Chapter 308: Blackened Junior Sister (13)
"The appearance of the Sword of the Demon in the world has always been the source of immense suffering and distress for all living beings, so I have come to the alliance leader today to address the situation and request assistance from all the heroes of the Central Plains to aid in capturing the evil witch with joint effort!" Jiang Wen Xiu stated, his pair of eyes turned sharp with every word uttered. "To seal the demonic sword once more!"
The man in green, the alliance leader Cheng Mo, stood up after hearing those words, and his expression also turned a little more cautious. He walked down the platform and gave Jiang Wen Xiu a pat on the shoulder.
"All right, do not worry," Cheng Mo said. "I will handle this with caution."
Before the man could say more, a person broke in through the closed doors to the hall in a hurry.
"Report! Alliance leader, the sect leader of the Sky Breeze Sect is here to see you!"
"Master!" Jiang Wen Xiu's eyes lit up as he turned his head to the doorway in expectation and relief. "He is here!"
"Hurry up and invite him in," Cheng Mo said with a little urging in his voice.
After all, this matter is of considerable significance—a case that could determine the fate of the world. He cannot take this lightly.
A moment later, the current sect leader of the Sky Breeze Sect, who had a pallid complexion, entered wearing dusty, ragged clothing. As soon as he saw Cheng Mo, his knees gave way, and he fell to the ground with much lack of grace—not that anyone would care about it at this moment in time.
Cheng Mo, being the kind and gentle man that he is, hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man get up.
"Alliance leader, the seal of the Sword of the Demon has been broken!" The sect leader of the Sky Breeze Sect clenched Cheng Mo's hand tightly in his, and his pupils shook with fear. "Time is of the essence! Darkness and massacre will once again envelope the world! There would be complete chaos!"
The breathing of the sect leader of the Sky Breeze Sect was erratic, and blood gushed out from the corners of his mouth as he spoke in his emotional state.
"I was just engaged in a deadly fight with the Sword of the Demon itself," he said. "Unexpectedly, a serious disease had broken out from the evil witch in the middle of it, and thus she had fled with the demonic sword in haste." He coughed a few times before continuing to utter distraughtly in between pants, "Forgive me for failing to catch them."
Long Yuan: Fled? Are you certain that you are not referring to yourself?
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Cheng Mo led a group of people with him to the location where the seal of the Sword of the Demon was broken, to where Yue Ran was besieged and a fight had taken place, to investigate the cause and effect of the case.
However, the area was clear, and there was no one in sight.
The alliance leader then commanded his people to conduct a systematic search for traces of the usage of spiritual power along this place in an orderly manner.
"Start by searching around, using this place as the center," Cheng Mo instructed. "After that, send a few people to the Sky Breeze Sect to get the portraits of the evil witch and the demonic sword. Put them on the wanted list and distribute their portraits all around, especially in the Central Plains."
"Yes, my lord, I have taken your orders."
Cheng Mo stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes surveying the surrounding terrain. He could still feel the remaining spiritual power surging here, storming noisily, which could roughly show what had just transpired here.
"I am afraid that peace will be difficult to find after today," he said to himself. "I can only hope that history does not repeat itself again or many people in the world will be implicated by it."
Cheng Mo sighed and turned around to head back toward the Grand Martial Temple at full speed. At a time of turmoil in the world, he must let his subordinates be more vigilant to make sure to protect the safety of the general populace.
For that, he needs to take things more seriously.
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At this time, Yue Ran and Long Yuan were not idle. The two were busy sitting in a teahouse playing chess, sipping tea, and asking and listening for news.
The two of them—one being the "evil witch," who is ignorant of the ways of the world and has never gone down the mountain (an alien who has just arrived in this world and does not even fully understand the background of the body she possesses), and the other is a demonic sword turned human that has been sealed for hundreds of years—are really not aware of any news, whether popular or not, in the world today.
It took a lot of time and patience, which lasted for two whole days, for the two to finally understand the old and latest news today and keep themselves up to date with the current state of the era.
The primary forces in the world today are divided into two: the Imperial Palace and the Grand Martial Temple. The Grand Martial Temple is also divided into multiple sects, and one of which is the Sky Breeze Sect.
The Sky Breeze Sect is an example of a secluded sect that has branched out and obeys the orders of the Grand Martial Temple but does not belong to the jurisdiction of the other party.
It was not until about two or three hundred years ago that the Grand Martial Temple was established.
At that time, the Demon Cult was on the rise. Numerous martial arts sects joined forces to establish the Grand Martial Temple, which is the martial arts alliance today.