Bo Qinghuan - Capítulo 28
Is this still the same Xia Yi who was always so spirited and energetic? How could this be? How could she have become like this?
We have no future.
We have no future.
The words she said to him that night in her sadness and disappointment now suddenly felt like a knife stabbing into her own heart.
In a daze, she recalled the day Xia Yi accidentally struck her with his whip, and how he had frantically scooped her up afterward, his expression suggesting he was in even more pain than she was. She knew all of this; she had no intention of hurting him, but if he were to see her being kidnapped and used to threaten him again today…
I guess I'll be making that kind of expression again.
For a moment, Yun Chan felt a tightness in her chest, making it hard to breathe. She lowered her head and whispered to Zi Ying, "How about you stop kidnapping me? I'll go talk to that damned Xia Yi about getting the antidote, okay..."
Hearing this, Zi Ying thought Yun Chan was indeed going to back out, and immediately reached out to grab her. However, due to the crowd, someone was pushed and shoved into their midst, blocking her hand. In that brief moment, Yun Chan had already run towards Xia Yi.
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"Xia Yi, I have something to say to you." Miss Yun pushed through the crowd and called out to Xia Yi, "Could you come over there with me for a while, just by yourself?" She pointed to the bamboo forest not far away.
Upon suddenly hearing Yun Chan's voice, Xia Yi's body trembled slightly.
The shout caused a stir in the crowd. Zhao, the leader of the Jiaolong Gang, couldn't hold back any longer and said bluntly, "Miss Yun, the heroes of the martial world have important matters to discuss right now. You can say whatever you want after the important business is over!"
Yun Chan insisted, "I also have something important to discuss with him."
The assembled heroes exchanged bewildered glances, concluding that this Miss Yun was indeed as spoiled and willful as rumored, lacking any sense of propriety. Many in the crowd were already beginning to express their discontent, and Yun Tianhai and Qin Hu were also taken aback by Xiao Chan's sudden appearance. The couple were about to speak...
After scolding her for coming back, Xia Yi addressed the crowd.
"Gentlemen, I apologize. Please wait a moment." With that, Xia Yi ignored everyone's expressions and walked towards the bamboo forest on his own. Seeing this, Yun Chan quickly followed.
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The bamboo forest was quiet, and Xia Yi, with her back to the cicadas in the clouds, was also quiet.
Yun Chan hesitated for a moment while watching his retreating figure before saying, "I'm sorry, I made you feel awkward in front of everyone just now."
Xia Yi still had her back to her, her voice flat: "Is this the important thing you wanted to say?"
"Of course not." Yun Chan bit her lip. "Xia Yi, give me the antidote, okay? Give me the antidote, and we'll make up and be good to each other like before."
So it was all for that man! Her palms clenched tightly, Xia Yi turned around, her eyes icy as she looked at her: "So what if I cured him of the Soul Devouring Technique? I'm still going to kill him."
"You don't have to kill him. Why do you have to? He has nothing to do with the Demonic Cult, don't you believe me?"
Xia Yi remained silent for a long time, but still said, "It's too late. I have gathered so many fellow martial artists today, and it is imperative to wipe out the Mo Pavilion."
“You have a way to stop it.”
"I don't want to."
Having said all that, there was no room for negotiation. Yun Chan, utterly disappointed, turned and left.
When the crowd saw her return, they automatically made way for her, but their gazes were filled with disdain. Qin Hu was also quite angry and called her over in a deep voice, but Yun Chan acted as if she hadn't heard him and walked straight to the other side.
Zi Ying was still hidden in the crowd, and upon seeing Yun Chan approach, she prepared to make her move. One step, two steps. Zi Ying's hand rested on the hilt of her sword, poised to strike, but just as she was about to take another step, a whooshing sound came from the wind, and in the blink of an eye, a red figure appeared.
Having already leaped forward to separate them, Xia Yi drew her longsword and swiftly thrust it towards Zi Ying.
Zi Ying had been on guard ever since entering the manor, but she never expected Xia Yi's sword to be so fast. In the instant she was attacked, she reached out to grab Yun Chan, but it was too late. She could only retreat hastily to avoid the attack and draw her soft sword from her waist to fight desperately.
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The change came too quickly, leaving everyone bewildered, but Yun Chan was the first to come to her senses.
Damn it! How did Xia Yi discover that Zi Ying was suspicious?! Glancing out of the corner of her eye, Yun Chan saw Qing Qi and Qing Zhu rushing in this direction as well. At this rate, even with Zi Ying's high martial arts skills, she wouldn't be able to escape. Time was of the essence; she didn't have time to think, and with a light step, she was out...
