Hearing Xiao Chen's words, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Based on the current situation, Xiao Chen could be considered to have stabilized his position in the Sword Sect. Cang Xing, Yang Song, and the other three Sword Heads all supported Xiao Chen.
As long as the five of them supported him, the people below him wouldn't dare to oppose him. As for their dissatisfaction, Xiao Chen would slowly deal with it in the future.
They all heaved a sigh of relief. However, this joy didn't last for long. Late at night, Cang Xing, Nangong Guan, Wu Huan, and Zhou Song hurriedly found Xiao Chen.
Originally, he was still cultivating. When he heard that Cang Xing and the other three were looking for him, Xiao Chen hurriedly rushed to the front hall. The moment he walked in, Cang Xing directly knelt in front of Xiao Chen. Seeing this, Xiao Chen didn't understand the situation, but he still helped Cang Xing up and asked curiously.
"Senior, what are you doing?"
"I didn't do my job well. Please punish me, Sect Leader." Facing Xiao Chen's question, Cang Xing said with a face full of self-blame.
Punish? What was going on? Seeing this, Xiao Chen looked towards Nangong Guan and the other two. Facing Xiao Chen's gaze, Nangong Guan felt a little embarrassed, but she still braced herself and said.
"Junior Brother, He Ying ran away."
Ran away? Hearing Nangong Guan's words, Xiao Chen was stunned. Four End Realm experts had surrounded He Ying and fought for close to a day and a night. In the end, He Ying actually ran away?
He didn't think that this would happen. Also, He Ying running away wasn't good news for Xiao Chen. However, looking at Cang Xing's face full of self-blame, Xiao Chen didn't scold him. In other words, Xiao Chen didn't blame Cang Xing at all.
This was because from Cang Xing's somewhat haggard appearance, Xiao Chen knew that Cang Xing had already done his best. Furthermore, ever since he received the Heaven Sundering Sword Token, Cang Xing had always supported him without hesitation. Towards such a core subordinate, how could Xiao Chen blame him for such a matter?
Xiao Chen feigned a carefree smile and looked towards Cang Xing. "Haha, I was wondering what happened. Since He Ying ran away, so be it. Senior, Senior Brother, you don't have to be upset. Sit down first."
He gestured for everyone to sit down. Hearing this, everyone sat down in the front hall. Then, Lu Zhu and Si Ju brewed tea for everyone. After drinking a mouthful of tea, Xiao Chen looked towards Cang Xing and asked, "Senior, what exactly happened?"
Although Xiao Chen didn't have any intention of blaming Cang Xing, he still had to ask about what happened. Hearing this, Cang Xing didn't hide anything and immediately told Xiao Chen everything in detail.
According to Cang Xing, originally, the four of them had surrounded and killed He Ying. After a day of intense battle, He Ying was indeed an arrow at the end of its flight. However, just as the four of them thought that He Ying was definitely going to die, no one expected that He Ying would have a Space Compass on him.
This spatial compass can actually be regarded as a mobile teleportation array. It can teleport to any location, or it can be fixed to any teleportation array in the Greater Thousand Worlds between the two realms.
This Space Compass could be said to be the best life-saving item in the Great Thousand Worlds. This was because once the Space Compass was activated, even an End Realm expert wouldn't be able to interrupt it. Only those whose cultivation had surpassed the End Realm would have the power to interrupt the Space Compass.
However, although this Space Compass was useful, it was also extremely expensive. It even exceeded the price of the Celestial Emperor Dao Core and the Xiantian Emperor Fruit. According to Cang Xing, even the Sword Sect only had five Space Compasses, and they were all stored in the treasury.
No one expected that He Ying would have a Space Compass on him. At the last moment, He Ying used the Space Compass and escaped. Cang Xing and the others didn't know where He Ying was teleported to.
After hearing Cang Xing tell the whole story, Xiao Chen fell into silence. Seeing this, Zhou Song opened his mouth.
"Little Junior Brother, this He Ying must have been prepared."
"I think so too. Otherwise, why wouldn't he have a Space Compass on him?" Hearing this, Wu Huan agreed.
He Ying had probably started making preparations after Yuan Lin and the others went missing. On one hand, he had stayed in Swords Gate to prepare for the final battle. On the other hand, he had also prepared an escape route for himself so that if anything were to happen, he could escape unscathed.
Xiao Chen agreed with the speculations of Zhou Song, Wu Huan, and the others. He let out a sigh and laughed self-deprecatingly.
"It seems like I underestimated our Vice Sect Leader He."
Xiao Chen had indeed underestimated He Ying. He thought that with Cang Xing, Nangong Guan, and the other End Realm experts would be able to kill He Ying.
However, He Ying was an old monster who had lived for who knows how many years. How could he not be vigilant? Yuan Lin's disappearance was undoubtedly a warning to He Ying. As such, he would definitely leave an escape route for himself.
As for why he waited until the last moment to leave, it was because He Ying wanted to make a final gamble. He wasn't willing to give up on his many years of hard work. This was because He Yong knew that once he left the Sword Sect, he probably wouldn't be able to return.
As such, He Ying's thoughts were very simple. He wanted to stay and see what trump cards Xiao Chen had. If there was a chance, then he wouldn't leave and wouldn't use his final trump card. However, if he really reached a dead end, then He Ying could only choose to escape and give up on the Sword Sect to save his own life.
He still underestimated these old fellows. As expected, the older the ginger, the spicier it was. Wanting to kill someone like He Ying wasn't an easy matter.
Hearing Xiao Chen's self-mockery, Cang Xing said with a face full of shame and self-blame, "It's all this subordinate's fault for being careless."
"Senior, there's no need to be like this. No one would have thought that He Ying still had such a trump card." Hearing this, Xiao Chen consoled him.
Cang Xing couldn't be blamed for what happened to He Ying. However, since they didn't succeed in killing He Ying, then they couldn't just leave him be. He Ying was still a potential threat.
Moreover, as the former Vice Sect Leader of the Sword Sect, He Ying definitely had some loyal followers in the Sword Sect. These people were still in the Sword Sect.
According to Xiao Chen's initial plan, if he could successfully kill He Ying, then it would naturally be easy for him to subdue the people in his faction. However, now that He Ying was fine, then those people who used to follow He Ying would be even more difficult to deal with and subdue.
After all, they were loyal to He Ying. As long as He Ying wasn't dead, they would have something to look forward to.
He Ying was a problem, and so were the people in He Ying's faction. Xiao Chen had to reconsider how to deal with these people.
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