Land Sword Immortal: Eighty Years as the Guardian of the Sword Pavilion

Chapter 228 – Senior Disciple Jin’s Secret

This child named Ergou looks almost identical to the child named Lin Jinghong from a previous Sword Wraith Memory.

The previous Lin Jinghong was a disciple of the Fengyun Demon Sect, sent to the Shu Mountain Sword Sect as an undercover agent.

Because this Lin Jinghong shares the same name as the Sect Master and resembles Senior Disciple Jin, Meng Fan has never been able to determine who the real undercover agent from the Fengyun Demon Sect is.

He can only hope it’s not the Sect Leader, otherwise, it would be too absurd!

An undercover agent becoming the Sect Master of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect—how outrageous and defiant of the heavens would that be?

You have to know, in terms of strength, the Shu Mountain Sword Sect is stronger than the Fengyun Demon Sect.

If the Sect Master is truly an undercover agent, does the Fengyun Demon Sect even have the right or ability to command the Sect Master?

And if Senior Disciple Jin is the undercover agent... well, then it’s not a big deal.

There are plenty of people who can handle Senior Disciple Jin!

"A child who looks almost identical to the young Lin Jinghong, is this a coincidence?" Meng Fan frowned and murmured to himself.

Meng Fan had once seen the Sword Wraith Memory of the young Lin Jinghong, so he could confirm that this child was not the young Lin Jinghong.

"Interesting, it feels like watching this segment of the Sword Wraith Memory might reveal a bit of the mystery."

Thinking of this, Meng Fan shook his head helplessly and sighed.

Many times, the more you know, the quicker you die.

But these secrets kept forcing their way into his mind; what could he do?

He couldn’t just knock himself out at this moment; he wasn’t in the habit of self-harm!

Meng Fan composed himself and continued to watch this segment of the Sword Wraith Memory.

In the memory, this boy named Ergou spent his days eating, drinking, and playing, occasionally practicing swordsmanship.

At this moment, the [Mu Shu Sword] in Ergou's hand was just an ordinary wooden sword, only good for play and without any killing power.

Time in the Sword Wraith Memory passed quickly.

Soon, the boy was already ten years old.

In these memories, Meng Fan only saw Ergou and his mother.

Everyone called Ergou's mother Susu; no one knew her full name.

As for Ergou's full name, it was even more of a mystery; everyone just called him Ergou.

Ergou's father never appeared in this segment of the memory.

On this day, it was Ergou's tenth birthday.

Ergou's uncle, whom he hadn't seen for many years, came to celebrate his birthday.

Meng Fan learned that Ergou's uncle was named Jin Zheng and also found out Ergou's mother's full name, Jin Susu.

Most importantly, Meng Fan heard Ergou's full name from his uncle's mouth.

Jin Mantang!

Upon hearing this name, Meng Fan wasn’t too shocked, as he had already guessed it.

Because this Ergou resembled the young Lin Jinghong, and the young Lin Jinghong bore a faint resemblance to Senior Disciple Jin.

"Ergou is now the Senior Disciple Jin of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect!" Meng Fan murmured.

"Then the young Lin Jinghong is not Senior Disciple Jin; it can be almost confirmed that he is the Sect Master!"

Thinking of this, Meng Fan felt a heavy weight on his heart.

Although he had basically confirmed this secret, he was determined to let it rot in his stomach and tell no one.

Perhaps in the entire world, only he knew this secret!

If it were exposed, and the Sect Master wanted to kill him, not even Elder Lin might be able to save him!

Though Elder Lin was strong, he had admitted himself that he was no match for the Sect Master.

"I always say Senior Disciple Jin is the Shu Mountain's little know-it-all, aware of all the news, haha!

Now it seems, with my increasing exposure to the Sword Wraith Memories, I am the real little know-it-all of Shu Mountain. Many secrets long buried might be unearthed by me!

Whether this is a blessing or a curse is really hard to say!

But as long as I keep my mouth shut and let these secrets rot in my stomach, it will only be a blessing, not a curse!"

Meng Fan continued to watch the memory.

Ergou's uncle, Jin Zheng, only stayed for a day and left overnight without staying.

Just when Meng Fan thought the memory was about to jump again, an unexpected person appeared.

That night, outside Ergou's room window, a figure appeared.

He stood outside the window, silently watching Ergou inside the room, saying nothing, just quietly watching.

When Meng Fan saw this person's face, he couldn't help but breathe rapidly again.

Because this person looked very familiar!

Lin Jinghong.

Not the young Lin Jinghong, but Sect Master Lin Jinghong.

The young Lin Jinghong did not resemble the Sect Master.

But the person outside the window looked very much like the Sect Master, only much younger.

Most likely, this was the Sect Master in his younger days!

Meng Fan's mind raced, thoughts swirling.

If he guessed correctly, the young Lin Jinghong was the Sect Master Lin Jinghong.

And after Lin Jinghong joined the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, he must have used some method to change his original appearance.

So the young Lin Jinghong did not resemble the Sect Master!

"If that's the case, Senior Disciple Jin's resemblance to the young Lin Jinghong, plus the Sect Master appearing here at this moment...

Could it be that Senior Disciple Jin is the Sect Master's son?"

This speculation was well-founded and highly probable.

Another secret to keep!

Meng Fan felt helpless.

This kind of secret, he didn’t even dare to tell Senior Disciple Jin, the person involved.

"So the question is, if Senior Disciple Jin is really the Sect Master's son, does Senior Disciple Jin himself know about this?"

To find out, he had to keep watching the memory.

If the Sect Master and Senior Disciple Jin recognized each other, then Senior Disciple Jin would naturally know.

If the Sect Master didn't show up and left directly, continuing to hide, then perhaps even today, Senior Disciple Jin might not know this.

"But what does this have to do with me? Why am I so gossipy and excited?" Meng Fan smiled bitterly, feeling a bit ridiculous himself.

The memory continued; the Sect Master kept watching from outside the window, never entering the room.

Until the first light of dawn appeared, the Sect Master turned and left.

"They didn't recognize each other; the Sect Master is hiding this!"

As soon as the Sect Master left, Meng Fan saw a graceful figure follow him—it was Senior Disciple Jin's mother, Jin Susu.

If Senior Disciple Jin was the Sect Master's son, then this Jin Susu was the Sect Master's wife.

The memory scene continued, starting to jump.

This Sword Wraith Memory was centered around the Mu Shu Sword.

Even if Meng Fan wanted to follow and see what happened between Jin Susu and the Sect Master, it was impossible.

Because the Mu Shu Sword didn't have that memory!

Then the memory sped up, and soon Ergou was an adult, determined to take the Shu Mountain Sword Sect's entrance exam.

His dream was to become a great swordsman, upholding justice, slaying demons, and exterminating evil.

Ergou's mother did not agree with him going to the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, so Ergou found an opportunity to sneak away from home and head to Shu Mountain.