Walking the Righteous Path and Leaving the Righteous Path Nowhere to Go!

The Lord remained silent for a full quarter of an hour after receiving the message...

Even the Lord has broken down...

Listen to what Black Sha is saying, is he even speaking human language?!

What the hell do you mean I've been scammed? Is that something a human being would say?

But the problem is... after careful consideration, the Lord... what Black Sha said... seems... to make some sense...

Before the master could even think further, Black Sha began his analysis.

"My lord, you see... throughout history, haven't assassins always accepted missions first, completed them, and then collected their rewards?"

The Lord nodded...

"But what's with this 'Soul-Returning One Blade'? He said he was 100% confident of completing the mission? I don't think so... He probably never intended to complete the mission at all. You saw it yourself, he didn't even make a move this time, he just ran away, right!"

The Lord continued to nod...

"So, my lord... this time you've encountered a professional fraud team... this so-called 'Soul-Returning One Blade' has been a fraud from beginning to end..." Black Sha lamented.

"Black Sha... Don't talk nonsense. This Soul-Returning One Blade is the number one assassin on the Blazing Sun Continent..." the master said at this moment.

"My lord, what do you mean by the number one assassin of the Blazing Sun Continent... Have you ever seen him in action?"

The Lord shook his head...

Black Sha: "That settles it then... My lord, you don't play around with Haotian Mirror much, but I, Black Sha, have been a regular in Haotian Mirror's live streams for years, and I'm very familiar with countless female... cough cough... streamers... I've heard them say that there's something called 'persona fraud' these days!"

"It's about establishing a persona first, like this 'Soul-Returning One Blade'... Whether it's what you, Master, heard or Night Owl heard, isn't it all just a legend? So is it possible that this was deliberately orchestrated by a team behind it?"

Black Sha said, "My lord, I know this all too well... You see, take that female streamer for example... Her usual persona is sweet, delicate, and kind... But after her image was tarnished, guess what happened?"

She came from a brothel, had four children, and the fathers of all four children came from different parts of the country...

The same goes for the Soul-Returning One Blade; everyone says it killed Ma Chengkun, but... has anyone actually witnessed it?

Even Night Owl fell silent... because no matter how outrageous Black Sha's claim is, just say who saw it?

So Black Sha says... My lord, my lord... you've been fooled by the character's persona this time...

Hearing what Black Sha said, the master's eyes welled up with tears...

This time... if you say the "Soul-Returning One Blade" quest failed, I, the lord, can totally accept it...

Even if you tell me that the Soul-Returning One Blade didn't kill Yue Ling, and that she's dead!

The Lord said that I am not in a position to object to any of these things...

But now you're telling me that Soul-Returning One Blade is a scammer, that he didn't even lift a finger, that he's just a complete fraud? Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?

The mission failed because we weren't skilled enough... but getting scammed is clearly a sign of a lack of common sense...

"Impossible... How could Soul-Returning One Blade be a fraudster..." The lord could not accept this result.

"My lord, please look at the memory crystal!" Black Sha knew what it meant to kill someone by destroying their spirit.

Good heavens, Black Sha is playing the memory crystal for the master again.

Everything within the memory crystal was crystal clear; from beginning to end, Soul-Returning One Blade didn't even make a move, his sword wasn't even drawn...

He just ran away...

Black Sha said, "My lord, it's clear that this Soul-Returning One Blade holds a core position in the escape world."

To put it bluntly, even if Night Owl and I used our Blood Escape Art together, we might not be able to outrun this Soul-Returning One Blade...

It must be said that Hei Black Sha has a unique ability to annoy people.

Under Black Sha's barrage of words, the master had already broken down...

"I will absolutely not let Soul-Returning One Blade get away! I must Soul-Returning One Blade's head!" The lord roared to the heavens!

Black Sha: "My lord, do you know who Soul-Returning One Blade is?"

Lord: "Who is it?"

Black Sha: "Yeah... who is it!"

Lord: "???"

Black Sha: "My lord, you don't even know who he is, so how can you ask for Soul-Returning One Blade's head? He's wearing a mask, and once he takes it off, he can go wherever he wants... We don't even know who he is, how are we supposed to take revenge?"

Lord: "..."

At this moment, the master desperately wanted to order Night Owl to kill Black Sha right now...

Whether that Soul-Returning One Blade caused him any damage or not, the master doesn't know, but Black Sha's strike was definitely a fatal blow...

Does the Lord mean I've been blind all these years?

How exactly did Black Sha become my trusted confidant?

The Lord is saying that if it weren't for Black Sha possessing the Tracking Spirit Orb and knowing the Yue Ling's movements, Black Sha would already be a dead man by now, you know that?

You're terrible at hunting down other people, but you're really good at taking care of your own crickets...

But let's put aside the Black Sha for now. The Lord seems to be saying he's been encountering ghosts lately, hasn't he?

What I'm saying is... starting from Tuyang Town, how come our assassination plan has become so ridiculously absurd?

Logically, Black Sha should have been able to complete the mission alone... but now not only Black Sha, but even Night Owl went, and what happened?

Forget Night Owl, even Soul-Returning One Blade has become a fraudster... I'm just saying, has something dirty infiltrated our Moon Shadow Cult lately...? What the hell is going on...?

Countless times Yue Ling was right in front of him; all he had to do was draw his sword, stab her, and the mission would be complete.

But then they encountered all sorts of unexpected events... You could say that the things Black Sha and Night Owl encountered before were outrageous.

