Chapter 0352 – Dark Clouds – The Absolute Return

Silence spread between the two men, but a terrible thought came to Bithan’s mind:

“If I make an enemy of you, I will surely die.”

Even if Huang Xijing was as strong and chilling as he was, he was still nowhere near as strong as the person in front of him.

To go sword to sword with Sword Wuji, just imagining it was daunting.

“Since it’s a dead end, what’s the point of wearing two or three layers of body armor?”

“Since it is a dead end, you and I will not meet. So wear as much as you can.”

With four eyes facing each other, Bi Sian could sense that Jian Wuji was truly worried about his own safety.

“Wouldn’t it be better if I died? The Evil Demon Alliance will surely fall into chaos.”

Knowing that it was against his will, Jian Wu Ji mercilessly punctured his fantasy.

“With all due respect, if you die, the Evil Demon Alliance will not be in chaos. The same goes for my death and the death of our Martial Alliance friends.”

Indeed, the death of a Sect Leader or Alliance Leader might make waves, but the death of a mere Young Alliance Leader was not enough to break the bones of the Evil Demon Alliance.

“On the contrary, they will only become more united, exploding stronger than ever in the name of revenge. How about it? Want to sacrifice for the Evil Demon Alliance once?”

“Dispense with it.”

Bi Sian couldn’t help but imagine what would happen after his death: the Evil Demon Thirteen were grief-stricken, with Ichiro being the most saddened; what would the Alliance Master be like? To what extent would he grieve?

However, he was unable to conjure up a reaction from the ally in his mind, which made him realize that he didn’t know enough about the ally.

The third person that appeared in his mind was Jian Wuji.

“Will he grieve for my death?”

Just when he felt himself thinking about it, Jian Wuji suddenly spoke.

“If you die, I will avenge you. Chase me to the Central Plains and kill all those involved in this matter, not one of them.”

This guy, he’s really got himself figured out.

“Thanks for hanging in there.”

A faint smile actually surfaced on Bi Si An’s hideous face. For some reason, he felt that Jian Wuji was truly going to do what he said and avenge him to the end.

“You look so pretty when you smile like that. When you have a sweetheart in the future, smile more too.”

“What a time to be talking about this!”

At a time when life and death were uncertain, the two of them were even able to joke about it. It was only with Jian Wuji that this could happen, right?

“Am I really going to die?”

It would be a lie to say that he hadn’t thought about it. However, ever since he became the young alliance leader of the Evil Demon Alliance, he had unconsciously let his guard down.

“Who dares to kill me?”

Now, it’s time to change your mind.

“As a martial artist, how can you take things so lightly?”

If it wasn’t for Jian Wuji reminding him, he was afraid that he would never realize this.

“I know, I’ll beware of assassinations.”

“Body armor must be worn.”

“I’ll wear two layers.”

Seeing that Bi Sian had listened to his advice carefully, Jian Wuji then put his heart down. Of course, his prediction could be wrong, but being careful was a good thing.

“Does the Evil Thirteen have masked attire as part of their official costume?”

“Yes.”

Most of the guards of large organizations have masked attire in order to hide their identities and covertly protect their targets.

“From now on, have them all wear them. Also, prepare a set for me and I’ll substitute for one of them.”

“You really want to go this far?”

“Sure. What, no?”

“Of course I do, it’s just that ……”

Bithan wanted to ask:

“You are the Demon Sect’s Young Sect Master, if it is known that you are subservient to me, it will not do you any good.”

This was different from the previous situation with Qin Xiajun, XIV Lang and XV Lang, now Jian Wu Ji was protecting him wholeheartedly.

“It’s not that the Demon Sect’s Young Sect Master is defecting to the Evil Demon Alliance’s Young Alliance Master right now, but rather, Jian Wuji is protecting Bi Si’an.”

“!”

Bithan’s heart shook, and he knew that those words would be etched in his memory.

“Why would you go this far for me ……”

“Between friends who are calculating, that’s a business partner, which is a friend? Between people, there is always one party who gives more, and that person, is me.”

