Chapter 1844 - 675: Idle Moves_3

This burden made Bo Yan feel breathless.

Looking at Su Mo again, his expression remained indifferent, as if he had long been accustomed to it.

He couldn’t help but sigh:

"I understand, my lord."

"Mm."

Su Mo nodded:

"Furthermore, I will not accompany you in this battle.

"Among the Three Wonders and Five Elders, we now have Guiniang, Lord Ban Shu, you, and the Old Beggar, along with the soon-to-arrive Elder Yushu.

"The Five Elders have already gathered.

"Among the Three Wonders, Hua Junying, Wufeng, is my prisoner.

"Do you know who the remaining two are?"

"...Among the Sword and Blade, Sword Lord Qu Zhongzhi, isn’t he a guest by your side?"

Bo Yan raised his head to look at Su Mo, somewhat puzzled.

"When did I..."

Su Mo paused here for a moment:

"Are you talking about that white-clothed Swordsman?"

"...Isn’t he the guest you’ve left behind?"

Bo Yan was also wide-eyed.

"He’s the Longmen eleventh Jing... and turns out to be the Sword Lord?"

Su Mo shook his head lightly; this Jinglong Association’s strategy in Jianghu is truly extraordinary.

Sect Leaders from various clans, Gang Leaders, and wandering Rangers; everywhere, they have their spies.

"The Longmen eleventh Jing!!!"

Bo Yan gasped.

Su Mo gently waved his hand:

"Don’t spread this matter around, Bo Yan...

"But thus speaking, among the Three Wonders and Five Elders, only one Blade has yet to appear?"

"Indeed."

Bo Yan exhaled lightly, trying not to appear as someone who had never seen the world.

He glanced at Su Mo:

"At present, the Alliance Hierarch can be said to have the Xizhou Martial World in the palm of his hand."

"..."

Su Mo shook his head gently; while the situation seemed promising,

thinking about the fact that it was actually Dongmen Yong who facilitated all this

made it difficult for Su Mo to feel at ease.

He waved his hand lightly:

"Bo Yan, go ahead and attend to your duties."

"Yes, I take my leave."

As Bo Yan departed, he was noticeably more respectful than before.

Su Mo held a teacup with one hand while with the other, he pinched the lid, blew away the floating leaves on top, and was about to take a sip when he called out:

"Come in."

Xiao He was always the first to appear before Su Mo whenever he needed someone:

"I am here."

"Go and bring our guest."

Su Mo took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

"Yes."

Xiao He agreed and turned to leave.

Su Mo simply rotated the teacup in his hand, his face full of contemplation.

After a while, Xiao He led the white-clothed Swordsman, Qu Zhongzhi, into the hall.

After not seeing him for a night, Qu Zhongzhi looked even more downtrodden.

His white robe was full of wrinkles, his hair was disheveled, his body reeked of alcohol, and his eyes were bloodshot, clearly having not slept all night.

Upon seeing Su Mo, he clasped his hands together and bowed:

"Greetings to Elder Su."

"Are you the Sword Lord?"

Su Mo asked directly.

Qu Zhongzhi smirked:

"A mere title; whatever the Jinglong Association wants me to be, I am. Even if I’m not, I must be..."

Su Mo detected the resentment in his tone and couldn’t help but be a bit surprised:

"You seem to hate them a lot?"

"...Did the Supreme Elder summon me here to ask something?"

Qu Zhongzhi didn’t answer but replied with a smile:

"I dare not waste your time, but I don’t know where ’deep in the clouds’ is either.

"All I know is that among them are countless masters.

"Among the Longmen Thirteenth Jing, after the Seventh Jing, they are hardly noticed.

"It’s merely picking a tall one from the crowd.

"And amidst such masters, there are still many within the Jinglong Association.

"As far as I know, just behind me as the Sword Lord, there are several individuals also training hard.

"They’re just waiting for the day I die in Jianghu, so they can take my place.

"Moreover, as the Longmen Jing Emperor, we are secretly forbidden from gathering.

"We can only wait for orders from above when something arises.

"This time, if not for the decree from the Third Jing and Zhuge Qianqiu of Jinglong Hall stirring things up, we wouldn’t have had the chance to gather at Imperial Court Mountain.

"Therefore, to be honest, I probably don’t know as much about the Jinglong Association as you do, Supreme Elder."

"Then... if I let you leave, what will you do?"

Su Mo asked.

"I would die."

Qu Zhongzhi replied without hesitation:

"The Jinglong Association will definitely send someone to kill me."

"Alright, I’ll let you go."

"..."

Qu Zhongzhi was momentarily at a loss.

He looked up at Su Mo:

"Aren’t you worried that I might do something against you, Supreme Elder?"

"I’m concerned, so you will be monitored, which also means you’re being protected."

"The Supreme Elder wants to use me as a bait...?"

Qu Zhongzhi sighed:

"I’m afraid I’m too small a bait to fulfill your wishes."

"Not necessarily."

Su Mo waved his hand lightly:

"Right now, I’m only asking you: will you leave or not?"

"...I will."

Qu Zhongzhi took a deep breath:

"I, too, hate the Jinglong Association for killing Twelve.

"If the Supreme Elder wants to use me as bait, then I willingly become the bait.

"Goodbye."

"Go ahead."

Su Mo waved his hand:

"Take care."

Qu Zhongzhi was a bit confused by Su Mo’s words of concern.

He turned his head to glance at Su Mo, but without thinking much, he turned around and left.

Once the person had completely left the hall, Su Mo finally spoke:

"Xiao He."

"I am here."

Xiao He appeared once more.

"Let the checkpoints on the mountain let him pass, as long as he leaves Imperial Court Mountain.

"Also, take his portrait and give a copy to the Lady.

"Have the Lady instruct the Tianji Sect to monitor his whereabouts and...find the Blade among the Three Wonders."

"Understood..."

Xiao He couldn’t help but ask:

"Who will we send to protect him?"

"...Protect what?"

Su Mo shook his head:

"A discarded piece, released into Jianghu, is just to observe what happens next.

"If the Jinglong Association truly sends someone to kill him, then he’s dead.

"But if they don’t, there might be some different gains.

"However, either way, there is no loss to us."

Xiao He was startled, nodding repeatedly:

"Yes, I will take care of it immediately."

"Oh...bring Hua Junying, Wufeng here; I have something to ask him."

"Yes."

Xiao He agreed and turned to leave.

At this point, Su Mo stretched a bit and exhaled gently.