Chapter 105 Finding the Roots: Young Master Jiang, the root of all these things lies with you…
"Sect Master Shen, Sect Master, something terrible has happened! Something has happened to the Azure Cloud Ladder! The villagers have all gathered around, demanding an explanation from Young Master Jiang and the Sect Master."
The disciple, looking anxious, rushed over from the sect gate, his face covered in sweat. He ran very fast, and when he reached the Fuyou Hall, he almost couldn't stop and bumped his head against the door.
"Sect Master, Young Master Jiang."
He knocked on the door for a long time, but heard no sound from inside. The disciple panicked even more. Although there were some people at the sect gate trying to deal with the situation, the villagers were about to erupt at any moment.
Moreover, if any accident were to occur along the way, Senior Brother Dianxing would definitely not be able to handle it all by himself.
The disciple couldn't find anyone and was about to turn back to explain the situation to Dianxing when he saw Elder Lianfeng walking in this direction.
"What's an outer disciple doing standing at the entrance of the Fuyou Hall? Is he looking for Sect Master Shen?"
Lian Feng saw him from afar, his voice carrying across the distance, "Sect Master Shen is currently on the Azure Cloud Ladder, surrounded by a group of people. The message you want to tell him might already be known to him. In fact, it was told to him personally by those villagers."
The disciple felt a sense of fear. He hadn't even said what it was about, yet Lian Feng had already guessed everything. He knew all the whereabouts of Shen Jiuxu and Jiang Yu, and was also fully aware of what had happened in the village the night before.
"Elder Lian, do you—do you know something?"
Lian Feng stared at him for a long time without saying a word, leaving the disciple looking puzzled.
"It was a slip of the tongue by your disciple."
"If you want to know, you can go to the Azure Cloud Ladder yourself. After all, the high and mighty Sect Master Shen and the arrogant Young Master Jiang are not so easy to see. You probably won't see them again in the future, so you should cherish this opportunity."
He said this with a smile on his lips, which sent chills down the spine of the young disciple. He could hear the malice in Elder Lian's voice, but the struggle between these important figures was not something an ordinary disciple like him could handle.
Seeing his panicked expression, Lian Feng shook his head and said sarcastically, "Useless coward, I really don't know how you got into Shen Wuke's place."
The disciple dared not speak. Lian Feng found it extremely boring. If he could see Shen Jiuxu and Jiang Yu speechless like this someday, that would be what he wanted to see, and it would be truly interesting, a hundred or a thousand times more exciting than now.
However, that time shouldn't be far off; he'll be waiting for that day.
Shen Jiuxu was at Zhou Qingnu's house looking after Xiaoying. Jiang Yu didn't go in. Although he knew that he hadn't caused this, he still felt uneasy. In particular, the thought of seeing completely different faces, whether it was Zhou Qingnu or Xiaoying, made Jiang Yu feel uncomfortable.
"Sect Master Shen."
Zhou Qingnu heard light footsteps outside the door, and then she saw two figures through the window, but only Shen Jiuxu came in. Zhou Qingnu could guess who the other person was, but she neither mentioned it nor asked.
“I’ve come to see him. I went to the Nine Netherworlds yesterday, but I didn’t see Xiaoying’s soul there. Madam Zhou, don’t worry, I promise I will save him. No matter what the reason, I will do my best.”
Zhou Qingnu didn't say anything. These past few days, she had been like a lifeless puppet, listless no matter what others said. She nodded and leaned against the window.
Jiang Yu had his back to her, so Zhou Qingnu couldn't see his expression. She only felt that he seemed more forlorn than a few days ago, and his usually neat and gorgeous clothes had some wrinkles.
Zhou Qingnu recalled the words she had blurted out in a panic a few days ago. She didn't know if Jiang Yu had taken them to heart, but Zhou Qingnu felt a little regretful.
It wasn't because she suddenly felt sorry for Jiang Yu, nor because she realized her mistake, but because if she hadn't said so many harsh words to Jiang Yu, Jiang Yu would probably be doing his best to save Xiao Ying now.
This matter had little to do with him, Zhou Qingnu knew perfectly well. She wasn't completely stupid; she knew that someone was definitely behind this series of events.
"Madam Zhou? Madam Zhou?"
Shen Jiuxu called her twice before she reacted. He could tell that Zhou Qingnu was somewhat absent-minded, most likely because of Jiang Yu in the courtyard.
"Ah... what's wrong?"
Jiang Yu was still standing there, looking at the weeds outside. Before the crops had even grown tall, the weeds would sprout up first. The yard used to be very clean, and Zhou Qingnu had kept it tidy by herself, but after only a few days, a lot of weeds had already sprouted up.
