chapter 71

Yun Xie looked at the cultivators who had been rescued by him. “I see that these people do not belong to any sect or school. Why don’t you go back and consult them? If they are willing to stay, they could help you.”

Zhuo Zhengfan knew that Hidden Spirit and Solar Envy were big schools and were very strict with their disciple selecting process. Most of the disciples were recruited from a young age, and they rarely accepted disciples who were under other sects.

Just as he nodded, he heard a juvenile disciple speak up. “Sect Master Yun, can I follow you?”

The man was Ma Bin, who had asked Yun Xie a question before. Jiang Xunyi had never met him, so he glanced at Ma Bin and asked, “Which sect did you belong to? Do you know how to wield a sword?”

With Jiang Xunyi’s identity, it was already very polite for him to pose such a question to an unknown disciple like this, but Ma Bin didn’t answer. Instead, he said, “You’re Jiang Xunyi? I’ve heard of many rumors about you.”

From his expression, it was very evident that the rumors he mentioned were not about wise and martial deeds. Jiang Xunyi was not angry. Instead, his gaze fell on a jade Buddha hanging on Ma Bin’s chest before he was absorbed in thought.

Yun Xie smiled and rubbed his temples carelessly. “What’s your name?”

Ma Bin was taken aback. He didn’t expect that he couldn’t even remember his name and was a little disappointed, so he hurriedly said, “The disciple is called Ma Bin.”

Yun Xie said, “En, the name is good, but it doesn’t fit the person. Just now Young Master Jiang asked you which sect you were from and whether you know how to wield a sword, so why didn’t you answer it directly? Is the answer too shameless to tell others or are you deaf and can’t hear clearly?”

Yun Xie was always smooth and eloquent, but these words were extremely rude. Ma Bin’s entire face blushed crimson, and he stammered, “I, I am wrong, Senior Jiang, I used to be Jin Zhi Sect’s disciple. As for the sword …… I learned a little. “

So he really was from Jin Zhi Sect. Jiang Xunyi nodded. “If you want to come along then follow. Yu Hong, bring him along on your sword. “

After saying this, he turned his eyes on the crowd. When he didn’t see Qi Shijiu, he felt that it was a little strange, so he asked, “Zhengfan, do you see Qi Shijiu?”

Zhuo Zhengfan was stunned for a moment before he reacted. “You mean the kid who always follows you and doesn’t like to talk? I saw him just now, and he was not injured. How did he disappear in such a short time?”

Yun Xie smiled as he said, “I don’t think he is pleasing to the eye, so he was killed and buried in the back mountain just now.”

Zhuo Zhengfan looked at Yun Xie suspiciously. In his mind, Yun Xie could definitely do this, and he didn’t know if he was telling the truth or not.

Jiang Xunyi, however, was relieved immediately. Without even caring about Yun Xie’s nonsense, he said directly, “Well, then it’s okay.”

Yun Xie: “…”

Zhuo Zhengfan: “…”

It was unclear who this was directed to.

Yu Hong hesitated for a moment, then addressed Jiang Xunyi’s words from earlier. “Martial Uncle, I… had better… not go with you for now.”

“If you don’t want to come then don’t come. Why are you hesitating? Or do you have some secret?”

Yu Hong didn’t dare to argue with him, not to mention Yun Xie, who would support Jiang Xunyi without question, was standing right there. Even though he had to pause, he continued reluctantly, “Actually, I came out this time to complete a mission, but before i could find the truth, I accidentally crossed paths with the Flame Gate… Martial Uncle told me you were also heading here and that if you learn of this task, he will take off my skin and use it as a mattress.”

Jiang Xunyi laughed. “Then will you listen to him or listen to me?”

Yu Hong smiled bitterly. “Listen to him in front of him, listen to you in front of you. I hope you will say a few good things about me when you see Martial Uncle so he will be gentle when he peels my skin off.”

Yun Xie frowned slightly when he heard this. Although he had been at odds with Jiang Molou since he was a child, he also had to admit that Jiang Molou would never do anything to harm Jiang Xunyi. Hearing Yu Hong say such things, he didn’t want Jiang Xunyi to listen any further, but he also couldn’t stop him, so he resorted to poking Jiang Xunyi’s side a little.

