In a quiet and elegant room, Wang Yan and Gan Xiumei sat across from each other at a square table. After leaving the Cloud Sky City, Gan Xiumei brought Wang Yan to the Roaming Cloud Manor built by her son-in-law. The manor was built in a secluded valley to the south of the Cloud Sky City, about thirty miles away from the city.
"Young hero Wang, is the injury on your shoulder alright?"
Gan Xiumei's gaze fell on Wang Yan's left shoulder. Although Wang Yan had already changed his clothes, Gan Xiumei still clearly remembered what happened on the way here. In just an hour, Wang Yan's left shoulder, which was still covered in blood when he left the city, had already begun to heal after arriving at the Roaming Cloud Manor. A thick layer of scab had formed on his left shoulder. Gan Xiumei had heard of such methods before, but she had never seen it with her own eyes. Now that she saw it on Wang Yan, she could not help but want to find out more.
Looking at Gan Xiumei's expression, Wang Yan smiled faintly and said, "Master Gan, have you heard of the Rejuvenation Talisman of the Tianyuan Holy Island?"
Gan Xiumei immediately understood, but her gaze towards Wang Yan could not help but become a little more passionate. She said, "I never thought that young hero Wang would be valued by the Tianyuan Holy Island at the Illuminating Pulse Stage and be bestowed with such a sacred item. It seems that in less than ten years, young hero Wang will have a chance to enter the Hidden Dragon Ranking."
Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "I never spend too much time on things that are too far away. Let's talk about what happened tonight."
"What happened tonight was too strange. I was unable to react in time and was unable to help you. I hope you won't blame me."
Although Wang Yan did not seem to mind that he was valued by the Tianyuan Holy Island, Gan Xiumei became even more humble after learning about it. Seeing this, Wang Yan smiled and said, "Master Gan, don't take it to heart. It's normal for Master Gan to not understand the situation at that time. Even if you understood, there is no reason for you to risk betraying the sect to help an outsider like me."
Wang Yan's words were very clear. That was indeed what he was thinking. Under the situation where Wei Hechuan insisted that he was pretending to be a disciple of the Aojian Villa, Gan Xiumei, as an elder of the Yunma School, would not act rashly no matter what. This was all reasonable, and Wang Yan would not take it to heart.
"Now, I just want to know why Wei Hechuan dared to let the Yunma School take such a huge risk and do such a thing?"
Hearing Wang Yan's question, Gan Xiumei nodded her head and replied, "Earlier, when young hero was having his meal, this old woman had already persuaded the young master. He already has a general understanding of the situation. The reason why the young master was willing to risk offending the Proud Sword Manor to set up this ambush was because Yang Yuan had sent someone to deliver a message. He was willing to exchange the four towns of Mingkang, Anyuan, Tianze and Lantian for the young hero's head."
"It is indeed Yang Yuan who has made a move."
Wang Yan had vaguely guessed that the Black Water thief was involved in this matter, but he did not expect Yang Yuan to be so bold as to exchange the four towns for his head.
"Yang Yuan just wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife. If that was all, you wouldn't be so unwise. However, Yang Yuan revealed another piece of information."
Gan Xiumei said with a strange look in her eyes. Seeing this, Wang Yan's heart sank and he couldn't help asking, "Is this information related to me?"
"It's not related to you. It's about Cold Moon Sword Lady."
Hearing this, Wang Yan couldn't hold it anymore. He stood up and said, "Did something happen to Miss Four?"
"According to you, Yang Yuan said that Cold Moon Sword Lady made a mess in the Garan Monastery in the Northern Victory Province a few days ago. In the end, Wu Xingyun, the Eight Clouds Sanshou, made a move. Cold Moon Sword Lady fought with Wu Xingyun for a dozen rounds and was seriously injured on the spot. Since then, her whereabouts have been unknown. There have been rumors in the Northern Victory Province that Cold Moon Sword Lady has passed away due to her serious injuries …"
Bang!
Without waiting for Gan Xiumei to finish her words, Wang Yan was so agitated that he slammed his palm on the square table heavily. The simple and exquisite table immediately broke into pieces. Gan Xiumei didn't expect that Wang Yan would have such a big reaction. However, she immediately understood that Wang Yan's reaction meant that he had a connection with Cold Moon Sword Lady.
After a while, Wang Yan calmed down. He looked at Gan Xiumei and said, "Master Gan, is the rumor true?"
Gan Xiumei shook her head and said, "Young Master said that he had sent someone to Wind Whistle Tower to verify it. Cold Moon Sword Lady was seriously injured by Wu Xingyun and her whereabouts are unknown. This news has been spread in the Northern Victory Province. However, there aren't many people in the north who know about this. As for the rumor of her death, it hasn't been verified yet. Wind Whistle Tower doesn't know whether it's true or not.
After I got the news, I sent Qin Hong to the Toad Taoist Association to inquire about it. I think he will bring back the news soon. "
Qin Hong was Gan Xiumei's son-in-law. As for the Toad Taoist Association, Wind Whistle Tower was an organization that specialized in selling information throughout the five provinces. Since Wei Hechuan had verified it with Wind Whistle Tower, this news was most likely true. Otherwise, how would Wei Hechuan dare to attack Wang Yan despite the existence of Cold Moon Sword Lady?
