiding in the dark, taking advantage of others’ unpreparedness.
Yi Tinglan, who had always looked good-tempered, changed when she heard him insult her mentor. Elder Yue, who had a fiercer temper, said angrily, “Great chivalrous hero Yu, be cautious.”
Yi Tinglan took elder Yue’s hand and walked forward step by step, “If this matter was really done by our Xuanyue Sect, how could we have left such obvious flaws? I hope you don’t get provoked by those behind the scenes and instead fall into their trap.”
This statement is reasonable and has calmed many people down.
“Maybe the person who took action also thought so,” chivalrous hero Yu suddenly muttered.
This statement seemed reasonable, and everyone began to doubt it again.
Yi Tinglan: “..”
Even though she was usually gentle and easy to approach, at this moment, there was a faint murderous intention in her heart. Looking at the scumbag like great chivalrous hero Yu, her face had already shown a cold expression.
However, great chivalrous hero Yu seemed to overlook her gaze and then threw a fatal question: “Even if you are really falsely accused, who can know for sure that the Tianyuan Sword Technique was not used to take the immortal stone? Chu Tiannan, great chivalrous hero Chu, may have intentions and has also come to the Jianhu for a walk.”
Speaking this outloud, he seemed to suddenly realise, “Is it possible that this is the truth? After all, it is the immortal stone, and it is not surprising that it can attract the attention of the great chivalrous hero Chu.”
After asking and answering his own question, he turned his obscure gaze to Yi Tinglan who was stunned on the spot.
Including Yi Tinglan, so many people actually understood the meaning in his gaze
Did Xuanyue Sect take action, but Chu Tiannan took the blame? Or was it Chu Tiannan who did it, but Xuanyue Sect took the blame? Or did this great chivalrous hero Chu do it for his old lover?
Yi Tinglan’s jade face turned slightly red from this meaningful gaze, showing a bit of shame and anger, and no longer had the calm and composed demeanour she had shown before.
On impulse, she blurted out, “Did great chivalrous hero Yu forget everyone’s speculation before? In less than a quarter of an hour, there was no time to interrogate the immortal stones secret. If it were really for the secret of the Immortal Stone, what use would there be in killing the Young master Yan of the escort bureau?”
Zhou Qinghe, who had just been silent, suddenly spoke up and said, “It’s because the murderer already knows the secret.”
He sighed lightly and looked at Yi Tinglan, whose expression slightly changed. “Perhaps Miss Yi didn’t know. Shortly after you left the pastry shop, Young master Yan of the escort bureau dismissed the old and young men in the shop overnight. Before leaving, the young man came to find me and passed a message from the Young master Yan of the escort bureau.”
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper on which was Yan Feichi’s handwritten note, ‘God catcher Zhou, I’m sorry, Yan is about to break his promise.’
Seeing everyones confusion, Zhou Qinghe coughed twice and explained awkwardly, “This matter is somewhat related to Miss Yi. I heard Miss Yi arrived the day before yesterday, and privately spoke to Young master Yan of the escort bureau.”
On that day, he made a vow that he would never break his promise and reveal the secret of the Immortal Stone to Miss Yi. He also promised that as long as I could find the location of the Tianyi Pavilion, I would be the first to be told the secret of the Immortal Stone.”
Speaking of this, he let out a bitter laugh.
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The truth is now obvious. “Young Master Yan” sent his servants away and gave him a message. He had clearly leaked the secret to Yi Tinglan, got the Xuanyue Sect’s promise, and began to prepare to leave as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, he was killed before he could leave.
Zhou Qinghe once again exerted his intelligence and analysed, “Apart from the servants who had already left, I am the only one who knows about this note. I believe that if Miss Yi had known about this in advance, the Young master Yan of the escort bureau wouldn’t have died so inexplicably.
Speaking of this, he sighed again, “I’m afraid theYoung master Yan of the escort bureau never thought of this ending. He would rather give up hatred and revenge in order to dedicate the secret of the Immortal Stone to his beloved, but this beloved turned around and took his life.”
Yi Tinglan still wants to defend herself.
Unfortunately, after all these arguments, everyone no longer believed her words. Not to mention, there is the past example of the Xuanyue Sect and Chu Tiannan.
Even the Elder Yue was a bit uncertain.
She peeked at Yi Tinglan and secretly speculated in her heart whether it was really the act of Xuanyue Sect, but the sect master and the saint did not tell her.
Thinking in this way, Elder Yue couldn’t help but secretly blame the sect master and the saint for their unreliable handling of affairs. If she had known earlier, she would have been able to handle the aftermath properly.
Yi Tinglan: “…”
No, I’m not, I’m not, it has nothing to do with me.
But she couldn’t come up with a reasonable explaination.
Pairs of sceptical eyes fell on her, and Yi Tinglan was immediately speechless.
The behaviour of the ‘Young master Yan of the escort bureau’ is really suspicious, almost pointing all suspicions towards her. But why did the other party do this? Using their own death to frame her, was it someone else’s coercion?
At this moment, everything that had happened in the pastry shop before, from the moment she stepped into the courtyard until she came out, all the conversations with the other party came to mind, and Yi Tinglan flipped through them from beginning to end.
She suddenly understood and said, “No, everyone is wrong. The previous Young master Yan of the escort bureau was a fake.”
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I wonder how she understood this and what her arguments are
It’s a really good translation. I enjoyed this good novel.
I wish the translator less Internet slang in the raw text.
(looks at the short description of arc four)
>A slandered and plagiarized novelist [Sealed inside]
Oh wow oh
thanks for the translation anyway!
Thank you for the updates. I love this story and your translations.
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