Legend of Swordsman
chapter-5548

Chapter 5548: Bottom Line

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“I saw my father!” Gong Miaoyi’s face was somewhat pale, and when she uttered these words, there was no trace of excitement. Instead, her mood was quite low.

Jian Wushuang didn’t inquire about Nie Yuan’s situation but showed concern, “What happened?”

He held her hand and his gaze was tender.

“Those b*stards, they actually made things difficult for my father in every possible way!” Gong Miaoyi’s eyes instantly turned red.

When she saw Nie Yuan, her heart was filled with bitterness.

For Nie Yuan to get out, the amount of ore he needed to mine was astronomical, impossible to complete within several epochs.

Even so, there were still some people intentionally making things difficult for Nie Yuan.

According to common sense, Nie Yuan was already a tier 5 peak-level Emperor, and very few dared to attract his attention.

Apart from the Emperors mining the ore, the rest were those who supervised.

Since Jian Wushuang entered, he had only seen a few supervisors from a distance, all of whom were tier 4 Emperors. However, they had special soul rings that were linked to some notoriously evil Emperors, allowing them to control them at any time.

For cultivators like the Black and White Auras who actively entered, they wouldn’t be fitted with soul rings.

However, those who were captured were not so lucky. Not only would they be balanced with soul rings, but they would also be forcibly made to mine the ore.

Even so, as long as they obediently mined, the supervisors generally wouldn’t arbitrarily suppress them.

It seemed that someone was acting behind the scenes, deliberately making things difficult for Nie Yuan.

Jian Wushuang patted Gong Miaoyi’s shoulder and comforted her, “Don’t worry, it won’t be long before we can leave together!”

That’s what he said, but deep down, he didn’t actually have much confidence.

Shen Ling had yet to contact him, and he didn’t know whether he simply didn’t care about him or didn’t trust him.

His power underwent a qualitative change, having formed the power of Life.

This power—the giant egg knew about it. If Shen Ling was connected to the giant egg, he would undoubtedly be aware of the Life power’s special characteristics.

He was now fully capable of helping Fuego restore his peak. It was a tremendous temptation, a chance that only came once. Once he successfully merged with the Dao, he could quickly step into the ranks of the supreme-peak. Catching him then would be much more difficult.

Jian Wushuang sighed in his heart, “Is Shen Ling still not at ease?”

His journey had indeed been somewhat smooth. If he had known, he would have deliberately fought a bloody battle with Deputy Hall Master Zhong and others.

However, in that situation, a small mistake would have spelled his doom. If caught again, he would be sent back to the Elder Palace. Shen Ling wouldn’t have the strength to save him.

When he was suppressed by the Law Enforcement Hall before, it was just a minor incident. This time, if he were captured, it wouldn’t be a minor incident.

Even if it were acting, he would likely be sent to some temporal prison.

Otherwise, Shen Ling would surely be suspicious.

If that happened, the plan would fail.

He didn’t know what Shen Ling was doing now, but the Law Enforcement Hall had already started taking action in the mines.

Just now, Wu Zuo sent a message that Wu Shan had submitted the list of personnel entering the mine for almost a decade, requesting to kill all these people.

Wu Zuo’s meaning was to let him change his identity; these people had to be killed.

Can’t have both the child and the wolf.

At that time, a fabricated charge would be arranged, and they would be secretly executed.

It wouldn’t be announced directly to the public, but a hint would be leaked to let Shen Ling know.

After all, all this was a show set up for Shen Ling’s attention.

After comforting Gong Miaoyi, Jian Wushuang revealed his plan to change his identity.

The target was the people of City Lord Feng.

Gong Miaoyi had no objections.

As long as it could save her father, anything was acceptable.

Afterward, Jian Wushuang left Gong Miaoyi’s secret room.

Back in his own secret room, Jian Wushuang began discussing Nie Yuan’s matters with Wu Zuo.

He wanted to find a breakthrough point from the other party.

Killing a group of Emperors and Dao Lords who had just arrived at the mine seemed like a small chip in this game.

Nie Yuan was a valuable chip, but Jian Wushuang emphasized one point: preserve the other’s life.

No need to kill the donkey after grinding the mill.

Although his interaction with Gong Miaoyi was just a play, he didn’t want to exploit her fully and cause the death of her father.

This matter was too unethical.

Even if he didn’t value the aura of becoming an Emperor, he still had his reputation to consider; he had his limits.

However, he didn’t know that Gong Miaoyi, in order to save her father, had already lost her bottom line.

And his so-called line of surveillance became quite ridiculous.

After Jian Wushuang left, a ghostly face appeared in Gong Miaoyi’s Bloodfall Crystal.

That was her top-grade Eternal Treasure.

Even Tie San was envious when he first saw it.

Top-grade Eternal Treasures were rare; not even many tier 6 Emperors had them. Most were in the hands of supreme-peaks.

Even though Tie San held a high position and had a considerable net worth, he didn’t possess a top-grade Eternal Treasure.

The set of high-grade Eternal Treasures he used was far from being a top-grade Eternal Treasure.

Top-grade Eternal Treasures were treasures that could hardly be encountered and sought after. Most of the top-grade Eternal Treasures in the Four Great Secret Realms had owners.

In the hands of tier 6 Emperors, the number didn’t exceed one hand; the rest were in the possession of supreme-peaks.

Of course, there were still quite a few Eternal Treasures in the Qishen Temple, but they were mostly within the Vermilion Bird Temple and generally not brought out.

It was impossible to buy them, especially for the elders of the Elder Palace. Those top-grade Eternal Treasures were reserved for Inheritors.

The Inheritor had to exert tremendous effort to obtain it.

Gong Miaoyi’s ability to acquire this extraordinary Eternal Treasure in the first place could be attributed to her exceptionally good luck.

However, within this stroke of luck, it was also Sheng Ling’s arrangement, and now it proved to be useful.

The countenance of the ghostly visage was hideous. If Jian Wushuang were to see it, he would easily discern that the owner of that face was Shen Ling.

“Hehe…”

Gong Miaoyi respectfully knelt and bowed.

“Silly girl, you’ve been deceived. You are nothing more than a pawn in Jian Wushuang’s and Wu Zuo’s hands. Do you really think Jian Wushuang would help you?” Shen Ling began incessantly manipulating.

In reality, it was the truth, and evidence was even presented.

“The rules of this place cannot affect me. Let me show you how your infatuated lover talks to Wu Zuo!” The ghostly face trembled for a moment and then transformed into a celestial scene.

In the starry expanse, there were two consciousnesses, precisely the scene where Jian Wushuang had just conversed with Wu Zuo.

Although one couldn’t hear what they were talking about, it was sufficient to demonstrate that everything was an illusion.

Imprisonment, forced marriage, escape.

All were false.

Gong Miaoyi’s eye twitched, and her lips turned pale.

Since she had escaped from the Elder Palace with Jian Wushuang, this ghostly face had been following her, constantly trying to manipulate her.

But she had never believed it. However, this time, when the other party appeared, she had initially intended to plead for the salvation of her father. Instead, she witnessed the current scene.

“It’s fake!” Gong Miaoyi muttered.

This blow was somewhat traumatic for her.

Originally, she was almost completely trusting Jian Wushuang. Still, now that she knew his true thoughts, she couldn’t decide whether to feel sorrow or joy.