The Legend of the Devil
Ch. 81 - Oath to the Sky
The figure was sidetracked when Yin Jiao was caught, making the enemy manage to hit his shin until he was dazed. One of the enemies slashed a sword into his face, successfully cutting off the thin cloth covering his face.
Something lay beside the fallen figure, appeared a square box carved in gold and wrapped in a thin cloth that was so smooth. That thing was the gift of gratitude that Yin Jiao had given Xue Zhan before the Beginner Swordsman Exam.
Unexpectedly for these three years, Xue Zhan kept it in the halfway house and came to pick it up. There were some other items he had to take from there. Therefore Xue Zhan came back to the Emperor's palace secretly.
Yin Jiao who was being held by the enemy opened her mouth.
"Gift it—" His voice choked, "You ... Xue Zhan?"
The young man re-entered his item, no matter Yin Jiao spoke to him. When he saw the young man's face for himself Yin Jiao knew his guess had not missed.
"News about you ... You can't do that, can you?"
Xue Zhan stood back up, slightly staggering. Yin Jiao looked at the wounds all over her body that could be said to be severe but what shocked her with such injuries Xue Zhan was still able to stand up and fight.
"Worry about yourself, Miss Yin."
Xue Zhan came forward swinging his sword at three necks at once, beating the rest until it collapsed unconscious and reached the person holding Yin Jiao back.
"I heard Miss Yin is one of the geniuses of our Empire, but why don't you defend yourself and instead get busy worrying about other people's affairs?"
The man behind Yin Jiao knew his martial abilities were below Xue Zhan and immediately released Yin Jiao.
When he thought that the man was frightened, Xue Zhan was gravely mistaken. He had a secret weapon in the form of poison powder, his finger spreading the poison onto Yin Jiao's face who was late to realize it.
"Don't breathe the air"
Xue Zhan was late, Yin Jiao had already inhaled him first. The young man immediately killed the man. The Ghost Jade Tower's men drew blood from the mouth with a tear in the neck, his death paid off, Yin Jiao had to be poisoned.
Xue Zhan propped up the girl's head on the lap, the strength in the girl's body slowly weakened and it made Xue Zhan agitated incessantly.
"This is my problem, why should you be involved in this misfortune?" Xue Zhan clenched his fist, so furious at the Ghost Jade Tower. This was truly a multiple-fold retaliation just like the Ghost Gnawer had said.
Xue Zhan brought his face closer, smelling the familiar smell of poison. "The Poison of a Thousand Flowers? No way! This was a rare type of poison that had never been spread in Diqiu Empire. Then ... Who gave this poison? Why should I involve Miss Yin?"
If the goal was only for revenge should the Ghost Blower not have to bother involving others and could directly kill him halfway.
Xue Zhan raised his face, seeing the hundreds of warriors of Diqiu Empire coming. It was as if repeating the same thing back when the 45th Elder died in his hands. His face turned bad.
"This evil has harmed Miss Yin!"
Misadventure after misfortune never stopped chasing him, Xue Zhan clenched one hand so angrily. Two people ran forward the message to Emperor Ziran, the rest stayed in place while rebuking the young man.
"Who do you think you are, you have killed the 45th Elder of the Eternal Valley, caused your Master to commit suicide and now harm Miss Yin?!"
The young man laughed weakly. The situation further cornered him, if he tried to explain right now it was meaningless as well.
"Yesterday Elder, then your Master, is now the grandson of our Empire's esteemed gentleman, Yin Jiao?! Where is your heart, demon?! If you don't have a heart, use your brain to think!"
Yin Jiao's father-in-law's sister loudly scolded, Yin Jiao is the nephew she loves very much. Now that girl was in the lap of Xue Zhan—the cold-blooded Devil who had shocked Diqiu Empire and perhaps the other Four Empires as well.
"I won't hurt her, Miss Yin is a good girl."
The young man laid down Yin Jiao's body slowly, looking into her eyes so regretfully. One of the students called it.
"He teamed up with the Ghost Jade Tower to harm Miss Yin. I saw it for myself, when Miss Yin was held by the enemy, this demon almost beheaded her. Then they administered the poison to Miss Yin."
Everyone was shocked again.
Amidst the chaotic situation a man of age and stern stature walked in haste, his eyes gleaming full of anger looking at the scene before him.
"You—iblis is shameless!" pox. Ziran Zhao pointed at Xue Zhan. He had lost face in public and was about to lose his granddaughter because of that demon.
"I gave you trust and opportunity, but what did you give me back?! No more forgiveness for you. You must be put to death in the most terrible way!"
Ziran Zhao's cry was accompanied by the shouts of the hundreds of people who had surrounded Xue Zhan back then. They raised the sword while exclaiming, repeatedly, until Xue Zhan again let out a sound.
"There's nothing I can say anymore. Please take care of Miss Yin's wound. It's my fault that can't prevent misfortune from befalling him."
"You're a misfortune for everyone!"
Xue Zhan gulped roughly, one hand grasping the sword hilt unwillingly taking it out. He had left his teacher, his friends and the Eternal Valley college as a fugitive. Now that Yin Jiao had fallen and Ziran Zhao's great fury, Xue Zhan wasn't sure if there were still any parts of the world willing to accept it.
Having nothing, his life is ruined in a matter of hours and everyone hates him. Xue Zhan had no reason to live other than his teacher's last message. To be a great warrior who destroys the rot on this earth. Including the person who made this slander to him.
The young man turned around leaving Yin Jiao who was immediately secured, fled to the palace gate and broke through the guard. His fastest wind move could still be overtaken by some other swordsman, Xue Zhan ignored the pain in his body and went into the forest, continuing to run.
Until he had no direction anymore, losing the spirit of life that had previously been so smoldering and somehow the fire was extinguished like the wind.
The wilderness only drove him to an empty place with a ravine on the edge.
When he turned around, 150 more warriors gathered to take his life. There were the Yin Jiao brothers with Grandfather Ziran Zhao. As well as the dozens of disciples and elders from the Eternal Valley who came to avenge them for the death of the 45th Elder and the departure of Kang Jian.
"You were once a disciple of the Eternal Valley and also a recognized intermediate swordsman. But now, I'm going to say it to everyone. That the Eternal Valley does not acknowledge you as a student of our college!" exclaimed the Eternal Valley College Chairman, Chang Gao loudly.
"And I as the Head of the Eternal Valley College swear to the heavens, will avenge all your vile deeds!"
Right at the same time the lightning struck, that face was so wrathful it looked at Xue Zhan as well as everyone standing in front of the young man. They have been swallowed up by anger and will never be satisfied before their lives are taken away.