Chapter 1411: Chapter 537: Nine Yin Meridian Lock (Part 3)

Suddenly, everything became clear!

Xiao He spoke, his face full of gravity:

"Last night before the banquet, Lord Mu was also shocked by Dragon Girl’s appetite, calling it worthy of a Heavenly Person.

"Judging from that, she should be no match for Dragon Girl."

Everyone nodded one after another.

Only Right Saint Dongfang Yu: "???"

Su Mo sighed. "Good, good. If she could eat as much as Xiao Xiao, even if I sold this ship I still couldn’t afford to feed them both."

Everyone immediately felt that made perfect sense.

In the end, Wen Qi offered a suggestion:

"Hall Master can have Lord Mu prepare her own food."

"This..."

Su Mo rubbed his chin, pondering for a moment.

Cen Beihuan smiled and said:

"Is the Hall Master worried this might diminish your dignity?"

Su Mo shook his head:

"What I’m thinking is, since she’s so fond of her Dragon Girl, I wonder if we can have her bring along Xiao Xiao’s rations as well?"

"..."

Everyone was speechless, only Right Saint Dongfang Yu burst into hearty laughter:

"The Hall Master is truly an amusing person."

"I’ve made Right Saint laugh."

Su Mo gave a mute chuckle and waved his hand, dismissing everyone. Only then did he say:

"Right Saint may travel with me for a while. I have a Master Xinglin on board; I expect you’ll make a full recovery very soon."

"Mm."

Dongfang Yu nodded, looking like he wanted to say something but held back.

Su Mo glanced at Dongfang Yu and smiled faintly:

"Right Saint is worried about Saint Zuo?"

"Ai..."

Dongfang Yu gave a slight nod:

"Although the Hall Master has yet to hold the succession ceremony, the Sihai Dragon Heads are loyal to the core, and now you’ve subdued the Four Divisions.

"More than half the power of Dragon King Hall is already in the palm of your hand.

"So there are some things this subordinate can now say to the Hall Master...

"May I trouble the Hall Master to see me back to my room?"

"Alright."

Su Mo gave a slight nod and pushed Dongfang Yu’s wheelchair toward the room.

As they walked, Dongfang Yu spoke softly:

"Has the Hall Master ever considered how extremely mysterious the Left and Right Two Saints are?

"Even the Sihai Dragon Heads and Eight sects have never seen their true faces.

"In that case, if someone were to impersonate them, what should be done?"

Su Mo smiled at that:

"I imagine there must be other methods of verifying identity.

"And besides, the Two Saints are mysterious only to the Sihai Dragon Heads and the Eight sects.

"Those under the Two Saints, and the Two Saints between themselves, surely wouldn’t be this mysterious as well, right?"

"The Hall Master is quite correct."

Dongfang Yu nodded:

"The Left and Right Two Saints are a backup path left by the Kai Shan Hall master in years past.

"Because they are mysterious in essence, unknown to the world.

"Thus, if Dragon King Hall is ever driven to the brink, they can be used to protect it in secret, with no one knowing the true root.

"If that day never comes, then the Left and Right Two Saints act in the shadows.

"They roam the Nanhai; should anyone harbor ill intent toward our Dragon King Hall, they can secretly eliminate them.

"Over the years, successive Left and Right Two Saints have indeed done much for Dragon King Hall."

At this point, he paused slightly, then smiled and said:

"However, this ’mystery’ is only toward outsiders.

"The Left and Right Two Saints are still the Left and Right Two Saints of Dragon King Hall.

"The ones they assist is the Hall Master!

"Therefore, others may not know the identities of the Two Saints, but how could the Hall Master not?

"The line of the Left and Right Two Saints is passed down from one generation to the next. Whenever a new pair of Dual Saints succeeds, the first thing they must do is go before the Hall Master and be recorded in the register.

"Throughout the generations, the identities of the Dual Saints are all described in detail in that volume.

"This subordinate’s name is also entered there.

"Second, the Left and Right Two Saints can verify each other’s identities. They must meet once a year and exchange information.

"If, at the appointed time, the other party does not arrive,

"then that means something has gone wrong."

On hearing this, Su Mo’s heart stirred:

"The former Hall Master also knew your identities like the back of his hand?"

"Mm..."

Dongfang Yu nodded, then sighed:

"The former Hall Master’s accession was indeed somewhat lacking in legitimacy.

"However, if not for him, Dragon King Hall would already have been on the verge of collapse.

"At that time, taking the burden in a crisis was no easy thing. If Saint Zuo and I had then ignored him, Dragon King Hall’s situation would have been even more dire.

"So we had to give him our full support.

"But the Hall Master’s guess is correct...

"Our identities and whereabouts were most likely leaked to the Dark Dragon Hall by him.

"Otherwise, the Dark Dragon Hall would never have been able to find us."

"And once the Dark Dragon Hall made up its mind to strike at the Right Saint..."

Su Mo raised an eyebrow:

"Then on Saint Zuo’s side, I fear..."

"Exactly."

Dongfang Yu nodded. "We meet once a year and exchange information. Even if we die, we should die at the meeting place. If we truly cannot make it, we ought to find another way to send word.

"If the other party fails to arrive and there is no news at all, that means something has happened.

"And this matter... while the former Hall Master didn’t know the details, he did know that the two of us had another way to check on each other’s situation.

"Therefore, if the Dark Dragon Hall wanted to act, they would only move against both of us at the same time.

"Judging from that person’s methods, if he can secretly create a ’Right Saint’, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to secretly fabricate a ’Saint Zuo’ as well."

By the time they reached this point, Su Mo had already brought Dongfang Yu into the room.

He helped him onto the bed.

Su Mo grabbed a chair and sat down:

"Right Saint is telling me all this because you hope I’ll go rescue Saint Zuo first?"

"It’s too late."

Dongfang Yu said in a deep voice:

"I only hope that when the Hall Master encounters someone claiming to be Saint Zuo, you’ll be extra cautious.

"It is highly likely that they are a substitute from the Dark Dragon Hall."

"Mm, I understand."

Su Mo nodded slightly. "Right Saint, just rest well. Once your injuries have healed, I still have many major matters that will rely on you."

"Yes."

Dongfang Yu nodded solemnly and opened his mouth to speak again, but his face suddenly turned pale.

A layer of cold air seeped out from his face.

Seeing this, Su Mo was slightly startled. He abruptly reached out and lifted Right Saint’s sleeve, only to find the veins on his arm bulging and knotted. He couldn’t help blurting out:

"Nine Yin Locking Vein?"

"...Hall Master... the Hall Master has indeed inherited the Supreme Divine Skill, the Nine Yin Mysterious Ice Strategy."

Dongfang Yu’s face was full of pain, yet he still forced a smile:

"But, it’s nothing serious. As long as this subordinate endures for nine days, I’ll be fine.

"This is the final First Grade method the Hall Master uses to verify the identities of the Left and Right Two Saints...

"Nine Yin Locking Vein... originates from the Nine Yin Mysterious Ice Strategy.

"And the Left and Right Two Saints each receive a three-part inheritance from it.

"To succeed to this position, the first thing... is to have your master impose this formula upon you!"