Chapter 11

After seeing clearly that the person who arrived was Yao Yue Buqun, Lin Lin Pingzhi’s eyes turned blood-red, and he questioned him angrily: "Yao Yue Buqun, it’s actually you!"

"We have been master and disciple; even if you kept things from me, you have already expelled me from the sect."

"Why must you insist on putting me to death!"

Lin Lin Pingzhi roared loudly, just like an enraged lion.

He never imagined that the person who wanted to kill him was actually his master, Yao Yue Buqun.

At this moment, the last shred of gratitude Lin Lin Pingzhi felt toward the Huashan Sword Sect vanished completely.

Now, he only thought of killing the Yao Yue Buqun before his eyes!

Seeing that he had been exposed, Yao Yue Buqun no longer hid his identity and said coldly: "An innocent man is not guilty, but his treasure makes him a target."

"If you had obediently handed over the Evil-Warding Sword Manual and the Epiphany Pill just now, I might have spared your life for the sake of our past master-disciple relationship."

"Now, you can only die!"

Having said that, he pulled out the sword that had pierced Lin Lin Pingzhi’s shoulder and slashed it toward Lin Lin Pingzhi’s neck.

Lin Lin Pingzhi had also lost his reason by this time; he went mad, unleashing the Evil-Warding Sword Manual and launching a storm-like attack against Yao Yue Buqun.

Sharp sword qi shot out from his longsword one after another.

The longsword emitted a piercing, shrill ringing sound.

"Swish, swish..."

The speed at which the longsword vibrated reached its limit, already creating afterimages.

Yao Yue Buqun’s Huashan Sword Art was originally inferior to the Evil-Warding Sword Manual, and with Lin Lin Pingzhi holding a determination to die, he simply could not block Lin Lin Pingzhi’s attacks.

In no time at all, the clothes on his body were slashed into shreds and rags.

"Damn it, how is this possible?"

Yao Yue Buqun was incredulous.

As a dignified Grandmaster martial artist, he was actually being suppressed by a Xiantian martial artist and had nearly been killed several times.

Flustered and exasperated, Yao Yue Buqun could no longer care about anything else; he executed the Huashan Sword Art to its fullest extent and soon suppressed Lin Lin Pingzhi.

"Die for me!"

With one sword strike, he pierced through Lin Lin Pingzhi’s abdomen.

"Hand over the Evil-Warding Sword Manual and the Epiphany Pill, and I can give you a quick death!"

Yao Yue Buqun said coldly.

"In your dreams!"

Lin Lin Pingzhi spat out fresh blood and said through gritted teeth.

Just at this moment, a voice came from deep within the woods.

"The play is over, and you should die too!"

As soon as the words fell, a black shadow flashed by.

With a single blade strike, it severed Yao Yue Buqun’s head from his shoulders.

The leader of the Huashan Sword Sect, one of the Five Mountain Sword Sects, died just like that, in such an obscure way, without even having time to say a word!

Subsequently, the person who arrived looked at Lin Lin Pingzhi and said: "Eat the pill!"

As he spoke, he took a pill from his bosom and threw it into Lin Lin Pingzhi’s mouth.

"Who are you again?"

Lin Lin Pingzhi asked vigilantly.

"Who I am is not important; what is important is that you will become my subordinate in the future."

"As for who sent me, you are not yet qualified to know."

"Once you pass the test, you will naturally see the person behind me!"

After finishing his words, the person left, taking Lin Lin Pingzhi with him.

Before he could ask more, he passed out directly.

The one who came to save Lin Lin Pingzhi was naturally a subordinate of Ying Ying Ziyu.

It was the intelligence organization he personally cultivated, spread across every corner of the Nine Provinces—the Night Watchmen!

Not long after the Night Watchmen left with Lin Lin Pingzhi, Yao Yue Buqun’s corpse was discovered.

Soon, this news spread throughout the Five Mountain Sword Sects.

Duan Tianya, who had come to recruit the Huashan Sword Sect, personally examined Yao Yue Buqun’s corpse after learning the news.

"Killed with a single strike!"

"A single strike to finish off a mid-stage Grandmaster martial artist."

"Just who could have such strength?"

Doubts arose in Duan Tianya’s heart.

Even he, in a sneak attack, would have no way to kill a mid-stage Grandmaster martial artist with a single strike.

He realized that the situation had already spiraled out of control.

He had to inform his foster father as soon as possible.

He did not stay long and left the Huashan Sword Sect directly.

After Zuo Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect learned the news, he immediately brought people to rush toward the Huashan Sword Sect.

Mourning Yao Yue Buqun was a pretense; he wanted to take the opportunity to bring the Huashan Sword Sect under his command, so that his plan to integrate the Five Mountain Sword Sects could proceed more smoothly.

Unexpectedly, Yao Yue Buqun’s wife and daughter, Ning Zhongze and Yao Yue Yao Yue Lingshan, were not overly sorrowful.

Instead, they looked at Yao Yue Buqun’s corpse with great indifference.

Both mother and daughter were clear about why Yao Yue Buqun was killed.

They both held Yao Yue Buqun’s actions in great contempt.

It was just that the Huashan Sword Sect now needed a backbone, and they had to make a decision as soon as possible.

"At this time, should I reveal my own strength?"

Hesitation arose in Yao Yue Yao Yue Lingshan’s heart.

Great Qin, Mansion of the Ninth Prince.

"Reporting to Master, the matter has been completed!"

A Night Watchman suddenly appeared before Ying Ying Ziyu.

"What about Linghu Chong?"

Ying Ying Ziyu asked.

"After being protected by Feng Feng Qingyang all the way out of the Huashan Sword Sect, he was taken away by Duan Tianya of the Dragon Protection Villa."

The Night Watchman, Jin Luo Yi, said.

"Understood, you may go!"

Ying Ying Ziyu waved his hand.

Immediately after, Jin Luo Yi left directly.

Jiang Jiang Yuyan knew that the person who had just arrived was the Master’s subordinate.

What shocked her greatly was that she was unable to see through that person’s realm.

"Doesn't this mean that the realm the Master has been showing is also fake!"

This thought popped into Jiang Jiang Yuyan’s mind.

Thinking of this, cold sweat could not stop flowing down her body.

She could not imagine just how terrifying the Master’s true cultivation base might be.

Seeing this, Ying Ying Ziyu did not say much.

This was the first time he had revealed his subordinate forces in front of Jiang Jiang Yuyan.

Of course, it was not to show off.

Rather, after the Golden List descended, Ying Ying Ziyu felt that he no longer needed to lie low.

He would inevitably ascend the Heaven’s Pride List.

Moreover, it would certainly be in the top position.

At a time like this, he had to gradually bring his forces out into the open.