"What? Who is Xiao Da?" The burly man stopped in his tracks, his eyes still fierce, but now filled with a hint of doubt as he looked at me.
This is what people mean by "simple-minded but physically strong."
"Xiao Da, Xiao Da is my little pig," I said, then leaned my hand against the window, watching the burly man below change his expression with amusement. It was quite a spectacle.
Perhaps feeling a bit uncomfortable, one of the so-called people of high status who was sitting there stood up.
With a refined air, a gentle smile, and a fan in his hand, his brows carrying a hint of scholarly elegance, he now looked at me with genuine amusement, and began to speak in a thin voice, "Why must you be so forceful, young lady?"
Overall, I liked that person, but what they said completely ruined my good impression of them.
"Hehe," I glanced at him and giggled, my eyes darting around as I stared straight at the man, completely uninhibited and without any of the shyness one would expect from a woman of ancient times.
"Another one captivated by Young Master Qing," an old man thought I was looking at the man because I liked him.
"Shameless!" A servant next to the man looked at me disdainfully.
The people below mocked me, and some martial arts women kept glaring at me.
"Well, now I finally understand," I interrupted them, waving my finger with a look of regret.
They all looked at me with suspicion, wondering what I meant.
"Heh, now I finally know where the term 'a beast in human clothing' comes from," I said with a cold smile, resting my chin on my hand.
The refined man's face turned pale, and a murderous intent flashed in his gentle eyes, the chill of which assaulted me.
"Me, interested in him? No way! It seems you've never seen a real handsome man before." I not only added fuel to the fire, but also revealed a deep disdain in my eyes, making the noisy crowd below even more frenzied.
I casually pushed open the window on Gui Yao's side, got up, grabbed Gui Yao's collar, and pulled her in front of me.
Gui Yao looked at me with amusement, her alluring face becoming even more captivating.
I touched Gui Yao's face, and it really felt nice, smooth. I only came to my senses when someone pinched my stomach from behind. Jue was still behind me. Gui Yao looked at me and smiled even more.
I looked down and turned Gui Yao's face towards them, saying, "See this? This is a real handsome man. Look at his face, it's stunningly beautiful, like a flower. Can those ordinary people compare?" After saying that, I glared at the man.
"Hehe, Xiaoxue said that, should I be happy?" Gui Yao glanced at them indifferently. That glance was enough to make the woman below blink, enough to make the man grit his teeth, and enough to make the people below gasp.
Looking at Gui Yao's smiling face, I felt a sense of danger. It seemed I had done something wrong. Oh dear, I forgot to discuss it with Gui Yao. That guy is a fox. I could clearly see his displeasure. I couldn't help but shrink back, staring intently at Jue's chest, and closing my eyes.
"I don't know anything, I don't know anything," I muttered to myself, making a cross on my chest.
Little did I know that by leaning against it like that, I would expose my secret and cause another wave of trouble among the people below.
"The Demonic Sect!" someone screamed, and I really can't compliment the sound.
Annoyed, I opened my eyes. All I saw were members of the Demonic Cult. Why were they shouting like that? I stuck my head out and looked around. There was no Demonic Cult anywhere. I glared at the people below and realized that they were all looking at me with fear and trepidation.
"The Demonic Cult?" I touched my face. "Am I part of the Demonic Cult?" I stammered, touching my face, and asked Gui Yao, who was leisurely sipping her tea across from me, "Am I part of the Demonic Cult?"
No sooner had I finished speaking than Gui Yao spat out all the water she was drinking. Luckily, Jue reacted quickly and dodged to the side, otherwise my face would have been covered in Gui Yao's saliva.
"What are you doing?" I looked at Gui Yao with a gloomy expression, my voice carrying a threat.
"Hahaha, Demonic Sect, you!" Gui Yao ignored my threat and laughed heartily, her beautiful face becoming even more radiant, but to me, who was on the verge of exploding with rage, it was an insult.
"Did I say that? They always look at me like that down there," I said through gritted teeth. If Jue hadn't been holding me, I would have definitely gone over and thrown Gui Yao down there to vent my anger.
Seeing that Gui Yao was still laughing, I turned back to Jue and said in a coquettish tone, "Jue, look at him!"
