Chapter 181
Yan Xu and others, including Xiao Zhan, were all taken away and imprisoned in Qingtian Sect's water prison.
During this process, Xiao Zhan didn't say a word, and there wasn't even the slightest change in his mood.
But no one noticed that the Red Dragon Sword and Aohan Sword behind Xiao Zhan had been hidden in a hidden corner of the house.
That was something he dug out to hide things when he lived here.
The water prison is built in a hollow mountain peak.
Xiao Zhan and others were locked in cages one by one. The waterfalls falling all around kept hitting the cages, causing great pain.
But none of Yan Xu and the others screamed.
On the contrary, they were extremely calm and still discussing the possibility of escape.
Xiao Zhan kept his eyes closed the whole time, naturally thinking about how to solve this situation.
Yan Xu looked at Xiao Zhan who was in a cage next to him and said with a smile:
"Junior Brother Xiao, you look exactly like Yin He, the young master of the famous Sword Sect."
"So, you have to insist that you are Yin Hyuk."
"In this case, Qingtian Sect will definitely use you to negotiate terms with Mingjian Sect, and Mingjian Sect will definitely try their best to exchange for your safety."
"But if you reveal your true identity, you will have no value and will die miserably."
Xiao Zhan sneered:
"Yan Xu, if we were friends, I would praise you for being awesome."
"Too bad we're not."
"And you will die, and I...will live."
While talking, a middle-aged man in a golden robe walked in with a cold-faced woman dressed in plain clothes.
They stood on the shore and looked at Yan Xu and others in the pool with expressionless faces.
The visitors were Zhuang Bu Sheng, the leader of the Qingtian Sect, and his only daughter, Zhuang Mochou.
Zhuang Bu Sheng is obviously two hundred years old, but he looks like a middle-aged man. The same goes for Zhuang Mochou, who is in his fifties but looks like he is only in his twenties.
But her cold and calm eyes had a special charm. Her graceful body was hidden in her robe, and she still looked tall and graceful.
Especially the way Zhuang Mochou looked at Xiao Zhan and others showed no emotion at all.
Zhuang Bu Sheng raised his hand, and the waterfall suddenly stopped.
He stepped on the water and walked step by step to the iron cage. With a move of his fingers, countless black skeletons emerged from the pool.
"In just one month, you will become like this."
Zhuang Busheng's voice was extremely cold.
Yan Xu and others could not withstand the pressure, and blood instantly appeared from their mouths and noses.
After saying that, Zhuang Bu Sheng turned around and left without any intention of interrogating him.
But Zhuang Mochou, who had been standing on the shore, looked at Xiao Zhan, lightly opened his red lips and said:
"Say who you are."
Before Xiao Zhan could answer, the extremely weak Yan Xu roared:
"He is Yin He, the only grandson of Yin Shiming, the leader of our Famous Sword Sect!"
"If you dare to hurt him, I, the Sword Sect, will definitely destroy your Qingtian Sect!"
"Really?" Zhuang Mochou moved her lotus steps lightly and stepped on the water, but there was no ripple at all.
And everyone also felt the aura of Zhuang Mochou.
This woman is... actually a powerful person in the Heaven-reaching realm!
You must know that Yan Xucai is at the peak of the Dan Lake Realm, and there are two major realms behind him: the Danhai Realm and the Guiyuan Realm, and then the Tongtian Realm.
The Fantasy Sword Sect actually sent them to kill a powerful man in the Tongtian realm!
This assassination mission was doomed to fail from the beginning, because the Huanjian Sect arranged undercover agents in the Qingtian Sect and did not find out Zhuang Mochou's true realm at all!
"Answer my question," Zhuang Mochou stood in front of Xiao Zhan's iron cage, looking down at Xiao Zhan like a goddess above him.
Xiao Zhan chuckled:
"Senior, can you let me speak? I don't like the feeling of being looked down upon."
Zhuang Mochou's voice was still emotionless, "So what if you don't like it? Can not liking it change your destiny?"
"You have to know that there are few people in this world who can't help but be looked down upon."
Xiao Zhan nodded, "Let me out."
Zhuang Mochou waved his hand, and the iron cage trapping Xiao Zhan rose from the pool.
It wasn't until Xiao Zhan's eyes were level with Zhuang Mochou's that the iron cage stopped.
Xiao Zhan smiled and said:
"Senior Mochou, who do you think I am?"
Zhuang Mochou shook his head, "I don't know, so you tell me."
Zhuang Bu Sheng also stood beside Zhuang Mochou, looking at Xiao Zhan as if he were looking at an ant.
Yan Xu, who was in the cage next to him, opened his eyes wide and shouted: "Zhuang Mochou, I told you, he is the young master of our famous sword sect! We are here to kill you this time!"
