Chapter 724: PAID

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TL Notes:

In keeping with the fandom, from now and forever, I will use the following in reference to the character Yung Pung: Titles

Previous Timeline

Plum Blossom Sword Emperor

Current Timeline

Sword Dragon

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"Why leave out the Emei Sect’s betrayal?"

My words struck a nerve.

Her eyes widened, her breathing quickened, and her heartbeat pounded audibly.

It all pointed to a single conclusion.

Watching her reaction, I let the corners of my lips curl up.

'Honestly, I was just fishing.'

But her response nearly confirmed it.

A creeping sense of discomfort stirred within me as I sorted out my thoughts.

And from that process, my conclusion was clear.

Crack—!

I tightened my grip on Moon-Splitting Fist Immortal’s cheek.

"Most of what you’ve said doesn’t add up."

The Emei Sect was supposedly looking for Bong Soon—no, Pi Yeon-yeon—to clear the Sword Queen’s name?

It sounded nice.

Perhaps the previous Sword Queen had her reasons for leaving the Emei Sect and acting independently.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

If that were the case, then yes—clearing her name would be a noble cause.

But there was a glaring problem.

"If that were true, you should’ve acted sooner."

Why now, after all this time?

"It’s been at least twenty years since the war ended."

The Great Conflict between the righteous and unorthodox sects had ended decades ago.

So what had the Emei Sect been doing all this time?

"Absolutely nothing."

Not a damn thing.

If they had known the Sword Queen had been framed, they should have done something—anything—before now.

"You’re just making excuses because Bong—no, Pi Yeon-yeon—has appeared."

They needed more than excuses.

"Oh, right, there was something."

I already knew what the Emei Sect had been up to for the past couple of decades.

'I looked into it the moment Bong Soon was linked to them.'