Eternal Saber

Chapter 545 - 151: Replaced

Jingzhou.

Drunken Immortal Tower.

The top floor offers the best view, overlooking the entire place, yet it remains closed to the public all year, quite peaceful.

At this moment, a man and a woman are sitting in the room on the top floor.

The man is none other than He Shiyao, the top of the Earth Ranking.

The woman is young, around twenty years old, her eyes clear, her appearance extraordinarily beautiful, dressed in a red brocade gown, her waist slender, perfectly highlighting her delicate and graceful figure.

This red gown is quite exquisite, with patterns of phoenix birds woven on it, either spiraling upward or perching on a wutong tree.

"Why are you still unhappy? Isn’t this outfit very pretty?"

He Shiyao nodded repeatedly, quite satisfied, saying, "This outfit complements your title perfectly; Feng Xiao Fairy should indeed be like this."

He Susu gently frowned, saying, "But I have disliked the color red since I was a child."

"Susu."

He Shiyao said, "You are grown now, you can’t follow your own whims in everything, you have to think of the family."

"With you and father at home, it is already enough."

He Susu said, "Moreover, there’s also grandpa overseeing."

"That’s different."

He Shiyao said, "Our He Family has been lying low for so many years, painstakingly operating to achieve today’s success. As a daughter of the He Family, you must relieve the family and your father of worries."

He Susu complained, "But I truly have no interest in the fighting and killing in Jianghu."

"You’ll get used to it."

He Shiyao laughed, "Besides, after the Martial Arts Assembly, you will become the most beautiful woman in Martial World, and countless geniuses in Jianghu will bow at your feet, at your beck and call."

"Many things don’t require you to handle them personally."

He Susu slightly frowned, saying, "Isn’t that title belonging to Jade Flute Sister?"

He Shiyao glanced at the Night Rain Sword hanging on the wall, smiling slightly, saying, "Rest assured, at the Martial Arts Assembly, you will replace her."

He Susu seemed to have realized something, a trace of sarcasm flashed in her eyes, she softly said, "Back then, did you and father make me learn the flute just for this day?"

During these years, every step she took had to follow her father and brother’s plan, with no room for deviation.

Learning the flute, practicing swordsmanship, venturing into Jianghu, sparring with others, taking the top of the Human Ranking.

All her trajectories were replicas of Jade Flute Fairy.

"We are doing this for your good, and for the family."

He Shiyao said, "This time at the Martial Arts Assembly, grandpa will become the Alliance Leader of the Profound Slaying Alliance, unifying the Martial World. I am the top of the Earth Ranking, you are the top of the Human Ranking, and the most beautiful woman in the Martial World, with the two of us siblings joining forces, we can attract young talents from Jianghu."

"From now on, the entire Jianghu will be firmly in the hands of our He Family!"

He Susu remained silent, seemingly indifferent.

He Shiyao continued, "Susu, do not underestimate the title of the most beautiful woman in Martial World, Jade Flute Fairy did not know how to use it, nor did she associate with people in Jianghu."

"In fact, if you show a little kindness to the people of Jianghu, you can gain countless followers!"

He Susu said, "The top of the Human Ranking was not originally mine."

"Indeed."

He Shiyao said, "If Chen Tang hadn’t died, and that Esoteric Master hadn’t been killed, with your strength, you indeed had no hope of becoming the top of the Human Ranking, but things are different now."

"When fortune comes, even heaven and earth assist. This is the opportunity for the rise of our He Family! After the Martial Arts Assembly, not only will the entire Jianghu, but also the landscape of Nanxia will be completely rewritten!"

"Is the matter of Drunken Eight Immortals true?"

He Susu suddenly asked.

"Just a rumor." He Shiyao’s expression remained unchanged.

He Susu continued to ask, "Even if it is a rumor, Chen Tang did not deserve to die; why did you drive him to death?"

He Shiyao frowned, "The person who killed him was a hermit of the Dongyi Race."

He Susu stared at He Shiyao, saying, "But you sent many Earth Ranking experts to chase him down, even personally took action."

He Shiyao suppressed his impatience, still squeezing out a smile, saying, "I acted out of goodwill, intending to invite him to the Drunken Immortal Inn as a guest, any misunderstanding could be cleared up face to face."

"Furthermore, I knew you admired him, inviting him to the Drunken Immortal Inn, clearing up misunderstandings, perhaps you could even become friends, I could introduce you two."

He Susu slightly avoided his gaze, softly said, "I am not acquainted with him, let alone harboring admiration, I merely highly respect his actions."

Seeing his sister still thinking about Chen Tang, mentioning how much she admired him, He Shiyao couldn’t help but be a bit irritated, frowning deeply.

Recalling the scene where he was blasted into a sorry state by Palm Thunder, He Shiyao coldly said, "What’s there to admire, he’s from Beiqian, clearly with ulterior motives stepping into Nanxia."

He Susu immediately retorted, "Even if he’s from Beiqian, he was rejected by the Beiqian Court and Profound Celestial Sect, wandering to Nanxia, where’s the ulterior motive in that?"

Seeing his sister argue with him, He Shiyao’s voice involuntarily raised significantly, loudly saying, "This time at the Martial Arts Assembly, grandpa is about to become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, yet at this time, he uses the matter of Drunken Eight Immortals to attack our Drunken Immortal Tower, what do you say his intentions are?"

"In my opinion, it is better that he is dead, to save us from being harmed in the Martial World of Nanxia!"

"The matter of Drunken Eight Immortals, perhaps he was deceived by someone."

He Susu said, "If it’s a misunderstanding, there will always be a chance to explain."

"From the Nanxia court to the common people, down to the entire Martial World, how many lives have been harmed by the Profound Celestial Sect? Yet, he managed, with a single sword, to flatten a Magic Altar of the Profound Celestial Sect."

"Regardless of where he’s from, what he did was commendable! There are those who speak grand words, full of righteousness and morality, but if they engage in dirty and sordid acts secretly, they are the real scourge to Nanxia."

"Enough!"

Bam!

He Shiyao’s face darkened, with a palm shattering the wooden table before him, rising angrily, he shouted, "He is just an outsider, for the sake of our family, what does it matter to sacrifice him?"

"For the family..."

He Susu laughed mockingly, saying, "Anyone can be sacrificed, right."

He Shiyao took a deep breath, calming himself, after a while he slowly said, "These words, you can say to me, but do not mention them to father."

He Susu sighed in her heart.

This fighting and scheming in Jianghu, she is truly fed up with it.

If not for the pressure from her father and brother, she simply wouldn’t come out to compete for the top of the Human Ranking.

However, being born here, many times she feels like a puppet on strings, unable to control herself.

"Has the hermit who killed Chen Tang been found?"

He Susu asked.

"No."

He Shiyao said, "If a hermit of the Dongyi Race is determined to hide, without taking action, they are just like ordinary people, it’s very hard to find their trace. Moreover, that one is even a Celestial Concealment."

He Susu got up and left.

"Susu."

He Shiyao called her, saying, "For the family, perform well at the Martial Arts Assembly."

He Susu paused slightly, remained silent for a long time, then said, "Understood."