Chapter 89: Yun Hua Betrays the Sect

Kan Dao territory.

In Shuibian Cheng.

Yun Hua knelt before his master's bedside, gazing at Zhao Zhen, whose breath was like a silken thread, tears in his eyes as he grasped the old man's hand:

"Master!"

"Yun... Yun Hua... don't grieve... I, your master, have reached the end of this life... you are still young... remember, remember... find Qingqing......"

Having spoken, a generation's supreme expert of the Heavenly Human Realm, Zhao Zhen of the Boundless Sword Sect, met his end here!

"Master!!!"

Yun Hua's wailing cry came, he lowered his head, tears streaming down his face.

Endless sorrow filled Yun Hua's heart; he recalled his first meeting with his master as a child, the first time he began sword practice, the first time he descended the mountain—all moments when his master personally guided him.

Who would have thought worldly affairs are impermanent; today they are already separated by heaven and man!

Soon after, Yun Hua met with his fellow disciples from the Boundless Sword Sect, explained why he had stayed down the mountain, and then they took Zhao Zhen's corpse away.

And Yun Hua must fulfill his master's dying wish: find his junior sister Zhao Qingqing!

"Qingqing, you're not dead, are you?"

Yun Hua felt his beating chest; he sensed that from the moment his master died, his heart had suddenly stopped beating.

Having lost one of the two most important people in his life, he could scarcely imagine what he would do if his junior sister also died.

For the first time, doubt arose in Yun Hua's heart.

From the moment he first picked up a sword as a child, his heart had known how to move forward and what to fight for!

Yet when he faced the terrifying Blood Flow Sect Sect Master and witnessed that sort of worldly top-tier combat, he found himself unable to draw his sword for the first time, to avenge his master!

Then, after his master's death, he finally realized that perhaps his heart was not as steadfast as he had imagined.

Faced with a strong foe, he dared not draw his sword; faced with his master's death, he could not remain composed...

He wanted to take revenge, but did not know when he would be able to do so!

"Damn it, damn it! Why am I so weak? Why can't I even protect my junior sister, causing my master to die with hatred!"

Yun Hua knelt on the ground and pounded it fiercely.

But all that answered him was the mountain's clear breeze.

After crying for a while, Yun Hua wiped his tears, rose, and followed his heartbeat to Shuibian Cheng.

Upon entering the city, he felt his heartbeat growing more violent, not knowing why, and thus followed its prompting to a brothel's entrance.

"Yo, what a handsome young man, first time here?" The girls' eyes lit up; a boy so clean-cut and handsome was far better than those old slickers.

"Get lost!"

"What? Still want to cause trouble? Are you bullying us poor prostitutes?!" The girls' faces turned cold, a few bodyguards stepped over, staring at him sternly:

"Sir, if you're not here to play, don't even think about causing trouble here! The officials are still present; offending their leisure could cost you several lives."

Yun Hua gritted his teeth: "I'm just here to find someone."

"Hmph, we don't have the person you're looking for here; be sensible and scram!"

"Ahhh!"

Suddenly a tragic scream came from upstairs; Yun Hua's eyes nearly burst with fury.

"Junior sister!"

He recognized it—it was his junior sister's voice.

Instantly, Yun Hua drew his sword and leapt upstairs; the sight before him left him stunned, his tightly gripped sword almost slipping from his hand.

Junior sister....

Junior sister?

Junior sister!!!!

"Who are you?!"

Many naked young and old present widened their eyes, hastily grabbing clothes to cover themselves, glaring at Yun Hua, this unwelcome guest!

"You! You actually dare to humiliate my junior sister—seek death!!!"

That day.

Yun Hua slaughtered everyone, great and small, in the brothel, then carried away a woman with a withered visage and frail form, leaving Shuibian Cheng.

Soon after.

Within the Boundless Sword Sect.

Yun Hua knelt upon the main hall, the surrounding elders and the Sect Master above glaring at him:

"Yun Hua, do you know your crime? For a disciple who shamelessly sold herself in a brothel, you actually slaughtered all the officials, great and small, of Shuibian Cheng, provoking the imperial army to press the border! Do you know who has come to question you? It is none other than Dragon Might General Ye Zhilong!!!" The Sect Master roared, his indignation burning.

Earlier he had received a message from Zhao Zhen, saying he would send Liu Qingqing back, and mentioning a few trifles about her; he had thought it was no big deal.

But he never expected Liu Qingqing to be so base, actually going to a brothel to sell herself!

Whether she volunteered or was forced, it dealt a harsh slap to the Boundless Sword Sect's face, bringing it shame!

This matter has likely already spread throughout the Kan Dao martial world; henceforth, members of the Boundless Sword Sect traveling about will surely be mocked for it!

