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In which the fight continues.
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There were a total of six people from âHeavenâs Firmamentâ who had remained behind, and along with Sir Yangâs bodyguard, the roof immediately seemed somewhat crowded. Ding Xilai couldnât help but mutter, âSix. This silly little girl is even more precious and valuable than me.â
Ye You said, âManor Lord Weiâs always doted on her. Itâs not like you didnât already know this.â
Ding Xilai still wanted to say more, such as, âThis place was already the farthest away from the crowd, so it was extremely safe, and giving this many people to Wei Jiangrou was practically a waste,â but at this time, Wei Jiangrou and Sir Yang moved towards the middle where they were, and he thereupon swallowed back the words.
Wenren Heng, Xie Junming, and the others were still dealing with those drugged men who were dead set on killing them and, at this moment, were already no longer on the rooftop. Wei Jiangrou spent a while searching, first looking at the Manor Lord Wei who was faraway and then, upon seeing that he was unhindered, turning to cast her gaze upon Wenren Heng.
After receiving nary a sound from her after speaking several times, Sir Yang turned around and quickly discovered that she was watching Wenren Heng. He couldnât help but let out a sigh in his heart. It was only when he touched her arm that she regained her senses and looked back at him. He said, âDonât worry. Nothing will happen to him.â
Wei Jiangrou made a low sound in agreement. After a moment, with red eyes, she asked, âBrother, do you also think that thereâs no hope for me anymore?â
Sir Yang really wanted to tell her that, over these years, theyâve never once thought that she and Wenren Heng were actually possible, since after all, Wenren Hengâs attitude had always been very clear, but when faced with her pitiful appearance, the only thing he could do was pat her on the head. Xiao-Rou had been pampered since young, and other than the matter with Wenren Heng, up until now, she had never encountered any setbacks. Alas, even if he spoke the truth, he didnât know if Xiao-Rou would be able to accept it.
Although he hadnât said it, Wei Jiangrou was faintly able to understand his meaning, and holding back her tears, she once again looked at Wenren Heng.
Since the first time she saw Wenren Heng, she had liked him. This person was exceedingly handsome, with great martial arts and a good temper, who also treated people well, and he had even established Shuangji Sect at a young age. Even her incredible second brother couldnât compare to him.
He and her father were also old acquaintances, and over these long years, his relationship with her family had always been fairly good. She had thought that he was already practically indistinguishable from family. She had originally believed that their wedding was a matter of course, and that it would naturally happen eventually, but now everything was no longer the same.
She looked at the figure below and couldnât stop her eyes from heating up.
She would truly never be able to give up on this person, as it was impossible for her to meet a second Wenren Heng in this lifetime. If she wasnât able to be together with him and had to marry another man, then sheâd be utterly incapable of accepting it.
Everything had clearly been fine, so why did an Ah-Xiao suddenly appear?
Why did Ah-Xiao come back?
Why would Wenren Heng treat him so well?
Wei Jiangrou couldnât help but look towards the person over there, and upon seeing that he seemed to have noticed her gaze, she turned back, hastily averting her eyes.
Ye You gave her a look but, not paying her any particular attention, turned back his line of sight.
The fishing villageâs houses were laid out row-by-row, and there were some places that were covered up from view so that, even if they were standing on the rooftop, they wouldnât be able to see it. Luckily, the village chief and them were still on the small path, having not yet left their lines of sight.
At this moment, Elder Bai had already caught up to the village chief, and it was likely that the village chief wouldnât be able to escape in this short period of time. Although the drugged men still had not stopped, Elder Bai and them had received orders beforehand to focus their attacks specifically on the flute players. So every time the flute sounded, it didnât echo for long before it was cut short. Thus, the drugged men gradually began losing direction, resulting in the righteous faction members easily knocking these men unconscious.
Ding Xilai watched for a while and felt that the righteous faction was now gaining the upper end.
