Chapter 325: Chapter 325

Lin Xiao quickly stated his position.

"Fine. Since you've already spoken, I have nothing more to say."

Xiao Hongling shook her head. After taking a deep look at Lin Xiao, her body transformed into an Escape Light and shot towards Shenxiao Palace.

Before the mountain gate, only two equally handsome men with distinctly different temperaments remained, facing each other.

"Junior Brother Lin, you sent a message back to the sect earlier, saying that during this trip to Beacon City you met Ye Xuan'er, the Northern Territory Queen, and persuaded her to help us against the Demon Sect's threat. Is this true?" Jiang Yuan asked with a serious expression.

Lin Xiao responded with a bitter smile, "Old Jiang, others might not know about my relationship with Ye Xuan'er, but you do, don't you? Speaking of which, my relationship with Sister Xuan'er owes a lot to you playing matchmaker."

"Match... matchmaker?"

Jiang Yuan seemed stunned for a moment, then, as if he understood something, he burst into laughter. "HAHAHA! I never expected that even the Northern Territory Queen couldn't resist Junior Brother Lin's charm!"

"No, no, Senior Brother Jiang, you're overthinking it," Lin Xiao quickly waved his hand. "Anyway, we're old acquaintances. If Senior Brother Jiang has something to say, please speak directly."

Jiang Yuan glanced around to ensure no one else was present before saying with a grave expression, "Junior Brother Lin, I also heard... that on your trip to the North Territory, you discovered the movements of the Demon Sect's Evil Extreme Sect. Is that correct?"

Lin Xiao's expression changed abruptly. "Regarding this matter, I repeatedly urged the Sect Leader in my letters to keep it confidential. How did you find out?"

Jiang Yuan looked somewhat embarrassed. "This matter... Ahem, Junior Brother Lin should know that my Master trusts me, his eldest disciple, the most. Therefore... he likes to discuss many important matters with me first."

"However, rest assured, Junior Brother Lin! Apart from me, no third person knows about this!" he quickly added.

Alas, another master who dotes excessively on his disciple, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh inwardly. In the original story, during the battle where the Eight Great Demon Sects attacked the mountain, Jiang Yuan was captured by the leader of the Joy Sect, who absorbed his vital essence to replenish their own, leaving him withered. That True Master Ziyun, who had abided by the sect's doctrines his entire life and acted with rigid adherence to rules, actually disregarded the ancestral decree that 'Whenever the sect faces disaster, the Sect Leader must remain and guard Shenxiao Palace.' He drew his sword, charged out of Shenxiao Palace, and minced that androgynous leader of the Joy Sect into meat paste.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore," Lin Xiao frowned. "So, now that Senior Brother Jiang knows about this, do you have any suggestions?"

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, word by word, "I hope that when Junior Brother Lin goes in later, you absolutely do not disclose this matter publicly. Especially... if that old scoundrel Yuanyi from Tiandang Peak... oh, no, I mean, that old senior, is present."

Lin Xiao's eyes widened in shock.

Listening to him, it sounds like he might already know Yuanyi's secret!

This guy has a problem! A huge problem!

Recalling Jiang Yuan's various strange actions that deviated from the original plotline, Lin Xiao finally made his judgment.

This guy either knows the script or, like that giant lizard, is a so-called Reincarnator! Yes! If Master and my junior sisters developed feelings for me, Lin Xiao, because of the kind-hearted personality I inadvertently revealed in daily life, causing their established characters to change, then what about Jiang Yuan? This fellow started deviating from the script fourteen years ago, running off to the North Territory to assassinate Ye Chen and abducting Ye Xuan'er! Not only that! He also refused to participate in the Five Branches Martial Arts Meeting, went to Canglan City to stir things up, and casually killed the Great Witch Master of the Ghost Witch Sect!

It's over. Now that I'm sure of his unusual identity, as the Destiny Big Villain, should I, according to what the system said, hunt down this child of destiny, just like Ye Chen, the Son of Destiny?

Just as Lin Xiao's mind was reeling, a gentle aura of a Magic Treasure wafted over his face.

Jiang Yuan summoned a gourd, about the height of a child, from his Purple Mansion and placed it at Lin Xiao's feet.

"Senior Brother Jiang, this is...?" Lin Xiao asked, puzzled.

"This item is called the Sword Nurturing Gourd. It not only nurtures Sword Qi but can also preserve the Spiritual Energy within an Immortal Sword from erosion for ten thousand years. I... chanced upon it on Enlightenment Cliff."

"I observe that Junior Brother Lin's talent in the Sword Dao is unparalleled in ancient or modern times. Therefore, I gift this item to you, hoping it will help your Sword Dao reach even greater heights and bring glory to our Qinglan Sect!" Jiang Yuan said with utmost sincerity.

"Hmm, so it's a Sword Nurturing Gourd. Using this to store a sword indeed has excellent effects," Lin Xiao shook his head. "It's just a pity... I have a better option."

Hearing this, even the usually composed Jiang Yuan couldn't help but let his expression change. He frowned and said, "Junior Brother Lin, take a good look! This is a Lower Heaven Rank treasure! Among all the sword-storing treasures in the entire Qinglan Sect, apart from my Master's Langya Sword Box, this Sword Nurturing Gourd of mine is the rarest!"

Seeing Junior Brother Lin's dismissive look, he felt extremely indignant, almost blurting out that this was the ultimate Sword Dao treasure gifted to him, a transmigrator, only after signing in for the tenth year!

However, no sooner had his words fallen than a Mysterious Sword Rhyme, difficult to describe, began to emanate from the void.

Following that, a supremely sacred, azure-blue treasure light shot forth, its radiance intensifying as it swept past their eyes!

Jiang Yuan's heart trembled. He focused his gaze.

He saw Chief Lin—this monstrous talent in the Sword Dao, completely different from the minion Lin Xiao in the script—calmly retrieve an item from the void. It was about a zhang long, entirely azure-blue, and shimmered with a dazzling light as if forged from the stars themselves! Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by NovєlFіre.net

"This is... the peak-grade Heaven Rank Star Mark Spirit Sword Box?" Jiang Yuan's eyes widened, as if he recognized this item.

At this moment, he, the noble transmigrator, felt a profound sense of defeat once again, just as he had fourteen years ago after failing to assassinate Ye Chen. It was even more unbearable than that time!

Who was Ye Chen? The protagonist of the original story, the Son of Destiny, the future Divine King Ye who would dominate the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands! But this Junior Brother Lin, even though he has awakened his true nature, his destiny... is still that of the minion who died in despair at the Cliff of Reflection!

The more Jiang Yuan thought about it, the more his scalp tingled. He turned away, unwilling to let anyone see him looking like a defeated dog.