Chapter 51

Chapter 51: I Fed My Genuine Heart to a Dog

The Law Enforcement Elder ordered the lockdown of South Stone Town to hunt down the remnants of the Demon Sect.

The whole South Stone Town was thrown into chaos.

Xiao Yang stood by, quietly enjoying the spectacle.

Because he knew this was utterly useless.

How could they easily root out the remnants of the Demon Sect?

Besides, they even had a genuine member of the Demon Sect right under their noses.

Qin Fei was not only a remnant but also the Young Master of the Demon Sect.

His status was significant.

This guy had been lurking in Qingyang Sword Sect for ten whole years, and no one had discovered his true identity.

In his previous life, Qin Fei had lurked in Qingyang Sword Sect for over a thousand years.

He climbed from an average inner disciple to a true disciple and was eventually recognized by Sect Leader Jiang Qitian as his closed-door disciple, all the way to dethroning Xiao Yang from the position of Sect Holy Son.

Qin Fei’s journey was incredibly smooth sailing.

In the end, he successfully took the position of Sect Holy Son and pulled out the unrivaled treasure of Qingyang Sword Sect—the Qingyang Sword.

Last life’s Qin Fei was undoubtedly the most successful undercover agent sent by the Demon Sect.

But in this life, I will definitely make him regret ever coming to this world.

……

By evening.

Xiao Yang took Lin Wangchuan and left South Stone Town.

In a guest room on the third floor of the inn, at the window.

Qin Fei watched the two walk out of the inn, his lips curling into a sinister smile.

Xiao Yang didn’t notice they were already targeted by Qin Fei.

They headed directly towards the east side of the town.

All entrances to the town had checkpoints with guards.

Anyone entering or exiting had to remove their shoes and have their feet checked.

Xiao Yang looked at this and was utterly speechless.

Not every remnant of the Demon Sect had their mark tattooed on the soles of their feet.

Besides, the marks on the remnants could be hidden.

Take Qin Fei for example; after a millennia of fighting him in his previous life, Qin Fei bore no marks of the Demon Sect at all.

“Senior Brother…”

As Xiao Yang and Lin Wangchuan passed through the checkpoint, the guards Li Yunhu and Qi Xuan quickly bowed.

“Hmm!”

Xiao Yang nodded and led Lin Wangchuan past.

Before long, they arrived at a pond a few miles east of South Stone Town.

Next to the pond stood a stone tablet with three big characters carved on it: “Thousand Dragon Pond.”

The pond was as calm as a mirror, with a faint mist floating above it. The evening glow was blood-red, reflecting on the water’s surface, making it seem like fire was burning.

Such scenery was rare in the area.

“It’s a bit chilly here!”

Lin Wangchuan tucked his hands into his sleeves and shrank his neck.

Xiao Yang didn’t respond.

Of course, it was cold; this was a cold pond, with chill seeping from the water.

The delicious braised golden-threaded dragon carp that Lin Wangchuan almost devoured whole came from here.

“Senior Brother Holy Son, why is this place called Thousand Dragon Pond? Is there actually a flood dragon hiding in this small pond?”

Lin Wangchuan stared at the stone tablet, puzzled.

“Hehe, haven’t you heard the legend of this place?”

Xiao Yang chuckled, gazing at the tranquil pond.

“What legend? Tell me about it.”

Lin Wangchuan’s interest was piqued immediately.

“The legend goes…”

Xiao Yang began recounting the legend of Thousand Dragon Pond to Lin Wangchuan.

It was actually the tale of a dragon girl who fell in love with a mortal man.

To save her beloved, the dragon girl sacrificed her dragon pearl to protect his life.

Having lost her dragon pearl and unable to return to the North Sea, she settled in this pond.

But her beloved, hoping for immortality, listened to the sinister advice of evil cultivators and conspired against the dragon girl.

Ultimately, heartbroken, the dragon girl reclaimed her dragon pearl, soared into the sky, and transformed into a true dragon.

