There is a Xiao Chan in the Jianghu

Chapter 35

"How would I know?" Yun Chan's gaze turned cold as she pointed at Zi Ying. "You'll have to ask her."

Zi Ying's face turned pale.

"The people from Moge killed Qianjun, the beloved disciple of Lady Guiyue of Qianjin Palace." Yun Chan suppressed her grief, her voice hoarse. "How could Qianjin Palace still provide them with true information? The information must be false, trying to lure everyone into a trap."

These unexpected words threw Shen Yao into a state of utter confusion. Startled, he grabbed her abruptly: "Miss Yun, you mean Qianjun..."

Yun Chan lowered her eyes. Having witnessed Tan Ying's death, she had never dared to face the people of the Yuanqing Sect, and she had never told Shen Yao about Qian Jun's death.

Lou Lou was also greatly surprised and looked at Zi Ying with a questioning expression.

Zi Ying finally knelt down: "This subordinate deserves to die."

Unexpectedly, this turn of events occurred. Lou Lou finally shook his head and sighed, "It seems Lady Guiyue's intelligence was truly unreliable. From now on, the Thousand Gold Palace will be our Mo Pavilion's enemy. What a pity." After sighing, he said displeasedly to the people on the ground, "We'll deal with them when we get back."

I'm ignoring you.

Zi Ying's face was ashen.

Thinking of the hatred for her father's murder, Tan Shiyao gritted her teeth: "If he's not in Yanshan, then I'll search the entire martial arts world. I don't believe I can't find out where this devil is hiding."

Yun Chan suddenly spoke up: "No need for that trouble, I have a way to find him."

Everyone looked at her again.

Yun Chan clenched her fists, suppressing the guilt and nervousness in her heart: "Actually, he sneaked into the fortress last night to find me. He knows that I have some connection with the Pavilion Master of Lou... and he asked me to find a way to help him steal the lower volume of the Boundless Manual."

When Lou Lou was framed as a member of the Demonic Sect, many people witnessed Miss Yun repeatedly and desperately protecting him, suggesting a close relationship between the two. Now, it's rumored that Xia Yi wants to exploit Miss Yun's relationship with Lou Lou to steal something for him.

After careful consideration, the crowd quickly came to believe it to a great extent.

Only Qin Hu tensed up upon hearing this: "Xiao Chan, he didn't do anything to you, did he?"

Yun Chan shook her head: "No. Mother, you know he...likes me. But I..." She took several deep breaths before finally managing to exhale, "I didn't know before that my master was also killed by the Qingtu Sect. Now that the truth is out..."

Our Flying Cloud Fortress and the Qingtu Sect are sworn enemies; how could I possibly help them? So last night I pretended to agree first, intending to come to my parents today to devise a solution together.”

After this rambling, Yun Chan's palms were sweating with nervousness. She forced herself to calm down and turned her gaze to Lou Lou: "I wonder if Pavilion Master Lou would be willing to use the lower volume of the Boundless Technique as bait to lure that demon out."

The Boundless Technique is an unparalleled secret manual, and Yun Chan wasn't too confident that Lou Lou would hand it over. She was pondering how to persuade the various sects to put pressure on him when Lou Lou looked at her and smiled: "Alright."

Everyone was overjoyed. Yun Tianhai hurriedly said, "Thank you for your understanding, Pavilion Master." After bowing with his fists clasped, he turned to his daughter and asked, "Xiao Chan, how will that demon contact you?"

Yun Chan said, "He said that if I could obtain the lower volume of the Boundless Manual, I should place the book on the Sleeping Lion Stone on Danxi Slope at midnight three days later, and he would appear to see me."

The crowd was greatly encouraged and quickly closed the door to begin their discussion.

"Alright, everyone, get into ambush! In three days, when that devil shows up, we'll catch him like a turtle in a jar!"

"I wonder how many people that demon will bring. We can't have too many people, lest we alert him."

"This time we must personally kill that demon and avenge our sect leader!"

Yun Chan listened silently from the side, lowering her eyes to conceal her expression.

