Reunion
Jiang Yingyue had just taken a hit from the Shield Master, and the intense pain all over her body made her powerless to resist. However, just as the Shield Master was pressing closer, a bell suddenly rang out. Jiang Yingyue recognized the voice very well. In an instant, the Shield Master stopped moving as if he had frozen in place.
Even so, Jiang Yingyue did not make any rash moves. After a while, she heard Ye Qingzhu calling her.
Although it had only been a short time since they last met, it felt as if they had been separated for dozens of days. Seeing that Ye Qingzhu was alright, she finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great, Qingzhu, you're alright."
"Hmm." The two held each other's hands tightly. "This bell can probably only control him for a while."
“I understand.” Jiang Yingyue looked at the shield bearer and shot an arrow into his throat. Even Ye Qingzhu was startled, but the threat was finally resolved. As the shield bearer fell, Ye Qingzhu caught a glimpse of music in the air, which disappeared after a very short time.
The two immediately turned around and walked deeper into the area. Jiang Yingyue had also asked about Ji Yinglei's whereabouts, but the attack on the two of them was completely unexpected, and Ye Qingzhu had no time to notice. They could only search as they went deeper into the area.
Soon, a melodious zither tune drifted from somewhere. Jiang Yingyue immediately guessed it was the Zither Player, who was extending an invitation to them.
At that moment, Jiang Yingyue felt a fire burning in her heart, so she rushed towards that direction, with Ye Qingzhu following closely behind.
It was an extremely elegant place. Compared to the eerie, witchcraft-related things on the Bell Envoy's territory, this place even looked...beautiful. It was surrounded by lotus ponds, and the ground in the center was like a small island in a lake. The Qin Envoy brothers were on it, playing music as if no one else was around.
The sounds of the pipa and guqin complemented each other. Jiang Yingyue immediately raised her sword and shot an arrow without hesitation. Although the arrow flew swiftly toward the musician, it seemed to lose its momentum midway and fell straight into the pool.
After the piece ended, the two rose unhurriedly. The musician who had been playing the guqin suddenly asked, "Do you two know the name of the piece you just heard?"
Jiang Yingyue had never understood these things, and she didn't intend to waste any more words with these two people. She was about to shoot her second arrow when Ye Qingzhu stopped her at this moment: "Is it 'Peilan'?"
The musician showed a slightly surprised expression: "Not bad, it seems that the Third Miss is a connoisseur of music."
“I remember, the person next to you shouldn’t be able to hear.” Ye Qingzhu tilted her head and looked at her younger brother. “Even so, he was able to play with you. He must have put in a lot of effort.”
“It seems that Miss Xuan was deeply impressed by the battle at Tingyu Tower.” He nodded slightly, a subtle killing intent flashing in his slender eyes. “In that case, I, Ning, will have to treat you both even better.”
After saying that, Ning immediately sat back down, while Xuan, holding his pipa, leaped to the outer perimeter, and Jiang Yingyue and the other person also became alert.
"Take care of the one with the pipa first." Jiang Yingyue said, raising her bow and aiming at Xuan. Before Ye Qingzhu could step forward, she had already fired. Xuan simply plucked the pipa string, and an invisible force cut the arrow in two.
Ye Qingzhu immediately noticed something was wrong. Why was Jiang Yingyue so agitated? That wasn't like her.
A melodious zither tune reached Ye Qingzhu's ears. She turned her head and saw Ning leisurely playing the zither. It seemed that Ning had also played the zither when facing the Shield Envoy earlier! It must have been at that time that Ning influenced Jiang Yingyue.
Just as Jiang Yingyue was about to fire another arrow, completely unaware that Xuan Zheng had placed his hand on the bowstring, Ye Qingzhu immediately stopped her: "Jiang Yingyue! Stop right now!"
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