Chapter 1711: "Played (3)"
"It is in my duty to do that." Fei Yan said with a laugh, lowering his head slightly to hide the mirth in his eyes.
[Zhuge Yin was even thanking him?]
Unknown to him, the reason for Fei Yan's appearance was definitely not to show him a way out, but to push Zhuge Yin into a helpless corner with no way out.
Just by claiming that it had all been a joke, to bring the entire matter to a close. But just how heavy handed Zhuge Yin had been against Yue Yi was something that everyone saw clearly. No one would ever believe that he had just been kidding. Having someone from the Dragon Slayers Palace themselves use such a half hearted and superfluous excuse to try to explain it all away had instead just made everyone else feel the Dragon Slayers Palace's indifference to it.
If Zhuge Yin had instead killed Yue Yi right on the spot, and the people from the other palaces were displeased, they would be quelled by Zhuge Yin's dominating ways, and not dare to wag their tongues carelessly. Among the Twelve Palaces, there had never been much in the way of righteousness, but just the law of jungle where the predator feeds on the prey, and might reigned supreme. Only by doing that, would the people be cowered, and fearful.
But, by sparing Yue Yi, it would only let the people from the other palaces detect misgivings and panic coming from Zhuge Yin, and not fear him in the slightest as a misconstrued perception filled their minds.
And that was.....
Regardless how strong the Dragon Slayers Palace were, they were still unable to stand up to admonishment from the masses collectively.
That misperception, had never been applicable in the Twelve Palaces.
With the Flame Demons Palace as an example, with just how arrogantly the Flame Demons Palace usually behaved, and the number of disciples from other palaces they had killed too numerous to count, no one dared to bring the matter up onto the table to speak about it, fearing to even question the Flame Demons Palace a single word.
All because they knew, that there would only be one result from any debate or questioning, and that would be..... death!
With Zhuge Yin backing down today, it could not possibly do the Dragon Slayers Palace any good at all, but make everyone feel that the Dragon Slayers Palace had become a bigger threat, and they needed to be suppressed and held down.
And Zhuge Yin was still being so grateful to Fei Yan for the way he had handled the situation. But in the next few days to come, he would then intimately feel, just how severe the consequences could really be by dealing with the matter in that manner.
A tyrant who was not resolute, would only end up overthrown by the mob!
"Father did not make me come to the Pure Grace Palace to invite trouble upon the Dragon Slayers Palace. Little Yan, what happened today has happened. What must we do to make those people change their perception of us?" Zhuge Yin's thoughts had taken a turn into the wrong direction. He was actually thinking of changing the Dragon Slayers Palace's image in the eyes of the other palaces.
Fei Yan just felt that his thinking was just too hilarious. Among the Twelve Palaces, only the mighty were able to lord over the others. The weak and frail would only be suppressed and bullied.
However, Fei Yan was not about to remind Zhuge Yin of that fact but he instead replied: "About that..... I do not know how to deal with that as well. I..... have just been accepted into the palace for a short period and this is the first time I have encountered something like this. But doesn't everyone also say harmony begets harmony in all matters?"
Zhuge Yin was silent for a while, thinking through Fei Yan's words.
"Don't tell me that I am expected to go show goodwill to those guys from the Shadow Moon Palace?"
[Harmony begets harmony?]
Just the thought of that face on Jun Wu Xie was making him wish he could strangle her to death. Wanting him to go shake hands and make peace with those guys from the Shadow Moon Palace was something that Zhuge Yin would not be able to accomplish no matter what.
"Maybe not to that extent. The Young Lord would just need to stop finding trouble with them intentionally and allow everyone else time to gradually forget about the matter. Think that might work?" Fei Yan suggested, pretending to looking unsure.
Zhuge Yin found the logic highly sound as he nodded his head, never noticing the faint suspicious smile at the very corners of Fei Yan's mouth.
Chapter 1712: "Saving a Life (1)"
Zhuge Yin found the logic highly sound as he nodded his head, never noticing the faint suspicious smile at the very corners of Fei Yan's mouth.
On another side, Jun Wu Xie led Zi Jin and the others back to her room.
Zi Jin was holding up the semi conscious Yue Yi the entire way, her body stained red from head to toe in Yue Yi's blood. The heavy stench of blood made the still rather innocent little girl brim up with tears, flowing down her face silently as she followed Jun Wu Xie back to her room.
Once inside the room, Zi Jin immediately laid Yue Yi upon the bed, and then stood stood staring at her blood stained hands, standing frozen beside the bed.
She had never seen, so much blood.
The Spirit Jade Palace, had always remained hidden within Mount Fu Yao and their disciples seldom ventured out. Towards the strife happening outside, they only knew a little about it in their minds, most of it mere guesswork as they had never seen it happen with their own eyes. And everything that had happened today, had happened so suddenly, a little too suddenly which made Zi Jin a little flustered.