They listened to Yu Hong continue, “The city lord of Tengge sent someone to the Hidden Spirit faction a few days ago to ask for support. He said that more than 100 bridegrooms died in the city over the past 30 days. All of them died violently on the night before their marriage. Now all of the people are panicked, saying that the city is haunted, and many tried to flee. However, for some reason, every time they walked to the woods near the gate of the city, they would get lost. Some people escaped with luck, while the fates of others are unknown even now, so Martial Uncle sent me to take a look at it.”

Tengge was a big border city nearby. Because most of the people in the city were ethnic minorities, the folk customs have always been very unrestrained.

Although this incident would be exceedingly bizarre to a normal person, it was not a big deal for an immortal cultivator. It was usually a fox spirit trying to absorb Yang energy. Seeing that Jiang Molou sent him out on his own, he obviously didn’t think much of the incident, so there was even less reason to hide it from Jiang Xunyi.

Jiang Xunyi was unmoved. He folded his arms and said, “If you are going to speak, then finish what you were saying all at once.” He paused, and then added, “Tengge is far away from Hidden Spirit Mountain. Seems like this place should be under the Du family’s jurisdiction. They are so close, so why didn’t the city lord find the Du family? Was Molou afraid that the Du family would want to claim me as a son and therefore wanted me to stay away from them?”

Yu Hong said, “Martial Uncle, you have guessed it all. This can’t be regarded as me telling you. However, something has indeed happened to the Du family right now, so I’m guessing they’re just buried in work.”

Although Yun Xie wasn’t involved and looked like he didn’t care, in fact, he was very well-informed on such news, and he immediately said, “I know this – 20 days ago, Du Rui suddenly killed his wife and his four children for no reason. When he came to, he wanted to commit suicide but was stopped by the Du family head and is now locked up. His wife was also from a large sect, and her father and brother mercilessly charged over. The Du family is currently in a mess, so they definitely couldn’t afford to take care of this incident.”

The name Du Rui was not exactly unheard of, and as soon as Yun Xie said this, Yu Hong and Jiang Xunyi knew who he was referring to almost immediately. This person should be Du Heng’s cousin, young and famous, shrewd and capable. His status in the family is second only to the head of the family, Du Li, and he was incredibly famous. With him going crazy, the amount of difficult ordeals for the future has only increased. In addition, the Du family has an inadequate selection of successors. With Jiang Xunyi’s identity and ability, perhaps no one would oppose to the Du family dragging him back.

【Secondary mission release: Solve the Tengge Mystery. The main mission “Finding the Truth” has not been completed, please hurry up. 】

Jiang Xunyi immediately made a decision. “Yu Hong, I will go with you. Yun Xie, why don’t you go back to Solar Envy Mountain first. You’ve been out for so long, so you should…”

He has heard that a little absence makes the couple grow fonder, but has never heard of the couple seeking the absence. They had finally started their relationship, and Yun Xie felt that it was not even enough to be with Jiang Xunyi only twelve hours a day. Hearing that he actually wanted to send himself away, he immediately couldn’t take it, draping his arm around Jiang Xunyi’s shoulder and sticking his face close. He sadly complained, “Big Brother Xunyi, are you inciting chaos and abandoning it? You’re sending me away in such a hurry, are you discarding the previous oaths we made on the mountain? That’s not good. I have to watch you. There are too many little vixens in places like Tengge.”

Ma Bin had never seen this side of Yun Xie before and couldn’t help being stunned.

Yu Hong was accustomed to seeing Yun Xie tease Jiang Xunyi, and laughed without caring about it. However, he missed the implication behind Yun Xie’s words.

Jiang Xunyi was startled by Yun Xie suddenly throwing himself over, and he involuntarily dodged. However, Yun Xie’s seemingly weak hold on his shoulders was actually very strong. Jiang Xunyi was frozen for a second, looking down at his head leaning on his shoulder before he suddenly smiled. He raised his hand and patted Yun Xie’s face. “Okay, marry a chicken and fly with a chicken. If you are willing to follow your husband, why wouldn’t I be willing to take you?”

Yu Hong’s “hahaha” stopped – he knew Jiang Xunyi very well, and he felt that his martial uncle’s natural reaction should’ve been to kick Yun Xie away. But now he could perform such actions and say such words with a little smile on his face? It’s a foul, it’s nonsense, it’s too out-of-character!

