Chapter 59
Han Yuyi hated the Chu family to the core.
Everyone knows that Yu Tanqiu, the master of Jiuxiao Pavilion, is deeply devoted to his wife Han Rusu. Unfortunately, Han Rusu is afflicted with a rare poison called "Mo Xiang Cui," which is incurable by medicine, causing the master of Jiuxiao Pavilion unbearable pain and melancholy.
Everyone says that Yu Tanqiu truly loved his first wife. Even after the incident at Hehuan City, people said that Yu Tanqiu had no choice but to do it. Although he did something evil, he was truly devoted to her, which is regrettable.
Han Yuyi found it utterly ridiculous.
That's just how the world is. No matter what crime you commit, as long as you're associated with "deep affection and loyalty," there will always be someone to defend you, and many female cultivators will even be moved by it.
But no one ever thought about why Madam Han would fall for "Don't Urge Me".
This is a rare poison from the Hehuan Sect.
In reality, Yu Tanqiu's initial love was not Lady Han, but Qiu Wuyu, the former sect leader of the Hehuan Sect.
Madam Han, however, was engaged to a member of the Chu family.
However, Yu Tanqiu somehow met Madam Han at the Chu family home and fell in love at first sight. She used every means to win her heart, while Qiu Wuyu was consumed by jealousy and relentlessly pursued her. The matter ended with Madam Han being poisoned with the "Don't Urge Me" poison.
But that was the prevailing view at the time.
Later, after leaving the Nine Heavens Pavilion, Han Yuyi used the Thousand Poison Cave as her base and, with the help of the Ghost Canglou, learned many things she hadn't understood before.
For example, it seems that it was not accidental for Madam Han to appear in the Chu family at that time, and Yu Tanqiu's crazy healing method was also obtained from the Chu family.
The small family to which Han Yuyi's grandmother belonged was the Li family.
All indications suggest that Feng Qingli, the current sect leader of the Azure Bird One Leaf Flower, is not of "Phoenix Clan blood" as rumored, but is most likely her brother.
However, Han Yuyi did not intend to acknowledge him.
This... is related to the sword cultivator junior sister she really likes.
Sheng Ningyu.
Whenever she recalls this name, Han Yuyi's mind goes blank for a moment. However, she has always been a dignified and elegant young lady since childhood. Others cannot see those emotions on her face. Some even think that she hates Sheng Ningyu because of those things, so they go on to say those divisive words.
"Speaking of 'Bright Moon Sword Master'... that's really meddling in other people's business!"
"I heard that she had a reputation as a 'troublemaker' back in the Qingyi Academy."
"Absolutely! He's a jinx!"
later?
All of these people were killed by Han Yuyi.
She couldn't be bothered to care about the cultivators' motives, nor could she care who instructed them to say those things in front of her; Han Yuyi didn't care.
There was only one thing she cared about.
"No one can take advantage of Junior Sister Sheng."
Whether it was Feng Qingli, who spoke arrogantly after she left, or Chu Jiye, the head of the Chu family, who won the praise of the world for his "unwavering devotion" in her name.
Especially the latter.
Han Yuyi sat upright with his robes drawn up, surrounded by wisps of black ghostly energy.
However, although she was like a ghost, she had no ghostly aura or sinister feeling. Anyone who saw Han Yuyi's back would think that she was a dignified lady who had been strictly disciplined since childhood, and would never imagine what kind of terrifying things such a lady was planning.
"But this time, we also took advantage of Mingyue's reputation; many people came for Mingyue's spiritual bones." Han Yuyi said with a smile and a gentle tone.
The soft candlelight made the left side of her face appear even more gentle and beautiful, but then a faint sound of the candle wick popping was heard, and the flickering flame suddenly fell on the right side of her face.
The surface is covered with poisonous patterns, which is terrifying.
However, the man sitting opposite her seemed completely oblivious to the terrifying venomous markings that resembled those of a scorpion. His gaze remained fixed on Han Yuyi, filled with tender affection, without wavering for even a moment.
Yan Ruchao: "As you have heard, Chu Jiye seems to have truly found the reincarnation of Mingyue and is coming here with his people."
Han Yuyi's eyes narrowed, but there was no light in her pupils: "He does dare."
The piece of spiritual bone that Yan Ruchao snatched back was filled with the aura of the Chu family.