When Yue Yi was forced to step up onto the arena stage, she did not know what she was supposed to do, and could do nothing but just worry silently as she stood below.
She could still remember the kind of resolve she had seen in Yue Yi's eyes when Yue Yi stood right before the stage.
Though her relationship with Yue Yi was merely one of cooperation, but over this period they had interacted with each other, it had made the innocent young girl see Yue Yi as a companion. Seeing with her own eyes Yue Yi having suffered such great torment and she could not do anything about it, her heart filled with a kind of guilt that burned like a blazing ball of fire.
But at that moment, no one had the time to go soothe this young girl who had just witnessed the cruelty of the world for the first time.
The large amount of blood loss had caused Yue Yi to turn white as a sheet. Jun Wu Xie was at the bedside quickly assessing Yue Yi's injuries and feeding him a life replenishing elixir to hold his heart meridian steady, preventing him from losing his life before he could even receive treatment.
After having properly assessed Yue Yi's injuries, the suppressed rage Jun Wu Xie had held down within her almost burst out from her chest.
The wounds, big and small upon Yue Yi's body were too numerous to count and they were wounds that would not take a person's life in an instant, but ones that were aimed to make a person suffer the agony of highly excruciating pain. The injuries were very severe and if it had been anyone else, even if they were able to let Yue Yi keep his life, they would not be able to retain the spirit powers within his body.
Zhuge Yin had not only struck Yue Yi's internal organs, the severe injuries inflicted upon his meridians were highly targeted. Zhuge Yin was seeking to destroy Yue Yi's foundation at the core!
When a person's body was injured, one could be treated and nursed back to health
Even when one's spirit powers were completely dispersed, as long as their meridians were intact, one would still be able to spend the same amount of time to cultivate once more based on their innate gift and talents. But once one's meridians were destroyed, it destroyed one's foundation. Even if they nursed their body back to health, it would no longer be possible for them to continue to cultivate their spirit powers.
Such cruel and malicious ways just sent chills up people's spines.
Zhuge Yin had obviously already wanted to kill Yue Yi, but he had still maliciously seeked to destroy all hope for Yue Yi.
Jun Wu Xie's eyes turned exceptionally bright under the raging blaze of rage burning in her. She did not open her mouth to say a word, but just silently pulled out her needle pouch and a heap of elixirs from her Cosmos Sack.
Long silver needles were administered upon the major acupoints all over Yue Yi's body, sealing up his meridians that flowed backwards, to prevent the tyrannical surge of power from causing anymore damage.
Chapter 1713: "Saving a Life (2)"
The unconscious Yue Yi did not show the slightest reaction but laid straight and stiff upon the bed. If not for the slight rise and fall of his chest, people would readily assume that he was dead.
Jun Wu Yao had his arms crossed as he stood leaning on one side, a faint smile on his lips as he watched the fully focused and determined Jun Wu Xie, her bright eyes at that moment making him think she looked most beautiful.
Bottle after bottle of elixirs were poured out by Jun Wu Xie and fed into Yue Yi's mouth, where the heavy blood loss by Yue Yi then finally showed signs of stopping.
Jun Wu Xie did not dare to delay in the slightest as her hands flew incessantly in the air in a mesmerizing dance, treating the damage to Yue Yi's body one after another.
A person who had originally been a gory mess, had in a short period of time gained back a little bit of life under Jun Wu Xie's hands. Zi Jin who watched in a daze at the side, found it hard to believe that Jun Wu could possess such amazing skills.
The entire live saving process went on for half a day's time. After half a day had passed, Yue Yi's breathing then gradually grew steady, like he was just asleep as he lay upon the bed, but Jun Wu Xie still did not pull out the silver needles stuck into his body.
Till the treatment finally came to an end, Jun Wu Xie then stood up, her pair of fair hands stained red with blood as she took a step backwards.
"Jun..... Fif..... Fifth..... Fifth Junior, how is Yue Yi's condition?" Zi Jin had stood quietly at the side, staring nervously throughout the entire process. Jun Wu's medical skills was stronger than anyone else she had ever seen and if she had not seen it with her own eyes, she would not be able to believe that Jun Wu could possibly possess such great skills in Medicine.
"His condition is stable for now, but he will need to undergo another round of treatment." Jun Wu Xie said expressionlessly. Although Yue Yi's injuries were highly severe, it was still not beyond her. But as his injuries cover over too wide an area over his body collectively, if she were to clean up and deal with them all at one go, Yue Yi's highly weakened body might not be able to hold up under the entire treatment process. Hence, she had dealt with the most critical areas first, while the rest would have to wait till Yue Yi gained back a little bit of his strength before she continued to work on them.
