Chapter 255 - True and False Exiled Sword Immortal
"Brother Yun, congratulations," Ling Chen approached, smiling and bowing to Yun Xiao.
"Same to you, Brother Ling," Yun Xiao replied.
"Your achievement seems greater than mine, though." Ling Chen sighed. "You got the Eternal Sword to hum a 100,000 times. I can't even compare."
Yun Xiao chuckled, shaking his head. "Brother Ling, you're joking. Even a fool knows the Eternal Sword malfunctioned! I must be just lucky, getting the Exiled Sword Immortal title for free. A counterfeit product, really. I'll be needing your guidance, as the genuine Exiled Sword Immortal."
"You're too modest." Ling Chen pursed his lips, speaking earnestly. "Regardless, we are fellows in the same path. I'm truly happy for you. Together, we can rise in the Sword Ruins and champion our swordsmanship."
"The feeling is mutual." Yun Xiao nodded.
"By the way, Brother Yun, will you participate in the Immortal Sword Rankings?" Ling Chen asked.
"To witness your prowess up close, I must participate," Yun Xiao replied.
"Oh?" Ling Chen nodded slightly. "Then I'll be watching closely." New novel chapters are published on
Feng Buhui stepped forward. "Exile Ling, shall I escort you to the Exile Palace?"
"Is my Brother Yun going too?" Ling Chen inquired.
Feng Buhui shook his head. "There's only one Exile Palace, arranged for you. As for Exile Yun, the Sword Warden must have other plans."
"Nonsense." Ling Chen frowned. "Both of us are Exiled Sword Immortals. How can there be a difference?" After saying this, he turned to Yun Xiao. "Brother Yun, shall we stay together?"
"I'd rather not; I'm not used to cohabiting with men..." Yun Xiao shook his head.
"With your handsome looks, you're clearly a man of romance. Enviable luck with the ladies." Ling Chen smiled. He glanced at the nearby Overseers and then at Mu Dalong by Yun Xiao's side, his expression a little odd. "Enough talk, I'll see you at the Ancestral Sword Tomb!" he bowed.
"I'll see you there!" Yun Xiao replied.
After bidding farewell, Ling Chen was escorted by Feng Buhui, Yun Xinghe, and Shuang Jiang, three revered Overseers of the Eternal Sword Prison.
And Mu Dalong was the Warden's daughter.
"Does this mean, after Ling Chen joined the Sword Ruins, he hit it off with the Withered Bone Keeper. So, the Warden pushed me as an Exiled Sword Immortal?"
The undercurrents of the situation, if observed closely, weren't hard to grasp.
According to Yun Xiao's philosophy, if someone chose to believe in him and brought benefits his way, he usually wouldn't let them down. After all, even with someone like Sword Heaven's Lin Qingfeng, Yun Xiao hadn't disappointed him in the end...
"Exile Ling!" Bai Qingxue scrambled up, crawling and rolling into the Exile Palace with abject humility.
"Mother..." Bai Wuque lay prostrate, his forehead bleeding from the friction, his anxiety intensifying.
BOOM! The palace doors shut.
Bai Qingxue, trembling, looked up to see a young man seated like an emperor. It was Ling Chen!
Freshly bathed, he had shed the grime of a former sword slave. His handsome face, paired with piercing eyes, was even more intimidating. Post-bath, dressed in a violet-gold robe, his damp hair loosely hung, he sat casually, eyeing Bai Qingxue, who was like a deer caught in headlights, with a devilish smile.
"Exile Ling!" Bai Qingxue knelt frantically before him.
"Lift your head." The young man's playful voice echoed in her ears.
Bai Qingxue's delicate body trembled slightly as she slowly lifted her head, only to be startled to find the young man right before her eyes. But his violet-gold robe still sat on the throne. He had approached, but the robe had not.
"Uh." Bai Qingxue was dumbfounded.
Just then, Ling Chen lifted her chin, teasingly saying, "My lady, you wouldn't want your son to live a fate worse than death, would you?"
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"Mother!" Bai Wuque dazedly looked up at the Exile Palace, his heart breaking. "Ling Chen, you!" He tried to rise in fury.
But in the next instant, his knees crashed back to the ground.
Overseers Feng Buhui and Yun Xinghe stood coldly at the door, watching him.
Bai Wuque was utterly immobilized.
"Ahhh..." The young man collapsed to the ground, wailing bitterly.
After a long while, a woman embraced his shoulders, her voice filled with despair, "Wuque, it's alright, it's alright now."
"Get away!" Bai Wuque, trembling, got up, pushed her away, and staggered outside.
"Wait." The young man in the violet-gold robe stood at the doorway. He was flanked by three Overseers, an impenetrable guard around him.
"Exile..." Bai Qingxue's body shook, she turned and fell to her knees, breaking down, "You said..."
"Yes, I said he wouldn't have to die," Ling Chen spoke from above, looking down at Bai Wuque with a light laugh. "But, he will have to serve as my sword slave from now on."
THUD! Bai Wuque collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled with boundless fear.
"And one more thing." Ling Chen turned his gaze to Bai Qingxue, smiling darkly, "My lady, make sure to visit often to prolong your son's life."