uninvited guest
Jiang Yingyue took a deep breath and turned to walk towards the room. When she looked up, she saw Ye Qingzhu standing there in a daze, with the tips of her ears slightly red. She called out to Ye Qingzhu several times before Ye Qingzhu came back to her senses.
"What’s wrong with you?"
To Jiang Yingyue's surprise, Ye Qingzhu's face turned bright red, which startled her. She could only give a few simple instructions and then leave.
Jiang Yingyue had barely stepped into the room when a commotion arose outside the door, and an undeniable voice drew closer: "Eleventh Master, opening the building so late today? That's not like you."
That's Bai Yu's voice!
The three of them tensed up at the same time. Jiang Shiyi also stood up with a solemn expression. He gestured for the three of them to hide in the room first, while he went to greet Bai Yu.
It turned out that the reason no one was there earlier was because the building hadn't opened yet. But if that was the case, why did Master Jiang let them in? And why did she allow them to ask questions? The three of them crouched in the central room, cautiously observing the outside. They saw Jiang Shiyi walk towards the door: "No matter when I open the building, won't Alliance Leader Bai be the first to know?"
Bai Yu burst into laughter: "Hahaha, that makes sense." As he spoke, he tried to walk into the building, but Jiang Shiyi reached out and stopped him: "But it's really unfortunate, there are guests who arrived earlier than you today."
Clearly, Bai Yu immediately showed displeasure upon hearing this. He tilted his head to look inside, startling Jiang Yingyue, who quickly shrank back. Bai Yu coldly snorted, "Is that so? Where is the guest you mentioned?"
The atmosphere suddenly plummeted to freezing point. To outsiders, the place appeared completely empty. How could Bai Yu possibly believe there were guests inside?
"Could it be that the Eleventh Master no longer wants to do business with me?" Bai Yu's words were clearly provocative, seemingly showing no fear of Tingyu Tower's power. "I still miss the days when you were surnamed Rong, at least back then you knew what it meant to assess the situation."
"Alliance Leader Bai is joking. I will not turn anyone away, whether it's you or anyone else, but rules are rules. Please wait a moment." Jiang Shiyi did not back down at all, while the people around Bai Yu were already trying to force their way in. "Martial arts are forbidden in Tingyu Tower, you remember?"
Bai Yu immediately changed his tune: "Of course, I'm not an unreasonable person. Qin Shi and Dun Shi, step back." Hearing his order, the two obediently retreated to the back. "In that case, we'll wait here."
After Jiang Shiyi gave her approval, she turned and headed towards the center. If Bai Yu stayed there, how would he get away even if he got the answers later? All three of them were worried about this situation. The first thing Jiang Shiyi said when she came in was in a low voice, "The person who asked the questions stays, everyone else leave."
"What?" The three of them were dumbfounded, not understanding what he was going to do.
“There was only one musician outside the door just now. They are twins. The other one must be looking for you inside the building.” Jiang Shiyi slowly walked to the middle and sat down. “They haven’t made a move yet, so I have no right to interfere. But you must find him as soon as possible, otherwise you will really be exposed.”
“I’ll go.” Ye Qingzhu was the first to step forward. “Although I’ve left the Ye family, at least I’m not a serious criminal like you.” As Ye Qingzhu spoke, Jiang Shiyi opened another hidden door, so that people at the main entrance wouldn’t see them going out from there.
"Miss Ji, aren't you going?" Jiang Shiyi looked at Ji Yinglei. His eyes were completely at odds with his age. With just one glance, she felt as if he had seen right through her.
Ji Yinglei hesitated for a moment, but agreed nonetheless. Before leaving, she patted Jiang Yingyue on the shoulder, as if to give her strength. After the two left, the door to the central room slammed shut, leaving only Jiang Yingyue and Jiang Shiyi sitting face to face.
Jiang Yingyue felt a little uncomfortable in this place, and Jiang Shiyi broke the silence first: "Before we begin, I have a question."
"Please ask, OP."
"Miss Jiang, what do you intend to offer in exchange for the answer?"
Faced with Jiang Shiyi's question, Jiang Yingyue's expression was very complicated. She finally sighed, took out the Qingyun Sword from her waist, her eyes full of reluctance, and carefully stroked every scratch on the scabbard. But in the end, she still placed the Qingyun Sword on the table.
Jiang Shiyi's eyes widened instantly: "The Azure Cloud Sword? That is indeed very valuable. Are you really willing to part with it?"
The Qingyun Sword looks no different from ordinary weapons, but it was personally crafted by Jiang Yuan, and with Jiang Yingyue's name attached to it, it is truly a rare treasure.
“That day at Nanfeng Tower, the Qingyun Sword broke its rule of not drinking blood, or perhaps even earlier… In fact, on that very day, I discovered that I could no longer wield the sword freely.” Jiang Yingyue suppressed her grief, “It no longer belongs to me.”
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