darknovel Chapter 45 This body and this sword will protect you for eternity.
Chapter 45 This body and this sword will protect you for eternity.
Before Elder Wang and Fei Fei's incredulous eyes, Fei Fei's dagger pierced Elder Wang's heart without resistance. Elder Wang cried out and died instantly. Fei Fei, having succeeded in her attack, pulled the dagger from Elder Wang's heart and stared blankly at the motionless Elder Wang lying on the ground.
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Yue Feng patted Fei Fei on the shoulder: "Don't just stand there, your grandpa and Uncle Liu are still fighting hard in the yard!"
Feifei snapped out of her daze, gave Yue Feng a deep look, and walked outside. Liu Zhengfeng, who was closer to the door, was desperately defending himself against Elder Zhao's powerful attack. Seeing him in grave danger, Feifei ignored her and went over to him.
Elder Zhao, with his keen eyesight, noticed that after Elder Wang went inside, he lingered and didn't come out. Instead, Qu Yang's granddaughter, Qu Feiyan, and a young man in a blue robe came out. He knew then that something had gone wrong.
Seeing Qu Feiyan approach, he intensified his sword strikes, forcing Liu Zhengfeng to retreat and dodge. He then feinted a sword strike at Qu Feiyan's face, twisted his body, and slipped to the base of the courtyard wall.
Yue Feng shouted, "Throw the dagger, quick!" Qu Feiyan obediently threw the dagger at Elder Zhao. In her haste, she didn't aim properly, and the dagger was far from Elder Zhao.
Elder Zhao watched with disdain. Just as he was about to climb over the wall, a finger strike shot out from afar, arriving faster than the dagger, hitting the hilt. The dagger suddenly changed direction, accelerating as it flew out, and Elder Zhao felt a chill on his neck; he was already pinned to the wall.
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Seeing that Elder Zhao was dead, Elder Qian shouted and unleashed all the hidden weapons he was carrying in one go using the "Rain of Flowers" technique. He then took the opportunity to escape.
Faced with countless hidden weapons in the night sky, Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng could only defend themselves and had no power to help others. Yue Feng drew his longsword, and with a series of rapid, popping sounds like drumbeats, he deflected all the hidden weapons aimed at Qu Feiyan.
Yue Feng lightly waved his left hand, and the gentle force of the Demon-Subduing Palm struck, causing Elder Qian's hidden weapon to veer off course in mid-air and fly back even faster than it had come. Elder Qian, seeing this, was terrified out of his wits; before he could even turn around, he was riddled with bullets.
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Yue Feng let out a soft sigh of relief and slowly sheathed his sword. Liu Zhengfeng and the others, hearing the sound of the sword rubbing against its scabbard, finally came to their senses. Liu Zhengfeng faced Yue Feng, his expression complex: "Nephew Yue, thank you for saving me. But… how did you end up here?"
Yue Feng said, "It's late and I'm bored, so I came out for a walk." He then said to Qu Yang, "This must be Mr. Qu Yang, I've heard so much about you."
Qu Yang sighed, "Thank you so much, Hero Yue, for saving our lives. My grandfather and I have no way to repay you. In our next life, we will surely repay your kindness..."
Yue Feng interrupted Qu Yang directly: "There's no need for an afterlife. Mr. Qu, Uncle Liu, I know what you want, and I can help you achieve your wishes. As long as you follow my arrangements, this body and this sword will protect you for life. What do you say?"
Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng looked at each other in bewilderment. Qu Yang said, "Hero Yue saved our lives, so our lives now belong to Hero Yue. We will obey any orders he gives us."
Yue Feng looked at Liu Zhengfeng, who nodded. Yue Feng's lips curled up as he looked up at the dark night sky.
The next morning, the Six Doors headquarters welcomed two extraordinary guests. Wu Qingcang was discussing matters with several leaders of the Five Mountains Sword Sect in the living room when he heard the servant's report and wondered if he had misheard.
"What did you just say? Qu Yang of the Demonic Sect and his granddaughter?"
"Yes, that's what those two people called themselves."
"Bring them in!"
The servant, receiving the order, went out to escort the guests. Tianmen angrily said, "That demonic sect! How dare they come knocking on our door! Lord Wu, you don't need to handle this. Watch how Tianmen deals with those two." Dingyi also said, "Leave the woman to me!"
Wu Qingcang said, "As the saying goes, 'No one visits the temple without a reason.' The sudden visit of the Demonic Sect must have a cause. Daoist Tianmen and Abbess Dingyi, please wait a moment and let them finish speaking before deciding what to do."
Out of respect for Wu Qingcang, Tianmen and Dingyi both restrained themselves. A refined old man and a pretty young girl, led by servants, entered the hall. They were Qu Yang, an elder of the Demonic Sect, and his granddaughter, Qu Feiyan.
Qu Yang looked around, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "Qu Yang, a wandering swordsman, greets you all. When I asked someone to announce my arrival, I introduced myself as 'Qu Yang of the Demonic Sect,' only to avoid being turned away. In reality, I have already left the Sun Moon Sect and become a wandering swordsman."
The crowd exchanged glances, completely bewildered by Qu Yang's intentions. Wu Qingcang asked, "Mr. Qu, what brings you to our Six Doors?"
Qu Yang said, "Two things. First, I want to remind everyone that the Sun Moon Sect has joined forces with the Eastern Depot. I don't know the specific details, because I only found out last night."
Qu Yang's words caused a stir among everyone, especially Wu Qingcang, who had worked in intelligence for many years and knew the importance of this news. He nodded and asked, "And the second thing?"
Qu Yang took a deep breath and slowly said, "The second thing is that I request your permission to attend Brother Liu's retirement ceremony in my true identity, and to live and die with him."
Everyone looked at Liu Zhengfeng, their eyes filled with surprise, doubt, and confusion... and so on. Liu Zhengfeng sighed inwardly, braced himself, walked to Qu Yang's side, and recounted in detail the whole story of his relationship with Qu Yang.
"...That's how it happened. I hope Lord Wu and my fellow disciples can be lenient and give Brother Qu a chance to start over."
The living room instantly descended into chaos. Tianmen and Dingyi shouted and yelled, but forbade it; Wu Qingcang and Yue Buqun whispered to each other, their brows furrowed; Master Mo simply stared intently at his junior brother, as if trying to see through his eyes to the depths of his heart.
After a long silence, Wu Qingcang called out, "Everyone, quiet down! If this keeps going on, when will it end? How about this: there are five of us, so everyone can say what they think, agree or disagree. Whichever side has more people will get their opinion, okay?"
No sooner had Wu Qingcang finished speaking than Tianmen impatiently shouted, "I disagree! The Five Mountains Sword Sect has always been irreconcilably opposed to the Demonic Sect, how can we associate with someone who was once an elder of the Demonic Sect!"
Dingyi also said, "I disagree. How can we be sure this isn't a treacherous scheme by the Demonic Sect?"
Wu Qingcang looked at Yue Buqun. Yue Buqun pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "The Huashan Sect welcomes Mr. Qu to the Golden Basin Handwashing Ceremony."
Tianmen and Dingyi were both taken aback. Dingyi couldn't help but ask, "Yue Buqun, what's the matter?"
Yue Buqun said slowly and deliberately, "Attending the Golden Basin Washing Hands Ceremony is a small matter; resisting the Eastern Depot is a big matter. Now that the Eastern Depot has allied with the Demonic Cult, if we, the righteous path, do not find a way to unite all the forces that can be united, how can we resist them?"
"Since we can accept the Qingcheng Sect, why can't we accept Mr. Qu, who has already left the Demonic Sect and has no notorious record?"