Chapter 090 Jin丨Exclusive release by Jiang Wenxue

Xue Chen did not change his clothes or show a cold face before he came.

He stood in front of the courtyard with a calm expression, staring at the islander.

The man said: "Master Jiu, I poisoned and controlled the Jin people according to your instructions, and ordered them to besiege the Daxing army on the border, but who knew that the Daxing fought bravely, and there was a black-robed young general standing in front of the Taiping King, who could not get close to the Taiping King at all!"

Pei Rui: "It's me."

The man found that Pei Rui, who kidnapped him, was very similar to the black-robed young general mentioned by the person who came back to report. There were

many people on the battlefield, and only the general features could be seen. The people of Wuming Island hid far away, and only saw Pei Rui wearing black armor, wearing a black cloak, holding a long sword and fighting bravely. Even the black cloth on his eyes was not very conspicuous.

After the man knew that Pei Rui was the guard of King Taiping, his mind was extremely confused.

"Master Jiu, what do you mean by this?" he questioned, "It was you who ordered the assassination of King Taiping. I am willing to be punished for the failure of the mission, but why did you send him to protect King Taiping again!"

Xue Chen said calmly: "I didn't send him."

The islander really couldn't figure out his thoughts, so he gave up and asked about what he cared about most: "How are you going to deal with me?"

Xue Chen: "Knock him out for now, and you will know when the time comes."

Pei Rui went forward to knock the man out, and then dragged the other two people over, poured cold water on them to wake them up, and let them expose themselves in front of Xue Chen.

These people were not in a high position in the Nameless Island, and they did not know that Gong Jiu was the Prince of Taiping. They had only seen Gong Jiu's appearance from a distance, and the information they revealed was very limited.

Xue Chen found a place to sit down, sorted out the things, and determined his attitude in front of his brother.

Xue Chen: [When my brother comes, I will slap him in the face.]

System: [Don't reward him...]

Xue Chen: [This is a punishment. Think about it, my brother will definitely have a seizure if he is beaten, but he dare not have a seizure in front of me, and must endure it. It must be very uncomfortable.]

System: [He must have fantasized about being beaten by his brother.]

Xue Chen: [What the hell are you thinking about? I am his brother, not his wife... But my brother treats Shaman as his mother... It's over, he longs to be beaten by his mother, and he may really want to be beaten by me. But this time, fear is greater than desire. Don't be afraid. Just beat him! 】

System: [It can be seen that you have been patient for a long time.]

Xue Chen: [If he was a normal person, I would have beaten him long ago.]

Pei Rui knocked all three people unconscious and piled them together in the yard.

His brother hadn't come back yet, and the two bodies had nothing to do. Xue Chen's eyes were on Pei Rui. He couldn't help but go over and measure his waist with his fingers, and then use Pei Rui to measure his own.

System: [...]

Xue Chen: [It seems to be about the same. Why does it seem like there is a big difference to the naked eye?]

System: [Have you seen it with the naked eye?]

Xue Chen: [That's right... There have never been three vests together. Every time, there are two vests alone, without a reference. Xie Heng will know when he comes over and takes a look. 】

System: […Your brother’s matter is more important! 】

Xue Chen: [Why hasn’t he come yet? 】

Pei Rui opened his arms and hugged Xue Chen, comparing the height and body shape of the two.

Xue Chen: [Xiaomiang is just a little shorter than me now, so he should be able to grow taller, right? 】

System: [No more. 】

Xue Chen: [Huh? 】

System: [The data of the vest can only be changed by you brushing the synchronization rate, and other aspects will not change. Xiaomian is still in the growth period, but he will never grow up. 】

Xue Chen: [No wonder I don’t get fat no matter how much I eat...]

System: [??? Is that all you want to say? 】

Xue Chen: [Of course I know what the point is. No wonder I can choose the time node for the vest to enter, and each node is very close. I originally thought that the time of death replaced by the vest was different, but I didn't expect that the time of the vest itself was still. No matter which one you choose, it has no effect on reality. 】

"What are you doing!"

A familiar voice came from not far away, and Gong Jiu hurried into the courtyard.

System: [Oh no! Your character is in vain! ]

Xue Chen: [Don't panic. ]

While Xue Chen was thinking about the problem, he did not change his movements for the time being. His main body was lazily leaning on Pei Rui, and Pei Rui hugged him, as if they were borrowing each other's strength. The two wooden boards standing upright were very labor-saving.

But they were not wooden boards, but living people.

It should be difficult for non-humans to understand the true meaning of this action.

Gong Jiu attacked Pei Rui without saying anything.

