Chapter 3777 3779 [The truth thirty years ago]
Xie Xiaofeng then talked about an old martial arts case from thirty years ago.
It turns out that back then, he was elected by the martial arts people in the Central Plains to represent the righteous way in negotiating with Tianxing, the director of the Demon Cult.
The two sides were at each other's throats, arguing for seven days and nights, and finally decided to make peace and restore peace to the martial arts world.
But during the negotiation process, he accidentally met Ren Tianxing's fiancée, the Master of Tianmei Palace. The two actually fell in love at first sight, and a story happened that shouldn't have happened.
In order to stay with Tianmei forever, Xie Xiaofeng decided to tell a lie to the martial arts people in the Central Plains.
He told the various sects that Ren Tianxing was determined to have his own way and was evil-minded, and that he could not convince him after all, and had failed to live up to the expectations of all decent people.
All decent people believed it to be true, and finally decided to strike first and launched a siege on the demon sect members who were still waiting to sign a peace agreement in Blackwood Cliff.
Because the demon sect members had no precautions, they suffered heavy casualties. Of course, in their counterattack, decent people were also killed and injured in large numbers.
The fighting between the two sides lasted for a day and a night. Bodies were scattered all over the black wood cliff, and the seawater under the cliff was dyed red. The master of Tianmei Palace was also killed in that fight.
Xie Xiaofeng knew that he had made a big mistake, and he regretted it extremely and felt guilty. So after that, he decided to retire from the world.
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“That’s it.” Xiang Nan sighed.
Qingqing felt heartbroken when she heard this.
She never expected that her father would have such a tragic experience.
"Ding Peng, you are Ren Tianxing's son-in-law. And according to the rules of the Demon Sect, only the leader can learn the Full Moon Sword Technique, so you will also be the future leader of the Demon Sect." Xie Xiaofeng looked at Xiang Nandao calmly, " Come on, kill me with the scimitar in your hand. Only my death can calm the resentment of thousands of innocent souls in Heimuya."
"I'm sorry, I won't kill you." Xiang Nan waved his hand, "Although I have practiced the Yuan Yue Sword Technique, I am not cruel and murderous. I have always restrained my murderous intention and do not want to hurt anyone.
Furthermore, although I have learned the Yuanyue Sword Technique, I am not a member of the Demon Cult, and I do not want to take over as the leader of the Demon Cult. So I don't have the right to kill you. "
Seeing what Xiang Nan said, Xie Xiaofeng pondered for a moment and finally nodded, "Ding Peng, you are better than me. Well, I will go to Ren Tianxing to settle this grudge myself."
"Senior Xie, I would like to ask you one more question, is the Demonic Cult good or bad?" Xiang Nan asked.
“Ding Peng, although I have a grudge against the Demonic Cult, you don’t have to believe my words, but I still want to tell you that the Demonic Cult is indeed insidious, cruel and bloodthirsty. It has been causing trouble and killing endlessly for hundreds of years.
Especially thirty years ago, when the power of the Demonic Cult was at its strongest, there were branches of them everywhere in the Central Plains. They conquered cities and territories and swept across the rivers and lakes. In just a few years, seven to eight hundred martial arts practitioners were brutally murdered by the Demon Cult.
At that time, the reason why various martial arts people elected me as their leader to hold negotiations with the Demonic Cult was because they really couldn't hold on any longer. Xie Xiaofeng then said, "So you must not join the Demon Cult, and you must put down the Demon Sword in your hand as soon as possible."
This knife is full of endless violence and will only bring killing and ominousness. The sooner you give up, the better for you. "
"Thank you, senior, for your advice." Xiang Nan said with cupped hands, "I can put down the scimitar, but without the scimitar, I have no power to protect myself. And if I don't have the power to protect myself in the world, it is the same as committing suicide... "
"You are right." Xie Xiaofeng nodded, "My Xie family's swordsmanship is upright and majestic. I wonder if you are willing to learn from me?"
"That's right, I don't have a son, and the Xie family's swordsmanship has no descendants." Xie Xiaofeng nodded, "I don't want this swordsmanship to be lost, so I want to teach it to you." "Okay, thank you for your appreciation, senior." Xiang Nan raised his hands and said.
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Xie Xiaofeng then passed on the Xie family's swordsmanship to Xiang Nan.
The Xie family's swordsmanship has been passed down for hundreds of years, although there are not many moves, only sixteen. But every move incorporates the essence of swordsmanship from all over the world.
Therefore, although there are only sixteen moves, they are enough to be regarded as unparalleled swordsmanship in the world.
Xiang Nan himself is also a master of swordsmanship and has extremely high talent. After seeing Xie Xiaofeng use it once, he immediately learned these sixteen moves.
"Your talent is indeed extraordinary. No wonder you were chosen by the Demon Sword to become the new Master of the Demon Sword." Xie Xiaofeng saw this and praised, "Well, I hope you can make good use of the Xie family's swordsmanship."
"Don't worry, senior. I swear, I will live up to the grace of passing on the sword to you, and I will never use it to hurt a good person." Xiang Nan immediately raised his hand and said.
Xie Xiaofeng nodded, flew out of the cave, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
“Brother Peng, Senior Xie is gone, what should we do?” Qingqing looked at Xiang Nandao.
"Qingqing, I think Jianghu is too chaotic, with no distinction between good and evil, good and evil. Even a hero like Xie Xiaofeng is not as perfect as I imagined. I have lost confidence in Jianghu, and I can't imagine how much filth there is behind it. Oops." Xiang Nan thought for a moment and said, "So I want to find a place with no one to live in seclusion. I wonder if you would like to go with me?"
He has now mastered the most valuable skills in the world of "Full Moon Scimitar", namely the Full Moon Sword Technique, the Thirteen Life-Destroying Sword Techniques and the Xie Family Sword Technique.
Next, he wants to find a place where no one is around, practice martial arts in seclusion, and no longer care about the affairs of the martial arts world.
In his opinion, neither the righteous nor the demonic religion is a good thing.
Ren Tianxing is certainly cruel, cruel, and ruthless, even sacrificing his own daughter. He is an out-and-out evil master.
But those decent people are also not good people. Sanctimonious, downright hypocritical, greedy for life and afraid of death, chasing fame and fortune, they are just the same as Ren Tianxing.
Even the sword **** Xie Xiaofeng lost thousands of lives because of his greed. It can be said that Ren Tianxing may not have killed as many people as him.
Moreover, the power, status, and reputation that everyone in the martial arts world dreams of are of no use to him. He had already enjoyed it several lifetimes ago, and even the emperor didn't bother to do it.
Therefore, it is better to simply retreat to the countryside and let the good and evil factions bite each other.
"I...will." Qingqing hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
After reading the handwriting left by Ren Tianxing on the cave wall and hearing the truth restored by Xie Xiaofeng, she originally had deep sympathy for her father.
But after hearing about the evil deeds committed by the Demon Cult, she felt that Xie Xiaofeng could not be entirely blamed for what happened back then.
After all, if the Demon Sect had not gone against the grain and committed all kinds of evil, it would not have been unanimously besieged by the Central Plains martial arts community.
And she also knew that Ren Tianxing wanted to return to the Central Plains. When the time comes, a battle between good and evil will be absolutely inevitable.
Xiang Nan, who has practiced the full moon sword technique, will probably be used by her father as a killing machine, charging into battle, going through life and death, and who knows how many killings will be caused.
She also doesn’t want Xiang Nan to become a killing machine, killing people for her father, and she doesn’t want to stand on the right side and fight against her father, so she might as well go back.