Turning around, they saw Jue with silver hair and darkened eyes. Leng Tian and the others had also torn off their masks. What were they going to do?
"Jue," I whispered. Jue's gaze down at me was somewhat frightening.
"Shh," Jue said, placing his icy hand to my lips, his stiff face still fixed on the people below.
Even Gui Yao stopped smiling and stood beside me, coldly watching the people below. I felt a sense of oppression in my heart.
"It's a demonic cult, a demonic cult!"
"No wonder she spoke ill of the young master; she's a vixen."
"Witch"
"The Demonic Cult"
"Everyone, everyone, now is the time for us to unite and fight against the evil cult!" An old man stood in the center, speaking with righteous indignation, while looking at us with a face full of anger and disgust.
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the people below echoed him, shouting "Slay the Demonic Cult!" and waving their weapons. However, upon closer inspection, none of them dared to approach. Even the burly man from before cautiously retreated back into the crowd.
"Heh, I've come to see which alliance leader you've chosen to attack me," Jue Lengran glanced at the people above and let out a cold snort.
Those above, looking at him with such icy eyes, felt as if a chilling wind was blowing, piercing to the bone.
The people below stopped shouting and just stood there, looking at each other in silence. No one spoke first, nor did they break the atmosphere.
In Jue's arms, I felt a chill in my heart, as if I had forgotten something, as if I had overlooked something. The answer was about to emerge, but it was blocked by something.
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Jue glanced at them indifferently, then tightened her grip on my waist.
At this moment, Gui Yao placed her hand on Jue's waist, which was wrapped around me, and looked at him coldly, meeting his gaze.
Gui Yao's expression was one I had never seen before; her eyes were calm, yet a glint seemed to flash within them. I didn't know what it meant, but I knew that the confrontation between them was overwhelming me. I was stunned and didn't know how to react for a moment.
"Are you really going to ask me?" Gui Yao said something I didn't understand.
Jue glanced at him, pulled his hand away, gave me a meaningful look, and then indifferently looked away from Gui Yao.
Gui Yao frowned and looked at me with pity. It was the kind of look that Jue looked at me with. I was so frightened that I avoided his gaze and didn't dare to look at him, but I missed his slightly hurt look.
"You really don't regret it?" Gui Yao said through gritted teeth, but the anger in her words was not easily detected.
Jue hugged me tighter, and I could hardly breathe. I didn't know what Gui Yao was saying, but Jue did. Jue's reaction puzzled me even more. He seemed to be making a decision or suffering from something. The desolate atmosphere around him made me feel a little sorry for him.
I said, "Gui Yao, what are you talking about? What do you mean by 'regret'?"
"No," Gui Yao lowered his eyes, his eyes, which were deep in the darkness, were also covered by the hair on his forehead, so that his eyes could not be seen.
Suddenly, I was lifted up by Jue and flown to the platform below.
We saw that the people on the stage had moved away from us, watching us warily, gripping their swords even tighter, their whole bodies tense.
"Demonic Sect, stop your nonsense!" One of the elders looked at Jue with disgust and resentment, his killing intent palpable.
"Hehe," Jue gave a charming smile I had never seen before, like a demon from purgatory, her purple hair fluttering, her black eyes as eerie as a dark forest at night. Jue seemed like a messenger emerging from the darkness, so ghostly and wicked.
"Monster!" the people below began to scream. The sound was so piercing that it aroused my murderous intent as well.
"What monster? Say it again!" I crawled out of Jue's arms, put my hands on my hips, and glared angrily at the people who were shouting, acting completely unruly and willful.
"What...what are you going to do?" The men trembled when I looked at them, and one of the thin men managed to speak clearly, barely suppressing his fear.
"What? I didn't do anything. Look how handsome my husband is!" I looked down at the skinny man with a slight smile, then changed my tone and said, "You actually called my husband a monster. Do you want to get beaten up?" After saying that, I wanted to go down and grab the man to beat him up.
"You... let go! Let go of me, you bastard! How dare you touch my collar!" I had just lifted my foot when someone grabbed the back of my collar, flailing my arms and legs in the air. I turned around and started cursing at the person holding me.
"Hey, Jue, what are you doing? Let go! I'll beat him to death! What kind of talk is that?" I turned around in surprise and looked at Jue, who was looking at me with a half-smile. I patted his hand in annoyance.
