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You Zhenghong didn't explain. He just lowered his head, as if he was preparing for something. He took a deep breath and then looked up at Jiang Chaoyu in front of him. Even though her tears were so glaring to the eye, You Zhenghong had to harden his heart.
"Xiaoyu, trust me, there will be no danger."
But Jiang Chaoyu couldn't hold back her tears, which started to fall one by one.
She choked up a little as she said, "Okay."
After saying this, You Zhenghong left Jiang Chaoyu's sight immediately, as they needed to discuss how to overcome this difficulty.
"Senior Sister~" Xu Ninghui appeared behind Jiang Chaoyu at some point. He saw Jiang Chaoyu gazing into the distance without moving. He was also unsure of what to do this time. Moreover, that group of people had never shown their true strength, which made him even more worried.
Jiang Chaoyu snapped out of her daze, turned around to look at Xu Ninghui, tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes. She tried to wipe them away as she turned, but her red eyes betrayed her.
"Is Senior Sister worried?" Xu Ninghui asked tentatively.
Jiang Chaoyu pursed her lips, not really wanting to answer, but still politely said, "Master can handle it."
Seeing Jiang Chaoyu's worry, Xu Ninghui comforted her, "Senior Sister, don't worry, the Sect Leader is very powerful."
That being said, this concerns the capital, and Master carries such a heavy responsibility. Leaving aside whether he can protect it, the casualties of the Crescent Moon Sect are a problem.
"good."
Before I knew it, the sky was covered by dark clouds, and everything looked gray and gloomy.
Jiang Chaoyu looked up at the sky, a cold smile unconsciously playing on her lips, her eyes devoid of any emotion.
Raindrops fell one by one, landing in Jiang Chaoyu's eyes, briefly causing her to close her merciless gaze.
She couldn't stop it all from happening; all she could do was protect her master.
As long as they don't breach the city, or the people inside never find out about it.
At this moment, Jiang Chaoyu finally understood why You Zhenghong had made a deal with the emperor—not only for the Crescent Moon Gate, but also for the sake of the people in the city.
If just one person can hold the line, the people in the city can live one more day and suffer less bloodshed.
Jiang Chaoyu gripped the soft sword at her waist, lost in thought.
Although all of this points to Zeng Chenhua, we won't doubt it until we see him in person.
If it really is him, then we must fight to the death.
Zeng Chenhua, who was not far away, had no idea what Jiang Chaoyu was thinking. However, having the memories of two lifetimes, he knew he could not interfere, so he could only take Jiang Chaoyu away later.
"My lord." At this moment, a person approached Zeng Chenhua. If Jiang Chaoyu were to look at him, she would recognize him immediately. It was her junior brother, Xu Ninghui, who had been standing next to her just moments before, but had somehow ended up beside Zeng Chenhua. She had long suspected that he was the one who had leaked information to Zeng Chenhua; he was very well hidden.
Zeng Chenhua narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Chaoyu, who was standing straight not far away, and casually asked, "How much of a chance do you think the Crescent Moon Sect has?"
Xu Ninghui followed Zeng Chenhua's gaze to Jiang Chaoyu's direction, but was still extremely confident: "If not 100%, at least 90%."
This made Zeng Chenhua chuckle, and he said dismissively, "Oh, really? Go back to Chengzhen Sect after this mission is over."
Xu Ninghui asked with some confusion, "Does the master mean we should stop doing eyeliner?"
Zeng Chenhua remained silent, only glancing at Jiang Chaoyu who had turned and left. She was so engrossed in her own emotions that she didn't even notice Zeng Chenhua's presence.
Seeing that Zeng Chenhua did not answer, and that it was not appropriate for him to stay there, Xu Ninghui said directly, "This subordinate takes his leave."
"Xiaoyu." Li Yuanxiu appeared directly in front of Jiang Chaoyu without her noticing.
Li Yuanxiu noticed Jiang Chaoyu's worry and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry too much. The sect leader's martial arts are superior to many people, and very few people can defeat her."
Looking at Li Yuanxiu's confident and encouraging demeanor, Jiang Chaoyu felt embarrassed to point out her mistake, and instead asked tactfully, "But what if it's a very powerful organization?"
Jiang Chaoyu may have thought she was asking casually, but the tightness between her brows betrayed her. Li Yuanxiu couldn't bear it, so he touched Jiang Chaoyu's brows, trying to ease her anxiety. "Trust the sect leader."
Jiang Chaoyu looked at Li Yuanxiu in front of her and thought that perhaps she was too nervous and was prone to thinking the worst.
He let out a long sigh of relief, his eyes crinkling with a smile, and said, "Okay!"
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"Today, the people of the Crescent Moon Sect are here, and we guarantee with our lives that we will protect this city." You Zhenghong put on his battle armor and looked down at the people of the Crescent Moon Sect below the city wall. At this time, everyone was already standing below, and the various sect leaders were all standing beside You Zhenghong.
Jiang Chaoyu stood beside You Zhenghong, listening to the people below respond: "We swear on our lives that we will protect this city."
The sound was powerful and resounded throughout the entire city tower.
