Chapter Thirty-Three: The Traitor

  The night grew deeper, approaching the third watch, Chu Yang sat like a boulder, his thoughts wandering afar, his robes fluttering lightly in the night wind, yet he didn't move an inch.

  The sky is getting brighter.

  The world suddenly fell into the deepest darkness.

  Chu Yang was just about to get up and return to his room when he suddenly felt a sense of unease, as if something was amiss. His eyes suddenly became sharp and he looked towards the mountain path on the left.

  To the left is a small path leading into the Tianwai Building, which comes from another mountain range and is very secluded.

  Under Chu Yang's gaze, several black shadows suddenly appeared at the foot of the cliff, swift as a gust of wind, and vanished in an instant like ghosts into the darkness. The direction they disappeared was surprisingly towards the interior of Tian Wai Lou.

  Chu Yang narrowed his eyes, the fourth watch of the night, was the most favorable time for people to move under cover of darkness! Moreover, this darkest moment, lasted less than half an hour. These few people, were clearly already hiding here, waiting until this moment, before taking action.

  Absolutely no good intentions!

  As he recalled Meng Chaoran's words about guarding the tower outside of heaven, Chu Yang's eyes narrowed and he suddenly stood up. His body shot down the cliff like a meteor, using the wall to propel himself several times until he reached the bottom. He then used rocks and trees to conceal his figure, rapidly chasing after the three people who had disappeared.

  Although he is now only a first-class warrior, he is not afraid at all! Even if he can't defeat them, he still has confidence in escaping with his life. If these people really have any ulterior motives, Chuyang feels that he can still cause some damage and do a decent job of it.

  All the way out of town, they had already gone several miles.

  Chu Yang's movements were light and agile, seemingly slow but actually fast. If a master was watching from the side, they would definitely be shocked. Every spot he landed on was an absolute blind spot in terms of line of sight, and while moving swiftly, there were always objects blocking his figure from view.

  He seems to be just temporarily seeking cover, but each time it is absolutely seamless! Floating several meters away, but his eyes have already seen clearly the shelters within several meters in front of him, and made a perfect plan!

  Chu Yang continued on his way, chasing for five or six miles, and saw the mountain gate of Tianwai Building from afar. Chu Yang suddenly had a feeling, immediately stopped in his tracks, and his body swayed into the shadows.

  He lay flat on the mountain rocks, slowly moving forward without making a single sound...

  Three black shadows were quietly waiting in a mountain valley at the corner of a bend.

  Not far in front of them was the mountain gate of Tianwai Building. There, there were disciples on duty day and night, and they were not few in number. Each of the nine major peaks sent one person to supervise each other and also accompany each other.

  Tianwai Building, except for Zizhuyuan, all nine peaks are within this mountain gate.

  These people obviously didn't dare to force their way in. Although they were not afraid of these disciples guarding the door with their strength, it would still be like beating the grass to scare the snakes.

  It seems to be waiting, or is it just meeting here? Chu Yang pondered in his heart, and his body carefully moved again, slowly advancing three more zhang. At this moment, the distance from those three people was less than ten zhang away.

  Three people were all wearing black hoods and masks, carefully hiding behind a large stone. Chu Yang took a look at their hiding place and couldn't help but praise them - these three people seemed to be old hands as well. The place they chose to hide had three blind spots, and the only visible side had two exits, one of which was relatively secret, meaning that even if something unexpected happened, they could quickly escape without being caught by the enemy.

  Chu Yang held his breath, his body as still as the rocks around him, waiting quietly. His patience and confidence could be compared to anyone in the world!

  Time slowly slipped away, and among the three people, a slightly thinner one seemed to be getting impatient. He adjusted his posture slightly and said in a low voice, "What's going on? Didn't we agree on this time? Why hasn't that damned guy come yet?"

  "Be calm, don't be rash." Another black-clad man looked around cautiously and warned in a low voice. Then he raised his head again to look around, and said suspiciously: "I seem to have sensed some movement?"

  Upon hearing this, the other two also became vigilant, perked up their ears and looked around.

  Chu Yang's breathing frequency remained unchanged, as if their words were just farting. Motionless.

  This is a kind of intuition, just like when someone walks on a night road and feels that there is someone following behind him, even if he doesn't turn his head. It's not just martial artists, ordinary people also have this intuitive ability.

  But if I turn back and find nothing, then it's just my own illusion.

  As expected, the three of them looked around and were relieved. The black-clad man who had previously spoken about the noise smiled wryly and said, "I was just being paranoid."

