Chapter 90 Rescue

Side Quest: Protect Wen Tianyu

Bu Qingjue hadn't had time to think about the purpose of this next side quest.

The head of the Yun family was pierced through the heart by a sword and turned into a puddle of black mud.

Yun Yuelin was tasked with protecting the people, and Bu Qingjue and Jie Zhou were naturally also assigned to this group, blending into the panicked crowd.

Bu Qingjue was mentally prepared; he understood that under such circumstances, bloodshed was inevitable.

However, the feeling is different when you are mentally prepared and when you see it with your own eyes.

The surrounding wails could not mask the pounding of Bu Qingjue's heart, because it felt quite similar to the earthquake he had experienced.

Bu Qingjue doesn't watch any gory movies, and if he happens to pass by a car accident, he will never go to watch the excitement, but will choose to walk away quickly.

He had a deep psychological trauma related to flesh and blood, and it took him a long time to get used to being able to go to the hospital for blood tests on his own.

But he had to stay calm. He had to find a way to complete the plot points. Since he had already made a mutually beneficial agreement with the system, he had to endure these things just as the system had tolerated his personality in order to return to his ideal world.

Jie Zhou noticed that he felt nauseous and asked as he led him away from the center of the battlefield, "Are you alright?"

Bu Qingjue nodded, and after calming down, he pressed down on Jie Zhou's shoulder: "We can't leave."

"But……"

"This is a mission."

"……I see."

"Also, if it's a one-on-one fight, are you confident you can win?...Good, if there's an unexpected situation, I have a plan...You absolutely must not reveal your identity, cover your face tightly."

Jie Zhou and Bu Qingjue stopped and quietly went back to hide on the eaves of a house not far from Yun Yuelin.

From this perspective, Bu Qingjue can see that in the chaos, there are not only members of the Xie family, but also some unfamiliar faces to Xie Zhou.

Li Tiansui, the head of the Li family, and Zhao Feng, the head of the Zhao family, joined forces to attack Liu Chun from three different directions. The poison spread, most of the Yun family disciples fell to the ground, and the common people had no chance to escape.

Yun Yuelin himself was also infected with Gu worms, and black lines spread to his neck. He stood alone with a sword in hand. His youngest disciple, Yun Xiang, died with blood flowing from his seven orifices. His most trusted disciple, Yun Shu, breathed his last with painful sobs. His father turned into black mud and died without a complete corpse.

What was supposed to be a peaceful harvest feast turned into a grand funeral for Liu Chun.

Bu Qingjue noticed that every time Yun Yuelin made a move, the black lines would spread a little more.

Bu Qingjue also discovered that a mysterious person named Wen Tianyu had disappeared. Combining what the Xie family had said with the system's mission, he guessed that the person might be the "Heavenly Eye" they had mentioned.

Heavenly Eye...

What is it?

This copy cannot reply to the host's information.

I received the expected answer; at least the system chose to respond properly instead of simply disappearing as it had done before.

Let's think of another way, Bu Qingjue.

Bu Qingjue stared intently ahead, pondering how to take Yun Yuelin away from the public eye while ensuring he could find the "Black Stone".

...And what is Blackstone?!

Seeing that Yun Yuelin was about to collapse, Bu Qingjue didn't have time to think and smashed a roof tile, attracting everyone's attention.

The head of the Li family raised his chin, and someone very sensibly came up to check the situation.

Jie Zhou grabbed him by the waist, and the two of them put some distance between themselves and the newcomers on the rooftop.

"The view from here is excellent, isn't it?"

He was a slightly roguish-looking boy. He spoke in a flippant tone, and his hair was casually tied up at the back of his head. He didn't even care that some of his hair wasn't tied up properly, and it just hung loosely behind his ears.

As soon as he finished speaking, flying needles came from all around. Jie Zhou used his iron sword to steadily protect Bu Qingjue behind him in a few moves. At this moment, the young man also stepped forward and fought with Jie Zhou.

With only one hand remaining, Jie Zhou used the other to pull Bu Qingjue away from all the attacks. Bu Qingjue was being pulled around, his vision spinning, and he heard a constant clattering sound.

Even at this moment, his mind never stopped thinking.

To take Yun Yuelin away, we need to divert everyone's attention.

Jie Zhou secretly taught himself swordsmanship from a young age, and his skill in movement techniques to this level is already exceptionally gifted. Expecting him to be proficient in everything is a bit of a stretch.

But... this young man... Jie Zhou didn't even notice him when he came over, which proves that his cultivation level is not low. He's also wearing Li family clothes, so maybe we can make use of him.

With the Xie family present... Xie Zhou should also be able to play a role.

The most crucial factor is Yun Yuelin's personality; he might genuinely want to hold out to the very end rather than flee.

During the fight between Jie Zhou and him, Jie Zhou gained a slight advantage, but the commotion on their side was quite significant, which indeed alerted the people below.

The head of the Li family glanced over here and said, "Hey."

Bu Qingjue could clearly feel that the person who was fighting just now stiffened for a moment.

It seems to be a conditioned reflex to hearing a command.

"You can't beat them?"

