Before they could even track them down, Chi Jin Sect showed up on their own.
They attacked Guyu Villa at night, killed Liu Qi and the elders, and hung their bodies at the gate of the city to show off. They were very arrogant.
The heads of the other factions were furious. Because of this incident, they all pulled aside their everyday internal conflicts and sent people to Guyu Villa.
Lin Liaoting finally recovered a bit, braced himself, and wanted to rush over with them.
Jian Xiuyun knew that he was eager for revenge, but the situation now was in chaos and Lin Liaoting was still sick, so he did not agree.
Lin Liaoting’s anger flared up for the first time in a long while.
“Thousands of people in my Lin family have lost their lives at their hands. You want me to stay here and just watch?”
Jian Xiuyun tried to explain, “I know…”
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.
“You don’t know!” Lin Liaoting’s eyes had reddened. “It is not your parents or your relatives who died, that’s why you can persuade me so lightly. Shizun, do you know the pain of bereavement? The people you care about, they are all gone, and will never say a word to you again. As soon as I close my eyes, I see their figures covered in blood. How do you expect me to calm down? I want to kill them all! Bullshit Chi Jin Sect, no one can stop me!”
Tears had already welled up in his eyes, but he didn’t wipe them away. He held his ground and faced him, motionless, as if whoever moved first would lose.
Jian Xiuyun looked at him quietly, his thoughts indiscernible. His eyes were extremely cold, as if they had just experienced a snowstorm.
After a long time, he turned around as if he couldn’t bear it anymore, and said calmly, “Alright.”
–
Outside Guyu Villa, the north wind blew, rustling people’s clothes.
Jian Xiuyun stood on the mountainside outside Guyu Villa, looking quietly into the distance under the cover of a century-old locust tree in front of him.
The outer walls of Guyu Villa were blue-gray in color, with a dark golden door, making it look majestic.
But there were rows of black figures hanging upside down in front, ruining the beauty.
Jian Xiuyun saw Liu Jun in the center at a glance.
His face was deathly white, his eyes closed, and his mouth wide open, revealing an empty hole.
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Jian Xiuyun thought of his flamboyant attitude in Jiangbei, but he didn’t expect that it would be the last time he would see him.
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The wind blew, and the row of corpses swayed slightly, like bead curtains on a door moving in the breeze.
Kan Wenxiao withdrew his gaze and suddenly whispered, “Shizun, do you feel relieved?”
Jian Xiuyun was slightly stunned, “Why would I?”
Kan Wenxiao’s eyes lightened up with a hint of a smile, “That day Liu Qi disrespected Shizun in front of everyone, was Shizun not angry?”
Jian Xiuyun looked at him with a slightly solemn expression, “A brief quarrel is not enough to make me hate him this much. He is just a little arrogant and mean, but his crimes do not deserve death.”
Kan Wenxiao’s eyes were half-lidded, hiding their darkness.
“Shizun is kind and righteous.”
Jian Xiuyun was slightly stunned. These four words that were spoken by Kan Wenxiao felt worse than scolding him.
The atmosphere was slightly stagnant for a moment.
During the silence, Jian Xiuyun suddenly remembered something and asked, “Is your birthday coming soon?”
Kan Wenxiao nodded and smiled, like a child who got candy.
“Shizun still remembers.”
“You’re reaching the crown age this year. Have you thought about the characters?” Jian Xiuyun asked him.
Kan Wenxiao moved tentatively towards him, his voice a little low, “The characters are all chosen by respected elders or teachers.”
After saying that, he looked up at Jian Xiuyun with expectation brimming in his eyes, “Shizun, please choose for me.”
This request was expected. After all, both of his parents were deceased, and it seemed that he was the only one qualified to choose a courtesy name for him.
“Alright.” Jian Xiuyun responded, “Let me think about it.”
“Yes.” Kan Wenxiao nodded vigorously.
–
Jian Xiuyun was sitting in a tent, with paper spread out on the table and balls of crumpled papers at his feet.
They were all words he had abolished.
This was his first time coming up with a courtesy name for someone, so he naturally had to be cautious.
However, the result of being too cautious was that after an afternoon had passed, he still couldn’t figure it out.
The night kept darkening, and they had planned to attack Guyu Villa at night.
He could already hear noises coming from outside. It should be Yu Shaozhi ordering the troops.
Jian Xiuyun sighed and put down the brush.
It seemed that he couldn’t think of anything today. He would just wait until after night.
Just as he was about to get up, something suddenly flashed through his mind.
Jian Xiuyun paused. After being frozen for a moment, he suddenly picked up the brush and started scribbling on the paper.
“Shizun, it’s time to set off.”
Jian Xiuyun had just finished writing when he heard Lin Liaoting shouting at the door..
“Alright.” Jian Xiuyun responded, picking up the paper to dry the ink, and then stuffed it into his sleeves.
At this time, the hour of ox had passed. The night was deep, and darkness had descended all around.
Under the cover of the night, they quietly approached the city wall of Guyu Villa.
There was a row of lanterns hanging on the tower, but the fire was not bright and could barely illuminate one area.
Under the lantern stood a group of soldiers in armor, standing listlessly guarding the city gate.
Jian Xiuyun glanced at Lin Liaoting and Song Qingru.
They nodded in understanding, held their swords and walked around to the tower from behind, slashing their necks one by one.
Although the soldiers guarding were all monks, their strength was really not that good, and they were quickly cleared up by the two of them.
Lin Liaoting and Song Qingru opened the city gate, let them in, and then walked all the way from the outer city to the inner city.
When he arrived at the gate of the inner city, Jian Xiuyun stopped, turned to Yu Shaozhi and said, “Zhangmen, isn’t this way too easy? We didn’t even come across any soldiers.”
Yu Shaozhi looked slightly condensed and nodded, “Indeed.”
After pondering for a moment, he continued, “Chi Jin Sect has always been arrogant and unpredictable. Maybe they really don’t take the Eight Great Sects seriously.”
This explanation made sense, but Jian Xiuyun still felt a little uneasy.
But they had already reached this point, and there was no reason to go back.
Then he saw Yu Shaozhi raising his hand, looking at the closed gate of the inner city before making an attack gesture.
The people behind him swarmed forward, and the gate to the inner city was quickly broken open, and they all poured in.
They made a lot of noise, but the inner city remained quiet, not even a light was turned on.
Yu Shaozhi frowned slightly and opened a door.
It was empty, no one was there.
When everyone saw this, they opened one after another. Without exception, they were all empty.
“We have fallen into a trap, retreat!” Yu Shaozhi reacted and shouted immediately.
However, as soon as the words left his lips, a fire suddenly ignited above him.
Jian Xiuyun looked up and saw a man standing on the eaves, holding a torch. Then, more and more people appeared, and the torches connected together, illuminating the place like daylight.
The situation reversed in an instant, and they were the ones under siege.
I wonder if KWX remembers something from his past live since he suddenly wants to get revenge on everyone.
Thank you for the chapter!