Peaceful Jianghu - Chapter 136
"Thank you for the compliment." Feng Wuyou didn't even want to look at the dying Xue Beihai again. He turned around and looked at Xiao Dao and Xue Beifan with his venomous eyes.
"Beifan, are you badly injured?" Feng Wuyou asked with concern, but Xiaodao found it extremely strange.
Seeing that Xue Beifan showed no gratitude and was instead fiercely protecting Yan Xiaodao behind him, Feng Wuyou's eyes flashed with malice. "Kill that girl behind you!"
Xiao Dao was so angry he wanted to jump up and curse.
Xue Beifan shook his head. "Impossible."
“I killed your elder brother for you!” Feng Wuyou patted his chest. “Do you know how much I’ve sacrificed for you?”
Xue Beifan chuckled, "You're not doing this for me, you're doing it for yourself."
"What did you say?!" Feng Wuyou drew his dagger. "I'll kill that brat behind you first!" With that, he leaped to Xiaodao's side.
Xue Beifan and Xiao Dao were both surprised; Feng Wuyou's kung fu was so good.
Xiao Dao pulled the injured Xue Beifan aside and dodged Feng Wuyou's dagger, while also noticing her withered wrist.
"How old are you this year?" Xiao Dao suddenly asked.
Feng Wuyou was taken aback, and a look of resentment appeared on his face. "Shut up!"
"Oh!" Yan Xiaodao suddenly realized, "You're an old monster! You're probably in your fifties or sixties, aren't you?! Look, the skin on your arms is all peeling off."
"You brat, shut up!" Feng Wuyou said angrily.
"Ha, shameless! At your age, still pestering young people. Old grass eating young cow, no, withered vegetables eating young cow!" Xiao Dao was clearly trying to provoke Feng Wuyou. Feng Wuyou's eyebrows shot up. "You brat, today I'll tear your mouth apart..."
"Feng Wuyou!" Before she could finish speaking, Xiaodao made a face at her, "Ugly old monster!"
Feng Wuyou was so anxious that he raised his knife. He dodged the attack with a swift movement, no longer needing Xue Beifan's protection, and lightly tapped a spot on the ground with his foot.
Yan Xiaodao's provocation of Feng Wuyou at this critical moment was not without reason. She had already devised a plan to lure Feng Wuyou into the trap, eliminate her as quickly as possible, and then leave with Xue Beifan.
"Ah!" Feng Wuyou took a step forward, then realized she was unsteady on her feet, knowing she had stepped on a trap. She leaped up quickly. She knew Xiaodao was skilled in traps and that she might have fallen into a trap, but it was too late. Xiaodao saw that she was airborne, far from any village or shop, with nowhere to put leverage, making her a sitting duck. He raised his hand and threw his dagger at a square brick on the roof of the boat.
After a click, all was quiet.
Xiao Dao flashed in front of Xue Beifan and opened his red paper umbrella with a "bang".
In an instant... arrows rained down.
"Ah!" Feng Wuyou's scream rang out, and Xue Beifan saw arrows raining down all around. It was clear that the knife had triggered the mechanism. The red paper umbrella was impervious to swords and spears. This method was truly ingenious!
Xue Beifan wasn't seriously injured, just a little dizzy. Once the arrow volley had passed, Xiao Dao closed his umbrella, and Feng Wuyou was already lying to the side, riddled with arrows.
Xiao Dao turned to look at Xue Beifan, "Are you alright..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xue Beifan shoved him to the ground. A flying knife pierced Xue Beifan's shoulder blade, the crimson blood stinging the knife's eyes.
"Xue Beifan!"
Xue Beifan pulled out an arrow that had fallen beside him, threw it back, and a scream was heard... Xue Fu, who had just ambushed the two men, fell from the top of the ship, struck by the arrow.
"Xue Beifan!" Xiao Dao supported Xue Beifan, whose shoulder had been pierced by a bullet, her hands covered in blood, leaving her at a loss.
Xue Beifan chuckled hoarsely, "Why are you still calling me by my full name? It's not affectionate at all. At least call me Beifan or something, let's hear it..."
Xiao Dao started crying, "Are you still busy being a pervert? Stop talking..."
"Actually, not getting hurt in the martial arts world is nothing special, it doesn't make people happy at all..." Xue Beifan said unconsciously to himself, "It would feel better to take this knife for you."
Little Knife's tears fell onto his face. "You're so stupid!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a whooshing sound was heard.