What the hell is this "Soul-Returning One Blade" guy, a fraudster?!

But the lord, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became; the more he endured it, the more he felt he was losing out...

Soon after hanging up the communication order, the Moon Shadow Cult issued a kill order against Soul-Returning One Blade!

The Moon Shadow Cult's kill order caused quite a stir!

Yue Ling and her two companions are currently having a meal at an inn in Wei City.

"Lord Ma Liang, have you heard? Soul-Returning One Blade is a fraudster... He swindled the Moon Shadow Cult..." Yue Ling whispered.

The news that Soul-Returning One Blade had defrauded the Moon Shadow Cult and was subsequently put on a kill list by the sect is now spreading like wildfire.

Yue Ling had also heard the legend of the Soul-Returning One Blade. At this moment, Yue Ling small eyes were filled with disbelief as she said, "No way... Isn't this Soul-Returning One Blade supposed to have never failed? How did he become a fraudster?"

"And they even said everything before was just a persona? Is that true?"

Ma Liang laughed until tears streamed down his face at Yue Ling's question...

As one of the parties involved in this incident, Ma Liang stated that this "Soul-Returning One Blade" actually had some merit...

You won't comment on his killing skills... but his ability to escape is definitely among the best Ma Liang has ever met.

Good heavens, the instant he Divine Sense the aura emanating from his own body, Soul-Returning One Blade didn't hesitate for even the slightest moment before fleeing.

To be honest... even Ma Liang admitted he almost didn't react in that situation...

This guy runs incredibly fast...

Not only was it fast, but it was also incredibly well-hidden. Although Soul-Returning One Blade was fast, Ma Liang's ghostly spirit still managed to leave a mark on it in an instant, so Ma Liang knew exactly where Soul-Returning One Blade had gone...

But this Soul-Returning One Blade is truly a genius... He traveled over 30,000 li in a single night... and even hid himself in an underground river...

They even used the Turtle Breathing Great Art...

He didn't even bother to change his pants the whole time...

It's no wonder Soul-Returning One Blade was so frightened. The Four Continents probably still remember what happened to the assassin who tried to assassinate Hua Xichen last time because he accidentally brought Chu Xinghe along.

Whether the Soul-Returning One Blade was the number one assassin, Ma Liang didn't know. But what Ma Liang did know was that from this day forward, the Soul-Returning One Blade would likely never be seen again...

Even if you dug Soul-Returning One Blade out of the underground river silt right now, he would never admit that he is Soul-Returning One Blade...

Because he didn't want to die...

Ma Liang didn't know how effective the Soul-Returning One Blade was at killing... but its ability to escape was definitely something else...

Of all the people Ma Liang knew, the only one whose escape ability surpassed Soul-Returning One Blade's was probably Tantai Jing...

Just as Ma Liang was smiling and reminiscing about these things, a very annoying voice came from the side. "Holy crap... Ma Liang... Brother... Brother Xinghe?"

Upon hearing this sound, Ma Liang turned his head to look...

Wow, I knew Tantai Jing was fast...

It's unbelievable how Tantai Jing appears Tantai Jing! Good heavens, right now Tantai Jing is leading a group of his underlings from the Demonic Sect walking over from afar!

Whether Ma Liang was confused or not, Tantai Jing had no idea. Tantai Jing was currently in Wei City dealing with the Demon Demon Express matter.

While the Great Liang Kingdom was engaged in a national war with the Great Chang Kingdom, the Great Liang Kingdom suffered repeated defeats, and even the Demon Demon Express within the Great Liang Kingdom suffered some losses.

You should know that Tantai Jing is a very reasonable person!

Tantai Jing said, "I Tantai Jing n't care how your two countries fight here, but I, Tantai Jing, am reasonable. Whoever attacks us, we will definitely attack back!"

So in a short period of time, regardless of the reason, all the people who killed the Demon Demon Express deliverymen were sent to their deaths by Tantai Jing.

Tantai Jing's personal visit was also to warn the two countries: whether you fight a war or destroy a country, it has nothing to do with our Demonic Sect.

We, the Demonic Sect, will never interfere in your trivial matters, but if anyone dares to lay Demonic Sect hand on us, don't blame us for the Demonic Sect ruthless!

The Demonic Sect is different now than it used to be...

Now, Tantai Jing says, "Our Demonic Sect always operates on the principle of reason!"

Whether it's the Great Liang Kingdom or the Great Chang Kingdom, they killed our Demonic Sect's Demon Demon Express. Isn't it perfectly reasonable for me, Tantai Jing, to seek revenge?

Therefore, even though everyone in the righteous sects knows about this, there's nothing they can do about the Demonic Sects!

A life for a life, a debt for a debt—this is a matter of course.

Tantai Jing asked, "Do you even know what the new era's 'Demonic Sect' is?"

The new era's Demonic Sect walks the righteous path, leaving the righteous path with nowhere to go!

Tantai Jing, who had come to handle matters of the Demonic Sect, had just finished and was about to leave when one of his elders reported that Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang had appeared there.

Hearing this, Tantai Jing was so angry he almost peed his pants...

Tantai Jing said, "Elder, you really need to get your eyes checked... Your glaucoma has gotten worse. How the hell could Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang be here?"

Are you crazy or am I crazy?!

Upon arriving here, Tantai Jing exclaimed, "I'm sorry, Elder Qingguang... no... I'm sorry, Elder, it's me, Tantai Jing's gone mad..."