This was completely, completely, tricked by the Chu family and forcibly taken from Mingyue!
Han Yuyi clenched her fists tightly, and almost self-destructively left another bloody mark on her wrist.
then……
If she hadn't been so cowardly, only daring to stay inside the Nine Heavens Pavilion, how could her junior sister Mingyue have been slandered for so many years?
Han Yuyi's face remained gentle, but his eyes were as cold as frost: "In front of everyone, I want to see what the Chu family has to say."
The Jade Robe aims to recreate the scene of yesteryear.
Yan Ruchao knew her inner turmoil and that his advice was useless, so he simply brought up another matter.
"News has come from the Ghost Market that someone has found the remains of the Sword Master's sword."
Han Yuyi's brows furrowed: "Who is it?"
“Ning Jiao.” Upon hearing this name, Yan Ruchao paused, his expression complex.
For no other reason than that he thought of his master, Ning Guihai.
The Sword Master Guihai mysteriously disappeared for a few days, but when he returned, he was followed by a timid little girl.
“From now on, she will be your junior sister.” Ning Guihai, who had always been cold and aloof, paused, looked behind him, and his expression softened.
"Your name is..."
“…Jiaojiao.” The little girl blinked her innocent eyes and timidly spoke, “Ning Jiaojiao.”
Ning Jiaojiao, Ning Jiao.
Ning Guihai.
Anyone who has heard these two names is likely to make some subtle associations with them, but Yan Ruchao knows that this is not the case at all.
Ning Jiao is not her master's bloodline.
Unfortunately, Ning Jiao... seems unaware of this.
Thinking about these messy accounts, Yan Ruchao felt a pang of emotion.
"Luckily I betrayed Sword Pavilion, otherwise I would be the one cleaning up this mess now."
Han Yuyi released his hand, but her smile grew even gentler and more tender: "Only Ning Jiao?"
"If she makes a move, then the Mountain and Sea Never Sleeps City will surely follow suit."
Yan Ruchao's face grew colder and colder, and his words were like poison, showing no mercy: "She has mediocre talent and never focuses on her own path. Only in these cunning schemes does she seem to have a natural talent for them."
Han Yuyi: "Do you think she will come?"
Yan Ruchao: "I'm afraid I wouldn't dare."
Han Yuyi nodded, and with a flick of her sleeve, a wisp of smoke rose into the air.
She lit the pear blossom incense that hadn't been used in a long time in the corner, and as she turned around, she asked in a soft voice, "Where is the acting leader of the Sword Pavilion?"
Yan Ruchao paused, remaining silent for a rare moment. The usual contempt and sarcasm on his face vanished, his brows furrowed, and after a long while, he finally uttered a single sentence.
"Rong Que and I haven't been in contact for a long time."
To be honest, Yan Ruchao couldn't quite see through Rong Que.
When the news of Sheng Ningyu's imprisonment in the Mitian Realm spread, Yan Ruchao was naturally unable to accept it. However, after he recovered, he realized that the one who was most heartbroken was someone else.
“Although I am nominally the ‘senior brother,’ I am not able to look after her every day due to my physical deficiency,” Yan Ruchao said. “She can almost be said to have been raised by Rong Que.”
Han Yuyi was naturally aware of this matter. She calmed her expression and said, "After Mingyue's accident, Immortal Rong was also extremely saddened. I heard that he no longer plays the piece he wrote for Mingyue."
That's not all.
At that time, Rong Que stayed at home and never went out. When he reappeared in front of people, his face was so white that it was almost transparent, but his expression still carried the same gentle smile as before. However, the more Rong Que smiled, the more horrified the people around him became.
When Yan Ruchao came out of Gui Canglou, he went to the vicinity of Jian Ge and saw Rong Que from afar. He almost thought that he had also betrayed Jian Ge and joined the Ghost Path.
"But as it turns out, I am the only person in the world with such creativity and determination."
Han Yuyi's face was full of gentleness, but she raised her hand and pinched Yan Ruchao's waist without any mercy: "Speak properly."
She used all her strength, and Yan Ruchao paused for a moment after being pinched, before finally saying, "I can't see through him."
Anyone who knows the inside story back then feels that the Chu family was definitely involved.