She just didn't want him to die. Whether he was wrong or unforgivable, she didn't want him to die.

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Three days later, it will arrive in the blink of an eye.

Unexpectedly, everything progressed very smoothly by sheer luck. Looking at Lou Lou stepping into the room, Yun Chan calmly said, "It's almost midnight, give me the second volume first."

Lou Lou looked at her with a half-smile: "The Boundless Technique is a secret manual of our sect, how can it be given to outsiders so easily? To be on the safe side, I made a fake copy for you."

At the last moment, all her efforts were in vain. Yun Chan's breath hitched, and she forced a smile, saying, "Is that so? Can you fool me?"

Lou Lou pulled a book out of his pocket and handed it to her: "Just kidding. No matter how important the secret manual is, it's not as important as you, so of course I'm giving you the real one. Otherwise, what if Xia Yi finds out that the second volume is fake and takes it out on you in a fit of anger?"

Since Xia Yi's life was at stake, Yun Chan dared not be careless. After taking the book, she still asked suspiciously, "You would think of me like this?"

Lou Lou seemed unhappy: "He lied to you so many times before, yet you always sided with him. I have never lied to you, so why do you never believe me?"

Yun Chan turned her face away and whispered, "Thank you."

Lou Lou ruffled her hair: "It's almost midnight. Your parents and other experts from various sects are already lying in ambush at Danxi Slope. I'll secretly follow you along the way, so nothing will happen."

Ji Yue pushed open the door and entered, carrying clothes: "Miss, it's windy tonight, please put on another layer."

Yun Chan hummed in agreement.

Seeing that she needed to change her clothes, Lou Lou realized it was inconvenient for her to stay inside any longer. He said, "I'll go out of the fort first and wait for you outside," and then turned and left.

Yun Chan got up and obediently let Ji Yue tie her cloak. Only after the people outside had gone far away did she push away the hand hidden under the huge cloak, quickly and quietly stuffing the Boundless Manual into Ji Yue's arms, and then taking out a fake copy from Ji Yue's waist to put on.

Ji Yue asked softly, "Miss, aren't you coming with me?"

“There will be people watching the entire route from the fort to Danxi Slope. If I take the wrong route, I will be discovered immediately. This is good, now that I have diverted their attention, you will have the opportunity to take the Boundless Jue with you.”

“But I’m worried that when they find out that this trap has been a complete failure, and that the Boundless Technique has been switched, what will you do, Miss?”

"With my parents around, they won't do anything to me," Yun Chan comforted her. "Ji Yue, you have to be careful."

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Midnight was approaching. In the pitch-black night, a bright moon hung in the sky, illuminating the earth in a deep and tranquil light. Yun Chan pretended to sneak out of the gates of Feiyun Fortress.

Danxi Slope is not far from Xiaming Mountain Villa and Feiyun Fort, and there is indeed a huge rock in the shape of a sleeping lion standing in between.

When Yun Chan and Xia Yi were young, this Sleeping Lion Stone was like their secret garden. Occasionally, when they weren't arguing, they would lie on it together and bask in the sun. But as they grew older, they visited less and less. And that day, Yun Tian...

When Hai asked Yun Chan where she was, she somehow mentioned this place.

Yun Chan was surprised to find the Sleeping Lion Rock so beautiful under the moonlight, as if it were glowing, when she first came to Danxi Slope in the middle of the night.

If you're going to put on a show, you have to go all the way. After staring blankly at the stone for a long time, Yun Chan finally climbed up on all fours. She took out the Wuliang Jue, which had been switched out of her pocket, and placed it on the stone, then lay down sprawled out like she did when she was a child.

A gentle breeze blew in the evening, vaguely reminding one of the smell of sunshine from childhood. Ignoring how many people were lurking around, waiting for the never-coming summer, and disregarding the accusations she would face, Yun Chan closed her eyes contentedly.

Suddenly, a surprised voice floated from above: "Xiao Chan?"

In that instant, Yun Chan almost thought she was hallucinating, and her eyes snapped open in disbelief.

