"Mr. Yu, Mr. Yu …" Ding Meng exclaimed as he ran into the arena.
Yu Xingyang waved his hand slightly, indicating that he was fine, because his waist was still very straight, and there was still a smile on his face. "I did not lose."
However, Ling Yuelan said meaningfully, "But you can leave now."
Yu Xingyang revealed a strange expression. "Leave?"
"Yes!"
Ling Yuelan nodded in satisfaction, "You can leave the mountain now and quickly leave this place. I will definitely not make things difficult for you."
Yu Xingyang ignored her, his gaze landing on Long Yao in front of him.
Long Yao held the blade in her hand, cupped her fists, and bowed slightly to him, giving him a secular etiquette.
Yu Xingyang was silent for a long time, then nodded. "I understand, I'll leave now."
Ding Meng immediately came up to support him, and slowly walked up the mountain path.
The sky gradually darkened, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the stone slabs of the dueling platform, but the blood had long since dried up.
Ling Yuelan stared into the distance. After an unknown period of time, she finally muttered, "He's right, he didn't lose."
Yu Xingyang did not lose, so the one who lost was definitely Long Yao. However, Long Yao did not dare to say anything.
Ling Yuelan said expressionlessly, "You can leave now."
Long Yao revealed a shocked expression. "Where does Master want me to go?"
Ling Yuelan said, "I want you to leave the mountain now and leave this place. Don't come back for a short period of time."
Long Yao asked with a trembling voice, "Master, why are you doing this?"
Ling Yuelan sighed, "Even though you are still here, your heart is no longer here."
Long Yao was so scared that she knelt down with a plop. "Master, I grew up in the Celestial Sect and have never been disloyal …"
Ling Yuelan stroked her hair and sighed slightly. "I know, but you still lost this time. Because you didn't kill him, you lost."
Long Yao did not understand these words, but fortunately, Ling Yuelan explained, "There is no blade in your hand, but there is a blade in your heart. Isn't this talking about you as well? You seem to be heartless, but in reality, there is love in the human world, and it is even better than the Immortal Dao. If you stay by his side, perhaps your saber techniques will truly improve. You can leave now.
After saying that, she ignored Long Yao's pleas and turned to walk into the inner hall.
On the other side of the mountain path, Ding Meng was supporting Yu Xingyang as they slowly made their way to the foot of the mountain. Yu Xingyang's injuries were very serious. Even though Long Yao hadn't used all of her strength in that last attack and had even pulled back at the critical moment, that attack had still heavily injured his heart. His Origin Energy foundation had been greatly affected, and even walking was very difficult for him.
"Mr. Yu, let's take a break!" Ding Meng helped him walk towards a snow rock.
Yu Xingyang sat down cross-legged, leaning against a withered tree and closing his eyes to rest. Ding Meng, on the other hand, took a water bag to the riverside to fill it with water.
When Ding Meng returned with water, Yu Xingyang suddenly opened his eyes, which were filled with coldness.
It was also at this moment that countless black crows in the depths of the withered forest were startled. They turned into black spots and disappeared into the horizon.
Even though Ding Meng couldn't sense any Origin Energy or aura, he knew that this was an abnormal phenomenon. Either a Demonic Beast had appeared in the forest, or an enemy was nearby.
The person hadn't arrived yet, but his killing intent and aura had already caused the surrounding animals to scatter like birds.
Yu Xingyang suddenly opened his mouth. "Ding Meng!"
Ding Meng ran over. "Mr. Yu!"
Yu Xingyang's expression was very serious. "Ding Meng, don't be impulsive. No matter what happens, you must remember that you must protect your own life and live well."
These words were exactly the same as what Zheng Ming had said before he had left. Ding Meng hesitated. "Mr. Yu, you …"
Yu Xingyang sighed. "Ding Meng, I can be considered half your master, right?
You're still young. If you're lucky enough to awaken in the future, I hope that you can pass on my Phaseless Blade Technique. Can you do it? "
Ding Meng respectfully lowered his head. "Mr. Yu, please don't worry. If I can live, I will definitely do it."
Yu Xingyang nodded. "Very good. Now, please lend me your precious Hero's Knife."
There must be a deeper meaning behind his actions. Ding Meng didn't hesitate and quickly handed over the knife.
Yu Xingyang lovingly stroked the blade. His expression was somewhat excited as he muttered, "I never thought that I, Yu Xingyang, would be so lucky to be blessed by the heavenly spirits of these 'big brothers'. Today, I can wield this Hero's Knife to kill enemies. Yu Xingyang has no regrets in this life. I will protect it with all my strength."
When the word 'kill enemies' came out, Ding Meng was shocked. Were there enemies nearby?
How could there only be enemies?
And there was more than one enemy.
Ding Meng soon saw a group of people emerge from a small path on the side of the withered forest. There were five men and one woman, a total of six people.
The leader was actually Bai Pinghai. The five people behind him were all disciples of the Bai Clan. Yu Xingyang recognized two of them. One was Zhan Long, who had been killed by General Zheng Ming at Tian Qing's birthday banquet. The other was Zhan Long's elder brother, Zhan Yi.
The other two men were different. The man on the left was dressed luxuriously and had an arrogant expression. The man on the right was dressed shabbily and had an absent-minded expression. As for the remaining woman, she was sandwiched between the two men. Her appearance was beautiful and her clothes were exquisite. Clearly, she was from a noble sect.