Her beloved, having lost the dragon pearl, soon met his doom.

When the dragon girl reclaimed the pearl and transformed, her dragon aura surged, creating a spectacle of a thousand dragons soaring in the moonlight.

This scene was witnessed by nearby individuals and spread far and wide.

That’s how Thousand Dragon Pond got its name.

As Xiao Yang finished telling the legend, he couldn’t help but feel a wave of emotion.

He and the dragon girl in the story both suffered from love unreturned!

In the end, they only ended up hurting themselves.

Those who betray genuine hearts deserve to die!

I fed my genuine heart to a dog—what a bittersweet taste it leaves in my heart!

Xiao Yang managed to calm his emotions, turned around, and nearly jumped in shock.

“Bro, what’s wrong with you?”

He saw that Lin Wangchuan, usually cheerful and goofy, looked downcast.

“Dragon girl sister is so tragic.”

Lin Wangchuan’s eyes were red.

“…”

Xiao Yang was speechless.

“Bro, it’s just a legend!”

Xiao Yang said helplessly.

“But the feelings are real!”

Lin Wangchuan looked up at Xiao Yang.

“This…”

Xiao Yang was momentarily taken aback; he never expected this carefree kid, who usually had no grasp of the world, would say something like that.

Yes, the legend might be false, but the feelings are true.

“Alright, alright, aren’t you curious about our purpose for being here?”

Xiao Yang quickly shifted the topic.

“Yeah, Senior Brother Holy Son, why did you bring me here?”

Lin Wangchuan had been wanting to ask.

“There are delicious things here!”

Xiao Yang smiled.

“Delicious things?”

Lin Wangchuan perked up immediately.

“Hey, no luck again today …”

At this moment, an old fisherman passed by them.

Xiao Yang glanced at the fisherman.

He was wearing a fish basket around his waist, holding a fishing rod, and wearing a hat made of bamboo strips. His face was weathered, marked by the passage of time.

The fisherman must be here to catch the golden-threaded dragon carp from the pond.

This golden-threaded dragon carp is quite valuable.

A half-pound dragon carp can sell for about ten taels of gold.

The braised golden-threaded dragon carp Lin Wangchuan had for lunch weighed at least four to five pounds.

Xiao Yang recalled that a four to five-pound carp could fetch a hundred gold.

For an ordinary person, catching a four to five-pound dragon carp would mean striking it rich.

However, catching this dragon carp is extremely difficult.

Getting to taste such delicacies isn’t an easy task.

“The fish from lunch was delicious!”

Xiao Yang said to Lin Wangchuan.

“There’s good fish in the pond? Great! I can have a delicious fish again!”

Lin Wangchuan clapped his hands joyfully.

“Both of you boys better not go into the water; there’s a man-eating water monster in this pond.”

The old fisherman’s voice came from behind.

“Thanks for the warning, old man.”

Xiao Yang bowed in gratitude towards the old fisherman.

“A water monster?”

Lin Wangchuan became excited upon hearing this.

He had never seen what a water monster looked like.

He immediately took off his shoes and socks, ready to jump in.

“Bro, what are you doing?”

Xiao Yang quickly called out to stop him.

“Going to catch the water monster!”

Lin Wangchuan wasn’t afraid of any water monsters; could the monsters here be stronger than those beasts up on Qingyang Mountain?

“Hold on!”

Xiao Yang knew what was in that pond.

Because, in his previous life, this Thousand Dragon Pond had a treasure that attracted strong practitioners from all around.

In the end, this treasure was seized by Qin Fei.

With the help of this treasure and the Breaking Realm Dan gifted to him by junior sister Jiang Ting, Qin Fei was finally able to smoothly break through to Sacred Martial Realm and became a Sword Saint of Sacred Martial Realm.

And then there followed Xiao Yang’s tragic end—pierced through the heart by Qin Fei’s sword.

In this life, Xiao Yang would not let Qin Fei have it easy.

He was going to take this treasure now.

Qin Fei, in this life, let’s see how you achieve the Sacred!