Chapter 9 As expected of a child raised by a powerful family in the capital…
Are you scared?
Ji Yujing began speaking without any preamble.
The moment the words left his mouth, he was terrified, unable to contain himself. From the moment he decided to enter the fray, he had cast aside any feelings of fear. Power struggles, from ancient times to the present, have never been anything but cruel. He was in the midst of this cruel game, yet he was still concerned about the feelings of a delicate young woman.
Absurd and pretentious.
Lin Qingdai, unaware of Ji Yujing's inner turmoil, paused for a few moments before replying, "I'm not afraid."
That's the truth.
She didn't believe that a force of that size outside would be able to break through Yu Yong's earthen building, let alone the fact that there was also Ji Yujing, the war god of Lingdong, inside the earthen building today.
Ji and Jing nodded, their gestures seemingly casual.
Perhaps he wanted to say something more, but he didn't have time. Old Man Yu Yong heard the strange noise and came out of the room, with Ye Xiao following behind him.
Yu Yong stood by the railing, looking down at Ji Yujing, and said, "Go out and take a look."
Ji Yujing slowly got up, clearly not taking the scene outside seriously.
"I'll go take a look."
"Um."
Lin Qingdai actually wanted to go and see for herself. When the battles in the storybooks came to life before her eyes, her heart pounded wildly.
She knew perfectly well that it wasn't fear, but excitement, but she chose to hide it.
She didn't like to cause trouble for anyone, even if that person was Ji Yujing, a peerless hero in the eyes of the world. Today's commotion was nothing to him.
The result was unexpected.
As Ji Yujing paced away from her, he suddenly looked down at her and asked, "Would you like to come and take a look together?"
"Huh?" Lin Qingdai responded subconsciously, her expression both bewildered and soft.
Ji Yujing took in her charming demeanor, hesitated for a few moments, and then repeated his previous words: "Would you like to go and take a look together?"
This time, his mind was clear, and he was certain that he wanted Lin Qingdai to go out and take a look.
That was the world he lived in, where he had to fight for everything he wanted.
If you lose, at best you'll never have a chance to rise in society; at worst you'll lose your life and your entire family will be slaughtered.
Lin Qingdai: "..." Could it be that she just revealed her true thoughts? Impossible. Even if she did, it would be to a very slight degree, something Ji Yujing couldn't possibly detect.
Thinking of this, Lin Qingdai felt much more at ease.
"I..." She wanted to say she didn't want to go, but she couldn't finish her sentence.
Who can defy their own heart?
If we miss this opportunity, we don't know when the next one will come.
Ji Yujing seemed to have noticed something, a faint smile flashing across his eyes. "What's wrong with you?"
"Should we go or not?"
Lin Qingdai made up her mind, "Since the young hero has sincerely invited me, I will go and take a look."
Ji Yujing thought to herself, "As expected of a young lady raised by a prominent family in the capital, she carries such a heavy burden."
The beautiful couple walked hand in hand towards the outside of the earthen building.
Gray and blue-pink, cold and desolate colliding with soft and warm tones, they are not from the same world, yet they are exceptionally harmonious.
Ye Xiao was stunned after witnessing what had just happened. He only snapped out of it when he heard the laughter of Old Man Yu Yong.
"Is my brother possessed by a ghost? Is there a temple nearby? I need to go and invite a high-ranking monk to exorcise the ghost for him."
Yu-yong turned to face the noisy child. "Don't you think your brother is much more interesting like this?"
In the past, Ji and Jing only had ambitions of becoming kings and conquerors in their hearts.
He practiced martial arts and trained soldiers; he withstood repeated attacks from the Dongshao Kingdom at the foot of Jingning City...
He gave almost everything to Lingdong, and his heart was hardened by the bloodshed of the battlefield. If this continued, he would surely become a bloodthirsty god of war with little emotion.
By then, he will be in a high position with great power, but he will not tolerate the slightest disobedience.
Will he become the next Song Qingwu?
No, his destructive power is greater than Song Qingwu's.
Therefore, it would be wonderful for him to have a sickly girl by his side who loves life more than anyone else.
He needs to protect them, and they can bring him endless novelty and fun. He will always remember that "life" is beneath the battlefield, which is also his "original intention" for constantly fighting.
"If no one can control this wild spirit, what will become of the world?"
Ye Xiao: "...You mean the little beauty has the ability to control my brother?"
