With a sword drawn, he laughs proudly, his martial prowess dominating the heavens!

Chapter 34 A Benevolent Lie Amidst a Drunken Awakening

The wind was a little slow, stirring up a few messy strands of Qu Yang's silver hair. His somewhat cloudy eyes no longer held the sharpness he had when facing the four people surrounding him.

He glanced at the caravan not far away with some confusion, wondering why the young man in front of him, a disciple of Hengshan, was with the Weixin Escort Agency in Guanzhong.

But the Thirteen Forms of Cloud and Mist, which are ever-changing and unpredictable, cannot be faked. And hearing him address Liu as Uncle-Master, I have already concluded that this person is a new disciple of Master Mo, probably traveling around the world to broaden his horizons.

He also mentioned that he always met with his virtuous brother Liu Zhengfeng in secret. Since this young man already knew this, then Master Mo must also be aware of it. So, what about the others...?

Overwhelmed with mixed feelings, a sense of regret arose within him.

"Brother Liu has indeed wronged Master Mo."

Li Che: "???"

What did he imagine when he heard that tentative question?

Qu Yang stroked the body of the zither, remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly sighed: "Bo Ya and Zi Qi, true friends are hard to find. Brother Liu treated me with sincerity, but Qu Yang deceived him with his methods."

I am truly unworthy of the title 'Brother Qu'!

"Click—!"

After he finished speaking, the zither broke into two pieces, the short, sharp notes trembling like the final lament of the burnt zither.

Qu Feiyan, who was not far away, suddenly stood up. Just as she took a step, she saw that her grandfather had a bitter look on his face, and she was lonely and confused. So she stepped back.

But her eyes were filled with unconcealed worry and disgust for that "big brother".

"Young hero, please pass on a message to Brother Liu: Qu Yang is not worthy of being his friend. He has broken his zither and is severing all ties with him. He will never play another tune in his life."

Upon seeing this, Li Che remained expressionless, but changed his form of address, saying, "Senior Qu, please forgive my bluntness, but it is too late for me to repent now!"

If I know about this, others certainly do too; it can't be kept secret.

The righteous and the demonic paths are mortal enemies. Regardless of your purpose, Uncle Liu's friendship with you is something that some people will not tolerate.

"What that girl said earlier is true. It's indeed difficult to categorize good and evil as simply good or evil. As an elder of the Demonic Sect, Senior Qu should understand the power of public opinion. Sometimes, the word 'righteousness' is sharper than any sword in one's hand!"

Li Che had one more thing to say: the Hengshan Sect was internally divided, and its strength was not much greater than that of the Huashan Sect.

One faction is divided into three branches: one is devoted to art, while the other is constantly jumping around and causing trouble.

On the other hand, the leader of the Zuo Alliance, regardless of his personal martial arts talent, has far surpassed the leaders of the other four sects in terms of managing the sect's power.

He's an expert at making money, manipulating people, and stirring up trouble.

It was also tolerant of wandering martial arts practitioners, and successfully transformed the rising star Songshan Sect into the leader of the Five Sacred Mountains.

His current strength is not enough to suppress all the villains, so he must lie low for the time being.

He didn't care about Qu Yang's life or death.

As for what he said at this moment, Li Che believed at most that he was 70% sincere. How could someone who could become an elder of the Demonic Sect be a simple person?

What Li is after is nothing more than uniting those who can be united and causing some trouble for the Demonic Sect and the Left Grand Alliance Leader.

After exchanging a few words with Qu Yang, Li Che guessed that Liu Zhengfeng might be the rescuer preferred by Ren Yingying or Xiang Wentian.

He is highly skilled in martial arts and also proficient in music. When he is driven to a dead end by the "righteous people", he can then recruit and persuade Qu Yang, and there may be a chance to succeed.

However, they never imagined that these two would have a mutual respect, nor did they anticipate Liu Zhengfeng's upright character, which would later lead to...

Ok?

Li Che had been lost in thought for a long time when he suddenly woke up. How did he end up circling back to his senior brother?

baffling!

He failed to notice that Qu Yang's expression turned dejected upon hearing his words.

The purity of music is beyond the comprehension of those mediocre people!