Everyone is feeling bad.
Jiang Yu wasn't as angry as before these past few days. He didn't want to blame Zhou Qingnu, nor did he want to blame Xiaoying, nor did he want to blame anyone in Qingyun Ladder.
They were just a group of ordinary people who had been deceived and exploited by some disgusting people behind the scenes, but Jiang Yu was not a saint, and he could not face these people without any emotion.
So, he came out with Shen Jiuxu, but in the end, only Shen Jiuxu went in alone.
"Qingnu, are you home—"
"Jiang Yu, you're actually here? How dare you show your face here? Haven't you hurt us badly enough? How dare you appear in front of us so brazenly? I was blind back then to have treated you with such utmost respect?"
The man's shout successfully attracted the attention of those around him. Those who hadn't gone with their family to settle scores with Shen Wuke, who were filled with resentment and had been carrying hoes and shovels, came running over with disheveled faces and were ready to fight.
They were like a pack of ravenous wolves with eyes gleaming green, and Jiang Yu became their prey. They wanted to tear him into pieces and swallow him whole.
"Shen Jiuxu, Jiang Yu, it's all your fault, it's all your fault."
"Jiang Yu, isn't it enough that you've harmed two people? You've even brought ruin to the entire village. Are you going to kill all the disciples in Shen Wu Ke one day?"
"Where did this demon come from? How could you be so vicious? Look at what you've done to my child! From last night until now, he's been like a dead man, no different from a corpse."
Hearing the commotion outside, Shen Jiuxu felt something was wrong. Zhou Qingnu, of course, heard it too, and her bad premonition grew stronger and stronger, as if a huge rock had crashed down on her.
The initial bewilderment and the gradually intensifying pain made Zhou Qingnu once again scrutinize Jiang Yu, who was standing alone in the courtyard.
Perhaps this time it can't be said that I'm standing alone.
He was surrounded by a circle of innocent civilians, their mouths agape, their faces contorted with rage and hatred, waving all sorts of things they had dragged from the ground, taken from the walls, or dug out of the yard.
"Sect Master Shen, last time you told us to listen to you, and we did, but what happened? Things have only gotten worse. What are you telling us to do now? Don't our lives matter? Only your lives matter?"
Hearing the shouts from those behind him, the man at the front felt his anger intensify. He picked up a hoe and swung it at Jiang Yu, yelling, "It's all your fault! You're a monster! It's a shame that the sword didn't hurt you last time!"
This time, Jiang Yu didn't dodge. Just as the hoe was about to hit him, he grabbed the man's arm tightly. "Uncle Liu, I told you before that you have to be sure of evidence in everything you do. I also said that I didn't draw those talismans. You just didn't listen."
"I'm saying this for the last time today: those who were responsible for not being drawn by Jiang have nothing to do with me, Shen Shen Jiuxu, or Shen Wuke."
Jiang Yu stood there, dressed in black, which made his face look cold, like a drawn sword. "I saved people before because you asked me for help."
"It's not because I want to meddle, nor because I'm bored. You're all pushing everything onto me, are you trying to make me keep saving them?"
"Stop talking nonsense. What's the point of saying all this? Do you think they'll be standing in front of us unharmed right now?"
“Young Master Jiang, I think differently from them. I know that the talisman wasn’t drawn by you. I beg you, can you save my child? Just save him. You were able to save others, so you can definitely save my child too. He’s our only child.”
She was an elderly woman with white hair. When she saw Jiang Yu, she knelt down. Her hunched back and trembling limbs made her very unsteady on the ground. "Young Master Jiang, I truly believe in you, and so do my child. As long as you dare to save him, I am willing to pay any price."
The old woman screamed and clung to Jiang Yu's leg, refusing to let go. Seeing this, the people around her hesitated again. "Auntie, why are you begging him? This whole thing started because of him. It's only right that he saves her, even if he doesn't want to."
They pressed closer and closer, and the once spacious and open courtyard seemed narrow and cramped under the encirclement of so many people. Jiang Yu was stared at by their eyes, and one of them played the good cop and the other the bad cop, using all sorts of soft and hard words to force him to submit.
“Young Master Jiang, is your heart really so cruel? Even if we were deceived, it was under your name that we were fooled. Young Master Jiang, the root of all this lies with you.”
“Young Master Jiang, haven’t you thought it through yet? If it weren’t for you, those people behind the scenes wouldn’t have tried to deal with us. In the months since you arrived, Qingyun Ladder has been plagued by constant turmoil and trouble, all because of you, Jiang Yu.”
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