Chapter 826: Assassination During the Sacrifice

Profound Sword Sect wants to kill Liu Zixuan?

Hearing this news, Liu Zixuan suddenly felt both amused and exasperated.

He had absolutely nothing to do with this Profound Sword Sect. In fact, it was the first time he had even heard of the name—they weren’t connected at all!

Seeing the puzzled look on his face, Bai Jingjing chimed in, "When I first heard this from Yiyi, I had the exact same expression as you. But unfortunately, Yiyi doesn’t know much more about the situation either; she just heard some news from her family and quickly asked me to tell you."

"What else did she say?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"She advised you not to attend the martial arts tournament, knowing that you probably won’t listen. So she just wanted to remind you to be careful, very careful, and if something really does happen, don’t fight them."

"Don’t fight? They want to kill me and I’m not supposed to fight back?" Liu Zixuan said with amusement.

"Yiyi wants you not to fight and to run to her place," Bai Jingjing said in a much lower voice because she understood Liu Zixuan too well. The Profound Sword Sect wants to kill Liu Zixuan, and not only should he not fight back, but he should also run to a woman’s house?

Isn’t that a slap in Liu Zixuan’s face? Of course, he wouldn’t agree to that.

Liu Zixuan sneered, "I appreciate Yiyi’s good intentions, but letting myself be defeated without a fight and fleeing like a stray dog might as well let them kill me."

"Knew you would say that." Bai Jingjing shrugged, "Anyway, I’ve delivered the message, and what you do with it is up to you."

With that, Bai Jingjing leaned closer to Liu Zixuan’s ear and whispered, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. You plan to leave us all here and go by yourself. I’m telling you, you can leave Ruyan and the others here, I don’t mind, but I’m definitely coming."

"You!"

"If you don’t let me go, I’ll tell Ruyan and the others right now," Bai Jingjing threatened.

Alright, this was the only time he felt threatened by Bai Jingjing and had no idea how to argue back.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "So you’re heading directly from the Jiang Family?"

"That’s right." Bai Jingjing nodded.

"Is Yiyi going? And what has she been busy with lately?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"I don’t know if she’s going or not, but from the way she talked, her father probably won’t let her. As for what she’s been busy with lately, I’m not sure either. You can ask her when you see her later."

Bai Jingjing laughed, "Any other questions? I’ll tell you everything I know!"

"Earlier, you mentioned that part of Dragon Spirit made some kind of agreement with the Hidden Sect, but in my impression, Dragon Spirit belongs to the Jiang Family. What did you mean by a part of it?" That was Liu Zixuan’s last question.

"Actually, it’s a preconceived notion. You’ve always thought that Dragon Spirit belongs to the Jiang Family, but actually, Dragon Spirit and Jiang Yifan are separate, independent entities. In other words, they’re on equal standing."

Bai Jingjing smiled and shrugged, "Because back then, the control of Dragon Spirit was in Jiang Yifan’s father’s hands, and after he stepped down, Jiang Yifan didn’t take over but just placed some of his people in Dragon Spirit. The current ruler of Dragon Spirit is not from the Jiang Family."

"So it seems Dragon Spirit is very complicated internally as well." Liu Zixuan laughed.

"I’ve told you everything I know. My parents are waiting at the airport, so I’ll head over now." Bai Jingjing finished speaking, chatted briefly with Liu Ruyan and the others, and then hurried off.

The amount of information today was overwhelming for Liu Zixuan to digest all at once.

So he decided not to dwell on matters about the Martial Realm for now and pondered why the Profound Sword Sect wanted to kill him.

Old Wang had said that the Hidden Sect is above the Martial Realm and normally doesn’t get involved in worldly affairs.

But now, a Hidden Sect actually wants to target Liu Zixuan!

It just didn’t make any sense!

Despite thinking it over, Liu Zixuan couldn’t figure it out.

"I was just discussing with Sister Lian about going to the Divine Maiden Temple to offer incense, do you want to come?"

At this moment, Liu Ruyan came over and asked.

"Aren’t offerings and praying usually done in the morning? Why going at this hour?"

"Tonight and tomorrow morning both need offerings," Sister Lian explained as she walked over. "It’s also a tradition in Lingxiu Village. Today is New Year’s Eve, the last day of the year. Going tonight is like fulfilling a vow at the Divine Maiden Temple, and tomorrow morning is to pray for blessings for the new year."

Liu Zixuan thought about it. There were still a few days until matters of the Martial Realm needed resolution, so thinking about it now was just adding to his troubles, he might as well go enjoy a stroll with the beautiful women first.

After agreeing, Sister Lian and the others began to prepare offerings, and once everything was set, everyone left the house together.

Moreover, Doudou also specially brought Little Blue along. In Doudou’s words, such sacred events must involve everyone and everything in the village for the best significance.

Being the internet celebrity of Lingxiu Village now, saying this left no one wanting to refuse.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, the beautiful village women of Lingxiu Village were already gathered, holding various offerings and dressed neatly, appearing very ceremonious.

"Brother Xuan, we were just waiting for you to lead us up," Hu Lijing approached with her enchanting figure almost clinging to Liu Zixuan, unabashedly giggling.

Liu Zixuan felt several angry stares from beside him and cleared his throat seriously, "When worshipping the Divine Maiden, don’t call me Brother Xuan."

"Okay, Handsome Xuan," Hu Lijing cooperated.

Liu Zixuan walked at the front, followed by a group of beauties, heading toward the mountainside while the evening light was still up.

He recalled that during the last Divine Maiden Festival, he had come to worship once. Back then, the place was desolate, but now it had been rebuilt. A large temple stood proudly on the mountainside, alongside courtyards with blue tiles and red bricks.

Everyone approached to place the offerings, each person holding incense and murmuring with their eyes closed.

As Liu Zixuan slightly bowed with the incense, he suddenly sensed an imperceptible, fleeting killing intent.

Despite how brief it was, Liu Zixuan swiftly opened his eyes, paused, and immediately retreated several steps back to the front of the group.

Everyone opened their eyes in confusion at the commotion, looking at Liu Zixuan puzzled. Some were even slightly annoyed, for these simple villagers believed that without sincere reverence during offerings, one would be punished by the heavens.

But Liu Zixuan couldn’t bother with such concerns; he clearly felt a powerful force lurking around.

Whoosh!

A sound suddenly emerged from above, with a fierce chill directly striking toward Doudou on Liu Zixuan’s left rear side.

"Watch out!"

Others didn’t notice, but Liu Zixuan instantly felt it and quickly leaped towards Doudou...