Chapter 239 I'm in a hurry to go back and see my senior brother
Qin Chongxue's body lay between Geng Hanfu and Wenren Xu, the two men separated by the body but also by a safe distance.
The island was covered in lush jungle. Wenren Xu lit a fire, illuminating Geng Hanfu's pensive face.
Geng Han asked again, "You switched the orchid medicine that Lao Qin was going to give to Mei Liangyu beforehand, so before coming to Taiyi you knew that Lao Qin wasn't going to kill Mei Liangyu?"
"Just like Old Qin said, although Miss hates the young master to the extreme and her actions are quite ruthless, she will not easily lose her mind. If she kills the young master in Taiyi, she will not be able to clean up the mess."
Wenren Xu held the flame in his palm and extended it forward, illuminating Qin Chongxue's unseeing face: "Old Qin said he was going to Taiyi to kill the young master, but that made me suspicious, so I came to Taiyi with him."
He touched his chin with his other hand and smiled enigmatically: "Thanks to Lao Qin, this matter was handled very well."
If he were to use other means to break the seal within the young master's body, it would be noticed by the old monster or someone else. Having Qin Chongxue, an "outsider," take the initiative would save a lot of trouble.
“He is the eldest princess’s son,” Geng Hanfu said in a deep voice, “which means that back then…”
Wenren Xu looked up at him, his bright red eyes making him look like a venomous snake looking down at others.
"If Mu Yong'an had gone to see the young master first, none of this would have happened."
After hearing this, Geng Hanfu gave a bitter laugh: "Do you think he could have saved two children from those people back then?"
Given the circumstances, Mu Yong'an had to choose between two options.
Wenren Xu only smiled and remained silent.
Geng Han replied, "Since the young master and the young lord are both in Taiyi, then..."
“Ah, I can’t listen to your plans. I don’t care what the old Yan troops want to do, and I advise you not to involve the young master.” Wenren Xu laughed. “I’ve long suspected which side you’re on, but I haven’t told you directly. You should understand what I mean.”
Geng Hanfu frowned: "He is the eldest princess's child..."
“The eldest princess is dead, and the head of the family is dead. You know better than I why they died,” Wenren Xu said. “Given the young master’s temperament, once he regains all his memories, the probability of him helping you rebuild the Yan Kingdom or destroying it is fifty-fifty.”
Geng Hanfu blurted out, "How is that possible?"
Wenren Xu laughed and said, "Unfortunately, of the princess's three children, the only one who survived was the one who cared least about the Yan Kingdom."
"Moreover, the current state of Yan is indeed easy to hate. The King of Yan is still sitting comfortably in his palace enjoying himself, while those who are busy working for the future of Yan do not have such good fortune."
Wenren Xu squatted down and searched Qin Chongxue's body for the "Washing Soldiers Picture". He then took out a red windmill from his own mechanical box and stuck it into the ground.
Geng Hanfu gripped his beard for a long time without letting go. After a while, he took a deep breath and said, "You are a person without official status. You only worked for the Princess and Yan Kingdom because of the head of the family. Now that these two are dead, you will naturally no longer consider Yan Kingdom. So what you just said was just your own idea, not the young master's idea."
After hearing this, Wenren Xu stroked his chin and said, "You're right, but I plan to persuade the young master in this way after he regains his memories."
He looked up at Geng Hanfu, his expression revealing a wicked intent.
Seeing that he made no attempt to hide his wicked intentions, Geng Hanfu couldn't help but twitch his eye slightly: "What good will the destruction of the Yan Kingdom do for the young master?"
“What good would it do for the young master to revive the Yan Kingdom? The Yan Kingdom is in decline, and its destruction is only a matter of time.” Wenren Xu laughed. “What’s the use of guarding an empty shell that has long abandoned its people? It’s not that the Yan Kingdom has abandoned its people, but that the people have abandoned the Yan Kingdom. The turmoil has lasted too long, and everyone wants to live a peaceful life.”
Geng Hanfu replied solemnly, "Even if the situation is hopeless, I will not give up."
“Then your young master must be having a hard time.” Wenren Xu reached out and gently turned the red windmill. After watching it slowly turn for a moment, he looked up at the sand and stood up. “Let’s go. Let’s take Old Qin back first. Taiyi is definitely not a place we can stay for long.”
The red paper windmill turned slowly in the night.
The golden runes on the blades flickered, shining with a faint light, like stars falling to earth, connecting the two ends of heaven and earth.
