Chapter 20: The Cusp

"Second Manor Master, a large group of people have gathered outside the manor, demanding that we hand over the evil Shen Yingxue. Manor Master, please go over there quickly!"

Jiang Hanfeng glanced at the sleeping Shen Yingxue.

Shen Yingxue made a scene yesterday. Fortunately, he was weak and soon ran out of strength. He couldn't hold on and fell into a deep sleep. He has slept for nearly seven hours now.

Jiang Hanfeng looked back worriedly and saw that Shen Yingxue was sleeping soundly and had no intention of waking up. He said to the disciple who came to report the news, "I'll go over there right away. You go check on Zhiyi and let him take care of her..."

He was just about to say friend, but for some reason, Shen Yingxue's words "you suck my body" suddenly appeared in his mind.

Yesterday, Shen Yingxue burst out with an astonishing aura. Even though his body was as weak as ever, unable to use his internal strength and even unable to stand steadily, Jiang Hanfeng saw the familiar person in his memory.

Shen Yingxue was very handsome, a very sharp kind of beauty, without a hint of femininity or effeminacy. When he was in high spirits, that sharpness became even more attractive, and it was hard for anyone not to focus on him.

In the past, Jiang Hanfeng regarded Shen Yingxue as his only opponent. Now that the familiar Shen Yingxue has returned and is standing in front of him alive, it is even harder for Jiang Hanfeng to ignore her.

But Shen Yingxue's words...

Shen Yingxue's body...

He was indeed slender, well built, and full of strength. In addition, he was seriously injured, which made him look even weaker and pale.

When Shen Yingxue was acupunctured by him and leaned weakly on Jiang Hanfeng, Jiang Hanfeng, who was usually aloof, had a different feeling at that moment, a little more sympathetic.

Jiang Hanfeng had been wondering what that feeling was. After thinking for a long time, he finally figured it out. It should be called "heart-pounding."

His feelings towards Shen Yingxue had changed at some point. If he still regarded Shen Yingxue as an opponent, he should have given up after knowing that Shen Yingxue was seriously injured and could not be cured, let alone recover to her peak, instead of bringing Shen Yingxue here, living with him and taking care of his daily life.

Jiang Hanfeng was shocked. He really had his hands on Shen Yingxue's body.

"Second manor master?" The disciple who delivered the message looked at Jiang Hanfeng's expression cautiously, then glanced at the bed. The curtains covered most of the bed, so only the outline of the person inside could be seen, and some scattered long hair.

There was a man inside, sleeping in the second owner's bed.

When the man was brought back to the manor by the second manor owner, many people saw him. It was said that he was a very handsome young man. After that man came, he stayed at the second manor owner's residence. He only went out with the second manor owner the day before yesterday. He was very low-key.

No one knew his identity. Those who were close to Jiang Zhiyi and Han Jing had secretly asked them about it. Those two people should know the relationship between the second owner of the village and this person, but they didn't say anything and just stammered and changed the subject.

It is this secretive look that makes people imagine.

And the second dealer's strange pause just now, was he really thinking about how to define the relationship between them?

Could it be that the second owner just wanted to take advantage of the situation and not recognize anyone anymore?

This disciple had little contact with Jiang Hanfeng, but he had heard about the second owner's personality. Jiang Hanfeng was not an irresponsible person, he just put all his thoughts on martial arts and was not well versed in the ways of the world. It was a miracle that he could find a lover. It was harder than climbing to the sky to make him recognize his feelings.

The disciple thought he was a hundred times better than Jiang Hanfeng in this respect, and kindly reminded him: "The Second Manor Master cares so much about that young master, I think they must have a very good relationship."

Just going to the owner of the manor made the second owner of the manor worried and asked Senior Brother Zhiyi to come and look after him.

Jiang Hanfeng seemed to be thinking about something.

He certainly didn't do anything out of line, but was it so obvious to others? Could it be that he really had deep feelings for Shen Yingxue without realizing it?

Jiang Hanfeng sighed in his heart. Love is much more complicated than practicing martial arts and swordsmanship.

Shen Yingxue had a very long dream.

He created a persona for himself during the day and brought his emotions into it. Perhaps this emotion triggered the latent memory in his body.

This is the original owner's memory from the age of two to ten. It is full of details, and many things that the original owner did not pay attention to also appear in front of Shen Yingxue exactly as they are.

When the original owner was first captured, he struggled and resisted extremely fiercely. When he was escaping, he was caught by the black-clad assassins. He bit off the assassins' ear in anger, with ferocity in his eyes.

Shen Yingxue thought that the original leader was beaten to death, but unexpectedly, his outstanding behavior attracted the attention of the high-ranking members of the Demon Cult, who picked him out for intensive training.

The original owner was locked in a dark room, which was built underground, without windows, and no light when the door was closed. He was deprived of his sight and hearing, and could not feel the flow of time. He was also a two or three-year-old child, and he soon broke down and cried.

The previous leader of the Demon Cult, Shen Huai, appeared at this time, gently took Shen Yingxue's hand, led him out of the secret room, asked him about his well-being, took him to eat, and killed the person who locked him in the secret room in front of Shen Yingxue.

He gave Shen Yingxue a new name, adopted him as his adopted son, and gently told Shen Yingxue: "As long as you are loyal to my religion, you can have everything. The power of life and death is in your hands, and no one dares to bully you anymore."

He did not tell her the consequences of the betrayal because he wanted Shen Yingxue to make a choice voluntarily instead of threatening him and causing him to harbor resentment.

