Chapter 581

As he spoke, the man pointed in a direction — unmistakably east.

"Chongba?"

Ao Jue silently mouthed the name, confirming he had never heard it before.

Only a golden-haired beauty from the Western Regions — it was indeed Can Ji.

He could not help but find it strange: why would this person called Chongba insist on abducting Can Ji?

"Then what is your purpose in abducting Can Ji?"

"I don't know…"

The man had barely uttered those two words before Ao Jue cut him down with a single sword strike.

After that, until he had slaughtered this entire squad of over twenty Dongying warriors, he still had not learned the purpose behind Can Ji's abduction.

After the killing was done, Ao Jue sheathed the Sword of Defeat, then continued heading east.

Just like that, chasing after Chongba all the way, he ran into several more waves of Dongying warriors in succession.

The strongest among these Dongying warriors was, at best, only at the Grandmaster level.

Though Ao Jue was wounded, he still possessed the cultivation of the Supreme Mythical Realm.

Against these Dongying warriors, it was almost a crushing sweep.

Pursuing them all the way, under the threat of death, these Dongying warriors gradually led Ao Jue toward the inside of the Pass.

Since the destruction of the Worshipping Sword Manor all those years ago, this was the first time in several decades that Ao Jue had returned within the Pass.

Once past the Pass, he felt that even the moisture in the air was far more abundant than outside the Pass in the Western Regions.

Ao Jue could not help but mutter,

"Dog Emperor, sooner or later I will bring the Worshipping Sword Manor back within the Pass."

On this day, Ao Jue's trail of pursuit was just beginning to feel as though it had gone cold.

He never expected that in an inn, he would actually run into Bu Jingyun and Duan Lang.

Seeing Bu Jingyun holding the Absolute Good Sword in his hand, Ao Jue could not help but snort coldly.

Recalling the Demon Lord's oral decree, he could only pretend he hadn't seen and turned his head aside.

"Manor Lord Ao, didn't expect to run into you here."

Ao Jue had no intention of provoking Bu Jingyun, but he never expected Bu Jingyun to actually bring Duan Lang over.

Boldly and without ceremony, he sat down directly on the other side of his table, and said to the shopkeeper,

"Waiter, quick — bring the good wine. The moment I entered the Pass, I ran into an old friend; I must drink my fill today."

As he spoke, Bu Jingyun slapped the Absolute Good Sword directly onto the table.

"Bu Jingyun!"

Ao Jue's brow twitched violently, forcefully suppressing the fury in his heart,

"If you keep provoking me like this, although I can't do anything to you, taking back what belongs to my Worshipping Sword Manor would still be reasonable."

In truth, even the Absolute Good Sword, Ao Jue would not take back anymore.

Every divine weapon above the Immortal Grade possesses a Heart of the Divine Weapon.

The Sword Heart of the Absolute Good Sword simply was not compatible with Ao Jue.

This was also one of the reasons he was willing to obey the Demon Lord's oral decree.

"Brother Ao has misunderstood."

Bu Jingyun smiled, picked up the wine the waiter had brought, poured a bowl for Ao Jue, then poured one for himself as well.

He drained it in one gulp, then held up the empty bowl toward Ao Jue,

"Duan Lang and I have come here not to deliberately anger you."

"I heard you have a junior sister named Can Ji — the person you cherish most."

"Mm?"

Ao Jue's heart stirred; he immediately drained the wine before him in one gulp,

"You also know Can Ji was abducted?"

"There is nothing under heaven that the Qinglong Society does not know!"

Duan Lang spoke proudly at this moment, also drinking a bowl of wine.

"That's right!"

Ao Jue slapped his own head.

The Qinglong Society boasts three hundred and sixty-five branch altars, spread across every corner of the Nine Provinces.

This time, from the emergence of the Absolute Good Sword to its falling into Bu Jingyun's hands —

everything, the whole way, was almost as if following a script.