All schemes and plots vanished in the midst of the music; each duet was like drinking fine wine, like basking in a spring breeze. The only thought was: to have one true friend in life is enough.

Thinking of this, Qu Yang looked at Li Che, about to speak but then paused, forgetting that the other party was so young.

Could he be conveying Mr. Mo's message?

After a moment of hesitation, Qu Yang said calmly, "I have a way to resolve Brother Liu's predicament. However..."

He turned to his granddaughter and said, "Feifei is young and has nothing to do with the affairs of the sect. I wonder if Master Mo could protect her?"

Li Che understood the implication and, without arguing, retorted, "Do you want to die?"

"Excellent! Young hero, you can take my head and tell everyone that Liu Zhengfeng personally entered into the scheme to eliminate the Demonic Sect Elder Qu Yang."

"In this way, this stalemate can be broken!"

Qu Yang smiled and spoke of life and death as if it were a trivial matter.

Li Che nodded and said, "That is one way."

Then, changing the subject, he laughed and said, "However, if I really take the senior's head to Uncle Liu, I don't know if I can withstand his Thirteen Forms of Cloud and Mist."

"Hahaha--!"

The old man and the young man suddenly burst into laughter, leaving everyone around them bewildered.

"Enough. That girl said I'm not a good person, and I can't take care of her. Since you're so determined to betray the Demonic Sect, why not go all the way?"

Qu Yang glanced at him silently, then heard Li Che say, "Since people are going to die anyway, why can't the dead be members of the Demonic Sect?"

I just overheard the senior talking to those four demons about the Holy Maiden. I heard that Dongfang Bubai has been neglecting his duties for a long time, and all power has fallen into the hands of Yang Lianting. It seems that this Holy Maiden is not on good terms with Yang Lianting's faction.

In that case, there is a way to achieve multiple goals at once.

Qu Yang looked suspicious. "Young man, you know a lot." After a few breaths, he added, "You want to use me?!"

Li Che remained unmoved, instead scoffing, "Senior Qu's words are rather harsh. Aren't you all also using Uncle Liu?!"

Upon hearing this, Qu Yang was immediately speechless.

"What... what does Mr. Mo want?"

"That depends on what Senior Qu is willing to give!"

After a long while, Qu Yang shook his head and sighed, then took a booklet from his pocket and placed it on the table. "This might help Brother Liu escape his predicament!"

Li Che reached out and took it, flipping through a few pages. A glint of light flashed in his eyes. It contained a list of many Demonic Sect strongholds and the names of their leaders and altar masters.

After a moment, he closed the booklet and said calmly, "Senior, weren't you also using me? These are probably all the people that the Holy Maiden wanted to eliminate."

Qu Yang, however, frankly stated: "That's true, but it's not important. Not everyone in the sect is utterly wicked, but those listed in the register died a worthy death."

"It's really not important!"

Li Che thought to himself, "It seems that Miss Ren has been planning this for a long time. She already knows who she can use and who she can kill."

Therefore, it is evident that Qu Yang was a core member of Ren Yingying's group, at least in the past.

But once this thing falls into Li's hands, the question becomes: when will he kill? And by whom?

How to use it still needs careful consideration.

This time, by borrowing the name of Mo Da, I unexpectedly gained something.

Li Che didn't consider himself to be clean, but he had respect for those who were loyal and righteous, such as the two disciples of his Uncle Liu, whom he had never met: Xiang Danian and Mi Weiyi.

"Feifei, please look after her for three days."

"no problem!"

Li Che readily agreed, thus wasting Qu Yang's half-day preparation.

The latter waved his hand, and Qu Feiyan ran over excitedly.

Qu Yang raised his hand and gently rubbed the little girl's head, saying softly, "Feifei, Grandpa has some things to take care of these few days. You'll be coming with me... Boy, what's your name?"

"My surname is Li."

Qu Yang didn't mind and continued, "Why don't you stay with Li boy? Grandpa will come to pick you up in a couple of days, okay?"

Li Che had thought Qu Feiyan would refuse, but to his surprise, the little girl was very sensible and nodded, saying, "Grandpa, I'll listen to you."

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