Chapter 191 — The Leak
The Sword Questions the Heavens · Page 6 of 6
Yun Yifeng's smile grew kindlier still. He picked up the teacup from the small table beside him and took a sip; then his eyes flickered faintly, as though a thought had only now idly occurred to him, and he said with a smile, "By the way, I have heard a rumor of late, and since you have come here just now, good nephew, I may as well ask you about it."
Zeng Shuyan smiled and said, "Pray speak, Senior Uncle Yun. This disciple will tell you all he knows and hold nothing back."
Yun Yifeng nodded, and deep in his eyes a keen light flashed once more. Slowly he said, "I heard by chance not long ago that after that great battle at Qingyun, when Senior Brother Daoyan had defeated the Beast Lord and his foul kind, there was still fighting to be had on Canglan Mountain—and that in the end, word came out that the Canglan Sect's supreme treasure, the 'Ancient Sword of Immortal Slaying,' had been broken and destroyed. Is there any truth to this?"
At these words, in an instant a solemn hush fell over the whole of the Shanhe Hall, and not a sound was to be heard; while Zeng Shuyan, Wen Pei, and Lu Xueling rose to their feet all at once, their faces changed, and looked at Yun Yifeng. And the other Fenxia Valley disciples, Li Xun among them, were staring at Yun Yifeng in astonishment as well.
Only Yun Yifeng himself seemed as though nothing had happened, as though what he had just asked was no great matter that stirred the whole world, but the most ordinary trifle of family life. He calmly raised his teacup and took another sip.
Then, kindly and gently, smiling, he asked the three of the Canglan Sect, "Well then—is it true?"
In the Shanhe Hall there was a silence like death...