Stronger by Killing

Chapter 338 - 269: Another Turmoil in Great Desert City (Part 4)

What truly surprised me was that the woman Qi Baiyu married was just an ordinary farm girl, without an exceptionally beautiful appearance, nor any exceptional martial arts talent, and not even versed in martial arts.

What was even more astonishing was that Qi Baiyu, for this woman, discarded his famous sword Qianli Qiu into the abyss and directly handed over the Celestial Sword Alliance to others in the alliance. He then retired into seclusion with the farm girl, and now, no one knows where they are!"

Gu Zhan asked in confusion, "He’s not coming to seek revenge on me?"

"That I’m not sure of," Mo Jingzhou replied, "Rumor has it that the prodigy Liu Baishi from Qingzhou with his sword traveled a thousand miles to the Celestial Sword Alliance to demand an explanation from Qi Baiyu."

Gu Zhan raised an eyebrow and said, "Who is Liu Baishi?"

Mo Jingzhou said, "A renowned prodigy from the top sect Yijian Sect in Qingzhou, highly famous with the title of Qingzhou Sword Armor, he was once recognized as the foremost prodigy in Qingzhou, breaking through to Grandmaster by the age of twenty-five. He once visited Sword King City to challenge swords, encountered Qi Baiyu by chance, and fell in love at first sight,

At that time, Qi Baiyu was just a newcomer in the Martial World, only moderately famous in Yunzhou and was not yet known as the Sword Spirit. However, when faced with Liu Baishi’s overt confession, he directly rejected her.

Liu Baishi didn’t persist and turned back to Qingzhou, but she left a promise, saying she would wait until the day Qi Baiyu became famous with his sword and then return to propose to him. But instead of news of Qi Baiyu’s sword mastery, what came was news of him abandoning his sword to marry."

Gu Zhan realized and said, "So, Liu Baishi is angry and came to Yunzhou to cause trouble for Qi Baiyu."

"Exactly," Mo Jingzhou chuckled, "Qi Baiyu has really gotten himself into a mess this time."

Gu Zhan chuckled lightly.

Just then, a disciple of the Beidou Bang entered the courtyard, paid respects to Gu Zhan and the others, and reported, "A letter of invitation has arrived from Sword King City."

Mo Jingzhou took the invitation, glanced over it, and handed it to Gu Zhan, saying, "The negotiations between Sword King City and the Astronomical Bureau have concluded. The Director of the Astronomical Bureau, Qin You, has come to Great Desert City to discuss and negotiate with the various sects. To put it plainly, it’s to finally gauge the attitudes of the various sects."

Gu Zhan took the invitation and looked at it,

The invitation was for Mo Jingzhou to attend the negotiation meeting tomorrow.

Mo Jingzhou waved his hand and said, "I look like death warmed over now, so I’m not going. You go in my place!"

Gu Zhan nodded in agreement.

Mo Jingzhou slowly said, "You might as well meet this Director Qin You. He is Yang Yuzhi’s teacher. Back then, the reason you could safely come from Yundong to Yunxi was because Qin You intervened to hold back the Chengyang Marquis’s Mansion’s official forces. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy for you to reach Yunxi."

Gu Zhan chuckled, "This favor, if I were to repay, I would repay it to Yang Yuzhi. Qin You intervened not to do me a favor, but because Yang Yuzhi used his favor to get the help, so I cannot skip over Yang Yuzhi and repay Qin You. This is not like introducing someone; this was Yang Yuzhi using his real favor to pave a path for me."

...

In a tavern in Great Desert City,

An old man with white hair stood by the window watching the bustling street below, his expression calm, his eyes deep.

This man was none other than Qin You, the head of the Astronomical Bureau in Yunzhou.

The door to the room opened, and a scholar walked in, bowing and saying, "Sir, the major forces from Yunxi are still lingering in Great Desert City. It seems their trip is determined to proceed."

Qin You chuckled lightly, "Not determined to proceed, what’s the point of instigating such a grand scale righteous and demonic battle, Mo Jingzhou that old fellow even wagered his life on it."

The scholar pondered, "Also, Sword King City has sent a notice inviting you to a banquet tomorrow."

Qin You nodded and said, "By the way, will Gu Zhan be attending tomorrow?"