Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 307 - 295: What Bai Guangjin Did

At that moment, his figure shooting towards Qin Qing resembled a ball of flame, speeding through the air and trailing a long tail of fire.

But just as he was about to reach Qin Qing, the Zhuiri Ancestor, who had been standing by Qin Qing’s side and deliberately concealing his presence, suddenly moved.

Thunder and lightning surged around the Zhuiri Ancestor, with crackling rays bursting forth.

His Martial Soul manifested at the same time, a huge Thunder Blade Flood Dragon rising into the sky, roaring as the firmament was instantly lit with thunder and lightning.

The Zhuiri Ancestor struck out with his palm towards Xu Kaihe.

Xu Kaihe’s heart jolted.

However...

At his level of cultivation realm, he had long since prepared for such eventualities.

The Jinyin Army’s attack on the Snow Eagle Sect must have been premeditated.

Knowing that the Snow Eagle Sect was guarded by a Nascent Soul Ancestor and yet this young man remained so composed, Xu Kaihe deduced that this young general must have someone protecting him from the shadows.

Therefore... the moment the Zhuiri Ancestor made his move, Xu Kaihe, who had been on his guard, swiftly retreated backward, narrowly avoiding that heavy and powerful palm strike from the Zhuiri Ancestor.

"It’s you! Lie Zhuiri!"

Xu Kaihe’s gaze fell upon the Zhuiri Ancestor.

"Yes, Xu Kaihe! It is I..." the Zhuiri Ancestor said with a cold laugh.

"No wonder... Lie Zhuiri. I was wondering why the Jinyin Army would attack my Snow Eagle Sect without any reason. It turns out it was you... you colluded with the Jinyin Army. But... why would the Jinyin Army collude with the Heavenly Lake Palace?" Xu Kaihe asked coldly.

"Elder Kaihe!" Qin Qing spoke again: "It’s not because we wanted to collude with the Heavenly Lake Palace. It’s because of the good deeds your Snow Eagle Sect has done! My Northern Pass forces have not wronged your Snow Eagle Sect... But your Snow Eagle Sect, in alliance with the Northern Yuan forces, attacked and killed the spies of our Northern Pass forces."

"So it’s truly your Snow Eagle Sect that conspired with foreign traitors first, and now you’re falsely accusing us?"

"What?" Upon hearing this, Elder Kaihe’s gaze flickered, and he immediately turned to look at Bai Guangjin beside him.

A trace of guilt flashed across Bai Guangjin’s face.

"Bai Guangjin, what exactly is going on?" Xu Kaihe demanded sternly.

"I... this..." Bai Guangjin was at a loss for words. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Don’t know what to say? Fine, then let me tell you why!" Qin Qing sneered and continued, "According to the information we’ve gathered, the Snow Eagle Sect has been in collusion with countries such as Northern Yuan for years. You’ve received Golden Elixir Grass, Nascent Soul Pills, Millennium Jade Marrow, Eternal Spirit Crystals..."

With each word, Elder Kaihe’s complexion grew darker.

"Bai Guangjin, I’ve treated you well over these years, haven’t I?" Elder Kaihe asked.

"Yes. Master!" Bai Guangjin nodded.

"Then why... Why do such a thing?"

"Master..." After hesitating for a long time, Bai Guangjin finally spoke, "Master, I am from Northern Yuan."

Elder Kaihe was taken aback: "You’ve learned of your lineage?"

"Yes, Master. I’ve found out. One hundred and thirty years ago, my father and mother both died at Northern Pass. They died at Mohe, at the hands of the Great Qian people!" Bai Guangjin roared, unleashing the rage that had been suppressed in his heart.

Elder Kaihe slowly shook his head, his eyes filled with conflict, contradiction, and deep regret.

