Return to the old mountain crane

  Yan Sanbai's words were so detailed that all the doubts in everyone's mind disappeared instantly like clouds dissipating. However, Wang Qi and Lu Boran's faces became extremely complex, their secrets exposed, and they didn't look good either. Wang Qi drew his sword, "Since you've already guessed it, then die!"

  As he spoke, Wang Qi was about to take action, but Yan Sanbai's gaze suddenly locked onto him, and in that instant, Wang Qi felt his footsteps become much heavier.

  "Do you still want to help your master do evil?" Yan Sanbai's voice was rarely tinged with a hint of anger, although he didn't seem very agitated, but beneath the calm surface there was a raging storm. "Your Master Wang has exhausted his mind and body for the Return Crane Sect, you have enjoyed everything he has worked hard for, and in the end you brutally killed him and framed Lu Shuangxing, is this not enough?"

  "You! Wang Jingchuan killed my great master, we're killing him to avenge!" Wang Qi's face turned red as he loudly defended himself: "My master is the current leader of the Guihe sect, he has been teaching us with all his heart, and even cares for the common people nearby, letting us help with the autumn harvest. Who in this region doesn't respect him? The Guihe sect can't do without him, sacrificing Lu Shuangxing was an unavoidable move!"

  Upon hearing this, Yan Sanbai didn't say a word and only quietly stared at Wang Qi. The other disciples of the Returning Crane Sect were already stunned on the spot, they never expected that their master and two senior brothers would do such a thing.

  It was Lu Shuangxing who suddenly burst out laughing, "Ling Ge ah Ling Ge, this is the good disciple you taught!"

  "My affairs don't need your criticism. Second Brother, didn't Master also teach me to be a ruthless killer like this?" Lu Lingge was nonchalant.

  After laughing, Lu Shuangxing's face gradually turned cold, his blood-red eyes staring at Lu Lingge, "You still have the nerve to mention Master, I'm asking you, did you kill Master?"

  This question stunned the entire audience.

  Lu Lingge felt a little surprised and then looked at Yan Sanbai, "Did you see it?"

  Yan Sanbai said: "You killed Wang Jingchuan, just proving that you will return. As the leader, you learned the sect's ultimate skill early on, but kept it secret and didn't release it. This is already a big problem in itself. Moreover, you yourself said that when your master was in the library, you were responsible for delivering food, and you were the last person to come into contact with him. And you are the younger brother of the sect, Lu Shuangxing and Wang Jingchuan both took care of you, your master naturally also treated you more kindly, without guard, taking advantage of the opportunity to deliver food to kill him, it couldn't be simpler."

  "It was just that I never thought that at the age of twelve, you could be so ruthless."

  "Master?!" Wang Qi and Lu Bo-Yan were shocked and uncertain, they had always thought that it was to avenge their master that they killed Wang Jing-Chuan, and even now they still remembered the painful expression on their master's face when he called them to the library and said he had found the murderer.

  The other disciples of Guihe Sect were completely stunned, their mouths agape in disbelief. The case that had plagued Guihe Sect for sixteen years was finally solved, but at this moment, no one felt any joy.

  "Hmph, what's the big deal." Lü Líng Gē let out a cold snort, not even glancing at her disciple. "Since Master treated me with such favor, why didn't he teach me the Return of the Crane Thirteen Forms?! Haha, he said I had an unrighteous heart! I've been alone and miserable since childhood, accustomed to the darkness of human nature... can you blame me for having some dark thoughts?! But actually, I never intended to kill him. I just happened to sneak a peek when he was teaching Second Brother the Eight Forms, then practiced it myself. Even if he didn't teach me, I could still learn on my own! However, that day I went to deliver food, and he suddenly told me he knew about my sneaky practice... I had no choice but to kill him."

  "What a helpless situation." Lu Shuangxing stared at him, his eyes seeming to pierce through to the bottom of his heart. "Your master treated you like a son or nephew, even if he discovered that you were secretly learning from him, he wouldn't have killed you, at most he would have given you a minor punishment and severe warning, but you ruthlessly killed him, without any regret?"

  "Regret? Ha! If someone wants to kill me, I'll kill them first! You say he won't kill me, but how do you know what's really in his heart? It's a world where people devour each other, and I've only managed to survive by exerting all my strength. How can I...how can I hold onto any hope?" Lu Ling's eyebrows furrowed with growing anger, "Look, aren't you trying to kill me now too?"

  Lu Shuangxing couldn't deny it, he indeed had the intention to kill, and he must kill. But was the truth really as Lu Lingge said? No, it wasn't like that.

