Chapter 366: I Want It Too

"You've returned? How did you end up in such a sorry state?"

After Yu Renqing left the residence of the Nanji Chamber of Commerce president, he circled Da'an City, took several winding turns, and finally hid inside a small courtyard.

After observing his surroundings and finding nothing amiss, Yu Renqing jumped straight into the water well in the courtyard.

Although there was water at the bottom of this well, there was a Mechanism on the wall; with one press, it revealed a hole, and Yu Renqing squeezed right inside.

Upon seeing Yu Renqing's hurried appearance, two people who had been hiding there welcomed him in with great concern.

"Because I encountered someone this time, someone who gave me a faint sense of crisis, so I hurried back!"

"Someone who could make you feel a sense of crisis?" Yu Renqing's words made the people who came to greet him pause slightly, their expressions turning ugly in an instant.

"You carry the Sword Intent left behind by the Sword Master; who else in this world could make you feel a sense of crisis? Could it be those old monsters?"

"Oh no, this place has been discovered!" The two subconsciously drew their swords, cautiously guarding against their surroundings, even though they felt it would be of no use.

Facing those terrifying old monsters, people like them were only there to be slaughtered, but resisting was still better than waiting for death.

"No need to be so nervous, rest assured, I circled around Da'an City a great distance before returning. I think they shouldn't be able to find this place."

"Foolish, you don't know the terror of those old monsters. Since he has already discovered you, it proves you have been completely exposed."

"The reason he hasn't made a move yet must be to follow you here, so he can wipe us all out in one go!"

The two held their swords in careful guard, their palms slick with sweat from nervousness, and their bodies were unknowingly soaked in cold sweat.

They had heard of the terror of those old monsters; although they were not afraid of death, they still inevitably felt nervous when facing the threat of it.

The next moment, a figure appeared abruptly. The two did not hesitate and thrust their swords out fiercely, but they couldn't even break through the space three feet in front of the person.

Strong, truly terrifyingly strong, strong to the point of making one feel an inexplicable despair!

"It's our first meeting, no need to risk your lives right off the bat!" A sudden burst of aura shook the two of them back.

The two held their sharp swords, looking at the suddenly appeared figure with uncertainty: "You aren't going to kill us?"

"Why would I want to kill you!"

"Wait, you, are you Master Shen Yu?" Suddenly, one of them seemed to recognize Shen Yu and asked again with some uncertainty.

"You recognize me?"

"It really is Master Shen!" The two looked at each other and immediately sheathed their swords.

Although this wasn't an old monster, if they kept pointing their swords at him, no one would be happy. If it were someone with a bad temper, beating them up would be the least of it.

Looking at the Shen Yu before them, they suddenly remembered the shocking scene they saw last night, and then carefully asked: "Master Shen, you didn't arrive yesterday, did you? Could it be that last night..."

"Correct, I arrived yesterday. I even had a fight with someone last night and casually killed a few old monsters!"

"Hiss!" Shen Yu's words were spoken nonchalantly, but they made the two of them gasp in shock.

What do you mean by casually killing a few old monsters? Do you have any idea how many people tremble just hearing their names?

So it was him who acted yesterday. They had also seen that Sword Qi that spanned the heavens last night, and they still hadn't recovered from the shock of it.

No wonder Da'an City had been peaceful from last night until now, with no more deaths. Could it be that all the old monsters had already been killed?

Even if they weren't all killed, they must have been scared into hiding, not daring to show their faces.

Damn it, why are the young people nowadays so fierce? Even old monsters have to give them a wide berth.

"Master Shen, then how did you find this place?"

"It's because those old monsters from last night said they came for Mu Zishan; they sensed Mu Zishan's aura. So, I investigated overnight and found this youth to be the most suspicious."

As he spoke, Shen Yu looked at Yu Renqing beside him, then shook his head: "I originally thought this youth would be Mu Zishan, but now it seems he is not."

"It is just that he has a strand of Mu Zishan's Sword Qi hidden within his body, which makes him look like Mu Zishan."

"I wonder if you two could clear up my confusion: how did Mu Zishan's Sword Qi come to be hidden on this youth?"

"Master Shen can actually see that?" Shen Yu's words shocked the two of them even more; this was the greatest secret they kept.

"Since you can see it, Master, we will not hide it. Indeed, he is not the Sword Master!"

