Chapter 239 – The Origin of the Traitor

“BOOM!!!”

In the tranquil mountain wilderness, a deafening roar erupted without any warning, instantly sweeping across the landscape.

It was a sound like the heavens collapsing.

It was a rumble as if the earth had overturned.

As if an invisible meteor had suddenly descended from the sky and struck this very land, in but a brief moment, a scene of apocalyptic devastation unfolded.

Following the thunderous sound waves came explosive shockwaves that formed spherical impacts, plowing through the earth and obliterating everything in their path, reducing all matter to debris.

Trees, grass, rocks, sand dunes—everything was utterly annihilated without resistance by this terrifying shockwave, dissipating into the void.

The scene truly resembled a natural disaster, appearing like the end of days.

And naturally, in the face of such apocalyptic devastation, all life appeared insignificant.

Even those hailed as superhuman existences among Professionals—the Upper-Rank Professionals—were no exception.

“What—!?”

Mo Leng’s shocked cry emerged amidst the roaring tumult and cataclysmic scenery.

At this moment, he was sent flying by the explosion-like shockwave, his body tumbling dozens of times through the air until he was blasted hundreds of meters away, finally crashing against a cliff face where he managed to stabilize himself.

Yet his face remained contorted in horror, unable to believe what he had witnessed.

He had seen it with his own eyes.

He saw his family’s six Upper-Rank Professionals turn to dust the instant they were about to reach Su Ming.

Yes.

Su Ming had merely thrown a single punch, yet its power not only released a terrifying impact resembling a nuclear explosion but also completely obliterated the group of Mo Family’s Upper-Rank Professionals who took the blow head-on, leaving not even intact corpses behind.

Moreover, not only himself but all the surrounding Mo Family disciples were swept away like trash by the erupting shockwave.

How could such devastation be caused by a mere punch?

“How is this possible…!?”

Mo Leng completely disregarded his disheveled state, bracing against the shockwave while leaning against the cracked cliff wall, his face twisted in disbelief.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he refused to accept it, this was reality.

“Whoosh!”

A figure suddenly shot through the shockwave with a faint sonic crack, charging straight toward Mo Leng.

“……!?”

Though still in shock, Mo Leng’s reflexes remained sharp. He instantly snapped back to attention and without hesitation drew a Sword to block before himself.

In the next moment, an icy slash descended.

“Clang—!”

A scorching-hot alchemical Saber heavily struck the hastily raised Sword, generating a ring of Qi energy and scattering sparks.

Su Ming had closed in before Mo Leng, now holding a glowing alchemical Saber that he didn’t have moments before, delivering this powerful blow.

“So this is what you meant by testing?” Su Ming grinned widely. “Turns out testing really means dying.”

“Bastard!” Mo Leng roared in shocked fury. “Who are you? Who exactly are you!?”

Even this typically ruthless and composed Mo Family Head found it difficult to maintain his calm in this moment.Witnessing such power and seeing his own Upper-Rank Professionals annihilated like ants, even Mo Leng could no longer maintain his composure.

But what responded to Mo Leng was none other than another slash from Su Ming.

“Boom—!”

A deafening explosion erupted at the base of the cliff, igniting this battle of vengeance.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side of the shockwave, a figure was also sent flying backward.

The female attendant clad in a black cloak was helplessly tossed aside like trash by the blast, just like the other Mo Family disciples, utterly incapable of resistance. She became a fragile leaf adrift in the storm, crashing through countless trees along the way.

“Guh…!”

The female attendant couldn’t suppress a pained groan from her throat, feeling as if she might be crushed by the wind pressure at any moment. Her entire body ached intensely, with no part of her feeling comfortable.

However, compared to the other Mo Family disciples, this female attendant was undoubtedly fortunate.

Thanks to the cushioning effect of the trees and vegetation, she didn’t bear the full impact. Eventually, she was caught by countless dead branches and leaves, colliding with the trunk of a massive tree before barely halting her uncontrolled momentum.

“Cough, cough…!”

Sliding down from the tree trunk, the female attendant knelt on one knee, clutching her chest while coughing violently, her expression one of sheer terror.

“This power…”

This power was so strong it horrified her, so immense it terrified her.

Of course, what was most shocking was that this power wasn’t something she was seeing for the first time.

The last time she witnessed this power, she was still a member of the private army under Xu Qianqian, battling the attackers from the Xu Family.

Back then, the mysterious expert, said to have been sent by the Young Miss of the Yun Family Estate, had displayed this very power during his fierce battle against the ‘Qilin Blade’.

That’s right.

The female attendant recognized it—this was the power of that mysterious expert from before.