  "Don't you understand yet? Whether it's your senior brother or second brother, they've all given you a chance." Li Yan's face was solemn and stern, the King of Luoyang had an air of majesty.

  "Opportunity?" Lu Lingge snorted in disdain.

  Yan Sanbai asked: "Do you still remember what he said to you when you fought him that day, and also what he said before we started fighting just now?"

  Lu Lingge frowned, and a few words floated into her mind.

  "Ling Ge, you've grown up now and can face some things on your own. Do you really think I killed Big Brother?"

  "Do you really want to disable my meridians?"

  "I've given you the chance."

  …………

  "Just once, even if it was just once, if you had truly repented, you wouldn't have ended up like this." Yan Sanbai walked towards Lu Lingge, "Your senior brother Wang Jingchuan also gave you opportunities. You suffered for the world, but they also suffered for your sake. What kind of person is Wang Jingchuan? After so many years, how could he not understand that the killer who harmed the old master was either you or Lu Shuangxing? When he saw that painting, he probably felt something, yet still followed you without any hesitation, because in his heart, his junior brother had become an excellent master. Even if there was evil in his heart, it shouldn't have erased all the emotions of so many years."

  So he instructed his son to find me a few days before the incident, he didn't want things to go to the last step, nor did he want the reputation of Guihepai to be ruined in an instant. After consulting with Wang Min, I set up a plan and brought Lu Shuangxing here...

  "No! It's not like that!" Lu Ling shook her head, looking frantic. "They wanted to kill me, so I killed them first! Don't say anything more, or I'll kill you right now!"

  As he spoke, he drew out the sword from Wang Qi's waist and stabbed it at Yan Sanbai. At this time, Yan Sanbai was only a few steps away from him, and the long sword arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye.

  "Be careful!" shouted Wang Min and Zhang Yan.

  But in just a flash of an eye, Yan Sanbai suddenly vanished into thin air from in front of that sword tip!

  "Qinggong!" Did he still have internal energy? How was that possible! Lu Lingge was shocked, and hastily searched for his trail everywhere. However, he had only turned his head when suddenly a heavy kick landed on his back, sending him flying out.

  "Master!" Wang Qi and Lu Bo Yan rushed over, one checking his injuries, the other holding a sword, with a resolute face blocking in front of Lu Ling Ge, "Who dares to hurt my master!"

  "Cough...cough..." Lu Lingge coughed up a mouthful of blood and looked at Yan Sanbai with a puzzled expression, "Why?"

  Yan Sanbai said: "You detected that we were unusual, can't you see that I have already detected it? Last night, the king had already investigated this place, and you didn't make a move. So, apart from using poison and other obvious methods, nothing else was done. It's just that I didn't expect you to use Huagong San, so the detoxification pills I prepared were not effective, wasting some time."

  "So that's how it is... I thought you were stalling for time, but it turns out you were also trying to stall for time... Ha..." Lu Lingge said, suddenly pushing away the two disciples with a stern expression: "Leave! I don't need you anymore, get out of my sight!"

  "Master..." Wang Qi and Lu Bo Yuan looked at him in unison, although they were scolded, but they still didn't want to leave. However, the back of their heads suddenly felt a strong gust of wind, and the two of them shivered with fear, hastily wanting to turn around, but it was already too late. Their necks were struck, and in the next second, the two of them fainted and fell to the ground, revealing Li Yan and Lu Shuang Xing standing behind them.

  At this moment, the curtain finally fell slowly, Lu Lingge's heart was already in disarray, and she was injured again. She sat on the ground and no longer resisted, "Things have come to this, whether you want to kill or cut me, it's all up to you."

  Lu Shuangxing suddenly dropped a sword in front of him and said, "Get up."

  Lu Ling Ge didn't understand and looked up at him.

  "Get up." Lu Shuangxing repeated coldly again.

  Lu Ling Ge looked at the long sword shining on the ground, and only then did he understand Lu Shuang Xing's meaning. So he reached out to pick up the long sword, as if picking up the glory won by being a swordsman, and struggled to stand up.

  Two men face to face, swords crossed.

  Yan Sanbai and Li Yan exchanged a glance, both taking a step back.

  Lu Shuangxing exerted all his strength, and Lu Lingge also exerted all her strength. The two people with the highest swordsmanship achievements in the Guihe School today were competing with each other, panting heavily due to their respective injuries.