Those who sensed the call heard the sound of the paper windmill turning. The sound traveled with the breath of heaven and earth to Mei Liangyu's ears; this familiar melody, through sound, became imagery, combining movement and stillness.
Not long after, another figure came ashore and walked into the jungle.
The young man who walked into the forest was half-covered in blood. His white outer garment was soaked with blood, contrasting with the bright red of his inner garment. Standing under the heavy shadows of the forest, he looked like a demon emerging from a raging fire.
Mei Liangyu lowered her eyes and stared at the still-spinning paper windmill.
In my memory, neither my mother nor my father used the wind-listening ruler much.
The paper windmill in front of him is a "water wind well" created by his father.
It doesn't need to travel through mountains to transmit messages; as long as there is water nearby, the water can generate wind, transforming the message into the energy of heaven and earth and dispersing it.
It is difficult to capture the vital energy of heaven and earth that carries information, unlike the Wind Listening Ruler, which requires the transmission of messages through several mountains, where they can be filtered and intercepted.
All the arts in the world are based on qi (vital energy) to form images, but the water, wind, and wells of the mechanical masters are based on images to transform qi.
Wenren Xu calculated very well.
Qin Chongxue's use of the military treasure "Washing the Weapon Diagram" will surely attract Mei Liangyu's attention. The fake orchid medicine was successfully injected into Mei Liangyu's body, loosening the seal and at least allowing Mei Liangyu to recall some of his memories.
This is a treasure used by his elder sister, and he will definitely find a way to get it back.
Wenren Xu used the Water-Wind Well to transmit a message, telling Mei Liangyu the location of the Washing Soldiers Map. If Mei Liangyu regained his memory, he could accurately detect the Qi of Heaven and Earth emanating from the Water-Wind Well and find his way there.
At this moment, Mei Liangyu looked at the paper windmill in front of him and the "Washing Soldiers Picture" on the ground, and slowly bent down to pick up the two items.
The lonely sound emanating from the Water Wind Well still lingered in his ears, like raindrops hitting jade, or dew falling into a deep pool. Mei Liangyu couldn't help but recall that he often heard this sound when he first came to Taiyi.
But the sound disappeared very quickly.
Looking at the Water Wind Well before him now, Mei Liangyu suddenly felt a sense of division. In his memory, there was one him standing on a mountain path full of paper windmills, and another him standing on a beach where cloud-carrying dragons were parked.
Mei Liangyu reached out and pressed down on the spinning paper windmill, stopping it.
After a moment of silence in the darkness, the young man vanished without a sound.
Xing Chun and the other two were waiting on the mountain road leading to the outer city.
Mei Liangyu said he was going to chase after someone and left. Xing Chun was injured and couldn't keep up. Cang Shu was also worried about him and Yan Xiaochuan waiting alone.
Xing Chun injured his arm when the giant ship capsized and fell. Yan Xiaochuan looked at the bloodied man, but it was all superficial wounds.
Cang Shu gave the two men some basic first aid.
Xing Chun looked at his arm and muttered, "If this is Xuan Kui's man, then they are too arrogant. Just because Mei Mei has repeatedly caused trouble, they want to kill him, and in Taiyi no less. What are they thinking? I have a feeling something is wrong."
Yan Xiaochuan was sitting cross-legged on the ground, grimacing as he applied medicine to the wounds on his face. After hearing this, he looked over in confusion: "What Xuan Kui's people? Why would they want to kill Senior Brother Liangyu?"
Xing Chun gestured with one hand: "Isn't the academy investigating Orchid Poison recently? The biggest organization selling Orchid Poison in Taiyi is Xuan Kui."
Yan Xiaochuan asked, "The matter of Luo Fu? And Zhang Xiangyun too?"
Xing Chun: "I think so."
Yan Xiaochuan gasped: "Then why didn't you tell the dean and the others?"
“There’s no point in talking about things without evidence,” Xing Chun shook his head. “Luo Fu is already dead, and Zhang Xiangyun has been interrogated, but nothing was found wrong with him. If anyone wants to find fault with him again, it would be to publicly question the deans who interrogated him. Who would dare to do that?”
"So they're all coming to kill Senior Brother Liangyu, are we just going to let this go like this?" Yan Xiaochuan said angrily. "I'm fine with just getting injured, but they want to use me to threaten Senior Brother. They have some nerve."
Cang Shu pondered for a moment and said, "Luo Fu's death has made Xuan Kui's people anxious, so they want to kill Mei Mei?"
