Chapter 1731: "Something Fishy (1)"
"What are you hollering for? I'm not dead yet!" Zhuge Yin retorted, highly vexed.
The youth shrunk back, hesitant to speak.
Zhuge Yin became more angry when he saw the youth's reaction. "Spit out what you have to say and stop acting like you're about to die."
The youth felt very much like crying but he could only obediently say: "Young Lord, just earlier, I saw..... I saw Gu Ying....."
"Don't even mention that sissy boy in front of me! Do you think I am not frustrated enough?" If it was said that the person Zhuge Ying hated the most within this Pure Grace Palace now was Jun Wu Xie, then the second in running would undisputedly have to be Gu Ying.
Although Zhuge Yin really wanted to pull the relationship between the Dragon Slayers Palace and the Blood Fiend Palace closer together, but no matter how hard he tried to meet up with Gu Xin Yan, Gu Ying was always planted right in between them. Even when he went to seek Gu Xin Yan when Gu Ying was not around, Gu Ying would somehow always suddenly appear, and with just a few words always drive Zhuge Yin to the verge of vomiting blood, wasting all the effort he had had to put in to adjust his mood before coming.
Because of Gu Ying's hindrance, Zhuge Yin till now had not been able to pull his relationship with Gu Xin Yan closer in the slightest.
Seeing that almost a good half of the ten days' time had already passed, how could Zhuge Yin not be anxious?
Just hearing the two words Gu Ying lit a fire in him.
"It's not that..... Young Lord, I just saw Gu Ying and that wench from the Shadow Moon Palace being together." The youth said hurriedly.
"What?" Zhuge Yin's voice turned cold.
Even Fei Yan who had been calmly eating oranges on one side had pricked up his ears upon hearing those words.
"What are you trying to say? What do you mean by being together?" Zhuge Yin had noticed the subtlety of what he was being told and he immediately became interested.
The youth then told Zhuge Yin in detail of everything that he had seen.
In the past two days, Gu Ying had suddenly been frequently seen together with Zi Jin from the Shadow Moon Palace. Although there wasn't much interaction between the two, but they were often seen strolling together in the garden in the afternoons. The youths from the Dragon Slayers Palace had not paid it much attention at first but after bumping into them several times, they began to feel that something didn't feel quite right.
They tailed the two of them from afar, thinking to hear what Gu Ying was saying to Zi Jin, but were unable to hear anything useful, but just often saw that Gu Ying was able to coax Zi Jin into laughter with just a few words.
"Huh? I have always said that that Gu Ying acts strangely feminine all the time, could it be that fella has a problem with his eyes?" Zhuge Yin could naturally remember what kind of "looks" Zi Jin possessed. To be honest, based on his own standards, Zi Jin really would not be able to gain his interest at all. Besides the fact that her body might not be all that bad, there was absolutely no good points on the rest of her.
But as the Blood Fiend Palace's Young Lord, Gu Ying would actually develop an interest towards such an unremarkable little lady from the Shadow Moon Palace, and was even taking the effort to arrange to meet up for strolls! ? How could Zhuge Yin not find it all too funny?
Without having to talk about anyone else, just Gu Ying's younger sister, Gu Xin Yan, was already such a ravishing beauty. Immersed for so long within such beauty, Gu Ying could still fall for such a good for nothing wench, how interesting.
"Didn't any of you hear what they were talking about?" Zhuge Yin went on to ask.
The youth shook his head.
"The two of them spoke in very soft voices and as Gu Ying possesses significant powers, we did not dare to get too close, afraid that we'll be discovered. Hence, we could only follow behind them from afar. But we happened to once hear them seemingly talking about the other people from the Shadow Moon Palace, but we were unable to grasp any details."
Zhuge Yin rubbed at his chin. His sharp instinct was making him feel that something fishy was brewing under all this.
Chapter 1732: "Something Fishy (2)"
Zhuge Yin rubbed at his chin. His sharp instinct was making him feel that something fishy was brewing under all this.
Fei Yan secretly creased up his brows as he listened to all that. Zi Jin was a person just beside Jun Wu Xie and from what he had heard from Qiao Chu, she seemed to be from the Spirit Jade Palace. He had seen that young lass before, she was still rather young with a bumbling pair of eyes filled with anxiety, and it could be immediately seen that she was still green and one who had not seen much of the world.
And who was Gu Ying?
That was a tough nut that even Jun Wu Xie would need to be careful with when dealing with him.
How did these two people come to be paired together?
If it was said that Gu Ying had fallen for Zi Jin, Fei Yan would never believe it for a moment even if you were to beat him to death. But how could such a guileless and foolish little girl like Zi Jin be able to outplay Gu Ying at all?
In that instant, Fei Yan became a little anxious. It was not known whether Jun Wu Xie was aware of it and if not, that would be truly dangerous!
