Free Web NovelChapter 1716: Chapter 989: Does This Seem Right to You?
But strangely, he inexplicably felt that Jiu Shan Sha Yue’s slashing moves were exceptionally familiar, as if some force was guiding him to remember.
A few seconds later, Yang Xiao felt a severe pain in the deepest part of his head, as if something was loosening. More and more unfamiliar images began flashing in his mind, but limited by the memory lock, they were not clear.
It seemed that someone was getting impatient. Several fierce ghosts, led by the top henchman Lamp Girl, rushed forward, pinning Yang Xiao to the ground. Then they grabbed his limbs, lifted him, and slammed his head onto the Big Red Coffin like striking a bell, disregarding Yang Xiao’s screams.
But it must be said, with each slam, the images in Yang Xiao’s mind became clearer. In less than a minute, a barely breathing Yang Xiao remembered everything. The battle he had experienced was far more bloody and brutal than he recalled. In the final moment, Jiu Shan Sha Yue awakened the resentful spirit within the Ghost Blade, merging with the sword, and slashed him in one stroke.
At the same time, he also used the chance created by the head-to-head fight with the Ring-Headed Saber to secretly activate the power of the Taoist Great Demon, using the backlash force to catch her off guard, causing Jiu Shan Sha Yue to perish under the demon sword of the resentful spirit master.
Since the final outcome was the mutual destruction of both parties, it couldn’t have been Jiu Shan Sha Yue who manipulated his memory. She didn’t have that ability. The only ones capable would be those old guys from the Jiu Mountain family.
Yang Xiao immediately locked onto the target, it was Jiushan Cangxuan, no doubt, it was him! The reason he called him away alone was to modify his memory. He didn’t want anyone to know the existence of that demon sword.
It was evident that that demon sword and the resentful spirit within it were Jiu Shan Sha Yue’s greatest reliance. At this moment, Yang Xiao fully recalled it, the unprecedented pressure brought to him when Jiu Shan Sha Yue awakened that resentful spirit, causing even his soul to tremble. The deterrence it caused far exceeded that of Sword Lord Mo Wentian. freewёbnoνel.com
That was also an unrivaled master, even though not as strong as his good sister, wouldn’t be too far off, at least a top master of the next rank.
To possess such a supreme magical artifact and have Family Head Jiushan Cangxuan cover for her, Yang Xiao was certain the girl’s identity was extraordinary.
The General Bureau’s information was inaccurate. Jiu Shan Sha Yue was severely underestimated; the strength she displayed was absolutely top-tier. Not to mention the Jiu Mountain Family, she was one of the best among her peers in all the major families on East Victory Island.
The notion that she rarely took action and was not a direct line of the family, hence not well-known, was just a means to mislead outsiders. It surely was those old guys from the Jiu Mountain family preventing her from easily taking action, as once she acted, she’d be exposed.
Jiu Shan Sha Yue is a standout among the younger generation of the Jiu Mountain Family, also a blade secretly cultivated by the Jiu Mountain Family. The supreme demon sword she wielded is the proof.
Now Yang Xiao understood the reason his good sister didn’t act, because he was being manipulated by those Jiu Mountain family old guys the whole time. His sister pretended to be dead to avoid exposing the existence of the Hundred Demons Coffin Clothes.
This is Japan, the domain of the Jiu Mountain Family, with many masters. Once exposed, he might not even have a chance to walk out of the ancestral house of the Jiu Mountain family.
Considering they sought an Innate Treasure, it’s not surprising what these people might do. Although he had heard about the good reputation of Jiushan Cangxuan many times before coming here, it was far from enough to dispel his concerns. It’s better to remain cautious about everything.
After all, many people in this world have good reputations. Nalan Shuo has a great reputation, and Sheng Yanlin of Yiling Academy is even known for his heroism. But the former once told him that if man doesn’t act for himself, heaven and earth destroy him. A man’s actions should either not be done or be done thoroughly. The latter taught him to remove the roots when cutting the weeds. A man should not be afraid of doing bad things, just leave no one alive.
Yang Xiao was never a naïve person; he was well aware that what truly kept any major family ongoing for a century was not just their so-called reputation, but those behind-the-scenes methods that are truly shocking.
The Jiu Mountain Family is the same. Jiushan Ye Huang, Jiushan Cangxuan’s dear brother, commands the family’s most powerful dark department, akin to the Kah Party ninjas who sided with the Ghost Sect Leader.
The Patrol Defense Office has the Dark Army, with secret units similar to him. The Chamber of Commerce has sheltered many wanted great heretic cultivators, clandestinely serving them. The United Federation has also cultivated a large number of elite assassins.
Even the three major forces are like this, let alone other forces. This world has never been stable; the parts beneath the deep waters are terrifyingly bloody and filthy.
A slight relief for Yang Xiao was that his good sister did not force him to seize that demon sword.
Yang Xiao could sense, it’s not that the item wasn’t good or that his good sister didn’t want it, but she knew with those Jiu Mountain family experts overseeing, it would be difficult to succeed.
Taking down Jiu Shan Sha Yue and seizing the sword wasn’t hard, but escaping after was the challenge. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Now was the time to go through the motions. Yang Xiao knelt before the coffin, crying, swearing, and pledging to serve his good sister for a lifetime, willing to do anything at her command, even facing death, unable to repay even a fraction of her graciousness.
After the beatings and the venting, Yang Xiao was let go. When he opened his eyes again, he was lying back on the tatami mat bed. Yang Xiao shakily got up to get himself a cup of water, but his hands trembled so badly that he nearly couldn’t hold the cup, spilling water all over.
"If I don’t avenge today’s humiliation, I’m not Yang Xiao. Wait and see, I’ll make you pay!" Yang Xiao thought hatefully, having had enough of this miserable life.