Back then, everyone knew that Rong Que, the second disciple of the Sword Pavilion, was as refined and elegant as jade, unparalleled in the world, and could be considered the model of conduct for disciples of this generation. However, as the eldest disciple, Yan Ruchao saw it clearly.
His second junior brother has a very stubborn personality and has been patient and strong-willed since childhood.
Regarding Sheng Ningyu's death, he could appear in front of people with a perfect smile, listen quietly and gently to others mentioning it, and pretend to be completely indifferent.
But he can't do nothing.
"Sixty years have passed." Yan Ruchao said, "Sixty years, and Rong Que has really done nothing."
Besides gathering information, he was also keeping an eye on his former junior apprentice.
If Rong Que were to do anything, Yan Ruchao would definitely lend a hand.
But no.
Not even once.
Han Yuyi was not familiar with this acting leader of the Sword Pavilion. She only remembered his former demeanor and the praise he received from everyone in the Nine Heavens Pavilion for his music. She guessed, "Perhaps this is just the nature of Immortal Rong. He is not good at arguing with people?"
Yan Ruchao shook his head again: "No, this is very strange."
In the past, even if someone broke a sprig of jade hairpin flower from his courtyard, Rong Que would smile and calculate that the person would miss seven consecutive days of sword practice. At that time, many people suspected Rong Que, but the elders could not find any fault with him.
Therefore, it was ultimately Guihai Sword Master who stepped forward and had a conversation with Rong Que. Yan Ruchao did not know what they talked about, but the matter was finally settled.
If even a jade hairpin is treated this way, how much more so his junior sister whom he raised from childhood?
In other words, Rong Que can do anything.
But he cannot, and should not, do nothing.
And there is no forgiveness.
Yuan Bushu had always known that he "deliberately spread the news of finding the relics of the Bright Moon Sword Master in order to lure out the person behind the scenes," but Yan Ruchao did not tell him that he wanted to do more than just lure them out.
He wanted to kill them.
He killed all those who framed and plotted against his junior sister.
Yan Ruchao thought coldly.
Sheng Mingyue is soft-hearted. She never killed a single person by mistake back then, but she was too soft-hearted, which led those who were spared to turn around and put her to death.
The strange expression on Yuan Bushu's face that day inexplicably flashed through Yan Ruchao's mind, and something crossed his heart.
Yan Ruchao said, "It is indeed strange whether it is or not."
He heard that Yuan Fei-fou's wife had a "younger sister," and this younger sister always went out with her face covered, simply because her face looked exactly like the former Mingyue Sword Master.
ridiculous.
The sect leader of that half-community sect is a demon himself, so where would he get a sister?
Yan Ruchao didn't want to argue with Yuan Bushu about this, so he deliberately said some irrelevant things, which angered the other party so much that they cut off contact.
Even after losing contact, he still couldn't understand it.
Some seek reincarnation, some seek a substitute, and even those who resemble her can gain all the benefits in this world.
But what's the use of that?
Everyone knows that Sheng Ningyu is a sword prodigy with extraordinary talent, a disciple of the Sword Pavilion who wields the "Unbreakable Sword" and dares to do all the "impossible" things, and the unattainable Bright Moon Sword Master.
But Yan Ruchao also knew that, in private, she was no different from those ordinary girls.
Loves to be lively, loves beauty, and loves to show off.
I'm afraid of the dark, I'm afraid of hardship, and I'm most afraid of pain.
A swordsman's sword is like half of his body. When Yan Ruchao learned that Sheng Ningyu's natal sword was destroyed, he had a bad feeling.
As the master of Guicanglou, he had tried to use ghostly methods to find Sheng Ningyu's soul, but to no avail.
Soul and spirit annihilated, sword destroyed, man dead; all that remains is this spiritual bone.
The bones that were forcibly dissected by human hands.
Therefore, Yan Ruchao did not care whether the Chu family's so-called "reincarnation" was true or false.
Even if it were truly a "reincarnation," it wouldn't work.
Even if she were reincarnated, without her memories, and reborn, she would not be his junior sister, nor would she be the "Sheng Ningyu" who could shatter mountains and rivers with a single sword strike, her sword tip reflecting the bright moon.
...
The world is full of fickle people, laughing at the bright moon's cruelty.