If Zhao Zhen were still alive, out of respect for him we could expel Liu Qingqing from the sect and suppress the incident—it would be tolerable.

But it is utterly unacceptable that Yun Hua dared to strike down the officials, great and small, of Shuibian Cheng; even considering past ties with Zhao Zhen, causing such a uproar is more than the Boundless Sword Sect can bear.

Moreover, the one who came this time is the very person who once shattered the Zhi Sheng Dian, expelled it from the martial world, and nearly killed the Blood Flow Sect's Heavenly Human Realm Sect Master!

Yun Hua knelt before the hall, seeing the elders and Sect Master who had once been amiable suddenly change their faces, somewhat bewildered he asked:

"Sect Master, elders. Qingqing was harmed by the Blood Flow Sect Sect Master—not only rendered foolish, but also cast into a brothel to suffer humiliation. Should we not first deal with him?"

"Ridiculous! Why didn't you simply take Liu Qingqing away that day? Instead you killed those officials?!"

"They humiliated my junior sister; they deserve to die!"

Good! Then go tell Ye Zhilong down the mountain, see if he can spare you, spare me and the several hundred members of the Unbounded Sword Sect?! Yunhua, do you realize that provoking the imperial court is tantamount to pushing us into an abyss ten thousand zhang deep!

Yunhua stood frozen, then after a moment burst out laughing: "So in this world, only evil demons can run rampant; even the imperial court cannot reason, a wave of the hand can send an army to crush the Unbounded Sword Sect and force me to admit fault?!"

"Admit fault? Hmph, probably even losing your life wouldn't be enough!" the Sect Master said coldly.

Yunhua's face turned pale, then he became ferocious, clutching his chest:

"So right and wrong aren't important?"

"To bully my junior sister, just because they claim ignorance doesn't mean it's not their fault?"

"The Blood Flow Sect's Sect Master killed my master and harmed my junior sister; why did the sect, upon hearing the news, take no action at all?"

"Although Ye Zhilong is a fierce general of the imperial court, he utterly lacks reason, saying he will besiege us and then does so?"

"The Unbounded Sword Sect is the leader of the orthodox path in the Kandao martial world, yet you actually think of settling things peacefully?!"

The surrounding Elders froze, then burst out in anger: "Yunhua, you have gone demonic!"

"How can you still not see the crux of this matter? It was you who first killed imperial officials, bringing great disaster upon the Unbounded Sword Sect, and now you can still say such things?!"

"Hahahaha!!!"

Yunhua suddenly rose to his feet, pointing at the Elders present, angrily berating the Sect Master: "You lot, only concerned with reputation, family business, and righteousness! Yet you do not know how important my master and junior sister are to me! If you would sacrifice everything for fame and for the sect, then I, Yunhua!"

"What if I cease to be a disciple of the Unbounded Sword Sect?"

"To avenge my master, to redress my junior sister's grievances, today I, Yunhua, will surely take my junior sister away! When the time comes to clear our names, I will surely act for the sake of all under heaven, knowing how to write the two words 'justice'!"

Yunhua rose, his head of black hair instantly turning white in everyone's astonished gaze. His eyes held no sorrow, resentment, or confusion, only pure, ultimate conviction!

"Bold! Then let this Sect Master seize you and hand you over to General Ye for disposal...."

Before the Sect Master above could finish speaking, the rear mountain of the Unbounded Sword Sect suddenly trembled!

"What? An earthquake?!"

"It's coming from the rear mountain direction, it's the Sword Tomb!"

"Not good!"

That day.

Yunhua wielded a bluish-steel longsword, consecutively slaying several Elders of the Unbounded Sword Sect, heavily wounding the current Sect Master before fighting his way out of the Unbounded Sword Sect!

Down the mountain.

Yunhua faced the imperial army and Ye Zhilong without fear, holding the foolish Liu Qingqing in his arms, yet a flicker of warmth suddenly appeared in his eyes..

"Junior sister, rest assured; I, as your senior brother, will bring you to safety even if I have to stake my life."

Ye Zhilong glanced at him, nodded, and waved his hand, saying:

"Let him go."

"General? The imperial court side...."

"I will naturally report to the Holy One." Ye Zhilong said lightly.

The surrounding soldiers dared not defy his order, allowing Yunhua to depart.

Not long after, the Unbounded Sword Sect sent out a widespread notice: claiming that Yunhua had gone demonic, seized the ancestral sword of the sect's founder, become a discarded disciple of the Unbounded Sword Sect, and that anyone who killed him would receive a great reward.

Thereafter, the Kandao martial world indeed witnessed a bloody storm.

Whether it was Yunhua consecutively slaying martial arts masters from all sides, or the Blood Flow Sect being wiped out overnight by the imperial army led by Ye Zhilong, both became enduring topics of discussion in the Kandao martial world.