Chapter 132 Su Yuyao learns the culprit behind her family's destruction
With girlish thoughts swirling in her mind, she walked more and more cheerfully, only to find that the smell in the air was getting increasingly off!
Hmm? Why does it smell salty and fishy?
Su Yuyao walked to the entrance of the main hall with a puzzled look, and the fishy smell became even stronger!
She peeked into the hall and saw Xuanfeng sitting upright in the main hall, while a man with a fiery red face stood in the hall, and the pungent fishy smell was coming from him.
There were only three people in the hall: Qimen, Guanxiao, and Guanyue.
"Hey?! Yao'er!" Qi Men saw Su Yuyao at the palace gate. "Why are you here?!"
"I came to see Xuanfeng." Su Yuyao glanced guiltily at Xuanfeng, whose face was glowing with a faint green light. "I'm going to find Luo Fengyue..."
She held up the tentacle in her hand. "He told me everything!"
Qimen gasped and turned sharply to look at Xuanfeng.
Xuan Feng stared sternly at Su Yuyao. "You brat! You chopped off Luo Fengyue's eyes?!"
"Girl, you go back first," Xuanfeng said calmly. "I'll come find you after I've finished dealing with things!"
"Oh..." Su Yuyao responded softly. Judging from his tone, he shouldn't be angry anymore, right? She glanced at Xuan Feng again. Handsome, dashing, with a powerful aura, mature and capable... Su Yuyao's face gradually flushed, and her heart began to flutter again...
"Girl!" Xuanfeng quickly stopped Su Yuyao, who was about to swoon again, "Go back!"
"Okay, okay!" Su Yuyao pouted, her face flushed as she waved the antennae in her hand, and said shyly, "Then I'm going back! Think about coming to find me!"
Xuanfeng tried hard to suppress his smile and control his expression, then nodded.
"Is this the legendary Su Yuyao... Miss Yao'er?" The red-faced man in the hall, who reeked of blood, looked at Su Yuyao and asked thoughtfully.
"Lord Xie Ao!" Xuan Feng shouted coldly.
Xie Ao turned to Xuan Feng, bowed slightly, and said, "Lord Xuan Feng, why are you so nervous? I merely wish to get to know Miss Yao'er. I've heard that Miss Yao'er is a very special woman, and meeting her today, she truly is... special!"
Xie Ao glanced at Su Yuyao standing at the palace gate. She wore a gray-white casual dress over a pink outer garment stained with blue blood. Her messy hair was tied into a messy bun on top of her head, and she was clutching a disgusting tentacle in her dirty hand.
I saw Su Yuyao through Yu Ji's Tears last time, and I thought she was a complete madwoman. Seeing her in person only made me feel her crazy aura!
Su Yuyao also rolled her eyes at Xie Ao without any politeness, and actually detected a hint of hatred in Xie Ao's disdainful eyes.
"Girl!" Xuanfeng reminded Su Yuyao.
"Ah! I know!" Su Yuyao reluctantly replied, then swayed back down the steps, holding the antennae.
"Ah?! Hiss..." A man's coquettish voice came from not far away.
Su Yuyao turned around and saw a figure with a bent back and protruding buttocks quickly... slowly turning around and running away while leaning against the wall.
"Flying Eagle?" Su Yuyao called softly, "What's wrong with you?"
Flying Eagle rolled his eyes helplessly and quickened his pace.
Su Yuyao followed slowly behind Fei Ying, and asked in confusion, "Did you get beaten up?"
The eagle endured the pain and continued its escape.
"Why did they hit you? It wasn't your fault!" Su Yuyao said, standing up for Fei Ying.
The eagle paused briefly to catch its breath before continuing its escape.
"Where are you going?" Su Yuyao poked her head in front of the flying eagle and asked.
Flying Eagle stopped again, avoiding Su Yuyao's gaze, and whispered, "I'm going to interrogate Tang Xian'er who's being held captive..."
"Take me to the interrogation hall, Fairy?" Su Yuyao became interested. "Can you take me there?"
"Take you?" Flying Eagle looked up at Su Yuyao's fair and rosy face, then suddenly remembered how that face had looked up at him, and his face began to blush again.
"No!" Flying Eagle lowered his head again and said, "Lord Xuanfeng has not given any instructions..."
Su Yuyao grabbed Feiying and said with a smile, "Look at you! Why are you so rigid..."
