Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 194 – Leader Xuege and Han Jun

Xue Qingfu's laughter made the river in the Saint Town boil, gurgling like a volcano hidden beneath the water, boiling it until the fish flipped over and the scent of fish soup filled the air.

It took a long time for his laughter to subside.

Su Yun stood before him, his face still calm, ignoring the anomaly in the river.

"Su Shizi, are you saying that someone manipulated the seven major families?"

Xue Qingfu's laughter stopped, but his face was still beaming with excitement: "Do you know what you're talking about? You're saying that someone orchestrated the rebellion of the seven major families!"

Su Yun nodded.

"You're saying that this person kept the old immortals and heads of the seven major families in the dark, knowing their thoughts like the back of his hand, and led them step by step onto the path of rebellion."

Xue Qingfu's eyes flashed, and his excitement was hard to suppress. It seemed like he had the urge to share his accomplishments with someone, as if he had done something amazing and had to talk about it, or else he would go crazy.

"You're saying that this person made the seven old immortals aware of the dragon spirits and human demons in the Zanglong Tomb, causing them to crave the throne. It seemed like they released the human demons, but in fact, it was this person who released them!"

"You're saying that this person manipulated the situation in Shuofang, even in the north of Shuofang! He not only calculated the seven major families, but also calculated the Li family and other families in Shuofang. He even calculated Qiu Shuijing, Lao Piao Ba Zi, and even the Khan of the Huns. Even Di Ping was included in his calculations!"

"You're saying that this person, who was in the dark, solved the seven major families and the Li family, took all the credit, obtained the coveted Chao Tian Que, gained immense prestige, and even controlled the military power of the entire north of Shuo."

"This person, through his manipulations, has taken control of a quarter of the territory of Yuan Shuo. His momentum is unstoppable!"

Xue Qingfu's excitement was at its peak, his eyes shining like the sun. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his excitement had subsided, and he smiled: "How is this possible? Su Master, you're thinking too much."

Su Yun nodded and laughed: "I think I'm thinking too much too. Because all of this is based on one thing, that this book is fake. But I can't prove that this book is fake."

He chuckled and handed the ancient book to Xue Qingfu, saying: "I give this book to the Saint, who has a long journey ahead. You can read it to pass the time."

Xue Qingfu smiled and pushed the book back with a finger, saying: "No need, I already know the contents of the book."

Su Yun trembled slightly.

"Su Master, don't you want to know what happened after the Battle of Zanglong Tomb?"

Xue Qingfu smiled and said, "I have a story, just a story, but you can listen to it."

Su Yun accepted the ancient book and solemnly said, "Please tell me, Saint."

"One hundred and fifty years ago, during the snow disaster, a young man walked out of the Zanglong Tomb and braved the snowstorm to walk outside the Tian Shi Yuan. He was full of guilt towards his classmates who died in the tomb."

Xue Qingfu narrated the story, in which the young man did everything he could but failed to save his classmates who died in the tomb. He could only save the spirits of two good friends, but the spirits of the others were not preserved.

To preserve the spirits, one must have the cultivation of the Li Yuan realm, but there were not many among them who had reached that realm at the time.

He took the spirits of his two friends through the dangerous Tian Shi Yuan and into the old deserted area."At that time, a major event occurred in the old deserted area. The old divine king had passed away. Someone among the Nine Heavens Generals had ambitious plans and attempted to seize the throne. This young man accidentally entered this dangerous place and naturally knew that this trip was probably more dangerous than fortunate."

Xue Qingfu said, "But fortunately, he was calm and joined forces with the Qian Tian General, united with the Demon King, subdued other divine kings, helped this Heavenly General to start a bloody storm, and killed the divine king lineage. Finally, he took the divine king's position from the hands of the young divine king. However, this young man was also injured. After leaving the Heavenly Market Wall, his injuries were too severe and he fell in Shuofang City."

The subsequent events were similar to the story told by the half-demon General Li.

That young man suppressed the human-demons and dragon spirits with his wisdom, and even helped the Qian Tian General take the divine king's position with his own intelligence.

But this wise existence fell into Shuofang City and was tormented by seven small thugs.

"Finally."

Xue Qingfu said softly, "He died."

Su Yun was stunned and exclaimed, "Died?"

"Yes, he died."

Xue Qingfu shook his sleeves and smiled freely, "Of course he died, he died very miserably."

Su Yun was silent for a moment and said with a smile, "Saint, I like to listen to stories, but I don't like the ending that the Saint has come up with. How about I change it a bit? Saint, please listen."

Xue Qingfu was about to leave, but stopped when he heard Su Yun's words and said with interest, "What do you think the ending should be?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "The ending should be that this young man had exceptional talent and was a scholar of the Heavenly Dao Academy. He was also proficient in the 'Sixteen Chapters of the True Dragon.' He used a secret method to fake his death and fooled the ancestors of the seven major families, then took the opportunity to escape."

Xue Qingfu shook his head and said, "You have no evidence to prove that the young man is still alive. That young man who mastered the 'Sixteen Chapters of the True Dragon' died in that snow disaster."

Su Yun seemed to have not heard his words and said, "Which of the young men who survived the snow disaster is the leader, Xu Ge, or Han Jun?"

Xue Qingfu's smile disappeared from his face.

Su Yun continued, "The ending of the Battle of the Dragon Burial Tomb may not necessarily be that Xu Ge and the Dragon Spirit won, it may also be that Han Jun won."

"Hehehe..."

Xue Qingfu laughed without emotion, but his facial expression remained unchanged, "Earlier, Lord Su still thought that the book was fake, why do you believe the content of the book now?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "Lies often have nine truths and one falsehood, which is the easiest way to deceive people. I think the first part of the book is true, but the latter part may be false."

