This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 532 - 38 "So-Called ’Flaw"_2
Chapter 532: Chapter 38 “So-Called ‘Flaw'”_2
Half a day’s journey after leaving White Tower City, I discovered someone seemed to be following.” Lu Qingshan spoke calmly and unhurriedly.
“Out of caution, I turned back to check, only to find that the pursuer was a Great Xia cultivator. At that time, I had already let down my guard,” Lu Qingshan’s eyes flashed with a burst of cold light, “Who would have expected that at that moment, the Great Xia cultivator would launch an attack on me without any warning.”
Wang Yan and Marquis Luotang listened in silence, seemingly pondering the information.
Lu Qingshan continued, “Fortunately, I reacted quickly, dodging the sneak attack, and after several bouts of fighting, I managed to win by a stroke of luck.”
Clap, clap, clap!
As soon as Lu Qingshan finished speaking, Marquis Luotang started clapping his hands.
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“What do you mean by this, Marquis Luotang?” Kong Shan, the Taoist priest, frowned and looked at Marquis Luotang.
“Gui Yuan True Venerable is dead, and there are no witnesses to this affair. The sequence of events naturally becomes the one-sided story of your sect’s disciple, who can fabricate it however he wants since the dead can’t refute it,” said Marquis Luotang with a handsome face that was smiling yet not smiling, coldly continuing, “However, there is a huge flaw in the testimonial of your sect’s disciple!”
“A huge flaw?” Lu Qingshan looked calmly at Marquis Luotang, “I’d be grateful for Marquis Luotang to enlighten me.”
“Tough mouth, aren’t you?” Marquis Luotang gave Lu Qingshan a cold glance, his eyes filled with contempt, and disdainfully said, “Gui Yuan True Venerable was a Void Refining Late Stage sword cultivator. According to what you’ve said, he attacked you first…”
“I ask you!” Marquis Luotang suddenly shouted loudly, “How did you, a Nascent Soul Late Stage sword cultivator, survive the sneak attack from a Void Refining Late Stage cultivator, and even manage to counter-kill him!”
The sound was like thunder, booming loudly.
A palpable aura of dominance radiated from Marquis Luotang, pressing towards Lu Qingshan.
Kong Shan, the Taoist priest’s color changed, and he stepped forward to block the oppressive aura released by Marquis Luotang.
Before these sword cultivators in the sect, Stabilizing Heart Peak’s master, who was always seen as the good-natured pushover, suddenly burst forth with a sharp and commanding presence, looking coldly at Marquis Luotang, “Marquis Luotang, do you intend to strike at a disciple of our Sword Sect within the sect itself?”
Marquis Luotang let out a dry laugh, withdrew his oppressive aura, and calmly said, “Of course not, it was just a momentary loss of control due to anger.”
“Just as I’ve said, this ‘flaw’ is something your sect’s disciple can’t reconcile,” Marquis Luotang said deliberately pausing between words, “If your sect does not provide a reasonable explanation, I might even suspect that your sect had planned all along to kill an officer of Great Xia, and then blame it on the official from Great Xia, using the Sword Sect as a shield, thinking that you are invulnerable.”
“What reason would our Sword Sect have to kill an official of Great Xia?” Kong Shan, the Taoist priest retorted without politeness.
“That I do not know. Maybe it’s not for profit but because of certain individuals, seeking personal revenge?” Marquis Luotang’s gaze drifted over Lu Qingshan, implying something, “Xia Daoyun’s chief disciple… hehe…”
Lu Qingshan frowned.
At this point, how could he not understand that Marquis Luotang was not only looking to cause him trouble but even using the affair to cast aspersions on Xia Daoyun.
“Hehe!” The next moment, Lu Qingshan suddenly let out a cold laugh.
“May I ask, what is Lu Daoist friend laughing at?” Wang Yan, with either real perceptiveness or just fanning the flames, clearly saw that Lu Qingshan had more to say, yet he took the initiative to keep the conversation going.
“I’m laughing at how Marquis Luotang, with the title bestowed by Great Xia, is still as narrow-minded as a frog in a well!” Lu Qingshan replied with a meaningful look.
“What do you mean by that?” Marquis Luotang’s face darkened, his handsome features turning sinister, “Do not think you can disrespect me just because you are a Sword Sect disciple.”
“Disrespect? Where?” Lu Qingshan remained composed and undaunted by Marquis Luotang’s growing anger, assertively saying, “Who told Marquis Luotang that a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator cannot kill a Void Refining Late Stage cultivator? It’s just a case of a Nascent Soul Late Stage defeating a Void Refining Late Stage. Isn’t it normal? If I say Marquis Luotang is a frog in a well, what’s wrong with that?”
Lu Qingshan’s mind was set.
Truthfully, he had nothing on his conscience regarding the matter, with the only lie being that it wasn’t Gui Yuan True Venerable who made the first move.
But, as Marquis Luotang said, there’s no evidence from the dead, and the details are his to weave as he pleases.