Not far away, a black, withered humanoid figure slowly began to move, crawling towards them on all fours like a wild beast.
Xiao Dao was shocked—it was Xue Beihai! Impossible, Xue Beihai, who had lost his heart, was still alive.
Xiao Dao gripped the red paper umbrella tightly, protecting Xue Beihai with the other, watching nervously.
"Blood!" Xue Beihai suddenly leaped up like a demon, "Give me blood..."
Just as he lunged into the air, and Xiao Dao thought his life was about to end, a figure appeared, leaping through the air. A golden sword was drawn and swept horizontally, severing Xue Beihai's hideous head at the neck. With a "thud," the head fell to the ground and rolled to Xiao Dao's feet.
Another white figure arrived and kicked Xue Beihai's corpse... The headless, heartless body fell into the sea. Soon, blood gushed forth, and countless fish, large and small, immediately gathered, thrashing and devouring Xue Beihai's flesh.
"A knife!"
Xiao Dao looked up and saw Lou Xiaoyue land beside her.
"Xiaoyue?" Xiaodao finally realized that it was Hao Jinfeng and Chonghua who had just beheaded Xue Beihai and kicked the corpse into the water.
"How come you..." Xiao Dao asked in surprise.
"The three of us split up and followed Feng Wuyou, Su Ji, and Xue Fu, and that's how we got here."
Hao Jinfeng and Chonghua lifted Xue Beifan up. "Come on, we know the exit!"
Xiao Dao finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling her legs go weak. Xiao Yue supported her and complained, "Why didn't you say anything before coming in? You're being too formal!"
Xiao Dao also felt a little apologetic. He had really survived this ordeal. Looking at Xue Beifan in front of him, he had lost consciousness and fallen into a deep sleep, perhaps due to excessive blood loss or because a huge weight had been lifted from his chest.
...
When Xue Beifan woke up again, he opened his eyes and saw the ceiling of the guest room bed. He moved his shoulder and felt a needle-like pain. He looked up and saw a person holding his chin and looking at him.
"Hey!" Xue Beifan was startled and jumped up, pulling at his wound and wincing in pain.
The man sitting at the table laughed heartily with satisfaction, "Finally, you're awake. Now I can finally leave."
The person sitting at the table talking to him was neither Xiaodao nor Chonghua, but Wang Bibo.
Xue Beifan touched the wound, which had already been bandaged, and looked at him in confusion, "What are you doing here? Where's my Xiaodao?"
Wang Bibo pouted, "Your Xiaodao and Hao Jinfeng have gone back to Jiangnan."
"What?" Xue Beifan was startled, then recalled, "How long have I been unconscious? A year and a half?"
Wang Bibo looked at him, her lips twitched, and she held up three fingers. "Only three days."
"Then... Chonghua and Lou Xiaoyue?"
"They went back to Chonghua Tower to handle the wedding arrangements." Wang Bibo stroked his chin. "Xiaodao asked me to watch over you until you wake up, then I can leave too."
Xue Beifan sighed in frustration, “So heartless… they didn’t even wait for me.” With that, he turned over to get out of bed.
Where are you going?
"Go find Little Knife."
"No." Wang Bibo waved her hand. "Xiao Dao told you not to look for her for now."
Xue Beifan frowned deeply, "Why..."
"She told you to recover from your injury and take care of your business before making a decision." With that, she stood up.
Xue Beifan sat on the edge of the bed, lost in thought.
Wang Bibo walked to the door and said, "By the way, Xiao Dao treated your injuries before."
Xue Beifan touched the gauze on his wound.
“There’s more.” Wang Bibo reluctantly pointed to under his pillow, “That girl said she left something for you.” After saying that, he sighed, “Alas, poor me… all alone.”
He hummed incessantly, head bowed, and strolled away dejectedly.
Xue Beifan was puzzled. He reached under his pillow and pulled out a cloth bag. The velvet bag was exquisite, with a little kitten embroidered on it, looking very lively. Xue Beifan stared at it and thought it looked exactly like Xiao Dao.
Open the cloth bag, hold it in your hand, and pour it out...
A small pendant fell into Xue Beifan's hand. The blue agate stone had even and beautiful cracks. It didn't seem very valuable, but it was very exquisite. Three words were engraved on it: "Six Ounces of Heart".
Xue Beifan stared blankly for a long time, grinning foolishly at the pendant.
[Fate Brings Us Together]
A wedding was held in a small town in Jiangnan where spring was in full bloom.