  Finally, Lu Lingge let out a loud shout and launched a fierce attack on Lu Shuangxing with an unstoppable momentum, using the move "Return to Come". Lu Shuangxing also used "Return to Come" to counterattack, and the two sharp sword energies collided, shaking down the morning dew of the entire bamboo forest, bringing a gentle morning rain.

  The screen freezes, Lu Lingge is pierced through the chest by Lu Shuangxing's sword, with wide eyes open, gurgling blood flowing out of his mouth, "Shi... brother..."

  Lu Shuangxing drew out his sword and caught the falling body, stunned for a moment, letting the rain-soaked clothes get wet. The morning dew slid down his cheek with blood, and Lu Shuangxing's face seemed to have grown longer, he blinked his sour eyes, turned his head to those stunned Qiuhepai disciples and said: "Go prepare for your master's funeral."

  At this moment, Yan Sanbai finally let out a sigh of relief, walked over and patted Wang Min's shoulder, "Let's go, leave your master alone to calm down."

  On the way back to the other courtyard, Zhang Yan followed closely behind Yan Sanbai with an excited face and eyes full of admiration. Suddenly, a crisp neighing sound came from afar, and everyone looked over to see Su Ran riding his horse into the temple gate.

  "Huh? He's also out?" Zhang Yan thought for a moment, Lu Shuangxing was innocent, so he would naturally be released too, nothing to be surprised about. But when he saw the person following behind, he jumped in fright again, "You... you... aren't you dead?!"

  Zhongbo dismounted his horse and ignored him, hastily walking towards Wang Min, "Young master, how is everything?"

  Wang Min then told him what had just happened. Zhongbo listened, nodding his head with difficulty, "It's good this way... it's good this way..."

  Ling Ding also opened his eyes wide and stared at Zhong Bo, "So he really didn't die after all..."

  Li Yan had expected this early on, "With Yan Sanbai around, how could he possibly die? He must be faking his own death. Otherwise, why would Lu Lingge agree to come back here?"

  "Oh~" Ling Ding suddenly realized.

  When the Guihe faction encountered this great change, people's hearts were immediately filled with anxiety. However, due to Zhongbo and Lu Shuangxing's return, they didn't fall into chaos. Even Wang Min forced himself to be spirited and followed Zhongbo in handling the aftermath. Just when everyone thought they had found their mainstay, Lu Shuangxing said that he should also leave.

  All the disciples were in a panic, now that the leader was dead. If Lu Shuangxing left again, there would be no leader among them, what could they do? Lu Shuangxing pointed to Wang Min and said, "I have already taught him all thirteen forms of the Return Crane style, from now on, I will have nothing more to do with the Return Crane sect."

  Lu Shuangxing had actually made up his mind long ago, and this time he returned only to settle the last bit of unfinished business from his past. The world is vast, the rivers are wide, and the Jianghu is surging, but the Guihe Sect is no longer his home.

  Yan Sanbai sat on a smooth boulder at the northwest corner outside the sect's gate, watching as the sunset was gradually devoured by the distant horizon, quietly lost in thought. Lu Ling's words had stirred up some memories that were not pleasant, so he could only empty his mind and let the twilight fill it.

  Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind, "What are you thinking about?"

  Li Yan sat down beside him, and Yan Sanbai turned his head to glance at him, shaking his head.

  Li Yan looked at him with a hint of scrutiny, and Yan Sanbai seemed calm as water and warm as jade, but Li Yan always felt that beneath the surface, there was an unfathomable depth.

  After a long time, Li Yan suddenly smiled again, thinking that it was all in vain. He sighed and said, "If Lu Lingge hadn't experienced those years, perhaps he would have just been a naughty boy who was caught sneaking out to practice martial arts and scolded, and the subsequent tragedy wouldn't have happened."

  Upon hearing this, Yan Sanbai finally spoke up, "Now that everything is peaceful, I hope such things will never happen again in the future."

  "You'd better hope I spend the rest of my life as a idle prince." Li Yan said jokingly.

  Yan Sanbai blinked his eyes and instantly understood Li Yan's meaning. At this time, Lu Shuangxing and Su Ran walked over with their horses.

  "Are you leaving?" Yan Sanbai asked.

  Lu Shuangxing nodded, holding the reins, Su Ran sat comfortably on the horseback, his three-stringed instrument had been restrung, he winked at Li Yan, "Thank you, Your Highness, this string has an excellent tone, better than my previous ones."

  "It's a pity I didn't get to hear you play one more song." Li Yan said regretfully.

  Without the case, the few people who spoke had less distance between them, and the atmosphere was harmonious. Yan Sanbai thought for a moment, then asked: "Have you found out about your master's affairs?"

