Chapter 269 My Long-Dead Elder Sister, Your Sister
Imperial Capital Medical Center.
Chu Jin was forced to leave the general's mansion. She suppressed her anger all the way back to the clinic and walked in indifferently.
She wanted to visit Madam Sun.
Last night, Madam Sun fell critically ill, and Zhongli Que went to the Five Elements Courtyard to find Zhongli Qi and bring him back.
Chu Jin had some doubts. If she was really critically ill, why would Zhong Li Que refuse to let her treat Madam Sun? Either Zhong Li Que suspected her identity, or Madam Sun's condition hadn't reached that point yet. Otherwise, given Zhong Li Que's filial piety, she would never have stopped her.
Moreover, with so many doctors available, why does it have to be Zhong Liqi?
Zhong Liqi is one of the heads of the Five Elements Academy, which is now strictly closed to all due to the reform of the Five Elements Academy.
Whenever the Five Elements Academy is mentioned, Chu Jin thinks of the Wind Listening Ruler.
Chu Jin had previously felt that Zhong Li Que was looking at the Listening Wind Ruler too often, as if there was something inside the ruler that was attracting her.
The fact that Zhong Liqi was summoned from the Five Elements Academy to the General's Mansion last night gave Chu Jin a hunch that perhaps she could find what she wanted from Zhong Lique's Wind-Listening Ruler.
Today I went to the General's Mansion to see Madam Sun, also to confirm whether Madam Sun was critically ill last night.
Unfortunately, Su Feng stopped him.
Chu Jin recalled the scene when Su Feng was determined to stop her, and couldn't help but sneer inwardly. She walked towards the second floor of the clinic and came to the small room at the very end of the corner.
"How is it?" she asked after entering the room.
Behind the screen in the inner room, a tall figure was studying the Wind Listening Ruler in his hand. Upon hearing this, he replied in a low voice, "There's nothing special about it at the moment, but we can't rule out the possibility that something is hidden in the Earthly Branches Star Sea."
Chu Jin stood behind the screen, her eyes slightly narrowed: "Who is she in contact with most often?"
Standing behind the screen, Chi Yan replied, "The second son of the Prince's Mansion, Su Feng."
Chu Jin sneered, "What can these two say?"
Chi Yan said, "It looks like just some casual chatter. Do you want to see it?"
Chu Jin scoffed, walked to the table and sat down. Too lazy to read the vulgarities, she pondered and asked, "What do you think of their transmission frequency?"
Chi Yan added, "Compared to others, it's quite frequent. We contact each other almost every day. Perhaps it's because the Second Prince is at Bingjia Chongtai, and he often replies at night."
"At night?" Chu Jin asked. "Then who does she usually contact during the day?"
Chi Yan mentioned several names, but Chu Jin felt something was off: "The timing and frequency don't match. Are you sure you've checked all her records?"
Chi Yan: "I've finished reading it. There's nothing important or anything that can't be brought to light."
“Then it’s hidden,” Chu Jin said confidently. “Keep searching.”
A sudden surge of excitement rose within her.
What kind of messages need to be hidden in the Earthly Branches Star Sea? Of course, messages that cannot be seen in the light, that will harm the Zhongli family, and that will become Zhongli Que's weakness.
“It will take some time,” Chi Yan said. “There are too many Saints at the Five Elements Academy right now, and almost all the Communication Academy sorcerers in the entire capital are there. It won’t be easy to find the hidden messages.”
Chu Jin frowned.
She knew that the timing was wrong and that acting rashly might alert the people at the Five Elements Academy, but she was unwilling to give up this hard-won breakthrough.
Chu Jin instructed, "Try it first, and we'll talk about it again if it alerts the Five Elements Academy."
Chi Yan nodded and focused on studying the Wind Listening Ruler in his hand.
Far away in Taiyi, Yu Sui watched as Chi Yan manipulated Zhongli Que's Listening Wind Ruler, seeing him frantically break through the barriers of several mountains to reach the Earthly Branch Star Sea in an attempt to find the hidden message. He sneered inwardly but showed no emotion on his face, lowering his head to eat the breakfast brought by Mei Liangyu.
Mei Liangyu stood across the table, frowning as he asked her, "Who exactly upset you?"
Yu Sui didn't even look up and said, "Green Sunflower."
She answered readily, which surprised Mei Liangyu. He squinted and asked again, "What did she do this time?"
“She didn’t just harm you, she even…” Yu Sui paused in her sentence.
Mei Liangyu stared at her and helped her finish her sentence: "You even attacked Zhong Lique?"
