Chapter 212 Canglin Tournament (27)

In the realm of Vajra Bell, three figures were walking on the hazy plain.

With Feng Bujue’s communicate ability, it was natural that they quickly gained the NPC’s trust. So, Lu Qingning also joined him and Like Rain, and three people together to explore the space.

During the conversation, Feng Bujue still introduced himself as the master of the Breaking Sword Tea Shack with the same set of rhetoric in Canglin Town. He told the story of his encounter with Yehai on the path, and his negotiation with other people in the six swordsmen. Also, he mentioned that Su Shang needs him to help with her level of Kungfu.

His words were both true or false, and some of the details were complete and reasonable, while most of the fake parts were about his martial arts and identity, and it was difficult for the other side to guess.

All in all, although Lu Qingning was unable to say she totally trust in the two of them after Feng Bujue’s bluff, she was pretty sure that the landowner Feng and his wife are not Lin Chang’s people sent to kill her.

After the situation was not very serious, Lu Qingning also provided some secret information, and her words can be said to advance and subvert the script deeply…… NPC and Feng Bujue’s words won’t be detailed as specific dialogue, but let me say the general situation… It started a few months ago when Xie San received the duel invitation of Ye Cheng.

The letter was not written by Ye Cheng at all, who was no longer alive. The person who sent the challenge was not Ye Cheng but Li Chang from the beginning.

Lin Chang, the second master of Ye Family, the first of the Flower-Shadow Six Swordsmen, the third recognized swordsman in Jianghu except for the sword god Ye Cheng and Unknown Swordsman Xie San. His friends said he was always the chivalrous one with modest and justice. He had not married until he was thirty years old, and had no children, nor was his wife a martial artist, but an ordinary woman.

In terms of martial arts, Lin Chang’s qualification was quite good. He has been outstanding among the first-line masters since he was nearly 40 years old. In the swordsman, he ranked third, and in the entire Wulin, he must also be in the top 20 and belonging to the same level as Wanxia House Gongsun Qian, Bafang House Ji Tong.

Of course, he was far away from those heroes who were almost invincible in their twenties in all kinds of web novels.

Lin Chang’s achievements can only be said to be the result of a regular and gradual progress. He bowed down to Ye Family to study martial arts since his childhood with a medium-well talent and diligent on practicing, his personality was good enough just like we mentioned either. Then he continued to progress with accumulate experience, then entered the hall of fame gradually with more advanced in martial arts. Until now, everything was normal.

But it was such a person who takes up the word “good” in all aspects, became a simply of “evil” under a certain opportunity.

When Lu Qingning thought back, Lin Chang’s initial transformation should be a year ago. When Lin Chang returned from an outing, he was very strange for two months. Sometimes he was silent for a whole day, sometimes he was moody. During that time, some of his disciples in Ye Family were beaten or punished by him without reasons.

After two months, Lin Chang recovered as if nothing had happened before, and he was still the respected and kindly Lin. Hence, this matter pasted without mentioned again. After all, everybody has a mood bad time… Actually, it’s not as simple as it seems. In those two months, Lin Chang’s personality and mind had undergone a qualitative change. Then, when he recovered, it was no longer his own, but a disguise.

After another half a year, Lin Chang’s big plan has been basically ready secretly. So, an extraordinary evil plot against the whole Wulin started. The first step in this plan is to kill Ye Cheng.

In terms of martial arts, Lin Chang was almost invincible at this time. Is there anyone who can fight him nowadays? Yes! But it’s not Ye Cheng. Therefore, Ye Cheng died, a generation of sword god, dead silent without any traces. The body was still in the Sword Grave[1] of Ye family, no one found that……. Lin Chang imitated Ye Cheng’s handwriting and wrote the invitation to Xie San. The letter was not long, there was not much talk, and the key was thirteen words — Fifteenth of August; Canglin Duel; The Winning one, the First One in Wulin.

In addition, he also wrote a letter to Ye Hai, saying that Ye Cheng asked him to hand over the contents: I should keep training in the Sword Grave until the duel day, so no one can see me. Old grandpa Ye Hai and Flower-Shadow Swordsmen can go to Canglin town first, and I will arrive on the day of the duel.

Then, Lin Chang spread the news of due secretly. As a result, the entire Jianghu, even the imperial family knew that the world’s two great swordsmen will have a duel in Canglin Town.

Soon after that came the opening of the Canglin Hotel and the influx of people from all over the place.

Everything went according to the plan, but in one night, (the night before when the players got into the scenario) something unexpected happened.