Pei Rui took a step back, and Xue Chen stood in front of him silently, looking at Gong Jiu with disappointed eyes.

His brother was too close to Pei Rui, and Gong Jiu was afraid of hurting him accidentally, so he kept an eye on his actions. Seeing him blocking Pei Rui, he stopped in time. He wanted to question his brother, why he was still protecting this man, but when he met his brother's eyes, Gong Jiu realized that he had done something wrong again.

He suppressed his anger and looked at Xue Chen innocently: "Brother..."

"Pa!"

Xue Chen slapped him.

Gong Jiu slightly widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief: "Brother?"

Xue Chen closed his eyes and whispered: "Xiao Mian, help me into the house."

Pei Rui supported his arm, and the two vests slowly walked into the house.

The door closed, Xue Chen changed his previous weakness, observed the light in the room, squatted at the door with Pei Rui, and eavesdropped on the movements outside.

Xue Chen: [My character is saved! ]

System: [What are you doing now? ]

Xue Chen: [My vision and hearing overlap with Xiao Mian, so it's a double effect. Xiao Mian has super hearing and won't miss any details. ]

System: [Didn't you say you were going to teach your brother a lesson? ]

Xue Chen: [I will teach him a lesson later. Let him think for a while first. My brother is too smart. The more you say in front of him, the more mistakes you will make. It is better to leave some space for him to think for himself.]

Gong Jiu stared blankly at his brother and Pei Rui entering the house.

He knew that his brother was dissatisfied with him and there were still many things to be worked out.

If it was the old him, he would be confused when he saw his brother suddenly get angry. Now he has learned to reflect.

His brother is not an unreasonable person. Everything he does is justified.

In the past, he was ignorant and never paid attention to his brother's situation in the palace. His brother was depressed and envied him for being able to make achievements and realize his ambitions outside.

He didn't know his brother's thoughts before, and said some sad words in front of his brother.

But what about this time?

It was clearly Pei Rui who offended his brother and was disrespectful to him. As a younger brother, what's wrong with him protecting his older brother?

It would be fine if his elder brother was just protecting Pei Rui, but that disappointed look made him more and more uneasy.

Gong Jiu was about to catch up and ask for clarification, but he caught a glimpse of three people in the yard and paused.

These should be the three people Pei Rui captured!

He had learned from his subordinates that Renji Pharmacy had been attacked, with heavy casualties. The survivors said that the attacker was a blind and cold-looking young man, and his weapon was a long knife. Gong Jiu knew that this was Pei Rui's doing.

He came to Pei Rui just to discuss this matter with him.

Gong Jiu was not in a hurry when he came, because he knew in his heart that Pei Rui would keep it secret for him.

This was a tacit understanding between the two of them, just like hiding his illness late at night.

Neither of them was willing to make their brother sad.

But Xue Chen got here first.

After figuring it out, Gong Jiu felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

His brother knows!

Gong Jiu touched the place on his face where he was hit, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

He knew this feeling very well. It was a precursor to an illness. If he didn't restrain himself, he would get excited and show that ugly look.

Now is not the time to relieve his desire.

He must not let his brother see it!

Gong Jiu circulated his internal strength, took a deep breath, his face became paler, and his eyes became brighter. He tidied his clothes anxiously and coughed lightly.

[Run, run, my brother is coming! ]

Xue Chen didn't dare to stand up. He and Pei Rui took a few steps back and hurried to the chair and sat down.

System: [……]

Gong Jiu heard the voice in the house and realized belatedly that Pei Rui had just been so close to his brother, almost hugging him in his arms. It was not an intentional offense, but his brother was suddenly aware of the truth and was very upset and could not accept it. He was afraid that he was feeling unwell again, so Pei Rui supported him like that.

He walked to the door and slowed down his voice: "Brother, I'm coming in."

There was no response from inside, Gong Jiu pushed the door open and saw his brother sitting on a chair with a pale face and closed eyes. Pei Rui stood next to him, very close to him.

Gong Jiu glanced at Pei Rui and tried to ask him how his brother was now.

But Pei Rui was a blind man, and his eyes were just for show. He seemed to sense someone looking at him, and he tilted his head slightly, unable to signal with his eyes.

Gong Jiu softened his voice: "Brother, you don't look well, are you feeling unwell? Do you want to ask Xie Heng to come over?"

Xue Chen opened his eyes and looked at him: "Why do I look bad? Don't you know? Master Jiu?"

Gong Jiu originally still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, but when he heard Xue Chen say that title, he knew that his guess had come true, and his brother did know.

"Brother, don't be angry, listen to my explanation..."