Unexpectedly, she circled around to the two who were fighting. With quick eyes and hands, Zi Ying's soft sword coiled around Yun Chan's waist like a nimble snake.
In just a few moments, a series of unexpected events unfolded, and everyone finally reacted, their expressions changing drastically. Seeing this, Qingqi and Qingzhu dared not act rashly and waved for their subordinates to step back a few paces.
Zi Ying pressed her soft sword against Yun Chan's neck and said sternly to Xia Yi, "If you don't want her to die, hand over the antidote for the Soul Devouring!"
Someone in the crowd recognized her: "Isn't she the woman in purple who rescued that demon from Yanshan that day! How did she manage to sneak into Xiaming Manor!"
Suddenly, Zhao, the leader of the Jiaolong Gang, pushed through the crowd and stepped forward, coldly saying, "Hmph, is Miss Yun putting on an act? I clearly saw this woman come in with you just now."
Upon hearing this, several other voices began to whisper among themselves: "I think I saw it too; they were talking just now."
"I think so too. It seems like Miss Yun deliberately ran up there and got caught. What happened?"
Yun Tianhai and Qin Hu had also stepped forward, utterly shocked by the scene before them. Yun Chan felt a pang of guilt, completely unable to look at them, much less at Xia Yi's face. Suddenly, she felt a chill on her neck; the soft sword had pierced her several inches, and blood quickly began to flow.
out.
"Will you give me the antidote or not?!" Zi Ying gripped the sword without hesitation, seemingly adding even more force to her grip.
"Hey, hey, hey, sister, are you serious?!" Miss Yun broke out in a cold sweat, all her guilt vanished, and she was too scared to move.
Blood trickled down the blade from Yun Chan's neck. Xia Yi's pupils constricted, and his face turned extremely pale: "Release her, and I can give you the antidote."
Although the crowd was unclear about the antidote, they all understood that Master Xia was compromising with that woman for Miss Yun's sake. Immediately, voices of dissatisfaction and disapproval rose up, and some couldn't help but shout. Yun Chan dared not raise her head even more.
Yi, however, had already offered the antidote without hesitation.
Ziying caught the medicine and tossed a small packet of medicine to Xia Yi, saying, "Swallow it."
"Poison?" Yun Chan's eyes widened suddenly. "Sister! This isn't what we agreed on! I told you to poison me, not to poison Xia Yi!!"
The crowd was enraged, but Xia Yi remained unmoved despite having taken the poison.
Zi Ying replied, "As long as the antidote you gave me is genuine, I will come back to give you the antidote in the future."
Yun Chan couldn't help but shout, "No, damn Xia Yi, don't listen to her!" Even if the antidote was real, once the Soul Devourer was cured, how could Zi Ying possibly care about Xia Yi's life or death and come back to deliver the antidote? Once this poison was swallowed, it would probably kill her.
Seeing that Xia Yi remained silent, Yun Chan was afraid that he would do something foolish and was extremely anxious. She hurriedly said to Zi Ying, "Give me whatever poison you have."
Zi Ying didn't even look at her, only staring at Xia Yi and said, "If you don't do as I say, I'll cut off one of her hands first!"
The once bright sunlight seemed to have dimmed. Xia Yi slowly raised his hand and swallowed all the medicine from the paper packet. A moment of silence followed. He tossed aside the packet, as if he had merely drunk a cup of tea, and calmly opened his mouth again.
He said, "Let her go."
Yun Chan looked at Xia Yi, her face ashen.
She ruined him. She ruined him.
He probably knew perfectly well that he had deliberately run forward and let Ziying grab him.
Why was she so foolish? She didn't want to hurt him at all.
Zi Ying, of course, would not let him go. She pressed the tip of her knife firmly against Yun Chan's neck and said in a low voice, "If you don't want him to die, you'd better come with me."
Now that things had come to this, Yun Chan calmed down: "The side gate of the villa on the right leads to the back mountain."
The surrounding mist rose again, causing panic among the group. Zi Ying lightly touched the ground and quickly carried Yun Chan towards the back mountain.
I'd recognize you even if you were ashes.
The night was dark and heavy, like a thick, unyielding ink, so oppressive it was suffocating.
The servants of the manor knew that something big had happened during the day, so everyone was being extra careful and cautious, not daring to even breathe loudly.
It makes sense, really. All the various sects gathered at Xiaming Manor to discuss their grand plan to defeat the Demonic Sect, but Miss Yun was kidnapped right before the eyes of all the heroes. The martial arts tournament, which was supposed to be a united effort, ended abruptly. In recent years, the martial arts world has also...
Such a humiliating thing has never happened before.
Qingqi hurriedly pushed open the study door and, as usual, knelt down to greet the master: "Master."