Suddenly, Su Yuyao froze!
She saw a flame drift towards the courtyard she dared not recall; she saw the house collapsing in the raging fire; she saw her father, blood gushing from his neck, yet his eyes still wide open, staring at her…
Su Yuyao stood frozen in place. How could this be? She recalled everything that had happened…
That can't be it! He was even planning to ask his father to come out of retirement...
If so... why didn't he kill me?
If not... why would I see a hawk setting fire?
If so... why does he dote on me so much?
If not... why were my family members...?
Her consciousness began to become confused, her vision began to blur, she gradually clenched her fists, her Qi field burst forth, and the sticky tentacles on her hands instantly turned into dry powder and scattered in the air.
"Miss Yao'er...you?" Fei Ying frowned as he looked at Su Yuyao, whose hair was flying, her skirt was trembling, and whose eyes were filled with anger. "What...what's wrong with you?"
Su Yuyao's eyes flashed with a cold light as she gritted her teeth and asked, "Flying Eagle...have you been to my house?"
Flying Eagle trembled, looking at Su Yuyao with a hint of fear, "I..."
"You!" Su Yuyao's eyes were filled with murderous intent as she suddenly questioned loudly, "Have you been to my house?!"
"Miss Yao'er..." Fei Ying looked at the angry Su Yuyao guiltily, not knowing how to defend himself.
"Speak!" Su Yuyao roared almost frantically, "Did you do it?! Did you?!"
"Girl?!" Su Yuyao's angry and desperate roar shocked Xuanfeng. Oh no!
Xuanfeng disregarded Xie Ao in the hall and his own image, stood up abruptly, circulated his qi, and rushed out in two steps, just in time to meet Su Yuyao, whose eyes were red and whose face was full of rage.
"Girl!" Xuanfeng glanced worriedly at the flying eagle not far away, opened his arms to Su Yuyao, and smiled, saying, "Are you angry?"
Su Yuyao clenched her fists, frowned, and glared at her only source of support with resentment and tears in her eyes. "It's...you?"
Xuanfeng looked at Su Yuyao, whose body was burning with a pale yellow aura, and his heart trembled. He lowered his head to steady himself, smiled calmly, reached out and pulled Su Yuyao into his arms, slowly releasing his aura to gently and tenderly envelop Su Yuyao's aura that was about to explode.
He gently patted Su Yuyao's back and said softly, "Girl, did Flying Eagle make you angry? It's okay, I'll hit him again!"
As Su Yuyao inhaled the scent of the grapevines she had longed for, her anger began to subside. She struggled to control her trembling body, steady her breathing, and tried to speak, but her throat was completely blocked, and she couldn't utter a sound...
She wanted to push him away, but she also desperately longed for someone to soothe her current panicked and angry emotions!
She tried to draw her sword and point it at him, but she couldn't grip the hilt no matter what she did...
“Little girl…” Xuanfeng gently grasped the trembling, stiff fist on the crescent blade and said tenderly, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here…”
Su Yuyao stared at Xuan Feng, tears streaming down her face. With all her might, she managed to utter, "Is it...you..."
Xuanfeng gently kissed Su Yuyao's sweaty forehead and asked softly, "What have you tried to pin on me for this time?"
Su Yuyao tensed up, letting her tears wash away the hatred in her heart, and asked in a low voice, choking back sobs, "Flying Eagle...why did you go to my house?"
Xuanfeng held Su Yuyao's fist in his palm, tilted his head, and looked at Su Yuyao with his eyes crinkled. "He is my guard. Wherever I go, he goes. Isn't that normal?"
"Arson?!" Su Yuyao shouted, trembling. "Arson! Is that normal?!"
Su Yuyao closed her eyes and roared furiously, "My father! My mother! My Green Ivy! Are they... normal?!"
Her black hair soared to the sky, her silk robes turned to dust, her inner energy condensed and swirled, weaving golden garments with fine threads that danced and shone with golden light, her feathered gauze billowing, exuding a murderous aura!
Xuanfeng looked at Su Yuyao in front of him with slight surprise. She could actually... transform Qi into a garment?
He calmly controlled the Qi field, slowly infusing his steady Qi into Su Yuyao's meridians, smoothing out her chaotic Qi flow.
