Chapter 398: A Loss, A Total Loss

Watching the back of Yuwen Tuo as he departed, Duan Fengyun was very expectant.

Duan Fengyun was now very expectant to see how Yuwen Tuo would face Ning Ke after knowing the truth about a series of events in advance.

And what kind of actions Ning Ke would take after knowing that Yuwen Tuo had insight into everything.

If it weren't for the fact that Duan Fengyun had other arrangements, he would have wanted to follow Yuwen Tuo to see how this pair of lovers loved and killed each other.

Besides the matter of Yuwen Tuo and Ning Ke, Duan Fengyun was also looking forward to Chen Jingchou's encounters.

Now that Guyue Xianren was already in the North Sea, living a life like a pair of immortal lovers with the Queen of the Diren Tribe, it was unknown whether it would be this simple for Chen Jingchou to obtain the inheritance of the Earth Emperor from Guyue this time.

Moreover, Duan Fengyun would not leave the Fuxi Zither to Chen Jingchou; since the Demon Lord had already made the first move, he, Duan Fengyun, must make the counter-move.

Duan Fengyun prepared to keep all Five Divine Artifacts on himself, to see how the Demon Lord would use the Five Divine Artifacts to open the Nine-Five Array and release the Demon Realm.

After thinking it through, Duan Fengyun looked at the mess on the tabletop and the floor, and said with a look of regret:

"A loss, a total loss!

I let that brat Yuwen Tuo leave too early; I should have made him clean up the mess with me before leaving. Now that this guy is gone, it leaves a pile of things for me to do myself.

Sigh, what a complete loss."

Duan Fengyun brought over a bucket and began to slowly tidy up the room.

Meanwhile, inside the Tiandi Yijian Ku, Yuwen Tuo, who had been in a deep sleep due to successive injuries, finally woke up.

Yuwen Tuo rubbed his throbbing head, and before he had reacted to what had happened, he looked up and saw tens of thousands of Iron Swords in front of him. He immediately realized that this was the Tiandi Yijian Ku, and he remembered everything that had just happened.

Recalling everything, Chen Jingchou roared with bloodshot eyes:

"Yuwen Tuo, Duan Fengyun, one day I, Chen Jingchou, will return all the humiliation you have heaped upon me.

I will remember everything from today, and I will return it all to you tenfold."

After Chen Jingchou finished roaring, he suddenly thought that since Yuwen Tuo had come to the Tiandi Yijian Ku, what about Xiaoxue and Taba Yu'er? Had something happened to them?

Thinking of this, Chen Jingchou immediately crawled up from the ground and hurried toward the exit of the Jian Ku.

After Chen Jingchou left, the Sword Spirit appeared in the Jian Ku. Watching the figure of Chen Jingchou departing, the Sword Spirit shook its head and said:

"Little Master, looking at this, it seems you have created an enemy for yourself."

The Sword Spirit was very puzzled by Duan Fengyun's choice to make an enemy of Chen Jingchou, the Earth Emperor, but as Duan Fengyun was his Little Master, he could not interfere too much, so he chose to turn a blind eye.

After Chen Jingchou ran out of the Tiandi Yijian Ku and looked at the already pitch-black sky, only then did Chen Jingchou realize that he had actually been unconscious inside the Tiandi Yijian Ku for an entire afternoon.

Chen Jingchou said anxiously:

"Yu'er, Xiaoxue, please, nothing must happen to you."

Chen Jingchou stroked the Sword Fifteen in his hand and said:

"Fifteen, am I a failure? I only have you as a friend accompanying me now.

Xiaoxue and Yu'er are missing, and Brother Jianchi, whom I have always respected so much, is actually my arch-enemy Yuwen Tuo.

I am truly such a failure!"

Sensing Chen Jingchou's dejection, Sword Fifteen flew out of its scabbard and gently patted Chen Jingchou's face to show comfort.

Chen Jingchou stroked Sword Fifteen and sighed:

"As expected, you are the one who understands me best, Fifteen!"

Just as Chen Jingchou was about to press his face against Sword Fifteen, Sword Fifteen suddenly flew out of Chen Jingchou's hand, as if it disliked Chen Jingchou touching it. Seeing the appearance of Sword Fifteen, Chen Jingchou said dejectedly:

"I didn't expect that even you would dislike me, Fifteen!"

After Sword Fifteen sensed Chen Jingchou's dejection, it also continuously sensed and finally located the person who could heal Chen Jingchou at this moment.

Upon sensing the location, Sword Fifteen began to fly in that direction.

Seeing Sword Fifteen flying forward, Chen Jingchou, who understood the temperament of Sword Fifteen, knew that it must have made a new discovery.

"Fifteen, fly a little slower, I can't quite keep up with you."

Chen Jingchou shouted while panting heavily as he chased after Sword Fifteen.

And after sensing that the people ahead were getting closer, the speed of Sword Fifteen became faster and faster.

And Yuwen Tuo behind, seeing this, also exerted all his strength, pursuing Sword Fifteen relentlessly.

Under the rapid flight of Sword Fifteen, it finally found the people it had sensed: Yu Xiaoxue and Taba Yu'er.

Taba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue were also looking for Chen Jingchou at this time; after they escaped from the hands of Yuwen Tuo and Ning Ke, they had been searching for Chen Jingchou.

They had to tell Chen Jingchou as soon as possible that Yuwen Tuo was Jianchi, so as not to let Chen Jingchou fall for Yuwen Tuo's trick.

However, the two of them had searched for an entire afternoon and had not found any trace of Chen Jingchou. They had both agreed that if they still couldn't find him, they would find a place to rest first and search again the next day.