Now, this power had appeared here, on that supposedly ordinary student.

“Could it be…”

The female attendant finally realized something terrifying.

But she had realized it far too late.

At this point, even if she knew the truth, it was already useless.

After all…

“You probably didn’t expect me to come for you, did you?”

Accompanied by these words, a figure slowly walked forward, purposefully approaching the female attendant.

The female attendant shuddered, immediately leaping backward to put distance between them.

The newcomer, however, showed no urgency in closing the gap. Instead, she continued her leisurely approach, stepping into the female attendant’s line of sight.

Only then did the female attendant get a clear view of the newcomer, her eyes trembling beneath her hood.

The newcomer was none other than Xu Qianqian.

She seemed to have been waiting for this moment all along, as if she and Su Ming had planned this scene together. She strolled over casually, meeting the female attendant face to face.

There were no other Mo Family disciples around, no bystanders—only the two of them.

This was undoubtedly the scenario Xu Qianqian had hoped for.

“What should I call you?” Xu Qianqian coldly stared at the female attendant. “Should I call you a traitor? Or should I call you… Yin!”

Hearing this, the female attendant fell silent.

Then, she removed her hood, revealing her true face.Suddenly, it was Yin—the female private soldier who had always partnered with Lie, had once received Xu Qianqian’s orders to protect Su Ming, and had always appeared gentle and reasonable in front of Su Ming. Yet at this moment, she exuded an indescribable coldness.

“I truly never expected you to move here, Young Miss,” Yin said indifferently.

However, Xu Qianqian’s tone was even colder.

“I also never expected you to betray me.”

This was indeed something Xu Qianqian had never anticipated.

It was important to note that all the private soldiers under her command had been trained by the Xu Family since childhood—future followers prepared for her shortly after her birth. For this descendant who had displayed an extraordinary Bloodline from the moment she was born, the Xu Family had spared no expense, gathering children with remarkable potential from around the world and within the Family itself. They underwent rigorous training and nurturing, ultimately creating this Private Army that existed solely for Xu Qianqian.

Thus, Xu Qianqian had never imagined that these private soldiers, trained and educated—even brainwashed—by the Family since childhood, would one day choose to betray her. In their minds, the concept of “betrayal” should not have existed at all.

Especially Yin, who stood out in both potential and strength within this Private Army. Alongside Lie, she was regarded as one of the two brightest stars in the unit. Both were highly valued by the Xu Family and received more training, nurturing, and education than the others. Since childhood, they had been utterly loyal, harboring no disloyal thoughts toward Xu Qianqian.

Who could have guessed that one of these two would walk the path of betrayal?

“Did the Family and I misjudge you? Or is there another reason?” Xu Qianqian stared intently at Yin, pressing for an answer.

Yin’s expression remained unchanged, as if Xu Qianqian’s accusations had nothing to do with her. Yet she answered Xu Qianqian’s question in the most direct way.

“It’s the latter, Young Miss,” Yin replied.

However, the “other reason” she referred to was not about some hidden cause for her betrayal. Her betrayal of Xu Qianqian could be said to be inevitable.

The reason was simple.

“You asked what you should call me, right?” Yin said calmly.

“Then, call me by my full name.”

“The name ‘Yin’ is nothing more than a code name.”

“My full name is actually Mo Yin.”

With these words, she made the reason for her betrayal perfectly clear.

“Mo Yin?” Xu Qianqian’s expression shifted slightly. “You were originally from the Mo Family?”

“Correct.”

Yin—or rather, Mo Yin—revealed the hidden truth before Xu Qianqian.

“I have always been from the Mo Family. Since childhood, the Clan Chief assigned me the mission to get close to you and the Xu Family.”

Among the private soldiers under Xu Qianqian’s command, some were children selected from within the Family, while others were orphans brought in from outside.

Mo Yin was one of the latter.

But her placement had been deliberate.

“When you were born, Young Miss, and your extraordinary Bloodline was discovered, the Xu Family devised a plan to cultivate a Private Army for you.”

“However, this plan was leaked by some within your household who were not well-disposed toward you and came to the attention of our Mo Family’s Family Head.””Thus, the Mo Family seized the opportunity and selected a junior member of the Family, arranging for her to be placed outside as an orphan with potential who would coincidentally be discovered by the Xu Family.”

Mo Yin recounted such matters indifferently.

“I was that selected junior member of the Family.”

And so, Mo Yin successfully became a private soldier trained by the Xu Family and was assigned under Xu Qianqian’s command.

She was not a traitor, but rather had never been one of their own from the very beginning.

For her, the Mo Family was the one she truly served.

Xu Qianqian was merely her target.

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