Chapter 1259: Turning Against Them

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“Qin Mo Fengling?!”
Qing Deng Mu Yu had received orders from Meng Yun just before the two armies clashed to find the right moment to turn against them and create chaos behind Jin Xiu He Shan. However, with over two hundred top experts surrounding them, and Xuan Feng Xiao Li and Mo Feng not far away, he had no chance to act, so he stayed hidden for now.
But the moment he heard the sound of the zither, he was shocked and turned back in disbelief! Wherever his gaze fell, the continuous sound of the zither seemed to come from a place not far to the left—its source was right within the formation.
The moment he saw Fengling, Qing Deng Mu Yu suddenly thought of an excellent way to undermine Jin Xiu He Shan’s morale. Fengling possessed the body type of “Jiu Yin Jue Mai”; once she died, she would have to start over from scratch and couldn’t return to the battlefield for a long time. But…
Surrounded by so many enemies, Qing Deng Mu Yu had no chance or time to act.
At that moment, out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Orochimaru, who was also occasionally looking in the direction from where the zither sound came. He had thought of it too!
Qing Deng Mu Yu felt inexplicably relieved. He knew Orochimaru was always full of schemes and ruthless in his methods. If Orochimaru set his sights on Fengling, she surely wouldn’t escape.
Sure enough! Orochimaru suddenly turned around:
“Fengling is inside the formation and will surely become a target for the wolves. Qing Deng Mu Yu, Mo Feng, you two, take twenty men each to ensure Fengling’s safety.”
Qing Deng Mu Yu’s eyes lit up! Now he understood why so many heroes in the Central Plains feared and resented Orochimaru—this guy was really clever, coming up with such a plausible and reasonable excuse so quickly.
“No problem.”
As long as he got close to Fengling, Qing Deng Mu Yu was confident he could kill her instantly and escape amidst the chaos. Mo Feng also didn’t object.
The two quickly selected twenty men each and rushed toward Fengling’s location!
It wasn’t until Qing Deng Mu Yu and Mo Feng disappeared into the crowd that Xuan Feng Xiao Li raised his head, staring at Orochimaru seriously and warily, then glanced cautiously in the direction where Qing Deng Mu Yu had gone. Even now, he still hadn’t fully dispelled his suspicions about Orochimaru and Qing Deng Mu Yu.
If Orochimaru had volunteered to protect Fengling earlier, he would have definitely objected. But since Orochimaru suggested having Qing Deng Mu Yu and Mo Feng join forces, he had no way to argue. Now, he could only hope Mo Feng would be careful… and hope his suspicions were wrong.

Orochimaru also stared at the disappearing figure of Qingdeng Muyu, his gaze dark, until the latter vanished completely, at which point a faint, cold smirk appeared on his lips.
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By the time he arrived near Fengling, Qingdeng Muyu was blocked outside by Xiao Yue and a group of others!
Fifty top experts surrounded Fengling tightly, making it clear that thorough defensive measures had been put in place earlier.
This situation cooled Qingdeng Muyu’s enthusiasm somewhat, but it also dispelled his last doubts—how could the so fragile Qinmo Fengling, with her extremely important Nine Yin Life-Ending Body, not be under close protection?
“Xiao Yue.”
With a thought, Qingdeng Muyu put on a cheerful smile:
“So you’re already here!” he said, pretending to step inside…
But the people outside stood side by side, showing no intention of moving aside.
Qingdeng Muyu was stunned.
At that moment, Xiao Yue’s voice came from inside:
“It’s Elder Muyu… Hehe, I’m sorry. The sect leader instructed us to form a formation to protect Elder Fengling’s safety. No one outside the formation is allowed to approach. I hope Elder Muyu can understand.”
“A formation?”
Qingdeng Muyu was stunned again and quickly glanced around, wondering:
What kind of formation could fifty people standing so closely together form?
But…
Thinking of the Wild Wolf Organization’s Great Banishment Formation, which required nine people, he dismissed his slight surprise.
As sound blades kept flying into the air, forming a deadly river above the heads protected by those top experts, Qingdeng Muyu’s heart grew increasingly hot and anxious.
He knew time was extremely critical!
Qinmo Fengling posed a great threat in such a battlefield, and many people were dying at her hands every minute…
On the Wild Wolf Organization’s side, the more casualties there were, the slimmer their chances of capturing Jinxiu Hexian and achieving their goals that day.
There was no time to wait!
His thoughts raced. Pretending to realize something suddenly, Qingdeng Muyu took a slight breath and secretly gathered his internal energy.
For him, things were just a bit more difficult now—not as easy and straightforward as he had planned initially. The fifty top experts didn’t seem so hard to deal with either. If he acted suddenly, he could kill many of them in an instant. After killing Fengling, escaping wouldn’t be that hard.
But what Qingdeng Muyu didn’t know was that by the time he fully focused on Fengling, she had already been warned by Xiao Yue and had secretly raised her defenses;
At the same time, the people under Xiao Yue’s command were also ready to act at any moment.

