Chapter 444 - 443: I Trust You, Senior Brother

Chapter 444: Chapter 443: I Trust You, Senior Brother

After the Master of Curses was temporarily sealed, many people began trying to enter the Secret Realm.

Some wanted to save people, while others perhaps wanted to take advantage of the chaos.

After Jingyue confirmed that Su Qi was alright, she naturally entered the Secret Realm at the first opportunity.

The flight restriction in the Secret Realm had vanished, making it very convenient for her to move around.

Jingyue descended from the mountain peak and immediately saw Xueyu, and then Xiaoxiao.

At this, Jingyue heaved a sigh of relief.

The two of them were safe, just scared unconscious.

Jingyue quickly whisked away the four of them, along with Chen An and his junior sister.

At the foot of the mountain, in the borderlands.

Blade Master Hai Bian clutched his arm, struggling to control his body. "Are you all alright?"

By then, the relic had completely shattered. They were lucky to be alive.

Liu Yiyi’s Holy Light flickered weakly, and Zhong Yiyang’s Sword Intent was also faint and indistinct.

Qing Lian was in better shape. She had the Rune Jingyue had given her, making her the most at ease of the group.

The most severe cases were Yiruo and the two Sword Cultivators.

The two Sword Cultivators were almost completely eroded by the Curse Power, just one step away from final assimilation.

Whether they could hold on was still a question.

Yiruo was also clinging to life by relying on a mark.

"This is serious," said Liu Yiyi. "It seems we’ve all been affected. If we didn’t have things to counteract it, we might have all been wiped out."

Blade Master Hai Bian said, "There’s a signal now. I’ll try to call for help."

But before Blade Master Hai Bian could call for help, two beads—one black and one white—suddenly appeared before him.

He was stunned for a moment, then immediately grew wary. He had no idea what these two beads were.

"The Purification Bead and the Curse Bead. Used together, they can neutralize the Curse Power within you." A voice suddenly echoed in Blade Master Hai Bian’s mind.

Blade Master Hai Bian immediately spoke up to give his thanks. "Many thanks to you, Senior, for saving us."

"No. He said he’ll take the Mist. This is for you." The unfamiliar voice once again sounded in Blade Master Hai Bian’s mind.

Now Blade Master Hai Bian understood who was behind this, even if he didn’t know the person’s name.

He then asked, "May I know who you are, Senior?"

"Jian Shisan." And then, Jian Shisan left.

Blade Master Hai Bian was stunned. It was the great Senior, Jian Shisan.

Jian Shisan was a great senior of the Tier Eight Inquiry realm! For them, even catching a glimpse of such a senior was incredibly difficult.

Blade Master Hai Bian then bowed respectfully in gratitude. "Thank you, Senior."

Even though he knew Jian Shisan had already left, Blade Master Hai Bian still offered his thanks.

And with these two beads, they quickly and successfully resolved the crisis of the curse.

Not long after, Jingyue found them and finally led them out of the Secret Realm.

Outside, Jian Shisan appeared by Yue Xi’s side.

Yue Xi hadn’t entered the Sword Cultivation Lineage’s area. After confirming that the Saintesses and Candidacy Saintesses were not in life-threatening danger, she decided not to intervene.

But now that Jian Shisan had arrived, Yue Xi had a ton of questions.

However, Jian Shisan showed no intention of speaking first, so Yue Xi had no choice but to ask.

"Male or female?" Yue Xi asked.

Jian Shisan froze. He didn’t quite understand his junior sister’s question. It came out of nowhere, and he couldn’t make sense of it.

Yue Xi sighed inwardly before clarifying, "The person you saved. Was it a man or a woman?"

"A... a man," Jian Shisan answered honestly, though he didn’t quite understand the question’s significance.

’A man, huh? That narrows down the questions.’

Then Yue Xi added, "I heard Liyuan Island sank. Was that because of you, Senior Brother?"

Jian Shisan nodded. "I... I suppose so."

"Then, the person who went in with you, Senior Brother... do you know who he is?" Yue Xi asked, a hint of concern in her voice.

Jingyue had told her what she saw inside Liyuan Island, leading her to suspect the presence of a male Candidacy Saintess.

She had asked the Liyuan Island Lord and learned that two people had entered, one of whom’s appearance was obscured.

And this person whose face couldn’t be seen was very likely the male Candidacy Saintess.

Discovering the identity of the male Candidacy Saintess would be a major event.

In response to Yue Xi’s question, Jian Shisan nodded again. "I know."

Yue Xi was a little pleased, but just as she was about to ask more, she suddenly stopped.

She looked at Jian Shisan, as if something had occurred to her.

She then asked, "That person must have asked you to keep it a secret, right, Senior Brother?"

Jian Shisan simply nodded.

"Do you trust him, Senior Brother?" Yue Xi asked.

"I do," Jian Shisan replied.

"Then," Yue Xi hesitated for a moment before asking, "if I were to ask you who that person is, Senior Brother, would you answer?"

"I would," Jian Shisan said without any hesitation.

Yue Xi smiled. "Alright, then I have no more questions."

Jian Shisan was surprised. "J-Junior Sister, you’re not... not asking? Don’t... don’t you want... want to know... who... who that person... is?"

"Of course I do," Yue Xi said, looking at Jian Shisan. "But you have an agreement with him, and I don’t want to make things difficult for you, Senior Brother.

Of course, I don’t trust that person.

But I trust you, Senior Brother."

As she spoke that last sentence, Yue Xi smiled at Jian Shisan—a devastatingly beautiful smile.

Jian Shisan froze. Yue Xi was smiling like that again.

Then Yue Xi added, "But when the time is right someday, you have to be the first one to tell me who he is, Senior Brother."

For Jian Shisan, he couldn’t have asked for anything more.

Seeing Jian Shisan agree, Yue Xi said, "Alright then. I’m going to go find those girls."

Watching Yue Xi leave, Jian Shisan felt he needed to become even stronger.

That way, he could talk to his junior sister more often.

Finally, Jian Shisan used Concealment to hide himself. His Cultivation was too high, making it inappropriate for him to appear here.

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By this time, Jingyue had already brought everyone up.

The several Candidacy Saintesses were all safe and sound.

It seemed, however, that they owed a lot of favors.

After all, aside from Su Qi and Jingyue, all the others had been rescued.

And at the final moment, it seemed they too had been saved, but that person was long gone.

Su Qi asked, "Do you think that person died?"

Jingyue said, "I doubt it. Even if they were just calling in a favor for a friend, no one would throw away their own life for it."

"Don’t worry about that person. He’s fine." At that moment, Yue Xi arrived beside them.

Jingyue was curious. "Master, what are you doing here? By the way, Master, do you know who that person is?"

Jingyue actually had a guess, but it seemed to have just been debunked. ’Having no proof is really a pain.’

Yue Xi shook her head. "I don’t know. But he’s not in any serious trouble. You should all focus on yourselves."

Su Qi suddenly thought of something, then looked at Jingyue and said, "Senior Sister, didn’t you swallow the Curse Power? Are you okay?"

Yue Xi was astonished. ’My disciple has gotten bold enough to eat Curse Power?’

But she could see that Jingyue seemed perfectly fine.

Jingyue immediately checked her body, then said, "There’s no problem at all. I can’t feel any Curse Power."

Yue Xi didn’t delay. After thanking Liu Yiyi and the others, she left with Jingyue and her group.

She needed to examine them.