Zi Jin looked at Jun Wu rather hesitantly, looking a little solemn as she bit on her lip.
Jun Wu Xie walked over to the side towards the wash basin, and slowly cleaned off the bloodstains on her hands.
This colour and stench that she highly abhorred, would for a long time in the future continue to stay close to her. She wouldn't be able to avoid it, and she could only bear with it.
Watching the bloodstains on her hands slowly dispersing within the water, Jun Wu Xie stared at the water's surface for a while before her voice suddenly sounded as she asked: "Regarding what happened today, how did it come about?"
When she had been rushing towards the arena stage, she had bumped into Zi Jin. But as the situation had been highly urgent, Zi Jin had not been too detailed with what she told her, but merely said that Zhuge Yin had for some unknown reason, suddenly just came to seek Yue Yi.
"I..... I do not know what exactly happened as well. I was with Yue Yi below the arena stage watching people from the various palaces battling each other. We were watching the matches when that Zhuge Yin suddenly came walking over to us, and there had not been any warning signs before it. After he came over, he went on to taunt Yue Yi to go up upon the stage continuously. In the beginning, Yue Yi had declined politely but that Zhuge Yin had then started making an issue about Elder Yue and Yue Yi's sister which finally left Yue Yi with no other choice but to go up onto the stage." When talking about that, Zi Jin;s heart then flared with rage. Zhuge Yin had been like a rabid dog who suddenly jumped right in front of them, catching them completely unprepared.
Jun Wu Xie's brows creased up slightly. Zhuge Yin's actions had really been rather incomprehensible and having this incident suddenly occur was completely out of anything she could have expected.
Chapter 1714: "Saving a Life (3)"
Just as Jun Wu Xie had thought before, the reason she had picked the Shadow Moon Palace to "rob", was because she had checked and found that the Shadow Moon Palace did not command much of a presence or even existence among the Twelve Palaces. Because they were too weak and did not pose to be a threat to them, the bigger palaces could not even be bothered to find trouble with them. Moreover, the Shadow Moon Palace had always conformed to the norms and did not seek to antagonize anyone, that was why she had chosen to come here as a disciple of the Shadow Moon Palace as a false front.
But she had not thought that having come to the Pure Grace Palace for just barely two days and Zhuge Yin from the Dragon Slayers had come knocking on their doors.
Jun Wu Xie had not missed the kind of displeasure and arrogance Zhuge Yin had displayed after she arrived and that was not a normal reaction that a person would usually show a complete stranger.
[Could it be that she has somehow unknowingly offended him?]
Jun Wu Xie sieved through her memory of every one of her actions from the moment she had first stepped into the Pure Grace Palace but she still did not have the slightest inkling. She had not come into any form of contact with Zhuge Yin and the one time she had gone closest to him was merely that night at the welcoming banquet, where they had sat in the same banquet hall. Moreover, she had left the place for a long period halfway through the banquet and she really could not think of a single suspicious situation where she could have provoked Zhuge Yin to invite such animosity from him.
"Did the two of you come into any form of contact with Zhuge Yin today?" Jun Wu Xie could not find any suspicious point on her side so she could only try to find any kind of a breach from Zi Jin and Yue Yi.
Zi Jin shook her head.
"We stayed right at the back of the crowd at that time and did not interact with anyone else." This was a point that Zi Jin was very certain of. She was a disciple of the Spirit Jade Palace and she held a deep grudge against the Twelve Palaces, which made her fear having her identity exposed, causing her to not dare get too close to anyone.
Yue Yi had a highly silent and reclusive personality and the two of them did not have much of a presence among the crowd.
"Before Zhuge Yin came to seek you, who did he speak to?" Jun Wu Xie continued to ask.
However, Zi Jin still shook her head. "I was watching the ongoing match on the arena stage so I do not know....."
[How could she have thought that just by watching a match on one side would bring them so much trouble?]
[If she had known it would turn out like this, it would have been better she did not even go there in the first place.]
Towards Yue Yi's injuries, Zi Jin was feeling highly guilty inside. With regards to the invitation from the Pure Grace Palace on that day, Yue Yi had initially not intended to go. But Zi Jin had wanted to use this opportunity to gain a better understanding of the situation within the Twelve Palaces but did not dare to forcibly drag Jun Wu to go with her, hence, she could only go beg Yue Yi and Yue Yi had only gone there all because of her.
In the end.....
Zi Jin hung her head, looking as guilty as a child who had done something wrong.
If not for her, how would Yue Yi come to meet with a mishap?
If Yue Yi had not gone there today, even if Yue Yi sought to find trouble with Yue Yi, he would not have had the chance.
As these thoughts raced through her mind, Zi Jin could not hold herself back as her tears fell silently, the bean sized teardrops falling down from her eyes.