These three people had one thing in common. They were all very young. They looked no more than thirty years old.
While Yu Xingyang was secretly shocked, Bai Pinghai's expression was even more surprised. He didn't expect to meet Yu Xingyang in such a place.
"Brother Yu, how have you been?" Bai Pinghai took the initiative to speak. However, his voice sounded particularly strange in this withered forest where there was no one around.
Yu Xingyang was silent. Then, he said, "Tian Qing sent you, right?"
Bai Pinghai was instantly stunned.
Yu Xingyang's lips curled into a cold smile. "You thought I was dead, right?"
Bai Pinghai showed a strange expression. "What are you talking about, Brother Yu?
I don't understand. "
Yu Xingyang laughed even more disdainfully. "Bai Pinghai, you don't have to pretend anymore. Tian Qing knows that I have a death appointment at the Celestial Heavens Gate today, so he asked you to wait at the foot of the mountain. Once I am killed by the Celestial Heavens Gate, you can take Ding Meng away."
Bai Pinghai didn't speak. At this time, it was often Zhan Long who spoke. "Senior Yu, as a member of the Extraterritorial Devil Kingdom, you have no right to take the people of the Flourishing Kingdom out of the country. We came here this time hoping to send Brother Ding back to his hometown."
Yu Xingyang couldn't help but raise his head and laugh. "I really admire you. Every time you do something shameless, you can always use the banner of righteousness. But this is normal, because Bai Pinghai is such a person. His brain is full of thieves and prostitutes, but his mouth is full of benevolence, righteousness, and morality. That's why he can teach disciples like you. If you want to kill Ding Meng, you have to ask me first."
At this time, Ding Meng finally understood. Although Big Brother Zheng Ming had died, they were not willing to give up. They wanted to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots to prevent future troubles.
Facing Yu Xingyang's straightforwardness, Zhan Long actually couldn't refute for the first time. After all, Yu Xingyang was not Zheng Ming. He could see the motives of these people at a glance.
At this point, Bai Pinghai also knew that it was useless to deny it. He suddenly cupped his hands. "Brother Yu, you are the guest of honor among the guests of General Tian. You are the king of sabers. You don't have to hurt the harmony between the two families."
Yu Xingyang laughed again. "I completely understand what you mean, but it's useless to me. Don't waste your breath. Bring it on."
Bai Pinghai took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart. The situation had turned out like this, which was the last thing he wanted to see.
Ding Meng was nothing more than a defenseless child. How could he get involved?
However, Zhan Long had volunteered to come to the Celestial Heavens Gate for the sake of befriending the Skywings. Zhan Long wanted to come, and so did a few of his fellow disciples. This was especially true of his precious daughter, Bai Ling. She had long since grown tired of staying in the capital, clamoring that she had to go out this time no matter what.
Just in case, Bai Pinghai decided to come along as well. With this lineup, let alone one Ding Meng, even ten Ding Meng's and a hundred Ding Meng's wouldn't be able to escape from their clutches. Who would have thought that Yu Xingyang would be alive and well?
With Bai Pinghai's strength, he wouldn't be able to last more than ten moves against Yu Xingyang.
Bai Pinghai patiently said, "Brother Yu, if you let me bring Ding Meng back, the Tian Family and the Bai Family will owe you a huge favor. You will repay it in the future."
Yu Xingyang sneered. "I can't afford to owe you a favor. Who knows, maybe I won't repay you one day."
Bai Pinghai was helpless. "I didn't think that the world-famous Yu Xingyang would actually be willing to block the path of my Bai Family for a peasant boy."
Yu Xingyang leisurely said, "I also didn't think that the famous Tianqing would forcefully cause two lives to be lost in order to cover up his son's evil deeds. The Flourishing Kingdom won't last long with evil people like you in power."
Bai Pinghai's voice finally turned cold. "You don't have the right to say whether it will last long or not. However, I advise you that if you really want to be enemies with us, you should know what happened to our former enemies."
Yu Xingyang spat. "Aside from your bellyful of evil tricks, what else can you do?
In my, Yu Xingyang's, eyes, you are all ants. I don't need to care about the feelings of ants … "
Bai Pinghai didn't speak anymore. He didn't just rely on schemes and tricks to get to where he was today. He still had strength.
Because he suddenly realized that something was wrong. In the past, Yu Xingyang had always been taciturn and indifferent. Today, Yu Xingyang didn't seem to be any different, but he was several times more talkative than usual.
Seeing Bai Pinghai's shifty eyes, Yu Xingyang was secretly anxious. He also knew that it wasn't a problem to hide it from those young people, but it was very difficult to hide it from a villain like Bai Pinghai. Because villains were often very meticulous, the other party would find out that he was seriously injured sooner or later.
Under normal circumstances, Yu Xingyang wouldn't put ten Bai Pinghai in his eyes. However, when he was seriously injured, even half of Bai Pinghai could take his life. Now, he could recover for a while. If he could alert the people of the Celestial Heavens Gate, maybe Ding Meng could be saved.
Thinking of this, Yu Xingyang slowly raised his right hand and gently hooked his finger at Bai Pinghai. "Come!"