Qing Deng Mu Yu might be a traitor, someone planted by Yipin Tang in Jinxiu He Shan. When they first heard this news from the Happy Gate Master, Xiao Yue immediately suggested ruining Qing Deng Mu Yu’s reputation. However, Happy suggested using a countermeasure—secretly monitoring Qing Deng Mu Yu without giving him a chance to cause significant harm or chaos, and striking at the right moment. At first, Xiao Yue wasn’t in favor of this approach, as there was already a very powerful opponent on the battlefield, and now they had to guard against an enemy spy whose strength was unmatched—making it extremely difficult. But in the end, Xiao Yue agreed!
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“I see.”
While secretly observing Mo Feng’s attention, Qing Deng Mu Yu said, “Since the master has already made arrangements, I won’t overstep my bounds.”
As soon as the word “bounds” left his lips—
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
Three rapid palm strikes sent three top experts flying under the force of a mighty blow, caught completely off guard. Even at such close range, the three experts remained alert and reacted quickly, activating their protective barriers the moment danger arose. Qing Deng Mu Yu’s main target was Feng Ling, so he didn’t go all out on them—just throwing them aside…
But what he never expected was the speed of response from Jinxiu He Shan’s forces. Almost the moment he struck, as soon as the three experts were sent flying, Xiao Yue shouted without hesitation, “Traitor!” “Seize Qing Deng Mu Yu!!” Almost at the same time, the magnificent sound blades in the sky instantly changed direction…
Feeling numerous powerful auras rising from ahead and behind, along with Mo Feng and the others quickly realizing the situation, Qing Deng Mu Yu was shocked and inwardly groaned in frustration. Forced to act, he had to use his ultimate move obtained from the fragments of the Buddha’s Palm—Vajra Arhat! His entire body turned golden as he locked onto Feng Ling’s position, and a dazzling golden light instantly engulfed the group ahead.
“Not good!”
Mo Feng was alarmed. Due to her straightforward nature, she hadn’t been informed in advance that Qing Deng Mu Yu was a traitor. Though she reacted quickly, seeing Qing Deng Mu Yu unleash his ultimate move and realizing his intent was aimed at Feng Ling, her face turned pale. No one nearby reacted in time! Qing Deng Mu Yu acted too decisively! With the Buddha’s Palm unleashed, everyone’s attacks vanished like snow melting in early spring, their blows vanishing into nothingness against his force. “Protect Feng Ling!”

“Ah!!!”
Screams and cries of shock merged into one in an instant.
At that moment, no one noticed that outside the circle protecting the wind chime, a hidden smaller circle contained a dozen top experts standing motionless at their posts around one person and one zither, seemingly unconcerned by the chaos unfolding ahead.
Amid the crowd, Xu Yao closed her eyes tightly, her hands firmly pressing on the strings…
Crack!!!
One of the strings broke right in Xu Yao’s hands, reducing the seven-string zither to six.
Xu Yao spat out a mouthful of blood, her face turning pale.
It was not until then that the people around her showed signs of alarm, looking around frantically—after all, they had been ordered by Kai Xin to protect Xu Yao’s safety and prevent anyone from harming her.
“It’s fine,” Xu Yao said, raising her hand.
Just moments earlier, while using the Zither Qi, her zither had been shattered by the force of Qing Deng Mu Yu’s palm strike. In desperation, she had unleashed the Zither Qi in retaliation, only to suffer from the backlash.
She took out a pill from her Qian Kun bag and swallowed it, and a hint of color quickly returned to her pale face.
Xu Yao gave a slight smile.
Although things had happened suddenly, she had managed to fulfill her mission and save the wind chime’s life.
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Qing Deng Mu Yu was also unlucky.
From start to finish, he had no idea that he had been betrayed by Orochimaru; his top-secret identity had already been known to Kai Xin, and nearly a hundred top experts in the area had been prepared for him.
He was forced to use the Buddha’s Palm prematurely to attempt to assassinate the wind chime.
The wind chime seized the opportunity the moment he moved, with hundreds of sound blades converging on her, their murderous intent shaking his Vajra Arhat body so much that he couldn’t get close.
The third surprise was Xu Yao.
This hidden trump card by the wind chime took on the most fatal blows, leading to the failure of the assassination attempt.
Realizing his palm strike hadn’t succeeded in killing the target, Qing Deng Mu Yu, due to excessive internal energy consumption in an instant, turned pale.
Before he could figure out what was happening, he was attacked by top experts from all directions, forcing him to stagger and bleed profusely, dying under mysterious circumstances.
Even in death…
Qing Deng Mu Yu still didn’t understand why he had failed.
With endless frustration and resentment, he let out a scream before dying.
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Qing Deng Mu Yu’s palm strike still killed a dozen top experts from Jin Xiu He Shan. Even the wind chime was pale as paper, relying on the Fire Kylin blood given by Kai Xin to recover.
However, she couldn’t play the music of death for a while since she couldn’t pluck the strings again.
As for those outside, they only saw a blinding golden light and terrifying aura erupting suddenly from the core area of Jin Xiu He Shan, followed by the sudden cessation of the zither music.