Chapter 2485: A Secret Meeting

Donglin Han immediately rushed through the door furiously.

However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw a ruddy old man standing outside with his back towards Donglin Han, staring in Donglin Yanxue’s direction.

Donglin Han was surprised when he saw the old man. He immediately showed respect and clasped his fist. “Greetings, ancestor!”

The old man was the ancestor of the Donglin clan, Donglin Ce.

“Xiao Han, go back to reading your book. You don’t need to look into Yanxue’s matters. She’s no longer young now. She knows what she’s doing.” Donglin Ce waved his hand behind him.

“B- but ancestor…” Donglin Han still felt that it was inappropriate. With Donglin Yanxue’s current status, how could he just let a foreign man enter her room?

“Enough, enough. I already know about the matter. Go back to reading your book,” said Donglin Ce. His old eyes were focused in Donglin Yanxue’s direction. They flickered with a wise light as his lips gently perked up.

Within the sacred hall that shone with dazzling light above the clouds in the Radiant Saint Hall, their leader, Yu Chen, stood on the top as he stared at the sea of clouds.

“Leader, we’ve just received the news that protector Donglin Yanxue has personally received an unknown man and let him into her courtyard,” at this moment, a black-robed envoy arrived behind Yu Chen and said politely.

Out of the six protectors of the Radiant Saint Hall, only Donglin Yanxue remained outside in the Donglin clan most of the time. As such, to protect her, the Radiant Saint Hall had hid people in both Donglin City and the Donglin clan, constantly watching over her and keeping her safe, preventing any people from scheming against her.

After all, they could not afford to lose the protector swords. Protecting the protector swords became a great priority of the Radiant Saint Hall.

As a result, when Jian Chen was personally taken into the Donglin clan by Donglin Yanxue, the people in the Radiant Saint Hall learnt of it immediately.

“An unknown man?” A gleam of light flashed through Yu Chen’s eyes when he heard that. His brows furrowed in thought. Then he waved his hand and dismissed the envoy. He said gently, “Xuan Zhan, come over.”

Yu Chen’s voice seemed magical, piercing through most of the sacred hall and ringing out in the head of Xuan Zhan.

Xuan Zhan appeared before Yu Chen. He did not bow, walking over with composure. He asked, “What’s the matter?”

“I’ve just received the news that Donglin Yanxue has personally received an unknown man in the Donglin clan, directly bringing him to her courtyard. Xuan Zhan, what do you think of this matter?” Yu Chen said calmly.

“An unknown man?” Xuan Zhan was also surprised. He roughly understood Donglin Yanxue, so why would she bring an unknown man back to her residence?

After a moment of thought, Xuan Zhan said slowly, “I looks like he’s probably Jian Chen. Afterwards, he stared at Yu Chen with shining eyes and said, “The Method of the Exalted Saint is still on Jian Chen. Now that he has come to the Desolate Plane, should we take action and take it back from him?”

“Gongsun Zhi cares about the Method of the Exalted Saint even more than me. After all, he has already obtained the other portion of the Grand Exalt’s legacy. What he lacks is the cultivation method. If he gets the Method of the Exalted Saint, Gongsun Zhi would have the complete legacy,” said Yu Chen.

In the current Saints’ World, no one else apart from Jian Chen knew that the so-called Grand Exalt’s cultivation method from the Tower of Radiance was actually a cultivation method for the Martial Soul lineage. Even if someone else possessed it, they would be unable to practise it unless they were part of the Martial Soul lineage.

Xuan Zhan frowned and said sternly, “Gongsun Zhi is becoming more and more haughty. He has already begun to eye the position of leader of the Radiant Saint Hall. With his personality and his identity as the Grand Exalt’s descendant, he’ll take the position from you sooner or later. Since getting back the Method of the Exalted Saint will only have it fall into Gongsun Zhi’s hands, I think we should leave the cultivation method with Jian Chen for now. We just can’t let the Method of the Exalted Saint end up with Gongsun Zhi.”

When he reached there, Xuan Zhan suddenly sighed. He became filled with helplessness and bitterness. “Moreover, the Martial Soul lineage is the imperial clan among Radiant Saint Masters, and the master of the Tower of Radiance is also a successor of the Martial Soul lineage. If the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance learns that we’re turning on the imperial clan, I wonder how he would respond.”

“Sigh.” Yu Chen also exhaled softly. When Yue Chao came to the Desolate Plane to investigate, neither he nor Xuan Zhan took action because they were still uncertain about how to treat the Martial Soul lineage.

They had locked down the secret that the Martial Soul lineage was the imperial clan. They did not reveal it to anyone else. Apart from the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance, only the two of them knew.

This was because the grievances between the Radiant Saint Hall and Marital Soul lineage ran too deep; it was to a point where it was impossible for them to reconcile. If the news that the Martial Soul lineage was the imperial clan made it out, it would definitely lead to a great mess. The entire Radiant Saint Hall might even fall apart because of it.

Neither Xuan Zhan nor Yu Chen wished to see that happen.

Yu Chen’s gaze deepened. He said sternly, “There’s one more thing. I think you have some doubts about it just like me, and that’s Bai Yu and Han Xin. Bai Yu is clearly only a one star genius. That’s extremely ordinary in our Radiant Saint Hall and Han Xin is similar as well. Why would they obtain protector swords?”

“Out of the six protector swords, all the wielders, apart from Gongsun Zhi, have a similar point. They all have ties with Jian Chen.’

Xuan Zhan remained silent. He did not say anything. He and Yu Chen had already developed suspicions over the matter.

Three days later, Bai Yu, Han Xin, and Xuan Ming, under Donglin Yanxue’s lead, arrived discreetly in a luxurious manor within an extremely busy city in the central region. They secretly met up with Jian Chen.

They had all disguised themselves and concealed their presences, hiding their identities. They came like ghosts and did not alarm anyone.

“Second senior!” Out of the three of them, Bai Yu was the most excited. As soon as she saw Jian Chen, she called out in joy. It was as if Jian Chen would always be her second senior no matter how he seemed to be and no matter his identity.

Han Xin and Xuan Ming were much more composed. Han Xin smiled at Jian Chen and nodded gently, while Xuan Ming’s gaze was mixed.

“Junior sister, sir, I had no choice but to disguise myself back then. I’ve caused you trouble these years,” Jian Chen said to Han Xin and Bai Yu apologetically. He knew that Bai Yu and Han Xin had a very tough time in the Radiant Saint Hall before they obtained protector swords, so he always felt slightly ashamed.

“Brother Xuan Ming, please forgive me!” Afterwards, Jian Chen looked at Xuan Ming and clasped his fist.

“Sigh. Jian Chen, you really hid it well from me. I never, ever thought you would be a part of the Martial Soul lineage.” Xuan Ming looked at Jian Chen with mixed feelings. There was some unfamiliarity in his gaze towards Jian Chen.

“Tell me, Jian Chen. You’ve risked your life to come to the Desolate Plane and gathered us here. What’s the important matter?” Xuan Ming continued, but his tone was rather cold.