novelaction Chapter 960 The Reason for Wearing a Mask
Chapter 960 The Reason for Wearing a Mask
Taking advantage of the early hour, a group of several people walked out of the Lianxia Sect's gate, aiming to arrive before the Shushan Sword Sect's grand assembly.
After leaving the mountain, the already small group was naturally divided into two teams: Lin Ping, Jiang Yunying, Duan Yuqi and Jiang Yue were in one team, and Mu Xuan was in another team by himself.
"Hmph, brat, I'll make you pay one day." Seeing Lin Ping and Duan Yuqi so close together, Mu Xuan gritted his teeth in hatred.
This is really not Lin Ping's fault. It was Duan Yuqi who took the initiative to approach him. Even without exchanging a single word, he could feel Lin Ping's presence.
"Why is the young hero wearing a mask?" Duan Yuqi couldn't help but ask.
This was not only a question in her mind, but also the beginning of breaking the dull atmosphere.
Lin Ping was taken aback. He had never thought about this question before. He had done it so as not to reveal his identity to the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.
"If you don't want to answer, then consider it my fault for being nosy." Duan Yuqi looked somewhat disappointed.
In her opinion, this must be related to Lin Ping's secret. Being able to understand a person's secret is equivalent to entering his heart. It's just a pity that Duan Yuqi failed.
"No, no, no!" Jiang Yue hurriedly waved her hands and said, "It's not that Da Sha Ge doesn't want to talk about it, but he has something difficult to say."
"An unspeakable secret?" Lin Ping stared wide-eyed at Jiang Yue, thinking, "Is this little girl going to make up stories about me?"
Duan Yuqi stared at Jiang Yue with equal curiosity.
"I remember now!" Jiang Yue suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "It's like this, Da Sha Ge has a long scar on his face, and he wears a mask so as not to scare people."
Jiang Yue was pleased with herself for her cleverness, as this allowed her to both slander Lin Ping and help him conceal his identity.
"I'm the most handsome man in Huai'an, where are there any scars on my face? I'm just afraid of being too handsome for you guys!" Lin Ping thought to himself, a look of frustration on his face, thankfully perfectly concealed by his mask.
"So you're too ashamed to show your face. No wonder you always wear a mask." Mu Xuan leaned over and said sarcastically.
Lin Ping was about to explode. He even wanted to take off his mask and blind the other person, but he didn't dare to reveal his true identity in front of Duan Yuqi.
The reconciliation agreement written by the sect leader of Lianxia Sect is still in her hands. If things fall apart at this time, all her efforts may be in vain.
"You're the ugly one!" Jiang Yue made a face at Mu Xuan.
She had met Lin Ping and was almost captivated by his handsome face; he was definitely miles ahead of Mu Xuan.
Compared to Lin Ping, isn't Mu Xuan just ugly?
"A real man is more attractive with a few scars on his face," Duan Yuqi said, giving Mu Xuan a disdainful look.
Duan Yuqi isn't someone who's only interested in looks; she prefers men who are responsible.
The scars on his face prove that Lin Ping fought many battles and was more courageous than the disciples of the sect who only cultivated within the sect.
Her words successfully ended the topic, and Mu Xuan could only grit his teeth and take a few steps back to avoid making a fool of himself.
"Husband, you'd better be careful, both of these sisters have feelings for you," Jiang Yunying said sarcastically.
With a woman's intuition, how could she not know what Jiang Yue and Duan Yuqi were thinking?
"My lady, what are you joking about? Jiang Yue is only thirteen years old, what could she know? Duan Yuqi sees me as a lecher, and once I take off my mask, she will definitely hunt me down," Lin Ping explained, sticking out his tongue.
Jiang Yunying did not continue to explain. She knew that Lin Ping's words made some sense, but she always felt that her intuition was not wrong.
After the topic ended, the atmosphere became dull again.
"Little Yueyue, why do you hate the Sword King Sect so much?" Lin Ping asked curiously.
He wanted to understand through Jiang Yue what kind of existence the Sword King Sect was, and why everyone gritted their teeth when they heard its name.
"The Sword King Sect is bloodthirsty and inhumane; everyone has the right to kill them," Jiang Yue said righteously, as if she were a hero who was eliminating evil and protecting the righteous.
"Has the Sword King Sect ever killed anyone from your Refining Clouds Sect?"
Lin Ping continued to ask.
Jiang Yue shook her head: "No, but they have killed people from other sects."
"Have you ever seen them kill anyone?" Lin Ping continued, feeling that something was amiss.
Everyone says that the Sword King Sect is bloodthirsty, but he doesn't believe that a tough guy like Yan Gang would indiscriminately kill innocent people.
The impression he left on Lin Ping was that he was open-minded.
Jiang Yue continued to shake her head: "I haven't seen it, but my senior sister definitely has."
Duan Yuqi overheard their conversation and leaned closer, saying, "That's right, I personally witnessed the Sword King Sect massacring people from the three major sword sects; their methods were extremely brutal."
"Then do you know why the Sword King Sect killed people from the three major sword sects? Besides, if they were really bloodthirsty, why didn't they kill you?" Lin Ping argued on behalf of the Sword King Sect.
Not to mention the Sword King Sect, he himself had killed people from the three major sword sects, but that was truly out of necessity. If you don't kill your enemies, you will be killed by them.
Lin Ping was acting entirely in self-preservation.
"Boy, you keep defending the Sword King Sect, could you be a disciple of the Sword King Sect?"
Mu Xuan said venomously, clearly intending to frame Lin Ping. If Lin Ping were truly a disciple of the Sword King Sect, how could he be allowed to live until now?
"If I were a disciple of the Sword King Sect, you would already be dead!"
Lin Ping said fiercely, "You shouldn't give this kind of person a friendly look."
Mu Xuan was startled and quickly moved away again.
He still remembered the power of Lin Ping's shot; if it had been used as a concealed weapon in actual combat, it could probably have killed him instantly.
"Whether the Sword King Sect is good or evil is not up to me alone; it requires the joint decision of the entire martial arts world."
Duan Yuqi said somewhat angrily, she did not expect Lin Ping to defend the Sword King Sect.
Lin Ping didn't continue the topic. He knew that the Lianxia Sect had limited knowledge of the Sword King Sect and wouldn't get any useful information from Duan Yuqi.
After a few serious topics, the group spoke very little, mostly just Lin Ping and Jiang Yue bickering as usual.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and they had arrived at the small town at the foot of Mount Shu to rest.
The reason we didn't enter the city was because Meizhou City didn't allow weapons to be brought inside.
If it weren't for this rule, Meizhou City would probably be in chaos these days, since all the major sects from the Bashu region have gathered here.
This small town was filled with experts from various sects. Lin Ping could sense the presence of several powerful forces, whose strength was definitely above his own.
This gives an idea of just how many top experts participated in this conference.
The next morning, Mount Shu became lively as various sects rushed to arrive.
The Shushan Sword Sect extended the highest level of hospitality, not only opening its gates wide but also personally receiving them with two elders, and even the sect leader was waiting for them at the Gathering Heroes Terrace.
"The Bashan Sword Sect has arrived!" the gatekeeper announced loudly, extremely excited.
This was a large group of more than twenty people, including the sect leader of Wushan, and there were six experts of level five or above. They also became one of the three main characters.