Chapter 225: Exposing the truth behind Yan Nantian's disappearance; the Jiang Feng massacre case reappears

Yan Nantian!

As soon as these three characters were spoken, an immediate uproar erupted in the hall.

Who in the Great Ming Jianghu could forget this figure?

Just as Su Chen commented, Yan Nantian was the number one Sword God of the generation preceding the current Great Ming Jianghu.

Twenty years ago.

Anyone in the Jianghu with ears knew the names of Jiang Feng and Yan Nantian.

Anyone in the Jianghu with eyes was desperate to catch a glimpse of Jiang Feng's peerless grace and Yan Nantian's legendary divine sword.

Because rumors in the Jianghu said:

There was no maiden in the world who could resist a slight smile from Jiang Feng.

And there was no hero in the world who could resist a light strike from Yan Nantian's sword.

As it happened.

Jiang Feng and Yan Nantian were also close confidants.

One was known as the Jade Gentleman, the other as the World's Number One Sword God.

To the people of the Jianghu, especially swordsmen, Yan Nantian was the symbol of that era.

His sword art was earth-shattering and fiercely peerless; no one could survive ten rounds against him without being defeated.

Everyone believed that Yan Nantian's sword could take the head of a commander-in-chief from amidst a million troops.

In that era, no one's reputation in the Jianghu could compare to Yan Nantian's.

He was called the World's Number One Hero and the World's Number One Sword God; his reputation was at its zenith.

Yet, in this ranking of the Sword God List, no one mentioned him, and no one even thought he would be on it.

The reason was simple: Yan Nantian had been missing for a full twenty years.

The last battle before his disappearance was against the Great Palace Mistress of the Flower-Moving Palace, the Immortal Demon Yao Yue.

Since that battle, Yan Nantian had vanished without a trace.

There were rumors in the Jianghu that he had been ruthlessly killed by Yao Yue.

There were also rumors that Yan Nantian had been critically wounded by Yao Yue's 'Flower-Moving Jade-Receiving' palm and had been forced into seclusion.

At first, no one believed this rumor.

But as time passed and Yan Nantian still did not appear, everyone had to begin accepting it.

Because at that time, the Jiang Feng massacre case was known to all.

As Jiang Feng's closest friend, if Yan Nantian were still alive, he would certainly have come out to investigate the truth.

In short, after that battle, Yan Nantian withdrew from the Great Ming Jianghu.

To a certain extent, Xie Xiaofeng was also lucky.

When he rose to prominence, it happened to coincide with Yan Nantian's disappearance, allowing him to take the title of number one Sword God with almost no challenge.

Yan Nantian, Xie Xiaofeng, Ximen Chuixue.

These were the three generations of number one Sword Gods over the past thirty years in the Great Ming Jianghu.

One faded away, one rose to power.

Almost everyone ruled for about ten years, with no conflict between them.

No one expected.

That Yan Nantian, who had disappeared from the Jianghu twenty years ago, was actually still alive!

Many older swordsmen trembled, unable to hold back their tears.

Yan Nantian—what a familiar yet distant name; he was the faith of an era.

For a time, the hall was filled with excited discussions.

"Heavens! What did I just hear? Yan Nantian isn't dead!"

"The World's Number One Divine Sword of those years, Yan Nantian! My greatest regret is not being able to see him cross swords with Xie Xiaofeng."

"If Yan Nantian hadn't suddenly disappeared twenty years ago, Xie Xiaofeng would likely have been suppressed for a while longer."

"He is worthy of being the Sword God of the Southern Heavens; even after twenty years of severe injury, at his peak, he could still rival the top three Sword Gods on the list."

"Xie Xiaofeng isn't dead, and Yan Nantian isn't dead either. It shows how unreliable Jianghu rumors are. From now on, I will only believe Mr. Su's words."

"Didn't you hear Mr. Su? Although Yan Nantian is alive, his condition is terrible—he can't even be ranked on the Sword God List."

"Could the Jianghu rumors be true? Was Yan Nantian critically wounded by Palace Mistress Yao Yue, forcing him to retire from the Jianghu?"

"I don't believe it! The Jiang Feng massacre was so tragic; as long as Yan Nantian had a single breath left, he would have investigated it."

"That's hard to say. Wasn't there a rumor back then that the massacre was the work of the Flower-Moving Palace?"

The third private room in the East District.

A Fei said excitedly: "Big Brother, Yan Nantian isn't dead! Yan Nantian isn't dead!"

"The great hero Yan Nantian—that he is still alive is truly a fortunate event for the Jianghu. It calls for a drink."

Li Xunhuan's eyes brightened, and he downed a cup of wine with satisfaction. ===== CHAPTER 227 =====