"Why are you crying?" Jun Wu Xie was taken aback, never expecting that Zi Jin would suddenly start crying out of nowhere.
"It's all my fault. If I had not insisted for Yue Yi to accompany me, he would not have encountered this, and not be bullied so badly by that rabid dog Zhuge Yin like this. Blame it all on me." Zi Jin said guiltily, as she wiped at her tears, highly remorseful of her own actions.
Jun Wu Xie opened her mouth, but did not know what she should say.
From the way she saw it, the fault for this matter laid with Zhuge Yin. Even if Yue Yi had not gone there today, as long as Zhuge Yin held animosity against Yue Yi, in the days ahead where they were here, he would definitely seek for a chance to make things difficult for him.
[So, what was Zi Jin crying for?]
Chapter 1715: "Benevolent (1)"
"It's getting late, go get some rest first." Jun Wu Xie really did not know how to comfort a crying young girl and could only ask her to go get some rest.
Zi Jin wiped her tears away and nodded her head, but when she got to the door, she suddenly paused in her steps and turned her head to look at Jun Wu Xie.
"Fifth Junior, were you really prepared to see Zhuge Yin have Yue Yi killed earlier?"
Zi Jin's question caused Jun Wu Xie's eyes to flash with a glint.
Zi Ji bit down on her lip. "I know that Fifth Junior, you hold a deep grudge against the Twelve Palaces and the reason that you had come here is to carry out your plan. Although Yue Yi is indeed a disciple of the Twelve Palaces, but..... Isn't he living with bitterly, bogged down with unspeakable troubles? Since you're cooperating with him, shouldn't you treat him as an ally or yours?"
Jun Wu Xie looked at Zi Jin calmly. "What did you think I was doing today?"
Zi Jin shook his head. "I do not know. Everything that I heard, everything that I saw, made me very confused. I only wish that Fifth Junior could be a little more benevolent that's all."
Till this moment, Zi Jin could not forget the words Jun Wu had said at the edge of the arena stage. Those words had caused Zi Jin's blood to run cold. All that she heard did not make her feel that Jun Wu intended to save Yue Yi at all. Everything she heard was just Jun Wu leaving Yue Yi in Zhuge Yin's hands to deal with as he wished, without uttering a single word of plea to save Yue Yi at all.
At that moment, Zi Jin had felt nothing but despair.
She knew, that Jun Wu was enemies with the Twelve Palaces. But..... shouldn't Yue Yi be considered to be one of their allies?
That unhesitating readiness to sacrifice an ally just like that, is that really appropriate?
"Go get some rest." Jun Wu Xie turned her eyes back, not willing to say anything more to Zi Jin.
Zi Jin stood there biting her lip a moment more but still turned herself to leave in the end.
Till Zi Jin had departed, Jun Wu Yao who had been standing at the side suddenly broke into a laugh.
"Seems like not everybody can understand all the deep thoughts and heart you have put into this." Jun Wu Yao walked over to Jun Wu Xie's side, reaching his hand out to run his fingers through her hair a little.
More benevolent?
How come he did not feel that his dear Little Xie unbenevolent in anyway?
In fact, he felt that dear Little Xie was being a little too benevolent!
"I don't need her to understand." Jun Wu Xie sat down on a chair at the side, to look at Yue Yi who was in a deep sleep, no joy or sadness in her eyes.
Zi Jin was merely a disciple of the Spirit Jade Palace. Her cooperation with the Spirit Jade Palace was merely between her and the Spirit Jade Palace Lord himself. All that she did, she did not need to explain to Zi Jin. Moreover, she was of the belief that with the Spirit Jade Palace Lord's intelligent mind, even if he came to know of today's events, he would quickly understand her reasons for doing this.
At that time, even if she had opened her mouth to beg Zhuge Yin to spare Yue Yi, it wouldn't be of any use. Zhuge Yin hated her, and hated Yue Yi, though it was not known for what reason. But Jun Wu Xie was certain that it was obvious from the animosity in his eyes that even if she had followed what he told her to do, and knelt to kowtow to him, the result in the end would merely win her further ridicule from Zhuge Yin.
And even then, Zhuge Yin would similarly not show any mercy, to spare Yue Yi, with Yue Yi ending up losing his life.
She would rather just take the opportunity presented from the circumstances then, to force Zhuge Yin onto a path of ruin, which would instead present Yue Yi with the chance to come out of it alive.
"Stradling yourself with these two cumbersome weights..... is Little Xie certain that you found yourself allies?" Jun Wu Yao had not had interacted with Yue Yi and Zi Jin much, but he could see things as they were clearly. Although Yue Yi's personality was not all that bad at its core, he was too weak in will, bogged down with too much worries and slow of wit. And Zi Jin was one who was still too green and still could not comprehend the world at large, a foolish young lass who had not seen the evils of the world.
