Inside the Realm of the Bell, three figures were walking on the blurry plains.
With Feng Bujue's ability to adapt and communicate, he managed to gain the NPC's trust without resorting to violence. Therefore, Lu Qingning joined him and Passing Rain, and the three of them started to explore this space.
In their conversation, Feng Bujue still referred to himself as the owner of Broken Sword Chahitsu, and his speech was similar to what he said at Chang Lin Town. He recounted his encounter with Ye Hai on the path, as well as his negotiations with the other members of the Six Flowery Blades. He also mentioned that Su Tang needed his help to break through the Dark Serene Mantra.
His words were mixed with truth and falsehood. The truth was detailed and logical, but the falsehood was mostly about his kung fu and identity. It was hard for the other party to guess.
In any case, after Brother Jue's persuasion, even though Lu Qingning still couldn't completely trust the two before her, she could basically confirm that this Master Feng and his wife were not sent by Lin Chang to kill her.
After the tense situation was resolved, Lu Qingning provided Feng Bujue with some information, and her words could be said to have overturned the plot of this scenario to a certain extent.
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I will not go into the details of the conversation between the NPC and Feng Bujue. Let me explain it from God's perspective.
The story started a few months ago, when Xie San received Ye Cheng's letter of challenge.
That letter was not written by Ye Cheng because Ye Cheng had already passed away at the time. The person who issued the challenge was not Ye Cheng but Lin Chang.
Lin Chang was the second master of the Ye family, the leader of the Six Flowery Blades, and the third best swordsman in the martial world. He was known for his bravery, his integrity, and his low profile. He only married when he was thirty, and he had no children. His wife was not from the martial world, just a normal girl.
In terms of martial arts, Lin Chang's aptitude was not bad. At the age of forty, he was already one of the best of the best. Among the swordsmen, he was ranked third. In the entire martial arts world, he was definitely in the top 20. He was an expert on the same level as Gongsun Qian, the head of the Thousand Dawn Tavern, and Ji Tong, the head of the Octagonal Tavern.
Of course … compared to the protagonists of those wuxia novels who were almost invincible in their twenties, he was still far behind.
Lin Chang's achievements could only be said to be the result of following the rules and progressing step by step. Since he was young, he had entered the Ye family to practice martial arts. He was talented and diligent in his studies. His personality did not have any obvious flaws or chuuni tendencies. Thus, he continued to improve and was taught more profound martial arts. After reaching adulthood, he roamed the pugilistic world and accumulated experience. Gradually, he made a name for himself and his martial arts improved. Until today, everything could only be said to be normal.
But it was this kind of person who occupied the word "righteous" in all aspects, under certain circumstances, that turned into an extremely "evil" devil.
Now that Lu Qingning thought about it, Lin Chang's first change should have happened a year ago …
After returning from a business trip, Lin Chang behaved very strangely for two months. Sometimes, he would be silent for an entire day, and other times, he would be moody. During that period, quite a number of disciples in the Ye family were scolded or punished by him for no apparent reason.
But two months later, Lin Chang returned to normal, as if nothing had happened. He returned to being the kind and righteous Hero Lin who was respected by others. Thus, the incident passed just like that, and no one brought it up again. After all, everyone had their moments of bad mood …
But from the looks of it, things were not as simple as they appeared on the surface …
In those two months, Lin Chang's mental state and mentality had undergone a qualitative change. After that, when his personality changed back, it was no longer his true nature, but a kind of disguise.
Another half a year passed, and the plan that Lin Chang had been preparing in secret was basically completed. Thus, a shocking conspiracy targeting the entire pugilistic world was launched. And the first step of this plan was to kill Ye Cheng.
In terms of martial arts, Lin Chang was practically invincible. There was someone in the world who could compete with him! But it was not Ye Cheng. Therefore, Ye Cheng was dead. The God of Swords of his generation died without a trace. His body was still tossed in the forbidden land of the Ye family's sword tomb, and no one discovered it …
Lin Chang mimicked Ye Cheng's handwriting and wrote a letter of challenge to Xie San. The letter was not long, and it did not contain much nonsense. The key was sixteen words — 'August 15th, Chang Lin Sword Duel. First in the world, winner takes all.'
He also wrote a handwritten letter to Ye Hai, saying that Ye Cheng asked him to deliver it. The content was basically, 'I will be in seclusion until the day of the duel. During this period, no one is allowed to get close to the sword tomb. Elder Ye and the Six Flowery Blades can go to Chang Lin Town first, and I will be there on the day of the duel.'
Then, Lin Chang secretly released the news of the duel. Therefore, in just ten days, with the help of Flying Pigeon Gang, the whole pugilistic world and even the court knew about the duel between the two greatest swordsmen at Chang Lin Town.
Not long after that, there was the opening of Chang Lin Inn and the arrival of martial artists from all over the world.