  "Better safe than sorry." The other two said in a low voice.

  Just then, a noise came from the mountain gate, and a voice shouted: "Who?"

  A calm and low voice said: "It's me!"

  "Oh, it's Second Master Zhang. Forgive me for being rude."

  "Uh-huh."

  "Second Master, is this going to be a training session?"

  "It's great, this is the best time to practice, you people should also remember that diligence can make up for clumsiness; the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the morning is the most dense. It's the best time to practice."

  "Yes, I humbly follow the teachings of Master Er."

  A black figure slowly walked over. Behind him, the disciple who was guarding the door couldn't help but praise: "Second Master is indeed a great figure in our sect, with high martial arts skills, yet humble and down-to-earth; and extremely hardworking, coming out to practice at this hour every day, such determination is truly remarkable. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to do it."

  Another voice said: "That's right, Second Master is what kind of person, how can you compare with him?"

  Chu Yang's heart skipped a beat. This person was actually Li Jian Song, the Second Master! The father of Li Jian Yun! The master of Tianwai Building's Suoyun Peak, the second most powerful figure!

  Li Jin Song was dressed in a strong attire, carrying a long sword on his back, looking like he was going out to practice sword fighting. He strode out of the mountain gate, his tall figure flashing by, drawing a beautiful arc, and from behind came a wave of horse whinnying sounds...

  Li Jinsong and several others flew over, arrived at the corner behind, turned around again, and walked into the back of that huge stone with ease.

  It seems that they have been in contact more than once or twice. Chu Yang thought to himself, and adding the words of the gatekeeper's disciple "every day at this time, he comes out to practice his skills on time", it is enough to show that Li Jingsong has done many things secretly.

  "How did you just arrive? Is there any new news?" The thin man among the three asked in a somewhat anxious low voice.

  "Late?" Li Jinsong grunted, apparently somewhat dissatisfied with his questioning, and asked: "Did you bring the things?"

  "There's no rush." Another person hastily mediated, saying: "Brother Li, quickly tell us what changes have occurred recently?"

  Li Jinsong hummed and lowered his voice, saying: "The situation is a bit strange; I want to ask, besides you guys, is there anyone else who has their eyes on the Tianwai Building?"

  The three men in black were also stunned, looking at each other and saying: "This is not clear. However, the Tianwai Building is now precarious, with many people making decisions."

  Li Jinsong said, "Oh", and continued: "Just recently, Wu Yunliang's ninth elder, Bao Kuang Lei, took two outstanding disciples from the sect and his daughter to Tieyun Country."

  "Which Iron Cloud Nation?" The three asked in unison.

  "Not bad, and... this group's movements are very secretive, but as far as I know, the four of them encountered more than one ambush on the road! Apparently, someone doesn't want them to go. And those people have very timely information." Li Jingsong's face sank.

  Chu Yang's heart skipped a beat behind the mountain rock. It seems that the traitor is absolutely not just Li Jingsong!

  "What is the purpose of going to Tieyun Country?" The three people were clearly not concerned about Bao Kuang Lei's safety, but only wanted to know the reason.

  "I don't know." Li Jinsong furrowed his brow, then said, "However, no matter what, they've gone to Tiyun. For us, that's half the goal achieved."

  "Not bad, Tianwai Building is within our Great Zhao territory, and Hei Yunleng actually dares to send someone to collude with Tieyun! What a big nerve he has!" A black-clothed masked man said in a gloomy tone.

  "Is this the news? Is it worth us running all the way here? Brother Li, you're not being very considerate." Another man in black, although his face was covered, could be heard from his voice, and his expression of skin smiling but not in his eyes.

  "Nature is not, just as you promised, it's time to fulfill one." Li Jingsong suppressed his anger and said: "You are people from the imperial court and the military, and you won't go back on your promises, will you? Moreover, we have been putting pressure on Wuyun Liang to lean towards Tieyun, although it hasn't been finalized yet, it's almost as if my mission has been accomplished..."

  Chu Yang's heart skipped a beat in the dark. Someone from the imperial court and military? What does Tianwai Building, just a sect, have to do with the imperial court and military?

  And this court is obviously referring to the Great Zhao imperial court!

  Chu Yang faintly felt a huge conspiracy unfolding. The downfall of Tianwai Building in the previous life was probably closely related to this matter!

  Here is the translation:

  "Update notice. Basically two updates a day, around 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Usually three updates on Mondays. Midnight, around 11:00 AM, and 7:00 PM."

  I kept forgetting to say, sorry.