Although Fei Yan was feeling highly nervous inside, he did not show it in the slightest outside. In his mind, he was already thinking how to deliver this piece of news into Jun Wu Xie's hands but alas, as Zhuge Yin had been in a rather foul mood these few days, when any of the other disciples appeared before him, they would only receive admonishments and harsh words with a few of them even lashed out at with fists and kicks. Fei Yan was the only exception that he could still stand to have accompanying him.
Being watched by Zhuge Yin so tightly, the only chance he would be able to slip out would only be at night.
"You guys continue to watch them. If you discover anything, come back immediately to tell me about it." Zhuge Yin waved his hand dismissively and the youth immediately retreated outside. Zhuge Yin's mood was greatly improved and he came to sit down on the chair beside Fei Yan.
"Little Yan, what do you think is going on here?" Zhuge Yin had become used to asking for Fei Yan's opinion over this period of time.
Fei Yan laughed lightly and then answered: "Against such things, how could I possibly understand anything?"
Zhuge Yin smiled and the folding fan he had not used for quite a while was flicked open as he started fanning himself with it. "What kind of a person does Little Yan here think Gu Ying is?"
"I don't know. The only thing I know is that he loves to go against our Young Lord." Fei Yan said, eager to fan up the hatred against Gu Ying.
As expected, Zhuge Yin snorted in derision. "Does he even have what it takes to go against me? He merely possessed the hollow name of being the Blood Fiend Palace's Young Lord. There's no place for him in the Blood Fiend Palace at all and the next Palace Lord of the Blood Fiend Palace would undoubtedly be Gu Xin Yan."
"Oh?" These words here, were not something that Fei Yan was hearing for the first time.
Zhuge Yin seemed to know something about Gu Ying but every time Gu Ying was mentioned, Zhuge Yin had always not explained it clearly, which just greatly piqued Fei Yan's curiosity.
"Little Yan, you just watch. What I am saying will definitely be proven right. I am just giving in a little to him now, but in future..... Heh heh..... I will be collecting on this debt owed sooner or later." Zhuge Yin said with his eyes narrowed, where they flashed with the glint of hatred.
Fei Yan just watched him and did not reply. Unnoticed by Zhuge Yin, he quietly pulled out the jade token that was linked to the others held by the companions, to secretly scribble the character "Jin" upon it.
Whether he would be able to go find Jun Wu Xie at night was still a question, so he decided to give Jun Wu Xie a warning of sorts, hoping that Jun Wu Xie would be intelligent enough to understand what he meant.
On the other side, Jun Wu Xie was seated within her room, looking through all the information that Ye Mei and the other guys had collected within the Pure Grace Palace in the past few days. She already knew everything about all the candidates that the Twelve Palaces had sent here to the Pure Grace Palace and they were no lack of rather talented youths among them.
Right at that moment, Jun Wu Xie noticed the anomaly of the jade token hanging from her hip and she picked it up to look at it. Upon the jade token, it clearly displayed the "Jin" character!
Chapter 1733: "Something Fishy (3)"
That very night, Fei Yan waited till everyone was fast asleep before he silently felt his way outside, to shoot himself straight towards Jun Wu Xie's room.
Under the darkness of night, Fei Yan picked the window open and quietly pushed it open, without making the slightest sound. However, in the instant that the window opened, moonlight spilled into the pitch dark room and when Fei Yan raised his head up to look in, he almost fell off from the eaves of the building outside the window.
"Big..... Big Brother Wu Yao....."
Inside the room, Jun Wu Yao stood quietly beside the window, the moonlight shrouding his body in a faint glow, his deep penetrating eyes like embedded black diamonds.
Fei Yan's heart had almost jumped out of him from fright. Not even in his dreams would he have thought that Jun Wu Yao had actually come!
At that moment he could not help but recall back to the day at the side of the arena stage, when Jun Wu Xie came in, the man standing beside her had been different from the one they saw in the main hall the very first time. Although the looks had not changed, but in terms of his presence and bearing, there had been a world of difference. But as his attention was focused upon the arena stage, he had not given it any further thought.
"Hmm?" Jun Wu Yao was wearing only his thin inner robe and a gust of night breeze blew past, parting the collar of the loose robe, to reveal the muscularly sculpted chest.
Fei Yan held his breath in, not even daring to look, his heart wrenched up in grief.
Big Brother Wu Yao was indeed the manliest among men. He subconsciously reached his hand up to feel his own chest. Though it was rather solid as well, but compared to Jun Wu Yao.....
"I..... I came to look for Wu Xie." Fei Yan said carefully.
An eyebrow on Jun Wu Yao's face raised up and without waiting for Fei Yan to climb in, he immediately pulled the window shut, almost clipping Fei Yan's fingers flat.
But Fei Yan could do nothing but stare wide eyed at the tightly shut window, unable to even summon up the courage to knock on the window.
After a short while, the window was opened once more and the face of Jun Wu Xie still groggy from sleep appeared at the window, her big eyes edged with a misty glint, from the tears brought on by sleepiness.
