Chapter 14481 You Don't Believe Me?

"Don't worry, I'll find this sword for you." Ling Xiao's eyes were exceptionally serious. "I never let down those who are good to me. Since we met, have you ever seen me break my promise?"

He paused, his tone becoming more serious: "With powerful enemies all around us, I do need your strength."

"I believe you." The sword spirit nodded gently, but she knew in her heart that if she wanted to stay for a long time, she could only rely on Ling Xiao. In fact, she was willing to help him even without Ling Xiao's promise. From what she had seen these past few days, although Ling Xiao was decisive in killing, he never broke his promise to those around him.

"Oh, right, there's something else I need to tell you." The sword spirit suddenly leaned closer, her voice carrying a hint of mystery, "My master has woken up, and she's decided to personally guide the little fox in her cultivation."

Ling Xiao's expression changed instantly, and he stood up abruptly: "Won't she hurt the little fox?"

It wasn't that he was worrying unnecessarily; the Blade Demon and the Sword Demon had always been capricious and acted entirely on their whims. Even the Sword Spirit couldn't fathom their thoughts. The little fox was soft-hearted, and what if she offended the Sword Demon's taboo...

"Don't worry!" Sword Spirit quickly waved his hand, his eyes filled with laughter. "Sword Fiend Master may be indifferent to you, but he loves the little fox dearly and dotes on her. How could he possibly hurt her? Just relax."

Ling Xiao breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then he thought that since Jian Sha was in the Demon Needle Space, he could get there immediately if anything happened. After a moment's thought, he solemnly clasped his hands in a fist and bow to the sword spirit: "Little fox, I entrust you with my care, young lady."

"I will." As the sword spirit turned, her robes swept across the ground, leaving a faint light. "But you must also be careful. If something happens to you, the beings of the Silent Realm will likely suffer. What's even more terrifying is..." She looked towards a certain spot in the void, as if she could see the figure of the woman in the moon dress, "If that being were to become angry, the entire White Ze Continent would be plunged into disaster."

"I understand." Ling Xiao clenched his fist.

His feelings for Yue Nu were just as Yue Nu cared for him. He knew that he could give up everything for Yue Nu; and Yue Nu could turn the world upside down for him.

Therefore, he cannot die.

Inside the magic needle space, Ling Xiao stood quietly for a long time until the power within his body had completely subsided. Only then did he raise his hand to tear through the void, and his figure instantly disappeared into the mist.

Inside the main hall of Lin Yuan City, candles were lit again. Shangguan Yue strode in, carrying several scrolls of secret letters, her voice urgent: "Your Majesty, the latest intelligence indicates suspicious activity from the Sword Sect, the Gu Clan, and the Realm Lord's Mansion!"

"Who do you think it is?" Ling Xiao tapped his knuckles on the cold jade armrest, the crisp sound echoing in the empty hall, making the atmosphere even more somber.

“All three parties are suspects, but the Realm Lord’s Mansion is the most suspicious.” Shangguan Yue unfolded the secret letter, pausing slightly as her fingertips traced the words. “The more chaotic the Silent Realm becomes, the more advantageous it is for them. However… the Realm Lord’s Mansion has been dormant for too many years, and its current apparent strength is no longer comparable to that of the Divine Light Clan and the Demon Heaven Sect.”

Ling Xiao slowly stood up, his eyes suddenly flashing with cold light, and the air around him seemed to freeze: "I'm going to meet the Divine Light Clan. That Yun Susha must know something!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure had already turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared outside the palace gate in the blink of an eye.

Shangguan Yue gazed at the empty throne and sighed softly. She knew all too well that the Divine Light Clan had truly offended Ling Xiao this time. To this Tyrant Emperor, his family and friends were more precious than his own life.

……

Ling Xiao didn't go directly to the Divine Light Clan; instead, he turned towards the Realm Lord's Mansion first.