Xue Qingfu said expressionlessly, "If Han Jun won, since he was parasitized by the human-demon and imprisoned by the Ling Prison, how could he survive and leave the Dragon Burial Tomb alive?"

Su Yun said with a smile, "This may be his deal with the human-demon. Or perhaps, the human-demon did not parasitize him, or only parasitized him halfway. The human-demon helped him kill Xu Ge and made a deal with him to let him leave the Dragon Burial Tomb, but the price was that he had to destroy the Ling Prison after leaving. And he deceived the human-demon."

Xue Qingfu snorted.

Su Yun continued at a steady pace, "He did not fulfill his promise and left the human-demon in the Dragon Burial Tomb, letting the human-demon see how sinister the human heart can be. One of the two spirits he took away, I am afraid, was Xu Ge's spirit?"

Xue Qingfu shook his head and laughed, "You are just talking nonsense."

Su Yun said, "The other spirit should be Ying, who is also Han Jun's friend. Han Jun took their spirits away, but also knew that if the Dragon Burial Tomb case was exposed, his life would be ruined. So he couldn't let his two good friends reveal the Dragon Burial Tomb case. So Ying became the book monster of the Heavenly Dao Academy."

Xue Qingfu smiled and asked, "What about Xu Ge?"

(End of section)Su Yun shook his head and said, "That's not something I can know. But as long as we break the memory seal of the book monster Ying Ying and awaken her memories, it won't be difficult to find out the whereabouts of Leader Xue's spiritual soul."

Xue Qingfu turned and walked towards the caravan, shaking his head and saying, "It's just one person's words."

Su Yun's face remained calm as he said, "Does Dao Saint know what I've been doing these past few days?"

Xue Qingfu stopped in his tracks.

"I went to Tian Dao Yuan."

Su Yun smiled and said, "I didn't go to Tian Dao Yuan for anything else this time, but to see the statues of the Tai Chang from past generations. Tian Dao Yuan respects teachers and values education, and the Tai Chang from past generations have left behind their statues. The statues of the three saints of the Xue family are also among them."

Xue Qingfu turned around and asked, "What exactly do you want to say, Lord Su?"

Su Yun took out three portraits, shook them, and unfolded them, saying, "The three saints of the Xue family have three different faces. But Xue Saint, your father, and your grandfather, their faces..."

His face became somewhat strange, and his voice became somewhat strange as well. "I've seen them."

Xue Qingfu looked at the three portraits that Su Yun had unfolded, and one of the three people in the portraits was him, while the other two were his grandfather and his father!

"Do you know where I saw them, Dao Saint?"

Su Yun looked at his face, not missing any changes in his expression, and said coldly, "It was on the wall of the residence of the Saint. There are 1,068 masks on the wall of the Saint's residence. When I broke into the Saint's spiritual realm, I saw the Saint wearing 1,066 masks, but I didn't see the Saint wearing the remaining two masks."

"These two remaining masks belong to the first two saints of the Xue family!"

Su Yun sneered, "The Xue family has three saints, but they are all one person!"

Xue Qingfu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, but at this moment, the murderous intent suddenly disappeared from his eyes, replaced by shock.

The door of the Saint's residence suddenly opened from the inside, and an old Taoist walked out while sweeping the floor.

Su Yun seemed to have anticipated this scene long ago, standing steadily on the bridge, overlooking any expression that Xue Qingfu might have.

"Dao Saint, I am a mirror, reflecting your every move."

Su Yun said lightly, "You don't think that I came to see you alone, do you?"

"Your city is full of twists and turns, and you even invited a Dao Saint!"

Xue Qingfu laughed heartily and shook his head. "Even if Dao Saint is openly against me, it would be a great taboo to go against me, and the whole world would condemn him!"

Su Yun smiled slightly and made a gesture of invitation.

Xue Qingfu stood motionless on the bridge. Suddenly, he turned around, brushed his sleeves, and left, saying calmly, "Lord Su, you have no evidence, no proof. Everything is just your speculation. But, you have indeed grown up."

He turned his back to Su Yun, waved his sleeves, and said, "Until we meet again in the Eastern Capital!"

Su Yun watched him go, and Bai Yuelou hurriedly passed by on the bridge, bowing and saying, "Senior Brother, don't go to the Eastern Capital. Please don't go..."

He quickly walked down the bridge and caught up with the caravan.

Su Yun stood in the middle of the bridge, watching them go.

At this moment, the book monster Ying Ying flew out of his spiritual realm, looked up and down at the three portraits, and asked in confusion, "Scholar Su, when did you go to Tian Dao Yuan these past few days? I've been in your spiritual realm the whole time, how come I don't remember?"

Su Yun rolled up the three portraits and said lightly, "I never went. I just drew the remaining two masks of Xue Saint."

Ying Ying shuddered and chuckled, "You're lying to him..."

"But he admitted it."Su Yun left the Holy Town and waved to the old Taoist sweeping the floor, saying, "This is the most terrifying."

The old Taoist was angry and said, "Not sweeping the floor? If you call someone to sweep the floor, you have to pay the promised wage in full, and you can't deduct mine!"

The book monster Ying Ying hurriedly caught up with Su Yun and worriedly asked, "Are you still going to the Eastern Capital?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "Of course. But before I go, I need to fulfill my promise and unseal your memory!"

Ying Ying cheered and was greatly encouraged.

Suddenly, she felt some idle worries in her heart again. What would be the truth about the Burial Dragon Tomb case in her memory?

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