Chapter 1716: "Benevolent (2)"
With these two people following behind such a dangerous person like Jun Wu Xie, they really wouldn't be of any use at all but just increase her burden.
If it was Jun Wu Yao, he would definitely not allow useless trash like those two to remain by his side.
Zi Jin said that Jun Wu Xie should be a little more benevolent. She was only able to see Jun Wu Xie's cold and callous front but too blind to notice the benevolence hidden beneath that chilly indifference.
If not for that, those youths from the Shadow Moon Palace and Yue Yi would not have possibly lived till now.
Only a dead person would truly keep a secret. Jun Wu Xie had let Yue Yi remain with her, was it because there was a use for him or was it just because she didn't want to kill an innocent one?
"It does not matter." Jun Wu Xie said as she poured herself a cup of water. The path she was treading upon, was destined to be one covered in blood. The souls that would perish at her hands would become too numerous to count in future and she had no intentions of becoming a demonic bloodthirsty murderer.
Since she dared to have Yue Yi and Zi Jin remain by her side, she would naturally have her ways to deal with their inadequacies.
Jun Wu Yao could not help but laugh helplessly as he shook his head. How many people were there in existence who could notice the gentleness beneath that cold front?
"Let's not talk about those two dead weights for now. In regards to that Zhuge Yin, have you thought about how you want to deal with him? I will be more than happy to complete that task on your behalf." Jun Wu Yao said as his gaze fell upon Jun Wu Xie, his eyes filled with a loving smile and affection.
[He dared to want Little Xie to kneel and kowtow to him? It wouldn't be enough even if Zhuge Yin was to die a hundred or even thousand times.]
"Let him live for now." Jun Wu Xie said.
Jun Wu Yao's eyes flashed with a trace of murder.
Jun Wu Xie immediately lifted her hand to press down on Jun Wu Yao's hand that was placed on the table, her eyes meeting Jun Wu Yao's murderous ones.
"You don't believe in me?"
"Every one second he lives, makes me feel that it's an blasphemy against you." A lowly ant as dumb as that, had no reason to exist in the world.
"But without him, how am I going to make the Dragon Slayers Palace the public enemy, to be ostracized by all?" Jun Wu Xie asked, her clear bright eyes blinking at Jun Wu Yao, making his heart race and his mind distracted.
"Rest assured. There isn't any possibility that he would be able to walk out of the Pure Grace Palace alive but before he dies, he needs to shell out his worth first." The corners of Jun Wu Xie's mouth then curled up with a faint smile. In her eyes, Zhuge Yin was already a dead man, doomed to certain death. But before dying, he would naturally need to finish what he is expected to do first.
Jun Wu Yao sighed, and turned his palm to hold Jun Wu Xie little hand, pulling it to his lips, feeling the chill in the fingers that had just been immersed in cold water, the stark contrast in temperature against his warm lips causing him to be unable to help himself but press them harder against her hand.
"It will all be as you wish, but..... this person's life, is mine."
He would not let Zhuge Yin die too quickly, or wouldn't that be too easy for that numbskull?
Jun Wu Xie could feel the warmth from the Jun Wu Yao's lips at her fingertips and her ears turned slightly red. She suddenly flicked a curled up finger straight, which went past Jun Wu Yao's lips to playfully strike Jun Wu Yao's teeth with her fingernail.
"Nobody's competing with you for that."
While Jun Wu Yao was still a little stunned being caught by surprise, Jun Wu Xie pulled her little hand back, and stood up.
"Will you want to watch over Yue Yi through the night?" Upon saying that, Jun Wu Xie playfully fluttered her eyelids at Jun Wu Yao, and without even giving Jun Wu Yao anytime to react, she shot herself out of the room.
Jun Wu Yao laughed despite himself as she saw Jun Wu Xie's back leave, and then turned to look at Yue Yi lying upon the bed.
"Lord Jue." Jun Wu Yao nodded, and then walked out from the room with his arms held behind his back.
In the room, Ye Mei looked at Yue Yi, his face melancholy.
[Let Lord Jue watch you overnight? Would you even live to see sunrise? Better let me do it.....]
Chapter 1717: "Doubts (1)"
It was early the next morning when Yue Yi regained his consciousness. Ye Mei who had remained in the room in watch the entire night silently left the room in the instant Yue Yi opened his eyes.
Yue Yi opened his still highly sore eyes painfully to see an empty room, and then trying to move a single finger which gave him so much pain that he broke out in cold sweat.
The room's door opened at that moment and Zi Jin came in carrying clear hot tea. The moment she came she into the room, she saw Yue Yi who was lying upon the bed looking at her with his eyes open and her face immediately broke into a brilliant smile.