The Dongying warriors abducting Can Ji — perhaps it truly did not escape the Qinglong Society's ears and eyes.

"As long as you are willing to tell me where Can Ji was taken, this Absolute Good Sword I'll give to you!"

Ao Jue feigned generosity, but if he nodded, this grudge would be considered settled once and for all.

"I wonder, Manor Lord Ao, have you ever heard of White Dragon Creek?"

Bu Jingyun did not directly state where Can Ji was, but instead mentioned a place.

"No. You mean Can Ji was taken to White Dragon Creek?"

Although Ao Jue was a man of Yunzhou, he truly had never heard of this White Dragon Creek.

"The Manor Lord truly lives up to his reputation as a master on the Heavenly Dao Golden List — he guessed it in one go."

Bu Jingyun spoke with surprise and flattery, giving a thumbs-up,

"It is said that this White Dragon Creek is the source from which Yunzhou's three rivers and five great streams, and the ten thousand waterways under heaven, all originate."

GLOSSARY:

Ao Jue, Bu Jingyun, Duan Lang, Can Ji, Chongba, Worshipping Sword Manor, Demon Lord, Absolute Good Sword, Heart of the Divine Weapon, Immortal Grade, Grandmaster level, Supreme Mythical Realm, Heavenly Dao Golden List, Qinglong Society, White Dragon Creek, Yunzhou, Nine Provinces, Western Regions, Dongying, Sword of Defeat, Emperor, Pass

Saying so, Bu Jingyun took out a tattered cloth, spread it open, and it turned out to be a map of Yunzhou.

"This place is White Dragon Creek."

"Previously, our Qinglong Society received news that a large group of people from You Dongying were heading here."

"Since Can Ji was abducted by people from You Dongying, then most likely she was taken to this place."

Ao Jue hurriedly leaned over to look, and discovered that this White Dragon Creek was no more than a thousand li from here.

With his lightness skill and cultivation, he could arrive within three days at most.

But was what Bu Jingyun said true?

"It seems Manor Lord Ao doesn't trust our Qinglong Society."

Bu Jingyun put away the map, picked up the Absolute Good Sword, then together with Duan Lang, cupped his fists toward Ao Jue,

"If that's the case, then Duan Lang and I shall take our leave."

"Regarding the matter of Can Ji, our Qinglong Society has already informed you."

"From now on, between Qinglong Society and Six Demon Crossing, all grievances are cleared."

After saying this, Bu Jingyun, together with Duan Lang, left the tavern without looking back.

Watching Bu Jingyun and Duan Lang disappear at the street corner, Ao Jue couldn't help but ponder,

"Could it be that what this Bu Jingyun said is actually true?"

But if Ao Jue had followed them out, he would have discovered that Bu Jingyun and Duan Lang vanished the moment they reached the other end of the street.

Instead, a tall and thin figure appeared there with a person from You Dongying.

396 — Could it be that all people from You Dongying are shameless?

White Dragon Creek is the ancestor of ten thousand streams, the three rivers and five great rivers of Yunzhou.

Whether great or small, tracing every river back to its source, one can find it all at White Dragon Creek.

It is only because this White Dragon Creek hides a secret!

It is precisely the place where the Yunzhou Imperial Court guards its dragon vein.

Yunzhou has two dragon veins. The first lies within Lingyun Cave, the Qi-Yun dragon vein established by the ancient Huang Di.

As long as this dragon vein remains unbroken, the fortune of Yunzhou — and even the Nine Provinces — will not vanish.

Previously, Ximen Wudi had already entered Lingyun Cave and taken away this dragon vein along with Lingyun Cave itself.

The second dragon vein lies within this White Dragon Creek.

The White Dragon Creek dragon vein is the dragon vein guarded by the Yunzhou Imperial Court.

As long as the dragon vein remains, neither foreign races like You Dongying nor the three great imperial courts can truly invade Yunzhou.

Even Xiong Ba at his peak back then could not shake the position of the Yunzhou imperial clan.