After all, both of them were women, and although they possessed magic, they were not the type to fight ten thousand people, so they still had to be careful and cautious.

Just as the two were about to give up, they discovered a fast sword shadow flying toward them in the darkness.

Just as the two were preparing to strike, they discovered that it was actually Sword Fifteen.

Taba Yu'er saw Sword Fifteen, then looked behind Sword Fifteen, but did not see the figure Taba Yu'er was expecting.

Taba Yu'er stroked Sword Fifteen and said:

"Fifteen, where is Jing Chou?

Where is your master?

Why did you appear alone?"

Just as Taba Yu'er's voice fell, Yu Xiaoxue saw a figure running rapidly in the darkness.

Yu Xiaoxue recognized at a glance who this figure was!

"Jing Chou, we are here.

Yu'er and I, and Fifteen, are all here!"

Seeing Chen Jingchou, Yu Xiaoxue shouted loudly.

After Taba Yu'er heard Yu Xiaoxue's voice, she looked into the darkness with excitement, and she also saw the figure in the darkness that was still running continuously.

Upon hearing Yu Xiaoxue's voice, Chen Jingchou also said with an excited expression:

"It's Xiaoxue's voice!

Xiaoxue and Taba Yu'er are both fine; this is truly wonderful!

Looking at it this way, it must be that Shiwu discovered Xiaoxue and the others and then ran off; it must be that!"

After Chen Jingchou knew that Yu Xiaoxue and Taba Yu'er were ahead, his whole body was suddenly filled with strength, and the speed of his feet became even faster.

Under the gaze of Yu Xiaoxue and Taba Yu'er, Chen Jingchou ran out from the darkness.

Running out of the darkness, Chen Jingchou saw Yu Xiaoxue and Taba Yu'er, and the sorrow in his heart could no longer be held back; he rushed forward to tightly hug Taba Yu'er and said:

"Yu'er, you are both still safe and sound, that's great.

I was just so worried that something had happened to you!"

As he spoke, Chen Jingchou actually began to choke up.

Taba Yu'er thought that Chen Jingchou had encountered something during the day, so she patted Chen Jingchou on the shoulder and said: "Alright, alright, Jing Chou, it's okay now."

Chen Jingchou let go and looked at Taba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue, saying:

"How did you come here?"

Taba Yu'er replied:

"We came to find you in order to tell you some news.

It turns out that Jianchi is actually Yuwen Tuo; Xiaoxue and I came to find you precisely to tell you this matter.

We were afraid that you would continue to be kept in the dark and be deceived and used by Yuwen Tuo."

Chen Jingchou said with a solemn expression:

"I already know about this matter."

Taba Yu'er looked at Chen Jingchou in surprise and said:

"You already know?

Jing Chou, what exactly happened this afternoon?"

Chen Jingchou looked at Taba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue and recounted the events of the afternoon:

"After I parted ways with you, I encountered Yang Su, who had come to hunt us down.

Shiwu led me to the Heaven and Earth Sword Vault, and inside the Heaven and Earth Sword Vault, I fought a great battle with Yang Su.

In the end, I was no match for Yang Su, and at the critical moment, Shiwu used some unknown method to summon the Xuanyuan Sword.

I fought fiercely against Yang Su with the Xuanyuan Sword, but I was still no match for Yang Su.

And at this time, Qin Shuang appeared—no, he is called Duan Fengyun.

After Duan Fengyun appeared, he grabbed the Xuanyuan Sword and confronted Yang Su.

Just when I thought the two of them were about to engage in a clash, Yuwen Tuo arrived.

Duan Fengyun gave the Xuanyuan Sword to Yuwen Tuo, and I also learned that Jianchi was actually Yuwen Tuo.

Relying on the Xuanyuan Sword, Yuwen Tuo killed Yang Su.

And Yuwen Tuo and Duan Fengyun then humiliated me, and even the Shennong Cauldron in my Demon-Suppressing Pot was taken away by them.

By the way, Yu'er, Xiaoxue, how did you discover Yuwen Tuo's identity, and how did you escape from Yuwen Tuo's hands?"

Yu Xiaoxue spoke up:

"This is all thanks to Yu'er.

After we used the Kongtong Seal to save Brother Jianchi, he proposed to take us away.

But Yu'er discovered that something was wrong with him, and Yu'er pulled me back directly.

Knowing that Yu'er had seen through his identity, Yuwen Tuo simply stopped pretending and confessed his identity directly.

Furthermore, he used my Nuwa Stone to activate his Kongtong Seal, saying he wanted to use the Kongtong Seal to accomplish something.

When Yuwen Tuo and Jianshuang were preparing to make a move on us, I used a spell to confuse them, and Yu'er and I took the opportunity to escape!

After we escaped, our first priority was to look for you everywhere, hoping to tell you about this as soon as possible.

I didn't expect that you would actually run into Yuwen Tuo directly."

After listening to Yu Xiaoxue's words, Chen Jingchou also said with a look of remorse:

"It's all my fault; for so long, I actually never discovered Yuwen Tuo's disguise. I am truly too foolish."

Seeing Chen Jingchou angry at himself, Taba Yu'er comforted him:

"Alright, Jing Chou, no one could have expected this matter.

I also only discovered this when Yuwen Tuo revealed his true nature; you shouldn't blame yourself too much.

Next, we must find a way to take back the divine artifacts in Yuwen Tuo's hands.

The Five Divine Artifacts must absolutely not fall into the hands of someone with a twisted heart like Yuwen Tuo, otherwise, it will be a disaster for all living beings.

Jing Chou, do you have any way to retrieve the Five Divine Artifacts, or any way to deal with Duan Fengyun and Yuwen Tuo and their lot?"