The candlelight flickered inside, casting an inscrutable glow on the red-clad man's face. Xia Yi's captivating eyes swept over the newcomer: "How is it?"
After a moment's thought, Qingqi lowered his head and replied, "The Shadow Guards have already tracked down the woman in purple. As soon as they find out the location of Lou Guyan and the 'Boundless Technique,' they will immediately finish him off."
Since Lou Guyan was rescued in Yanshan that day, her whereabouts have been unknown. Several groups of people were sent to search for her, but all returned empty-handed. Who would have thought that the woman in purple who rescued Lou Guyan would actually barge into the manor today? It's like a gift delivered right to their doorstep.
The clues were there. But the fact that she kidnapped Miss Yun made things a bit tricky.
Sure enough, Xia Yi frowned slightly: "That's not what I wanted to ask."
I know, you're asking about Miss Yun, who was kidnapped. But thinking about how Miss Yun not only colluded with outsiders today but also caused the Master to take poison, Qingqi felt extremely dissatisfied with her. Therefore, even though he knew what the Master wanted to ask, he deliberately pretended to be ignorant.
Let's not mention her.
Despite his dissatisfaction, knowing the master's formidable temper, Qingqi didn't dare to be too presumptuous and could only reluctantly reply, "This time, Qingzhu will personally accompany you and will definitely ensure Miss Yun's safety."
"Hmm." Xia Yi tapped her fingers lightly on the table, pondered for a while, and said, "I'll give you seven days... no, five days. If you still can't track down Lou Guyan's whereabouts after five days, then forget it. Kill that woman in purple and bring Xiao Chan back safely first."
Qingqi hesitated immediately: "Kill that woman in purple, then the manor lord's poison..."
Xia Yi scoffed: "You think mere poison can do anything to me?"
Qingqi realized he had spoken out of turn and immediately bowed his head: "Your subordinate dares not."
Xia Yi was still a little worried: "Let's send two more people to follow her, just in case she gets hurt." After thinking for a moment, she added, "After finding Lou Guyan, bring him back and interrogate him about the Boundless Technique. Have Qingzhu disguise herself so that Xiao Chan won't recognize her."
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Having followed Xia Yi for so many years, Qing Qi was well aware of his intentions. Although the manor lord had already told Miss Yun that he intended to kill Lou Guyan, he still didn't want her to know that he was the one who carried out the deed when it came to actually doing it.
But no matter how well you try to hide your feelings, there will always come a time when they can't be concealed. Now that only a little bit has been exposed, it has already made the relationship between the manor lord and Miss Yun teeter on the brink of collapse, so why bother persisting any longer?
"Forget it, this isn't something a shadow guard like me should concern myself with anyway." Qing Qi composed himself and bowed slightly, saying, "Your subordinate obeys. I will send someone to deliver the message to Qing Zhu immediately."
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Meanwhile, on the other side, Zi Ying led Yun Chan out of Wucheng, still not daring to linger. The two traveled dozens of miles along the outskirts overnight, until Yun Chan finally refused to follow any longer, desperately holding her back, saying, "No one will chase us here."
"You've got the antidote for the soul; give me Xia Yi's antidote, and we'll go our separate ways."
"Won't they pursue her anymore?" Zi Ying sneered inwardly. Although she had kidnapped Yun Chan, the fact that Yun Chan had escaped Xia Ming Manor so easily today clearly indicated that Xia Yi had deliberately let her go. He probably had countless people secretly waiting to follow her.
They followed the clues to find the master of the pavilion.
Yun Chan is currently the only bargaining chip that can restrain Xia Ming Manor, so Zi Ying naturally cannot let her go. Moreover, she has already witnessed firsthand Yun Chan's importance in the Xia Manor Lord's heart, so she is even more determined. As long as this girl remains in Mo Ge's hands, Xia Ming...
The villa will probably have to think twice before making any moves against the Ink Pavilion in the future.
Thinking of this, Zi Ying softened her expression: "Don't blame me. As long as the sect leader's poison is cured, I will give you the antidote and let you go back."
Yun Chan no longer dared to trust her. She now felt only hostility towards Zi Ying: "What poison did you give Xia Yi?"
Zi Ying was determined to calm her down, so she immediately coaxed her, "Don't worry, Master Xia will be able to hold out until you go back."
Yun Chan was far from at ease, but she couldn't afford to anger Zi Ying. After calming herself for a while, she hesitantly asked, "Henchman... how is your sect leader?"
Zi Ying glanced at her: "Now, not only are the righteous sects searching our Mo Pavilion, but the Qingtu Sect has also set its sights on us for some reason. Do you think things will turn out well?"
Yun Chan asked with mixed feelings, "Is there anyone else with him right now?"