Kong Shan, the Taoist priest, also spoke out to bolster him at this time, speaking earnestly to Marquis Luotang, “It’s no wonder Marquis Luotang has such a misunderstanding; it must be because you are not very familiar with our Sword Sect.”
“As a disciple of our Sword Sect,” Kong Shan declared spiritedly, “It is indeed an ordinary matter for the lesser to overcome the greater, and truly not worth noting. It appears Marquis Luotang finds it strange simply due to its rarity, thus mistaking such an event for a ‘flaw.'”
Marquis Luotang’s expression, however, gradually calmed down amidst Kong Shan Daoist’s veiled mockery, “You say that you, at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, can defeat someone at the Void Refining Late Stage? Is that so just because you say it can be done? Does the Sword Sect really think they can dominate the conversation before Great Xia?”
“First, Marquis Luotang, you do not represent Great Xia, so stop waving the Great Banner of Great Xia,” since the facade had been torn, and he was on his home ground, Lu Qingshan became utterly unyielding with Marquis Luotang, “Secondly, if I say I can do it, I can do it!”
“You’ve not Xia Daoyun’s strength, but you’ve learned his arrogance through and through,” Marquis Luotang said with a dismissive laugh.
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“Your Excellency is but a noble of Great Xia, what qualifications do you have to call my master by his name directly? Isn’t that greatly disrespectful?” Lu Qingshan asked with a serious tone, “Has no one taught Your Excellency the etiquette of Cultivators?”
Xia Daoyun was an Eighth Realm powerhouse, while Marquis Luotang was merely a noble of Great Xia, newly entered into the Seventh Realm.
The gap between them might seem just a single realm, but in reality, it was as vast as the heavens and the earth.
Logically speaking, Marquis Luotang should have used Xia Daoyun’s title rather than calling him by name.
“I misspoke in a moment of carelessness, I apologise to Luo Shen Fairy,” Marquis Luotang nodded coldly, his gaze scrutinising Lu Qingshan, “Since it is about ascertaining the truth, your claim is not enough, it needs to be proven. Otherwise, there would have been no need for Wang Yan and myself to personally visit your Sect.”
Lu Qingshan felt a sudden chill in his heart.
If Marquis Luotang were only capable of impotent rage, then no matter how great his bluster, it wouldn’t be frightening.
The issue was that Marquis Luotang could bend and stretch, so rational, that he promptly apologised for his rebuke, quickly moved past the matter, and returned to the main point, focusing on the crux of the issue.
“What exactly does Marquis Luotang wish for?” Kong Shan Daoist asked in a grave voice.
Marquis Luotang’s words were reasonable and well founded; he no longer sought to give perfunctory responses.
“Since your Sect’s disciple claims that he single-handedly killed Gui Yuan True Venerable, he must provide proof of his capacity to do so.
If he lacks such ability, it would mean there are fabrications within his testimony.
Then the so-called assault by Gui Yuan True Venerable against him would also be likewise unbelievable,” Marquis Luotang said slowly, looking at Lu Qingshan.
“I agree with what Marquis Luotang has said,” Wang Yan chimed in opportunistically.
At least logically, there was no great issue with what Marquis Luotang had said.
“How would Marquis Luotang like me to prove it?” Lu Qingshan asked with a smile.
“It’s quite simple; I have a son who is precisely at the Void Refining Late Stage.
I will arrange for him to fight with you. If you win, that would prove the truth in your words,” Marquis Luotang said emotionlessly.
Kong Shan Daoist, however, was taken aback, voicing coldly, “Marquis Luotang, this seems somewhat inappropriate.
Your son and Gui Yuan True Venerable may both be at the Void Refining Late Stage, but could their combat power really be at the same level?”
Even among those at the same realm, there can be a world of difference in their combat power.
Marquis Luotang’s son, with a Seventh Realm father and born into a distinguished family, whether in talent or resources and heritage received, could he possibly compare to Gui Yuan True Venerable?
Just like how Sword Sect’s Void Refining Late Stage, can they be the same as other Sects’ Void Refining Late Stage cultivators?
Marquis Luotang, however, did not respond to Kong Shan Daoist’s opinion.
His malicious intentions were clear as day.
“I will accept this challenge,” Lu Qingshan interjected at this moment, stopping Kong Shan Daoist who still wanted to argue on his behalf, stepping forward and staring directly at Marquis Luotang, “However, Marquis Luotang, to defeat your son, I will have to deploy a number of my trump cards and exert a great deal of effort.
For a matter where I am clearly innocent, yet I am compelled to accept this fight, surely Your Excellency should give me something in return?”
“Besides,” Lu Qingshan’s voice grew colder, his words sharp as blades piercing toward Marquis Luotang, “when the dust settles, considering Gui Yuan True Venerable was an official of Great Xia and Your Excellency’s direct descendant, who attacked me,
do I not also have reason to suspect it was under Your Excellency’s command that he made a move against me?”
