Song of Adolescence

Chapter 104 The Four Great Evils

Sunset at dusk.

A carriage left Unrivaled City.

The new citymaster, Wushuang, the former citymaster, Song Yanhui, and the head disciple of this generation, Lu Yuzhai, stood at the top of the city walls, watching the carriage depart. Lu Yuzhai frowned slightly. "In all of history, has there ever been a blind emperor?"

Wushuang smiled and said, "Unrivaled City also never had a citymaster with such a bad memory, right? There’s a first time for everything."

Song Yanhui patted Wushuang’s shoulder. "So do you remember him?"

"The White Prince, Xiao Chong, disciple of Jin Yu Gonggong, possesses the Mild Breathing Technique, has a peaceful appearance, and has a restrained murderous spirit. I have a bad memory, simply because I only remember people worthy of my time," Wushuang said.

"You didn’t discover anything else?" Song Yanhui said quietly.

"Of course, he should have more than just the Mild Breathing Technique. He has a callus on his right hand so he has trained with a sword. Also, the callus between his thumb and index finger is especially thick. The swordsmanship he practices is no ordinary swordplay, but something similar to an instant kill swordplay, and he can draw and sheath his sword within a strike. And although his aura is well hidden, his control of the other skill is not as good as his Mild Breathing Technique. I can sense it, but I don’t know what martial arts it is. Although he’s a prince, he could reach the Unrestrained Earthly Realm at such a young age, and moreover, he’s blind. To say that he can be the emperor is indeed not a dream," Wushuang said slowly.

Song Yanhui nodded. "I can see his swordsmanship. That swordplay only has three moves. He should only have practiced up to the first move - Sword Drawn with Fury."

Lu Yuzhai was shocked. "The Wrath Sword Immortal, Yan Zhantian!"

"Yes. Formerly one of the Four Great Evils under Heaven, Wrath Sword Immortal, Yan Zhantian. He should be White Prince Xiao Chong’s other shifu," Song Yanhui said in a serious voice.

"Can a person develop the most gentle and the most brutal martial arts at the same time?" Wushuang said, "I’m very envious. Now that I think about it, of the Four Great Evils, I only remember Ye Dingzhi, the Demonic Cult Leader. Who are the others?"

Song Yanhui smiled and said, "Twelve years ago, Bai Xiao Hall evaluated the Four Great Evils under Heaven. The Demonic Cult Leader, Ye Dingzhi, was naturally among them. As for the remaining three, there’s the number one assassin of Hidden River, the Umbrella Ghost, the deceased former Grand Eunuch, Zhuo Qing Gonggong, and the last one is the Wrath Sword Immortal, Yan Zhantian. Unlike the other three, the Wrath Sword Immortal is evil, because his evilness doesn’t differentiate between righteousness and maliciousness, nor between good and bad. As long as he wants to kill someone, he will kill. It’s all based on his own decision, and there is no reasoning with him. Whether the cause is just or immoral, if you see him, just avoid him from as far away as possible. That’s why the martial world calls him the Wrath Sword Immortal. But people also secretly call him the Devil Sword Immortal."

"Would the Wrath Sword Immortal follow his orders?" Lu Yuzhai exclaimed.

"Perhaps it\'s not just the Wrath Sword Immortal too. From what he said, whether it\'s the imperial court or the martial world, he has already set up the game, and is just waiting for the day when the net is closed." Song Yanhui turned to look at Wushuang. "You need to be careful in the future. What arrangements did he have for you?"

"He said to wait for the right opportunity and enter Heavenly Revelations. Before that, don\'t participate in any battle between any sides," Wushuang replied.

Song Yanhui nodded. "If you regard all under Heaven as a chessboard and our Unrivaled City as a chess piece, this means that the time to use our piece has not yet arrived."

"I don\'t want to be anyone\'s chess piece." Wushuang smiled slightly. "I want to be the chess player."

"Oh? Have you learned how to play chess?" Song Yanhui blinked.

Wushuang scratched his head. "How’s that possible? Chess is too complicated to remember."

In the carriage, Xiao Chong leaned quietly on the back of his chair, his expression indifferent. The young boy who was always by his side was full of surprise. "Master, I thought I would only see some wily old foxes in this Unrivaled City, but I didn\'t expect there to be such a young new citymaster."

Xiao Chong smiled faintly. "This new citymaster with a bad memory will be much more difficult to deal with than those five old men."

The boy was about to speak when he heard a sound around him. He hurriedly opened the curtain of the carriage, only to see a pigeon flying in and stopping on his hand. He took off the bamboo tube from the pigeon\'s ankle and took out the note from within.

"Is that news from Jingxia?" Xiao Chong asked.

The boy nodded, opened the note and read through it, and said, "The Hidden River Head of Su House, Su Muyu, and Head of Xie House, Xie Qidao, are working together directly and indirectly in Nan\'an City to prevent Li Hanyi from heading north. Li Hanyi saw through the ambush and finally broke through, current whereabouts unknown."

"Not even two Hidden River Heads of Houses can stop the Snow Moon Sword Immortal? Where are the three Tang Clan old masters?" Xiao Chong tapped the seat lightly.

"The three old masters didn\'t want to show themselves at first, but in the end, the situation was urgent, so they had no choice but to reveal themselves. But by then, Li Hanyi had already broken through and they couldn\'t catch up."

Xiao Chong nodded. "The Umbrella Ghost was once the number one expert in Hidden River. He’s adept at tracking. Finding Li Hanyi is only a matter of time. Next time, he must stop her. If she really gets to Lei Clan Fort, then our plan is likely to change. But Jingxia\'s ability to invite the Hidden River to get involved was beyond my expectation. Even though shifu gave me the method to find them, they have always acted in unexpected ways, and no one can guess their intentions. Back when Jingxia told me he would definitely be able to convince them, I didn\'t believe him. How did he do it?"

The boy hesitated for a while, but he still said, "The ninth prince impersonated someone else."

"Who?" Xiao Chong’s body trembled slightly.

"Xiao Chuhe," the boy whispered.

"The fool!" Xiao Chong shouted angrily, waved his right hand, and smashed the seat beside him into splinters. "Does he realise what he’s doing is very dangerous?"

"The ninth prince knows." The boy hurriedly knelt down in front of Xiao Chong. "It\'s just because the ninth prince was too eager… to be master’s eyes."

Xiao Chong was stunned for a moment, and the anger on his face faded little by little. Then, he sighed softly. "Indeed, Xiao Chuhe\'s identity is enough to motivate Hidden River. But Jingxia has underestimated Hidden River. Once Hidden River finds out that he’d deceived them, their revenge will be extremely terrible. Xuan Tong, we must go to a place right now."

"Where?" The boy named Xuan Tong hurriedly raised his head.

Xiao Chong whispered, "Go look for the river, the river that can only be seen vaguely by following the moonlight when it’s the darkest on the deepest night. With this development, I must meet them in person."

Xuan Tong hesitated and asked, "Should I write a letter to Senior Wrath Sword Immortal?"

Xiao Chong shook his head. "It\'s too late, Jingxia may die at any time."

"But Hidden River…" Xuan Tong didn\'t continue.

"The Hidden River is indeed frightening, but Jingxia made the trip there on my behalf, so why can\'t I go for Jingxia’s sake too?" Xiao Chong suddenly increased his voice. "We still have the map left by shifu. Xuan Tong, we set off immediately!"

Xuan Tong nodded hurriedly. "Yes!"