"Come in." Jun Wu Xie was just awoken by Jun Wu Yao and she did not know exactly when Jun Wu Yao had wrapped his outer robe around her.
Jun Wu Yao had a tall and towering stature, and with his outer robe draped over Jun Wu Xie's body, it was so loose that she looked like a child wearing an adult's clothes. Both of Jun Wu Xie's hands were completely covered by the too long sleeves and she was busying rolling them up with her head lowered.
Fei Yan obediently scuttled into the room to see Jun Wu Yao seated on a chair and sipping tea, while on the table beside him, was placed a mask used for his disguise, which was the exact same "face" that Fei Yan had seen back at the arena stage.
"You were the one who sent the message?" Jun Wu Xie raised up her head a moment to ask, as she continued to roll up her sleeves.
The message was received just this afternoon and Fei Yan had coming running here to find out the very same night. It was quite clear that Fei Yan must have been the one who sent the message.
"That's right." Fei Yan nodded.
"Grab a seat." Jun Wu Xie said as she pointed at a stool at the side. Fei Yan immediately went to sit down, his eyes not daring to drift over to Jun Wu Yao's side at all.
"What did you find out?" Jun Wu Xie sat down herself. The little black cat that had been dumped on the bed stretched its body and then took a couple of bounds to leap into Jun Wu Xie's arms, asking to be stroked.
"That Zi Jin was someone you brought over from the Spirit Jade Palace?" Fei Yan did not beat around the bush but went straight to the main topic.
"Mm." Jun Wu Xie nodded. When she saw that "Jin" character, she had immediately guessed that the matter was linked to Zi Jin.
"How is she as a person?" Fei Yan continued to ask.
"Dumb." Jun Wu Xie tossed out that one word lazily.
Fei Yan didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. "She is indeed rather dumb."
Chapter 1734: "Something Fishy (4)"
Fei Yan didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. "She is indeed rather dumb."
"Earlier today, a disciple of the Dragon Slayers Palace came in to bring news to Zhuge Yin and I happened to be there. I heard from that Dragon Slayers Palace's disciple that Zi Jin seems to be getting rather close with Gu Ying and the two of them are often seen going around together. Do you know about this?" Fei Yan said as he looked at Jun Wu Xie with a wary look. He might be able to understand that at times, a girl and a guy can just get along with each other. But the identities of the two parties were obviously rather abnormal when put together and moreover, Zi Jin was a disciple of the Spirit Jade Palace where logically she should be feeling greatly animosity against people from the Twelve Palaces.
Just by looking at the identity of the youth was already enough to shock Fei Yan enough to break out in cold sweat.
It was Gu Ying who killed people without flinching in the slightest!
He could still remember how much gore and bloodshed Gu Ying had stirred up back in the Zephyr Academy. When they were in the Zephyr Academy, in order to satisfy his bloodthirsty nature, he had often murdered those innocent disciples without rhyme or reason. He had been exactly like a demon that had crawled out from the depths of Hell, and any place that he was at, the shroud of death shadowed behind.
With such a bloodthirsty demon, how could he possibly become romantically involved with such an ordinary girl? And the girl was one whose mind wasn't all that bright, which just didn't feel right.
If Gu Ying's target had been anyone else, Fei Yan might not want to bother himself about it at all. He would wish that Gu Ying would blow the matter up, the bigger the better, so that he would draw the wrath of the other palaces to himself. But Zi Jin's identity was unique, Although she was carrying the identity as a member of the Shadow Moon Palace, but in reality she was a disciple of the Spirit Jade Palace who had followed Jun Wu Xie all the way here to the Pure Grace Palace. If Zi Jin were not careful with her words, then it would not just be her alone who would be in trouble.
Even Jun Wu Xie would not be spared from becoming involved!
The implications of the matter were too grave and Fei Yan could not afford to not take the risk to come tell Jun Wu Xie about it.
Jun Wu Xie was silent for a moment before she said: "I knew about it."
"What?" Fei Yan was surprised. [She knew?]
"If you knew about it, why are you allowing Zi Jin to continue to mess things up? I really do not think Zi Jin would be capable of outwitting Gu Ying." Fei Yan was feeling a little anxious. Gu Ying was not just anybody, and he was not easy to deal with at all.
Seeing that Fei Yan was looking so anxious, Jun Wu Xie poured him a cup of water out of consideration as she said slowly: "Why should I not?"
"....." Fei Yan almost wanted to kneel down before Jun Wu Xie. What was this Young Miss' brain really thinking inside! ? He really could not make head or tail of it.
Seeing her little companion so gripped by anxiety, Jun Wu Xie then said indifferently: "I will deal with this properly. Rest assured."
"Shouldn't you at least reveal a hint, and let us know what we should do from here." Fei Yan was rather insistent. He needed to at least know what he must do to correspond his actions with Jun Wu Xie, as he didn't want to ruin Jun Wu Xie's plot in a moment of carelessness.