Wang Yan slowly sat down. He had already calmed down. Since things had come to this, he knew that it was useless to be agitated. He had to confirm whether Miss Four was alive or dead before he could plan his next move. However, before that, he had to settle tonight's matter.
Thinking of this, Wang Yan calmed down and thought about what Gan Xiumei had said from beginning to end. Yang Yuan first promised great benefits and then revealed the news of Miss Four's serious injuries. It could be said that everything was connected. However, Wang Yan felt that this alone wasn't enough for Yunma School to make up their minds to deal with him. Even if Aojian Villa was surrounded by many sects, as the number one sect in the Northern Victory Province, the Yunma School still had some power. Could it be that Yunma School didn't care at all?
"Is there any other reason that made Wei Hechuan make up his mind to deal with me?"
Hearing Wang Yan's question, Gan Xiumei sighed and said, "There is indeed. The reason why Young Master dared to set up a killing trap and called a deer a horse in front of everyone was because of your identity as an odd-job disciple."
Odd-Job disciple?
Wang Yan frowned slightly. Seeing this, Gan Xiumei continued, "As the number one sect in the South Yue Province, Aojian Villa naturally attaches great importance to the prestige of the sect. If you were an inner disciple, Young Master would definitely not dare to do this. However, you are only an outer disciple, and a lowly odd-job disciple at that. In this case, all we need to do is to separate your life from the prestige of Aojian Villa."
Hearing Gan Xiumei's words, Wang Yan understood a little. Indeed, Aojian Villa cared about the prestige of the sect, but they wouldn't care about a dead odd-job disciple. In fact, let alone odd-job disciples, when did the sect even care about the lives of the disciples guarding the mountain? Otherwise, when the outer sect was annihilated and over a thousand outer sect disciples perished, why didn't the sect do much? Instead, they had to rely on Miss Four to run around and defend the sect's prestige?
It was precisely because Yunma School saw through this that they allowed Wei Hechuan to act. After all, Wei Hechuan was still young. If Aojian Villa really pursued the matter after he killed Wang Yan, they could use the excuse that Wei Hechuan was young and was deceived by others. At that time, they would have to hand over He Sixiu, Qin Weiming, and even a group of disciples who were involved in this matter as an explanation to Aojian Villa. After all, to sacrifice the lives of two elders and a group of disciples for a mere odd-job disciple, even Aojian Villa couldn't find any reason to do so.
However, Yunma School still had some misgivings about Cold Moon Sword Sovereign. In a situation where they couldn't figure out the relationship between Wang Yan and Miss Four, nor could they confirm that Miss Four was already dead, Yunma School didn't send out any powerful inner sect elders to participate in this matter. After all, with the precedent of Hen Tiandao, those inner sect elders and even Sect Master Wei Hengshan didn't dare to rashly involve themselves in the cause and effect for fear of bringing trouble upon themselves.
It was precisely because of the two-faced thoughts of the higher-ups in Yunma School that there was that strange murder plot in front of the Rosin Pavilion. It was also because of this that there was room for reconciliation between Yunma School and Wang Yan. After all, a group of inner sect elders and even Sect Master Wei Hengshan could say that they didn't know anything at all, and that it was Wei Hechuan who acted rashly after being bewitched by others.
"In the end, it was negligence."
Understanding the crux of the matter, Wang Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After he destroyed the Black Knife Gang in Tianmaji, he knew that Yang Yuan would definitely make a move. Because this was Jianghu, if he killed with a sword, he would naturally return with a knife. Compared to close combat to decide life and death, these invisible swords were equally fatal. It was just that Wang Yan didn't think that Yang Yuan would act like this, taking advantage of his lowly status and using a borrowed knife to kill someone so ingeniously. If it wasn't for the fact that Gan Xiumei and the Young Master's positions were different and they had a dispute in front of the Rosin Pavilion, he probably would have fallen into the trap.
The Jianghu was dangerous, and Wang Yan was sailing against the current to gain fame and fortune with a lowly position. It was truly dangerous at every step. He wasn't omniscient and omnipotent, but after this matter, he naturally remembered the crux of the matter in his heart and was prepared. In the future, he definitely wouldn't make the same mistake.
"Young Hero Wang, after this matter, it can be said that I and Young Hero are bound together for good or bad. I have something to say, I wonder if Young Hero is willing to listen?"
Gan Xiumei looked at Wang Yan with bright eyes. Before she injured He Sixiu, she had already made her position clear. Now, she only needed to hold on to Wang Yan and become the key between Wang Yan and Yunma School. After this matter, she would probably be able to become an inner sect elder as she wished.
Wang Yan naturally knew what Gan Xiumei was thinking. He smiled slightly and was about to respond, but before he could speak, a middle-aged man with a big belly came in from outside. After seeing him, Gan Xiumei immediately said: "Did you find out the news?"
This person was Gan Xiumei's son-in-law Qin Hong. He immediately said: "There isn't much difference from what Young Master said before. Cold Moon Sword Sovereign was blocked by Eight Cloud Supreme Monarch at Miss Lady Mountain and was finally beaten off the cliff. This has been half a month since then, and Cold Moon Sword Sovereign hasn't appeared for such a long time. That's why there are rumors of Cold Moon Sword Sovereign's death in Northern Victory Province. However, no one knows the truth of this."
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