Chapter 96 A Sudden Turn of Events: Jiang Yu, you truly are a savior of humanity...
"Has Young Master Jiang not returned yet?"
“Aunt Wu, you know who Young Master Jiang is. We are just ordinary disciples of Shen Wuke. How could we have the right to care where they are? Young Master Jiang and Sect Master Shen went to Yunshui City to attend a banquet and haven't returned yet. I will inform you as soon as they return, okay?”
Dianxing sighed. This was the tenth time in three days that Aunt Wu had come to Shen Wuke to look for Young Master Jiang. It wasn't that they didn't want to look for Jiang Yu, but they simply couldn't contact Young Master Jiang or Sect Master Shen!
Normally, in situations like this, Elders Lian Feng and Lian Gu would send a message to the Sect Master. But now, Lian Feng keeps making excuses, saying that the matter isn't urgent enough and can wait a few more days. The Sect Master has finally managed to get a few days off to rest, so it's impolite to disturb him.
As for Lian Gu, he never liked to get involved in things. When Dian Xing and the other disciples went to ask, he was either sleeping or out.
He was at his wit's end.
Actually, three days ago, Lian Feng went to Qingyun Ladder. When he came back, he specifically told Dian Xing and the others that the matter had been resolved and there was nothing seriously wrong. He told them not to worry about these people anymore, and that things would calm down in a few days.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Wu kept coming with people. Dianxing could only sneak around in the middle of the night, carrying Lianfeng and Liangu, along with a few close disciples—people Shen Jiuxu had previously entrusted to him—and follow Aunt Wu to Zhou Qingnu's house.
Dianxing then realized that the locked door was indeed open, but he could tell at a glance that someone had used a locking spell on the place, leaving a dark mark in the corner. He gently touched it with his hand, and the mark lingered on his skin for a long time, revealing the character "Jiang".
"Senior Brother Dianxing, this is... Jiang—"
"Shut up."
Dian Xingxin immediately sensed something was wrong, but he couldn't say it out loud in front of everyone. Whether or not it was actually made by Young Master Jiang was not important; the key point was that, to others, the talisman appeared to be drawn by Jiang Yu.
Young Master Jiang's reputation has little to do with his actions, but rather is closely linked to the gossip of the common people.
The locking spell isn't difficult, but it's well-known that it was created by Young Master Jiang.
During the sect competition back then, when Jiang Yu was fighting with a disciple from Bai Renli, the opponent's blade was just a hair's breadth away from hitting Jiang Yu's face, which terrified everyone.
To everyone's surprise, at the crucial moment, the disciple's knife suddenly stopped moving. No matter what moves the man used, the knife remained completely still. It was only later that they discovered that Young Master Jiang had used a locking spell; the cinnabar marks on the yellow talisman were Jiang Yu's unique creation.
Later, this talisman spread throughout the entire land of Kyushu.
Dianxing had never been to the sect competition, but as soon as he entered the sect, he heard all sorts of stories about Young Master Jiang. Apart from the fight between Jiang Yu and Lian Quesheng, this was the only one that was most widely circulated among the people.
Dianxing is now at a loss. This talisman was indeed created by Jiang Yu, but whether he drew it is unknown.
“Brother Dianxing, is this talisman really just a locking spell? But it looks a bit different from a locking spell. Look at this strange change, it seems like someone added a few strokes.”
The disciples behind took the talisman off Xiao Ying's forehead and whispered to Dian Xing.
A fine layer of sweat appeared on Dianxing's forehead. As he was still thinking about what to do, the voice he heard made him feel even more panicked and uneasy.
Zhou Qingnu remained silent, a rare occurrence. She looked at Xiao Ying, who was still unconscious and had a burning forehead on the bed. Standing beside Dian Xing, her face was ashen and her eyes were icy cold, as if she had suffered some great shock, almost as if she wanted to bite him hard and tear a piece of flesh off his body.
Dianxing felt his heart pounding as she stared at him. He could only suppress his panic for the time being. "Madam Zhou, don't worry. My cultivation is still shallow, unlike Young Master Jiang and Sect Master Shen. I can't see anything, but Xiaoying is a lucky child. He will definitely be alright."
He genuinely didn't understand why things happened so coincidentally, especially since it happened on the very first day that Young Master Jiang and Sect Master Shen were away. Even though Dian Xing wasn't an elder, he could easily see that this was clearly an incident specifically targeting Jiang Yu.
Those people just love to talk nonsense. By the time Young Master Jiang returns, it might be too late.
Dianxing took a breath, unwilling to think about it anymore, but Aunt Wu in front of her was still talking non-stop.
“Dianxing, you were originally one of us from Qingyunti. When you joined Shenwuke, everyone was happy for you. But now, you don’t care about your own people at all! How long has your brother Wu been taken away by Jiang Yu? They said he was rescued, but where is he? Where did he go? And Xiaoying from Zhou Niangzi’s family, he’s been in a coma ever since Jiang Yu’s talismans. Shouldn’t we be looking for him?”
"You're blocking us here, does that mean Jiang Yu is too afraid to see us? What about my child? My child's life is in his hands!"
“Aunt Wu, aren’t you going a bit too far with what you’re saying? Don’t you know what kind of person Young Master Jiang is? Besides, you all saw him save Xiaoying before, so how could it be fake?”
Dianxing was a little tired; talking to them was exhausting. He also felt sorry for Jiang Yu. After returning from Zhou Qingnu's house that day, he had secretly asked someone and learned that the news that the talisman was drawn by Young Master Jiang came from Elder Lian.
