Chapter 571

How laughable—when has Xiao Aoshi ever said he would go help the Yunzhou Dynasty?

And does the Yunzhou Dynasty truly need his help?

Before joining the Qinglong Society, Xiao Aoshi had always looked down on the Yunzhou Dynasty.

Although Shi Dingtian could make the rankings, and the Yunzhou court did have some experts—Xiao Aoshi knew all of this.

But only the Qinglong Society, only the Great Longshou Ximen Wudi, knew the Yunzhou Dynasty's true trump cards.

Could You Dongying's feint succeed?

"Good! Then I'll just sit back and watch the show!"

Xiao Aoshi didn't care in the slightest. He picked up his tea again and drained it in one gulp.

"But then again! Originally, this Wu Lin Supreme position wasn't mine to take, and I'm not the one standing in the open drawing fire."

"However, it was only because of my request that His Majesty the Heavenly Locust sent me here…"

Hayato Tianyin suddenly changed his tone, his face twisting grotesquely as he glared at Xiao Aoshi,

"Since you are my Master, why must you toy with me—force me to kill my own son with my own hands…"

"That was my one and only son!"

It turned out it was all for the plan of the Thousand Autumn Calamity, and to perfect the Myriad Dao Forest.

All along in You Dongying, Xiao Aoshi had been extremely cruel and terrifying.

He took in many people of peerless talent, tested them, and then transmitted the complete Myriad Dao Forest to them.

Hayato Tianyin was one of them.

To control these people, he would also rely on the Myriad Dao Forest's terrifying mental manipulation.

He would put together a batch of people who obeyed him absolutely, station them beside these disciples and grand-disciples, and monitor their every move.

Though the Hidden Sword Style was founded by Hayato Tianyin, it had long since been riddled through by Xiao Aoshi's infiltration.

Even Hayato Tianyin's second wife was one of Xiao Aoshi's people.

Hayato Tianyin knew everything, saw through it but kept silent. After fathering a son with his first wife, he deliberately arranged for them to go into hiding.

He never expected this little move was discovered by Xiao Aoshi.

Xiao Aoshi actually arranged Hayato Tianyin's son personally into the Hidden Sword Style.

Then he told Hayato Tianyin a breakthrough method within the Myriad Dao Forest.

This method required killing a person of the corresponding attribute to break through.

To surpass Xiao Aoshi, Hayato Tianyin actually used this method.

And because he knew most of the Hidden Sword Style were Xiao Aoshi's puppets, he chose to pick people from within the Zong Sect to kill first.

Yet his own son happened to be one of them.

After killing his own son with his own hands, Hayato Tianyin finally realized the terrible mistake had already been made.

In his rage, his resentment toward Xiao Aoshi had reached its peak.

But he was no match for Xiao Aoshi, so he had been enduring all along.

Now Xiao Aoshi had betrayed You Dongying and joined the Qinglong Society.

And now Xiao Aoshi was brazenly sitting right in front of him—Hayato Tianyin had long since calculated everything.

The reason he had come here today, accepting the abdication of Emperor Wuchang, becoming the Wu Lin Supreme of Yunzhou—

Every bit of it was for revenge against Xiao Aoshi!

"My son…"

Xiao Aoshi let out a cold laugh. After Xiao Sanxiao had abandoned the three of them, mother and sons, back then—

He and Xiao Jingtian never believed in family affection again.

That was also why, in You Dongying, he had always manipulated hearts, cold and ruthless.

Hayato Tianyin was merely his tool for perfecting the Myriad Dao Forest and advancing the Thousand Autumn Calamity.

Now the Thousand Autumn Calamity no longer mattered, and the complete version of the Myriad Dao Forest had already been mastered by Xiao Aoshi.

Therefore, everything in You Dongying had nothing more to do with Xiao Aoshi.

"Your showing up today was to lure me here, wasn't it!"

"But what makes you think you can defeat me?"

"How many Daos has your Myriad Dao Forest merged now?"

"Haha! In terms of Wu Gong, I naturally am no match for you."

Hayato Tianyin burst into wild laughter and clapped his hands.

Immediately, people from the Hidden Sword Style came out carrying a group of people.

"Is that Wu Lin legend Wuming?"

"Is that Lu Wushuang City's Dugu the Sword Saint?"

"Wow! Isn't that the Qinglong Society's Third Longshou, Dugu Qiubai…"

As these people appeared, cries of shock rose one after another beneath the abdication platform.

The three at the head were Wuming, Dugu Jian, and Dugu Qiubai.

Behind them followed several others.

Yet the people present no longer recognized them.

Strangest of all, aside from Wuming, who looked listless, could not speak, but could still walk—

The rest were all like wooden puppets.

"What do you mean by this?"

If it were only Wuming, Xiao Aoshi could have acted directly and taught Hayato Tianyin and the Hidden Sword Style a lesson.

GLOSSARY:

【Wu Gong, Wu Lin, Dugu Qiubai, Ximen Wudi, Shi Dingtian, Dugu Jian, Senior Dugu, Xiao Jingtian, Lu Wushuang, Donghuang Taiyi, Xiao Aoshi, You Dongying, Emperor, Your Majesty, Master, Yunzhou, Ximen, Zong Sect, Qinglong Society, Longshouxi Sect, Ruqinglong Society】

But the few people behind gave Xiao Aoshi some pause — he couldn't act recklessly for fear of harming them.

Dugu Jian, like himself, was a guest elder the Qinglong Society valued quite heavily.

Dugu Qiubai was even one of the three Dragon Heads!

Behind them, faintly visible, was also Qinglong Society's September Hall Master Ding Peng!

Every one of them was quite important to the Qinglong Society.

If they were harmed, the Great Dragon Head would surely blame him.

"What do you mean? Surely you understand, Master?"

Hayato Ten'in began to laugh, his laughter brimming with madness and a hint of smugness.

"Your strongest technique is 'Wandō Shinra,' isn't it!"

"This divine art, we both know it."

"But no matter what, I find it very hard to surpass you."

"Now, I'll give you a chance, and give myself one as well."

"Neither of us will use 'Wandō Shinra' — we'll fight it out fair and square."

"If you win, you may take these people with you."

"But if you lose, you'll leave your life behind — how about it?"

Hayato Ten'in's cultivation was naturally far inferior to Xiao Aoshi's.

Setting up such a scheme now — was he actually trying to force Xiao Aoshi into fighting him without using "Wandō Shinra"?

"You really think that without 'Wandō Shinra,' this old man is no match for you?"

Xiao Aoshi couldn't help wanting to laugh — as expected, the people of Dongying were all frogs at the bottom of a well.

Setting aside the fact that he had held back while in Dongying,

just since joining the Qinglong Society, his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.

Even now, without using Wandō Shinra, could this boy really defeat him?

In his dreams!

"Come out!"

Hayato Ten'in clapped his hands.

The Abdication Platform, which had held only a few people moments ago, suddenly gained over a dozen more voices.

"Dairi Zongguo!"

"Yue Mei Fu Xi!"