"Xue'er, don't..." Jue pulled me back into his arms, then patted my head like he was petting a puppy, and said coldly, with a hint of a smile in his voice.
I pouted and pushed his hand away.
"Are you tired?" Jue took out a handkerchief and gently wiped my forehead. His gentle words seemed to be a far cry from the Shura from before, which really frightened the people around who were cursing the demonic sect. Was this still the ruthless demon who killed without blinking an eye?
"Ah, I'm so tired." I grinned foolishly at Jue. How wonderful, a handsome man is wiping my sweat. What a blessing I must have earned in my past life.
Everyone was surprised. What was she tired of? She hadn't even fought anyone, and she was already tired after just a few words of cursing. If we were standing here shouting and waving, wouldn't we be exhausted? Also, what were they doing, being so gentle and sweet to her, treating us like we were invisible?
But no matter how she thought about it, she was still furious, so she turned around and yelled at those people, "If I hear you cursing again, I'll have you raped and then pickled!" Her expression was fierce and menacing.
Everyone gasped, even Leng Tian and Gui Yao were stunned, involuntarily pressing their genitals and muttering to themselves; thank goodness, thank goodness, it's still there, truly women are hard to raise.
After being stunned for a moment, Xue'er frowned and tapped my forehead, also displeased with my vulgar words.
I stuck out my tongue, seemingly forgetting that this was ancient times and that such words were not appropriate for a lady like me to say.
"Demonic Sect, you have killed countless people. This time, I will punish you, you demon, on behalf of Heaven, to prevent you from harming the martial world!" The young master stepped forward and uttered similar heroic words as the old man.
"Heh, is that so?" Jue stroked my hair, not looking at the man as she spoke; that was blatant disdain.
Everyone present was furious. That young master flew up and struck Jue, and then everyone started attacking us.
Leng Tian joined the fight, while only Jue and Gui Yao stood on high ground watching the farce. Sometimes, one or two henchmen would come up, only to be kicked down by Gui Yao and Jue, and whether they died or were crippled was unknown.
However, despite facing so many people, Leng Tian and Xiao Wu seemed to be handling it with ease, while some so-called strongmen also stood on high places, keeping a close eye on Jue's movements, their whole bodies on high alert.
However, once those people learned of my special nature, more and more of them attacked Jue and Gui Yao, and then others joined in.
So, Jue and Gui Yao also joined the war. Jue didn't know I knew martial arts, so he and Gui Yao protected me at every turn. Blood splattered everywhere, and I was terrified.
However, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Just when I was dealing with one person, that young master took out his sword and thrust it straight at me.
For a moment I couldn't react. As the sword drew ever closer, my mind went blank. Then, a figure blocked my way, the blue clothes instantly turning red. Only then did I come to my senses. Looking at Jue holding me, I felt a pang of pain in my heart. Just as I was about to swing my sword at the man, Gui Yao was one step ahead of me, striking him in the chest with a palm. The man flew out, fell to the ground, coughed up blood, and was too weak to get up again.
"Jue!" I hurriedly hugged Jue, who was about to fall, panicked and at a loss. I didn't even realize when my tears started falling and landed on Jue's face.
"Don't cry," Jue Nai Nai wiped away my tears with her hands, gently wiping them away. The tenderness in her eyes made my tears flow even more.
"Hahaha, I never thought you, demon, would have this day. Cough cough, let me tell you, demon, you're dead. My sword is poisoned, it's 'Exhaustion'. Haha, you're beyond saving." The young master laughed when he saw Jue lying on the ground, somewhat deranged.
"Give me the antidote!" I shouted at the young master, my face streaked with tears.
"Haha, cough cough cough, there is no antidote. Even if there were, I wouldn't give it to you." The man's clothes were stained with blood, the white clothes covered in blood, looking so terrifying.
This was the first time I had ever felt such a strong urge to kill someone.
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Just as I was about to continue speaking, the man opened his eyes and stopped moving. I knew he was dead, but I felt so helpless, desperate for an antidote, and didn't know what to do.
I could only stare blankly at the unseeing corpse, feeling no pity for him, only deep hostility. After all, how I wished he hadn't died.
"Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue," Guiyao shook my shoulders, calling to my consciousness, "Wake up, everything will be alright."