He wanted to ask Sir Xiaoâs thoughts, but when he turned his head, he saw that this person seemed to be smiling faintly. He asked, âWhat is it?â
Ye You looked at him. âWhat do you mean what is it?â
âI saw that you were smiling, so I wanted to ask if you had discovered something.â As Ding Xilai spoke, his eyes shone, and he impatiently asked, âOr could you have some kind of plan?â
âNo.â Ye You narrowed his eyes as he looked forward. âItâs just that every time the righteous faction members work together, my mood is always better.â
Ding Xilai didnât understand. âWhy?â
Ye You said, smiling, âBecause those eldersâ gazes are all vicious, so the white piece wouldnât dare to act carelessly while under their eyes and so anything that needs doing must be done with quite a bit of effort. And since the white piece is of high rank and great authority, he needs to protect his own position and image, so while trying to accomplish his own plans on one hand, he also has to strike down his own subordinates on the other. Right now, the white piece is definitely raging mad. Since the white piece is unhappy, Iâm naturally very happy.â
The moment Ding Xilai thought about this, he thought that it made quite a lot of sense and nodded in agreement.
After a while, he asked in a low voice, âYou really donât have a plan?â
Ye You said, âPerhaps I do, perhaps I donât.â
Ding Xilai immediately felt that he did have one and was just about to ask when Wenren Heng returned.
Wenren Heng was able to be accepted by Elder Yu as a disciple because his talent was high, and so taking care of some drugged men didnât count as much of an issue.
He had returned so late because he had to create a cover for Elder Baili. After all, within Jianghu, it was rumored that Sect Master Yeâs martial skill was deep and unfathomable. Although Elder Bailiâs martial skill was very good, it was still a fair distance away from the words âdeep and unfathomableâ. He couldnât let other people see through this, so he had provided a bit of help.
He walked to his Junior Brotherâs side and took the otherâs hand. âCold?â
Ye You said, âNo.â
Wenren Heng stroked his ice-cold fingertips a bit in order to help him warm up.
Seeing her beloved standing not faraway, Wei Jiangrou wasnât able to resist this temptation and moved forward to say, âBrother Heng.â
Wenren Heng made a sound in acknowledgment but, from the start, didnât even look at her, his tone so indifferent that even Sir Yang could hear it.
Sir Yang felt his heart ache for his little sister and so wanted to pull this person back.
Wei Jiangrou stood there, unmoving, stubbornly looking at Wenren Heng. Seeing that he was practically treating her like empty air, she felt her tears immediately rush out. Choked with sobs, she asked, âBrother Heng, have you still not forgiven me?â
Wenren Heng insipidly said, âAh-Xiao said that he wouldnât blame you.â
âThatâs right, Xiao-Rou,â Sir Yang said, placating, âBesides, all you did was hurt Sir Xiao a little, and Sir Xiao also said that it was all right. How could Sect Master Wenren blame you?â
âOh?â Ye You naturally could hear that this person felt that his Senior Brother was taking things too seriously which was why the other had brought up this matter again. Smiling, he looked towards the other. âDid Lady Xiao-Rou explain things to you like this?â
Sir Yang said, âIs that not the truth?â
Ye You said, âWell, itâs certainly not wrong, but do you know the specific details of what happened?â
Wei Jiangrouâs expression changed slightly.
After that incident happened, her second brother had begun to dislike her, so she was truly afraid that this person would also begin to hate her.
She couldnât help pulling at Sir Yangâs sleeve and saying, in a low voice, âBrother, letâs go back.â
If Sir Yang wasnât able to hear the ulterior motives behind this, then heâd be a fool.
But they were, in the end, a family, and so he wouldnât interrogate Xiao-Rou in public. It was only that he felt somewhat upset that Xiao-Rou had actually not told him the truth. With a nod, he brought her back to where they were previously.
Ye You didnât have any interest in chasing after them to explain in detail. Upon seeing Lady Tao standing up, he asked, âHow do you feel?â
Lady Tao said, âAll right.â
Ye You was just about to tell her to rest a bit longer when he saw her prepare her qin and once again begin battle with those pitiful little flute players faraway. He immediately felt helpless and internally thought that this person was as strong-minded as always.
But the effect of the qin playing was clearly evident.
The people of Shuangji Sect, Wuwang Temple, and the Demonic Sect had already put the flute players in disarray, with their flute playing constantly being interrupted. Now with the sound of the qin added in, their situation worsened like hail atop snow, and they were quickly completely defeated.
Likewise, the village chief had been hit by a palm strike from Elder Bai, and at this time, his face had turned pale, his expression gloomy to no end.