Yan Ruchao stopped thinking about these things and stood up abruptly. His black robes swept through the air, carrying a chilling and murderous aura.
Sensing the overwhelming ghostly aura, the demons guarding outside stopped abruptly, trembling as they knelt down.
"start."
Yan Ruchao slowly raised his hand, and the huge Ghost Canglou was filled with light, covering all kinds of eerie black mist. The once bustling Ghost Market in the distance suddenly fell silent.
Whether it was tourists arguing loudly with others, merchants making deals with others while their eyes darted around, or even the most luxurious and elegant inn in the ghost market, all the singing and dancing stopped.
The vast expanse of space and time suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
Jin Xianyao and Yao Youling shivered. The joy of finding Sheng Ningyu vanished. The two felt the almost frozen atmosphere around them, and they looked up at the building that had suddenly appeared above them, almost biting their tongues.
The sky suddenly darkened, and faint, mournful cries of ghosts could be heard.
At this moment, they finally realized that their curiosity in coming to the ghost market while they were out clearing obstacles had led them to make a very foolish decision.
The two clung tightly to Sheng Ningyu's shoulder, stammering, "Senior Sister Wang, what is this?"
A towering, pitch-black building suddenly emerged from the ground, suspended in mid-air as if it were about to pierce the sky. Yet its shape was distorted, as if it were about to collapse and fall at any moment, but it was held in place by some powerful force.
The building is jet black, its material unknown, but that's not the main point. Upon closer inspection, one can see that its surface is covered with strange runes. These runes emit light, appearing and disappearing like ghostly eyes opening and closing, constantly monitoring everything around them.
At the very top of the building, a huge black banner hangs, embroidered with countless runes that no one else can understand. The banner flutters in the wind, emitting eerie "whooshing" sounds that come down from above. By the time it reaches the ears of the people, only a few faint sounds remain, yet they still create the illusion that thousands of demons and ghosts are wailing within it.
Suddenly, all the demons and ghosts present stood up at the same time and knelt down in that direction.
Even so, they remained silent, as if afraid of waking something.
There was no fear on her face, only...感慨?
"It's been so long since I've seen a scene like this; it's truly something to reminisce about."
Sheng Ningyu turned her head to look at Xie Qianjing, who was smiling, Shang Shuang, who had ruthlessly pulled the two of them apart behind him, and Jin Xianyao and Yao Youling, who had almost fainted from their first encounter with such a high-level demonic cultivator.
Her eyes curved into a smile, and she let out a lazy laugh.
"Gui Cang Lou is open."
As if to confirm her words, a deep voice suddenly rang out, not loud, but like a dark cloud descending, landing in the ears of everyone in the ghost market.
【Ghost Tower, open.】
Sheng Ningyu was not worried about meeting her senior brother Yan Ruchao. In fact, she felt that her senior brother should have told him about her situation long ago.
very nice.
Just thinking about Yan Ruchao made Sheng Ningyu's bones ache.
I wonder how my senior brother will punish her this time they meet? Perhaps, considering how badly she's suffered, he'll let her off the hook...
It's unlikely to be sour.
Sheng Ningyu sighed, looking somewhat worried.
"What's wrong?"
A delicate fragrance wafted into her nose, and Sheng Ningyu looked up to see Xie Qianjing's smiling face.
Truly, her beauty is as pure as snow and as elegant as bamboo, unparalleled in its purity.
Unparalleled… Sheng Ningyu’s heart stirred.
The eldest brother's peerless sword.
Use it to beat her up; it hurts the most.
Sheng Ningyu paused, inexplicably recalling her senior brother's mouth, which was frightening when closed and even more terrifying when open. Connecting this with her own actions after waking up, she felt a chill run down her spine.
"Xie Qianjing." She grasped Xie Qianjing's shoulders and spoke to him in an unprecedentedly solemn tone.
"Once we enter the Ghost Tower, the two of us must never appear in public together!"
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Author's Note: Ghost Tower, activated!
Gui Cang Lou Master Yan Ruchao (sneers): You are my junior sister's new Daoist partner?
Yan Ruchao is a peculiar senior brother who is devoted and unwavering in his love for his junior sister, but who would advise her to find eight hundred Daoist partners.
The truth will be revealed soon! Probably in the next chapter, hehe.
This chapter still features 24-hour red envelopes~
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