Chen Luoyang's expression did not change when he heard that Ying Qingqing was traveling with the disciples of the Sword Pavilion.
This made the restless Jingang feel slightly relieved.
"Apart from the disciples of the Sword Pavilion, is there anyone else?" Chen Luoyang asked.
Jingang answered, "According to Old Fu, there seems to be the Sixth Prince of the Xia dynasty as well. Apart from that, the identities of the others have not been confirmed yet."
"Did she participate in the war?" Chen Luoyang asked.
"Not really." Jingang shook his head, "Miss Qing Qing did not make things difficult for the disciples of our school. She seemed to be a bystander and went all the way to the south."
Chen Luoyang tapped his fingers on the armrest of his chair.
At this moment, his mind was racing.
Did Ying Qingqing really lose her memory or did she pretend to?
Did she go to the Sword Pavilion to recover her memory?
Did she see the Sword King?
What is her relationship with the Sword King?
Why are you going south with the demon-slaying coalition army this time?
What is her background?
Chen Luoyang was hesitant.
He had planned to use the Haotian Sword Qi of the girl to help him heal.
Now it seemed that there was a lot of uncertainty.
Should he still take the gamble?
"Where are Old Fu and Old Lu now?" Chen Luoyang asked after thinking for a while.
"The latest news is that Old Lu has returned to the Sanctuary by sea from the East Sea. He is preparing to land at the coast of the South Sea in Xiangzhou and then go north to wait for your orders." Jingang answered, "Old Fu went south by land and passed through Ezhou and Xiangzhou. He is now almost at Xiangzhou."
Chen Luoyang was not very clear about the background of his three servants, Fu, Lu, and Shou.
"Pass down my order. Old Fu does not have to go south in a hurry. He should also follow Qing Qing and the others." He thought for a while and said, "There is no need to meet up with Old Fu. He also does not need to know of Old Fu's existence. The two of them should go their separate ways."
Jingang left as ordered.
Chen Luoyang then summoned Blue Dragon Three. "Pay close attention to the situation of the enemy on the west road and report back as soon as possible."
"Yes, Hierarch." Blue Dragon Three immediately accepted the order and kowtowed.
Now that he was the only one left in the room, Chen Luoyang was no longer as calm and composed as before. Instead, he frowned.
After a while, his brows gradually relaxed.
This might be an opportunity.
Chen Luoyang smiled slightly and stopped thinking about it. He focused his attention back on learning Alchemy.
Soon, there was a new piece of news.
This time, Jingang's expression was even weirder than before.
"Hierarch, Old Fu is here to report." The man said hesitantly, "According to the latest information, Lady Qing Qing seems to have been placed under house arrest by the Xia dynasty and the Sword Pavilion."
Chen Luoyang flipped through the book without raising his head. "Reason?"
"They say that it's because she has close ties with the Church and is suspected of being a spy," Jingang said.
Chen Luoyang closed the book and raised his head.
There were two possibilities.
First, it was a trap aimed at himself and the Devil religion.
Second, Ying Qingqing really was under house arrest.
Of course, it was also possible that it was both.
The idea of Ying Qingqing being placed under house arrest was very likely to have come from the Xia Dynasty.
Their target was probably not just the Devil religion, but also the Sword Pavilion.
Of course, it wasn't to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Sword Pavilion.
It was to fight for dominance.
In the Middle Lands of the Divine Continent, the current Emperor Xia was actually in an awkward position.
As the supreme ruler of the Middle Lands who had unified the Empire, the Sovereign of the Nine and Five, the number one expert of the Middle Lands was someone else.
The person who stood side by side with the Saber Emperor of the North and the Demon Emperor of the South was the Sword King.
Not Emperor Xia.
When facing external enemies, the two sides naturally had to unite and advance and retreat together.
But this inevitably involved the question of who was the leader and who was the subordinate.
The Sword King had been wounded in his duel with the Demon Emperor, which was a rare opportunity for Emperor Xia.
This was an important reason why he had led the various factions to join forces to conquer the Demon Realm.
In addition, Ying Qingqing might become another chess piece to reduce the prestige of the Sword Pavilion.
In that case, the Sword Pavilion wouldn't be able to explain Ying Qingqing's origins …
Just as he had expected.
This might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Someone had given him a godly assist.
But it could also be a trap.
He just happened to have a way to test it out.
The preparations he had made earlier would be put to good use.
Hadn't he kept them for this moment?
"Find out their exact whereabouts." Chen Luoyang's expression was calm as he instructed Jingang, "Then, deliver a gift to them on my behalf."
… …
The Longxiao Mountain Range was located at the border between Xiang and Xiangzhou.
A large number of martial artists were active here.
These martial artists had come from the Divine Central Continent to the north.
They had headed south, invading the mountains of the Southern Wasteland and continuing south. Their target was the headquarters of the Devil religion.
Ying Qingqing was calmly sitting cross-legged in meditation within a tent here.
In front of her, there were two people.
One of them was the third disciple of the Sword King, the Flying Sword Nie Hua.
He was looking at Ying Qingqing with a helpless expression. "Miss Ying, you … you really are too honest."
"I was just telling you what I saw in the Ancient God," Ying Qingqing replied. "I am truly sorry for causing trouble for you, sirs."