"You're awake!" Zi Jin hurriedly put the clear tea she held in her hands onto the table and walked over to the bed to check on Yue Yi's condition.
Yue Yi wanted to nod his head but found that he could not move. He opened his mouth wanting to say something but his highly parched throat could only make raspy grunts.
"Do not try to move yet. You were injured so severely yesterday so you need to get proper rest. Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?" Zi Jin asked, sweetly considerate.
Yue Yi blinked his eyes and Zi Jin quickly went to pour out a cup of clear tea and carried it carefully to Yue Yi's bedside. Because Yue Yi was unable to get up, she had to use a small spoon to slowly feed the tea into Yue Yi's mouth.
The warm liquid slowly flowed down the parched and dry throat, bringing great relief to Yue Yi. He looked at Zi Jin gratefully and then said in a still raspy voice: "Thank you."
Zi Jin blushed and lowered her head a little awkwardly.
"You do not need to thank me. I should be the one apologising to you instead. If I had not pestered you so persistently asking you to go with me, you would not have met with such misfortune. I was the one who dragged you into this and I am really very sorry."
For the entire night, Zi Jin had not shut her eyes at all. Whenever she shut them, that horrifying scene on that arena stage would rise up in her head and she did not dare imagine if Zhuge Yin had been just a little bit more heavy handed, would Yue Yi even be able to come back alive.
It was at such a critical moment that she found herself unable to do anything but stand there helplessly below the stage, to see with her own eyes Yue Yi being battered while she did not know what to do. Overwhelming helplessness and guilt caused Zi Jin to be unable to eat nor sleep the whole night and dawn had just broken when she could not help herself but came running over thinking to see how was Yue Yi's condition.
"Things like this, nobody knew it would happen. Can't blame you." Yue Yi's voice was raspy and as he was still very weak, his voice was soft and light.
"You do not need to console me. I was useless and unable to save you." Zi Jin was still filled with self reproach.
Yue Yi looked at Zi Jin helplessly. In regards to Zhuge Yin setting himself against him, Yue Yi was feeling rather bewildered and did not understand it but he still did not blame it on anyone. As a guy, he would naturally not be willing to push the responsibility for such a matter onto a young girl's head.
"Yesterday..... How did I come back here?" In order to not let Zi Jin continue to blame herself any further, Yue Yi could only change the topic.
On the arena stage yesterday, he had come to realize clearly that Zhuge Yin seeked not only to defeat him, but had also wanted his life. At that moment, Yue Yi had given up on all hope, telling himself that he had no chance of leaving the stage alive, never ever thinking that he would open his eyes today to find himself still alive.
Zi Jin was slightly taken aback and then seeming to have recalled something, she suddenly lowered her head, her expression looking a little different from usual as her eyes stared evasively at the floor on the side.
"You don't remember about yesterday?" Zi Jin then asked softly.
Yue Yi replied: "I was slipping in and out of consciousness at that time and my mind was in a whirl. I am unable to remember anything at all."
Zi Jin chewed in her lip as she looked at Yue Yi lying upon the bed and she hesitated a moment before she said: "I went to seek out Young Master Jun at that time and he rushed over after that."
Chapter 1718: "Doubts (2)"
"So it was Young Master Jun who saved me....." Yue Yi said with a faint smile.
But Zi Jin gazed at Yue Yi with a rather complicated kind of look in her eyes and after being silent for a while, Zi Jin finally said: "Yue Yi, how do you feel..... about Young Master Jun as a person?"
Yue Yi looked at Zi Jin rather puzzledly, not understanding why Zi Jin would ask him such a question.
"I..... I am just casually asking. If you do not wish to say anything, it's fine." Zi Jin quickly lowered her head.
Yue Yi then said: "Young Master Jun is a rather unique person. I have never seen a youth in his teens that is as steady and calm as he is. He does not usually speak much, but it's like he has such a clear understanding of everything in his heart. I greatly admire him." Yue Yi's words were highly sincere. Although he had not been with Jun Wu for that long a period of time, but the way he handled things greatly earned Yue Yi's admiration. He had initially thought that Jun Wu had infiltrated into the Pure Grace Palace using the Shadow Moon Palace as a front because he wanted to carry out a secret scheme. But after they came to the Pure Grace Palace, Jun Wu's demeanor remained as calm as collected as before, that made people tend to forget his motives for coming here.
A ferocious beast, after setting their eyes on a target, the most important thing was not for it to constantly baring its fangs and claws to demonstrate its might, but for it to lay in wait in the shadows, quietly observing its prey's every movement, patient while not revealing its presence in the slightest, where its prey did not even know of its existence.
In the end, when the most opportune moment came about, the ferocious beast who had been lying in wait would then deliver a most deadly strike!
