Chapter 357: (2): Cessation of the Rain
Now that the great demon had been slain by the mysterious swordsman, Parasol Leaf Sect grand elder's plans had completely fallen through, and that was exactly what he wanted to see. For the sake of his good friend, Lu Fang, he had traveled in secret to the Lotus Flower Blessed Land, and he had essentially gone missing from Parasol Leaf Continent for sixty years.
During that time, many dissenting voices against him had arisen in Jade Tablet Sect, and that was why he had been forced to re-emerge. However, they were expecting him to work without any compensation, so he was naturally taking a very halfhearted approach.
Song Mao was a little displeased by the swordsman's rude demeanor, but he knew better than to let his emotions get in the way of his decision-making. The swordsman clearly wasn't intimidated by the mention of Peace and Tranquility Mountain at all, and there had to be a reason for his haughtiness. The only problem was that Song Mao couldn't think of any swordsman in Parasol Leaf Continent that matched this man's description.
He couldn't figure out who this man was, nor was he able to ascertain the man's motives for stepping in to kill that great demon. Had he slain the great demon in order to claim the merits for the feat, or had he simply done so out of a sense of justice?
Alternatively, could it be that he wanted to claim certain prized parts of the great demon's body, or even claim the entire body for himself? Song Mao naturally didn't care about claiming the great demon's body, but it was clear that this demon and Bai Yuan were the main culprits for the major unrest that had recently swept over Parasol Leaf Continent.
Hence, he had to take its body back with him to be inspected by a Confucian academy, then have the academy employ the services of a Naturalist to conduct divination on the body.
With that in mind, Song Mao was temporarily at a loss for how to approach this situation.
The strange swordsman turned to the grand elder of Parasol Leaf Sect and asked, "What's that look you're giving me?"
"This great demon would've been best kept alive so that I could take it back to Parasol Leaf Sect with me for interrogation. Perhaps I could've uncovered an even larger conspiracy. However, now that you've slain it, the leads have run dry, so how are we going to uncover the mastermind behind all of this now?