First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1090 - All I Care About Are the Results

The Heavensdeath Demon Empress! Ye Luo, Bai Yi, and the others recognized the young woman in the red dress at a glance. It didn’t seem at all strange that she could effortlessly suppress the old man in gold.

After all, this was an ancestral figure of the Demonist path, an expert who’d long since reached the Imperial Apex Realm. Her cultivation base was deep and unfathomable, and throughout the Wilds, those who could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with her were rare enough to count on one’s fingers!

The Wang Family higher-ups fell into a daze, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. They didn’t recognize the Heavensdeath Demon Empress, but they could tell that she was an extremely terrifying existence.

Even seated casually upon a cloud, that formless majesty left them feeling suffocated. They felt more helpless and insignificant than ever before.

“Who is it this time? How could she be so terrifying?”

“In the blink of an eye, she defeated the emissary of the Studio of the Heart. Throughout the Wilds, how many could have achieved that?”

“We’re finished. We’re completely finished…”

The white-haired old man and the other Wang Family old-timers were completely despondent, as if they were attending their parents’ funerals.

The reincarnation of the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force was already enough to put endless pressure on that. Adding this supremely terrifying woman to the mix was the straw that broke the camel’s back; they completely gave in to despair.

“How could a toad possibly taste good? It’s disgusting just thinking about it.” Su Yi shook his head.

He continued ahead, arrived at the old man in golden robes, and asked, “What are your young mistress’s origins?”

He recalled destroying the Painter’s remnants of will. When he brought up the young mistress of the Studio of the Heart, the majestic, godlike Painter lost his composure and resorted to threats. He said that if anything happened to their young mistress, they’d destroy the entirety of the Wilds!

This naturally piqued Su Yi’s curiosity.

The golden-robed elder quivered on the ground. He was injured to the brink of death.

He raised his head with great difficulty, but instead of answering Su Yi’s question, he rasped, “Su Xuanjun, and here I took you for an upright, unparalleled figure. Who’d have thought you’d go back on your word and arrange for someone to ambush me from the shadows? How utterly despicable!”

Ye Luo and Bai Yi couldn’t help but laugh. The old toad is seriously shameless enough to call Master despicable? Isn’t that a bit too ridiculous?

Su Yi couldn’t even be bothered to explain. He stretched out his hand and pressed down.

Bang!

A terrifying suppressive force bore down on the old man in golden robes, who instantly transformed back into a golden toad covered with bleeding wounds.

“I know there’s an imprint of the Painter’s will in your soul too, but I’m really in no mood to spar with him now,” said Su Yi. As he spoke, his hands formed seals, and he executed a secret art to seal the Three-Eyed Golden Toad completely.

Furthermore, to prevent anything unexpected from happening, he incorporated a wisp of the Sword of the Nine Hells’ power into the seal.

That way, even if the Painter’s will was awakened, the toad could forget about escaping.

Su Yi looked up at the dome of heaven. “If you want to eat it, I could cut off one of its legs for you. How about it?”

“Big Brother Su, if you roast it for me personally, I’ll eat it. If not, I won’t have any appetite,” laughed the Heavendeath Demon Empress.

“In that case, forget it.” Su Yi directly put the Three-Eyed Golden Toad away.

“....” The Heavensdeath Demon Empress’s beautiful eyes shone with a hint of resentment, but how could Su Yi possibly care about that?

He rubbed his neck and furrowed his brow. “What are you sitting so high up for? Come on down.”

“Oh?” The Heavensdeath Demon Empress obediently got up, her red dress swaying around her as she whooshed to the ground. There, she stood beside Su Yi, seemingly as docile as a servant girl waiting for orders.

This left many of the onlookers so stunned that their eyeballs practically popped out.

But beads of cold sweat formed on Ye Luo and Bai Yi’s foreheads. Her Excellency the Heavensdeath Demon Empress sure knows how to put on an act! Those who didn’t know better might well mistake her for Master’s servant…

Suddenly, Wang Zhongyuan dashed over and bowed deeply to Su Yi. “Wang Zhongyuan of the Middle Province Wang Family greets you, Your Excellency Su!”

He was covered in wounds and blood, but he was obviously paying them no heed. When he greeted Su Yi, he looked utterly ill at ease.

Wang Que felt a twinge of pain at the sight of it, but at the same time, he felt helpless.

“Greetings, Your Excellency Su!”

The other Wang Family higher-ups rushed over to greet him too.

All of them averted their gazes. They were visibly panicked and terrified.

Wang Que hesitated, then stepped forward and said in a low voice, “Master, I…”

Su Yi waved, then said warmly, “I know what you want to say. I came to the Wang Family to make sure that you were okay. Now, I can finally relax. As for whatever else your family has done? I’ll let the Wang Family resolve that on its own. All I care about are the results.”

Wang Que was stunned.

But Su Yi had already continued. “Wang Zhuofu, I’ll leave the rest to you.”

Before he’d even finished speaking, an aged figure shot over from afar.

This was none other than Wang Zhuofu.

As soon as he arrived, he bowed deeply to Su Yi. “Your Excellency Su, please rest assured. This old man will be sure to give you a satisfactory answer!”

The white-haired old man and his cronies completely lost their cool as they realized that this time, they were unlikely to escape disaster.

“Let’s go find a place to have a drink.” Su Yi put one hand behind his back and carried a jug of wine in the other as he turned and left.

Even if he set aside his concern for Wang Que, he wouldn’t have been interested in punishing those Wang Family old-timers personally.

