The painful memory [5. 'The traitor']

"You!"

Rong Yuan saw someone that he didn't imagine.

"You old traitor!"

It was the Hall Master of the Resources Hall, Jing Dong. He was one of the traitors of the sect. When Yuan was leaving he saw that the Sect Master was fighting with three figures, two of them were attackers, while the last one was him, Hall Master Jing Dong.

"Why did you betray the sect?!"

Yuan tried to shout but his voice was low as before, even so, it seemed Jing Dong must have heard him, so he looked at Yuan and spoke.

"... I can only tell you that I had to do it..."

"Why? I don't get what are you saying?"

"...I just... sigh... you never know..."

"Hey, you! What are you doing? Are you taking the artifacts? If so, be quick! I want this ba**rd to hear what despair is!"

The third person spoke as he angrily shouted at the Hall Master Jing Dong.

"...Ok..."

"Hahah! Good, good! You know they are in our hands, so do as I say. Or else, I will kill them!"

Hall Master Jing Dong looked coldly at the third pursuer when he mentioned 'them', but when he talked about killing them his eyes showed despair, it was rare to see despair in the eyes of a powerful cultivator.

"No! Please don't kill them! I will free them now!"

Jing Dong spoke and instantly appeared before the two comrades of the third pursuer.

"Hahaha! I like that! I like to see the despair in your eyes!"

The third pursuer laughed out loud as he was happy to see the look on Jing Dong's face when he threatened him.

But when Jing Dong looked at him coldly, his entire body became stiffened, and he thought he would die at that moment. So he immediately threatened him. And it worked beautifully.

Jing Dong observed them a bit and he took out two golden leaves that were hidden in the back of the two pursuers. Then slowly the two started to move.

"Paralysing Golden Leaves, huh... To think the Sect Master would give this to you, he must think highly of you..."

Jing Dong muttered slowly, but his voice was heard by Rong Yuan.

"What is he talking about? Who are 'they'?"

Rong Yuan was confused when he heard the third pursuer, and even became shocked after seeing Jing Dong's obedience toward the pursuer. He never saw Jing Dong with this kind of attitude.

"..."

But Jing Dong never answered his questions.

Splurt!

Suddenly a sword appeared in Jing Dong's hands and the two who were free from the artifact's effects suddenly coughed up blood and fall to the ground, dead.

"What!"

Both Yuan and the third pursuer shouted in disbelief at the same time, they didn't or couldn't see what happened. It happened too fast.

Swish!

In the next moment, Jing Dong appeared before the third pursuer with an unimaginable speed. One could see the trails of lightning before they disappeared, and the end of them was Jing Dong's body.

Seeing the lighting trails, Rong Yuan immediately remembered Jing Dong's affinity, it was a rare elemental affinity - a lightning affinity. However, Jing Dong rarely was seen in battles, maybe so his affinity was unknown to many. Rong Yuan knew about it cause he saw it one time...

"What! What did you do to them? Answer me or else I will kill-"

Swish!

Splurt!

The third pursuer was shouting in anger at Jing Dong before his eyes opened in shock and disbelief. And he soon realized what happened and despair appeared in his eyes as he knew he was done for.

"But... kill... them...see despair..." His last words ended. "Thud!" He too died by the sword of the 'traitor'.

"What!"

Rong Yuan couldn't believe in his eyes, the traitor was now killing his own. And without much resistance too. He just did it in seven seconds, which was shocking for his cultivation.

{Wait! He was at the 7th level! Why does his cultivation rise to the peak of the Spirit King Stage?} Rong Yuan suddenly thought as he sensed Jing Dong's cultivation through his spirit power. He was at the 10th level of the Spirit King Stage right now. {Or did he use some kind of sealing technique to hide his cultivation? If so, it is now understandable how he was able to easily kill them...}

"I would do anything for 'them'... But since you used them to threaten me, then you are dead..."

Jing Dong muttered as he slowly took out his sword that was piercing the pursuer's heart.