Jun Wu Xie looked at Fei Yan, and then gave a slight sigh before she beckoned at him with her hand.
Fei Yan immediately stuck his ear over to listen to Jun Wu Xie's soft whisper. The worry in his eyes turning into surprise in an instant. Till Jun Wu Xie finished telling him everything, the look of stunned surprise on his face did not fade away in the slightest.
"..... You..... You already had this all planned out?" Fei Yan asked as he looked at Jun Wu Xie, his face incredulous.
Jun Wu Xie nodded. Although she did not step out through her door much, but every single happening within the Pure Grace Palace did not escape the eyes of Ye Sha, Ye Mei, and Ye Gu. Even just by sitting in her room, she was able to know everything that was going on outside.
About Zi Jin abnormal behaviour over this period, she had already heard Ye Sha mention it to her before, and hence she knew all there was to know about it.
Chapter 1735: "Something Fishy (5)"
"Are you sure that you want to do this?" It was quite a while before Fei Yan fully digested Jun Wu Xie's words. He rubbed at his chin, his heart still contemplating the full meaning and implications behind the words Jun Wu Xie had just told him.
"I am merely providing a choice, as for how to choose, it is not a problem that I should worry myself about." Jun Wu Xie said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Alright. Seems like I have worried myself for nothing. That brain on you is truly something that no regular person can ever hope to compare to. I think I should just quietly stay with the Dragon Slayers Palace." Fei Yan said with a laugh, his heart that had been hanging from a thread settling back in place.
"After the deed, you need to be responsible for handling the affairs of the Dragon Slayers Palace." Jun Wu Xie said.
Fei Yan then replied by thumping himself on the chest confidently.
"You can be assured of it. I might not be comparable to you in coming up with ideas, but when it comes to handling affairs properly, I guarantee I will not cause you any problems."
Jun Wu Xie nodded.
Fei Yan then quickly decided he had stayed there long enough, not for any other reason than just having Jun Wu Yao sitting at the side was making him feel like he was sitting on pins. Though that pair of eyes had clearly been smiling, they had instead made Fei Yan feel that he must not remain there a moment longer.
Quickly bidding farewell to Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao, Fei Yan quickly shot himself out of Jun Wu Xie's room, and he even courteously remembered to shut the window tight behind him as he was leaving.
It was not until the opened window was firmly closed once more that shock suddenly registered on Fei Yan's face.
[Wait a minute!]
[Did he just miss something out?]
[It was already so late at night, why was Big Brother Wu Yao in Little Xie's room?]
[And judging from the way they were dressed, it seemed that before he came, they were already sleeping.....]
Fei Yan gulped as he stared into the night sky. [If he remembered it correctly, in Jun Wu Xie's room, it seemed..... there was only one bed right?]
At that moment, Fei Yan finally understood why Jun Wu Yao had looked so fixedly at him with such a "friendly" gaze.
Realizing what he had just discovered, Fei Yan immediately did not dare to tarry there even for another second and a figure flashed quickly away under the cover of night.
But rising up within his heart besides utter shock, was actually..... a tiny bit of envy as well.
[He wished he could sleep together with Little Ruo as well.....]
.....
When the first rays of light reached towards the land, the youths who were deep in sleep slowly stirred awake.
As usual, Jun Wu Xie made her way towards Yue Yi's room to check on Yue Yi's injuries. Due to the change in mindset, the past few days had caused Yue Yi's recovery to speed up tremendously. His entire person felt completely different, no longer that gloomy and depressive, but exuded a strong sense of yearning towards wanting to live on.
When Jun Wu Xie came into Yue Yi's room, Zi Jin was feeding Yue Yi the medicinal cuisine that Yue Yi was prescribed with. The medicinal cuisine was prepared by Ye Mei and Ye Sha taking alternate turns and delivered by Ye Gu in the morning before Zi Jin would personally feed it to Yue Yi. This job was actually to be Ye Gu's but as this incident where Yue Yi was injured had caused Zi Jin to be highly guilt ridden, she had taken this part of the job upon herself.
Ye Gu couldn't have been more glad that someone was willing to serve Yue Yi so he didn't have to do it, hence, he had naturally been more than willing to agree to it.
When Jun Wu Xie walked into the room, Zi Jin's actions became visibly stiffened. Ever since that day that Jun Wu Xie sternly admonished her, Zi Jin had developed a sense of fear towards Jun Wu. With her head lowered, she just nodded perfunctorily at Jun Wu, not even daring to glance at the youth at all, but instead tried to avoid eye contact with Jun Wu as she continued to feed Yue Yi.
Yue Yi looked at the awkwardness on Zi Jin's face and he could not help but sigh lightly. Although Zi Jin was of a similar age to him, but she had a simple minded nature where her actions sometimes unconsciously made Yue Yi think of that bumbling little sister of his who knew nothing about worldly affairs.