He fiercely ran a distance away but saw that he still couldnât escape from them. Knowing that there was a possibility that heâd be finished here, he said in a harsh voice, âOpen the cage!â
That subordinate received a fright. âWhat?â
The village chief said, âWhat are you standing around staring for? I told you to open the cage!â
That person didnât dare to disobey, turning around to run towards a nearby place.
The scarred man was able to hear all this very clearly. Feeling deeply that this wasnât a good thing, he immediately broke rank to give chase while simultaneously telling his companions to stop that person. But they were still slow by a step, and the village chief had also most likely shouted when close to the location itself, because that person hadnât run very far at all before he then threw himself towards an unremarkable little side-room.
In the next moment, only the continuous clashing of metals could be heard, and the entire ground faintly began to shake.
Everyone couldnât help but stop, looking bewildered at their feet.
Very quickly, someone shouted, âWhat is that?â
Everyone raised their heads and saw that a piece of this small, ordinary road had been raised up ahead, exposing a pitch-black cave entrance. Immediately following, there was an ear-splitting howl, completely unlike the sound any human being would make.
The scarred man bore the brunt of it and hastily retreated backwards. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the person who had entered the house run outside and, without a word, flashed over to capture that person. He then sealed the otherâs acupoint and kicked this personâs chest, directly kicking the person towards that entrance.
âNoâ-â that person immediately called out in a fright. He hadnât even finished getting out a, âSave me,â before he was grabbed by a black shadow that had darted out from the inside. In an instant, he was torn into two. His flesh and organs rained down, crashing into the ground, falling every which way.
Everyone collectively sucked in a cold breath, and when they looked over, they saw that what had come out was actually a person.
This personâs face and clothing were obscured with dust, and there was no way to see any of his specific facial features clearly.
He didnât pause at all even after tearing apart a person, and upon seeing someone nearby, he rushed forward to continue tearing. That someone was a drugged man, currently doing the utmost to attack the righteous faction. When this person was suddenly grabbed, he hadnât even had the time to understand what was going on before he very quickly knew no more.
There was practically no distinguishing between enemies and allies!
Everyone in the righteous faction felt their hearts tremble, and before they could even think of a countermeasure, they saw that two more people had come out from the cave entrance. And then a fourth came, and a fifth⌠After a short period of time, more than twenty had come out, and there was no telling how many more there were still below.
These people were the same as the person before them, moving to tear whoever entered their lines of sight. They not only had extraordinary strength and no rationality but also didnât have any perceptions of pain, with vicious methods. Very quickly, quite a few people met with calamity.
Ding Xilai was scared to death upon seeing this. âW-w-what is this?â
Ye You said, âPossibly failed products from the past.â
Ding Xilai said, âWhat?â
Ye you said, âBefore the finished product was successfully made, there were definitely a portion of people who were used to test the drug. Although those drugged menâs internal energy rose substantially, they werenât able to be controlled, so in the end, they were locked up. Thereâs also the other possibility that, after the finished product was made, the white piece had the mind to raise a troop of drugged men like this.â
Ding Xilai shouted, âBut they also canât control these people, so whatâs the use of keeping them? Mutual self-destruction with the enemy?â
Ye You said, âNot necessarily. These people are still alive, so itâs proof that there was someone providing them meals every day.â
Ding Xilai said, âSo what?â
âSo maybe theyâll listen to the people who feed themâŚâ Ye You had spoken only halfway when he heard the sound of a whistle suddenly ring out.
That troop of drugged men who were just about to tear into someone collectively stopped in their tracks and turned towards the source of the sound.
The village chief had blood on his lips, having appeared on a rooftop who-knew-when. Behind him was Elder Bai who had just caught up and was just about to strike, but the village chief acted as if he didnât even notice, not even trying to dodge. With all his might, he pointed at the rooftop that Ye You was on.
In the next moment, Elder Baiâs palm struck the village chief, and the latter spat out a mouthful of blood, falling off the roof, life and death unknown.
The drugged men let out an earth-shattering roar and ferociously rushed towards the rooftop ahead.
Ye You continued with, âBecause they donât have any rationality, they can understand only the most basic of orders, and theyâd also definitely execute these orders. If they arenât able to kill the person, then they most likely wonât stop.â
Ding Xilaiâs face turned deathly pale. âTheyâre r-r-rushing over here. W-w-what do we do?â
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Curses, more fight scenes!! Pronouns were hard this chapter, so I fudged it a bit, sorry about that!