Ling Tian Sword God

Chapter 756: Chapter 754: Searching for the True Culprit_1

Ling Chen did not attempt to kill Miaoyin; he simply used the flat of his sword to strike her chest. If he had intended to kill her, that single blow could have been fatal.

”Senior Sister Miaoyin! Damn it, we have to fight him!”

Xuan Yu gritted her silver teeth, hatred blazing in her beautiful eyes. Just as she was about to lunge at Ling Chen, Miaoyin’s voice suddenly came from behind, calling for them to stop.

”Junior Sister, stop!”

Miaoyin had already risen from the ground, her pretty face etched with solemnity.

”Why should we stop?” Xuan Yu seemed unwilling to yield. ”If we don’t take this brat down, I won’t be able to rest easy!”

”The question is, can we actually take him down?”

Miaoyin forced a bitter smile. She knew Ling Chen had shown mercy earlier, perhaps sparing them out of consideration for Hanmei Villa. However, if they persisted in harassing him, it was uncertain if he would be so lenient again.

Hearing this, the other disciples of Hanmei Villa fell silent. They knew Miaoyin was right, but the grievance was hard to swallow.

Despite this, Miaoyin clasped her fist in a martial salute to Ling Chen. ”Today, we were outmatched, so we will say no more. But our blood feud with Shen Qianlang is irreconcilable; Hanmei Villa will never let this matter rest.”

Hearing this, Ling Chen frowned. He knew it would be difficult to explain the situation clearly. It seemed Shen Qianlang would have to try his best to avoid the people from Hanmei Villa in the future to prevent being targeted for revenge.

”Let’s go!”

After leaving this stern warning, Miaoyin, Xuan Yu, and the other Hanmei Villa disciples prepared to depart, carrying the injured Ling Zhen.

”Finally, those wretched women are gone. But it’s a shame about my Storage Ring; I left it at Hanmei Villa. It had all my savings from over the years... and the memento my master left me.”

Shen Qianlang sighed heavily, muttering to himself, Forget it, forget it. It looks like I won’t be getting it back...

”Don’t dwell on it. You definitely won’t get those things back.” Ling Chen shook his head. What a time to be worrying about years of savings! But the next moment, Ling Chen’s expression suddenly changed. He quickly looked at Shen Qianlang and exclaimed, ”You said the memento your master left you was also at Hanmei Villa?”

”Yes.”

Shen Qianlang was taken aback. He didn’t understand why Ling Chen was so agitated. I should be the one who’s upset, considering it was my master’s memento.

”When I was leaving the mountain, my master gifted me a Daoist Robe. He said it was worn by the founder of our Qingcheng Palace and told me to take good care of it. Brother Ling Chen, it’s just a Daoist Robe, nothing particularly important. I’m already content just to be alive,” Shen Qianlang said, appearing quite nonchalant.

However, upon hearing this, Ling Chen didn’t reply. Instead, he strode forward, unleashed his Light Skill, and landed in front of Miaoyin’s group, blocking their path.

”What do you think you’re doing? Are you trying to kill us to silence us?”

Miaoyin and the other Hanmei Villa disciples all looked alarmed. ”We’re not far from our Villa. Besides, many people in the Villa know we came out to hunt Shen Qianlang. If we die here, our Villa Owner will never forgive you!”

”That’s right! Our Villa Owner is at the Sky Apex Realm Ninth Level and is currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Semi-Saint Realm. If you kill us, he will ensure you die without a burial place!” Xuan Yu, now sounding somewhat afraid, invoked the power of their Villa Owner to intimidate Ling Chen.

A Half-Saint Powerhouse, as the name suggests, is an expert who already has one foot in the Saint Realm. There are few individuals of this caliber, not only in Yi Zhou but across the entire Nine Provinces Land.

”Rest assured, I, Ling Chen, am not the kind of person to go back on my word.”

Ling Chen looked exasperated and shook his head. This reassured Miaoyin and the others somewhat.

”Then why are you blocking our path?”

Miaoyin continued to watch Ling Chen warily, suspecting he might suddenly make a hostile move.

”Brother Shen said his Storage Ring was left at Hanmei Villa, and it contains something very important to him. I hope you can return it,” Ling Chen said with a faint smile.

”Ridiculous! Hanmei Villa is a prominent sect. We wouldn’t care about a Storage Ring belonging to someone like Shen Qianlang.”

A cold glint flashed in Miaoyin’s beautiful eyes. She gave a cold sneer and retorted sharply, ”Ling Chen, I advise you not to push things too far. It’s wise to leave oneself some leeway in dealings with others; don’t burn all your bridges.”

”As long as you hand over the ring, I promise I won’t say another word and will immediately let you pass.”

Why would Ling Chen fear Miaoyin’s threats? He had already offended them. Offending them a little more or a little less made no difference to him.

Based on what Shen Qianlang had just said, Ling Chen was almost certain that the Daoist Robe was connected to the Sword Immortal Poetry Fragment. He couldn’t possibly let it fall into their hands.

”This brat is too arrogant!”

Ling Zhen stared at Ling Chen with a grim expression. If looks could kill, Ling Chen would have died a thousand times over by now.

”We have no choice; we can’t defeat him. Let’s give him the item first to get past this, and then we can figure out what to do.”

Miaoyin felt a headache coming on. Although she wasn’t one to back down from a challenge, she felt powerless against someone like Ling Chen, who wouldn’t yield to pressure but might respond to a softer approach. Her threats, leveraging the prestige of Hanmei Villa, were futile; he simply didn’t care.

”Senior Sister Miaoyin, why fear him? They’re so concerned about Shen Qianlang’s Storage Ring; it must contain something extremely important to them. We can use this to negotiate and make him pay a price!”

Xuan Yu, gritting her teeth in hatred, clearly viewed Ling Chen as an enemy of Hanmei Villa.

”Indeed. We shouldn’t let him dictate terms. We can’t let him look down on us,” Miaoyin nodded in agreement.

”He said the Young Villa Owner wasn’t killed by Shen Qianlang,” Xuan Yu’s eyes gleamed. ”Then let him find the real murderer. If he can truly find out who it is, we can return the ring. But if he refuses, it means he has a guilty conscience, proving Shen Qianlang is indeed the killer!”

”An excellent idea.”

Miaoyin’s eyes lit up. She took a step forward, fixed her gaze on Ling Chen, and announced loudly, ”You want us to return the item? Fine. You just need to do one thing for us. You claim Shen Qianlang didn’t kill our Young Villa Owner, right? In that case, you help us find the real culprit. If you do, not only will we return the Storage Ring to you and resolve our past feud, but we will also reward you handsomely. What do you say?”

Miaoyin watched Ling Chen’s every move, seemingly ready to destroy the ring if he made any suspicious gesture.

”Alright, I agree.”

Ling Chen didn’t hesitate long before nodding. After all, if they simply left, Hanmei Villa would undoubtedly join the pursuit. Rather than making such a needless enemy, it was better to seize this opportunity to uncover the truth and resolve the misunderstanding.