Departure for Hengyang, Five Great Sword Sects Shocked

"No need to be nervous. There are no enemy attacks. I was just testing my blade earlier."

A calm voice echoed, and then Su Chen's figure emerged from the darkness.

Seeing it was Su Chen, Captain Xing breathed a sigh of relief and sheathed his sword.

"Alright, everyone disperse." He waved to dismiss the other Imperial Guardsmen, and then Captain Xing followed Su Chen to his room.

As soon as they entered the room, Captain Xing froze.

The room was already a complete mess.

The tables, chairs, and benches inside had been shredded into pieces by the storm of blade intent, the two windows were gone without a trace, and the floor and walls were covered in deep sword marks.

"Su… Brother Su," Captain Xing turned to look at Su Chen, asking with some uncertainty, "Are you sure you were just testing your blade earlier? You didn't have a big fight with someone?"

Su Chen chuckled and replied, "My swordsmanship improved just now, and I couldn't suppress it for a moment, causing the blade intent to explode outwards."

Hearing this, Captain Xing's mouth twitched again.

He couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Listen to this, does this sound like something a person would say? Swordsmanship improved, couldn't control it for a moment? So it was unintentional, huh? If you meant to do it, couldn't you just flip my entire command post with one strike?

However, Captain Xing only dared to think these words in his heart; he would never say them in front of Su Chen.

After complaining internally for a moment, Captain Xing surveyed the surroundings again. "Alright, Brother Su, this room is unlivable now. Let's find another one."

Seeing this, Su Chen felt a little embarrassed and said, "I've caused you trouble."

Unexpectedly, Captain Xing grinned, "Brother Su, you're not causing me trouble. You're actually helping me a lot."

Su Chen's eyes flashed with confusion as he looked at Captain Xing, waiting for an explanation.

Captain Xing pointed at the dilapidated room and then smiled, "The command post suffered a natural disaster, and most of the rooms were destroyed. It's not unreasonable for me to ask for some funds from my superiors for repairs."

"Besides, I've worked hard to protect Hengnan County's peace. Now that I need money, it's not unreasonable to ask the wealthy households in the county to contribute some silver taels."

After speaking, he looked at Su Chen again, "Brother Su, you've given me an excellent excuse this time."

Listening to Captain Xing's eloquent explanation, Su Chen was already dumbfounded.

After a while, he raised his right hand and gave Captain Xing a thumbs-up. "Impressive. You guys really know how to make money."

Then, Su Chen followed Captain Xing to a new room to stay.

After arranging new accommodations for Su Chen, Captain Xing was about to take his leave.

Su Chen suddenly remembered the aphrodisiac true qi he had just cultivated.

So, while Captain Xing wasn't paying attention, he secretly sent a trace of aphrodisiac true qi into Captain Xing's body.

That night, Captain Xing felt a constant heat all over his body, unable to fall asleep.

His spear had never been as firm as it was tonight.

As a result, he had to soak in cold water eight times before the feeling slightly subsided.

In the end, he didn't even dare to get out of the bathtub and ended up sleeping in it that night.

After a night of rest, the time came to the next morning. The sky was not yet fully bright, still tinged with darkness.

Su Chen and Captain Xing had already embarked on the road to Hengyang City.

Looking at Captain Xing's exhausted face, as if he hadn't slept all night and his body had been drained, Su Chen smiled. He already knew that the aphrodisiac true qi was exceptionally effective.

"Not bad. The hundred Martial Arts Points weren't wasted."

Meanwhile, within Hengyang City.

The young nun Yi Lin, after a night of trekking, had finally brought the unconscious Linghu Chong over.

"I should find my master and the others to treat Senior Brother Linghu," Yi Lin murmured to herself, and then led Linghu Chong towards Liu Manor.

Within Liu Manor, there was a separate courtyard that Liu Zhengfeng had specifically set up to receive visiting martial arts friends.

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At this moment, experts from several of the Five Great Sword Sects, including the Mount Hua Sect, Mount Hengshan Sect, and Mount Tai Sect, were gathered in this courtyard.

Mount Hengshan's representative this time was Yi Lin's master, Abbess Dingyi.

Currently, Abbess Dingyi's face was filled with rage as she glared at Yue Buqun and his group from the Mount Hua Sect.

"Yue Buqun, there are reports that your good disciple Linghu Chong colluded with that lecherous scoundrel Tian Boguang to abduct my disciple Yi Lin."

"You must give me an explanation for this. If anything happens to my disciple, I will have a reckoning with your Mount Hua Sect."

Facing the furious Abbess Dingyi, Yue Buqun maintained his demeanor as a refined gentleman.

"Abbess, this matter is not yet clear. It's best not to jump to conclusions too quickly."

"The Five Great Sword Sects are connected by a common spirit. Although there are five sects, we can be considered one family. My eldest disciple, although he acts impulsively, would not be so unreasonable as to distinguish between right and wrong. There must be some misunderstanding in this."

Daoist Tianmen, the sect leader of Mount Tai, and Liu Zhengfeng were also trying to mediate.

"Yes, Abbess, there must be some misunderstanding in this."

"Your disciple, Senior Brother Yue, wouldn't be that sort of wicked person."

"Hmph, that's for the best," Abbess Dingyi snorted coldly, flicking her sleeve and turning away, saying no more.

The atmosphere turned somewhat awkward.

Just then, a servant from the Liu Manor came to announce, "Sir, there's a young disciple outside, claiming to be from the Mount Hengshan Sect, who wishes to enter the manor to see her master."

"It must be Yi Lin," Abbess Dingyi's face lit up with joy, and she immediately walked out.

Yue Buqun, Liu Zhengfeng, and other experts from the Five Great Sword Sects followed closely behind, heading out of the manor.

As soon as they reached the outside of the manor, Abbess Dingyi saw Yi Lin waiting at the main gate.

She immediately stepped forward, arriving in front of Yi Lin, and examined her from head to toe. Only after confirming that Yi Lin had not been harmed did she breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Yue Buqun and the others had also exited the manor.

His eyes immediately fell upon Linghu Chong, who was covered in wounds and had fainted behind Yi Lin.

"Chong'er!" Yue Buqun exclaimed, hurrying forward to check Linghu Chong's injuries.

"Uncle-Master Yue, you must save Senior Brother Linghu! He was injured by Tian Boguang while protecting me," Yi Lin's voice trembled with a hint of tears.

Yue Buqun, however, had no time to respond, focusing entirely on channeling his internal energy to heal Linghu Chong.

Abbess Dingyi, upon hearing Yi Lin's words, finally understood.

It seemed she had misunderstood the situation. Linghu Chong had not abducted her disciple; on the contrary, he had protected Yi Lin.

A flicker of embarrassment crossed Abbess Dingyi's face.

"Senior Brother Yue, I..."

Yue Buqun waved his hand. "We can talk later. I need to wake Chong'er up first."

Fortunately, most of Linghu Chong's injuries were superficial. Soon, under Yue Buqun's treatment, he regained consciousness.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, they finally had the mood to inquire about last night's events.

"Yi Lin, tell us, what exactly happened yesterday?" Abbess Dingyi asked.

Yi Lin nodded, a hint of memory flashing in her eyes.

"Master, it was like this..."

Then, Yi Lin recounted the entire story: how she was abducted by Tian Boguang, how Linghu Chong fought Tian Boguang to save her, and how a nameless swordsman had killed Tian Boguang.

After listening to Yi Lin's account, Yue Buqun and the others were already deeply shaken.