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Kapitel 49

Saint Red's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he stared straight at Ao Jun, a cold smile slowly creeping onto his lips. "Mo Jun, when did you realize that Chi Yu approached you with a purpose?"

Ao Jun said calmly, without any expression, "The first time I saw her."

"Haha... I thought I had done it flawlessly. How did you see through him? Weren't you even a little bit captivated by Chi Yu? I refuse to believe that any man could remain unmoved by Chi Yu."

"Flawless? Hmph, it's full of flaws. First, the area around Thousand Mile Slope has already been affected by the Blood Soul, making it impossible for ordinary people to approach, yet Chi Yu appeared there; second, it's impossible for poisonous snakes to appear near Thousand Mile Slope; third, Chi Yu claimed to be a delicate young lady who couldn't even fight a chicken, but I noticed thin calluses on her hands—those weren't from holding a pen, but from holding a sword. Also, the one thing you shouldn't have done, the one thing you shouldn't have done, was use your beauty to seduce this strategist." Ao Jun sneered. Using a beauty to seduce her—it's the biggest joke in the world.

"You..." Saint Chi was speechless, cornered by Ao Jun. Hearing what he said, it was indeed true; the plan was full of loopholes. Actually, Ao Jun was too shrewd. If it were anyone else, the plan would indeed be flawless.

After a pause, Saint Chi calmed down and looked at Ao Jun with a cold expression, saying, "You knew all along that she was one of my people? So you used a scheme against her. You had her deliver false information to me."

"No, I always thought she was sent by Yelü Ying," Ao Jun said truthfully.

"Haha...Jun, why would you think that way? Even if I were to use my beauty to seduce you, I wouldn't choose a woman like that. I'd have to do it myself to make it work, wouldn't you say?" Yelü Ying completely ignored the three eyes that were still in her way and spoke to Ao Jun with seductive eyes. As she spoke, she flirted and flirted, and flirtatiously tossed her hair that was hanging down in front of her chest behind her. Even Chi Yu, who was known as the "Fox Fairy" in the martial arts world, was inferior to her in appearance.

"Yelü Ying, stop disgusting me." Ao Jun finally couldn't hold back any longer, his face icy cold as he spoke in a voice that was below zero degrees Celsius. I couldn't stand it; goosebumps rose all over my body.

Saint Chi now turned the tables, completely ignoring Yelü Ying and skipping over his flamboyant manner, continuing Ao Jun's previous words: "It wasn't until Yelü Ying came to you that you realized Chi Yu wasn't Yelü Ying's person, but mine? Is that why you suddenly said those things to Chi Yu?"

Ao Jun glanced at Yelü Ying and nodded. What was bound to happen would happen eventually.

"Hahaha..." Saint Chi suddenly burst into laughter, glancing at Yelü Ying standing behind Ao Jun, and said, "Yelü Ying, Yelü Ying, we two thought ourselves clever, but we've been completely fooled by this Mo Jun, hahaha..." Though he was laughing, he was seething with hatred in his heart: That Mo Jun, how dare he treat me like a monkey! Humph, I will definitely not let you die a quick and painless death, hahaha...

"What do you mean?" Yelü Ying instantly changed his previous flamboyant demeanor, frowning as he stared intently at Mo Jun. As clever as he was, after hearing their conversation and seeing Mo Jun's seemingly apologetic look, how could he not have guessed the truth? But he still refused to believe it.

"What do you mean? What do you mean? Haha... Yelü Ying, you're still asking what it means even now? It seems you've been deeply poisoned by Mo Jun. Haha... You've been used by her, schemed against by her, manipulated by her, and you've still protected her at every turn, even giving her your most beloved jade pendant. Haha... Do you know what she did with your jade pendant? Haha... Chi Yu, you tell our great Crown Prince Yelü." Saint Chi laughed mockingly, ignoring Yelü Ying's increasingly dark face, and shouted at Chi Yu.

Even if Mo Jun truly knows the Heavenly Stems Eight Trigrams Formation, so what? Even if she is indeed, as the rumors say, a genius beyond compare, so what? He simply doesn't believe he can break his meticulously designed Blood Soul Heavenly Stems Eight Trigrams Formation. Besides, midnight is approaching, and then all those 'Flame-Devouring Evil Lords' and 'Number One Military Strategist Under Heaven' will become his blood souls, serving him for eternity. However, I never expected Mo Jun to be so 'loyal,' putting on such a wonderful show for him before her death, haha… This is getting more and more interesting… Mo Jun, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for provoking me, Saint Chi.

"Yes," Chi Yu replied respectfully to Sheng Chi Dao, then took a few steps forward, her hand still pressed against her chest, indicating that the blow had been quite heavy. She adjusted her breathing slightly, then gave Ao Jun a cold smile, a look that clearly conveyed: I won't let you get away with this.

