yao, do you think there's any way for me to get a chance to participate in the Dragon Gate Tournament" The Third Young Master asked Xiaoyao with a sudden impulse. After asking, he found himself laughi...Chapter 333: Bloodline of Freedom Part 1
"Let's go, ignore them. They only have themselves to blame."
Freedom led the people from the small village away, and at the same time, he released everyone who was detained. It would be unreasonable not to do something good when the opportunity presented itself; it’s a way of doing good deeds.
However, he did not take responsibility for leading all these people away. He only freed them; what happened after that was their own business. If they wanted to take some things here or kill someone, Freedom didn’t care about any of those things.
Freedom led the small village’s people directly towards the stables. Naturally, before leaving, one needs transportation tools; these horses could be compensation for the villagers. Of course, he also took some silver coins and distributed them to the villagers from the small village; there were at least a hundred thousand taels of silver here.
However, Freedom did not take too much because having too much might actually be bad. Enough was enough; they just needed what would rebuild their homes and provide for them for the rest of their lives.
"Stop!"
When Freedom led the small village people out, he encountered resistance—something that had been considered before. Some people hadn’t been dealt with yet, and perhaps they might run into those people.
However, Freedom felt completely caught off guard by this situation because these people weren't from Black Wind Fort; instead, a group of outsiders who were more powerful than the people in the fort appeared.
In front of this group, Freedom recognized someone. It was a very beautiful woman who shone even in the darkness; her gaze towards Freedom was filled with joy and faint helplessness.
The woman was someone that Freedom knew, although they had only met several times, and each time under odd circumstances, never anything normal.
And this woman is—
"Black Snow Why are you here" Freedom stopped his horse and looked at the woman with confusion. Indeed, she was Black Snow from the Evil Sect.
No matter how he thought about it, Freedom never expected to run into Black Snow in this place!
Freedom didn’t understand why Black Snow would be here; could it be…
"Don't tell me that this Black Wind Fort is under your Evil Sect's control"
"No, we don't have such low-level forces." Black Snow shook her head slightly and looked at Freedom gently, her tone seemed a bit odd to him.
"Then what are you bringing these people here for Is it for the things inside Forget it. What you want is none of my business; please step aside," said Freedom.
“Haha, kid, maybe you haven't figured out the situation yet!!” Black Snow’s companions laughed and mocked Freedom.
"" In fact, Freedom felt something was off from the beginning but didn’t think much of it because he thought that whatever these people were doing shouldn’t be related to him.
“Freedom, I didn't bring these people here; they brought me,” said Black Snow and extended her hands, implying for Freedom to look closely at them—the bound hands.
"..."
Freedom fell silent. This was even more unexpected than seeing Black Snow there in the first place. Now it seemed that Black Snow had been taken hostage!
This situation didn’t make sense; who could have possibly done this to a person like Black Snow, the acting leader of the Evil Sect Even if someone did have the ability, they’d be concerned about offending the Evil Sect.
What confused Freedom the most was that there were several people around Black Snow who seemed to belong to the Evil Sect. He had seen them before; they were subordinates of Black Snow’s—this is why he thought she must have brought them here, not just because it seemed like she led.
“You go ahead, we’ll take our leave!” After a moment's silence, Freedom made a decision that left people speechless and Black Snow irritated; he decided to ignore the situation entirely.
"Go Do you think you can" said one of them. "We traveled thousands of miles just to find you here. Can we let you go so easily"
Clearly, Freedom couldn’t leave because these people’s objective was actually him!!
"What do you mean You’ve come looking for me" Freedom asked, puzzled. He never expected this situation; he thought that his connection with the Evil Sect wasn't significant enough to warrant such a large-scale search.
Even though it seemed absurd, their purpose in capturing Black Snow appeared to be blackmailing him. This was ridiculous; what did he have to do with her
"That's right, we came here for you!" The other side confirmed this answer.
"Alright, let's assume that you're looking for me. These villagers are unrelated to the matter; you can let them go first." Free-and-Easy pointed at the villagers behind him and said so. He felt that things were getting a bit complicated because he had promised the folks from the small village to save them out of danger, thus letting them leave was his primary thought.
At this moment, Free-and-Easy realized that executing such an idea might take some effort, but what he didn’t expect was how readily they agreed to it.
"Alright, let them go. We are righteous sects and won't kill innocents without reason!" A man who appeared very just spoke up. He was a middle-aged male with formidable power nearing the peak of the Imperial level, seemingly the strongest among those present.