Better to just leave it to Wang Zhuofu.

After all, the Wang Family high elder had been tricked by his own clansmen and used as a pawn. He’d long since suppressed a bellyful of fire.

Furthermore, Su Yi trusted that Wang Zhuofu would give him a satisfactory answer.

……

As the ancestral home of the Wang Family, the Allmist Spirit Mountains were a first-rate blessed ground by the standards of the Middle Province. The mountains extended into the distance, their peaks as numerous as trees in a forest.

Tonight’s disturbance had already alerted the entire sect, and countless clansmen were rushing toward the meeting hall on the main peak.

However, at least for now, none of that had anything to do with Su Yi.

Under Wang Que’s leadership, Su Yi and his companions arrived at a cliffside atop one of the peaks.

“Fifth Senior Apprentice Brother, why didn’t you stay with your family earlier?” Bai Yi couldn’t help but ask.

Ye Luo lowered his voice. “Stupid. Had Fifth Senior Apprentice Brother remained, he would surely have witnessed his clansmen killing each other. There’s no way that’d be a pleasant experience.”

Wang Que sighed, then forced a smile. “I’ve embarrassed myself in front of you.”

He really was displeased.

But Ye Luo walked up and patted him on the shoulder, then passed him a jug of wine. “Don’t talk like such an outsider. Come on, drink.”

A warm current coursed through Wang Que’s heart. He accepted the jug and drank.

Not far away, Su Yi took out that black jade scepter. When he tightened his grip, it shattered, and Jin Kui fell to the ground.

But before Su Yi could catch her, the Heavensdeath Demon Empress beat him to the punch and pulled Jin Kui into her arms.

The Heavensdeath Demon Empress batted her eyes and laughed. “Men and women should avoid improper contact. Even master and apprentice must take care to avoid suspicion. Please, allow me.”

“???” Su Yi looked confused, and the others were at a loss for words.

What is she saying? Does Her Excellency Heavensdeath really think Master is going to take advantage of Fourth Senior Apprentice Sister?

Su Yi couldn’t help but snort coldly, “You’ve really got a dirty mind!”

But the Heavensdeath Demon Empress didn’t seem at all concerned. “I said you had to avoid suspicion, not that you were going to do anything to your disciple. How could you call that dirty?”

Su Yi promptly shut his mouth. He was well aware that when it came to arguing, this demoness had unique, domineering talent. If he argued with her, she’d only become even more unreasonable.

The Heavensdeath Demon Empress giggled, then started undoing the power sealing Jin Kui’s soul.

Before long, Jin Kui regained consciousness. She looked dazed and bewildered, but as she took in one familiar face after another, her eyes gradually widened.

“Am I… Is this a… dream?” Jin Kui murmured.

Ye Luo, Bai Yi, and Wang Que looked at each other. They couldn’t help but laugh.

And the Heavensdeath Demon Empress couldn’t help but tease her. “Little beauty, if this were a dream, you wouldn’t be able to see your master and your apprentice brothers.”

“Uh…Ah!?” Jin Kui jumped as she realized a beautiful woman was embracing her. She instantly struggled free and climbed to her feet.

After a few deep breaths, she finally managed to calm herself. Even so, when she swept her gaze across Ye Luo, Bai Yi, and Wang Que, she looked confused. What’s going on?

I only just woke up. What are my junior apprentice brothers doing here? Where is this place?

And who are the woman in red and the young man in blue?

Countless questions rushed into her mind.

“Senior Apprentice Sister, just now, Master saved you…” said Ye Luo.

He was just about to explain the full situation to Jin Kui when she recalled something, and her expression abruptly shifted. “Junior Apprentice Brother Ye Luo, don’t tell me it’s really as Pi Mo says? Has that scoundrel Su Yi really seized control of your mind?”

Ye Luo couldn’t help but grimace. Great. Pi Mo’s obviously tricked Senior Apprentice Sister Jin Kui too.

Bai Yi hurriedly tried to explain. “Senior Apprentice Sister, Pi Mo tricked you!”

He then explained everything he’d experienced, including how he’d attempted to assassinate their master in the Ten Directions Yao Mountains after listening to Pi Mo’s lies…

“Truly?” Jin Kui’s expression filled with uncertainty.

When Ye Luo saw this, he felt that he had no choice but to reveal his own shortcomings. In a self-deprecating tone, he described how he’d trusted Pi Mo, and how Pi Mo had used him.

And when Wang Que saw his two junior apprentice brothers “confess”, he coughed dryly, then told his own awkward tale of house arrest and being used as just another of Pi Mo’s pawns.

By the time he finished, Jin Kui stood there in a daze. She muttered to herself, “So, for all these years, Eldest Senior…. No, Pi Mo… has been lying to me?”

Ye Luo, Bai Yi, and Wang Que nodded. “That’s right!”

The Heavensdeath Demon Empress took all of this in. Despite herself, her red lips curved into a smile.

She transmitted, “Big Brother Su, I didn’t realize it, but that eldest disciple of yours is quite something. He actually managed to trick all his juniors.”

Su Yi took a sip of wine. “When you trust someone enough, it’s extremely easy for them to deceive you. That’s why they say that spectators see the game better than the players. All Pi Mo did was take advantage of their trust. That’s not impressive at all; it’s just shameless and despicable.

“In my eyes, Pi Mo’s behavior and his intentions warrant death, and his crimes… are even more unforgivable!”

Here, the depths of Su Yi’s gaze glinted with cold, indifferent light.