At the request of Brother Jin GuangYao, we were led into the Perfume Room, his personal apartment, and then into the secret room. Qin Su, Jin GuangYao's wife was there. She was standing in front of a rack of weapons. Wei Ying tried to attract her attention, but she remained motionless with her eyes closed. He then went to a shelf with curtains. When he pulled the curtain aside, only a dagger was visible. At Brother's request, Jin GuangYao explained that it was a very rare weapon.

As I approached, I was able to catch the look he gave Wei Ying. He must have suspected that he was the one who had broken into the room. But did he suspect his identity? Wei Ying had not had time to tell me in detail what had happened. But the look they exchanged said it all.

He took the dagger and explained that it had belonged to Wen Ruohan, that it was full of demonic energy and that this was the reason why he kept it sealed behind a curtain with talismans. This dagger had then belonged to Wen Qing. He sheathed it again. At that moment, Qin Su seemed to come out of his lethargy and took the dagger and stabbed himself in the stomach.

Jin GuangYao rushed to her.

Brother went to check Qin Su's vital functions. From his expression, I knew that it was too late.

I couldn't tell whether this death was orchestrated or if Qin Su had escaped from her husband's control and killed herself.

He looked very downcast. He asked Brother what was going on and why we wanted him to show us his secret room.

Jiang Cheng and HuaiSang arrived at that moment.

I was apprehensive about Jiang Cheng's reaction. What would he do or say?

Brother decided to tell what had brought us here, the sword of the Mon Manor, the cursed city of Yi. The discovery of a dismembered body. When Brother finished telling our investigation, he revealed that the true appearance of the sword spirit was that of Baxia.

HuaiSang looked surprised and amazed.

Strange, he didn't seem to know that we had found a body that we assumed to be his brother's! But I had sent him a message? Was it possible that he had not received it? That it had been intercepted? The emotion was so strong that he fainted.

Hypocritically, Jin GuangYao railed against the "monster" who had dared to dismember their "brother.

Xichen continued hesitantly.

"When we started our search for the head, all the clues disappeared."

"So that's why you came here to look?" said Jin GuangYao.

He gently put down his wife's body and stood up. He was indignant that we suspected him of hiding the missing head!

He played his role brilliantly. He must have been surprised by Qin Su's gesture, but at that moment, no one could assume that he was acting because his composition was so perfect!

Magnanimously, he proposed to forget what we had insinuated. But he asked us how we knew about the secret room and assumed that the head was there. Brother took a quick look at Wei Ying.

Jin GuangYao saw him.

"XuanYu, is it you who told my brother and the others about this? What is your purpose, spreading this kind of nonsense? "

"No XuanYu, at that time, because of your harassment of Mrs. Jin, you were expelled from the Jin clan. However, according to the latest rumors, you got Han GuangJun's favor and followed him wherever he went. You became good friends. Why would Han GuangJun, who is known for his virtue and righteousness, keep a person like you by his side? It's incomprehensible! "Su She said.

"Let's leave the past aside, but explain to me honestly if A-Su's suicide, you are the cause of it! "With these words, Jin GuangYao drew his sword and attacked Wei Ying.

So this was what you wanted from the beginning, to kill Mô XuanYu. You took advantage of Qin Su's suicide to eliminate a troublesome person with a good reason. What could No XuanYu have discovered to be the origin of such an act? Unless he knew that XuanYu and Wei Ying were the same person?

I pushed his sword away and stepped in. Su She drew her own.

"Stop it! " I pointed Bichen in the direction of the Su Clan leader.

After the insinuations he had made about me, I wasn't about to let him get any closer to my love!

"The one who shouldn't act so brutally is you Han GuangJun! "Su She said.

Wei Ying put her hand on my shoulder and pushed me back slightly, asking me to step aside.

Su She took the opportunity to attack him. Wei Ying dodged his sword and was thrown against a shelf where his hand instinctively found a weapon that obediently came out of its scabbard so he could defend himself.

Wei Ying was pointing Siubian at Su She! In the room, the reactions were diverse depending on who knew that Siubian had been sealed 16 years ago.

After Jin GuangYao tried to kill him, now Su She! However, I noticed that Jin GuangYao seemed stunned! He didn't seem to know that Mon Xuan Yu and Wei Wuxian were the same person. I moved quickly to Wei Ying.

"The Patriarch of Yiling! You are the Patriarch of Yiling! "exclaimed Jin GuangYao.

HuaiSang regained consciousness and Jin Ling drew his sword towards us.

"You have honored us with your presence. Forgive me for not welcoming you earlier," Jin GuangYao said ironically.