Jian Wuji’s words caused a warm current to well up in Bi Sinan.

From the time he was born to the time he became the young alliance leader of the Evil Demon Alliance, he had never thought that he would have friends because he felt that it was simply impossible.

Jian Wuji added with a smile:

“Actually, it’s also for my own sake. If someone else were to be the Evil Demon Alliance Leader, I would have to be infuriated to death. Only if you become the alliance leader, I can feel at ease. So don’t think too much, I’m happy with it, so just suffer.”

That would be even better. Although Jian Wuji could say anything on the surface, in reality, he was the least interested in taking credit.

“I lost.”

Bi Sian admitted that even if Jian Wuji really succumbed to him, it was still him who had lost. After figuring this out, he instead relaxed.

The two of them just stood at the edge of the cliff, letting the gale blow for a long time.

The next day, two things changed.

One was that the Evil Demon Thirteen, who were responsible for escorting Bi Si An, had all changed into masked attire; and two was that among the masked men, there was one more Sword Wuji.

“Will the masking be uncomfortable? Should I change the fabric inside to something softer?”

Shichiro nodded in sympathy, but silently averted his eyes at Ichiro’s warning look.

Yilang had always held a grudge against Jian Wuji for entering the inner courtyard of the Evil Demon Alliance. If it wasn’t for the sake of protecting Bi Si An, he would never have agreed.

From time to time, Jian Wuji and Bi Sian would communicate with each other using voice transmission.

“I don’t think you’ll need your protection within the alliance, will you?”

“I think it’s most dangerous here. The safest places are often the most prone to accidents, aren’t they?”

Bi Sian looked out the window, the thought that the person who wanted to kill him might be lurking in the shadows, the familiar scenery of the past days, actually made him feel a trace of strangeness.

“Young Alliance Master, the Hall Masters are already waiting.”

Before leaving the door, Bi Sian transmitted his voice to Jian Wuji:

“Are you really going to keep following me?”

“Sure.”

“You’re not thinking of taking the opportunity to steal our alliance’s secrets, are you?”

“You just realized that now?”

Jian Wuji did intend to follow Bi Sian without moving an inch. If his opponent was not King Tu, he would not be so cautious. In his opinion, King Tu loved fighting and hated losing just as much.

The chess game laid out in the Evil Demon Alliance was also a battle for King Slaughter.

He would never allow himself to be defeated in this battle, and right now, the surest way to not be defeated was to get rid of Bithuan.

After all, Bithian was his biggest threat.

Before the Evil Demon Alliance Lord had been drawn into this strife, getting rid of Bi Sian was the most direct and effective means to achieve victory.

Ichiro channeled Bithian:

“It’s really worrying that the young alliance master has such trust in the young sect master. If the alliance master knows about it, I’m afraid it will ……”

“I understand your concern, but this time, trust my judgment.”

Ichiro looked at Bi Sian, at least, there was no trace of him being swayed by Jian Wu Ji in his eyes. Ichiro only nodded, it seemed that he would have to be more careful and cautious.

After all, completely trusting someone from a demonic sect was extremely foolish behavior.

With that, Bithian, escorted by the Evil Demon Thirteen, headed to the council chamber for the meeting.

As he set up his defenses outside the council chamber, Ichiro deliberately placed Jian Wuji at the farthest position to prevent him from eavesdropping on the meeting.

Jian Wuji had no objections to this and obediently obeyed the arrangement.

After the meeting ended, Bi Sian walked out of the council chamber and saw Jian Wuji standing at the end of the corridor at a glance. There was no need to say that he knew what had happened.

“Take care of yourself, Ichiro, he’s always cautious.”

“Understood.”

Bithan dined at a regular inn, as usual.

As he ate, he sent a message to Ichiro:

“What’s going on over at Huang Xijing?”

He’s already sent someone to secretly monitor Huang Xijing.

“It’s business as usual, even training harder than usual.”