Chapter 1736: "This is Vengeance (1)"
Yue Yi looked at the awkwardness on Zi Jin's face and he could not help but sigh lightly. Although Zi Jin was of a similar age to him, but she had a simple minded nature where her actions sometimes unconsciously made Yue Yi think of that bumbling little sister of his who knew nothing about worldly affairs.
"How?" Jun Wu Xie's gaze slowly swept over Zi Jin's stiffened back to fall upon the figure of Yue Yi.
Yue Yi's handsome face was tinged with a smile. The change in his mindset had also caused his mannerisms to be reborn, where the kind of sunshine and vigor that a youth should possess returned to his body. Yue Yi had rather great looks but his always gloomy face and his highly unapproachable expression made people subconsciously distance themselves from him, quickly failing to even notice his looks. Now that the knot in his heart had come undone, that brilliant smile that was visible now made people feel it to be rather dazzling.
But.....
Jun Wu Xie had long become immune against the stunning looks of handsome youths as Jun Wu Yao's face had hopelessly tempered her appreciation of aesthetics to impossible levels.
"I am already much better and I had even gotten off the bed to walk a little yesterday. Although I was not able to move like an arrow shot out with a single step like before, but I have recovered by quite a bit. I believe it will not be long before I will be able to move about freely." Yue Yi said with a smile.
Jun Wu Xie nodded. Initially when Yue Yi got so severely wounded, in the eyes of others, he would end up a cripple even if he could be treated. But this person was saved by Jun Wu Xie, and if he did not recover at such a speed, then she would think it strange.
"Since you're almost recovered, then..... it should be about time that we settle the score with Zhuge Yin." Jun Wu Xie suddenly said.
The smile on Yue Yi's face then congealed slightly, as he looked at Jun Wu in surprise.
[Settle the score?]
[With Zhuge Yin?]
To still be able to live, to Yue Yi, was already a gift bestowed upon him from the Heavens. He had never once thought of asking for anything back from Zhuge Yin at all. Without needing to even mention that Zhuge Yin's powers were far above his own, merely the fact that the Dragon Slayers Palace stood behind Zhuge Yin was already something that he could not afford to provoke in anyway. Right from the very beginning, Yue Yi had already decided to forget the whole thing.
The thoughts in Yue Yi's head had not come about because he was weak, but was because he had seen too much of the hypocrisy of the world. He was not even able to even fight Elder Yue from the Shadow Moon Palace, how could he ever hope to be able to shake the Dragon Slayers Palace's Young Lord?
But today, Jun Wu Xie was going to completely overturn his decision to concede defeat.
Seeing the shock registered upon Yue Yi's face, Jun Wu Xie's eyes then flashed with a glint of understanding. The disparity between the powers held by the Twelve Palaces was too great and that mentality had already become too deeply rooted into Yue Yi's heart, which caused him to be unable to place himself on equal standing with Zhuge Yin, to avenge himself.
But.....
Well, she could.
"No need to be so surprised. I have never intended to let Zhuge Yin off that easily. The reason I have not made my move for so long was because I wanted you to be able to witness with your own eyes the end that Zhuge Yin would finally fall into."
"Young Master Jun..... There's no need. Really..... That..... That I'm still alive, I am already eternally grateful to you. I do not want to seek revenge, and do not need to ask for anything back from Zhuge Yin. I know that Young Master Jun is not an ordinary person, but Zhuge Yin's identity is very special. He already possesses exemplary powers himself, and he has the whole Dragon Slayers Palace strongly behind him. We really..... do not need to go head to head against him." Yue Yi tried to say in a hurry. He was not worried just for himself, but was also concerned for Jun Wu's safety.
Jun Wu had saved him, given him new hope, and he already saw Jun Wu as his saviour and benefactor. As seeking revenge against Zhuge Yin was really too dangerous, Yue Yi did not wish in the slightest, for Jun Wu to antagonize that vicious demon in order to to seek justice for him.
Chapter 1737: "This is Vengeance (2)"
"No." Jun Wu Xie answered resolutely to what Yue Yi had said.
Yue Yi was startled slightly.
Jun Wu Xie's cold clear eyes looked at Yue Yi as she said slowly: "The debt, is not owed just to you alone, but to me as well. Even if you are willing to let him off, I will not."
Yue Yi opened his mouth, the eyes he was looking at Jun Wu was highly conflicted. He drew in a deep breath and then said: "I will do as Young Master Jun says. Whatever you need me to do, even if it costs me my life, I will do everything within my powers to get it done."
The Dragon Slayers Palace's Young Lord, to the disciples of the Twelve Palaces, was a position that commanded a highly terrifying status. Even the most esteemed disciples from the various palaces would not dare to carelessly go antagonize him, as Zhuge Yin was the Dragon Slayers Palace Lord's only son, the weight he carried was not something any other disciple could possibly compare with.
Even the Elders of the Dragon Slayers Palace, could not compare with the status Zhuge Yin held, and if they came to harm Zhuge Yin, the consequences could very well be imagined. That would surely bring upon themselves a maniacal and ruthless vengeance from the Dragon Slayers Palace itself.