Everything was going according to plan, but one night after they arrived at Chang Lin (the night before, when the players entered the scenario), something unexpected happened.
That night, Lin Chang was meeting with his junior brother, Shang Fei, at a corner of the town. The second of the Six Flowery Blades, Shadowless Blade, Shang Fei, was Lin Chang's most loyal subordinate. He had a strange personality, was not good with words, and had a high opinion of himself. Of the Six Flowery Blades, only Lin Chang had the closest relationship with him.
Shang Fei was Lin Chang's only partner. With regards to why he would join Lin Chang, it was simple … it was nothing more than coercion. Lin Chang had enough power to make others submit to him. As long as he promised some benefits, it was not difficult to pull Shang Fei into the water.
Shadowless Blade was as his name suggested, he appeared and disappeared like a shadow. Lin Chang believed that Shang Fei was the perfect partner for him. There were four reasons for that. Firstly, Shang Fei was highly skilled in martial arts and was especially good at reconnaissance. Secondly, based on their many years of friendship and mutual understanding, the chances of Shang Fei betraying him were very low. Thirdly, Shang Fei was very good at keeping secrets. He almost never showed himself in front of others, so there was no need to talk about him leaking secrets. Fourthly, doing such a big thing alone made him feel insecure.
Shang Fei did his job well. Over the past few days, he had traveled between Copper Hill and Chang Lin to gather quite a bit of information. It was he who used Thousand Mile Voice Transmission to inform Lin Chang about Xie San's appearance at Copper Hill. In fact, after Lin Chang killed the man, it was Shang Fei who dealt with the body …
Of course, that was a story for another day. Back to that night.
In the conversation between Lin Chang and Shang Fei, even though they did not reveal the whole conspiracy, Ye Cheng's death, the ambush on Xie San, and Lin Chang's supernatural kung fu … all of that was revealed in their conversation.
Coincidentally, their conversation was overheard by Lu Qingning, who was hiding in the dark.
And the most interesting thing was, Miss Lu did not purposely follow Lin Chang or Shang Fei there … She was following someone else.
Last night, Lu Qingning had unintentionally seen the mistress of the Thousand Dawn Spire and a handsome disciple sneaking out of the inn. Perhaps she was a woman who loved to gossip. In any case, she followed them out of curiosity.
Lu Qingning's Qinggong was one of the best in the martial world. In terms of Qinggong, she was almost as good as Shang Fei. Both of them had their own unique skills, and each had their own merits.
However, if Lu Qingning was tasked to follow Lin Chang or Shang Fei, she would have been discovered, but at that time, she was following Si Yanran and Wang Ao.
Coincidentally, during this process, she discovered Lin Chang's figure in the dark. Because of her doubts, Lu Qingning changed her target and wanted to see what Senior Brother Lin was up to. At this time, Lin Chang was already very close to the meeting place with Shang Fei. He had confirmed many times that no one was following him, but he did not expect that at the last moment, someone would follow him.
…
"Wait, Miss Lu …" Feng Bujue seemed to have heard something wrong. He first repeated, "According to what you said, you first saw Si Yanran and Wang Ao going out for a date, then you bumped into Lin Chang and Shang Fei's scheme. Then, you escaped into the mountains with Lin Chang chasing after you. Finally, a strange bell rang … and you suddenly came here, escaping Lin Chang's pursuit." He then continued, "You said that more than two hours have passed since you came here …" When Feng Bujue said this, he was already calculating the time ratio between here and the outside world. "But the things that happened before you came here should have happened last night, before we entered the town. When we entered the Realm of the Bell, it was sunset on the 13th of August. From the time you entered, it should have been at least fourteen to sixteen hours. "
Lu Qingning's expression changed slightly. "What do you mean?"
"In six hours, if we don't leave the Realm of the Bell …" Feng Bujue said thoughtfully.
Passing Rain continued, "We might not be able to make it in time for the duel …"
Lu Qingning said, "But … the master is already dead. Perhaps even Xie San is dead now. What duel is there?"
"Yes, I also wish to know what Lin Chang plans to show the entire martial world on the night of the fifteenth of August …" Feng Bujue used his finger to touch his nose. "Haha …" He was suddenly reminded of something, and he laughed out loud. "But it is not a bad idea to stay here for a while. That mass poisoning plan can be ignored."
"Poisoning? Mass poisoning? "Lu Qingning was confused.
Passing Rain looked at her and said, "My husband was just joking. At Broken Sword Chahitsu, there are many jokes that outsiders don't understand." Then she turned to ask Feng Bujue, "What about the others?"
Feng Bujue shrugged. "From the content of the side quest, Xiao Tan and Laughing Soul appeared to have gone to some strange place … Then, if there is a problem, it will probably be Jin Fugui alone …"
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