The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 148 Baili Liuyun: I’m Really Wronged (11th Update)

Chapter 148: Chapter 148 Baili Liuyun: I’m Really Wronged (11th Update)

Seeing Wang Wanqiu confined in the woods and shedding tears, Lin Yun, for some reason, was reminded of Li Ruotong’s version of "The Condor Heroes" where she too was immobilized.

Ah, this...

"Wan Qiu!"

Lin Yu hurried over, tearing off the talisman on Wang Wanqiu’s head, and asked, "What’s going on?"

"Ancestor..."

Wang Wanqiu looked in the direction of Sword Peak. The sound of the Shocking Thunder earlier had made her understand.

"What has your master done?"

"He wants to kill the Sect Master..."

"???"

Good lord, is Ming Xin also an insider traitor?

Lin Yun instinctively thought of this, after all, not only was he an insider traitor himself, but wherever he went, he seemed to encounter insider traitors; at Red Lotus Sect, he encountered Hong Rui’s assassination attempt on Dongfang Hongyue, at Guanghan Palace he met the Flower Fairy, an insider traitor, at Shenxiao Sect, he ran into Zhang Xiuya, and now at Sword Sect, where he was just passing by, he managed to accidentally trigger an insider traitor plot.

Do insider traitors attract each other?

While Lin Yun and the others stood dumbfounded, chaos also erupted on Sword Peak.

No one expected Ming Xin to suddenly act out. In an instant, the radiant light from Bai Li Liuyun’s Protective Immortal Clothing was extinguished by the thunderbolt; Bai Li Liuyun was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, thunderbolt raging within his body, forcing another mouthful of blood from him. Yet Bai Li Liuyun was still not dead.

If it weren’t for the protection of an Immortal Artifact, he surely would have died on the spot; now he was just seriously injured.

The crowd angrily moved forward to restrain Ming Xin while others checked on Mu Yunyan and Bai Li Liuyun’s injuries.

Bai Li Liuyun was seriously injured, and someone immediately fetched an Elixir for him to swallow.

Mu Yunyan’s case was trickier; she appeared uninjured, but her chest hurt terribly.

The Great Elder Mingjing looked at Ming Xin furiously and shouted, "Ming Xin, are you trying to rebel?"

By now, Ming Xin’s body was visibly undergoing changes at an observable rate. Originally a middle-aged man, within just a few breaths, his black hair turned white, his skin rapidly withered, and creases spread across his face.

It looked as if he had used some Forbidden Technique.

In the midst of this, Ming Xin remained calm. He did not respond to Mingjing’s question but instead looked at Bai Li Liuyun and slowly said, "Sect Master, do you remember the oath you made back then?"

Having taken the medicine, Bai Li Liuyun’s spirits were somewhat revitalized. He didn’t understand why Ming Xin had suddenly gone on a rampage. The Ming Xin he knew was not hot-tempered; he was always mild and seldom fought with others. Among the many Elders, he was the least noticeable.

That was only because he had a disciple to help him maintain a presence. Otherwise, many in the Sword Sect would have nearly forgotten him.

But this is the very epitome of the saying, "Barking dogs seldom bite."

Bai Li Liuyun quickly recalled the so-called oath.

After Lin Yu’s incident, Ming Xin came to him, asking directly. Bai Li Liuyun grew angry then, fiercely reprimanding Ming Xin. He was already annoyed by the rumors spreading from the smaller sects, and now Ming Xin, an Elder of their own Sect, dared to question him. Where was the trust between people?

Ming Xin, having been scolded, showed little expression but merely asked, "Does this have anything to do with your honored wife?"

Bai Li Liuyun was so furious he nearly drew his sword, but he knew his limits. He immediately made an oath: "If this has anything to do with us, may I be struck by lightning when I step outside, pierced by a thousand swords to death, will that do?"

Cultivators do not make oaths lightly; their vows are to be truly fulfilled.

Baili Liuyun had such trust in Mu Yunyan because, after the rumors spread, he had spoken to her in secret.

Mu Yunyan had cursed him out on the spot.

"Those of all trades have nothing better to do and delight in gossiping about us reputable sects. They fabricate scandals where none exist—do you believe that too? It’s pure slander. If I find out who started these rumors, I’ll make sure they don’t live to tell another."

The matter passed without Ming Xin bringing it up again.

But unexpectedly, after thirty years, Ming Xin suddenly began to seek revenge.

Baili Liuyun still felt wronged.

The sky didn’t strike me with lightning, so you’re making your own, huh?

For a while, no one paid attention to how Ming Xin had obtained such a powerful magical treasure; instead, they looked towards Baili Liuyun to uncover any hidden details.

"Do you still suspect that I was the one involved in Lin Yu’s case?"

The onlookers felt their scalps tingle again; Lin Yu’s case had been an unsolved mystery, with rumors started by certain lowly people causing significant damage to the Sword Sect. Despite these rumors being specific, Baili Liuyun’s repeated clarifications couldn’t completely prove his innocence.

Of course, there was no evidence to prove that Baili Liuyun was to blame, and over the years, at most, people would only mention it in private, refraining from discussing this unresolved mystery.

However, with the uproar Lin Yu and Lin Yun caused at Sword Peak, some people began to speculate again.

When Ming Xin made his bold move, the elders even started to wonder if the truth had finally emerged.

After all, Ming Xin might have been low-profile, but those who knew him were aware that he was an honest man of few desires—pushing an honest man to the edge to do such an extreme act surely meant the other party was at fault.

But looking at Baili Liuyun’s innocent expression...

It didn’t seem fake at all!

The elders were temporarily unable to reach a verdict and could only listen to the statements of both parties.

"It wasn’t indeed you who did it because it was your wife."

Everyone turned their gaze towards Mu Yunyan, who became visibly shocked and flustered, her expression turning even more vicious: "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Since I have taken action, naturally, I have evidence. For thirty years, I’ve been investigating in secret, and all the evidence indicates that all these coincidences are not that simple. Until not long ago, when the Sect Master attempted to assassinate the Red Lotus Demon Lord, I secretly followed..."

When Lin Yu’s incident happened, it was the work of the Red Lotus Sect—naturally, to investigate the truth, one had to start from the Red Lotus Sect.

However, since Ming Xin suspected that the Sect Master was involved, he couldn’t openly investigate and had to do so covertly.

To everyone, he seemed to have become detached from worldly affairs, living a secluded life, causing people to lower their guard against him.

Having waited for many years, Ming Xin had almost convinced himself that he had wrongly accused Baili Liuyun, especially because of the oath he had taken back then.

Just as Ming Xin was about to give up, a turning point suddenly arose.

The assassination attempt failed, and the Great Elder of the Red Lotus Sect, Hong Rui, turned out to be an insider traitor. Following her escape, Ming Xin tailed her.

At that time, Hong Rui, having attempted to ambush Dongfang Hongyue and being counterattacked, was already internally injured. When Ming Xin appeared, she was almost defenseless and easily subdued by Ming Xin.

The Red Lotus Sect was still publicly searching for the traitor, puzzled by Hong Rui’s disappearance the moment she fled.

It turned out that Hong Rui had been followed by a stalker and was... already gone...