From then on, Shen Huai began to teach Shen Yingxue martial arts, and other elders of the Demon Cult also taught him diligently, which really gave him the warmth of home.

The Demon Cult is everything to Shen Yingxue, and the meaning of his existence is for the Demon Cult.

Ten-year-old Shen Yingxue didn't know Xun Yan yet, and Tingxuan was not by his side. Shen Huai was still the famous leader of the Demon Cult. Although Shen Yingxue's martial arts had improved rapidly, he had never left Shattered Shadow Mountain. No one outside the Demon Cult knew of his existence.

Shen Huai called Shen Yingxue over and told him: "My son's martial arts skills have already made some progress. It's time to go down the mountain and find a few people to try your hand."

Shen Yingxue accepted the order and went down the mountain with a sword and a dagger. The dream came to an abrupt end here.

"You're awake." Shen Yingxue's mind was still in a daze, and he felt someone lifting him up and putting a long pillow behind him. He blinked and saw the person in front of him with a blurry face, and said nothing.

He was working hard on creating his own character yesterday, but he fell asleep without knowing when. Should he continue today?

Also, this person's voice seems different from yesterday. Did the mosaic change?

Jiang Zhiyi saw Shen Yingxue's confused look and began to worry about him.

Yuding Villa was crowded with people. In addition to the Yueyue Tower, there were dozens of other sects including the Bafang Sect, Mingxin Sect, Longjuanfang, etc. Fu Sheng came prepared and would not give up easily. Shen Yingxue did not have a deep relationship with Yuding Villa. It was rare that the Second Uncle could protect him for more than half a month. He would not offend those gangs for him.

After Shen Yingxue went crazy, she had no idea of ​​her situation and fell into Fu Sheng's hands, where she could only let them do whatever they wanted.

Jiang Zhiyi sighed in his heart and poured him a glass of water. "Master uncle was summoned by Master and will not be back for the time being. He asked me to come and take care of you."

Shen Yingxue held the cup but didn't drink the water. She stared blankly ahead, not knowing what she was thinking.

Jiang Zhiyi asked him: "Shen Yingxue, are you hungry?"

While she still remembered the details of the dream, Shen Yingxue quickly modified the character design to make it more in line with everyone's impression of her. Jiang Zhiyi asked several times before he nodded perfunctorily.

Jiang Zhiyi helped Shen Yingxue put on her clothes and pulled him to the table to sit down. "Eat."

After this meal, there may be no next meal.

Shen Yingxue had a piece of plum cake stuffed in her left hand. She held the chopsticks in her right hand, swept the mosaic on the table, put down the chopsticks, and took a bite of the cake directly.

The door was opened from the outside, and a young man in black slipped in. Shen Yingxue looked up and found that it was his godson.

After Mosaic came back, his godson turned into a child again, with round eyes, round cheeks, and a fresh and youthful look.

Shen Yingxue smiled at him subconsciously. Han Jing was stunned for a moment when he saw his smile, then his eyes turned red and he turned his head away.

"Why is Junior Master here?" Jiang Zhiyi asked.

"I heard that many people came outside and forced us to hand over Shen Yingxue, so I came to take a look." Han Jing's eyes were red, and he suppressed his emotions and said in a gloating tone, "Shen Yingxue now, where is the domineering power she used to have? Without the protection of Yuding Villa, I'm afraid she will have no chance of survival."

Han Jing came to say goodbye to Shen Yingxue.

He knew that Shen Yingxue was acting crazy, and Fu Sheng and the others were no match for Shen Yingxue. But he was also a little worried, after all, there were too many people there. Han Jing wanted to come over to see what Shen Yingxue had planned and whether he could help, but he didn't expect Jiang Zhiyi to be here, so he could only continue to say one thing and mean another, saying some sarcastic and thorny words.

Jiang Zhiyi said: "Since he is about to die, Junior Master should say less."

Han Jing snorted coldly, "My dear nephew, why are you here?"

Jiang Zhiyi said: "Second Uncle asked me to come and take care of him."

Shen Yingxue nibbled on the pastry in her hand, looking here and there.

What happened? He was fine yesterday, why did he wake up and die again?

Han Jing didn't say anything, just stared at Shen Yingxue. As long as Shen Yingxue gave the order, he would knock Jiang Zhiyi unconscious. Even if his identity was exposed, he would take him away from Yuding Villa.

His adoptive father was even more patient than he had imagined. He seemed like he really understood nothing and ate happily without moving at all.

"I'm done eating." Shen Yingxue clapped her hands and said to Jiang Zhiyi like a child.

Jiang Zhiyi poured him some water and said, "Take a sip and eat more."

Han Jing thought about the undercurrents outside, and then looked at the warm scene at the waterside pavilion, wondering if he was making a big deal out of nothing.

Before he could think for long, another disciple came running over in a hurry: "The owner of the Jueyue Tower has brought people to force his way in, saying that we are colluding with the Demon Cult and want to search us out!"

"How can this be possible!" Jiang Zhiyi was furious, "Does Fu Sheng still take Yuding Villa seriously?"

Han Jing said: "Since you are so angry, why not go out and take a look. I will keep an eye on him."

Jiang Zhiyi didn't know that Han Jing and Fu Sheng had colluded. He thought that when Shen Yingxue came to the villa, she was always with Han Jing. Although the junior master hated him, he would not do anything too extreme. In this situation, they should work together. I think Han Jing would not be confused.

He bowed, picked up the sword and walked out of the pavilion.

Han Jing waited until the others walked away, then he lifted his skirt and knelt in front of Shen Yingxue.