"Impossible." Look at that slender little body, how could Brother Jing break her with just a fraction of his strength?
Yu Yong, an elderly woman, said: "Why is it impossible? The second daughter of the Lin family is the most outstanding in the world in terms of appearance, talent and temperament. I think she has the ability. Not only does she have the ability, but maybe one day in the future your brother will be begging and making a fuss in an attempt to take over all of Mingyue."
Ye Xiao felt that Yu Yong was talking more and more outrageous, "You're just spouting nonsense."
"Don't believe me? How about we make a bet?"
Ye Xiao, with his youthful spirit, heard Yu Yong mention a bet and his dark eyes lit up. "What kind of bet? How?"
Yu-yong: "If one day your brother falls deeply in love with Miss Lin and puts her first in everything, I win. You'll have to come work for me for three months."
"Sure," Ye Xiao replied quickly, feeling confident that he couldn't possibly lose.
How could he not know his brother's personality? His heart was with Ningdong Army, Lingdong people, and the world; he had no interest in romance or poetry.
That unusual behavior just now was most likely intentional.
Perhaps it was to show Miss Lin his violent side so that she would avoid him in the future.
"What if you lose?"
Yu Yong, an elderly man, said: "If I lose, you can choose the weapons hidden under this earthen building, and you can decide the number of them."
That's a big spender!
Even though Ye Xiao was Ji Yujing's cousin and had traveled all over the country with him, and was quite knowledgeable, he couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"You said it yourself."
"I said it."
"Why don't we go and draw up a contract?"
Yu-Ning glanced at the distraught young man and chuckled, "Don't you trust me?"
Ye Xiao: "No, it's because you've given me too much. I can hardly believe it."
Before the towering railing, the clamor and noise surged and then completely dissipated.
Ji Yujing and Lin Qingdai arrived at the door, followed by several imperial guards left behind by Song Yunyan.
Before Ji Yujing's fingers touched the latch, Lin Qingdai said softly, "I think I'd better not go."
Ji Yujing's outstretched hand hung limply in mid-air, staring at her for several breaths.
"Afraid?"
"I'm not afraid, I just don't want to cause you any trouble."
The powerful and wealthy people that Ji Yujing had met never considered the feelings of the poor and lowly.
They might even consider it a great blessing to give the poor the opportunity to serve them.
Lin Qingdai, a girl who was born at the pinnacle of wealth and power, possesses a humility and gentleness that seems incongruous with her status.
She shattered some of their preconceived notions, leaving Ji Yujing stunned for a few moments.
Coming to his senses, he said in a low, cold voice, "It won't cause any trouble."
"Didn't you bring guards with you? Aren't they good enough?"
Imperial guards: "..." You're no good.
As if she had heard their whispers, Lin Qingdai turned around and glanced back. In that instant, her eyes were filled with laughter, and she was breathtakingly beautiful.
The last lingering doubt vanished with that smile.
The doors of the earthen building were tall and heavy, but Ji Yujing opened them lightly.
Lin Qingdai watched him perform quietly, a silent smile playing on her lips.
Ji and Jing were indeed as powerful as described in the storybooks.
The two lingered inside the earthen building for a while. When they came out, the group of people who had caused the disturbance had already rushed into Ji Yujing and Lin Qingdai's field of vision. With each thud of their horses' hooves, they shouted, "The newcomers are not friendly."
As she got closer, Lin Qingdai discovered even more details.
Their uniforms were identical, with colorful stripes on the cuffs and inside collars occasionally peeking out.
She looked at Ji Yujing and said softly, "These people are from the southwest. To go even deeper, they are from the Huo family."
"They came for Mr. Yu-Ning?"
Before the enemy even arrived, their trump card had already been revealed by the girl.
"Hao Weijiang hasn't given up on killing the old man?"
The girl's tone was light and soothing, like the celestial sound of a cold spring hitting jade, possessing a captivating magic.
However, Ji Yujing's mind was elsewhere; he was amazed by her keen insight, erudition, and composure.
He finally believed that she was truly not afraid.
After pausing for a few moments, Ji Yujing calmly asked, "How do you know they're from the southwest?"
Lin Qingdai: "What benefit would I get from telling you?"
Ji Yujing: "..."
As expected of a Lin family girl, she's unwilling to suffer even the slightest loss.
"Anything is fine, just tell me when you've thought it through."
