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Chapter 313: 172, Key Hou Yuduan_3
Chapter 313: 172, Key Hou Yuduan_3
"Hahaha, such big talk, do you know where the Blood Shadow Sword is?"
Maiden Hong's laughter gradually diminished under the calm gaze of Ji Yanzhi and slowly, she lowered her head to look at the scene below in Tongling Prefectural City.
More precisely, she looked toward the figure in white just outside the eastern gate of the city, not far from Tian Fazheng...
"To resurrect you, I entrusted the Blood Shadow Sword to your reincarnated body, Tian Honglu. I know that the thousand-year-old Blood Tree Heart is a treasure for humans but poisonous to demons; you surely wouldn't dare carry it with you. Therefore, after your resurrection, you would definitely entrust it to someone else for safekeeping. If I'm not mistaken, you are quite fond of that young man, aren't you?"
In the sky above, the scene was disregarded. On the ground, Hou Yuxiao's expression had completely changed upon hearing Ji Yanzhi's words. Although those words contained rich content, he quickly grasped the key information. He desperately wanted to bow his head, to reach out and grasp Hou Yuduan, but under these dual pressures, he could do nothing.
Tian Honglu was the vessel for the resurrection of the Blood Demon, which was why Maiden Hong was so passionately involved with Hou Yuduan; after all, there was already an emotional foundation. When Tian Honglu had come to Zhaoyang while alive, she had carried a sword adorned with seven or eight emerald gems, appearing very precious.
That sword was now in the hands of Old Fifth...
Listening to Ji Yanzhi now, it seemed that the key to resurrecting the Blood Demon wasn't just Tian Honglu, but also the Blood Shadow Sword. And was this sword now crucial in killing Maiden Hong?
Suddenly, a figure in white appeared in his eyes, slowly ascending towards the sky. Recognizing the face of the man in white, Hou Yuxiao's pupils dilated, his Qi Force mobilized as he strongly desired to break free from the overwhelming pressure above, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't because the difference in their strengths was too vast.
His intense desire to break free was only because the man in white was none other than his own Fifth Brother, Hou Yuduan. Old Fifth had, at most, the cultivation of a Righteous Heart Junior Confucian, which was equivalent to a Master Realm Martial Artist, similar to himself.
If he rashly joined the current fight, he would turn to dust in minutes. Hou Yuxiao was desperate to stop Hou Yuduan, but he simply couldn't.
All he could do was watch helplessly as Hou Yuduan ascended into the sky, until he finally stopped beside Ji Yanzhi and Maiden Hong.
At that sight, Hou Yuxiao was momentarily stunned...
He realized that among all present, only Hou Yuduan seemed able to move.
That's right, given Maiden Hong's deep affection for Old Fifth, surely the earlier pressures targeted everyone but him. And Ji Yanzhi, from beginning to end, except for his failure to break into the next realm, had appeared to be strategizing about everything, quite possibly predicting Old Fifth's actions from the start...
A spark of realization flashed through Hou Yuxiao's mind, and after coming to this understanding, though still worried about Hou Yuduan, his heart relaxed considerably.
Maiden Hong's face showed little fear as she watched Hou Yuduan drawing closer and closer to her, her eyes filled with love and a touch of faint sadness.
It seemed she knew something...
Hou Yuduan walked emotionlessly into the sky, first looking at Maiden Hong, his eyes revealing pain and struggle, then turning his head to stare at Ji Yanzhi for more than ten moments, his eyes brimming with fury.
"Four years ago, the first time you saw me, did you already plan for today?"