Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Clue Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Clue Editor: Atlas Studios Tonight’s upheavals began when that ‘thief’ first appeared, and Su Mo had already calculated everything.
These people planned meticulously, yet they never expected that Su Mo’s Inner Strength was godlike, with sharp hearing and keen sight.
They thought they acted covertly and flawlessly, not realizing everything was under Su Mo’s control.
If they had the ability to Conceal Breath like Yu Lingxin, that would have been another matter.
But they didn’t, and thus, they were transparent to Su Mo.
Yet, there were two things that occurred beyond Su Mo’s expectations.
One was the intervention of the sword borrower.
This person appeared without hiding his tracks, so Su Mo knew about him in advance.
Initially, it was thought that this person followed because he wanted to borrow the sword, but who knew his real intentions?
If he harbored ill intentions amidst the chaos, it’d be an opportunity to resolve them at once.
Unexpectedly, his intervention was to stop the Seven Extremes Hall.
This turn of events caused the Seven Extremes Hall to abandon their initial plan and directly resort to their backup strategy.
Indeed, if Su Mo wanted to play along superficially, he could have waited for the ‘thief’ to make his move in secret and then follow him to find the root of the issue, potentially resolving it in one fell swoop.
However, this approach led to many unexpected complications.
At this juncture, there’s no room for so many unforeseen issues, especially when the Sword Master looked down on Su Mo, arrogantly wanting to stake his life.
How could Su Mo, a man always ready to follow the righteous path, not take advantage of the situation and claim that life?
The reasons Su Mo then elaborately explained the origins and causes to the ‘thief’ were twofold.
Firstly, to see if there were other forces behind this incident.
The presence of people from Seven Extremes Hall was strange, and although Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun’s journey was somewhat secretive, what they were escorting was not known to a fourth party.
Although it’s uncertain whether Ji Shuhua would publicize it, thereby leaking the information.
Yet, one must also guard against others causing mischief behind the scenes, deliberately luring the Seven Extremes Hall here to muddle the clear waters.
Secondly, just like what the Seven Extremes Hall intended to do.
Su Mo killing people from Seven Extremes Hall today also needed a justified cause.
The opponent’s plots must not remain secret; otherwise, Su Mo’s massacre tonight would be without justification.
This might even tarnish him with a reputation for bloodlust.
But by letting the Seven Extremes Hall’s own members clarify the situation, Su Mo claimed the moral high ground!
And Yang Xiaoyun, as the Young Leader of the Iron Blood Escort Agency, indeed carries significant weight.
By overseeing this matter today, in the future, whether Seven Extremes Hall seeks them out, there’s a basis for it, or if Su Mo indeed has trouble with Seven Extremes Hall, it wouldn’t be without reason.
The affairs of Jianghu may seem illogical, yet anyone striving on the Righteous Path in Jianghu and not wishing to fall into crooked ways must respect the rules.
Otherwise, it’s indeed tough to hold one’s ground.
As for the person who attacked secretly, although Su Mo did not preemptively grasp his movements, he was secretly vigilant.
As he said, who hasn’t watched a TV drama?
In many TV dramas, just as crucial information is about to be revealed, someone abruptly arrives to kill.
If such an event occurred right in front of him, wouldn’t Su Mo become like those clueless protagonists in the dramas?
Therefore, even without solid evidence, he remained careful.
And indeed, someone attacked secretly.
However, at this point, another unexpected event occurred that Su Mo had not anticipated.
In that darkness, there wasn’t just one person.
While one attempted to murder and silence, by the time Su Mo arrived, another had already subdued him.
Su Mo struck with his palm and matched with this person.
This person’s Inner Strength was tremendously strong, yet he deliberately concealed his true capabilities, causing Su Mo to be unable to ascertain the details for the moment.
However, during the exchange of that palm, the opponent revealed a bit of his intent, which reminded Su Mo of that day in Luoxia City, in the narrow alley, the fifth hidden person.
That person’s Qinggong was exceptional; after grabbing someone, he matched a palm with Su Mo, turned around, and left, disappearing in the blink of an eye, leaving Su Mo unable to pursue any further.
As Su Mo slightly furrowed his brows, he turned back to look at the ‘thief’:
“What were you trying to say just now?”
That person also realized, he had just escaped death by a hair’s breadth, someone intended to silently assassinate and silence him, and he was the target to be silenced.
If not for Su Mo, his body would probably be cold by now.
He dared not hide anything: “I… I wanted to say, the person who informed the Sword Master of this matter… comes from Tianyu City! That person is a top expert under the City Lord of Tianyu City, Hua Qianyu, I… previously followed the Sword Master to visit Tianyu City, and had a brief encounter with him.”
“What’s that person’s name?”
Yang Xiaoyun immediately pressed further.
“The Autumn Rain, Pursuing Soul, Meteor of the Night… That person is Zhan Ming of the Meteor Sword!”
Upon this revelation, Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun instinctively exchanged glances.
The Autumn Rain, Pursuing Soul, Meteor of the Night is a description.
Describing his swordsmanship.
The chill of the autumn rain, the life-taking pursuit, the swiftness of a meteor.
The meteor under the night sky not only encompasses the desolation of the autumn rain, the lethal intent of the soul pursuit but also as fast as lightning, difficult to capture.
Thus, this Meteor Sword has garnered a significant reputation.
Being within the domain of the Phoenix Alliance in one of the Four Cities, it was natural that Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun had heard of this person’s fame.
However, the two did not dwell on this matter further; an exchanged glance was enough to understand each other’s thoughts.
Su Mo looked at the thief and slightly smiled: “Now that you have spoken these words, does the Seven Extremes Hall still have a place for you?”
“This…”
The man’s face turned pale, truly sensing that his situation was extremely perilous.
Not to mention anything else, just watching as they planned to murder the Sword Master while he himself defected in the heat of battle, not just defecting, but even fully revealing their own side’s plans to the enemy.
This alone was enough for him to merit a myriad of deaths.
This was fundamentally damaging the reputation of the Seven Extremes Hall.
The Seven Extremes Hall truly had no place for him anymore.
Moreover, there were people secretly wanting to take his life, to cut off this disobedient tongue.
Lastly… were now Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun.
Having now asked all they wanted, his life or death was entirely at their whim.
This truly was a fate not of his own control, utterly dependent on others.
For a moment, his heart felt as cold as dead ashes.
But then he heard Yang Xiaoyun gently laugh: “This debt to the Seven Extremes Hall ultimately can’t just be casually written off, if you want to survive, there still is a way, but it also depends on your luck.”
“Please… please teach me, female hero!”
The man immediately knelt on the ground, banging his head like pounding garlic.
At the brink of despair, even the slightest bit of hope would not be neglected.
Yang Xiaoyun said: “You go to Luoxia City, find the Iron Blood Escort Agency, and say Yang Xiaoyun lets you stay temporarily in the escort agency. If you can successfully reach the Iron Blood Escort Agency, then your life is saved. However, whether you can survive along the way still remains uncertain, it’s a desperate gamble for life, it all depends on whether you can seize that sliver of a chance or not.”
“Iron Blood Escort Agency!? You are Yang Xiaoyun, the Young Leader of the Iron Blood Escort Agency??”
The man’s face was entirely filled with shock, clearly oblivious to the identities of Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun.
Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun exchanged glances, their eyes both slightly amazed.