In the Seventh Prince's Mansion. The wind and rain outside were mixed, and the house was not peaceful.
"Xingyan, your father will definitely take action.”Once they returned to the residence, Li Yuxuan and Zhang Xingyan entered the house.
Zhang Xingyan nodded. When he found out that Ouyang Xiong had sent people, he already knew. He was going to start opposing his father.
"You, what do you plan to do?"
"I'll go back to his side first. He sent me out to practice martial arts. Although he never saw me, he sent people to keep an eye on me. Fortunately, I was prepared and knew how to hide from their sight. But now, I should go back. I have to gain his trust first so that I can stop him from doing something wrong.”Zhang Xingyan's every word was filled with helplessness and pain. His father had never treated him as a son, but as a tool for him to rebel in the future. He thought that he had done it flawlessly, but he did not know that the Emperor had already known about his conspiracy. In the end, the gains would not make up for the losses. He hoped that he could save his life in the end.
Li Yuxuan nodded and looked at Zhang Xingyan helplessly. For him, rebelling against his father was probably very painful!
"Xingyan, what do you think of Miss Lin?" He hoped that it was not what he thought. They were destined to never be together.
When Zhang Xingyan heard this, he was stunned. His eyes flickered, and then a firm light shone." I like her."”Yes, from the first time they met, when he saw her dressed in white and gentle like water, he had already had her in his heart. After that, her zither skills made him want to get closer to her. Then, on the way to Pure Ice Valley, the tacit understanding between the two of them made him understand that she had become a memory that would never be erased in his heart.
When Li Yuxuan heard Zhang Xingyan's confession, he didn't feel happy for his friend. He was only worried. If they knew each other's identity, how painful it would be.
" Xingyan…" He wanted to say it but didn't know where to start.
"What's wrong? "Don't tell me you're also…" Zhang Xingyan's face was filled with shock. Wasn't he very attentive to Murong Ling? In front of Murong Ling, he seemed to have changed into a completely different person. He no longer had the demeanor of a prince, and he no longer lacked that maturity and calmness.
"What did he say?" Li Yuxuan frowned." It's not what you think. Why would I fight for a woman with my brother?"”
"Then why did you look unhappy when you heard that I have someone I like?”Zhang Xingyan was puzzled.
Li Yuxuan sighed lightly and shook his head. Let nature take its course. He could not help them with their matters. Moreover, he was also in a mess. Thinking about Murong Ling's unenlightened mind, he felt irritated for no reason.
"Then, I'll be leaving first. I'll return to the Prime Minister's residence tomorrow.”
"Do you want me to transfer An to your place? I have Shen Feng and Shen Yue here.”
"No need. An is your secret guard after all. I can handle it myself.”Zhang Xingyan rejected Li Yuxuan's good intentions.
When Li Yuxuan heard Zhang Xingyan's rejection, he knew that he was also a stubborn person, so he let him be.
After Zhang Xingyan left, Li Yuxuan began to think about what Ouyang Xiong would do next. He wondered what had happened that made him take action before the Martial Arts Circle Convention arrived.
On Lingfeng Mountain, outside the Alliance Master Mansion, a pair of stone lions stood solemnly on both sides of the door. Four men in green stood at the door without any expression.
In the study room.
"Master, we didn't complete our mission.”The cold voice did not have any fluctuations.
Ouyang Xiong didn't say anything, nor did he raise his head. He continued to stroke the jade ring on his left thumb.
"Master, Ji was poisoned by the Valley Master of Pure Ice Valley, so we…"
Ouyang Xiong raised his hand to stop the woman from speaking.
"Don't give me an excuse. I'll give you one more chance.”He did not even look at them.
The other three paused, but Chu Ji still didn't change. Then, the four of them left the room.
"Ji, how is your body?" The female voice from before sounded again, and her voice was filled with concern.
Chu Ji shook her head and did not speak. She sat on the roof and looked into the distance as if she was thinking.
The man next to him spoke up," I've already cured the poison. The poison that the Valley Master used wasn't very powerful. He might have just forced us to leave and didn't want to kill us."”
"Lin, what kind of poison are the Four Gentlemen?”Chu Yin recalled what the woman had said.
"An item that cripples martial arts." Before Chu Lin could say anything, Chu Ji's voice was heard.
The other three didn't say anything. Then, Chu Ting slowly opened his mouth. "Lin, can you explain the Four Gentlemen?。”
Chu Lin shook his head and revealed a bitter smile." The poison in Pure Ice Valley is not something that we can easily cure.”
"Then, we'll kill her to prevent future troubles. Her martial arts aren't top-notch.”Chu Ting's eyes were filled with ruthlessness. Those who stood in their way would only die.
"No, without my permission, don't touch her.”Chu Ji suddenly spoke, his tone filled with panic.
"Why?" Chu Yin's instincts told her to panic.
"There's no reason. The person who poisoned me was naturally left for me.”Chu Ji didn't know why she couldn't help but want to stop Chu Ting when he said he wanted to kill her. Yes, only he had the right to kill the person who poisoned him. Chu Ji comforted himself.
Chu Yin looked at Chu Ji, and her heart was filled with bitterness. Ever since she followed him and he gave her a surname, he had always been in her heart. Watching him become stronger, watching him serve Ouyang Xiong, watching him walk step by step until now, her heart ached for him. She was also happy that she could always be by his side. She also hoped that she could be by his side for the rest of her life. Now, looking at him, although he was still as cold as before, she felt that she was getting further and further away from him.
Chu Ting looked at Chu Yin, who was lost in thought, and could not help but smile bitterly. There was only relief in her eyes. Where was he?
"Where did those Iron Masked Men come from?”Chu Lin diverted the topic, no longer dwelling on the Valley Master of Pure Ice Valley.
The three of them began to think. Yes, when their master wanted them to go on a mission with the iron-masked man, although they had doubts, they would not speak in front of him. However, they thought that Ouyang Xiong only had Jiyue Brothel. Could it be that he still didn't believe in Jiyue Brothel and that he was secretly cultivating another force? Moreover, judging from the way they fought, every single one of their attacks was lethal. All of them were experts. If Chu Ji hadn't been poisoned and they hadn't been forced to retreat, Shang Feng's group wouldn't have been able to return to the capital so easily. Thinking of this, their thoughts returned to Chu Ji. At that time, Chu Ji seemed to have deliberately let them off because they all knew that Chu Ji was not someone who would easily give up the mission just because she was poisoned. Of course, they couldn't say anything at this time. Although they had followed him for many years and had deep feelings for him, he was still their leader in name, the leader of the Jiyue Brothel assassin organization, even though Jiyue Brothel belonged to Ouyang Xiong.
"Then what should we do now?" Chu Ting said seriously.
"Lin and I will continue to complete the mission. Yin and Ting will investigate the iron masked man.”Chu Ting said and flew down the house. He wouldn't follow Ouyang Xiong passively. He was merely repaying Ouyang Xiong for saving his life. He had done so many things for him, so it should be enough. However, this Jiyue Restaurant was his blood and sweat. He would not let Ouyang Xiong destroy it.
After Chu Ji left, the other three also left. Each of them had their own plans. In fact, they all knew that they had violated the biggest taboo of killers, which was unintentional. They were thinking too much, which was their fatal weakness.
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