Chapter 310: Willing to fight me to protect Mei Liangyu?
Inside the dormitory.
Although Xiahou Shu ran fast, the explosive force after changing formation was too great, and he was still blown away by the shockwave. People in the corridor fell into the rooms on both sides, and the sound of the barriers shattering from all sides rang out one after another.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough. After being thrown into the air, he used his aura to leap up and quickly pulled out a talisman to immobilize himself. At the same time, he turned his body to the side, pressing his back against the roof of the passageway to avoid the shockwave. He squinted his fox-like eyes to observe the changing situation below.
A small, golden paper figure flew out from Xiahou Shu's sleeve, carrying a transparent bubble that enveloped the paper figure, and rushed towards the opposite house.
The substitute rushed out of the window and saw the two people descending under the umbrella.
Xiahou Shu thought to himself, "Good, so this is the show they're putting on."
Princess Liuxing, who had no time to escape from the house, was protected by Beishan with the Shuiyue Sword.
The water-like barrier formed by the sword enveloped the two, protecting them from the explosive energy of the change in formation. After the attack subsided, Beishan and Princess Liuxing went to the window and saw Yu Sui and Mei Liangyu, who had landed safely.
"Nangong Sui!" Princess Liuxing was so angry that her teeth itched. She turned around and was about to walk downstairs when Beishan stopped her. "It's too late."
By the time they left, Nangong Sui had already disappeared with Mei Liangyu.
Moreover, with the Blazing Sun Formation broken, he had no reason to chase after the two of them.
Although Yu Sui made a big commotion, she took into account the presence of Ping Shu, so she only used explosive energy attacks and did not use any other tricks.
After the explosion incident ended, people could be seen crowding around the windows below the dormitory, all of them recklessly sticking their heads out to look at Yu Sui downstairs.
Someone shouted angrily downstairs, "Stop Mei Liangyu! Stop Nangong Sui too! We must separate them today! Send one to the west and the other to the east!"
The shout, imbued with the power of the Five Elements, clearly traveled from the high-rise to the ground, causing Xia Feichen, who had just arrived at the dormitory, to look up.
"What are you looking at?" Fang Tianchen nudged him with his elbow, gesturing for him to look in the other direction. "The person is over there."
Xia Feichen looked in the direction he was pointing and saw Yu Sui, who had just landed, innocently putting away his umbrella.
The girl in red had her black hair loose, unlike the usual head full of gold hairpins and jewels. Today, she only tied her hair up with a single tassel hairpin. Her black hair and rosy face made her look even cleaner, more innocent and harmless.
Her innocent and harmless appearance was so deceptive that Xia Feichen couldn't believe she was the master of the Blazing Sun Formation.
If Mei Liangyu hadn't spoken up, Yu Sui wouldn't have noticed Gu Gan in the crowd.
There were many people below. Yu Sui used his Wind Control Technique to maneuver the red umbrella and deliberately landed in a less crowded area, preparing to sneak away from the dormitory with Mei Liangyu.
Gu Gan, who was a little further away, saw that everyone was paying attention to Yu Sui and Mei Liangyu on the red umbrella, and he could hear people praising how well-matched they were standing together.
A sense of unease lingered in Gu Gan's heart, and with a dark expression, he pushed through the crowd and hurried forward.
"Brother Gu!" Qian Ying looked at him worriedly.
Xiang Feifei stared at Yu Sui above in disbelief. All the commotion above the dormitory was caused by her.
It doesn't look like it at all.
Xiang Feifei had heard rumors about the Princess of Nangong's Mansion in Qingyang Imperial Capital many years ago. When she was recuperating in Gu Gan's courtyard, she had also seen Yu Sui a few times, but she had no intention of taking the initiative to contact her, and Yu Sui had no intention of making friends with her. They only exchanged a few words with each other because of Gu Gan.
However, Yu Sui's image in Xiang Feifei's mind had already been fixed: she was the gentle, innocent, and harmless Princess Ping Shu, who was also good at protecting the reputation of the Nangong family.
Although Yu Sui's arrival in Taiyi and her becoming the disciple of the Sage of the Ghost Dao School shocked Xiang Feifei for a long time, during her time in Taiyi, apart from her reputation as the Sage's disciple, Yu Sui had no other outstanding qualities, so Xiang Feifei did not pay special attention to her.