"Third brother, what did you call him? Is he not Mo XuanYu?

Jin GuangYao drew Jin Ling to him and his evil gaze on Wei Ying explained.

"Since he drew the sword, he is indeed the Patriarch of Yiling, Wei Wuxian! " .

HuaiSang was trying to understand what the Jin Sect leader was explaining.

"The easiest way to prove it is to ask him to take off his mask! "

If Mon Xuan Yu and Wei Wuxian were the same person, why didn't Zidian expel his spirit at Mount Dafan!" questioned Jin Ling.

I must admit that I was wondering the same thing. Jin GuangYao offered an explanation that I thought was plausible.

When Mon Xuan Yu was in Jinlintai, he had seen a copy of a manuscript written by the Patriarch of Yiling that spoke of a sacrificial ritual that could bring a severely wounded person back to life. But the price to pay for this was the soul of the summoner.

Jin GuangYao, then spoke of Siubian and her sealing after her arrival in Jinlintai as a prize of war. No one could pull it out of its scabbard, as the spirit only recognized Wei Wuxian as its master.

My love looked surprised. He did not expect this behavior from his sword! How would he react if he knew that Chenqing had done the same!

Taking advantage of a moment of inattention from Wei Ying, Jin GuangYao and Su She attacked him again. I parried their blows with Bichen. Wei Ying took out a talisman to blind them momentarily. We then fled from the Perfume Chamber.

When we arrived at the entrance, we found ourselves in front of a group of cultivators from the Jin and Su clans. I grabbed Wei Ying's wrist and made us fly over them. When we reached the halfway point of the big staircase, we were surrounded. Wei Ying then pushed me to the side.

What are you doing, Wei Ying , why are you taking me away from you? Do you really think I'm going to stay here and do nothing to protect you?

Jin GuangYao, Brother ,Jiang Chen and Nie HuaiSang, joined us, glaring at us from the top of the stairs.

"Patriarch of Yiling at a time like this, why keep your mask on? "said Jin GuangYao.

Wei Ying complied and slowly took off his mask and dropped it to the ground. All the cultivators around us recoiled in fear when they saw his face. As long as he was wearing his mask, there was no doubt. But once the mask fell, they had confirmation that the one before them was one of the most dangerous beings that cultivation has ever produced! Wei Wuxian, the Patriarch of Yiling, Master of Demonic Cultivation!

"Patriarch, your title suits you well. Although 16 years have passed, you still manage to fool us, but you also fooled Han GuangJun! "

This time I won't betray you!

"No"

I walked towards you and looked at you and said.

"I knew it was Wei Ying".

"Lan Zhan" he shouted at me. I drew Bichen and stood beside him.

He grabbed my arm and whispered to me that I should say that he had fooled me because the clans would not dare to contradict me.

Didn't you understand that this time I will stay with you and we will face them together? The only way for you to understand is to answer the question you asked me when you came back to me. That question I didn't have the courage to answer!

"Wei Ying, do you remember what you asked me in YunShen Buzhi?" I turned to him and looked into his eyes.

"It's not so inconvenient to walk on a bridge that's about to collapse at nightfall" was what you said to me at that time in Yiling. I smiled at you and you laughed nervously!

"Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan!! .... This is your last chance. Weigh the pros and cons. If you leave with me, your reputation will be ruined! "

My reputation has never mattered to me. What matters today is you! I look up the stairs. Brother understood from my look that I was staying by the side of my soul mate. Jiang Cheng was impassive. Strangely, tonight he had not betrayed us. HuaiSang seemed to understand nothing... Su She was waiting for an order from her "master" to attack. As for Jin GuangYao... he was only waiting for a movement from us to launch his dogs on us!

I looked back at our opponents. Wei Ying and I were back to back.

"Are we fighting or not? "

"You talk too much."

Although I couldn't see you, I knew you had smiled at my words.

"Let's fight."

We started to fight. I soon realized that something was wrong. I had fought against you many times. I knew your level of swordplay. Now I could see that it had dropped. Was it the 16 years that made you lose your skill? Or the lack of training? Still, I had to watch over you and watch your back.

"Let's go" we flew over our attackers. We were about to leave the esplanade when Jin Ling stepped in and put his sword to your throat.

"Are you Wei Ying? Are you Wei Wuxian?".

"Jin Ling let's talk about it later"

As you stepped aside to leave, I saw you freeze and collapse. Blood started to flow from your mouth. No, not that! I pushed Jin Ling away violently and crouched down beside you.

"This kid, why did he have to stab me in the same place as his uncle?...I'm holding on. Let's go ".

I helped you up and we left the plaza.

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