Chapter 334: Chapter 147: Forcing Song Yuan to Death, Cui Chan’s Suicide, and Song Brahman Mirror’s ’Patricide’!

The hour was early morning, and the dawn light pierced through the gaps into the mountain forest.

Within the Demon-locking Forest.

’Cui Chan’, an Elder of the grand mountain gate, now had greying temples, seemingly aged despite being in his prime, looking almost on the verge of elderhood.

At this moment,

He was with hands behind his back, teaching the inner disciples of the ’Demon-locking Forest’ line, practicing the prestigious ’Yunluan Demon-slaying Sword’.

Yet, despite his hunchback, appearing like an elderly man in his sixties or seventies, unable to shoulder jump, seemingly unaffected by the wind.

But,

All disciples under his guidance showed utmost respect and obedience to him without exception.

Ever since the ’Demon-locking Forest disaster’ back then.

With Cui Chan inheriting the Elder position of the Demon-locking Forest from his deceased master.

Since then, under his watch, no demon escaped from this treasured dual-purpose land of suppressing and extracting demon blood energy and Demonic Power, transforming it into disciples’ resources.

Years have passed through storms.

Cui Chan was diligent and conscientious, regardless of Yunluan’s true transmission, inner disciples, or ordinary ones carrying goods and chopping wood.

No one can hear his name without feeling respectful.

It can be said,

Except for Ruan Xiuxiu, whose cultivation reached the fourth step, crossing the True Master’s Barrier.

Cui Chan was the core second-in-command.

Even Song Yuan, the previous Sword Master, could not compare.

"The Sword Master returns, wanting to see me?"

Supporting the arms of an inner disciple, helping straighten his waist, guiding his cultivation, Cui Chan looked sideways at the disciple reporting before the mountain gate, somewhat puzzled:

"Wasn’t she chasing the Great Snow Demon Monarch Song Brahman Mirror? At that time, I insisted with the old Sword Master against it, considering so many years have passed. Even if she finds a corpse, what of it?"

"Perhaps it will invite Song Brahman Mirror to return like a spinning spear, coming to kill once more."

"Though, fortunately she returned unharmed, seeing her won’t harm. Incidentally... the State Mansion also has news, spreading throughout Baoping Prefecture City."

Saying this, like he sighed deeply in relief, Cui Chan patted the shoulder of the disciple before him, indicating him to continue practice alone, and then smiled, stepping towards the ’Sword Master Hall’:

"Great Zhao has sent a Duke-level figure to intervene."

"Duke Liang ’Lan Jingyu’, even in those starry years, was considered a prominent figure."

"Now with his personal action, leading troops to aid, accompanied by numerous True Masters supporting, unless Jing River Dragon King or Ten Thousand Demons Alliance Leader can risk everything, emerging entirely from their shelter in the Northwest Wilderness, they can’t withstand him."

"The recapture of lost land should be upon us soon. Even Song Brahman Mirror would not dare further attack Yunluan Mountain recklessly."

"Furthermore, rumors lately from the mountains below say decades ago, buried in Black Mountain were Martial Artists who awakened."

"If Song Chai Xin was among them..."

"Then, how could Song Brahman Mirror be concerned with Yunluan Mountain?"

Cui Chan talking to himself advancing, yet the reporting disciple beside him was cold sweating.

He attempted to speak several times but refrained.

Recalling Sword Master Ruan’s prohibition...

In the end, he spoke no more.

...

Sword Master Hall.

Ruan Xiuxiu dismissed everyone.

The atmosphere was fearfully tense.

She sat in the main seat, with two screens behind her, seemingly empty.

At this moment.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

The sound of footsteps echoed.

Stepping on the Glazed Jade Plate, Cui Chan entered and immediately noticed Ruan Xiuxiu’s expressionless face, about to speak,

The inner disciple beside, trembling in fear, bowed to the extraordinary presence above:

"Sword Master, Elder Cui is brought here, I’ll retreat first!"

After speaking, glanced sneakily at the screens left and right, like knowing something, hurriedly departed like escaping.

This moment, even Cui Chan sensed something amiss, furrowing his brows slightly, he fiddled with the Buddhist Beads on his wrist, rotating them a few times:

"Sister, today this...is there something urgent you need to discuss with me?"

With a face cold as frost, occupying a high position, Ruan Xiuxiu meticulously scrutinized this colleague of decades, unusually silent for a moment.

Decades ago, she was the True Transmission of Sword Viewing Forest, Cui Chan was the leader of the Demon-locking Forest, both nurtured painstakingly by the three great Elders, quite familiar with each other.

When Ruan Xiuxiu had unspoken affections towards Jixia, privately frustrated, returning home disturbed.

She once mocked Cui Chan for fancying ’Song Brahman Mirror’, like a toad lusting after a swan.

Cui Chan retaliated bluntly, perceiving divine features, exposed her having someone outside, harboring thoughts for Song Chai Xin.

This prompted her master, the Sword Observation Elder, to react as if facing a great enemy.

After thorough inquiries, uncovered the truth, he flared his beard and eyes, intending to descend to Xie Mansion, to catch the old scoundrel Xie Qiaoxuan, and settle accounts, now recalling seems quite amusing, interesting, but things...

How did it evolve to today?

If anyone spoke of ’Cui Chan’ being the mastermind who released demons that night, she wouldn’t believe.

Yet precisely,

It was Jixia who spoke.

Coincidentally.

That night, in the Demon-locking Forest, there were two people, he was among them.

Therefore Ruan Xiuxiu...

Was shaken.

"Senior Brother." Ruan Xiuxiu sat quietly but suddenly spoke softly.

"..." Cui Chan’s fingers on the Buddhist Beads spun faster, awaiting the Yellow-robed Sword Master’s next words.

"Do you remember, after the exhaustion and death of our elders back then, you went to Fumo Temple to request these so-called ’Exorcism Buddhist Beads’, reputed to have the effect of calming the mind."