  Upon hearing this, Lu Shuangxing looked at him deeply and said, "So you knew all along. There were rumors in the Jianghu that you are Bai Xiaosheng, it seems they were true. I've been investigating for over a decade, but you already know everything."

  Yan Sanbai remained calm as usual, "I just happened to overhear."

  But Lu Shuangxing obviously didn't quite believe it, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes. Yan Sanbai was not afraid at all, "You came to Chang'an this time, I'm afraid it's not just for Wang Jingchuan?"

  Lu Shuangxing suddenly smiled and Yan Sanbai was indeed Yan Sanbai, nothing could escape his notice.

  "Not bad, we indeed came for you. If Young Master Yan has some free time in the future, he can come to Langxuan Pavilion for a visit." As he spoke, Lu Shuangxing took out a small black token from his bosom and tossed it at Yan Sanbai, "This is the token."

  Yan Sanbai flipped the exquisite black token in his hand, and his heart couldn't help but stir up a few ripples. Langhuan Pavilion, the most mysterious organization on the Jianghu in recent years, its address was unknown, its members and leaders were also unknown, but within just one year, it had gained a reputation, unexpectedly Lu Shuangxing and Su Ran turned out to be members of Langhuan Pavilion.

  They came to him, what for?

  Yan San's heart had doubts, but Lu Shuangxing and Su Ran no longer responded. Su Ran's fingers plucked the three strings, already starting a new tune, while shouting at Lu Shuangxing: "This time I've taken a great risk for you, when we descend the mountain, you'll still have to lead my horse."

  Lu Shuangxing rarely didn't dislike his chatter, casually grabbed the towel on the horse's back and put it on his head, leading the horse to walk slowly in front, from the rugged small road down the mountain.

  The sound of the three strings echoed in the thin dusk, as if it were a mountain bird's language. Yan Sanbai listened carefully and heard someone singing.

  "Who will accompany me to the hidden land of Tibet, and return with words to the old mountain crane?"

  At this time, a white crane soared through the clouds, its song echoing loudly. From now on, I will roam freely in the mountains and rivers for ten thousand miles, without any constraints.

  Yan Sanbai patted his clothes and stood up, standing high and looking out at the vast expanse of wilderness. He felt a sense of liberation in his heart as well, and a smile returned to his eyebrows and eyes. The Luanxu Pavilion could wait; there were more important things for him to attend to.

  "He said: 'Let's return to Chang'an, I haven't received my salary yet.'"

  Li Yan had been observing his expression and guessing the changes in his mood, thinking that he would say something profound about life, but unexpectedly still waited for this sentence, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  A wonderful person, indeed a wonderful person.

  Yan Sanbai walked down the mountain, and Li Yan followed him, still curiously asking: "Just now you were talking in riddles, what did you find out about He QingSong?"

  Yan Sanbai did not answer immediately. The fewer people who knew about He Qing's affairs, the better. So neither he nor Lu Shuanghang mentioned it within the Guihe Sect. However, it didn't matter if Li Yan knew this Jianghu secret rumor: "He Qing was a great greenwood thief before founding the Guihe Sect, burning, killing, and looting, doing many bad things. Many villages in the Jianghuai area were slaughtered by him, and Lu Shuanghang... was one of the victims, only he didn't know it at first."

  Li Yan couldn't help but click his tongue, "It seems that He QingSong's death was indeed a case of retribution, and Wang JingChuan is truly pitied."

  "It can't be helped," said Yan Sanbai, his words carrying a hint of maturity, as if he had experienced many hardships, which didn't match his young face at all.

  Li Yan couldn't help but feel even more curious, and Yan Sanbai was like a riddle that had been solved, but left behind an even bigger mystery.

  "Ah, I just remembered something." Li Yan slapped his fan and his eyes suddenly lit up.

  "Huh?" Yan Sanbai turned his head to look at him.

  "Secret room, you only know that Lu Lingge has made a move in the quiet hall, but how exactly it was done is still a mystery?" Li Yan widened his eyes, but those phoenix eyes of his were just two pieces of charming willow leaves.

  "No." Yansanbai said: "In fact, Jing Tang's door has always been open, we just haven't noticed it yet."

  At this time, in the Guihe faction, Ling Ding stood at the gate of the other courtyard and suddenly tilted his head to think - Eh? Where is my king?

  The author has something to say: Let's talk about the secret room later, and this case will be over~ Actually, this first case is mainly an introduction, it's not that complicated, let's continue with the next case~

  And, in the next chapter, Yan Daxia is going to enter the palace to meet his parents~~~~

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