Xiang Feifei occasionally saw Yu Sui coming and going at the Yin-Yang Academy. Hearing that she was studying so hard and attending many external cultivation classes every day, but her cultivation level was still only at the first realm, she felt sorry for her.
However, at this moment, Xiang Feifei looked at the girl who was descending on the red umbrella using the wind technique. The dormitory, which had been altered in terrain, was surrounded by mountains. In the lush green forest, the dazzling morning light pierced through the valley and shone on this place, falling on the girl, making her look like the most special person in the world, chosen by the light of heaven.
Xiang Feifei felt a little dazed and even forgot to chase after Gu Gan.
Yu Sui landed in a remote area, but unexpectedly, she was still stopped by someone.
As she closed her umbrella, she said to the group, "The Blazing Sun Formation has been broken, why are you still trying to stop me?"
The leader of the group blocking the road was none other than Zuo Qiushan, a physician and Chen Jie's good brother.
He still harbored resentment over Chen Jie's expulsion from the academy by the Legalist school. Yu Sui's testimony that day further displeased Zuo Qiushan. Afterwards, someone told him that they saw Yu Sui and Wan Qi having a meal together in the dining hall.
Zuo Qiushan immediately concluded that Yu Sui and Wan Qi were in cahoots, and that the two must have used some trick to frame Chen Jie that night!
"Nangong Sui, I'm asking you, did you and Wan Qi conspire together that night?" Zuoqiu Shan blocked Yu Sui's path, his tone unfriendly, his gaze fixed on her. "Wan Qi and you joined forces to slander Chen Jie, which led to his expulsion from Taiyi, didn't you!"
Yu Sui hadn't expected that Zuo Qiushan had blocked the road for this reason.
Zuoqiu Shan was not from Qingyang and was not afraid of Yu Sui's background as the Qingyang Princess. As a member of the Qingyun Society, he had been in Taiyi Academy for a long time and did not know much about the struggles between the aristocratic families outside, so he did not take the Nangong family seriously.
Young people are arrogant and fearless of authority.
Unfortunately, they used that courage in the wrong direction.
Before Yu Sui could speak, Mei Liangyu stepped forward from behind and said with a forced smile, "I was worried about not being able to find Chen Jie and having nowhere to vent my anger, but you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep."
Zuoqiu Shan saw Mei Liangyu walk out from behind Yu Sui and a hint of wariness appeared in his eyes.
He had never seen Yu Sui make a move in person and thought the rumors were somewhat exaggerated, so at this moment he felt more anger than fear towards Yu Sui.
But Mei Liangyu was different. Zuo Qiushan had been in Taiyi for many years and had witnessed Mei Liangyu's ruthlessness. However, after noticing the bloodstains on Mei Liangyu's clothes, he remembered that the man was injured and still had a fighting chance, so he did not leave.
"Whether I've teamed up with Wan Qi or not, why don't you just ask Wan Qi?" Yu Sui didn't want to pay attention to Zuo Qiushan, so he grabbed Mei Liangyu with one hand, signaling him to ignore the man as well.
Because Gu Gan was coming this way, Yu Sui didn't want to confront him here for the time being.
Mei Liangyu walked straight ahead, leaving Yu Sui with no opportunity to grab him: "Zuoqiu Shan, now it's my turn to ask you, do you know about all the scumbag things Chen Jie did?"
Yu Sui blinked, realizing he had missed his grip, and silently withdrew his hand, knowing he couldn't persuade his senior brother this time.
"Those things don't exist at all. It's just Nangong Sui and Wan Qi framing us!" Zuoqiu Shan sneered, glancing behind him to make sure he had five or six brothers behind him. He wasn't afraid of having more people.
Zuoqiu Shan continued to question Yu Sui: "You deliberately concealed your strength, and then that night..."
"The matter of Chen Jie has been confirmed by the two deans of the Legalist and Medical schools, and a decision has been made. Zuoqiu Shan, if you are not satisfied, you can go and question the two deans directly."
Xia Feichen's voice was cold, but his eyes were sharp. He walked out from behind Zuo Qiushan and the others: "I was there that night too. I was the one who sent Chen Jie to the Legalist execution ground. On the way, Nangong Sui even pleaded for Chen Jie, believing that someone like Chen Jie should have a chance to reform himself."
After Xia Feichen came out, Zuoqiu Shan's expression turned very ugly.