Zhuang Mochou ignored Yan Xu. With a move of his finger, the dark green pool water flowed along Yan Xu and his body, sealing his mouth instantly.
Only then did Xiao Zhan slowly speak:
"Senior Zhuang is right. I am not the young master of the Famous Sword Sect, and they are not members of the Famous Sword Sect."
Zhuang Bu Sheng frowned, "Then tell me, who are you and who are they?"
Xiao Zhan nodded and said:
"They are disciples of the Fantasy Sword Sect."
"And I am just an unknown person. They forcibly caught me and asked me to pretend to be the young master of the Famous Sword Sect."
Zhuang Bu Sheng sneered, "The Fantasy Sword Sect is really good at planning."
"The entire Qingzhou thinks that the Fantasy Sword Sect will help the famous Sword Sect and start a war with Qingtian Sect."
"But I didn't expect that the Fantasy Sword Sect wanted to reap the benefits."
"If I guess correctly, the real Yin He should be in the hands of the Fantasy Sword Sect, right?"
Xiao Zhan nodded, "That's right."
"So, you are very innocent," Zhuang Bu Sheng nodded, "Unfortunately, you have seen my daughter and know her true strength, so you still want to die."
Xiao Zhan shook his head, "I won't die."
Zhuang Busheng seemed to have heard a big joke and sneered:
"I asked you to die, how could you not die?"
There was no trace of fear on Xiao Zhan's face, he looked directly into Zhuang Mochou's eyes and said slowly:
"Because you will let me continue to pretend to be the young master of the Famous Sword Sect."
"Oh?" Zhuang Bisheng said expressionlessly, "Then tell me why I let you continue to pretend?"
Xiao Zhan nodded and said:
"The Huanjian Sect failed to assassinate Senior Zhuang Mochou, so it will definitely not let the real Yin He return to the Mingjian Sect. Therefore, the Huanjian Sect will definitely kill the real Yin He."
"Sect Master Zhuang, will you send someone to send me back to the Mingjian Sect and ask me to tell Yin Shiming that it was the Huanjian Sect that used me to trigger the conflict between the Qingtian Sect and the Mingjian Sect, and it was the Qingtian Sect that saved me."
"In this way, the relationship between the Famous Sword Sect and the Qingtian Sect can be eased, while the conflict between the Famous Sword Sect and the Fantasy Sword Sect will be stimulated."
"The Qingtian Sect has gone from a dangerous situation of one against two to a third party sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers."
"Well," Zhuang Busheng's eyes flashed with appreciation, "Boy, although you are weak, you have a good brain."
Zhuang Busheng laughed loudly, turned around and left the water prison.
Zhuang Mochou stood in front of the iron cage and did not move.
She looked into Xiao Zhan's eyes and said after a long time:
"you are lying."
Xiao Zhan looked natural and asked with a smile: "Where are you lying?"
"Your identity and your strength," Zhuang Mochou said slowly as he turned around and walked towards the shore:
"Although the power in your body is blocked, I can feel it."
"You are not an ordinary person."
Xiao Zhan nodded, "Who does Senior Zhuang think I am?"
"It's not important," Zhuang Mochou slowly walked towards the entrance of the water prison and said casually: "Because your fate has been determined. Whether you are sent to the Famous Sword Sect or not, you will die."
Zhuang Mochou stopped at the exit and turned to look at Xiao Zhan in the iron cage.
"You're smart, but not smart enough."
"The Fantasy Sword Sect is not as simple as you think. When they planned to assassinate me, they would definitely consider the possibility of failure."
"So, when they arrest Yin He, they will definitely not reveal the identity of the Huanjian Sect. They will definitely make Yin He think that our Qingtian Sect arrested him."
"Then the Fantasy Sword Sect will create the illusion that Yin He was rescued and send Yin He back to the Famous Sword Sect."
"After all, the Fantasy Sword Sect and the Famous Sword Sect are closely related, so rescuing Yin He is a matter of course."
"Then, the Fantasy Sword Sect and the Famous Sword Sect will attack our Qingtian Sect together."
"So, no matter whether the plan of sending someone to assassinate me succeeds or fails, the Fantasy Sword Sect will be the winner."
Xiao Zhan asked with a normal expression:
"Then how does Qingtian Sect plan to break the situation?"
Zhuang Mochou slowly shook his head:
"Any plan is vulnerable in the face of absolute strength."
"The battle between sects requires top combat power."
Xiao Zhan nodded, "That's the truth."
"So, if I guess correctly, Senior Zhuang did not come back from Zhongzhou alone this time."
"Behind you, there are top experts!"
Zhuang Mochou didn't answer and walked toward the exit.
She has said a lot today.
Even she was wondering in her heart, why did she talk so much nonsense with a dying person?
