HSSB228: The results of the investigation

The other Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners ignored Lian Ying’s body, lying on the ground.

Earlier, when he, Jun Luo, and Lian Cheng were trapped in the Black Dragon Dread, Yan Zhaoge had rescued them. No one had thought that this unassuming boy would repay this kindness with evil. In the critical situation that had just occurred, Lian Ying had almost been able to deliver a fatal strike.

If Yan Zhaoge hadn’t been able to get them out of their predicament in such a short time, they would have been forced to simultaneously defend against the Black Dragon Dread aboveground, while also guarding against the White Dragon Dread at their feet.

Considering the death of Elder Li, the very fact that the Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners hadn’t vented their rage against Lian Ying was already quite good.

Looking at Lian Ying’s corpse, Lian Cheng let out a sigh. After a moment, he went forward to gather up Lian Ying’s remains.

Back in the clan, both he and Lian Cheng suffered from the same sickly body and had many of the same difficulties. Because of this, they were quite close.

Both of them were born to concubines and lost their parents at an early age. Moreover, their temperament was often seen as effeminate and weak, causing them often be bullied in their clan.

Stumbling along the bumpy road of growing up together, they considered each other as one of the pitifully few friends and family they possessed.

It was only that Lian Ying had gradually become alienated from him since some unknown time, causing Lian Cheng to be puzzled.

After hearing what Lian Ying had said and observing his actions, only now did Lian Cheng realize that Lian Ying’s behavior changed after meeting Jun Luo.

In fact, it was the same for Lian Cheng. Wasn’t Jun Luo a rarely seen light in his life?

Even though Lian Ying had unkind intentions and had almost caused him to sink into the White Dragon Dread, Lian Cheng still had a soft spot for him in his heart. Even now, he could not bear to let Lian Ying’s corpse be left in this empty expanse of the desert.

Even though he was already dead, his final resting place should at least be in his birthplace.

Looking at Lian Cheng, Jun Luo hesitated for a moment while biting her lip.

When her gaze landed on Lian Ying’s corpse, her emotions were extremely complicated. When her gaze landed on Lian Cheng, her expression softened.

After a long pause, Jun Luo also sighed before stepping forward to help Lian Cheng. After resolving the matter with Lian Ying’s corpse, they prepared to leave the Great Western Desert.

The Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners looked at this scene, neither offering to help nor stopping to wait for them. Bearing the body of Elder Li, they stood silently as they waited for Yan Zhaoge’s instructions.

Yan Zhaoge glanced at Jun Luo. “Luo Luo, this is the true, normal state of the outside world. Rather, this isn’t something which would be considered special–just like there is a glamorous, bright side of world, there is also a side which is filled with underhanded, bloody affairs.

Bloody and callous sudden assassination, prompted by exploiting the most vulnerable part of a person’s psyche. The struggle between two great powers would always drag others into the conflict.

Black Nightmare Mountain had been destroyed a long time ago, but even now, its remnants wanted to retaliate. Their target was not someone from the upper echelons of Broad Creed Mountain, but rather the Yan Zhaoge of great repute. Despite his lofty status and impressive achievements, his cultivation was still rather low since he had not even stepped into the Martial Grandmaster realm.

Of course, the impact of their conflict could not compare to the likes of a battle between two Sacred Grounds.

Even so, the ripples from such a conflict were still far more than enough to destroy people like Lian Cheng, Lian Ying, or Jun Luo.

Even if they didn’t wish to be involved, once they were drawn in their participation would be completely involuntary. If they died, they probably wouldn’t even know how they died.

Even at the moment of the death, Lian Ying still didn’t really understand that all along, he was just a pawn of Yao Shan. Even Yao Shan himself could only be considered someone else’s chess piece in the greater scheme of things.

Yao Shan wouldn’t even be considered to be a key piece of the plan, just an auxiliary piece.

After gathering Lian Ying’s remains, Lian Cheng stood up beside Jun Luo. Jun Luo bit her lower lip as she looked toward Yan Zhaoge.

Yan Zhaoge calmly said, “The enmity between my clan and Black Nightmare Mountain is something that you do not have the strength to participate in. However, you also cannot prevent being involuntarily dragged into this conflict. This is not your fault. Rather, it can only be blamed on this war itself.”

For people like Jun Luo or Lian Cheng, their status made it almost impossible to avoid the ripples caused by these high-level conflicts.

Speaking of being dragged into a conflict, such a thing could happen