Chapter 712: Martial Arts: Even Rivals Can Become Lovers 46

You people simply can't tell right from wrong.

Jin Chen stepped forward, gently wrapping his arms around Mu Huaizhi's waist, standing shoulder to shoulder to face all the martial masters.

You say the Nine Hells' ten unforgivable sins cannot be pardoned, yet you claim the Earth Evil still harbors a hint of wickedness.

What matters most now is to press the advantage, wipe out the Earth Evil remnants in one fell swoop—there's no need to settle the grudge between the Nine Hells and you all after all these years right now.

Upon hearing this, the Clear Skies Sect disciples hurriedly echoed the sentiment, rallying disciples from other sects.

What Jin Chen and his companions didn't expect was that the Blade Sect and the True Martial Sect were the quickest to be convinced and to believe him.

In Yunshu Town, I've interacted with the Young Master of the Nine Hells; he's far from a demonic villain—he's utterly sincere and devoted—so my Blade Sect will not be his enemy!

The speaker was Dao Da, who nodded at Jin Chen, straightened his back, and shouted loudly: 'You little brat, you've fooled me to death!'

Jin Chen smiled, bowed slightly, and said: 'Please forgive me, Senior Dao Da—revealing my identity would only scare the snake in the grass.'

Next came the Thousand Mechanisms Palace; since Fang Xun had been rescued by Jin Chen, they really had no reason to attack—creating a grudge with the Heavenly Sword Alliance over this would be pointless.

All the effort Jin Chen put into finding their mole turned out to be far from what the rumors suggested.

With these sects' decisions, even the die-hard troublemakers found no one to back them up.

The Profound Thunder Hall was the first to shout for Jin Chen's death, but now they can only swallow their anger in this situation.

First we'll deal with the Earth Evil; we still have plenty of time to attack the Nine Hells!

The old hall master bellowed in anger, clearly displeased with this approach.

At least the crowd's anger had subsided; Mu Huaizhi relaxed a little, turned, and leaned against Jin Chen's shoulder, speaking softly.

I won't let them hurt you.

I know.

Jin Chen stroked his cheek and said softly: 'Once we settle the Earth Evil Palace, I have a way to make them accept it.'

What method?

Mu Huaizhi was a bit curious; these people have been obstinate all their lives, yet they're not so easily fooled.

'What do martial artists care about most?' Jin Chen asked, smoothing his flying hair and smiling.

... Martial arts manuals?

Exactly,' Jin Chen said, glancing at the various martial masters gathered around the clear Earth Evil remnants, then lowering his voice near his ear: 'I have many copies—these martial arts manuals are one-of-a-kind in the world.'

That was done during the few days he squeezed time to make sword scabbards, having 0731 scan the characters.

They are definitely martial arts manuals that don't exist in this world.

Mu Huaizhi's eyes lit up: 'I want them too.'

Don't worry, I've picked the ones best suited for you—no need to fight over them.

Jin Chen chuckled: 'You're already so powerful, yet you still want to cultivate secret manuals?'

Mu Huaizhi shook his head, gently rubbing his shoulder against Jin Chen's, and said: 'I'm not strong enough yet.'

Only the two of them could hear the faint muttering.

I can't even protect you.

Jin Chen blinked, a warm current surged through his heart, and he couldn't help but pull the person into his embrace.

Fool, without you I wouldn't be myself.

Jin Chen! Come quick—this person's not right!

Jiang Chu's voice rang out, incredibly jarring.

After breaking apart that brief embrace, Mu Huaizhi's cheeks flushed slightly as he walked shoulder to shoulder with him, pretending not to see his master's disappointed gaze.

What's the matter?' Jin Chen asked.

Just now the man in yellow was killed by Huai zhi; I was about to thrust another sword just in case when I saw something burrowing into his chest.

Fang Xun used his sword to lift the man's clothing.

The sword wound in his chest kept bleeding, the edges turning black, with something protruding and moving inside.

I just looked and wasn't sure if it was a gu worm, so I didn't dare probe further,' Sang Ning said quietly. 'Gu worms survive with their host; his heart is already damaged, so his blood isn't vital—if it were a gu worm, it would die with him.'

Sang Ning had never seen anything so bizarre; he found it puzzling, knowing all about gu worms yet never encountering this kind.

Brother Sang was half right, but this is indeed a gu worm.

Jin Chen's face lit up slightly: 'This person was a menace alive, but dead he could be useful.'

He drew a dagger from his waist and completely sliced open the heart area.

Jiang Chu, go grab any random Earth Evil follower.

Ah, okay.' Jiang Chu immediately joined the chaotic fight over there.

What are you going to do?' Mu Huaizhi asked.

This is a Thousand Silk Lead Gu; upon sensing the host's death, the larval gu's dependence on the maternal gu makes it crawl out of the host, immediately seek a living host, and return to the maternal gu's side.

Perhaps we can use this gu to locate the Earth Evil's lair.

Jin Chen dug out the gu and placed it into the body of a particularly terrified Earth Evil follower.

At the same time, he administered a poison to him.

Sure enough, the controlled follower immediately returned to normal, but his eyes were dead and empty—his brain already corroded by the gu, causing him to stagger aimlessly in one direction.

Fang Xun clicked his tongue: 'Isn't the man in yellow the son of the current Earth Evil Palace master? How could he be so ruthless toward his own son?'

Jin Chen glanced at Fu Zhiyuan: 'If he weren't ruthless, why would he insist on dragging Fu Zhiyuan back? I don't think he wants Fu Zhiyuan to inherit his position.'

He suspected it was some special sacrificial rite requiring blood of direct kin, and since the man in yellow didn't want to die, he sought to abduct Fu Zhiyuan instead.

Mu Huaizhi: 'Earth Evil's followers cannot be judged by human thinking.'

Jin Chen seized the follower infected with the gu; the fight over there finally ended, so all the Earth Evil Palace members present have been slain.

Although they still eyed the Nine Hells' people with tiger-like vigilance.

Fu Zhiyuan and Mu Huaizhi explained the situation to them, learning that the clue was again found by Jin Chen; the faces of these old guys looked unpleasant.

What's more, there were even speculations about whether the Nine Abyss and the Earth Fiend had some connection—how could every step they take be found by Jin Chen?

Angry to the point that Gui Li almost started fighting on the spot.

The speaker was still the old hall master of the Profound Thunder Hall; seeing his appearance, Jiang Zhu suddenly understood how that detestable young lord had been raised.

Although there were some clueless people, the rational ones were still the majority; as before, the Heavenly Sword Alliance took the lead, expressing willingness to cooperate with them to thoroughly eradicate the remnants of the Earth Fiend.

Jin Chen briefly explained the plan to Alliance Leader Fu, then sent the young lord's secret order to his father.

Meanwhile, everyone rested in place in the town, eating and resting.

At noon that day, Jin Fengxu had the Left Protector lead a large group of people to rush to the town.

Jin Chen looked left and right, doubtfully looking at the Left Protector.

"Where is my father?"

Left Protector clasped his fists, "Report to the young lord, the sect leader says you can now stand on your own; he has worked hard half his life, so he will not participate."

Jin Chen: "... Then go smash all his liquor."

To call laziness so high-sounding!

Would you believe he'd lead these people to establish his own lineage!