Foolish girl! Letting such a chaotic and powerful energy field run rampant! You're courting death!
He stared intently into Su Yuyao's eyes and said in a low voice, "Girl, calm down."
Su Yuyao suddenly broke free from Xuanfeng's hand, drew her crescent blade from her waist, and slashed horizontally at Xuanfeng's neck!
Xuan Feng neither moved, nor dodged, nor blocked; his eyes merely flickered slightly. Su Yuyao's entire body's strength was instantly dissipated by a gentle flow of Qi!
The crescent-shaped blade slid off Xuanfeng's neck and clattered to the ground...
Su Yuyao's body slowly went limp. She tried her best to control her posture, but she still couldn't stand up and fell down suddenly.
Xuanfeng stretched out his arm and pulled Su Yuyao into his embrace. He knelt on one knee, letting Su Yuyao lean against his leg, and gently placed his palm on Su Yuyao's dantian, slowly channeling his qi into her.
"It really is...you..." Su Yuyao was in despair. She looked at the man in front of her, whom she loved deeply and who loved her deeply in return. How...how can I take revenge on you?
Xuanfeng's heart trembled violently, his brows furrowed, and he slowly asked, "Girl, what makes you think it was me? Did you see me kill your parents with my own hands?"
“Flying Eagle…you sent him, didn’t you…” Su Yuyao asked weakly, her face pale. “He…is the same as you…” Tears of despair fell from Su Yuyao’s eyes.
"Then...did you see how the Flying Eagle killed your parents?" Xuanfeng continued to ask.
Looking at Xuan Feng, who remained calm, Su Yuyao felt a chill and pain she had never experienced before.
"You...do you still want me to witness it with my own eyes?" Su Yuyao asked, her pale lips trembling, her voice choked with sobs.
Xuanfeng gently pressed his palm into Su Yuyao's dantian.
"Ah!" Su Yuyao suddenly felt an excruciating pain in her lower abdomen, as if an iron rod was drilling into her navel. Are you... trying to kill me...?
Su Yuyao closed her eyes in despair, giving up the struggle. She bit her lip, savoring the pain. Cold sweat poured out, her jaw clenched tighter and tighter, and her tongue gradually tasted the metallic tang of blood…
Xuanfeng sealed Su Yuyao's Qi in her dantian. After confirming that there was no problem, he withdrew his Qi and looked at the weak Su Yuyao with heartache.
“Girl,” he said softly, “everything must be based on evidence…”
Su Yuyao slowly opened her eyes, forcing herself to look at Xuanfeng, "Lord Xuanfeng... you chopped down the plaque of Youlong Palace... because you found evidence...?"
Xuanfeng said seriously, "Girl! This is different!"
Su Yuyao leaned forward slightly, slowly reaching for the crescent-shaped blade on the ground, and said coldly, "What's the difference? You were the one who did it..."
"Little girl..."
“And you didn’t deny it…” Su Yuyao suddenly laughed, “I really… I’m such a fool…”
"Girl...don't be like this..." Xuanfeng said with great heartache as he looked at Su Yuyao, whose lips were bleeding.
Su Yuyao sneered, slowly closed her eyes, and suddenly raised her hand. A cold light pierced towards her fair neck.
Xuanfeng panicked and quickly grabbed the cold light with his hand, blood splattering everywhere.
"Yao'er!" Qi Men, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold back and called out.
"Su Yuyao!" Guan Yue exclaimed in alarm.
Su Yuyao closed her eyes and waited for a while. Hmm? Why don't I feel any pain?
She slowly opened her eyes again and saw Xuanfeng staring at her with blood-red eyes and bulging temples.
"Girl! You're right, the culprit who caused your family's ruin... is indeed me!" A silver light slowly flashed in Xuanfeng's eyes. "If I hadn't provoked you, your parents and Green Luo wouldn't have met such a terrible end! So... your true enemy is me!"
Su Yuyao turned her head slightly to look at the crescent-shaped blade in her hand. Xuan Feng's palm was gripping the sharp blade, and blood flowed from the blade to the hilt, then soaked into her palm.
“Silly girl! What scene did you see? Do you think Flying Eagle could save us from that situation?” Xuanfeng asked in a low voice.
Su Yuyao slowly raised her face to look at Xuan Feng, "Save us?! You sent Flying Eagle to save us?!"