Their eyes met.

Under the cool moonlight, a flamboyant red dress fluttered in the wind. Xia Yi stood beside her, her peach blossom eyes sparkling as she gazed at her intently.

The bright moon is my witness

Why now and in this place?! Yun Chan was so shocked she almost tumbled off a rock. She jumped up and exclaimed, "Xia Yi, what are you doing here?!"

Xia Yi was staring intently at her when he heard the voice and suddenly froze, finally realizing he wasn't dreaming. As if waking from a dream, the young master blushed inexplicably: "What are you doing here again?"

Yun Chan was so anxious she wanted to punch someone. What are you doing, being so hesitant at a time like this?! Can't you sense the ambush around us?!

She didn't have time to explain, and anxiously pushed him away, saying, "Go away quickly."

Xia Yi, puzzled, grabbed her hand: "Xiao Chan?"

Before Yun Chan could reply, several sword lights swept towards them from all directions like white rainbows. Xia Yi's expression hardened, and he quickly picked her up and leaped to the highest point of the boulder, looking down at the few people who had suddenly appeared around them.

Yun Chan also looked over nervously, but when she saw the people below, her nervousness quickly turned into doubt.

Something's not right. If the various factions were going to ambush Xia Yi, why would they only send these few people? And none of them are experts; they're clearly just ordinary disciples of Flying Cloud Fortress.

She quickly scanned her surroundings. Her parents, Lou Lou, Shen Yao, Chief Zhao, Sect Leader Li, and Hall Master Jiang—none of them were actually there!

At the same time, the disciples below were also staring at the Cloud Cicada in Xia Yi's hand, each of them sweating with tension.

How could this be? The lord of the fortress clearly stated that this demon could not possibly be here tonight; it was all just a performance by the young lady. They were merely sent to protect her, while the true experts from the fortress and other factions had already...

He went to follow that girl, Jiyue.

Who knew that this devil would actually come here!

It seems the lord has wronged the young lady. What should we do? How can they possibly save her with just the few of them?

A disciple, trembling, held up his sword and finally stammered, "Demon, demon, demon, demon! Quickly, quickly, quickly release Miss Yun!"

"Demon?" Xia Yi, standing atop the boulder, narrowed her eyes in displeasure, and with a flick of her wrist, her longsword was already drawn.

Anyone who dares to draw their sword against him is better off dead.

A scorching sword aura swept in, overwhelming everything. Having witnessed this demon's martial arts at the wedding banquet, the disciples of Flying Cloud Fortress below were all terrified, their faces turning pale, and they forgot to even resist.

Yun Chan quickly shouted, "Don't kill them!"

The longsword stopped abruptly. Xia Yi was momentarily annoyed, but instead resorted to knocking them unconscious with his bare hands. After a few leaps, all the troublemakers were finally on the ground. Only then did he sheathe his sword, turn around, and ask Yun Chan, "Little Chan, what happened?"

Yun Chan squatted down, holding her head in her hands: "I don't know either."

There shouldn't have been so few people lying in ambush. She couldn't understand where things had gone wrong.

Xia Yi walked back to her side, and seeing her curled up in a ball, she couldn't help but reach out and hug her, softly calling, "Xiao Chan, I, I..."

Her train of thought was interrupted, and Yun Chan looked up: "Hmm?"

His identity was revealed in the hall that day, and from then on, good and evil were irreconcilable. He originally thought that the two of them would not see each other again for a while, and he was prepared to endure for a period of time. However, he did not expect that she would be here at this time and place.

—I miss you so much.

Xia Yi blushed, but the words just wouldn't come out.

Sigh, our Master Xia is actually quite shy.

Yun Chan was momentarily stunned when she saw his blushing face, and after a while, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xia Yi got annoyed: "What are you laughing at?"

It's nothing, I just remembered how nervous you were that day in the hall, you couldn't even hold onto the red string.

Seeing his conflicted expression, Yun Chan chuckled but didn't answer.

After laughing for a long time, she took his hand and said, "Xia Yi, let's get married."