The white-robed youth next to Nie Hua looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, similar to Ying Qingqing's age. He said calmly, "Miss Ying, forgive me for being blunt, but what you saw might not be true. It might just be an illusion created by the Devil religion to confuse you."
"It's possible." Ying Qingqing nodded and answered frankly, "On my trip south with you this time, I saw some of the branches of the Ancient God in Xiang and did reveal another side of the Ancient God. However, forgive me for being presumptuous. If what I saw in the Ancient God was an illusion, then isn't what you took me to see also possible?"
She raised her head and met the white-robed youth's gaze calmly. "On my way south, I have seen the conduct of many people of the Xia dynasty. Apart from Mister Third and Mister Fifth who are upright and upright, most of the others don't seem to be very decent."
The white-robed youth said, "Of two evils, choose the lesser."
Ying Qingqing nodded. "That is why I want to go to more places and see more, so that I can make a better judgment. Unfortunately, it seems that I can't do that for the time being."
"We have been rude." The white-robed youth said, "We only ask for Miss Ying's understanding. What you are tied to now is not only about yourself, but also about the overall situation of the world."
Slowly, he said, "If the Demon King only had the intention to seek the Phoenix, we wouldn't dare to interfere with your personal decision even though we couldn't bear to see you fall into the mire of the Demon's Den.
However, you have the Sword Aura of the Haotian Divine Sword. The Demon King's real intention is to use you to help him heal. "
"At least Hierarch Chen didn't detain me and prevent me from leaving," Ying Qingqing said.
"Because he needed you to be willing, he tried to whitewash things to confuse you." The white-robed youth asked in Silence, "If he had directly asked for your help, would you have helped him?"
Ying Qingqing thought about it carefully and answered, "I don't know. He saved my life, so I should repay him. However, I don't know if it will lead to bad consequences, so I couldn't make up my mind. The reason I left was to stand a little further away and see clearly."
"What happened in Shuzhou should be enough for you to see his true colors," Nie Hua said at the side.
Ying Qingqing said, "According to the news I heard from you, the coalition army's plan to conquer the south and Hierarch Chen's conquest of Shuzhou basically started at the same time."
"How can that be the same?" Nie Hua slapped his forehead. "The sins of the Devil religion are too many to count … Uh, it's normal that your knowledge is limited."
He couldn't help but sigh.
Ying Qingqing also sighed.
The white-robed youth asked, "Miss Ying, do you still not remember anything about the past?"
"When I came into contact with the sword will left by the Pavilion Master in the Sword Pavilion, I felt something, but I didn't gain anything." Ying Qingqing shook her head and then asked, "I wonder if I can see the Pavilion Master?"
Nie Hua answered, "We don't know where my master is now. I really didn't mean to brush you off. Please forgive me."
"It's okay." Ying Qingqing said, "I wonder how you'll deal with me next. Will you bring me along to the south, or will you be sent to the imperial city of the Xia dynasty?"
The white-robed youth said, "Miss Ying, you're being too serious. Whether it's us or the Sixth Prince, we just don't want you to fall into the hands of the Demon King. That's why we're accompanying you to protect you. If you don't want to continue south, you can return to our sect to rest and wait for my master to return. He'll answer your questions. There's no reason for you to go to the imperial city of the Xia dynasty."
Ying Qingqing nodded. "Thank you, Mister Fifth, for protecting me. If not for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to sit here peacefully."
Then she thanked Nie Hua. "Thank you, Mister Third."
Nie Hua smiled bitterly. "Don't say that. I don't deserve it. I'm satisfied that you didn't scold us.
Miss Ying, although you have dealings with the Demon King, we all trust you since we've known each other.
It's just that this concerns my master's reputation, so we can only offend him. It's against the way we treat our guests. I can only apologize to you in the future. "
"However, I also hope that Miss Ying can recognize the true face of the Devil religion. Don't be blinded by it and sink deeper into it," the white-robed youth said.
As the three of them were talking, someone knocked on the door.
Then, a group of people walked in.
The leader was dressed in bright yellow clothing. He had a royal aura and was handsome. Although he was young, he had a strong aura.
Seeing the person, Nie Hua raised his eyebrows. "The Sixth Prince …"
Before he finished speaking, his gaze suddenly froze.
The white-robed youth's gaze also fell on the sheathed longsword in the other party's hand.
"It seems that the two of you are already mentally prepared." The youth in the royal robe smiled. "I have good news and bad news for the two of you."
He raised the sheathed longsword in his hand. "The good news is that as you can see, the Fourth Prince of your sect might still be alive."
Nie Hua and the white-robed youth both took a deep breath.
That was the sword of the Sword King's fourth disciple, Absolute Sword Jie Xingmang!
The youth in the royal robe had a smile on his face. His gaze fell on Ying Qingqing.
"The bad news is that this guest of yours has a deeper connection with the Devil religion than we expected."
Nie Hua asked, "What does the Sixth Prince mean?"
"Together with the sword, there's also a letter." The youth in the royal robe waved his hand. His follower behind him presented the letter.
Nie Hua took it and opened it. He read it with the white-robed youth beside him.
The letter was short.
Only ten words.
"A person for a person, a life for a life."
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