How did these imperial martial artists end up here for him, such an insignificant person But at this moment, Free-and-Easy wasn’t puzzled by this; rather, he was curious about what exactly they meant by righteous sects
"Righteous sects Aren't you people from the Evil Sect" Free-and-Easy asked in confusion.
"Of course not. How could we be part of the Evil Sect I am Master Fan Gao, the leader of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect." The middle-aged man, who was also the master of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, Fan Gao, said.
"The Ten Thousand Sword Sect What’s going on here; it seems like there’s no connection with me and your sect" Free-and-Easy asked in confusion. He knew that the Ten Thousand Sword Sect was one of the ten major martial sects, currently gathering many sects to form an alliance against the Evil Sect. The previous Martial Arts Convention, the Azure Dragon Assembly, had aligned itself under the Ten Thousand Sword Sect.
If there’s a connection here, it would be this; but this alone wouldn’t warrant such a powerful assembly turning up here.
At the same time, how did they manage to capture Black Snow This was also quite strange.
"How could there not be You’ve conspired with the Evil Sect and eliminated righteous sects like the Azure Dragon Assembly. Now, you’re an enemy of all martial arts factions." Fan Gao used this as his reason since it’s the only one that he can put on the table.
"Black Snow, what’s going on" Free-and-Easy frowned and directly asked Black Snow. He wasn’t asking her because she was someone he liked to hear from but rather because he knew she would tell him the truth instead of spouting a bunch of formalities like Fan Gao, the righteous sect master.
Even if the Azure Dragon Assembly had done it for his sake, those who acted were members of the Evil Sect and not Free-and-Easy!
As to why the Ten Thousand Sword Sect knew about this matter, Black Snow had handled it perfectly at that time without leaving any traces. Everyone thought that the Evil Sect wasn’t behind it; Free-and-Easy didn’t doubt it because there were clear traitors of the Evil Sect within the Ten Thousand Sword Sect or spies in the Evil Sect.
At least, Free-and-Easy could be sure about two people who originally belonged to the Evil Sect. Others might have as well, but he didn't know them.
"There were some traitors around me; they’re from the Ten Thousand Sword Sect and ambushed me this time. I should have brought Red Sister with me too, otherwise it wouldn’t be like this." Black Snow said calmly, even though she spoke little, Free-and-Easy understood some things.
Black Snow wasn’t captured by the Evil Sect this time but was seized when she left. Although she had Heavenly Devil’s Voice, if targeted specifically at her, it would be easy to deal with because her martial arts strength isn't high; she could handle ordinary people but not these Imperial level martial artists.
How should he describe Black Snow Perhaps using a Western Magic Civilization mage as an example: she has powerful sound wave attack abilities, yet herself is weak. If protected by others like Red Sister, she's incredibly dangerous, but without protection, she’s useless.
Only Free-and-Easy was somewhat puzzled and in doubt.
"Why did you come out Isn’t it better there"
"Aren't I here to see you I missed you." Black Snow looked at Free-and-Easy and said tenderly.
Free-and-Easy fell silent, "... Speak seriously. Even if you like me, the Evil Sect is your priority; there must be a reason for this."
"Hehe, it’s still you who understands me best. We truly are fated to be together." Black Snow said with a laugh. She was just that sort of person: while she cared about Free-and-Easy deeply, matters concerning the Evil Sect were more important.
In other words, when faced with career or sect duties, personal affairs must take a backseat.
"Just get to it." Free-and-Easy reminded her again.
"Actually, I came here because there’s something that may require your help. When I learned you were here, I rushed over. Initially, I thought this was just a small matter and didn’t bring Red Sister along, but the news leaked out, and someone set their sights on it. Ah..."
Black Snow sighed and said: "Maybe I trusted my own people too much; I never expected there to be outsiders among them."
"What is it" Free-and-Easy asked in puzzlement.
At this moment, no one interrupted Free-and-Easy’s conversation with Black Snow because the Ten Thousand Sword Sect was going to clarify things as well. Now that Black Snow was explaining too, it didn’t matter much.
The current task of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect was to clear out all surrounding areas thoroughly so nobody could get close. They had already dispatched their people to exterminate the bandits of Black Wind Fort; this is what righteous sects should do. (To be continued) here before and never heard of it" As Missy walked, she realized that the surroundings around her were changing. If the place she had previously been in could be described as new and tidy, then now i...