Yu Sui straightened up, puffed out her cheeks, pursed her lips, and didn't say anything.
It's not surprising that Mei Liangyu could guess Zhong Lique's name; for Yu Sui, those two names represent a good and a bad thing, respectively.
Mei Liangyu saw a hint of stubbornness in her silent face, and even found it somewhat childlike and cute. After looking at her for a while, she sighed inwardly and said in a low voice, "When will you ever get angry and lose your temper over your own things?"
Yu Sui looked up at him and said, "There are some things I can tolerate, and some things I don't want to tolerate."
Mei Liangyu pulled out a chair and sat down opposite her, raising his head to look at the girl: "Now, let Zhonglishan go back?"
Yu Sui frowned.
Mei Liangyu added, "His own sister is in trouble, how can he still have the face to stay in Taiyi?"
“It’s no use him going back.” Yu Sui glanced at the other wind-listening ruler on the table. “Anyway, it’s almost over.”
Mei Liangyu stared at her thoughtfully.
Zhong Lishan, that fool, even said that his sister and Yu Sui's relationship was just so-so. He probably doesn't know how good their relationship really is.
Chu Jin waited patiently at the clinic for Chi Yan to discover Zhong Li Que's Listening Wind Ruler. She believed that this time they would definitely be able to find useful information from the Listening Wind Ruler, and her depressed mood from being unable to enter the General's Mansion twice was also relieved.
While waiting, they suddenly received a message from a communication beast: "Hurry up and go."
Chu Jin had just heard the message from the communication beast and hadn't even reacted when a loud bang came from behind the screen.
The wooden screen was shattered by the impact of the sword energy, and Chi Yan, who was holding the Listening Wind Ruler, was pierced through the abdomen by a sharp sword about six feet long. He was held high in the air, his eyes wide open in disbelief.
Chi Yan's pupils reflected the tall sword spirit that had broken through the window and severely injured him. It was also in the form of a skeleton sword spirit, but its physique looked very strong, and even the bones of its hands and feet were larger than those of other sword spirits.
It has golden cloud patterns on its forehead, which shimmer with dazzling light as it moves its neck from side to side.
Su Feng's sword spirit is named Chi Yun, and it is even more ferocious and warlike than its master.
Chu Jin stood up in shock. Just as he saw Chi Yun's appearance, it swung its sword, sending Chi Yan, who was impaled on the sword, flying towards Qing Kui. With just a light swipe, it unleashed two crisscrossing sword energies, forcing Chu Jin to immediately dodge.
Chi Yan crashed into the tightly closed door, breaking it open. Su Feng, who was standing at the doorway, stomped on him, the force of which cracked the ground. Chi Yan coughed up blood and passed out.
The shockwave caused Chi Yan's hand, which was holding the Wind Listening Ruler, to fall to the ground and bounce back, causing the ruler to slip from his grasp. Su Feng then reached out and caught it.
“You…” Chu Jin saw Su Feng’s eyes widen slightly.
Why is this person chasing after us again?!
They came after the Wind-Listening Ruler? Impossible!
Chu Jin's expression changed instantly.
Su Feng gazed at Chu Jin inside the room, and Yu Sui's voice echoed in his mind:
"Her name is Qingkui. She is Xuan Kui Bai Kou of Qingyang. She is also my older sister who died young and was raised by my father. She is your younger sister."
Looking at Chu Jin again now, Su Feng had many thoughts on his mind.
That similar face, those equally pure black and bright eyes, used the pretext of treating Madam Su's old ailment to enter and leave the Nangong Prince's residence.
If what Sui Sui said is true, then was Chu Jin's behavior towards Zhong Li Que today at the behest of her father?
Su Feng didn't want to think about it in detail.
He would never admit that the woman in front of him was Su Feng's sister.
Su Feng stared intently at Chu Jin with cold eyes, then drew the longsword from his waist. The moment the sword was drawn, a flash of azure light mingled with the clear cry of a phoenix.
The extraordinary weapon, the Azure Cloud Sword.
This was given to Su Feng by Nangong Ming the year he discovered Su Feng's talent in military strategy and declared his ambition to become a great general who would become a pillar of military strategy.
After that, Su Feng continued to use the Qingyun Sword and never changed it.
The longsword was drawn from its sheath, its blade slender and its blue light shimmering, like the lush greenery of a summer mountain range, full of vitality.
When the Azure Cloud Sword is drawn, it will inevitably unleash a multitude of twin sword energies. Those wounded by these twin sword energies will never be healed.