"You actually believe such a lie?" Zuoqiu Shan stumbled upon the truth and mocked Xia Feichen, "I think you've just been deceived by Nangong Sui's face! Her rapid increase in cultivation is proof of that! How could someone advance eight realms overnight? It's impossible. She definitely hid her strength before this!"
Xia Feichen looked back at Zuoqiu Shan with disdain: "You say she's hiding her strength, but can't all the instructors and dean of the academy see that?"
Zuoqiu Shan snorted, "She is the disciple of the Ghost Dao Saint. Even if others could see it, why would they say anything?"
"So what if Nangong Sui is hiding her strength?" Xia Feichen said again, "Chen Jie brought this upon himself, what does it have to do with her?"
Mei Liangyu glanced calmly at Xia Feichen, then looked at Yu Sui beside her.
Yu Sui still looked completely innocent.
Xia Feichen stepped forward on his own; it wasn't something I schemed against.
Enraged by Xia Feichen's words, Zuoqiu Shan cursed inwardly for being bewitched by beauty and retorted, "What does this have to do with you?"
“Of course,” Xia Feichen said disdainfully. “First, I was there; second, I am a disciple of the Legalist school; third, I was the one who escorted Chen Jie; fourth…”
"Xia Feichen! It's during the Hundred Families Night Parade. Even if I wanted to cause trouble for Nangong Sui, it would be within the rules!" Zuoqiu Shan interrupted him angrily halfway through the conversation.
“Of course.” Xia Feichen raised his eyebrows and said, “I just can’t stand you using Chen Jie’s matter as an excuse. If you openly say that you want to challenge Nangong Sui, I won’t say a word.”
Zuoqiu Shan gave a heavy, cold snort, turned around, and flicked his sleeve at Yu Sui, from which dozens of thin, black silver needles flew out.
The blackened silver needles all avoided Mei Liangyu, forcing Yu Sui to go instead.
Yu Sui dodged to the side, her eyes reflecting the sharp, black needle. Upon encountering her protective aura, the needle made a crisp bang, and the black needle blossomed into large, double-petaled black flowers, releasing a fragrance that wafted into Yu Sui's nose.
The nine schools of medicine use sleeve needles as a tool.
At this point, what needs attention is not the blackened silver needles, nor the black flower that has been materialized from qi, but the fragrance after it blooms.
The poisonous gas from the Sleeve Needle Flower can also devour the five elements of others.
Zuoqiu Shan did not believe that Yu Sui was as powerful as the rumors said. The Blazing Sun Formation could devour the five elements, and so could his Sleeve Needle Flower.
Yu Sui was entangled in the poisonous gas of the sleeve needle flower, and more than ten silver needles continued to pursue and close in, forcing her to retreat. She glanced at the poisonous gas that had already merged into her protective energy, and could clearly feel her five elements energy disappearing.
Mei Liangyu didn't look at Yu Sui behind him, but immediately attacked Zuo Qiushan.
Xia Feichen glanced at Yu Sui again, slowed down a bit, and used the Wind Control Technique to flash over. By the time he did, Zuo Qiushan had already been grabbed by the neck and shoved under a tree by Mei Liangyu.
Before Zuo Qiushan could react, Mei Liangyu moved too fast, his large hand gripping his neck and choking him, his thumb pressing down hard on his throat, causing Zuo Qiushan to suffocate and have difficulty breathing, his face instantly turning blue and purple.
Xia Feichen stopped the people who wanted to save Zuoqiu Shan, but then heard a familiar yet annoying voice behind him: "Sui Sui!"
When Gu Gan arrived, he saw Yu Sui being forced back by the sleeve needle flowers. His face showed anger. Just as he was about to help her, he saw Yu Sui open her red umbrella and stand in front of him to defend herself. Lightning patterns traveled along her wrist and covered the surface of the umbrella, blocking and breaking all the sleeve needle flowers that were chasing after her.
Yu Sui stopped, opened her umbrella, and revealed a surprised face behind it: "Brother Gu? What are you doing here?"
Gu Gan was momentarily stunned by the lightning pattern on Yu Suixi's fair wrist.
When did she cast the Wind and Thunder Formation?
"They're over here!"
Hearing shouts from behind, Gu Gan snapped out of his daze and went forward to grab Yu Sui: "Let's get out of here first."
