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Chapter 556: Chapter 253 East Gate
“The Night Lord isn’t dead!?”
Inside the room, Wei Ziyi and Duan Song, hearing Su Mo’s words, couldn’t help but widen their eyes in shock.
It was already after the incident at Chimei Forest.
When Su Mo led people to attack the Chimei Forest Wangliang Courtyard, the disciples who were originally there from Eternal Night Valley had vanished without a trace.
There were no survivors in Wangliang Courtyard; disciples of the Dongcheng Sects took the opportunity to occupy it.
After a series of events, dawn had already broken in the east.
After leaving masters to guard the area, Su Mo and the others returned to Liuyin City.
Just when Duan Song and Wei Ziyi were preparing to rest separately, Su Mo called them into the room.
But the moment he opened his mouth, he caught them off guard.
“Keep your voices down.”
Su Mo glanced at them: “Do you want everyone else to know?”
“…How is that possible?”
Duan Song’s brows furrowed tightly: “We all watched with our own eyes as you beat the Night Lord to… There was blood everywhere. He died right before everyone, how could he possibly not be dead?”
Wei Ziyi, however, remained silent.
She already felt that Su Mo was preoccupied with something on his mind, and now it seemed she was right.
But she shared the same question as Duan Song.
How could he not be dead?
If he’s not dead from that… could the Night Lord have the ability to regenerate from his blood?
Even the Sect Hierarch of Youquan, a master manipulator of flesh and blood, had never been heard to possess such an ability.
The Night Lord, a mere illusionist, how could he accomplish such a feat?
Su Mo exhaled gently and said:
“You don’t know, I started fighting the Night Lord underneath the Wangliang Courtyard.
“His martial arts are extremely high; he is the mightiest expert I’ve encountered since venturing into Jianghu, and his life-preserving tactics are endless.
“I had at least two opportunities to eliminate him on the spot, but each time he managed to escape.
“After leaving the Wangliang Courtyard, I chased him all the way to Liuyin City.
“And once we were in Liuyin City, the decisions he made were quite unusual.”
At the critical moment of life and death, the Night Lord’s first reaction was to send the Shadow Envoys to break through the encirclement…
Even to the point of sacrificing himself to save them!
It could be interpreted that he was preserving the core strength of Eternal Night Valley.
But the question is, is the Night Lord truly such a person?
And furthermore… without the Night Lord present, the Shadow Envoys have their role to play, but what could they accomplish with such chaos on their own?
So, logically, this doesn’t make sense.
Not only that, but his orders were strange, instructing the Shadow Envoys never to look back, regardless of what happens.
As if he had already anticipated what would happen behind him.
Moreover, when Su Mo’s final punch hit him, there was a feeling.
The Night Lord’s Àn Wú Tiān Rì could dissipate the force of the attack; although Su Mo didn’t understand the mystery behind it, he could feel as though his own Inner Strength was being neutralized under the Night Lord’s influence.
Before that, when Su Mo used the Seven Injuries Fist from above to attack, this feeling was always present.
But when the last punch hit the target, there was no sense of it at all.
Therefore, after Su Mo had seemingly killed the man, he looked at his own fist and came to a conclusion.
The Night Lord… is still alive!
He must have intended to escape the disaster by creating confusion in the Shadow Envoys’ breakthrough and escaping amidst them!
This was also the reason why, after killing the “Night Lord,” Su Mo immediately commanded everyone to intercept the Shadow Envoys’ breakout.
It wasn’t that he wanted to eradicate them to the last man, but because the real Night Lord was likely mingling among them.
Sadly, it was still a step too late.
By a mere move’s difference, they ultimately let the Demon Path master escape.
At this moment, after Su Mo had relayed his thoughts, both Duan Song and Wei Ziyi inhaled sharply in shock.
Duan Song promptly said:
“If that’s the case, I will immediately send people to search. Presumably, although he managed to escape the catastrophe, he must be seriously injured.
“If we can find him, we can eradicate this disaster.”
Su Mo glanced at Duan Song but lightly shook his head:
“Searching in this manner is like searching for a needle in the sea. Moreover, if he really is injured, he will be even more cautious.
“Our vigorous pursuit, the outcome of which is still uncertain.
“Most importantly, if he detects that I know he is not dead… then his concealment will be deeper.
“This person is extraordinarily cunning, and if he takes precautions against this, capturing him in the future will be incredibly difficult.”
“This…”
Duan Song’s brows were still tightly furrowed: “Then in your opinion, what should we do?”
Su Mo looked at Duan Song and smiled gently:
“Haven’t we caught a guide?”
“He’s very tight-lipped.”
Duan Song shook his head: “And if what he says is true, using him to find Eternal Night Valley will be extremely difficult.”
“This is the situation we face.”
Su Mo said with a smile: “But the Night Lord may not know that… Moreover, we are not without gains, haven’t we already learned that entering Eternal Night Valley requires a guide?
“If so, then we will follow the obvious path but make a secret move.
“Joining forces with the masters of the Seven Sects, we’ll set out to the location of Eternal Night Valley, creating a great commotion, looking for a guide.
“And then…
“Spread the news throughout the world that I have killed the Night Lord.”
“You want the Night Lord to believe that you truly think you’ve killed him?”
Wei Ziyi understood Su Mo’s plan.
Duan Song looked at Su Mo, then at Wei Ziyi, and after a moment of contemplation, he let out a slight breath:
“If I were the Night Lord, after falling into such a plight, I would naturally not publicize that I am still alive.
“I would cautiously make my way back to Eternal Night Valley… or find a place to heal my injuries.