Chapter 2484: Meeting the Protectors

“This is where I stay. Without my permission, no one can enter here, including my personal attendants, and even my father and the ancestor. As a result, you don’t have to worry at all here. No one will learn who you are,” Donglin Yanxue said to Jian Chen. Her cheeks had become slightly blushed as she seemed somewhat unnatural.

This was her personal room. Now that she had let a man into her room, she felt like her face was burning.

Pausing, Donglin Yanxue seemed to be afraid that Jian Chen would misunderstand. She was also afraid that she might seem like she was leading him on. As a result, she explained, “My father and the ancestor can enter the courtyard outside, so it’s not safe.”

Jian Chen glanced at Donglin Yanxue deeply and joked, “And I had thought that after becoming a wielder of a protector sword, miss Yanxue would cease to be the miss Yanxue I once knew. But it looks like my worries were unnecessary.”

“I’m only a wielder of a protector sword. All my power comes from the protector sword. If I lose the protector sword one day, I’ll just be a puny Hallowed Saint Master. There’s nothing to be proud about,” Donglin Yanxue said slowly. She had thought through everything very well. She did not believe she had truly become a peak expert of the Saints’ World just because she wielded a protector sword.

She understood that something that did not belong to her was not hers.

“Jian Chen, how have you been recently? I heard you destroyed a peak organisation on the Aqua Plane,” Donglin Yanxue said. The two of them sat around a jade table as she personally poured a cup of tea for Jian Chen.

Jian Chen nodded. He mentioned the whole matter in a rough manner and did not go into the details. Afterwards, he asked Donglin Yanxue about the protector swords.

“After you left, the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance awakened. The protector swords all came from the artifact spirit…” Donglin Yanxue hid nothing. She told Jian Chen everything she knew, including who the other wielders of the protector swords were.

A gleam of light flashed through Jian Chen’s eyes. After learning who the other wielders were, he understood that these were all the arrangements of the artifact spirit.

The artifact spirit really had not let him down. All the people he had some ties with or had once helped him back in the Radiant Saint Hall had become wielders of protector swords now.

Jian Chen had specially mentioned Bai Yu and Han Xin, so he was not surprised about their possession of protector swords. Jian Chen had some ties with Xuan Ming as well, while the kindness Xuan Zhan had shown was evident. If it had not been for Xuan Zhan, he would not have been able to enter the World of Moon and Star or the Tower of Radiance.

As a result, he was not surprised about Xuan Ming and Xuan Zhan obtaining protector swords. What surprised him was Gongsun Zhi.

Gongsun Zhi was the Grand Exalt’s descendant, and after Jian Chen took away the Method of the Exalted Saint, they had basically become mortal enemies. Gongsun Zhi had already developed complete hatred towards him back in the Tower of Radiance.

However, the artifact spirit had actually made Gongsun Zhi a wielder of a protector sword, and it was even the strongest protector sword out of the nine, G.o.dslayer’s sword.

Jian Chen felt that something was amiss about that.

“Is the artifact spirit still bound by the lingering consciousness from the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance?” Jian Chen thought. The light in his eyes flickered as he asked Donglin Yanxue, “How has the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance been?”

“Ever since he bestowed the protector swords, sir artifact spirit hasn’t appeared again,” said Donglin Yanxue.

Jian Chen fell silent as he seemed to think about something. Only a while later did he ask, “Yue Chao of the Martial Soul lineage was injured by the protector swords of the Radiant Saint Hall. Do you know who did it?”

Donglin Yanxue stared at Jian Chen with slight bitterness and asked, “Your main purpose of coming to find me was to investigate the ident.i.ties of the two people who attacked him, right?”

Jian Chen nodded. He did not try to hide it.

Donglin Yanxue sighed gently inside. However, she also understood that she was a part of the Radiant Saint Hall, while Jian Chen was a part of the Martial Soul lineage. The two organisations would always be on bad terms, so there would always be an uncrossable chasm between her and Jian Chen.

“The person who fought first was Gongsun Zhi. Gongsun Zhi was unable to take down the expert of the Martial Soul lineage, so Xuan Ming took action as well,” said Donglin Yanxue.

Jian Chen became relieved. In reality, what he truly worried about was that the people who injured Yue Chao were Donglin Yanxue or Han Xin.

Now that he learnt it was Xuan Ming and Gongsun Zhi, he felt slightly better.

“What about the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall? Didn’t he fight?’ Jian Chen asked.

“The leader observed from a distance and did not take part. In reality, it was not just the leader. vice-leader Xuan Zhan did not take action either. Vice-leader Xuan Zhan is also a wielder of a protector sword. Even though his protector sword doesn’t rank very high, his personal strength is already extremely great, so he can unleash even more power from the protector sword. If vice-leader Xuan Zhan had joined in, the expert from the Martial Soul lineage might not have been able to escape,” said Donglin Yanxue. Then she tried to persuade Jian Chen, “Jian Chen, your Martial Soul lineage is no longer the opponent of the Radiant Saint Hall. It’s best if you go back and persuade the others from the Martial Soul lineage. Don’t let them come provoking the Radiant Saint Hall anymore. Just stay on the Martial Soul Mountain. With the Martial Soul Mountain, the Radiant Saint Hall might not be able to kill their way in even with the protector swords.”

“Stay on the Martial Soul Mountain? What if we can’t do that? Will you hunt down the Martial Soul lineage across the entire Saints’ World?” Jian Chen stared at Donglin Yanxue.

Donglin Yanxue shook her head. “Bai Yu, Han Xin, and I have reached an agreement. As long as you are on the Martial Soul Mountain, as long as you are a part of the Martial Soul lineage, the three of us will not actively search for you. We’ll remain on the Desolate Plane and protect the Radiant Saint Hall. Of course, I don’t know what the three other wielders are thinking.”

“What if the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall orders you to attack the Martial Soul Mountain?” Jian Chen asked.

“After we became wielders of the protector swords, we became the protectors of the Radiant Saint Hall. Our statuses are supreme. The leader can no longer order us around. Our current responsibility is to protect the Radiant Saint Hall,” said Donglin Yanxue.

Jian Chen fell silent. After a moment of thought, he said, “Donglin Yanxue, can you help me out? Can you call over Bai Yu, Han Xin, and Xuan Ming? I want to see them.”

…

At the same time, a middle-aged man with a striking appearance was reading a book with great interest inside one of the studies of the Donglin clan.

The middle-aged man was the current patriarch of the Donglin clan, as well as Donglin Yanxue’s father, Donglin Han.

“Patriarch, Qiu Han has something to report!” At this moment, Donglin Yanxue’s personal attendant, Qiu Han, called out from outside.

Donglin Han put his book down and let Qiu Han in.

He knew that anything Qiu Han would report would be related to his proud daughter. As long as it concerned Donglin Yanxue, he needed to take it seriously.

Qiu Han hurried in. She seemed slightly nervous and worried. As soon as she saw Donglin Han, she said in a hurry, “Patriarch, there’s bad news. The young miss has taken a man into her own room. With the young miss’s current ident.i.ty and prestige, i- if this matter makes it out…”

“What!” Donglin Han’s eyes widened. He leapt to his feet, furious. “How can this happen? Yanxue is far too reckless. Immediately lock down the information and prevent it from making it out. I’ll go pay a personal visit.” Donglin Han was left furious and speechless. Donglin Yanxue’s ident.i.ty completely outshone the past now. Any man, regardless of ident.i.ty or background, would sully Donglin Yanxue’s name if the news that he had entered her room was made public.

As Donglin Yanxue’s father, Donglin Han could not allow that to happen.