The Devil Sword Swordsman
Ch. 248 - The Fate of the Alliance
"Yes, in the end all decisions are in your hands. You have to remember, after that you have to take responsibility for the decision if something bad happens."
"I promise I won't let Senior Yong and the others down." Xin Fai paid her respects. "Possible tomorrow will soon depart with the alliance, is Senior willing to give permission?"
"All decisions are in your hands."
"Senior, that's not what I want to hear."
Yong Tao smiled slightly after that and could only shake his head a few times. "I gave you permission. Do everything well, and return before the inauguration day of the Imperial Pillar."
"Good, Senior."
Suddenly Lan An interrupted their conversation, putting on a hopeful face at Yong Tao.
"Senior Yong, can I come with him to the Qing Empire? I promise I'll take care of him and myself."
"can't. You must stay here fighting with me against the enemy."
For a moment Lan An let out a disappointed breath, she turned her head towards Xin Fai with a heavily disappointed look. Not so long ago Yong Tao said he had to take care of the others, he left Xin Fai and Lan An.
The two young men were both sitting under a tree, observing the evening sky that was beginning to darken to welcome the night. Perhaps today would be the last meeting before parting ways for a long period of time, Lan An could not imagine what would happen to Xin Fai later on and only wished her the best.
"Little sister, you still haven't answered my question."
"I'm an adult and you still call me little sister?" Xin Fai laughed funnyly, glancing at him from the side.
"You want me to call you a big boy?" Lan An replied in annoyance.
"No, no need." Xin Fai shook both of her hands slowly. "About the location of the two swords, I myself do not know where the exact location is. Just guess."
"Where did you know those two swords were in the Qing Empire?"
"I've heard from enemies, Qiang Jun was born from two people from different empires. Before he died maybe he was where he was born, a remote place that people rarely go to..." Xin Fai gradually turned her gaze away from Lan An. He asked again. "May I know where the Book of the Seven Keys came from?"
"I don't know for sure, but my ancestors kept it for hundreds of years before giving it to me. Why why?"
I heard the sound of a finger snap. "That's where the key is! The Book of Seven Keys should have been in Qiang Jun's hands. The one who found it must have known Qiang Jun's tomb was located."
"You mean those two swords were also together with their owners?"
"The two swords were too dangerous, giving them to others would only cause trouble. If I become Qiang Jun, I choose to take two swords with me and the Book of Seven Keys dies with me."
Finally Lan An began to understand the common thread in this matter, although not necessarily a hundred percent true but it never hurts to be sure. She realized Xin Fai was planning something else again, her expression worsening.
"After painstakingly convincing Yong Tao to go to the Qing Empire with the Sacred Sword Alliance, what else do you want, little brother?"
"Don't tell me you want to take me too?"
"Yes," he said as if he did not want to debate many more things.
"You are really brave. I'm not sure Senior Yong will let me go, after all–" Xin Fai had not yet finished talking about finally getting up from his seat, going somewhere quickly.
"Hey, you hear me? Where else to go? I'm not done nagging you!"
"I'll go convince Senior Yong, you just get ready we'll leave tomorrow!"
Lan An was out of mind to serve the young man, his head spinning around unable to think about it anymore but on the other hand he also wanted to go to the Qing Empire. Returning to the village he had missed, Lan An was sure that if his mother was still there he would also be happy to be back there.
"Oh, the kid. If I had the courage it seems also possible today mother is still alive."
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The White Fog Valley was still in a bad situation, hundreds of corpses were laid on the vast ground covered in white cloth. Some families are crying over this tragic death, it is not expected that many local residents were affected in the attack. On the other hand Emperor Qin had been treated in a special room with strict guard.
Crown Prince Qin Yijun was exiled in a dungeon and prepared for the punishment to be given to him. Xin Fai did not care much about the fate of the man in front of her, which was clearly from today her life was not what it used to be. Everyone would hate him, at least that was what would happen to Qin Yijun in the future. No one will believe him anymore.
Now forties of more warriors marching in front of the sect gate waiting for instructions to depart, although still in bad condition they still insist on continuing the journey, namely to pick up the remaining half of the members left in the city before.
The ship departed earlier than planned, at the same time Lan An also joined them after a short conversation with Yong Tao so that the man did not worry too much.
How else, Yong Tao could only agree with Xin Fai last night. Twice he gave in to the young man. Yong Tao began to realize Xin Fai no longer had a stone head, but rather a thick metal head. It was hard to convince the young man to follow his orders.
The anchor of the ship had been raised, slowly moving away from the port of Renwu City and disappearing faintly in the distance. Yong Tao turned his back after delivering their departure, not knowing how to explain to the people that the two candidates for the Imperial Pillar would now take a dangerous path in the land of people.
Not usually the sea is so peaceful when they arrive in the middle of the ocean, it is still so early and also the heat makes the people who stand on the ship like sunburned.
Lan An held onto the tip of the ship while glancing all over, all this time she had only focused on land battles and was poorly trained when fighting on the high seas. Like fighting a pirate or a pirate ship.
Five hours of sailing on the high seas finally a city appeared from a distance, one of the members pointed at the city while saying. "We're almost at our destination!"
Xin Fai opened her eyes while listening to that, she had deliberately trained for a moment with the Red Devils in the subconscious. The five-hour period lasted for five days there, his body again exhausted and felt very heavy as usual. He tried to cover it up by developing a smile, welcoming the rest of the members who would rejoin them.
But in a moment of silence, there was something strange in the city. The sound of consecutive explosions afterwards made Xin Fai hurriedly run to the end of the ship observing more clearly what was going on there.
"Buckoo..."
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