Of course Yu Hong didn’t know what OOC was, but even Yun Xie raised his head suddenly, looking at Jiang Xunyi with a touched expression before he subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover the back of the other’s hand.

Even though Jiang Xunyi did not refuse Yun Xie’s confession, from start to finish, he only had an attitude of mere tolerance, never making any promises from the beginning to the end. Perhaps it was because of his character, or maybe… he pretended to accept only to preserve the friendship between the brothers. Even though Yun Xie has always been arrogant and conceited, he did not dare to confidently believe that Jiang Xunyi had any deep-rooted love for him.

But… but resisting was fine, not responding was fine. As long as he was still here, he was willing to approach step by step.

So he never had any hope that Jiang Xunyi would take care of him. He was ready to get beaten or scolded, but he was not ready for the unexpected joy that felt like flying in the sky. For a while, he didn’t know what to say. In his agitation, he wished that he could kiss Jiang Xunyi twice on the spot.

The atmosphere was wrong! Yu Hong’s eyes glanced this way and that way, then all of a sudden, he seemed to understand something. With a roll of his eyes, he stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Xunyi, an exaggerated smile on his face. “Hey, Martial Uncle, Martial Uncle! Don’t take too much time joking around with Martial Uncle Yun. I.. I was busy thinking about Tengge and haven’t slept well for several days. Fortunately, you are willing to take action. W-w-why don’t we hurry over and s-solve it?”

Jiang Xunyi didn’t react fast enough and found himself getting pulled away from Yun Xie by Yu Hong. He looked at Yu Hong as if he was looking at someone insane, making Yu Hong stammer at the end.

Yun Xie: “…”

Yu Hong. Go. To. Hell!

Jiang Xunyi looked back, and at the sight of Yun Xie’s gloomy expression, he couldn’t help but smile. “Okay, in that case, let’s leave. Let’s go to Tengge together to see what’s going on.”

Yu Hong pulled him over and whispered, “Martial Uncle, the situation with Miss Feng… you must be very sad, right?”

“…What are you trying to say?”

Yu Hong sighed deeply. “I understand what you must feel seeing your loved one do something like that, but there are so many good women in the world, and Feng Qiu is not worthy of you at all. Martial Uncle, don’t give up on yourself… Look, you and Martial Uncle Yun have always been good brothers, and it’s not that you don’t know that he likes to joke like this. Don’t take it seriously.”

After thinking about it, he added earnestly, “Even if it is true, you have to be restrained.”

Jiang Xunyi: “…”

He stretched out his hand to pinch the back of Yu Hong’s neck and said with a smile, “Care about your own affairs first! Shameful. You weren’t even finished with your mission and you were about to get chopped by someone. Don’t you feel embarrassed for yourself? Why are you sticking your nose into my business?! Yu Hong, let me tell you, don’t cry for me to help save even your finger. If you don’t figure this mission out by yourself, you don’t even need Molou to make a move. I will personally peel off your skin to make a big drum, and I’ll compare whether it’s stronger than cowhide.”

Yu Hong felt that his mouth was attracting misfortune and no longer dared to preach to Jiang Xunyi, instead walking to the side miserably. He truly felt that because his father died early, he became a poor little cabbage. With two unpredictable uncles who love skinning, he felt that his life will be lost sooner or later.

This place was already close to the border and was not far from Tengge. Riding their swords, the group of four made it to the city in no less than the time needed to burn two incense sticks. Jiang Xunyi was leading in front, and when he saw the city gate from a distance, he immediately clicked his tongue lightly and descended.

Yun Xie followed him to the ground before turning his head and calling out, “All the swords should be put away. Let’s pretend to be ordinary people when we go in. No need to disturb the snake by hitting the grass.”

Before the latter two had caught up, Jiang Xunyi leaned over and whispered, “You didn’t mention the news about the Du family before.”

Yun Xie laughed dryly. “What’s the point of mentioning such trivial things?”

Jiang Xunyi smiled slightly. “Really? Then are we pretending to be ordinary so we don’t startle the snake or to not alarm the Du family?”

Yun Xie blinked. “Okay, you will always be so wise and a hero, I am bowing down. A’Xun, bring your ear closer. let me tell you.”

As soon as Jiang Xunyi leaned over, Yun Xie, hidden from the other two by their overlapping figures, suddenly kissed him on the cheek very quickly then fled with a big laugh.