"It seems Luo Fu is doing quite well in Xuan Kui." Xing Chun had just finished speaking when he saw a familiar figure emerge from the night and quickly waved, "Meimei!"
Mei Liangyu frowned and approached the three people.
"Didn't find anyone?" Cang Shu asked.
Mei Liangyu shook his head.
“It’s alright, the instructors will figure something out,” Xing Chun said. “Instructor Mu told us to go back to the academy first. They still need to keep chasing. One of them is seriously injured and has been poisoned by the Devouring Python. They will definitely be found.”
Cang Shu also said, "In some matters, it is more useful for the instructors to intervene than for us to do so."
Mei Liangyu looked up at the sky for a while, estimated the time, and realized that he should indeed go back, lest his junior sister find out that he was not in the Ghost Path Holy Hall.
In fact, he hadn't been out for long, and his exchange with Qin Chongxue was brief. He was delayed for a while because he was following the sound of the Water and Wind Well to retrieve the Washing Soldier Map.
Cang Shu looked at Mei Liangyu's shoulder, where an arrow had pierced through, and asked him, "Should we treat it first?"
"We'll talk about it when we get back." Mei Liangyu scooped Xing Chun up from the ground and helped him back to the academy.
As we reached the road near the sea, the night fog thickened, and the city lights flickered silently in the mist.
On the way, Mei Liangyu listened to Xing Chun and Yan Xiaochuan chattering away like parrots just released from their cages. They never stopped talking, and he and Cang Shu could only listen with their heads down.
After entering the city, the night fog dissipated considerably, and the wind picked up, causing the lanterns hanging on the road to sway and their shadows to flicker.
The road was quiet as soon as they entered the city. The shops on both sides were closed and the lights were off. Only a slender figure stood in the middle of the road. She looked serene and her almond-shaped eyes quietly watched the group of people who came out of the night.
Xing Chun and Yan Xiaochuan were still chattering when Mei Liangyu saw the person standing in front of her. Her expression changed slightly, and she pushed Xing Chun, whom she was supporting, to Cang Shu beside her.
Cang Shu accepted it steadily, but Xing Chun looked back in confusion, only to hear Yan Xiaochuan exclaim, "Little Princess?"
The four of them stopped in their tracks, not daring to move forward.
Xing Chun looked at Yu Sui, then at Mei Liangyu, and whispered to Cang Shu, "Yuezhen said that their quarrels were a kind of fun, but why does the atmosphere feel a bit off now?"
Cang Shu replied softly, "Now we're really going to have a fight."
Mei Liangyu only dared to come out tonight because she knew that Yu Sui had gone to the outer city, but she did not expect to meet him on her way back.
The dim yellow light from the streetlights cast a glow on the girl's dress, making her sparkle. A few strands of hair by her temples swayed in the night breeze, brushing against her fair cheeks.
Mei Liangyu had just met Shangyu Sui's gaze when she saw her turn and leave.
"Junior sister."
Mei Liangyu strode after him.
Yu Sui kept moving.
"Sui Sui," Mei Liangyu called out again.
Yu Sui pretended not to hear.
Mei Liangyu's mind raced as he searched for a way to appease the man and get him to come back to him. Finally, he raised his hand and pressed down on the wound on his shoulder. Blood instantly stained a large area of his clothes, trickling down his arm and dripping onto the ground, creating splashes of blood.
The young man coughed hoarsely.
Yu Sui stopped and looked back at him, frowning when she saw Mei Liangyu's bleeding arm.
The three people behind could see clearly that it was Mei Liangyu who did it. When they saw Yu Suizhen turn around, they couldn't help but cast a sighing look at Mei Liangyu.
Good bro, you're really ruthless to yourself.
Taking the opportunity, Mei Liangyu approached Yu Sui and stood beside her, asking, "Why are you walking so fast?"
Yu Sui said, "I'm in a hurry to go back and see my senior brother."
"Isn't I right in front of you?" Mei Liangyu frowned. "Who else do you have as a senior brother?"
"I don't know you," Yu Sui said with a smile. "My senior brother is currently waiting for me at the Ghost Path Holy Hall. How could he have come out to fool around in the outer city and ended up injured?"
Mei Liangyu: "..."
"It was Yan Xiaochuan who was kidnapped, which forced me to go to the outer city." Mei Liangyu glanced sideways, wanting to call Yan Xiaochuan over to prove that she was forced to leave the outer city, but upon looking over, the three people had disappeared at some point.
Mei Liangyu calmly withdrew her gaze, cursing inwardly.
[Author's Note]
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