Chapter 1871 - 684: The Traitor Has Acted! (Happy New Year’s Day)

Unable to hold back, he let out a soft sigh:

"Xiao Xiao girl, you can still eat this much, huh."

Su Mo nodded, then called the Jinglong Association Disciple guarding outside to come in.

He told them to prepare another full set of dishes and wine.

The Disciples of the Jinglong Association naturally wouldn’t refuse.

They only took a look at the state of the table and were secretly stunned in their hearts.

Is this a bunch of starving ghosts reincarnated?

They grumbled inwardly, but their hands didn’t slow; empty plates were quickly carried away, and a new spread of dishes again filled the entire table.

Jiang Lan rolled up her sleeves, deciding that this time she absolutely couldn’t waste time chatting idly with Su Mo and delay the great matter of eating.

While in Su Mo’s heart, there was only a single line of thought...

The Taoist Master is also in Xizhou now!

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Inside Jinli Pavilion, Su Mo and his group went deep into the place that was deep in the clouds, yet ate with full ease.

In Hualong Hall.

Within the broad hall, there were a total of twelve chairs.

On the huge curtain, a deep, heavy Shadow was being projected.

As if standing with hands behind his back, immense, and full of oppressive presence.

A low voice came from behind that curtain:

"How did things go?"

"Everything is ready."

Di Wu Jing said in a deep voice:

"It’s just that this battle at Jinglong Hall is no trivial matter. Without us seated there to hold the fort, I’m afraid..."

"It doesn’t matter."

The voice behind the curtain sounded:

"The battle at Imperial Court Mountain was beyond our expectations.

"Jinglong Hall was originally a ringing bell.

"It’s a pity that this bell itself had a flaw; otherwise, we wouldn’t be so passive.

"Right now, the Jianghu Alliance is attacking Jinglong Hall.

"If Zhuge Yingxiong of the three generations were still present, there might yet be a chance to hold on.

"Now that one of the three is dead and two have been captured, Jinglong Hall’s tree falls and the monkeys scatter; that’s only to be expected.

"I had you lead the Jiufeng Disciples into Jinglong Hall to hold it.

"It was merely to see what kind of metal this Su Mo really is.

"He’s actually made my Jinglong Association suffer repeated setbacks.

"If this man is too strong, your staying inside Jinglong Hall would instead be dangerous.

"Moreover... the Taoist Master has already arrived in Xizhou."

"The Taoist Master!?"

Di Wu Jing was greatly shocked:

"How could he lightly leave Beichuan?"

"Hmph..."

The voice behind the curtain let out a cold laugh:

"That man has always been cautious.

"He and I—one is the First Shock of the Jinglong Association, one is the Taoist Master of the Imperial Dao.

"Between us, we are life-and-death enemies.

"Yet... I went to Beichuan seeking him several times, and never once saw his Shadow.

"This is also the first time in his life that he’s come to my Xizhou.

"I fear he feels the time has come and wants to make a move."

Di Wu Jing’s brows knit tightly:

"These hounds from Beichuan can no longer restrain their claws; they’ve been sneaking into my Xizhou in recent days, seeking some scheme.

"This matter was already within Old Third’s expectations.

"I just didn’t think they’d be even more impatient than I imagined.

"The Taoist Master actually came in person!

"Then we really do need to make preparations early for this.

"No wonder, just as the Jianghu Alliance was showing its head, you still insisted that we all return to hold a council.

"The Taoist Master’s arrival indeed cannot be taken lightly."

"Su Mo is said to be first in Donghuang and also the Nanhai Supreme.

"But his roots in Xizhou are still far too shallow; he’s only gathered a bunch of stragglers and rabble, with quite a few of our own men mixed among them.

"No more than a minor skin disease, nothing to worry about.

"Right now, what draws the eye the most is this sudden Imperial Dao.

"Just right—regarding this battle at Jinglong Hall, I don’t think they’ll sit idly by; we can take the chance to watch them clearly."

"They also want to meddle in that battle of his at Jinglong Hall?"

Di Wu Jing’s expression was a bit odd:

"Could it be they’re trying to show loyalty?"

"Whatever their aim, let’s set that aside for now."

The First Shock said:

"Right now is precisely the opportunity.

"These two days, the rest have already returned to the place that’s deep in the clouds.

"In my view, there’s no need to wait until the fifteenth of the sixth month; tomorrow we meet here in Hualong Hall and everyone works out a strategy.

"Crisis is opportunity.

"For all we know, the ancestral foundation built over many years—once it’s in our hands—might truly have the chance to make those two words ’Jinglong’ come true."

"Understood."

Di Wu Jing answered, yet couldn’t help but knit his brows slightly.

Time was a bit too tight.

Within the span of a single day and night, could Brother Wu help him find that traitor?

This traitor’s designs were anything but ordinary.

If they were even a little careless, tomorrow might well become that traitor’s opportunity.

At this thought, he stole a glance at the Shadow on the curtain and suddenly thought of Dongmen Yong.

And he recalled Su Mo asking him to help make the introduction.

Speaking of those in the world today with extraordinary talent and peerless cleverness, these two were both among the very best.

If the two of them handled this together, perhaps even with only this short day and night, they could still drag that traitor out.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but lift his head to look at the Shadow behind the curtain and spoke softly:

"What did Old Third say about this?"

"..."

Behind the curtain, there was only silence.

He let out a light sigh:

"He didn’t say anything."

"Ha."

Di Wu Jing chuckled:

"He still likes putting on Mystical airs this much—his heart clear as a mirror, yet he insists on saying not a word.

"Ai... he was like this when he was young; now he’s already at this age and still like this. This temperament really is something he’ll never change his whole life."

Behind the curtain, silence fell once more.

Di Wu Jing then said:

"Since that’s the case, then I’ll take my leave and go look for Old Third.

"Since he doesn’t want to tell you, he might be willing to tell me a thing or two."

"...You don’t need to go looking for him."

The person behind the curtain finally let out a breath at this point, as if he’d made a very hard decision.

Hearing this, Di Wu Jing couldn’t help but freeze.

A sudden bad premonition rose in his heart.

He couldn’t help but lift his eyes to the curtain:

"What does First Shock mean by that..."

"Ten days ago."

The Shadow on the curtain spoke slowly and steadily:

"The Third Jing Dongmen Yong passed from this world upon his bed."

"!!!"

Di Wu Jing’s mind buzzed all at once:

"Passed... from this world?

"He died of old age?"

"Indeed, of old age."

"That’s impossible!!"

Di Wu Jing instinctively shook his head.

The Third possessed supreme martial arts—how could he just die, and that be that?

The next moment, a chill surged straight into his heart.

It’s the traitor!!

The traitor has made a move!

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ps: Still one Chapter today, tomorrow we’ll return to normal~