78 Breakup (V)
◎Are you here to seek revenge on her?◎
As dusk falls, moonlight gently shines on the door, and the house is filled with the warm light of candlelight, so quiet.
"Atang, you're truly amazing! Senior Brother looks like he'll be back on his feet soon." Qiuyan held the girl's hand, her eyes almost overflowing with joy. "That's perfect! I couldn't find you these past few days, and I thought you were... Thank goodness you're back, and Senior Brother is out of danger."
Li Jintang knew what she was referring to and couldn't help asking, "Sister Qiuyan, what exactly happened that day? Xie An... Xie... Why did he suddenly attack Brother Qu? And where did Sister Alan go?"
"He's a sinister, cunning hypocrite!" Qiu Yan snorted at the mention of his name, anger immediately crossing her face. "That devil has followed us for so long, all for the golden elixir in my senior brother's body! Now that he has the golden elixir, how could he possibly care about the lives of us? He clearly only cares about himself."
Qiuyan paused, and in order to prevent her excessive emotions from accidentally hurting Atang, she waited until she calmed down before continuing to tell the story.
It turns out that the girl, the bracelet, and the vendor that day were all fake, and even the passers-by were puppets controlled by Xie Changyan. Everything was just for the golden elixir.
Having the golden elixir cut out of his body was a life-or-death experience. He hadn't intended for Qu Lingfei to survive. Everything they had experienced along the way, their supposed brotherhood, had become a joke.
As for Alan... the scene that day was so chaotic that by the time they reacted and looked for her, she had already disappeared.
"When I saw that vendor's moves, I should have realized he was Tian Heng in disguise," Qiu Yan scratched her hair in frustration. "Poor Senior Brother, before he passed out, he still believed he had killed those innocent people. Atang, if you hadn't saved him, he would have carried this guilt until his death."
She paused, then continued, "But it seems the demon couldn't control the power of the golden elixir well, and was injured by the backlash. My master arrived in time and was able to drive him away."
Li Jintang listened blankly, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Seeing the other party's concerned look, he said in a gentle voice: "Atang, it's great that you can escape from under his nose. With someone as vicious as him, I... I thought I would never see you again."
"I... I might not be feeling well," Li Jintang's face gradually worsened. He hung his head in dejection and said timidly, "This morning, I even devised a plan to break his acupoints in order to escape. Sister Qiuyan, am I doomed? He... he will definitely come after me for revenge. He will kill me, right?"
When Qiuyan heard this, she felt both amused and distressed. She raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face and said gently, "Don't be afraid, Atang. We are here. We won't let him hurt you no matter what."
"I'd rather not stay here," Li Jintang thought silently for a long time, then suddenly stood up resolutely, leaving Qiuyan sitting on the couch confused. "Sister Qiuyan, if he comes to seek revenge, then let him only look for me. I can't drag you down."
Qiuyan couldn't help but find it amusing, but seeing her serious expression, a pang of bitterness settled in her heart. She took her hand and made her sit down, saying, "Atang, what are you talking about? Stay here for a few days. When my master arrives, we'll ask him to let you return to the immortal realm with us. Then, naturally, no one will dare to come and cause trouble."
Li Jintang blinked as he listened to her finish her words. Thinking of the days when the five of them had been through life and death together, and thinking of the days when they had drawn their swords against each other, he felt uncomfortable in his heart and held her in his arms, lying on his shoulder in a daze.
Qiuyan thought she was just scared and patted her back gently to comfort her.
The two chatted casually for a while until a ray of warm orange light sprinkled on the window, and then they realized that it was almost dawn.
Under her persuasion, Li Jintang stayed with them in the inn for a few more days. Xie Changyan did not come to her house to take her back for several days, and she felt so relaxed that she almost forgot about the matter.
That day, as dusk was falling, she was sitting in the room, gazing through the window at the intersection of the sunlight in the distance. Suddenly, the door was pushed open. She turned around and saw a face full of smiles.
"Atang, my master is back today," Qiuyan pulled her up from the chair, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "He saw that my senior brother has improved a lot, and he said he wanted to meet you. He wanted to see which fairy was so kind and capable. He would definitely praise you highly."