Kill with a single strike!
It might be simple to say, but who knew how agonizing it was while endure the long wait?
Yue Yi knew himself, with the kind of personality he had, if he had taken the trouble to do it and with his enemy so close before him, even if he could hold himself back from striking at them, his hidden intentions would surely be exposed through minute aspects of his actions.
Especially when he was beside his own people. For him to keep up a pretence, it would be something really difficult for him to do.
But even having followed Jun Wu for so many days, Yue Yi could not tell at all what Jun Wu really intended to do here, nor did he know who Jun Wu was targeting as well.
If it was said that Jun Wu did not seek to do anything against the Pure Grace Palace at all on this trip, then why would he even bother to intercept him and the team from the Shadow Moon Palace?
Zi Jin's eyes were rather conflicted as she looked at Yue Yi. She had to admit that Jun Wu had a highly meticulous mind. Others are not able to guess what Jun Wu was really thinking in his mind at all. But with such a powerful mind, in the eyes of others, wouldn't it be seen as a threat to them as well?
"Aren't you scared?" Zi Jin suddenly asked.
"Scared of what?" Yue Yi asked, looking at Zi Jin with confusion.
"Young Master Jun. Aren't you scared of him? He is able to manipulate and control everything within his hands, including you, and me as well." Zi Jin said.
Yue Yi looked at Zi Jin's eyes that were seemingly rather flustered. In those eyes, he also saw fear.
"You're afraid of him?"
That made Yue Yi think that it was a little strange. Hadn't Zi Jin been with Young Master Jun for a long time?
Zi Jin nodded her head.
She wasn't before, but now, she really felt a deep seated fear in her heart towards Jun Wu. Especially yesterday, after she heard Jun Wu utter those words, the fear in Zi Jin had risen to the extreme.
In Jun Wu's words, she could not find intentions of him wanting to save or protect Yue Yi in the slightest, and that greatly terrified Zi Jin.
Yue Yi was Jun Wu's ally, just like the Spirit Jade Palace was, an ally to Jun Wu.
Jun Wu's nimble mind might be able to let him complete whatever he seeked to do. But how would he treat his allies?
Chapter 1719: "Doubts (3)"
Back in the Spirit Jade Palace before, Zi Jin had heard Granny Yue mention that Jun Wu's powers was not what disciples of the Spirit Jade Palace like her could take on and had given them strict orders to not go provoke Jun Wu. Even their Palace Lord himself had also been helpless against Jun Wu.
It could be seen from that that Jun Wu's powers were surely not weak. Hence, with that power, it shouldn't be unable to teach Zhuge Yin a lesson.
Jun Wu could have very well defeated Zhuge Yin up on the arena stage, to save Yue Yi, and teach Zhuge Yin a deserving lesson.
But Jun Wu had not done that. Just as Zi Jin had thought that with Jun Wu's appearance, he would be able to turn the tables completely around, the words that Jun Wu said had instead chilled Zi Jin's heart felt like it had fallen into a icy lake.
Zi Jin could roughy guess what Jun Wu's intentions for coming to the Pure Grace Palace. She was also aware that before Jun Wu achieves his motives, he must definitely not have his identity exposed. But..... Yue Yi was in such a critical crisis at that moment! He had almost lost his life!
And as an ally, Jun Wu had still chosen to conceal his identity, choosing to not do anything.
To allow Zhuge Yin to continue inflicting agonizing harm upon Yue Yi.
Zi Jin did not know why Zhuge Yin had chosen to spare Yue Yi in the end, but all that Zi Jin knew was that if Zhuge Yin had not stopped right at the end, Yue Yi would already be dead.
Killed by Jun Wu's cold indifference.
"I am not able to explain it well. All I know is that I do not understand him, and I can't understand what he is thinking at all..... When you were so severely wounded yesterday, by all logic, there should at least be one person watching over you in the room last night, but....." Zi Jin's voice paused, as she looked around at the empty room. Before she came here, there was only Yue Yi alone in the room.
Although Jun Wu had saved Yue Yi, but judging from every one of his actions, he did not really care about the lives of his allies.
Such practical rationality to the extent that it was mercilessly cold, made Zi Jin feel her blood turn chill.
It was Yue Yi this time. But if there came a day that the Spirit Jade Palace was in trouble, would Jun Wu similarly stand by and watch without lifting a finger?
What kind of an ally was that?
Zi Jin did not dare to continue on with the thought. Having once been fogged to hold a good opinion towards Jun Wu, all of that had completely dissipated under Jun Wu's merciless indifference, and her trust of Jun Wu had been completely obliterated.
Yue Yi looked at the highly conflicted Zi Jin, knowing that her thoughts were in a complete mess, and he tried to say comfortingly: "You might be thinking too much into it. Didn't you say it yourself that it was Young Master Jun who saved me? I'm a man, not a little girl, and do not need to be carefully pampered. Am I not just fine now?"