Jun Wu Xie stared at Yue Yi's stoically serious face and then suddenly turned her eyes away, to go pour herself a cup of water, and then slowly taking a sip from it. In contrast to Yue Yi's nervousness, she was being so carefree, like her target she was seeking vengeance upon, was not the Dragon Slayers Palace's Young Lord, but just a regular disciple.
"I saved you, not to have you go risk your life heedlessly, but for you to live a good life. You do not need to worry. In this matter of dealing with Zhuge Yin, we do not need to dirty our own hands as someone will naturally finish him." Jun Wu Xie's clear and unhurried voice rang out within the room.
"What do you mean?" Yue Yi was rather lost.
Jun Wu Xie raised her eyes up slightly, her hands turning the teacup as she toyed with it and then lowering her gaze back down to fall onto the lightly rocking surface of the water, looking at her own reflection within the teacup.
"Among the Twelve Palaces, the people who are displeased with Zhuge Yin are not limited to just you and me, and not only the two of us wants to get rid of him, and it's only due to certain constraints that people are unable to strike. But when those misgivings are conquered and bashed through by rage, then it would no longer hold or restrain people. Do you understand?" At the moment that Jun Wu Xie spoke the very last syllable, her gaze suddenly looked straight at Yue Yi.
Yue Yi was taken aback, his heart had seemingly been able to grasp something, but it was very fuzzy and blurry.
"On that first night when the few of us just came here into the Pure Grace Palace and they hosted a banquet, do you still remember what happened at that time?" Jun Wu Xie slowly asked.
Yue Yi thought about it for a moment and said: "The first night..... The banquet....." Suddenly, a scene came into his mind!
That night at the banquet, there wasn't anything too special about it, but if it was something that was linked to Zhuge Yin, then there was indeed an incident!
And that was the squabble between the Blood Fiend Palace's Gu Ying and Zhuge Yin!
Zhuge Yin had aggressively gone to fawn on the Blood Fiend Palace's Gu Xin Yan and that was a point that any bright eyed person could clearly see. But as Gu Xin Yan's elder brother, Gu Ying had seemed to be rather disgusted with Zhuge Yin's persistent pestering of his sister and had on that very night during the banquet, openly fell out with each other in front of everyone. And if Gu Xin Yan had not come forward to persuade them, the two young and hot blooded Young Lords could very well have physically torn into each other right there on the spot!
Linking that to the thought provoking words that Jun Wu had said just earlier, a frightening scenario formed up within Yue Yi's mind. He raised up his head in disbelief, to stare at Jun Wu in shock.
"Young Master Jun, you are talking about..... Gu Ying from the Blood Fiend Palace?"
In the instant when the two words "Gu Ying" came out from Yue Yi's mouth, Zi Jin who had been sitting silently without a word on the side was suddenly startled, and a strong feeling of unease soundlessly filled up her heart.
Chapter 1738: "This is Vengeance (3)"
The extent of Zi Jin's movements was very small and nobody had noticed the peculiarity from her and Yue Yi's mind was fully drawn in with the realization that had dawned upon him.
"That's right." Jun Wu Xie nodded.
"What Young Master Jun means is..... You intend to use Gu Ying's hand to deal with Zhuge Yin? But..... with Gu Ying being the Blood Fiend Palace's Young Lord, he would be very much aware of propriety and the limits. Moreover, the Dragon Slayers Palace had always been keen to ally themselves with the Blood Fiend Palace, and it is impossible that Gu Ying does not know anything about it. He might not be all that pleased with Zhuge Yin, but if you are saying that he will harm Zhuge Yin because of that..... don't you think that might be a little bit too much of a stretch?" Yue Yi said with his brows furrowed up slightly. In regards to the subtlety of relations between the Twelve Palaces, he still knew a little about them.
Although Gu Ying's position in the Blood Fiend Palace was similar to that of Zhuge Yin's, the Dragon Slayers Palace was below the Blood Fiend Palace and the Flame Demons Palace in terms of might. Together with the way they displayed obvious inclinations that leaned well towards the Blood Fiend Palace, in the ongoing tussle between the Blood Fiend Palace and the Flame Demons Palace, it was thought no matter how much Gu Ying disliked Zhuge Yin, he was surely expected to at least exercise a certain level of control and restraint.
Jun Wu Xie then put her teacup down upon the table and turned to say to Yue Yi: "If your little sister was violated by a lecher, what would you do?"
Jun Wu Xie's words were like a bolt of lightning that struck Yue Yi straight on his head!
His little sister was the one inverse scale that no one must ruffle his entire life. Don't even talk about violating her, even if anyone dared to hurt a single strand of hair upon her, Yue Yi would fight that person even at the cost of his life, no matter who that person was!
Jun Wu Xie's words immediately woke Yue Yi up to that fact, which caused Yue Yi's face to twist up in shock.