"What else is there to explain!" Xue Chen questioned him, "Isn't it you who controls the poison that can control people's hearts? Wasn't it you who ambushed my father by the Jin people on the front line? Wasn't it you who sent the assassin I met on the way back to Beijing from Longxing Prefecture?"

After hearing the first two questions, Gong Jiu was still able to calmly think of excuses, but he was really panicked when he heard the last sentence: "Brother! If it wasn't me, how could I do that to you?"

Xue Chen clenched his fist and hammered his forehead: "Xiao Mian, get him out."

Gong Jiu knew very well that if he didn't explain clearly at this time, he would never be able to make up for it in the future. He had already developed a rift with his brother and it was impossible for him to distance himself from him again.

He totally disregarded his manners, threw himself on Xue Chen's legs, half-knelt in front of him, grabbed him tightly, and begged: "Brother, don't chase me away, I can explain! Brother, I only have you, brother, don't leave me!"

Xue Chen: "Be quiet."

Gong Jiu immediately fell silent.

Xue Chen patted his hands: "Get up, what are you doing."

Gong Jiu stood up obediently, looking at his brother pitifully.

Xue Chen closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead with both hands: "I am not unaware of what you have done recently, but I really can't imagine that you would do such a rebellious thing and kill your father. What good will it do you?"

Gong Jiu stood up, came to his side, and used his internal force to massage his head. Even if his head didn't hurt, it would be very comfortable to massage it like this.

Xue Chen: [My brother is still very discerning. 】

System:【I was wondering why you were acting again. It turns out you were hinting for him to come over and give you a massage.】

Xue Chen:【This is the tacit understanding between twins!】

System:【Is your anger also all acting?】

Xue Chen:【A little bit. When I first found out that my brother was Gong Jiu, I had already experienced everything I should have experienced. Now I have been dealing with him for so long. If I am still angry with him, I will probably lose 20 years of my life.】

Gong Jiu was afraid that the noise would make his brother uncomfortable, so he lowered his voice: "Brother, do you have your medicine with you?"

Xie Heng had refined a furnace of elixirs for him before, and he could use pills instead when he didn't want to take the medicine.

Xue Chen: "No."

Pei Rui: "I'll get it."

Gong Jiu didn't want him to go to his brother's room, so he stopped him coldly: "No need. I'll take my brother back now and won't bother you anymore."

His tone was firm, but he was afraid that his brother would be unhappy, so he lowered his head and whispered in his brother's ear: "This is our family matter, I only want to tell my brother, and don't want anyone else to know."

Xue Chen: "Yes."

Gong Jiu: "I'll carry you back?"

Xue Chen stood up: "I can walk by myself."

Gong Jiu was afraid that he would faint due to the shock, so he walked beside him with concern, but kept a certain distance and did not make physical contact with him.

Xue Chen: [Do you believe it or not, my brother is still in the stage of restraining himself from getting sick?]

System: [Does he really have such great self-control?]

Xue Chen: [Don't underestimate him. If divided by skill level, my brother's [Endurance] is definitely top-notch. But he is also fragile. Once he breaks through the limit of what he can bear, or he actively gives up his patience, he will lose all reason. 】

After returning to his own courtyard, Gong Jiu asked Xiao He to get the pills, and he helped his brother take off his coat and boots. Seeing him lying on the low couch by the window, he sat over and massaged his forehead.

The two brothers often got along like this in the past, but this time was completely different from before.

Xiao He came over with medicine and warm water: "Is the eldest master feeling unwell? Do you want me to ask Master Xie to come and see you?"

Gong Jiu: "Get out."

Xiao He was stunned, looked at Xue Chen, saw Xue Chen nodded, and silently left the room.

Xue Chen: "If you are angry with me, you can take it out on me."

Gong Jiu poured the pills into his palm, counted out a few, and poured the rest back into the bottle. He held the water and handed the pills to Xue Chen's mouth, his tone soothing, even a little gentle: "I will never be angry with my brother."

The main ingredients of these pills are actually black plums and rock sugar, and some tangerine peel and licorice are added for flavoring, almost like snacks.

Xue Chen took it and swallowed it without changing his expression.

Gong Jiu handed over the water cup.

Xue Chen glanced at him and did not reach out to take it. He took a sip of water from his hand and leaned lazily on the couch: "You can talk now."

Gong Jiu put the cup aside, did not continue to rub his head, but pinched his wrist, injected internal force, and protected his brother's heart.

Xue Chen seemed to realize something and looked at him in surprise.

Gong Jiu said slowly: "My elder brother and mother are the two most important people to me. I have already lost my mother, and I must not lose my elder brother again."