Turning her head to face Yelü Ying, who was coldly watching her, she spoke softly and charmingly, her eyes sparkling: "A few nights ago, Mo Jun suddenly said she had an appointment and went out. I think it must have been Crown Prince Yelü who invited her that day! After she came back, she was very happy and told Chi Yu that a very important person had invited her out. She said that if it weren't for that person, she wouldn't have achieved what she has today. She said she didn't know anything about the Bagua formation, and that it was that person who taught her how to help the Longxuan army retreat safely. She also said how that person was determined to kill their master and how much they hated their master. But she wouldn't say who that person was, and she always kept her hand on her chest while speaking. After she fell asleep, Chi Yu took Crown Prince Yelü's jade pendant from her chest. I think it was that day that Crown Prince Yelü gave the jade pendant to Mo Jun!..." She paused deliberately and glanced at Yelü Ying.

Upon hearing this, Yelü Ying's wicked smile froze on his face. He calmly looked at Ao Jun, who had remained unresponsive, and said to Chi Yu in a gloomy voice, "Continue."

"That very night, I reported this to my master, who immediately recognized the jade pendant as belonging to the Crown Prince. Initially, my master refused to believe the Crown Prince would treat him like this, but upon seeing this most cherished jade pendant, he had no choice but to believe it. My master was heartbroken and furious, but he never intended to harm the Crown Prince. He had said that the Blood Soul Heavenly Stem Eight Trigrams Formation would never be activated against the Cangliao Kingdom, because it was the soldiers of Cangliao who created this formation, and it was the Crown Prince who was able to fulfill his lifelong wish. He just never expected that the Crown Prince would not only send people to steal our sect's most prized treasure, but also destroy the elixir that my master had painstakingly refined for many years, treasuring more than his own life. In his fury, and also to protect himself, my master turned against the Crown Prince," Chi Yu said, his words a mixture of truth and falsehood. His purpose was clear: to drive the two of them into bitter enemies.

"My lord, is what she said true?" Yelü Ying asked in a voice so calm it was frightening: Speak! Say no, say they're all lying to me, speak now!

Ke Aojun remained silent and didn't even look at him, clearly acquiescing to Chiyu's words.

Yelü Ying suddenly went berserk, rushing to Ao Jun's side. His red eyes had turned a terrifying, blood-red, as if they were about to bleed. He grabbed her shoulders and shook her violently, shouting, "Speak! Speak! Tell me they were all lying to me! You didn't use me, you didn't lie to me, you were sincere to me, weren't you? Weren't you..."

After a moment of silence, Ao Jun raised her head and said calmly and indifferently, "I'm sorry..." It was a sincere apology. She didn't know what else to say besides apologizing. Although Chi Yu had exaggerated a bit, she had indeed taken advantage of his sincerity.

"I'm sorry... Heh... I'm sorry..." Yelü Ying released his grip, repeatedly uttering Ao Jun's words in a daze. I'm sorry, heh... Why say sorry? Why?

"Yelü Ying." Seeing Yelü Ying's wretched state, Ao Jun couldn't help but call out softly. Deep within her heart, a soft spot seemed to be touched, and a feeling of heartache flashed quickly in her eyes.

Yelü Ying seemed not to hear Ao Jun's cries, muttering as he retreated, "Why did you say sorry? Why didn't you lie to me one more time? Is it because I'm no longer of any use to you that you won't even lie to me anymore? Is it because..."

"Yelü Ying, I..." Seeing Yelü Ying, who was always so spirited and arrogant, so fixated on this, Ao Jun wanted to tell him that she didn't genuinely want to use him; she was simply helpless! But the words stuck in her throat. Though it was out of necessity, she had undeniably taken advantage of his sincerity. What good would it do to say it? If she knew he would be in so much pain after discovering the truth, she... she would still do it. There were things she would do and things she wouldn't, and stopping Sheng Chi was indeed something she had to do.

Saint Chi watched the entire scene with an air of detached amusement, a wicked grin playing on his lips. Part of the reason was to stall for time; the Yin energy in the world was nearing its peak. Haha… then he could seize the opportunity to merge with the Blood Soul Heavenly Stem Eight Trigrams Formation. Who in the world could stand against him then? Even the Heavenly Mystic Manual and the Heavenly Kun Divine Sword would be powerless against him. Haha…

Yu Jiaodu saw Sheng Chi's sinister sneer, as if he were watching a good show. Ao Jun thought to himself, "This is bad. Time is running out. He's stalling for time."

"Yelü Ying, stop talking now! Time's almost up, we can't delay any longer. Blood Soul has already begun its operation, Yelü Ying!" Ao Jun shouted urgently to Yelü Ying. Blood Soul's wails grew louder and louder, its resentment growing stronger.

But Yelü Ying was completely oblivious to Ao Jun's words, and as if he had lost his mind, he just stood there blankly, repeatedly saying: "You are sincere to me, you are not lying to me..."