As he said this, Gu Gan kept glancing at Mei Liangyu not far away.
As expected, after Gu Gan said he was going to take the person away, Mei Liangyu immediately let go and turned around to kill Gu Gan, while the dying Zuo Qiushan knelt on the ground and gasped for breath.
When Xia Feichen saw Mei Liangyu turn around and attack Gu Gan, he also intended to join in dealing with Gu Gan, but he was entangled by the people who came to rescue Zuo Qiushan.
Mei Liangyu used his Wind Control Technique to charge forward with lightning snakes. Gu Gan pulled Yu Sui behind him and stood between the two, preventing Mei Liangyu from taking Yu Sui away from him.
Yu Sui landed in a remote place, with a jungle valley on the left side of the road, and the sound of a river could be faintly heard.
Gu Gan faced Mei Liangyu, who was approaching with a roar of lightning snakes. His expression was indifferent, and his pupils flashed with dark blue lightning. The wind blades brought by the Judgment Technique of Lingchi stirred up the fallen leaves on the ground.
Before the two had even officially clashed, their combined energy had already stirred up a huge storm, causing the surrounding trees to rustle.
Yu Sui noticed Qian Ying secretly making a move from behind, and, concerned about Mei Liangyu's injured soul, called out to remind him, "Senior Brother!"
She grabbed Gu Gan and pushed him towards the direction Qian Ying had attacked, while simultaneously standing in front of Mei Liangyu.
"Brother Gu!" Qian Ying's attack grazed Gu Gan's shoulder. Although she stopped in time, Gu Gan was still injured by the force of the attack and let out a muffled groan.
Qian Ying was so alarmed that she stopped her hand in a cold sweat.
Gu Gan, who was being supported by Qian Ying, turned around and looked at Yu Sui in disbelief.
Sui Sui actually pushed me?!
She actually pushed me out so as not to hurt Mei Liangyu?!
"Nangong Sui!" Qian Ying was furious at the thought of injuring Gu Gan, and she questioned Yu Sui angrily and sharply, "You actually pushed Brother Gu out to defend yourself! Do you know what you're doing? You almost hurt Brother Gu!"
Gu Gan was too shocked to react and failed to stop the impulsive Qian Ying from walking towards Yu Sui.
Only after he realized that Qian Ying was about to attack Yu Sui did he hurriedly say, "Stop!"
Qian Ying's Qilin Hand slashed towards Yu Sui, but Yu Sui blocked it with his umbrella staff. She angrily said, "You were the one who tried to ambush my senior brother first!"
"You actually hurt Brother Gu for Mei Liangyu!" Qian Ying was even more furious after hearing this.
These words brought bitterness to Gu Gan's heart, but the next moment he saw Yu Sui say with a serious face, "I have already said to everyone that before my senior brother recovers from his injuries, anyone who wants to challenge or harm him must first get past me!"
Qian Ying gripped the umbrella tightly, her anger turning into a mocking laugh: "So you're going to stop even Brother Gu?!"
Yu Sui replied, "Brother Gu would never let me become a person who breaks his promises!"
Enraged, Qian Ying's eyes were bloodshot, and she couldn't hear Yu Sui's words at all. Her protective aura surged fiercely as she gripped the umbrella stick with both hands and pressed it down towards Yu Sui's throat: "I will not let anyone who hurts Brother Gu get away with it!"
"Even if it's you, Nangong Sui, it's not allowed!"
"Qian Ying! Stop!" Gu Gan shouted from behind, but Qian Ying, caught up in her emotions, ignored him completely.
As Qian Ying lowered her umbrella-shaped staff towards Yu Sui's throat, the moment it touched her skin, Yu Sui raised her foot and kicked Qian Ying's shin, using the force to push herself back and dodge Qian Ying's throat-pressing move.
Seeing Yu Sui easily dodge the move, the anger in Qian Ying's eyes almost materialized. She used her Qilin Hand's five claws again to shatter the umbrella stick in her hand, which fell to the ground in two pieces.
Qian Ying raised her hand to attack again, but was caught by Mei Liangyu, who was also using the Qilin Hand technique.
Mei Liangyu showed no mercy to Qian Ying. Their Qilin Hands clashed, sending blue scales flying. Qian Ying relied on the invulnerability of the Qilin Hands to hold on, but she was still at a disadvantage in terms of boxing techniques.
