Chapter 570 The Young Swordsman's Tale: Underworld Chapter 16
Chapter 570 The Young Swordsman's Tale: Underworld Chapter 16
Xiao Ruojin's eyes were fixed on Xiao Ruofeng, seeing into the deepest secret in his heart: "Perhaps what you're truly worried about isn't whether this battle can be won, but rather whether, after the victory, your achievements will be added to your record, and whether the relationship between us brothers will change as a result..."
"Brother!"
Xiao Ruofeng suddenly spoke, interrupting Xiao Ruojin's words. His voice was slightly sharp due to his urgency.
...Xiao Ruofeng hesitated for a moment, his brows furrowing slightly as if weighing his words. Then, gritting his teeth as if making a major decision, he said again, "Brother, it's not that I don't trust you, but there are already some rumors circulating outside, and besides, I am indeed..."
"Rumors?" Xiao Ruojin sat up straight instantly, a hint of doubt and wariness flashing in her eyes. "What rumors? Who told you that?"
"Which bastard spread this rumor? His intentions are truly despicable." Emperor Xiaokang was so angry that his nose almost twisted out of shape.
In the parallel world, the brothers Xiao Ruojin and Xiao Ruofeng work together to increase the strength of the Northern Li Kingdom, making the unification of the world just around the corner.
Yet some people secretly spread such malicious rumors, revealing the extent of their malice.
Their purpose was nothing more than to sow discord between the two brothers, causing them to kill each other, thereby weakening the nation's power and leading the parallel world down the same path as the original world.
Emperor Mingguan's face also turned gloomy: "Hmph! Once such rumors spread, the consequences will be unimaginable. It might be the work of Nan Jue or Bei Man, who want to make Bei Li fall into internal strife and have no time to care about them."
Emperor Xiaokang slammed his fist on the table in anger, making the teacup jump: "These despicable people! They actually used such underhanded methods!"
In stark contrast to the indignant Emperor Xiaokang and Emperor Mingguan, Xiao Ruofeng was so nervous that his heart was pounding in his throat. His hands unconsciously clenched into fists, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Is history about to repeat itself?
Back then, it was precisely because his elder brother feared that his expedition to the Southern Sect would increase his power that he abandoned the battle and instead sent his second senior brother, Lei Mengsha, to lead the troops.
Who would have thought that this decision would lead to the second senior brother being outmaneuvered by Xiao Yong and ultimately dying at Luolei Mountain.
Xiao Ruofeng closed his eyes, his thoughts involuntarily drifting back to that painful memory, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
The despair and helplessness that had haunted him before swept over him again, turning his face deathly pale.
Does this mean that he and his brother in the parallel world will eventually end up killing each other?
Just then, Xiao Yi suddenly said decisively, "It wasn't done by Nan Jue and Bei Man."
“Don’t forget, Xiao Ruojin is currently in the Divine Realm. With his current abilities, the entire Tianqi City is under his control. There are only two possibilities for the current situation.”
"What's possible?"
Xiao Ruofeng asked somewhat nervously, afraid of hearing the answer he least wanted to accept from Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi glanced at him, completely disregarding his feelings, and said directly, "The first possibility is that he tacitly approved of this and deliberately used this rumor to warn you!"
Xiao Ruofeng's expression instantly turned grim, and he continued to ask, "What's the second possibility?"
"The second possibility is that people came down from the sky."
These words startled everyone present.
Emperor Xiaokang and Emperor Mingguan exchanged bewildered glances, their faces filled with disbelief: "People have descended from the heavens? How is that possible? Aren't the guardians of the four directions still there? How could people from above possibly come down?"
In Xiao Yu's previous life, if it weren't for Wu Qinghuan, the people in heaven might not have descended to the mortal realm.
Why would someone from heaven suddenly descend to earth when everything was going so well? Could it be that Wu Qinghuan, that idiot, has done something stupid again?
"If these things were really done by people from heaven, wouldn't they be in danger?" Emperor Mingguan looked at the big screen, his tone revealing a hint of worry.
Upon hearing this, the others also felt a heavy weight in their hearts. At that moment, it was as if the air in the entire hall had frozen.
However, their worries didn't last long. In the scene, the person in the upper position, 'Xiao Ruojin', wielded the Heaven-Slaying Sword and killed the troublemaking demon.
Although he was seriously injured in the battle, thanks to his cultivation level in the Divine Realm, he only needed fifteen days to recuperate and his body had recovered to about 70-80%.
"happy!"
Emperor Xiaokang clapped his hands in delight, a look of pleasure on his face: "That's how it should be done. Then, like Xiao Yu, wipe out those bastards in the heavens and see if they still dare to look down on us humans! If they still dare to devour the fortune of the human world."
“I knew it! We have to have faith in Xiao Ruojin. Back when he was still Xiao Yu, he was able to single-handedly slaughter that group of demons. Now that only one of them has descended from heaven, what big waves can he stir up?” Emperor Mingguan laughed along, as if he wasn’t the one who had been anxiously pacing around just now.
"It's all my fault for getting used to seeing Xiao Yu before, so now when I see Xiao Ruojin's face, I automatically think of his cowardly appearance in the original world, and I almost thought that he and Xiao Ruofeng were going to be suspicious of each other again."
“That makes some sense! Although Xiao Ruojin isn’t bad-looking, she does look a bit ordinary compared to the people around her. So I think Xiao Yu’s face is more pleasing to the eye and has more heroic spirit.”
These words immediately drew nods of agreement from everyone, and the atmosphere in the hall became much more relaxed.
After being attacked for her abilities by her ancestors, Xiao Ruojin was now being attacked for her looks: ...
Ever since Xiao Ruojin returned from Kunlun, she has been pondering one thing.
Nangong Chunshui once told him that the reason why the demon in the sky descended to the mortal world was because when the two of them fought last time, they gave the other party an opportunity to take advantage of them.
Five years have passed since then, which means that the sorcerer descended five years ago.
Where had he been hiding all this time? What had he been doing during that time? Xiao Ruojin had no idea.
However, one thing is certain: that sorcerer must have colluded with someone in the court and learned about the relationship between the brothers through that person.
Then the two joined forces, one spreading rumors and the other concealing the truth.
Xiao Ruojin closed her eyes and began to analyze in her mind who this person was.
This person must have a very close relationship with him and Xiao Ruofeng, and must know their personalities very well in order to be able to so precisely orchestrate and sow discord between them.
At the same time, he also held considerable power and status, which enabled him to spread rumors so widely and so quickly.
Suddenly, a name popped into his mind: "It's him..."
Xiao Ruojin's eyes darkened, and her expression turned grim.
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