Xuanfeng looked at Su Yuyao's face, which was gradually regaining its color, smiled, and said, "Girl, think about it carefully, I know you..."
"Oh, if it was your doing, why did they leave me out? Since they left me out, it means the murderer doesn't know me or my family..."
"Girl! Don't be so impulsive again!" Xuanfeng said sternly. "Do you know that your Qi field was in complete chaos just now, and your clothes were even torn! If your meridians were broken, you would be in danger!"
Su Yuyao looked down at her long, wide-sleeved gold robe and whispered, "I know... I'm sorry..."
Xuanfeng slowly took the crescent blade into his hand and gently placed it on the ground. "Go back quickly, I'll come find you as soon as I'm done here!"
Su Yuyao looked at Xuanfeng's hand, "You're injured..."
"It's alright, I'm using my Qi to heal myself, I'll be fine in a little while!" Xuanfeng kissed Su Yuyao's lips. "Don't worry about me!"
Su Yuyao slowly leaned against Xuan Feng's chest, inhaling his scent, and gradually felt at ease. Although she felt something was off, she couldn't quite put her finger on it...
Xuanfeng hugged Su Yuyao tightly and whispered in her ear, "Don't be so impulsive next time! If you do it again, I won't be so polite!"
Su Yuyao shrank her neck, "Okay, I understand..."
"Guan Yue!" Xuan Feng shouted, "Send the girl back!"
"Yes!" Guan Yue, who had been waiting nearby, immediately rushed forward and reached out to help Su Yuyao upon hearing Xuan Feng's order.
What he had just witnessed had terrified him. What had the adult done? What had Su Yuyao seen? What was the purpose of the subtle changes in their energy fields?
"No need!" Su Yuyao dodged Guan Yue's hand and slowly got up. Although she had just exhausted her Qi, she was slowly recovering now.
"I want to go with Flying Eagle to interrogate Tang Xian'er, who is currently imprisoned," Su Yuyao said, gently brushing the hem of her golden skirt as she lowered her head.
Xuanfeng knelt on one knee, looked up at the calm-faced Su Yuyao, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it...
He raised his arm to grab Su Yuyao's hand, but just at the right moment... he missed it...
Su Yuyao straightened up and looked at Xuan Feng, revealing a charming smile, "Just let me go with Fei Ying! I promise I won't cause trouble or make a scene! Besides... Luo Fengyue told me some things, and I need to verify them."
Xuanfeng looked up at Su Yuyao, following her seemingly unchanged gaze...
Calm, nothing but calm...
Xuanfeng finally realized what was wrong: he had sealed her dantian, and she had sealed her heart!
"Go!" Xuanfeng stood up with a smile and pulled Su Yuyao back into his arms.
He hugged Su Yuyao tightly, but did not receive the same eager response as before, nor even the slightest resistance.
His heart sank, aching terribly. Where was his girl...?
“Little girl…” Xuan Feng kissed Su Yuyao’s forehead deeply and whispered, “If you want to take revenge on me, you have to become very strong! If you’re not strong enough, how can you be my match? But until you become strong, I will take good care of you, pamper you, and protect you! Because… this is what I owe you…”
Su Yuyao closed her sparkling eyes, smelled the comforting scent, listened to the voice that had once moved him, and leaned against the chest that had given her a great sense of security!
Her heart was at peace and steady, so steady that she couldn't lift her arms to embrace the person she longed for day and night, so calm that not a ripple could stir within her heart anymore...
She breathed a sigh of relief and opened her eyes again, her gaze devoid of any innocence.
Warm tears dripped onto Su Yuyao's nose, seemingly trying to awaken her frozen heart. She paused, then slowly tilted her head back, looking at Xuan Feng's pale, damp chin. She finally understood what was wrong…
She gently pushed Xuanfeng aside, bent down to pick up the crescent blade from the ground, wiped the still-wet blood off the blade with her sleeve, and turned to look at Feiying, "Feiying, lead the way!"
Startled by Su Yuyao's appearance, Flying Eagle straightened up and looked at Xuanfeng, "My lord?"
“Go,” Xuanfeng said softly, “take good care of the girl…”
"Yes!" Flying Eagle accepted the order, enduring the pain.
Su Yuyao gripped the hilt of the knife with her hands clasped in a fist, bowed slightly to Xuan Feng with lowered brows, and then turned and left.
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