That night, Lin Chang met up with his brother, one of the Six Swordsmen, Shang Fei, somewhere in town. Shang Fei, the Shadowiness Sword was the most faithful friend of Lin Chang. He was a man who speaks with strangeness and always thought highly of himself. Among the six swordsmen, only Lin Chang had the closest relationship with him.

Lin Chang was the only partner of Shang Fei, and the reason was very simple… Nothing but threats and promises. Lin Chang had enough strength to convince others, as long as he also promises some benefits… It is not difficult for gaining Shang Fei to help him.

The Shadowiness Sword had a very suitable name, he always moves without a trace. Lin Chang thought that Shang Fei is the perfect partner for four reasons. First, his Kungfu was good and he’s good at the investigation. Second, judging by his long friendship and mutual understanding, his chances of betraying is slim. Thirdly, Shang Fei is very capable of keeping secrets. He almost never shows himself in front of people. Fourth, he will do such a big thing alone, so he always feels insecure………. In fact, Shang Fei was responsible for his work. These days he ran between Copper Fort and Canglin Town and knew a lot of news. The information Xie San appeared was told by him. The disposal of the dead body after Lin Chang killed someone was also arranged by Shang Fei… Of course, these details were not mentioned by Lu Qingning, so let’s move back to our story.

The dialogue between Lin Chang and Shang Fei did not tell the whole picture of the plot, but Ye Cheng’s death, preparations for the ambush of Xie San, and Lin Chang’s extraordinary martial arts… It all leaked out between the lines.

There must be a coincidence for every book[2], their words were heard by Lu Qingning….. And the most interesting thing is that actually, Lu did not follow Lin Chang or Shang Fei intentionally… She was stalking other people at first.

Last night, Lu Qingning saw the leader’s wife of Wanxia House and a handsome disciple sneaking out the inn inadvertently. Maybe she was a gossip. Anyway, she went out with curiosity.

Lu Qingning’s moving speed in the Jianghu is one of the best in the whole Jianghu. If this is the only thing to compare between Shang Fei and her, their skills are in their own different ways but the same.

However, if she goes to track Lin Chang or Shang Fei, she will be found for sure, but at that time, she was tracking Shi Yanran and Wang Ao…… In the process, she found Lin Chang in the dark. So, Lu Qingning changed the target of tracking with confusing, because she wanted to see what Brother Lin is doing. By this time, Lin Chang was very close to the meeting place agreed with Shang Fei. He had determined many times along the way that no one was following him. However, he did not realize that at the last moment, someone had come up to him.

……. “Wait, Miss. Lu.” Feng Bujue seemed to hear some questions, and at first, he repeated: “According to what you said, you first saw Shi Yanran out for a tryst with Wang Ao, and then you broke the plan of Lin Chang and Shang Fei. Then you ran into the mountain with Lin Chang’s pursuit, after you heard a strange sound of a bell… You have suddenly come here, free from the pursuit of Lin Chang. He then said: “You said that it has been more than two hours since you came here. But the things you went through before you came here should have happened last night, and before we got into town.” At this time, Feng Bujue’s mind was already calculating the time ratio between the place and the outside world: “and the moment we entered here was the day of the fall in 13th of August. There are at least fourteen or sixteen hours since you entered.”

Lu Qingning’s face slightly changed: “So Lord Feng means?”

“In six hours, if we could not leave this place…” he said thoughtfully.

Like Rain then said: “Maybe we are not able to catch the duel… ”

Lu Qingning said: “But… Our leader Ye is dead, perhaps now even Xie San was dead, where can we have what duel?”

“Yes, I also want to know very much, on the evening of August 15, what Lin Chang prepared to let whole Wulin person see… “Feng Bujue touched his nose with a finger:” ha-ha… “He laughed.” but it’s good to stay here for a little longer. So that we can ignore the plan of collective poisoning.”

“Poisoning? Collective?” “Lu Qingning wondered.

Like Rain looked at her and said: “It’s just my husband was joking, we people from Breaking Tea Sword Shack often tell jokes that outsiders do not understand.” Then she turned to the Feng Bujue again and said, “what about the others?”

Feng Bujue spread his hands: “From the content of the branch line mission, Little Tan and Dispirited also seem to go to some strange place… If we really have a problem, it will be Ji Fugui solve on his own….”

 

 

 

[1]Sword Grave: a common element in Wuxia novels. Swordsmen will throw the swords they used before or broken swords in a place called sword grave, which is the secret sword-practicing place for every swordsman.

[2]A saying in Chinese means the coincidences always make stories.