"Report! Enemy from abroad!" He had just finished swearing his oath when he realized that the enemy had arrived so quickly.
"Fellow members of the sect, follow me to face the enemy!"
"Yes!" The powerful voice resounded through the sky. With the enemy at the city gates, You Zhenghong looked down at the approaching enemy. The man sat on his horse, with a dark mass of people behind him.
Jiang Chaoyu stood behind the wall, only able to see what was happening below through the gaps.
"I have no grudge against you, and I am aware of your agreement with the Imperial City. However, why don't you submit to me? I can do a much better job than the one in the Imperial City." The man on horseback spoke so loudly that he could be heard from the city wall, and the voice sounded very familiar.
Jiang Chaoyu seemed to be able to see the person's face clearly through the crack, while You Zhenghong couldn't help but sneer upon hearing this. "Sir, since you know about the secret passage, why say such things?"
You Zhenghong disagreed with these words. After all, the Crescent Moon Sect would never betray its members; they would rather die in battle than surrender to the enemy, for that would be a betrayal of the Crescent Moon Sect.
"Judging from this, it seems they disagree."
As she said this, Jiang Chaoyu finally recognized who it was – it was none other than Xie Yunyin, the young master of the Xie family!
“Master, he is~” Jiang Chaoyu looked at You Zhenghong, intending to indicate that he was a member of the Xie family, but You Zhenghong had no interest in listening to her.
"Come if you want, we of the Crescent Moon Sect are ready to fight!"
That resounding voice was enough for those behind them to clearly hear their attitude.
However, besides Xie Yunyin on horseback, there seemed to be another person in the sedan chair behind.
"Release the arrows!"
After that shout, arrows rained down from behind the city wall towards Xie Yunyin and his group.
Xie Yunyin drew his sword to cut off the arrows shot at him, "Form ranks!"
The people below quickly took out their shields and huddled together. No matter how many arrows were fired, they couldn't penetrate the shields. Seeing this, You Zhenghong had no choice but to fly down herself to fight. But just as she was descending the city wall, Jiang Chaoyu grabbed her hand: "Master~"
At this moment, You Zhenghong didn't care about anything else, and his words seemed a bit hurtful, "Xiaoyu, have you ever thought about the people? We are fighting for the people."
Ignoring her hand, You Zhenghong went straight down to fight those people. His target was Xie Yunyin. As long as he captured him, the war would be over, and the people in the city would be better off.
Jiang Chaoyu watched You Zhenghong's retreating figure and listened to his hurtful words, but in her heart, the people and her master were equally important. It was her master who gave her the support to continue living in this world, so how could she bear to let her master go to the enemy alone?
Seeing her master leave, Jiang Chaoyu took out her soft sword, tied up her hair, and prepared to face the battle.
"My lord, are you really not going to help?" After seeing them start fighting, Li Yuanxiu returned to Zeng Chenhua's side. Standing on high ground, he could see every move on the battlefield.
"This has nothing to do with us; don't get involved in other people's karma."
Zeng Chenhua had already tasted the bitter fruit of these words in his second life. Even if he knew everything, so what? Even if he went to save her, so what? After the great victory, the emperor used the crime of treason to send her master to prison. During the great battle, many people from the Crescent Moon Sect had died or been wounded, and few remained. But the emperor did not expect that he would leave no survivors and directly massacre the entire Crescent Moon Sect, leaving only Jiang Chaoyu, whose identity was not publicly revealed.
In this great battle, if we don't rescue them, the Crescent Moon Sect members will be heroes, but You Zhenghong will die; if we do rescue them, the Crescent Moon Sect members will be considered traitors, and You Zhenghong will also die.
This is a dead end no matter how you look at it, so all we need to do is take Jiang Chaoyu with us.
Just as Jiang Chaoyu was about to help her master, the person inside the sedan chair appeared in front of her without her noticing, holding a flying swallow dart in his hand.
"Little girl, if you want to help, you'll have to get past me first." His words were laced with sarcasm, but his grip on her hand remained firm.
Compared to before, Jiang Chaoyu felt that Leng Bicha's martial arts skills had become even more powerful.
At this moment, he found it difficult to defend against each of the attacks, so he had to dodge to the side, while he kept glancing at You Zhenghong to see if he could handle the situation.
Unexpectedly, Leng Bicha witnessed this brief moment and sneered, "I didn't expect you to care so much about your master. I still can't understand what's so good about her that makes you care so much?"
Jiang Chaoyu was unaware of the grudges between Leng Bicha and the original owner of You Zhenghong's body, and never understood why her hatred was so intense.
"I don't understand, why do you hate her so much?"
He would occasionally utter these words while trying to escape.
These words seemed to have touched a nerve with Leng Bicha, whose hand movements quickened, each strike becoming deadly.
"He's nothing but a hypocrite."
The speed increased, and Jiang Chaoyu was unable to defend herself. Even her dodging speed slowed down. Before she knew it, she was cut on the arm, and blood seeped through her clothes, staining a large area.
This caused Jiang Chaoyu to retreat continuously, clutching her wound. A flying dart was launched, attempting to hit Jiang Chaoyu, but she dodged to the side, avoiding a direct attack.