He immediately felt that there might be something fishy about this.
But Jiang Yu hasn't returned yet. Dianxing wanted to go to Yunshui City to find them, but he was afraid that there would be trouble in Lianfeng and Liangu in the next few days, and that Young Master Jiang and Sect Master Shen might not be able to handle it.
“Dianxing, you’ve really changed. No matter what, if I’m wrong and Jiang Yu did save my child, I’ll apologize to him publicly, I’ll do whatever it takes. But what if something happens to my child—”
"Young Master Jiang, Young Master Jiang is back."
"metropolitan."
"Sect Master, Young Master Jiang."
Dianxing's previously suppressed mood immediately brightened upon hearing these greetings. Although the current situation was difficult, he still trusted Jiang Yu and Shen Jiuxu.
Jiang Yu looked up and caught a glimpse of Dian Xing's almost tearful eyes. A sense of confusion crossed his mind, and he paused for a moment. "What's wrong?"
"Young Master Jiang, Sect Leader Shen, something has happened to the Azure Cloud Ladder."
Dianxing is a steady person; otherwise, Shen Jiuxu wouldn't have chosen him from among all the disciples to personally teach him.
"Young Master Jiang, it's been half a month since you took my child away. I heard from Qingnu that his injuries have mostly healed. His father and I were thinking of going to see him and take him back to care for him. I wonder if Young Master Jiang would be willing to agree?"
Aunt Wu stepped forward, her face relatively calm, perhaps suppressing all her emotions. But Dianxing had just spoken with her, and it felt like the calm before a storm.
He wanted to remind Jiang Yu to move a little further away from this person, but there were people all around, and doing so would embarrass Jiang Yu and Shen Jiuxu. He also thought that Aunt Wu was just an ordinary person and shouldn't be able to hurt Young Master Jiang, so he didn't remind him anymore.
"Is your child... in my hands now?"
Jiang Yu was even more confused. He had barely left Shenwuke in the past two weeks, let alone brought the person back after rescuing them. "Auntie, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"
"How could that be? Young Master Jiang, even if my eyesight is failing, I wouldn't mistake your face! So many people were watching my child—Wang Liang, Qing Nu, and several neighboring families. They were all watching. You were the one who took him away, and you even said you could definitely cure him. How could you mistake him for someone else?"
The woman's body was trembling, her eyes wide open, staring at the man without moving. "It was Qingnu who brought you back. Even if we all admit our mistake, she couldn't possibly mistake the savior of her child. Is there something wrong with my child? Young Master Jiang, you were so certain back then. I even had a fight with Wang Liang before handing him over to you. How can you say you didn't see him?"
Where is my child?
"I'm asking you, where is my child? Did you kill him? Jiang Yu, tell me, and what about Qing Nu? What did she do to wrong you? She trusted you so much, always praising Young Master Jiang to us. And Xiao Ying too, how could you... how could you bear to do that to him?"
Jiang Yu was momentarily stunned by the series of events concerning him. "Xiao Ying? What happened to Xiao Ying?"
"What happened to Xiaoying? Who knows what evil spirits your talisman attracted? Xiaoying is unconscious and has a burning hot forehead. It's been three days, and you haven't shown up even once in three days. Xiaoying is probably already a brain damage from the fever!"
Wu Da Niang's voice grew louder and louder, quickly attracting the attention of Shen Wu Ke's disciples. Lian Feng and Lian Gu happened to be practicing swordsmanship with a group of disciples nearby.
"Elder Lian, is what Aunt Wu said just now true?"
The speaker was a villager from Qingyun Ladder. Lian Feng had gotten up very early this morning. He had heard from the city lord of Yunshui City that Jiang Yu and Shen Jiuxu had returned, so he deliberately chose a crowded place to wander around.
It wasn't until someone from the village came up to ask that he naturally pretended to know nothing. "Young Master Jiang and Sect Master Shen should be back soon. You can go to Shen Wuke and wait for them. Anyway, I'll be here today, so I'll have my disciples let you all in."
The villagers were overjoyed. When Lian Feng walked over, he was followed by a large group of people. Wu Da Niang's words naturally reached their ears.
Whether it was Jiang Yu's talisman that day or Zhou Qingnu personally bringing Jiang Yu to Wang Liang's medical clinic, countless people were watching. Just as Aunt Wu said, no one could mistake Jiang Yu's face.
“I remember that the talisman was indeed drawn by Young Master Jiang. My family has many of them, and they cost me a lot of money.”
“I can testify too. I bought a lot. Could it be fake? I don’t believe it. Elder, you said that this is indeed Young Master Jiang’s handwriting.”
“I was there too, both times. It was Zhou Qingnu who brought the people over. Young Master Jiang later took Aunt Wu’s son away, saying he could definitely save him.”
Looking at their confident expressions and Jiang Yu's puzzled expression, Dianxing knew that something was definitely wrong. He was certain that what the villagers said was true and not fabricated.
But how could Young Master Jiang not know?
"hiss--"
Jiang Yu was pulled back by Shen Jiuxu, but the dagger pierced straight into Shen Jiuxu's body. Wu Da Niang's ferocious face magnified infinitely in Jiang Yu's pupils.
“Aunt Wu, you—” Dianxing’s sharp voice rang out.
"Where is my child? Is my child dead, just like Wang Liang said? I'm asking you, is he? Jiang Yu, are you really a saint who saves people, or a wicked ghost who comes to take lives?"
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A note from the author: I didn't finish writing it yesterday, so I didn't post it. I apologize to everyone who was waiting.
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