At the summit of Mount Tai, eighteen masters across the jianghu have gathered, their brows all knit in a grim …
At the summit of Mount Tai, eighteen masters across the jianghu have gathered, their brows all knit in a grim gloom, for within this single year, the jianghu has been rocked by two brutal calamities.
First was the massacre of the Martial Alliance Chief, Yuwen Yue. His entire kin, along with over a hundred estate guards, were slaughtered overnight. Not a soul was left alive.
Then came the fall of Gao Qun, Master of the Tianhe region. A white-haired wraith appeared from nowhere and pierced his heart with a single palm-strike, killing him instantly. The white-haired madman seemed possessed by insanity, yet his martial prowess was as erratic as it was lethal. Though the remaining Gao warriors surged forward to hem him in, he shattered their formation with a surge of inner power and vanished without a trace.
With renowned luminaries falling in both slaughters, a shadow of dread has fallen over the jianghu; every warrior now fears for their own life. Should both atrocities be the handiwork of that white-haired fiend, he is nothing less than a demon incarnate!
Lu Yuan, a wandering disciple of the Mohist, stands amidst the giants. She gives a soft, rhythmic tap to the massive mechanical case strapped to her back:
"That demon... could it be you?"
Hidden within that case is the unconscious, white-haired patient she pulled from the brink of death days ago. His snow-white hair is too conspicuous, forcing her to conceal him within the device...
At first, the casket was silent. But after the others whispered for some time, the patient suddenly channeled his voice into a focused thread of sound, vibrating directly into Lu Yuan's ear:
"Leave now. There is a life I must take."
Lu Yuan is stunned. She has actually rescued the very demon. Before she can utter a word of protest, the demon erupts from the case. With a predatory lung, his fingers curve into a claw, snaring a man from the crowd. A single strike, and the life is snuffed out.
The masters spring to their feet and launch their attack, yet none can bring him down!
"That Mohist girl is his accomplice! There's foul play here. Seize her for questioning!"
Hearing that, the white-haired demon, who has already broken through the siege, plunges back into the lethal fray to shield Lu Yuan. Drenched in fresh blood and braving a rain of blades, he carves a path through the encirclement once more.
By nightfall, they find sanctuary within the crumbling walls of a derelict temple. Lu Yuan lashes out at the white-haired fiend, demanding how he could spill the blood of the innocent so ruthlessly. To her surprise, the man who seemed invincible in the daylight now only weeps in a heavy, hollow silence. Seeing the injuries he's suffered protecting her, Lu softens and presses him for an explanation.
"If I were to speak the truth... would you even have the heart to believe me?"
The demon is well aware that his unusual appearance makes it hard for others to trust him.
To find out what happens next, stay tuned for the next episode.