Seeing this, You Zhenghong, who was not far away, swiftly struck Xie Yunyin with his sword. The speed was so fast that Xie Yunyin had no choice but to quickly dodge to the side.
Then You Zhenghong went straight to Leng Bicha and said, "Junior Sister, your opponent is me!"
"Oh, really? Why don't you take a look at your apprentice behind you?" Seeing You Zhenghong appear in front of her, Leng Bicha couldn't hide her anger, but when she saw the dart about to hit Jiang Chaoyu, she couldn't hide the smile on her lips.
You Zhenghong looked back and saw the flying swallow dart flying towards Jiang Chaoyu at an extremely fast speed, but Jiang Chaoyu had not yet reacted.
You Zhenghong used his soft sword to hook Jiang Chaoyu's waist and move her aside, but he himself could not dodge the dart, which struck his right atrium.
While in pain, You Zhenghong sensed someone approaching and hurriedly dodged in another direction, unaware that Xie Yunyin was also nearby.
His sword came swiftly and accurately, piercing straight into You Zhenghong's left atrium. As the sword pierced through, blood flowed down the blade. Jiang Chaoyu watched this scene in disbelief.
Tears streamed down her face as she cried out, "Master!"
The sword was thrust in and pulled out quickly. The moment her master fell, Jiang Chaoyu met the culprit's gaze directly. However, Xie Yunyin did not expect that Jiang Chaoyu was actually a member of the Crescent Moon Sect. His gaze towards her changed from shock to resentment, and tears continued to flow.
Jiang Chaoyu ran to catch You Zhenghong and covered the bleeding from her chest, but the bleeding wouldn't stop no matter what she did. No matter how she covered it, the blood would still seep out from between her fingers.
Just as Leng Bicha was about to deliver the finishing blow, Xie Yunyin's sword stopped her. Leng Bicha looked at Xie Yunyin in confusion, "What do you mean by this?"
"If the goal has been achieved, there is no need to continue."
As Jiang Chaoyu gazed at You Zhenghong, whose complexion was gradually fading, tears streamed down her face involuntarily.
You Zhenghong turned his gaze to Leng Bicha and said, "Junior sister, I don't owe you anything anymore."
Leng Bicha acted as if she hadn't heard him and walked away.
Xie Yunyin remained where he was, and the moment Jiang Chaoyu looked up, her eyes were filled with resentment.
Just as Xie Yunyin was about to speak, he sensed someone approaching him from behind.
As he turned around, he saw a man wearing a mask, his face obscured, when a sword swiftly stabbed towards him. Caught off guard, he was stabbed.
Xie Yunyin covered his wound, determined to compete with this person and see who was better.
"Master, please don't sleep, okay? Xiaoyu will take you back to the sect." As she spoke, Jiang Chaoyu choked up, tears streaming down her face, each drop landing on You Zhenghong's clothes.
Looking frantically at the bleeding wound and the now bloodless You Zhenghong, Jiang Chaoyu was at a loss.
She knew her premonition was right, but she didn't want her master to die.
Jiang Chaoyu placed You Zhenghong's hand on her face, trying to warm it with her own. "Master, please, don't sleep. Really, please, Master."
Looking at Jiang Chaoyu crying uncontrollably in front of her, You Zhenghong felt truly sorry for her, but there was nothing she could do. It is only when a person is about to die that they realize how wonderful it is to be alive.
"Xiaoyu, I'm sorry, Master shouldn't have said that to you." You Zhenghong forced a smile, trying to wipe away Jiang Chaoyu's tears, but the blood and tears mixed together, making it even saltier.
Jiang Chaoyu shook her head vigorously, her voice trembling with tears, "No, Master, you did nothing wrong. I never imagined that the person I saved would become the one who killed you. I'm sorry, Master."
"Xiaoyu, you did nothing wrong. Life is unpredictable, and no one could have foreseen this. Your master's life has come to an end. From now on, you will have to walk your own path."
These words caused Jiang Chaoyu even more pain. "I beg you, Master, please don't leave. Xiaoyu has no one to rely on anymore."
Seeing Jiang Chaoyu's eyes red from crying, You Zhenghong felt even more heartbroken. "You must go home, back to the real world. That's your home. Don't forget."
You Zhenghong had previously thought that Jiang Chaoyu must have forgotten her identity to blend into this world so well. Before she left, she had to say it again: soon no one would know where Jiang Chaoyu really came from.
These words stirred up Jiang Chaoyu's memories, and without thinking it over, she quickly agreed.
"Let Master take another look at Xiaoyu." You Zhenghong opened his eyes as wide as possible, looking down at Jiang Chaoyu's hair, his gaze gradually moving downwards, trying to memorize Jiang Chaoyu's appearance, his hands constantly stroking Jiang Chaoyu's eyes, nose, and mouth.
But the moment he finished reading, it seemed that You Zhenghong's fate had come. Before he could even speak, his hand lost its strength and he struck down.
When Jiang Chaoyu realized this moment, her tears flowed even more profusely, and she kept calling out "Master".
He hugged You Zhenghong even tighter, but You Zhenghong's body was cold; every part of him was chilly to the touch.
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