Chapter 1821 - 668: Two Matters
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader counted on his fingers.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
The Tenth Shock went to Donghuang, so it could be barely counted among these.
But adding them together, it is just seven.
Where does the eighth come from?
As he raised his head, his face was full of panic.
Then he heard the Old Man laugh:
"You forgot to count yourself."
"...Me?"
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader was stunned for a moment, suddenly feeling as if his insides were being churned, and immediately blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
He incredulously wiped his mouth with his hand, finding it full of crimson red.
He looked at the Old Man in astonishment:
"...Sir, you... you actually poisoned the wine?"
"To deal with me, you actually used poison?"
"Though you have been loyal to me, I couldn’t bear to kill you immediately.
"In your wine, I added poison. You drink this cup with me, and thus go peacefully on your way, wouldn’t it be fitting?"
The Old Man smiled slightly:
"Rest assured, the poison I used is a very potent one.
"There is pain at first, but then you won’t feel it anymore.
"By now, you should not be feeling any pain, though there may be slight dizziness, but it doesn’t affect its potency."
"You... you..."
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader’s face was full of confusion:
"Why... is this?"
Upon hearing his question, the Old Man’s eyebrows furrowed:
"Why are you so ignorant of the rules today?
"Is it your place to question my methods?"
"..."
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader heard this, his body swayed, and then he collapsed to the ground, eyes wide open, dead on the spot.
This scene truly stupefied the Longmen Sect Eleventh Jing watching.
He glanced at the corpse of the Blood Lotus Sect Leader, then looked at the corpse of the Jingxin Hall Master in his arms.
Finally, he looked at the Old Man:
"...Am I the next one?"
"Indeed."
The Old Man nodded but did not continue looking at him; instead, he turned to Su Mo:
"I once said in the message I left for you.
"The Blood Lotus Sect Leader is cruel in his methods, with blood on his hands.
"He is a major scourge, you can’t let him live.
"Yet, you really let him live in order to find my trail.
"You sent him to Xiao Jingshan, knowing that the little girl from Jingxin Hall had a past with him.
"She saved him by her hand.
"Letting him come to Imperial Court Mountain for me to find.
"You took great pains.
"Sigh... if you had said you wanted to see me, I would have come to meet you long ago; why go to such pains?"
"So it seems, I have taken the actions of a petty person."
Su Mo chuckled softly:
"You were already waiting here on Imperial Court Mountain?"
"Having nothing to do, chopping wood and drinking wine behind Weiyang Palace.
"Life is quite leisurely and comfortable."
The Old Man chuckled softly:
"This might be the most pleasurable time in my life.
"You killed Xing Gu, indeed, it’s the little girl posing as the cook.
"The little girl has good skills, but unfortunately, she started off by monitoring the wrong person.
"In fact, I have always kept my eyes on her.
"I wanted to see you early on, but thinking that appearing directly before you seemed insincere.
"So I offered this scene today.
"To show you that I am indeed on your side.
"Isn’t it only right to meet you this way?"
Upon saying this, Yu Lingxin’s face was shadowed and uncertain.
She disguised herself as a cook in Weiyang Palace just to find the Longmen Sect Third Jing.
Yet, she was always under the watch of the Longmen Sect Third Jing?
Su Mo remained noncommittal regarding the Old Man’s words.
However, these words also made Su Mo completely certain, it was Dongmen Yong who brought him here.
The so-called note in Ling Hongxia’s hand was not sent by Yu Lingxin at all.
But rather the work of Dongmen Yong.
Compared to the situation of these two individuals, Su Mo was more curious about Shi Shengtian.
He glanced at the Old Man:
"Why are you here too?"
"..."
Shi Shengtian frowned deeply:
"Isn’t today the old Hall Master’s crowning ceremony?
"I went out early with everyone to Weiyang Palace.
"Unexpectedly, along the way, I suddenly found myself in the mountains.
"And then fell into a mountain hollow.
"In the cave, there were many snakes. Though they couldn’t harm me, they were quite frightening.
"I explored along the cave and finally found myself at a mountain peak.
"Looking out, I could see Weiyang Palace.
"At that time, the hour was already delayed, fearing for the big events in Weiyang Palace, I intended to rush directly over.
"Who would have thought, along the way, I saw this Old Man drinking with that... monster.
"Though I’ve seen much in Nanhai throughout my life.
"This was my first time seeing a monster.
"I couldn’t help but take a few more glances.
"Then the Old Man invited me to drink with him.
"Not wanting to refuse, I sat down and casually chatted with them.
"Before a cause and reason were found, these two arrived one after the other.
"The girl came hiding her presence, but the Old Man revealed her.
"Afterward, it turned into the four of us drinking and chatting here.
"Until this reckless man arrived, then a disagreement arose leading to a confrontation."
As he said this, he couldn’t help but glance at Yang Yizhi:
"I must say, you were truly reckless, heading into combat without knowing this person’s skills.
"If it weren’t for my intervention, you would’ve been dead long ago."
Upon hearing this, Yang Yizhi could only smile bitterly.
After receiving Yu Lingxin’s message, fearing for the girl’s safety, knowing Su Mo couldn’t be distracted due to other major affairs, he went ahead himself.