"Me?" Li Jintang pointed at himself suspiciously, then felt a little nervous. "I'd better not go. Saving Brother Qu is a matter of course, and there's nothing to brag about."
Qiu Yan didn't allow her to refuse. She took her hand and led her out of the room, muttering all the way, "This way, it will be much easier for Master to take you back to the Immortal Realm. Atang, please tell me how hard it was to heal my senior brother. My Master is a very kind person. Seeing how sincerely you treat his disciples, he will definitely meet all your requests."
Li Jintang couldn't persuade her and had to follow her.
When she arrived at the door, she wanted to prepare herself mentally outside, but as soon as Qiuyan stepped in, she pulled her in.
She looked inside with a little nervousness, and saw a man in a dark blue robe standing in front of the couch. He didn't look young, but he looked very kind and amiable.
But she always felt that the other person looked familiar.
It's really strange. Everyone I meet these days looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen them.
Forget it, maybe she remembered it wrongly. How could she have met the Immortal Lord?
"Disciple greets Master," Qiu Yan bowed respectfully to the man and said, "This is the immortal I told you about, the one who saved Senior Brother Yu's life."
"Really?"
The immortal originally looked at the person on the couch with concern, but upon hearing this, he slowly turned his head and stared over. His smile froze in an instant, and the muscles on his face twitched violently.
Li Jintang saluted him like Qiuyan, and when he raised his head, the other party had regained his kind and gentle look.
"You saved my good disciple?"
"Thank you, Immortal Venerable! Without Sister Qiuyan's help, I couldn't have done it alone."
The Immortal Venerable stared at her for some unknown reason, and Li Jintang suddenly felt goose bumps on her arms. Perhaps it was an illusion, but she actually felt that the gaze was no different from the gaze the male disciple had given her a few days ago.
"In that case, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?" The Immortal Venerable smiled, appearing even more cordial. "From what my disciple mentioned, do you also want to go to the Immortal Realm?"
"I won't..." Li Jintang wanted to say, "I don't dare to bother you," but then the image of Xie Changyan pinching her neck, seeking revenge, flooded her mind, sending a jolt of electricity through her body. She quickly changed her words: "If the Immortal Master agrees, I, I promise not to stay long and won't bother you too much."
Her palm was gently pinched, and she looked away to see Qiuyan mouthing something to her.
"Don't be nervous, my master won't refuse."
Li Jintang still looked at Immortal Xuande with some nervousness.
After a moment's silence, the man nodded, stroked his white beard, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I wouldn't refuse such a small favor. Come with me now, I have something to tell you."
After he said that, he turned and left, leaving the two people in the room looking at each other in bewilderment.
Li Jintang glanced at the unconscious man on the couch and began to doubt himself, "Sister Qiuyan, did I really save Brother Qu? But why hasn't he woken up yet?"
"Master said there was a very high chance he wouldn't wake up, but thanks to you, he'll be back to normal in a few days." Qiu Yan smiled and helped her tidy up her slightly messy hair. She said softly, "Just rest assured and follow my master. If he asks anything, just answer truthfully. Don't worry, he won't regret what he says."
At this time, another female disciple came forward and said, "Miss Li, our master is waiting. Please follow me."
"Oh, right," the female disciple blinked and held out her hand, a pill quietly lying in it. "The Immortal Master said that you lost spiritual power while saving my senior brother. This elixir is your compensation."
Li Jintang couldn't refuse any longer. The words of comfort just now made her feel more at ease. So she didn't hesitate any longer. After taking the elixir, she followed her down the stairs and out of the inn.
The two walked in silence for an unknown amount of time. The scenery around them gradually changed. The houses in the town were left behind, and they walked into a forest.
The shadows of the trees swallowed up the shadows cast on the ground, the moonlight that came down was hazy and unclear, the surroundings were dark, and the road ahead was a little blurry.
Li Jintang followed closely, looking around but still unable to see the dark figure. So he asked, "Sister, when can we finally see the Immortal Lord?"