"The Sword Master?"

"Master Shen may not know, but we two are from Cangjian Villa!" Bowing to Shen Yu, the two began to explain.

"Cangjian Villa has always had a rule: whoever can comprehend the supreme technique of our Cangjian Villa shall be the Sword Master of Cangjian Villa, and everyone in the villa will obey their orders unconditionally."

"Years ago, the Sword Master entered our Cangjian Villa, causing Ten Thousand Swords Resonate, and then comprehended the supreme technique that had not appeared in our villa for hundreds of years."

"Afterward, he even innovated, taking the sword techniques of Cangjian Villa to a higher level. The talent of the Sword Master is rare throughout history; our Cangjian Villa is naturally convinced and follows his every command!"

"So the Sword Master is Mu Zishan?"

"Yes!" Nodding, the two sighed softly, then whispered: "It is a pity that the Sword Master later went to the Forbidden Land alone for the sake of the world, suppressing the Forbidden Land for a hundred years."

"However, before leaving, the Sword Master left behind a supreme Sword Intent, a Sword Intent condensed from almost all of the Sword Master's lifeblood and cultivation, just in case it might be useful one day."

"Now that the Spirit Qi has surged, this strike will finally be put to use!"

Speaking of this, the two looked at Yu Renqing beside them: "We hid this Sword Intent in his body. This is an equal exchange; we help him take revenge, and he can sacrifice himself for us!"

"He is not the Sword Master now, but he is better than the Sword Master. We originally thought no one would see through his identity, because what is hidden in him is the Sword Master's strongest strike, and his entire body radiates the aura of the Sword Master."

"Wait, you mean I only carry a strand of Sword Intent?" Suddenly Yu Renqing spoke, looking at the two with an ugly expression.

"Didn't you say I was Mu Zishan? Did you want me to sacrifice myself to become Mu Zishan?"

"Apologies, we lied to you. If we couldn't make you believe it, how could we deceive those old monsters!"

Bowing apologetically to Yu Renqing, the two whispered in explanation: "We told you before that after you become the Sword Master, your consciousness will dissipate, which is equivalent to being dead."

"So, what we said before was that we would help you take revenge, and you would give us your life—a fair trade, and you agreed to it!"

"And you also said that as long as we avenged you, you could sacrifice yourself for the world!"

"Hiding the sword within the body, I understand!" Nodding, Shen Yu understood their meaning at once. This youth was just bait, bait used to fish for those old monsters.

If not for the Time Golden Chapter, perhaps even Shen Yu wouldn't have been able to see the abnormality in Yu Renqing and would have truly thought he was Mu Zishan.

With Mu Zishan's Sword Intent hidden in his body, the aura radiating from Yu Renqing was naturally Mu Zishan's; those old monsters would surely be unable to tell the difference.

They would fight fiercely to compete for Yu Renqing, and they would not hesitate to engage in a bloody battle.

Perhaps at the beginning, they might unite to oppose others for the sake of contention, and they might discuss sharing the spoils together after a successful seizure, but their moral standards and credibility are negative; never believe a word they say.

Is sole possession what they pursue? If possible, they would of course want to finish off every single competitor.

And at this moment, when the final victor claims the spoils for themselves and then proceeds to consume and digest them, they will discover that what they obtained is not Mu Zishan, but merely a strand of Sword Intent left behind by Mu Zishan.

This strand of Sword Intent will erupt within their bodies, causing destruction from the inside out.

The old monsters take the initiative to consume and merge with Mu Zishan's power, never imagining that it could be a bomb. It is equivalent to using a hand grenade to detonate this ammunition depot.

Moreover, Mu Zishan's Sword Intent is no mere hand grenade; its power will surely be earth-shattering.

No matter how strong the old monsters who endure all this may be, it is absolutely impossible for them to survive under the eruption of such Sword Intent.

The people of Cangjian Villa use this youth as bait to drive the tiger to devour the wolf, and then, at the cost of sacrificing him, finish off the final victor who emerged from the competition.

Throughout the entire process, they will certainly be discovered by the old monsters; it seems they have already prepared themselves for death.

This plan has no winners; everyone will die. Perhaps, with the strength of one person, to fight to the death against so many old monsters—how many could actually achieve that?

It can be said that this is a suicidal plan; Cangjian Villa truly has great courage!