Lin Qingdai felt that this person was quite sincere, so she told the truth, "Their cuffs and the inside of their collars have colorful thread marks. If I'm not mistaken, these colorful gold threads are embroidered with colorful pythons."
"Some ethnic groups in the southwest have the custom of embroidering colorful pythons on their cuffs and collars."
Ji Yujing listened quietly, a faint smile playing on her lips.
That was all. A deep, powerful male voice shattered the tranquility between the two, "Li Yongcan, return to Guyun City immediately. If you do not return, execute him on the spot."
Li Yongcan, the real name of the elderly Yu Yong, comes from a working-class family in Southwest China.
A true prodigy from humble beginnings.
As for Guyun City, the main city in the southwest, it has always served the Huo family as its master for the past hundred years.
The Huo family is now constantly forming marriage alliances with other prominent families, wielding immense wealth and power, and acting with an unbridled arrogance.
Upon hearing this, Ji Yujing chuckled softly.
This sound was clearly infused with his inner strength; although the volume wasn't loud, it was clearly audible to everyone present.
Before the laughter subsided, hostile gazes had already bound him tightly, and the sound of horses' hooves gradually faded away after a period of commotion.
The standoff began.
"why are you laughing?"
On horseback, a middle-aged man looked down at Ji Yujing with cold and contemptuous words.
Just as Lin Qingdai had guessed, this person came from the Huo family in the southwest.
His name was Cang Leng, and he was a personal guard raised by the Huo family. He was ordered by Huo Tinghan, the eldest son of the Huo family, to kill the old man Yu Yong.
Ji Yujing met his gaze directly, without flinching: "I laugh at your overestimation of yourself."
He went to great lengths to explain in detail how he "overestimated his abilities."
"Even a toad dares to attempt to kill a Kunpeng?"
Lin Qingdai: "..."
The storybook is not comprehensive enough, otherwise why didn't it mention the "sharp tongue" of the God of War of Lingdong to the world?
Cang Leng was unsurprisingly enraged. He drew his sword, the tip gleaming coldly, and pointed it blatantly at Ji Yujing. "Want to die?"
Ji Yujing: "Someone will die today, but not me."
"I'll give you thirty breaths. Leave now, or don't blame me for being impolite."
Cang Leng had never seen such an arrogant young man before, and couldn't help but sneer.
"Come on, let me see how impolite you are."
Ji Yujing had been waiting for these words, so he raised his voice slightly, "Did you all hear what your commander said?"
"He's asking for it on your behalf."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cang Leng's voice grew even louder, filled with curses and swearing, and he charged straight at Ji Yujing.
Ji Yujing seemed not to hear, his expression indifferent. After a moment, he turned and glanced at the six palace guards behind him, "Just keep an eye on her."
The head of the Imperial Guard nodded slightly.
Ji Yujing's gaze then shifted, landing on a clear blue lake.
In the end, he said nothing to Lin Qingdai and rushed straight towards Cang Leng and the others.
Even when facing a hundred opponents, he still charged forward with overwhelming force.
In a flash, a short dagger appeared in his hand. Originally the length of a chopstick, it was drawn back and forth, transforming into a long sword.
As the cold, sharp wind swept by, Cang Leng shouted in alarm and anger, "Kill him!"
A fierce battle ensued.
Just like in the stories, once on the battlefield, Ji Yujing was a god of death. He didn't hold back at all because Lin Qingdai was watching from behind; wherever his sword swept, screams of agony and blood gushed out.
He had given these people a chance, but they didn't want it.
If that's the case, then die.
He had promised Elder Yuyong that he would kill the direct descendants of the Huo family for him.
Today, it's settled.
As for Lin Qingdai, if she were his wife, she would inevitably face these issues.
If one day she finds out that Ji Ci is Ji Yujing, and fears him and wants to stay away from him, the Lin family will always find a way.
At that time, he will set her free.
"Miss, let's go inside."
As the wind carried a faint scent of blood, the leader of the Imperial Guards approached Lin Qingdai and whispered a suggestion. Bloodshed is the norm in the martial world, but this is not something Lin Qingdai can bear.
Lin Qingdai watched quietly as Ji Yujing deepened his attacks and became increasingly ruthless, and finally nodded.
She returned to the earthen building, and the commotion was almost negligible compared to the fierce fighting ahead.
However, it still couldn't escape Ji Yujing's perception.
However, after only a brief pause, he returned to normal.
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