Xue Chen: "No wonder you don't want to be close to your father."

Gong Jiu was very happy. Even though he and his brother had a grudge, they still understood each other. His brother could understand what he meant, and he also knew the deep meaning of his brother's words.

Gong Jiu: "I'm not prejudiced against him, I just witnessed his true nature."

Xue Chen: "You tell me."

Gong Jiu's eyes gradually turned red, he took a deep breath: "He killed my mother with his own hands. I was hiding in the closet that day and saw my father come to my mother's room. The two had an argument. My father was furious and stabbed my mother in the chest with a dagger! I was so scared that I didn't dare to make a sound. I bit my lip...blood...a lot of blood..."

Xue Chen: "Len'er."

Gong Jiu's eyes were bloodshot, out of focus, and looked empty and confused.

He seemed to have returned to that terrible night, when the young child hid in the dark and witnessed his father killing his mother with his own eyes.

Xue Chen hugged him, and soothed his brother like he was comforting a child: "Lian'er, it's okay now, it's all over."

Gong Jiu hugged him tightly, "Brother... hum..."

Xue Chen: "..."

Xue Chen said angrily: [I comforted him with good intentions, but he repaid my kindness with hatred!]

System: [What's wrong? What's wrong?]

Xue Chen: [What do you think?]

System: [Wow...]

This system is really useless. Xue Chen locked it in a small dark room in a rage, and then let it out again.

He held Gong Jiu's head and pressed it hard into his arms. He blinked and asked in a puzzled tone: "Lian'er, what's wrong with you?"

Gong Jiu arched his back and forth, holding his clothes tightly, and forbearingly restrained: "Brother, I, I'm fine..."

Xue Chen: "What you said is too unbelievable, I really can't believe it. Why don't you go find father, confront him face to face, and ask directly."

"No!" Gong Jiu pushed him away, looking over with red eyes, "Taiping Palace is his territory, he is in charge of the world's troops, and I must not let him know before I have the ability to fight him."

Xue Chen said nothing, looking at him silently.

Gong Jiu: "Brother, don't you believe me?"

Xue Chen said nothing.

Gong Jiu said dejectedly, "That's right... I kept it a secret for so many years that I never revealed any clues. Big brother just found out today that I wanted to kill him, and when he heard me talk about it, he inevitably thought I was making excuses for myself. Big brother doesn't believe it, and that's right."

System: [...]

This brother complex is hopeless. You deserve to be toyed with by your brother.

Xue Chen: "Gong Jiu is your name outside?"

Gong Jiu: "Yes."

Xue Chen closed his eyes: "I will keep it a secret for you for now and not tell father about this. After mother's death, I will go out as 'Gong Jiu', and you will stay in the mansion and be the eldest son for a while.

" "But your body..."

"It can't be cured anyway, so what difference does it make where you are?" Xue Chen said self-deprecatingly, "I will bring Xie Heng with me, you don't have to worry. As for the mansion, Xiao Mian will protect father."

"Brother!"

Xue Chen said lightly: "Anything else you want to say?"

The brother seems gentle and kind, but in fact, like him, he is very stubborn and willful. He has a deep relationship with that man, and may make concessions on other things, but on this matter, there is no way he will change his mind.

Gong Jiu thought of Xie Heng's words, afraid that he would dislike him even more, and did not dare to resist his brother, so he swallowed his words of refusal.

"You have to be careful of Wuming, he taught me martial arts, but even if I have such advanced swordsmanship and internal strength, I am still no match for him. He looks gentle, but in fact he is a greedy hyena, his gulf is hard to fill, and he will never be satisfied."

Xue Chen smiled: "No wonder your martial arts have improved so quickly, it turns out that you found a good teacher outside."

Gong Jiu lowered his head with guilt.

Xue Chen: "Do you have anything else to say? Say it all at once."

Gong Jiu: "Wuming has a daughter named Gong Zhu. The beef soup she makes is extremely delicious, so it is also called Beef Soup. But she also has a nickname, called Bee. She looks small and cute, but in fact she is the queen bee who kills people without a trace. She and I have a very good relationship. If big brother sees her, don't let her find out that something is wrong."

Xue Chen smiled and said, "Lin'er is threatening me?"

Gong Jiu: "Brother..."

"I've got it in mind and will be on guard against her." Xue Chen was quiet for a while, but still couldn't help asking, "She has a good relationship with you. If I accidentally hurt her, you shouldn't resent your brother, right?"

"How could I be dissatisfied with big brother because of such a small thing!"

Xue Chen said with satisfaction: [My brother can still be saved. 】

System: [……] You two are really twin brothers.