Chapter 584 — Male Roe Deer Stamp Their Hooves in Chaos, Female Roe Deer's Eyes Grow Misty

The demon race is wicked of heart and utterly treacherous; the Honored Goddess Feng Gou was merely deceived by them for a time. In the future you will surely see the signs and put righteousness above kinship. " Behind his backside, the silly roe deer kept butting at him, bang, bang. Shen Mu rubbed his backside, which stung fiercely, and thought, "These roe deer really have a vicious, stubborn streak.

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. " Tianfeng Gou's smile vanished again. "Since the misunderstanding is cleared up, I will not intrude further. . .

Who is there? " Her voice turned somewhat grating, and hardly had she spoken when the voice of the Honored God Sang Ye came through, laughing. "Feng Gou, do not misunderstand.

It is I.

" Shen Mu finally relaxed. His hands, which had been clenched on the jade eyes, loosened, and his palms were slick with cold sweat. The Snow Fox too was relieved.

"Young Master.

. .

" she said in a low voice. Shen Mu shook his head and lowered his voice.

"Do not ask yet. " He had already noticed the watchtower at the Wuwang City ruins; the divine radiance the Honored God Sang Ye gave off had suddenly vanished, and he knew then that Sang Ye had discovered the commotion here.

After all, Shen Mu had used the first stance of the Tribulation Sword, Kai Jie, to slay Guan He. The Kai Jie sword made an enormous commotion, ten li of sword light bursting forth almost in an instant; it would have been hard for the Honored God Sang Ye not to notice.

Sang Ye had seen this sword technique of Shen Mu's before.

Seeing the sword light, he would surely come, for anyone worth Shen Mu's use of the Tribulation Sword was certain to be a formidable foe!

If he came to look, then whether or not Tianfeng Gou was a demon-race spy, Shen Mu would be safe enough. Just now Shen Mu had retreated step by step to this small mountain village, seemingly to explain himself to Tianfeng Gou, but in truth to explain to the Honored God Sang Ye the reasons he had killed Tianfeng Gou's disciples. "So it is Senior Brother Sang Ye.

" Tianfeng Gou relaxed, her manner calm. "Sect Master Shen and I had a misunderstanding. It is now resolved.

" The Honored God Sang Ye walked over and said, "It is well that the misunderstanding is resolved. But one thing strikes me as strange: why did all of Sister Feng Gou's disciples throw in with the demon race? A single one turning traitor would be one thing; after all, facing life and death, it is hard to hold fast to right and wrong, good and evil.

But for the whole household to turn traitor, that is what is strange.

" Tianfeng Gou's brows rose. "And what does the Honored God Sang Ye think? " The Honored God Sang Ye stepped between Shen Mu and Tianfeng Gou.

"Five disciples, every one of them turned traitor and joined the demon race; it is hard not to suspect whether the master has also joined them.

Feng Gou was once the city lord of Gou City, were you not? Fifteen hundred years ago, Gou City was broken, and only you and a handful of others survived.

When my Li City was broken, though nearly all my family died in battle and only my daughter and I lived, I shielded no small number of Li City's common folk, ten times the number of survivors from Guimei City. " He clasped his hands behind his back and went on, "And there are the divine cities of Ben, Fu, Tongren, Dayou, and others. I have looked into how many survived after those cities were broken, and the common folk who lived were far more numerous than in Feng Gou's Gou City. " Shen Mu's eyes flickered as he watched the Honored God Sang Ye's hands behind his back. The Honored God Sang Ye's hands were making strange gestures, meaning that the situation was critical and they should flee at once.

"Can it be that the Honored God Sang Ye is no match for Tianfeng Gou?

" Shen Mu felt a chill in his heart, coughed once, and said, "Honored Gods both, I have business still at hand. I will take my leave first. " His line of retreat lay precisely within the silhouette of the Honored God Sang Ye. He backed away step by step, never leaving Sang Ye's back, for only thus could he avoid Tianfeng Gou's gaze. Tianfeng Gou said, "Is Sect Master Shen planning to go to the Wuwang City watchtower? Can you be certain the Honored God Sang Ye is not the traitor? My disciples turned traitor, so why did they happen to appear nearby, and happen to be not far from the Wuwang City watchtower? The one guarding the watchtower is the Honored God Sang Ye.

If he is the traitor, then going to the Wuwang City watchtower is walking into the net; a demon god must already be waiting for you there. You are clever enough not to put yourself in such peril, surely? " The Snow Fox's head felt as big as a bushel; her thoughts could not keep up.

"Young Master," she whispered, "which of them is the traitor?

" Tianfeng Gou's voice came. "It was the Honored God Sang Ye who volunteered to go and pay respects at the Wuwang City watchtower, was it not?

The watchtower stands within demon-race territory.

It has been more than half a month since you finished building it, and to this day no demon god has come to trouble you. Are you simply lucky, or is there something else behind it?

" Shen Mu halted his steps, and his head began to ache as well. The Honored God Sang Ye had built the Wuwang City watchtower within demon-race territory, and no demon god had come to trouble him. That was indeed somewhat strange.

Tianfeng Gou continued, "Though few survived my Gou City, besides me two other gods lived through it. Sang Ye, how many gods survived your Li City? None but you, is that not so? Did they all die at the hands of demon gods? " Sang Ye said mildly, "Where are those two senior brothers who walked out of Gou City alive with you? As far as I know, though they survived the battle of Gou City, they died later in the battle of Wuwang City. They are dead too, and the only survivor of Gou City is still you.

" The Snow Fox, flustered, gathered her six tails into her arms. "Young Master, I am already dizzy.

. . " Shen Mu murmured, "I am dizzy too. .

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But there is still one way to judge who the traitor is, and that is to go to the Wuwang City ruins. If the Honored God Sang Ye is the traitor, then a demon-race expert must be waiting there for me to walk into the net.

If there is none, then. . . " He had just spoken these words when suddenly a tall figure dropped from the sky, landing with a thunderous crash to his right.

It was a demon god! The corner of Shen Mu's eye twitched. He had seen this demon god twice. The first time was in the battle of Li City, when it had killed every member of Sang Ye's and Sang Hua's household, old and young alike!

The second time was at Li City. That day, when Sang Hua and he had been carried to Li City on the back of the Black Tiger God, Sang Hua had stared at this demon god the whole way.

This demon god bore flame-pattern brands upon its body, and its two eyes were like leaping tongues of fire! With this demon god's descent, three gods and demons stood in a tripod balance. Tianfeng Gou said softly, "The demon god Huo Tuoluo. He came from your Wuwang City watchtower, did he not?

" The Honored God Sang Ye's pupils shrank sharply, and he ground his teeth. "Huo Tuoluo slaughtered my whole household; only my daughter escaped.

How could I throw in with the demon race, with him?

" Huo Tuoluo frowned slightly, his voice immensely loud, shaking the mountain forest. "Matters have come to this.

We have two against one; is there still need for concealment? Let us tear away all pretense and settle it quickly.

The Honored King Vajra can no longer wait to see that Shen boy!

" Silence fell all around.

After a moment, Tianfeng Gou laughed softly.

"Sect Master Shen likes to infer the truth from the faintest traces. I merely wanted to play a little and watch him make a fool of himself.