Xiao Zhan suddenly said:
"Senior Zhuang, the words you gave me just now, I give them to you intact."
"You are smart, but not smart enough. You see clearly, but you are not clear enough."
Zhuang Mochou paused for a moment, then appeared at the edge of the pool in a flash. He looked at Xiao Zhan expressionlessly, with a hint of curiosity in his cold and indifferent eyes:
"Then keep talking."
Xiao Zhan glanced at the chains that locked his hands and feet, "Senior, please help me loosen them. It's uncomfortable to talk like this."
Zhuang Mochou waved his hand casually, and the chains and iron cage that bound Xiao Zhan instantly shattered.
Xiao Zhan walked out of the cage, walked to the shore step by step, and then used his true energy to dry the water droplets on his body in an instant.
Then Xiao Zhan looked at Zhuang Mochou in front of him and said:
"Senior, you are right. In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is useless."
"Therefore, the Famous Sword Sect and the Fantasy Sword Sect will definitely consider the consequences of defeat."
"Behind them, there must be other strong men or other large forces!"
Zhuang Mochou gently raised his head and looked at Xiao Zhan, frowning slightly, "Where is the evidence?"
"I have no evidence, but I know that they will never take risks," Xiao Zhan shook his head, "How can a game between big forces be fought at will?"
"Even if there is no evidence to prove that there are strong people behind the Fantasy Sword Sect and the Famous Sword Sect, will the Qingtian Sect dare to attack them? Are they sure they can win the final victory?"
Zhuang Mo's frown deepened, "So?"
Xiao Zhan shook his head, "So, this battle cannot be fought at the moment!"
"Everything the Qingtian Sect, the Fantasy Sword Sect, and the Famous Sword Sect did was just to sow the seeds of hatred, while delaying time and accumulating strength."
"That's why at the beginning, I said, send me to the Famous Sword Sect, and I will continue to pretend to be Yin He. At the same time, you try to catch the real Yin He and control him."
"When I go to the Famous Sword Sect, I will say that the Huanjian Sect wants to kill me to put the blame on the Qingtian Sect, triggering a grudge between the Huanjian Sect and the Famous Sword Sect, and completely breaking the alliance between them. "
"At least it can create a rift between the two families."
Zhuang Mochou shook his head, "You are right, but I won't do this."
Xiao Zhan frowned, "Why?"
Zhuang Mochou turned around again and said as he walked:
"I will send someone to capture Yin He from the Huanjian Sect."
"And that's the end of it."
"Xiao Wuming, stay in the Qingtian Sect," Zhuang Mochou paused again, looked back at Xiao Zhan and said, "In my opinion, send you to the Famous Sword Sect and let the Famous Sword Sect and the Fantasy Sword Sect give birth to a child. The dissatisfaction does not bring long-term benefits to you staying in Qingtian Sect."
Zhuang Mochou said slowly: "If your strength were not too low, I would suggest that you serve as the inner sect elder."
"Stay in the Qingtian Sect and give you the best treatment so that you can improve your strength as soon as possible. I can convince the sect leader that when you reach the Danhai realm, I will grant you permission to serve as the inner sect elder."
Xiao Zhan frowned, Zhuang Mochou called himself Xiao Wuming, obviously because Qingtian Sect also placed an undercover agent in Huanjian Sect.
Moreover, Qingtian Sect's intelligence work is obviously better than that of Huanjian Sect.
Xiao Zhan frowned and asked: "Senior Zhuang, if I want to leave and not join the Qingtian Sect, what are the conditions?"
Zhuang Mochou shook his head, "There are no conditions. If you don't join the Qingtian Sect, you will never leave, or you will die."
At this time, Zhuang Mochou had already reached the exit.
She looked at Xiao Zhan and finally said:
"Like you, I don't like others looking down on me."
"Next time you see me, your eyes can't be higher than mine."
After saying that, Zhuang Mochou walked out of the cave.
Xiao Zhan stood on the edge of the pool, turned to look at Yan Xu and others who were still trapped in the iron cage in the pool, and said expressionlessly:
"To be honest, I quite admire you, especially you, Yan Xu."
"If you were my friend, I would be proud of you."
"But we have become enemies," Xiao Zhan shook his head and said with some emotion: "The world is like this. Some people are destined not to be friends."
"I can't save you."
After hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Yan Xu and others' eyes flashed with complicated emotions.
Xiao Zhan was already slowly walking towards the entrance of the cave.
As soon as he walked out of the cave, he saw the middle-aged woman who pretended to be Zhuang Mochou at first, waiting.
Seeing Xiao Zhan come out, the middle-aged woman nodded, bowed to Xiao Zhan and said:
"The young lady invites the young master to stay at Xuanjian Peak."
Xiao Zhan thanked her and followed the middle-aged woman towards Xuanjian Peak.