"Gu Xin Yan....." Yue Yi slowly breathed out the name that had caused Zhuge Yin and Gu Ying to fall into conflict.
Jun Wu Xie then said: "That's right. Gu Xin Yan is Gu Ying's sister and from what we saw then during the banquet, Gu Ying greatly detests the fact that Zhuge Yin is trying to get close to Gu Xin Yan. Hence..... if he is made to see with his own eyes, Zhuge Yin being disrespectful to Gu Xin Yan, or even to the extent that he had already committed a deed that would anger the gods and man, would you then think, when one is under that kind of mindless fury, Gu Ying will still be able to think logically, to consider whether he should strike Zhuge Yin at that moment?"
Yue Yi's eyes widened up with incredulity. As a older brother himself, he could naturally well imagine what kind of a situation that would truly be.
If he was in that position, he would definitely not be able to calmly think things through at all, and the only thing that would fill up his mind entirely at that moment, would be to tear the culprit up into a million pieces!
It must be said, that the hand that Jun Wu Xie schemed up is vicious to say the least. Even Yue Yi himself could not imagine that such a venomous ploy could really come out from Jun Wu's mind.
"But Zhuge Yin is no fool as well. Although he has been trying to get close to Gu Xin Yan, but..... he must surely know that there are limits, and would not dare to commit any deed that is too inappropriate." Yue Yi said, drawing a deep breath in to press down the tinge of disagreement in his heart. This life of his was already Jun Wu's to have and no matter what Jun Wu did, he would not object but just obey.
Jun Wu Xie did not reply to Yue Yi's apprehension directly but instead went on to retrieve a palm sized porcelain bottle from her Cosmos Sack to place upon the table.
"People skilled in medicine, mostly excel in poisons as well. In this world, we are not without drugs that could make a person temporarily lose their senses. If you want to make a man lose his rationality to go seize the woman his heart desires and make her his, there are many ways to achieve it." Jun Wu Xie said as she tapped a finger a few times upon the table's surface right beside the bottle meaningfully.
Yue Yi gulped as he looked at the bottle of medicine, the look in his eyes highly complicated.
Chapter 1739: "Spilling the Secret (1)"
Jun Wu was intending to use some kind of drug to force Zhuge Yin to lose control of his senses!
Yue Yi drew in a deep breath secretly, pushing the discomfort he felt in his heart down as he tried to numb his own conscience.
Although he was feeling that it was rather unrighteous to do that, as Gu Xin Yan was innocent afterall, but..... since it was Jun Wu's decision, he would not question it in anyway.
"Is there anything you need me to help with?" Yue Yi asked resolutely as he raised his head.
Jun Wu Xie saw the struggle in Yue Yi's eyes finally turning into the final determination shining in them and the corners of her mouth curled up with a faint arc. She picked up the bottle of medicine and kept it away before saying indifferently: "You do not need to do anything. I merely came here to let you know about it. Rest yourself well as there will be a great show coming right up in the days ahead."
Yue Yi felt a sense of relief slowly spread through him. If he had been asked to carry out the task, with the kind of personality that he had, it would have been really hard for him to transform himself in such a short period.
Jun Wu Xie then took a look at Yue Yi's injuries and left some elixirs behind before she left the room together with Jun Wu Yao.
It was until the backs of the two people had left the room and the door shut once more that Yue Yi's room fell dead silent.
Zi Jin sat at Yue Yi's bedside with her head lowered, not knowing what she was thinking. Yue Yi thought that she had been shocked by Jun Wu's methods and not wanting her to have any further misunderstandings against Jun Wu, Yue Yi opened his mouth to say: "Young Master Jun is doing this all because of me. He....."
Zi Jin suddenly stood up, not even waiting for Yue Yi to finish what he wanted to say. The colour on her face was an ugly shade, her eyes tinged with a trace of panic.
Yue Yi just assumed that she had been frightened.
"You've finished eating. I'll then make a move." Zi Jin's voice was even shaking a little.
"Zi Jin!" There were things Yue Yi still wanted to say to her.
But Zi Jin did not want to remain in that room for even a moment longer and immediately went running out from there, leaving Yue Yi sitting helplessly on his bed to sigh.
Zi Jin fought to maintain her composure as she walked out from Yue Yi's room, but the panic in her eyes already betrayed her emotions surging within. She did not dare to tarry another single moment and she just threw the empty bowl in her hand to the ground, the clear sound of shattering reverberating within the empty corridor. Zi Jin picked up the hem of her skirt and treading through the ear piercing sound of the crash, she ran speedily towards the other end of the corridor.
She just could not believe what she had just heard!
That Jun Wu would employ such a dirty trick against Gu Ying!
Zi Jin's heart felt like it was being stirred with a knife, fear and deep worry permeating throughout her chest. Jun Wu's words rang incessantly in her mind, unconsciously prodding her steps to go faster.
Yue Yi thought that Jun Wu was doing this because of him?
That must be the biggest joke under the Heavens!
