"The saberman you killed in the forest was his disciple."
Yu Lingxin revealed the truth with one sentence.
It also made Su Mo understand why this old man had strangely found him out of nowhere.
He could not help but pout. "One must not drink wine of unknown origin."
"That wine… can actually be drunk. As long as your internal energy is deep enough, it will be beneficial."
Yu Lingxin shook her head lightly. "Is your curiosity satisfied now?"
"I guess so."
Su Mo was actually a little depressed. "I won't be so curious in the future."
Actually, he wasn't a curious person to begin with. It was mainly because he'd been caught up in this matter this time, and if he left rashly without understanding the exact situation, then he would really be unable to avoid suspicion.
That was why he trailed her to investigate.
Who would have thought that such a situation would occur?
When he was facing Yu Lingxin just now and those black-clothed people attacked her, Su Mo began to understand a little.
After he heard the conversation between the black-clothed man and Yu Lingxin, he practically understood everything.
The entire Yu Clan had once been exterminated, leaving behind only Yu Lingxin.
For more than ten years, she trained hard. After she had some achievements, she sought revenge in the martial world.
Su Mo did not know how this trap was set up in the beginning, but he expected it to be simple… The four people in the forest came from the same organization. They hid in the shadows of the martial world and investigated the Mysterious Principles Clasp.
This was also the reason why Su Mo had never heard of these four people.
For people like them, the less famous they were, the better.
If no one knew them, then it would be convenient for them to do things.
Yu Lingxin was using the Mysterious Principles Clasp as bait to lure these four out.
However, these four were not her targets. Her real target was the organization behind them.
She had killed Chef Zhou. As for those people outside the peach blossom forest, it was not without reason that she killed them.
If Hu Piaopiao and the others heard about this, coupled with some misleading information, they might be able to use this to conclude that Chef Zhou and that Xu fellow in the peach blossom forest were killed by someone seeking revenge.
Who was seeking revenge then?
If the information about the 'Yu Clan' and 'Wang Xianglin' were sent out at this time, it would not be difficult to reach a conclusion that satisfied both parties.
Of course, Su Mo did not know the details of this series of plans.
But in the end, the organization found out about Yu Lingxin.
And indeed, they had acted upon hearing the news and sent people to attack her. That was how the situation tonight had developed.
It could be said that during the entire process, Su Mo was really just a passerby who was drawn into the plot.
And that Mysterious Principles Clasp was a fake… There was actually a deadly weapon hidden inside the brocade box.
To be honest, Su Mo realized that he was not an inquisitive person. Otherwise, if he really opened it to have a look, wouldn't he have died then?
As for why she had the swordsman lure Ten Hatred Old Man away and help her out, it was clearly because she needed this brocade box to help her achieve her goal.
Judging from her actions tonight, she might be planning to use the killer weapon in the box to solve the biggest problem.
However, Su Mo did not expect that his arrival would cause her to be apprehensive. In the end, she even unleashed the Mutual Destruction Technique.
As this thought flashed through his mind, Su Mo did not wait for Yu Lingxin to speak and waved his hand. "Since I have nothing else to do here, I'll take my leave."
Yu Lingxin looked at Su Mo quietly for a while before nodding her head. "I will take care of the matter here. Remember to keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, even if your martial arts are unparalleled, a loose tongue will bring disaster."
"I understand. Thanks for the warning."
"Hmm… Be careful of Ten Hatred Old Man, Qilin… won't be able to hold him back for long."
After Yu Lingxin finished speaking, she turned around, clearly not intending to say anything more to Su Mo.
Su Mo was tactful. This time, he really turned around and left without stopping.
No matter how many follow-up plans Yu Lingxin had, they had nothing to do with him anymore.
After cleaning up the mess, he would break away and would not bring trouble home.
In fact, if he were to leave right after the Chicken's Crow Pass Station at the Jade Spring Inn, then there wouldn't be any subsequent happenings… Unfortunately, his understanding of the situation was too shallow, and it was truly difficult for him to feel at ease. All these led to the complications tonight.
Su Mo left very quickly. In the blink of an eye, he was gone.
Only then did Yu Lingxin turn around and look in the direction that Su Mo left. Her eyes showed that she had some thoughts, but she eventually shook her head.
She walked on but did not go far. Instead, she walked towards the forest.
Not far away, there was a big tree. She walked round the tree trunk and came to the other side. She pressed her hand on the tree bark and pulled hard.
The tree bark was pulled away by her.
The interior of the tree was hollow. There was actually a person hidden inside.
This was a woman… If Su Mo were here, he would definitely be able to recognize her at a glance. She was the only woman among the four, Hu Piaopiao.
However, at this moment, Hu Piaopiao's eyes were tightly shut. There was no breathing, no heartbeat. She was like a dead person.
Yu Lingxin touched her body a few times. Hu Piaopiao, who was like a dead person, took a deep breath and opened her eyes.
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It was naturally difficult to travel on a rainy night, but Su Mo continued to walk very quickly.
He could not wait to leave this mess.
However, as he traveled, he could not help but feel emotional.
The martial world seemed calm, but there were actually many undercurrents.
One wouldn't be able to notice it while one was outside the battlefield, and only by being swept into it would one know how formidable it was.
Yu Lingxin had set up a trap and fought with that unknown organization. To be honest, it was only one of the many storms in the martial world.
It was just a small shadow of the entire martial world.
Coincidentally, Su Mo was caught up in it and was able to catch a glimpse of what was inside. However, it could be seen that the storms in the martial world came and went in haste.
Sometimes, if you didn't provoke anyone, the storms would not hit you.
But who could really avoid them?
Therefore, if you want to survive in the martial world, you must be prepared to be dragged into the storms.
Only by standing strong in these storms can one have a foothold in the martial world.
Su Mo let out a long sigh. In that case, don't be a busybody from now on. Try my best not to get involved in the storm. Just focus on my missions, obtain rewards, and accumulate my martial arts. In the future, even if I really have to get involved in trouble, with my martial arts as my backing, at least I won't be taken away by the storm.
But… What about that swordsman named Qilin?
To be honest, the person who handed the brocade box to him in the forest, judging from Yu Lingxin's actions, might not have been instigated by her. It might have just been a helpless move by that person before he died.
Therefore, it wasn't anyone else's fault that the man with the machete killed him. It was his own decision.
The swordsman named Qilin had lured Ten Hatred Old Man away. From a certain perspective, he was indeed taking the blame for himself.
But… Who cares? It's not like I asked him to shoulder the blame.
Su Mo quickly shook off this thought mercilessly and continued on his way towards Sunset City.