"Ha... Mo Jun is indeed Mo Jun, he figured it out so quickly. I wanted to have an even more fun one, but who knew Yelü Ying was so useless, he just froze. Forget it, it's over, none of it was fun." Sheng Chi said with dissatisfaction, as if he were treating everyone like puppets, as if they were actors in a play, just there to amuse him.

Having followed his master for so many years, how could he not understand the meaning of investment! As soon as Sheng Chi finished speaking, the man in black beside him drew his sword before Chen Yelü Ying could recover, leaped forward, and thrust it straight at Ao Jun.

Just as Ao Jun was about to make a move, a cyan shadow suddenly flew out, causing Ao Jun's movements to pause for only a moment. The man in black was already in front of him, about to stab him.

With a clang, the sound of metal clashing rang out. It turned out that the figure who had leaped forward had, at the critical moment, drawn his sword and deflected the black-clad man's sword. Clearly, the newcomer's martial arts skills were several levels higher than the black-clad man's. The black-clad man was shaken by the internal force and flew several feet away, crashing into the mountainside, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and then fainting.

"Jinxuan?" Ao Jun quickly took a few steps forward. Seeing him, he felt inexplicably at ease.

"Jun, are you alright?" Jinxuan rushed to Aojun's side and asked anxiously. Seeing that Aojun shook his head, he still didn't believe him and insisted on checking him over from head to toe. He found that apart from the wound on his neck caused by the red jade, which had been treated, he was not injured anywhere else, and only then did he feel relieved.

“Ouyang Jinxuan? Haha… You’ve come at the perfect time. This work will send you all to your deaths together, haha…” Saint Chi laughed evilly, and with a flick of his hand, Blood Soul was already in action.

"Jinxuan, be careful!" Ao Jun warned, as the Blood Soul had already attacked. But even his warning was useless; Jinxuan remained under the Blood Soul's control.

"My lord, what's going on?" Jin Xuan suddenly felt an excruciating pain in his chest, as if his heart had been ripped out. His head also throbbed with pain. He knew that this was the work of Xue Hun, but unfortunately, no matter how he tried to see him, it had no effect on Xue Hun at all.

"Jinxuan." Seeing Jinxuan in so much pain, Aojun's heart ached terribly. She found it strange; these blood spirits hadn't even attacked him yet! Why did he feel such heartache?

"Haha... Once the Blood Souls are unleashed, no matter how invincible your martial arts are, you'll only be at their mercy. Ouyang Jinxuan, Mo Jun, enjoy the service of these Blood Souls! Haha..." Sheng Chi laughed triumphantly again, and with another flick of his hand, more Blood Souls attacked Jinxuan and Ao Jun.

"Yelü Ying, wake up! Yelü Ying..." Ao Jun clutched his chest in pain and rushed towards Yelü Ying, shouting, but Yelü Ying still did not respond. What should he do?

"Yuqing... Yuqing, no!..." Jinxuan suddenly screamed like a madman, swinging his sword wildly as if he had lost his mind. Damn it, he knew about Blood Soul and could still resist for a while, but Jinxuan was completely unaware of it and had no power to fight back at all.

It seems she's already hallucinating. If this continues, Jinxuan will either die from the pain or commit suicide. That wretched Yelü Ying is still going crazy here at this time. Aojun is trying her best to resist the attacks of the blood spirits while trying to wake Yelü Ying up. Only when he wakes up can they deal with these blood spirits.

Chi Yu looked at the suffering Ouyang Jinxuan with a tense expression, feeling heartbroken as well, but there was nothing she could do for her. She could only direct her resentment at Ao Jun: If it weren't for you, how could he have come back? How could he have suffered like this? It's all your fault...

Despite her best efforts to resist, the Blood Soul's attacks were growing stronger and stronger, and she was gradually losing her reason. Yelü Ying! Suddenly, a jolt of consciousness flashed through her mind. Taking advantage of the last bit of her sanity, Ao Jun struggled to pull out the jade pendant from her bosom and threw it at Yelü Ying, hitting him squarely in the chest.

Yelü Ying finally reacted to the blow. He slowly lowered his head, glanced at the wolf-shaped jade pendant, and slowly squatted down to pick it up. After looking at the pendant again, his senses slowly returned. He raised his head and saw Ao Jun struggling in pain, and Ouyang Jinxuan, who seemed to have gone mad.

Upon seeing Ouyang Jinxuan, Yelü Ying was completely awake, glaring at him with hatred. It was all because of him that his father had changed, everyone had changed, and even the emperor had treated him that way because of him.

Yelü Ying's red eyes filled with hatred, which made Ao Jun's heart tremble. But the most important thing now was to deal with these blood souls and Saint Chi. He couldn't let Yelü Ying make a move against Jin Xuan at this time.