Jun Wu's motive for this trip, had been to upset the balance of power between the Twelve Palaces right from the start. By putting his words so grandly to sound dignified, he had made Yue Yi think that way. What a complete and utter hypocrite! Most despicable!
Zi Jin suddenly felt that she must have been blind before, for her to have had such a good impression of this venomous and vicious hearted youth.
In order to attain benefits for himself, he was ready to commit such contemptible and dastardly deeds without hesitation, sacrificing a girl's very reputation. This was a point that Zi Jin would never ever be able to tolerate. And moreover, Jun Wu's target was Gu Ying!
Zi Jin sprinted the entire way, not daring to delay it by even the slightest moment, to charge straight towards the loft that Gu Ying was staying at.
In order to avoid having the hot blooded disciples from the various palaces stir up any unwanted incidents, the Pure Grace Palace had purposely arranged for the male disciples from the respective palaces in stay in lofts located in different regions, and only placing the female disciples together in the same place.
Chapter 1740: "Spilling the Secret (2)"
By the time Zi Jin came running to reach the front of Gu Ying's door, she was already panting so hard she was gasping for air. She did not even take a moment to catch her breath but immediately knocked upon Gu Ying's door!
After a moment, Gu Ying opened his room door and when he saw the red faced Zi Jin who was trying hard to catch her breath, his eyes flashed with suspicion a moment but a gentle smile very quickly crept onto that handsome looking face.
"Zi Jin? Why have you come here?" Gu Ying asked Zi Jin smilingly, courteously moving to open up a pathway, to invite Zi Jin inside.
This was the first time that Zi Jin had taken the initiative to come find him, and from the way she was acting, it seemed something had happened.
Over the past few days, Gu Ying had attempted to fish for some information from Zi Jin and although Zi Jin had held back, she had still unwittingly revealed some secrets to him, a point that even Zi Jin was not aware that she did at all.
Zi Jin quickly stepped into the room and waiting till Gu Ying close the door, Zi Jin immediately turned to face Gu Ying, her eyes unnaturally grave.
"Young Master Gu, do you trust me?" Zi Jin suddenly opened her mouth to ask.
Gu Ying was slightly taken aback, but his smile became even more gentle.
"Why would you ask me that?"
Zi Jin was at that moment not in the mood to admire Gu Ying's handsome smile. She was filled with panic, that burned within so much she could not calm herself down.
"You only need to tell me whether you trust me or not."
Gu Ying smiled as he said: "If I do not trust you, for the past few days, would I engage myself in such pleasant conversation with a person I do not trust? And how would I possibly allow a person whom I do not trust, to appear within my dreams?"
Gu Ying's words, were sweet like honey, but did not make one sick with sweetness, and had instead caused the anxiety and panic in Zi Jin's heart to be slowly washed away bit by bit under a clear spring. She drew in a deep breath as she stared at Gu Ying, and suddenly, she raised up a hand onto her face, to tear off that mask that disguised her real countenance.
In the instant that that mask with that highly unremarkable face was torn off, a rather pretty and striking countenance suddenly appeared before Gu Ying's eyes.
"Young Master Gu, I am really sorry. I have been deceiving you over this period of time. I am not a disciple of the Shadow Moon Palace. I..... I am from the Spirit Jade Palace....." Zi Jin drummed up all the courage she had, and revealed the truth right before Gu Ying. Towards the lying and subterfuge against Gu Ying, it had been making Zi Jin feeling highly uneasy all this time. Gu Ying was treating her with such pure sincerity, how could she repay him with such lies?
Her actions today, was to prove to Gu Ying, that she was truly sincere.
Mirth glinted within Gu Ying's eyes a brief flash, but his face instead showed utter shock.
"You....." He did not even finish his words when he went walking over to the door, and pressed his ear to listen for any movements outside. Ascertaining that there was no one outside, he then turned himself around, to look sternly at Zi Jin.
"Today, whatever you say and whatever you do, I will treat it as if I do not know anything at all. Before you step out from this Pure Grace Palace, you are a disciple of the Shadow Moon Palace. Under no circumstances must you reveal your real identity. Do you understand?" Gu Ying said, looking at Zi Jin very seriously, his voice stern as he admonished.
Zi Jin bit on her lip. Gu Ying's reaction made her heart feel warm. He had not developed the slightest dislike for her just because she was from the Spirit Jade Palace but was instead showing her so much concern, worrying about the kind of danger that she would be in if her real identity was exposed.
Gu Ying's reaction, fully convinced Zi Jin that the choice she made today, was undeniably the right one.
The fact that Jun Wu wanted to stir up chaos within the Twelve Palaces, she did not object to it. But one must not selfishly drag the innocent into help to in order to achieve their goals!
Zi Jin took a deep breath and then suddenly said: "Young Master Gu, I came here today because I have something I need to say to you."
"You can be straight with me." Gu Ying told her.
Zi Jin summoned up her courage. "Someone seeks to bring harm upon you!"