"Why?... How?" Rong Yuan asked in a confused tone.

"..." Jing Dong looked at him and went silent for a bit.

Then he took out three pills from his storage ring and came before Yuan, "Take these, they will help you to heal faster..."

Yuan suspiciously looked at the pills, thinking they may be poisonous. He just couldn't put his trust in the 'traitor'.

"Don't worry, they aren't poisonous... They are the last fifth-grade pills of the Resources Hall..."

"...", Rong Yuan looked at Jing Dong's expression and decided to trust him, he had no other way because he could kill him easily, also, he needed to save the disciples.

Therefore, he consumed the pills in one go. In an instant, his body started to feel fresh and healthy, his spirit power surged up in his spirit channels, and his injuries started to heal. Fifth Grade pills lived up to their grade as they showed their effects in a minute. Now Rong Yuan could freely move again.

Then he looked at his disciples, Jing Dong had already woken up Xia Yue or she had awakened from the pain before Jing Dong removed her.

Her eyes were dull and void of any emotions, she was breathing but her mentality was severely injured. His second disciple, however, was dead and his lifeless figure was lying in Jing Dong's hands.

"...Sorry. I couldn't come earlier... Or else I could have saved them..."

"..." Rong Yuan didn't say anything.

"Here, take this." Jing Dong gave him a map and a storage ring. "This map shows the safest way to escape and this ring contains all of the resources of the sect. They will be helpful."

"Why are you doing this?" Yuan asked as he still didn't understand Jing Dong's actions. First, he betrayed the sect and now he was saving them. They were the exact opposite actions.

"... I just promised someone..."

"To whom?"

"... You will know when the time comes..."

"Was it the Sect Master? Is he still alive?" Rong Yuan questioned the old Jing Dong. He was hopeful that Sect Master may be alive.

"No, it wasn't him... And... He is dead... Sorry..."

"Huh? Dead? But how?" Yuan was shocked and he wanted to know about it or the one who killed the Sect Master more precisely.

"He-" Before Jing Dong told Yuan about it, they heard several voices.

TAP! TAP! TAP!

"...They are coming. Leave! I will hold them back."

Jing Dong spoke in a serious tone. The enemy reinforcements were coming.

"No! I won't leave!" Yuan refused right away.

"I said leave... or I will kill you myself..." Jing Dong spoke in a cold manner.

But this didn't affect Rong Yuan.

"...Ok. I will tell you. It was the Sect Master of the White Lotus Sect who killed the Sect Master, alongside the Demon King and Vice Sect Master of the Royal Dragon Sect..."

"Then why did you save us?"

"...I... I promised your grandfather... That I would save his grandchild, you, one time..."

"What, my grandfather?"

"Ye-"

Tap! Tap! Tap!

The voices became louder as each second passed.

"Leave. I can only hold them for about ten minutes..."

"But..."

"You don't want to take revenge or did you forget your promise to the Sect Master?"

"...Ok."

Rong Yuan nodded his head weakly. He couldn't fight in this condition and he needed to save his disciple and the others...

Yuan came before Xia Yue and lifted her up then also picked the body of his second disciple. He took out his Wind King Sword and started to fly.

"Don't die old Jing... I will kill you myself if you lied..."

Rong Yuan looked at his back and spoke before he left.

"...Hahhaaa! Old Friend! I already fulfilled my promise!"

Jing Dong laughed sarcastically and muttered while reminiscing about his old friend.

"We found a survivor! Attack!"

"Attack!"

"Kill him!"

"Wait! He is a 'traitor'!"

"He is from us!"

Many shouts were heard as many people appeared before Jing Dong. There were a lot of them.

"... I will kill you all..."

Jing Dong muttered under his breath and smiled gently...

Then he rushed toward the enemy appearing before them, killing nonstop...

He managed to hold off the pursuers for fifteen minutes, but his body was full of injuries and he was kneeling on his knees...

"...So you knew they were already dead, huh?"

He heard a voice then he looked at the person who was smiling mischievously.