The momentary stiffness vanished, replaced by an almost fawning tone: "Lord Li, I simply..."

"Useless thing, get back here."

"..."

Yun Yuelin was stunned. He didn't expect Bu Qingjue and the other two to still be there. However, he was too busy to fight them all at once. Normally, he could handle them all at once, but in the current situation, he was already struggling to deal with the Zhao family head alone.

"Spare the others..." Yun Yuelin blocked Zhao Feng's sword, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth: "So many civilians and disciples...aren't you enough!"

"Hand over the Heavenly Eye, and we'll let you go, won't we?" Zhao Feng knocked his sword away and said, "Bring the man down."

“No need to do anything,” Bu Qingjue said, leading Jie Zhou to stand on Yun Yuelin’s side. The young man then consciously retreated behind the Li family. Bu Qingjue said, “We are very self-aware.”

"So what if we have two more helpers?" Zhao Feng didn't take them seriously at all. "Yun Yuelin, the Yun family is almost wiped out. Even if you stay here and waste your time with us, we will find the Heavenly Eye sooner or later. Stop struggling."

Yun Yuelin: "...Dreaming..."

"Your throat is all smeared with blood, so try to speak less."

In front of everyone, Bu Qingjue kicked Yun Yuelin's leg and pinned him to the ground.

"……you!"

He squeezed Yun Yue's hand on the back of her neck harder.

"..."

Bu Qingjue released his grip, stood before him, and calmly spoke at the chaotic street corner filled with smoke and black mist: "I advise you not to act rashly, otherwise..."

The next second after he finished speaking, the boy in the distance coughed up blood.

For a second, a member of the Xie family was stunned. Then someone said, "I remember now! It's that pretty boy!! Xie Zhou ran off with him!"

The punished disciples had already blamed everything on Jie Zhou, spitting out, "Your ghost won't leave!"

“Jie Zhou is already dead,” Bu Qingjue said, pointing to the boy in the distance. “He’s next.”

"It's not surprising that Jie Zhou is dead," the leader of the Jie family said.

Jie Zhou's throat tightened reflexively, an instinctive reaction identical to that of the boy who had called out "Hey!" earlier.

"But what do you mean?"

"Stop looking surprised," Bu Qingjue said, arms crossed. "To tell you the truth, my bodyguard is a genius of a thousand years. If you all attack together, he might not be at a disadvantage. That person's cultivation level was not low."

The boy was spitting blood and seemed to be in real pain, which many people actually believed.

“Moreover,” Bu Qingjue strolled over to a corpse beside him, reached out and pinched the wriggling Gu worms in his palm, squeezed hard, and nothing happened: “I happen to be immune to Gu poison, so you can’t kill us. Even if you wanted to, it would take a lot of effort.”

"Fortunately, I'm not here to protect Yun Yuelin; I'm here to negotiate a deal."

Bu Qingjue smiled at Zhao Feng and said, "I'll take care of taking Yun Yuelin to find the Heavenly Eye. After it's done, I want a share of the profits. No problem, right?"

Patriarch Li: "You..."

Bu Qingjue interrupted him, saying, "First of all, taking Yun Yuelin away won't cause any trouble. He's already poisoned and won't live much longer. Secondly, my role is just to shorten the time it takes for you to achieve your goal. Anyway, even without me, you'll only suffer some losses if you put in the effort. But I think a pleasant cooperation is more to your liking. Otherwise, wouldn't I, who am not afraid of Gu, become the biggest variable?"

His last sentence was the real bombshell: killing someone is easy, but this physique is anything but.

The head of the Li family was also a little unsure, and was overwhelmed by his imposing aura.

“…Alright,” the Li family head didn’t recognize him, nor did he know the background of the masked man next to him who seemed to be hiding his true abilities. He spoke first: “…Your conditions are indeed quite good, so I agree. At most three days, bring your Heavenly Eye to see me. After the matter is settled, you will naturally have a share of Liuchun territory.”

Jie Zhou also pulled Yun Yuelin up without any hesitation. He changed his clothes and covered his face to avoid being exposed.

Bu Qingjue turned around and gave him a cold look, maintaining his arrogance to the end: "Then, goodbye."

He really did take Yun Yuelin away in full view of everyone.

But the lie only lasted a few minutes.

After they left, the group began to loot everything Liu Chun owned.

At this moment, the boy realized that he had not suffered any internal injuries at all. It was clear that Jie Zhou had used his hidden weapon to leave a needle in his body, which was inserted into acupoint.

"Lord Li, this performance is probably just a bluff."

"Then why didn't you notice it just now!"

The boy's legs went weak and his hands went numb; he seemed terrified: "...I..."

Li Tiansui knocked over a teacup in the cleaned-up teahouse, smashing it beside the boy: "Useless! You can't even be a proper dog, what use are you! If it weren't for you, would I be wary of that man in black next to him?!"

"...I...was wrong...I will definitely make amends..."

"Get out of here and bring him back to me, or you won't live either. Don't forget who let you live to this day. Think about it carefully and see if your life is worth this price."

“…Yes,” the boy looked up, his eyes glazed over, “Aju… has always known.”

His life was worthless; he was nothing more than a dog in the Li family.