"Indeed, your parents were killed by the people of Great Qian. It was also then that I took you in, raised you, nurtured you into adulthood and taught you martial cultivation... Watching you grow bit by bit, for over a hundred years, I have regarded you as my own. The ones who killed your parents were people of Great Qian, but the one who raised you, who taught you martial arts, was also a person of Great Qian. How can you, because of your parents’ death, take it out on all the people of Great Qian?" Elder Kaihe said.

"Enough. Don’t say anymore, Master!" Bai Guangjin shook his head.

Qin Qing, Guo Ziyi, and the others were all taken aback at this moment; they had not expected such a scene to unfold.

It seemed that Xu Kaihe, the Zhuiri Ancestor, was not aware of the collusion with Northern Yuan; it had always been Bai Guangjin who was in charge.

"Zhuiri Ancestor, now you know as well. Our Northern Pass army naturally wouldn’t attack the Snow Eagle Sect without good reason. It is truly your sect that has colluded with foreign enemies!" Qin Qing said.

"Very well! This is my fault, the fault of my Snow Eagle Sect. I have not taught my disciples well... My disciple has colluded with foreign enemies; this sin, my Snow Eagle Sect recognizes!" Xu Kaihe’s voice trembled as he spoke.

"Since that is the case, there is nothing else to say; he... must be handed over to our Northern Pass army for disposal!" Qin Qing pointed towards Bai Guangjin.

Bai Guangjin, however, looked at Xu Kaihe and slowly shook his head, "No, Master. I don’t want to die!"

At this moment, Xu Kaihe’s eyes also revealed an incredibly conflicted look, akin to an old father looking at his own son, and now, he must personally deliver his son to the judgment seat.

One can imagine how hard this must be for Xu Kaihe.

"Master! I have just broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. I don’t want to die! Let’s go. The two of us can leave, they can’t stop us!" Bai Guangjin gritted his teeth and said with a deep voice, like a wild beast, ready to erupt at any moment.

"Master!" Bai Guangjin spoke again, "You raised me to adulthood, nurtured me into the person I am; in your heart, I am like your own son... you wouldn’t bear to watch me fall into their hands, would you? If I fall into their hands, will I still be allowed to live?"

Bai Guangjin’s eyes held traces of entreaty.

Similarly, he too was in agony, experiencing a myriad of emotions.

Over the years, Xu Kaihe had treated him like a son, as his own flesh and blood, and in his heart, Bai Guangjin had always viewed Xu Kaihe as his own father.

But...

After discovering the truth about his origins and the cause of his parents’ deaths, Bai Guangjin felt a twist in his heart.

He then made contact with the people of Northern Yuan, and driven by his rage, struck a deal with them.

Once there was a first time, there would be a second, a third...

The last time the intelligence unit of the Jinyin Army was ambushed, it was Bai Guangjin who had given the order.

Over the years, the Snow Eagle Sect had provided countless pieces of intelligence to the Northern Yuan army; Bai Guangjin had always done it very covertly.

And this time, if it weren’t for Qin Qing, it still would have been seamless.

"Bai Guangjin, you are wrong. You have made too big a mistake..."

Xu Kaihe was silent for a long while but eventually began to speak slowly, and in his eyes, determination was now apparent: "Over the years, I have already considered you my own son, but even if you were my own flesh and blood, committing such acts... I would not forgive you!"

Xu Kaihe was born in Great Qian, raised in Great Qian, and his mother was once a member of the Royal Qin Family; he himself had also received cultivation from the Great Qian Royal Family.

Thus, he held deep feelings for Great Qian; otherwise, an ancestor at the Nascent Soul Realm wouldn’t place such importance on patriotism.

Upon hearing this, Bai Guangjin already understood what his master Xu Kaihe meant.

The master was not planning to give him a way out.

"Whoosh!"

Bai Guangjin’s figure flashed, attempting to directly flee in another direction.

But!

The Zhuiri Ancestor also moved swiftly to pursue.

As Zhuiri Ancestor chased after him, Xu Kaihe subconsciously wanted to stop Zhuiri Ancestor, but then heard Qin Sheng’s stern shout, "Zhuiri Ancestor, do not err!"