In the grand hall paved with white jade, his gaze was fixed on the Lord of the Silent Realm on the throne, his tone tinged with coldness: "Did you do this?"

The gray-robed elder standing to the side instantly tensed up, and his aura as a high-level Star River Realm cultivator spread out like a tide, even dimming the candlelight in the hall.

The Lord of the Silent Realm traced the cloud patterns on the jade ruyi with his fingertips, a faint, almost imperceptible smile playing on his lips: "It was not my doing."

A sudden, resounding sword cry erupted! Ling Xiao's right hand was already on the hilt of the Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword, and the demonic runes on the scabbard instantly lit up with blood-red light.

The gray-robed elder flashed and instantly moved between the two. At the same time, four dark figures suddenly appeared in the shadows of the corner of the hall. They were all low- and mid-level Star River Realm guards, their auras condensed and unleashed, clearly death warriors who had been on standby for many years.

With a gentle wave of his jade hand, the Lord of the Silent Realm sent the guards retreating like a tide. Only the gray-robed old man remained unyielding, his old eyes fixed on Ling Xiao, a dazzling golden light condensing in his palm.

"Step back, he can't hurt me." The Lord of the Silent Realm suddenly smiled at Ling Xiao, a smile that held a hint of unfathomable depth. "But did someone tell you that it was I who abducted the little fox?"

Ling Xiao approached step by step, and with each step he took, a frost formed beneath his feet, as if the air itself was about to freeze: "Whether it is or not, you'll know once you try."

The gray-robed old man's hair and beard bristled, and the golden light from his fist intensified. He was about to make a move, but at that very moment, Ling Xiao's figure suddenly became blurry, as if he had merged into the light and shadow.

boom!
The moment the fist and sword energy collided, a shockwave exploded like a raging torrent, shattering the twelve dragon-coiled pillars inside the hall and sending rubble crashing down. As the dust settled, everyone was astonished to see that Ling Xiao had already stepped past the gray-robed elder and stood before the Lord of the Silent Realm.

Although the gray-robed elder's cultivation was higher than his, his speed was far inferior. Ling Xiao seemed to be charging straight at the fist, but in fact, he used the broken stones as cover and used a clever feint to bypass the defense in the blink of an eye.

The blade of the Demon Lord Black Sky Sword was already pressed against the fair neck of the Lord of Annihilation. The chilling sword energy made goosebumps rise on her neck. Just half an inch further in, and it would sever her throat.

"Ling Xiao! You have injured the Lord, and you will surely suffer a backlash from the fortune of the Annihilation Realm!" The gray-robed elder clutched his chest, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and roared as he charged forward.

"You'd better stop right there." Ling Xiao's voice was as cold as ice, and the blade moved even closer. "Otherwise, this nice neck might be broken."

The gray-robed old man stopped abruptly, his eyes filled with hatred and helplessness, but he dared not move an inch further, for he could not gamble with the life of the realm lord.

"You don't believe me?" The Lord of the Silent Realm seemed not to see the sword at his neck, his tone still calm, but there was a hint of complexity in his eyes.

"How can I believe you?" Ling Xiao's sword still held its edge, his gaze sweeping across her face like a knife. "Empty words are something anyone can say."

The Lord of the Silent Realm unleashed a wisp of light from his fingertip, and with a gentle tap in the void, he outlined a water mirror: "Please look."

The scene of Yun Susha and the clan elder escorting the little fox was clearly reflected in the water mirror. When they reached a wasteland, a dark shadow suddenly sprang out from the ground. Before the two could react, the little fox had been snatched away by the shadow. The final image was Yun Susha's face, filled with shock and anger, even the hairpin at her temple was askew.

"Continue." The Lord of the Silent Realm tapped the water mirror again with his fingertip.

The scene shifts to beyond the Ninth Heaven, where the black-clad man who abducted the little fox is kneeling behind an elderly man in white. (End of Chapter)