"Was he even saving you? He doesn't care whether you lived or died at all!" Zi Jin could not hold her mouth and the moment the words were said, her face turned slightly pale.
"What..... What do you mean?" Yue Yi's face was filled with surprise.
Zi Jin gritted her teeth and looked at Yue Yi who was all covered in wounds. She finally could not hold herself back any longer as she said: "He had indeed come yesterday. But he did not say a single word to plead with Zhuge Yin to spare you. He had instead handed you completely over to Zhuge Yin before everyone's eyes, to be dealt with as he pleased. He did not beg a single time on your behalf. You are Young Master Jun's ally, and so am I. Seeing you being treated like this, I am fearful....."
Yue Yi looked at Zi Jin in shock, unable to react at that moment.
Zi Jin was feeling rather flustered with everything she had said. She stood up and then said: "Forget it. Take it as I have not said anything. I will only tell you one thing. Young Master Jun does not care as much as we thought about what the word ally really means. We will have to look out for ourselves from now on."
Chapter 1720: "Doubts (4)"
After Zi Jin said all those words, she then went out of Yue Yi's room in a rush. She seemed determined when she left, but upon stepping out from the room, she fell back to lean upon the door with her face pale. Even she herself did not know why she had said all that to Yue Yi, but just felt a sort of unease hovering within her heart which just made her unable to calm down.
"What's wrong?" A cold clear voice suddenly rang out at the side of Zi Jin's ear.
As if struck by lightning, Zi Jin's body stiffened and she hurriedly raised her head, to suddenly see Jun Wu walking towards Yue Yi's room.
Zi Jin heart jumped in shock inside, but she tried her best to maintain a calm expression on her face.
"Nothing..... Nothing..... I just came to see Yue Yi. He had woken up." Zi Jin said as she lowered her head, unable to meet Jun Wu's clear eyes.
Jun Wu Xie did not suspect anything, but just nodded her head.
"I..... I'll go over and see if the Pure Grace Palace can bring some porridge for Yue Yi." Zi Jin said nervously.
"Alright." Jun Wu Xie nodded.
Zi Jin then went off in a hurry past Jun Wu Xie.
Jun Wu Yao standing behind Jun Wu Xie raised up an eyebrow as he watched Zi Jin running away in a fluster. After Zi Jin left, Jun Wu Yao then slowly raised up a hand and wrapped Jun Wu Xie in front of him in an embrace, as he lowered his head to say beside her ear: "Why do I see that there seems to be something wrong with her?"
Jun Wu Xie replied: "Normal."
Jun Wu Yao laughed. "You're really not going to explain it to her a little? I can see that she does not understand a thing of all the heart you put into the situation yesterday."
"No need." Jun Wu Xie pulled away the arm Jun Wu Yao had wrapped around her shoulders and walked over to Yue Yi door before she pushed the door open.
In the room, Yue Yi had his eyes open as he stared at the top of the bed. Hearing someone come in, he turned his eyes to look and saw that it was Jun Wu before his heart felt relieved.
Jun Wu Xie walked over to the side of the bed, and placed her fingertips upon Yue Yi's wrist to check his condition. She had not spoken a single word since she entered the room and it was Yue Yi who could not hold back and opened his mouth to speak.
"How are my injuries? You can be just give it to me straight. I will be able to take it." Yue Yi said seriously. Yesterday, he had prepared himself to be killed. Being able to still live, was already sort of fortunate.
Jun Wu Xie raised up her eyes to look at Yue Yi's highly serious face before she said slowly: "Meridians ruined, internal organs severely damaged. Bones broken in as many as seventeen places. Spirit powers maimed, unable to practice cultivation in future. Even recovered, will be frail and sickly, lifespan to be thirty at most."
With Jun Wu Xie prattling a whole trail of words, it caused the hope in Yue Yi to fall from the clouds into the pits of despair, his eyes widening, a glint of hopelessness rising up within.
Spirit powers maimed.....
Unable to cultivate?
Frail and sickly.....
Thirty.....
The series of prognoses, battered at Yue Yi, throwing him into great agony. He knew very well himself, just how severe his injuries had been yesterday, a mere step away from death. But he had been fortunate enough to live through it, which gave rise to that tiny sliver of hope in his heart. And when Jun Wu had told him that highly cruel truth, Yue Yi really felt what it was like to suffer a fate worse than death!
He had become completely useless!
Unable to cultivate spirit powers, and his body would become unimaginably weak.
In that condition, there was no need to even talk about returning back to the Shadow Moon Palace to protect his younger sister! If Elder Yue knew that he had become completely useless, Yue Yi did not need to think what his fate would be!