Chu Jin realized that Su Feng was about to attack him, and he laughed in anger. Just as he raised his protective aura, a strong wind came from behind him, and the sword spirit Chi Yun attacked with killing intent.
She could use the spirit of the famous swordsman to block Chi Yun's attack, but she couldn't reveal her own strength here. With a wave of her hand, she threw out three golden needles. The needle tips bypassed the sword energy and pierced the sword spirit's throat, slowing down its attack.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chu Jin dodged the sword energy, turned around to meet Su Feng's vertical sword strike, and without hesitation, used both hands to catch the sword that was so close to her brow.
The woman's slender, fair fingers were covered with bluish-black scales, a skill of a healer known as the "Qilin Hand," impervious to blades and spears.
Undeterred, Su Feng continued his relentless attacks, directly challenging Chu Jin to a contest of the Five Elements Qi. His Qi surged, causing the hard scales of the Qilin Hand to fly off.
As the blade parted the scales and injured him, Chu Jin decisively let go, leaned back, and created distance. He then steadied himself, spun around, and kicked the sword, completely avoiding the vertical slash.
However, while Chu Jin was still in mid-air, the sword spirit Chi Yun shook off the golden needle inserted into her throat and slashed out two sword energies at her.
Su Feng reacted quickly. After Chu Jin dodged the sword with a spin, he immediately let go, the long sword fell, and he switched to his left hand to grip the sword in reverse, then slashed upwards.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Chu Jin only had time to dodge the two sword energies unleashed by the sword spirit. The moment her toes touched the ground, the cyan longsword was already hovering over her throat, pressed against her slender neck, and the force of the energy had already cut her skin, drawing a line of blood.
How dare he!
Enraged, Chu Jin once again used the Qilin Hand technique, placing both hands horizontally across his neck to block Su Feng's attack that would sever his head with a single sword strike.
Su Feng did indeed harbor murderous intent.
If he really wanted to kill Chu Jin, this was his only chance.
The only option now is to kill her while pretending not to know anything.
Chu Jin's hand, which had been blocking the sword, was cut open, the flesh torn open. With a cold face, he retreated, leaped out of the window, and used his Wind Riding Technique to soar into the sky.
She looked down at Su Feng, who was standing at the window and whom she had distanced herself from, her eyes filled with cold anger. Su Feng, however, was not afraid that she would run away. He looked up at Chu Jin with a cold expression, waved his hand to dispel the sound barrier he had set up earlier, and revealed a mocking look in his dark eyes.
wrong!
Chu Jin then noticed the change outside. Her pupils contracted as countless arrows attacked from all directions. She heard the sound of iron cavalry galloping, and in her eyes, she saw the Azure Dragon Cavalry, clad in black iron armor, raising their red-tasseled spears and aiming them at her in the street below.
Why is the Azure Dragon Army here?!
In an instant, Chu Jin looked back at Su Feng at the window in disbelief, but he was nowhere to be seen. What appeared in her eyes were countless sword spirits of soldiers.
Chu Jin gritted her teeth, her heart hardening, and attempted to break free from the sword spirits' encirclement using the Wind Control Technique. The red-tasseled spear shot out with the speed of the fastest arrow in the world, carrying a chilling whistle, and struck Chu Jin's shoulder and back. The impact of the energy shook her very soul. The spear sprayed blood, knocking Chu Jin down from the sky.
The spear fell straight to the ground, and Chu Jin, struck, fell backward to the ground with a muffled groan, his brows furrowed, his Qilin Hand a bloody mess. A multitude of swords and sabers lay interlocked, their tips pointing directly at the fallen Chu Jin.
Today, dark clouds loom overhead, making it seem as if a rainy night is about to fall, even though it was daytime. The atmosphere is gloomy and oppressive.
Hearing the approaching cavalry, Chu Jin struggled to move her eyes, afraid to twist her neck, for even the slightest movement would result in a cut from the longswords stuck in her neck.
The Left Vice General, mounted on his warhorse, said coldly, "The rebels from Canhai Prefecture who were lurking in the capital have been captured. It is true that Chu Jin colluded with the Canhai Prefecture rebels to assassinate the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion. Miss Zhongli disappeared in Shuiyang Mountain, but her Listening Wind Ruler appeared here. The evidence is conclusive. We are ordered by the General to quickly capture this person and imprison him in Chongtai Third Prison for interrogation!"
Chu Jin was crushed to death on the ground by the sword spirits. When she saw Su Feng standing in front of the Azure Dragon Army, her eyes gradually turned bloodshot due to her injuries.
Those eyes were fixed on Su Feng, as if they wanted to tear him to pieces.
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