Seeing Qian Ying being knocked back by Mei Liangyu's punch, Gu Gan flashed forward to protect her. Wearing a black gauntlet on one hand, he used the high-level rare treasure Zhenfenglei, along with the spirit of a famous calligrapher, to return Mei Liangyu's thunderous punch.
This lightning punch carried a mixture of personal grudges and anger. It flashed with lightning, leaving black scorch marks on the surrounding ground.
Mei Liangyu met the punch without fear, his dark, cold eyes reflecting the flashing lightning, yet unable to conceal his provocative and contemptuous gaze.
He knew that Yu Sui wouldn't interfere if he sparred with Qian Ying, but if he faced off against Gu Gan...
"Senior brother!"
The girl's worried voice rang out again.
When their energy clashed and they were evenly matched, Gu Gang was about to continue exerting force when Mei Liangyu withdrew and retreated.
Gu Gan didn't understand why Mei Liangyu was retreating at first, until he saw a familiar figure rush forward, stand in front of Mei Liangyu without hesitation, and face him head-on to take the thunderous punch for Mei Liangyu. Then he understood everything.
That treacherous and cunning man!
Gu Gan twisted the direction of his punch to the limit, almost grazing Yu Sui's cheek. After pulling back his fist, his brows and eyes were filled with barely suppressed anger. He hissed in a low voice, both anxious and furious: "Sui Sui!"
As he looked up, he caught sight of Mei Liangyu standing behind Yu Sui, who casually wiped the blood from her lips as if she were injured. In the instant she looked up, a cunning smile flashed in her eyes.
Gu Gan really wanted Yu Sui to turn around and see the true face of this despicable man!
Mei Liangyu did it on purpose!
"Brother Gu!" Yu Sui stood in front of Mei Liangyu, staring at Gu Gan at the same time, "I mean what I say, no one is allowed to get away with harming my senior brother today!"
"You!" Qian Ying was furious and was about to step forward when Gu Gan stopped her again.
Gu Gan took a deep breath, suppressing the violent twitching in his forehead, and said to Yu Sui, "I wanted to take you away. Didn't you realize that Mei Liangyu attacked me first?"
He even sounded somewhat aggrieved at the end.
Mei Liangyu couldn't stand Gu Ganlai's tactic. It was fine for him to feign grievance, but it would be disgusting for anyone else to do so in front of Yu Sui.
He said, "If you take her away without saying a word, in my eyes you are no different from those who came to challenge Junior Sister's Blazing Sun Formation."
"What is my relationship with Sui Sui? How could it be..." Gu Gan hadn't finished speaking when Mei Liangyu sneered, "What kind of relationship we have and whether or not we're here to challenge her are not important. It's during the Hundred Families Night Parade, and even siblings might make a move."
Gu Gan laughed angrily: "Since you say that even siblings might attack, what about you, the senior brother? Aren't you in danger?"
Mei Liangyu remained calm and said, "I have injured my soul, so I pose no threat to her."
Gu Gan angrily rebuked: "You're not a threat, you're a burden!"
Yu Sui then spoke up, "Brother Gu, it was I who said I would protect Senior Brother. Senior Brother is not a burden to me. I just can't stand those people sneaking up on him and hurting him."
If Gu Gan didn't know that Mei Liangyu liked Yu Sui, he wouldn't know how happy Mei Liangyu was to hear this.
Unfortunately, he knew this all along, which made it even more unacceptable. He turned his gaze to Yu Sui and stared intently at her, gritting his teeth as he asked, "Sui Sui, why?"
Why would you risk fighting me to protect Mei Liangyu?
During the Hundred Families Night Parade, shouldn't you have been helping me deal with Mei Liangyu?
Yu Sui looked up at Gu Gan and said, "Because he's my senior brother!"
Then who am I to you?
The words circled on Gu Gan's lips, but he stopped himself, unable to say them in front of so many people.
Gu Gan swallowed those words back, but felt increasingly unwilling and even somewhat uncertain.
He took a deep breath and decided to hold back for the time being. Looking at Yu Sui, who was protecting Mei Liangyu, he felt that she was an eyesore and he was eager to separate the two of them. So he calmed down and said to Yu Sui, "You come with me and leave here first."
[Author's Note]
Sorry everyone! I had to go on a trip a few days ago and didn't bring my computer. I'm only just getting back.
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