Mo Yan instantly sensed danger.
The scent in the wind told him.....officers and horsemen were nearby.
Both of their eyes were fixed ahead.
From the shadows, a figure emerged.
It was none other than Lin Chaoyuan
The traitor, the defector, the one who once dared to betray the realm.
He advanced straight toward Mo Yan.
But Mo Yan's sword…
That blade was a warrior in itself.
Not a single strike from Lin Chaoyuan could touch him.
But that was never Lin Chaoyuan's true plan.
His strategy was simple:
Keep Mo Yan distracted.
He knew that if Mo Yan stayed near Yu Sui,
everything would fall apart.
Rumors had long swirled around the two of them.
Though they fought in public,
many had seen them walking together in secret,
whispers saying they shared a bond far deeper than anyone dared to speak aloud.
From childhood, many suspected that something… more… existed between them.
And then
A talisman suddenly flew through the air
and stuck to Yu Sui's back.
Because Yu Sui was near Mo Yan,
the Su Tao Jue charm was working perfectly
suppressing the curse inside him.
That's why Yu Sui never sensed it.
He didn't possess any other spiritual powers besides his demonic energy
unlike Mo Yan, who could sense evil even from afar.
But as soon as the talisman hit his back,
Yu Sui froze in place.
A group of Lao Duan's men appeared.
They seized the moment, picked Yu Sui up, and carried him away.
Meanwhile, Mo Yan was still battling fiercely,
believing Yu Sui was right behind him.
He had no idea he'd been taken.
They brought Yu Sui to a rocky cliffside
where Lao Duan sat waiting atop a stone.
The moment Yu Sui was brought outside the protective aura of the Su Tao Jue charm,
the talisman on his back burned to ash.
In the blink of an eye,
he threw both captors to the ground.
Yu Sui knew who he was
a soul cursed from birth.
But he did not know how and when the curse was applied still he knew his power completely.
Whenever he tried to meditate,
a black aura would rise from his body
a sign of his demonic power.
While the others, including Mo Yan,
would glow with radiant white energy during meditation,
Yu Sui would never dare sit in focus before anyone.
With Mo Yan, though,
his cursed energy always faded into nothing.
But now
someone had awakened the devil.
As soon as Yu Sui stood,
his entire expression changed.
His presence became darker, heavier
like the most dangerous demon of the Black Heaven had returned.
He said nothing.
His aura… said it all.
But Lao Duan stepped forward without fear
believing this was his moment to prove himself.
However
the moment Yu Sui unsheathed his sword…
Half of Lao Duan's men fled in terror, just from the sight of him.