"Don't be impatient," the female disciple giggled twice and said in an ambiguous tone, "Are you so anxious to go to our fairyland?"
"That's not what I meant. I..."
"The Immortal Venerable is just ahead," the female disciple pointed to the empty space ahead, then turned around and smiled at her, "But I advise you to pray that you don't see him so soon."
"What do you mean..." Li Jintang was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the Immortal Venerable was probably not in a position to directly reject him just now, so he had to come to this deserted place to explain things to him.
She swallowed her unfinished question and stopped walking tactfully, "Sister, I...I'd better not go. I won't bother the Immortal Venerable anymore."
The female disciple also stopped, looked at her sideways, and said with a smile, "Now that you're here, it's no longer up to you whether to go or not."
As soon as she finished speaking, before she had time to think, she suddenly heard the sound of wind. Before she could react, several figures floated down in front of her.
"Sister, what are you doing?"
Li Jintang looked at the people who were approaching him in confusion, and recognized two of them as the two male disciples from that day.
"Little girl, we are all extremely grateful for saving our brother," the female disciple spread her hands, looking helpless. "It's a pity, this is all Master's will. But don't worry, as long as you don't struggle in vain, we will definitely give you a quick death."
This time, no matter how unwilling she was to accept it, she understood her current situation.
"You want to kill me?" Li Jintang was incredulous. After carefully scanning the crowd, he didn't see Qiuyan. He actually felt a little comforted. "I don't know why, but I can't beat so many of you. But I can't just sit there and wait to die."
The female disciple sneered, waved her sleeves, and said, "That's not up to you!"
After hearing a few clanging sounds, all the disciples drew their swords and surrounded her. Li Jintang did not expect them to come so fiercely, so she quickly ran to the side and used the trunk of a tree to avoid the attack.
With trembling hands, she took out the few remaining talisman papers from her purse and threw them out while running back for her life.
The forest was too deep, and the path was unclear. I didn't know when I could escape. And even if I did, what would happen? I couldn't go back to find Sister Qiuyan and Brother Qu; I would definitely implicate them.
A black shadow suddenly slipped past his eyes, and the white sword blade stabbed straight at him. Li Jintang hurriedly stopped and stuck the talisman paper in his hand onto the disciple's face. Although his arm was still scratched, he was not injured in the vital parts.
Drops of blood flowed and seeped into the soil. She endured the pain and barely dodged a few attacks, but she still inevitably suffered a few more wounds on her body.
"Kid, lift me up to block the sword!" Mingshu shouted.
Li Jintang did not answer. She ran into the dense treetops and hid behind a tree in the cover of night. She took out the purse from her side and turned it over and over again unwillingly. In the end, the blood on her hands dyed the purse red, but she still couldn't find anything useful.
"Where did she hide?"
"Why go to all this trouble? Let's just work together to flatten this. Is she still alive?"
Li Jintang bit her lower lip until it bled, and she fought back the urge to cry, not daring to make a sound. Suddenly, she felt something hard on her palm. She lowered her eyes and felt strange—when did a small stone appear in her purse?
"Oh no, Senior Sister, someone is coming!"
Is there anyone else coming? These people are enough for her to deal with... Li Jintang raised her head without any hope. When she saw the white figure appearing not far away, her eyes became even more desperate.
"Who are you going to kill?"
In the hazy night, a string of silver bells rang in my ears, and a glimpse of pure white caught my eye. The figure of a young man in white was like a ghost, holding a sword in one hand, and asked with a half-smile.
...it's over.
Li Jintang suddenly regretted why he ran away just now. Rather than being caught and tortured by the big devil, it would be better to die quickly at the hands of these people's swords.
The bell stopped abruptly. She didn't wipe the tears from her face, but looked up at the person who stopped in front of her.
Why did he come to seek revenge so quickly?
【Author’s words】
Wow, there are little red flowers every day in June. I wrote so much without realizing it [scatter flowers]
Praise yourself, hehe, and also be close to the angel baby who is willing to follow the update until now [red heart]
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