Intercept
Yue Xiao held Jin Yuanyuan's shoulders and gazed at her with deep affection. "Yuanyuan, it's been so long since I've seen you. You are still as radiant as ever."
Jin Yuanyuan's long eyelashes trembled, and she took the initiative to wrap her arms around Yue Xiao's waist, leaning against his chest.
Yue Xiao curled his lips into a smile and embraced the beautiful woman who threw herself into his arms.
Today, the weather is fine and the lake glistens. A beautifully decorated pleasure boat stands in the middle of the lake, with a loving couple nestled at its bow, a scene as beautiful as a painting.
The official couple was indeed pleasing to the eye, Jin Xiaoxiao watched the two on the boat from afar. Suddenly, a large leaf fell, obscuring her view.
Jin Xiaoxiao turned her head and saw Han Qing with his fist against the tree trunk, staring at the painted boat with murderous intent.
"General Han, have the Gu worms inside your bodies grown up?"
Han Qing stared dejectedly at the two people on the painted boat, and after a moment of hesitation, replied, "Yes, we plan to retrieve the Gu in the next couple of days."
Jin Xiaoxiao wanted to ask more questions, but suddenly saw Han Qing's forehead veins bulging, and he flashed off towards the painted boat.
She had barely turned her head and hadn't even seen what was happening when someone covered her eyes, plunging her into complete darkness.
Jin Minzhi covered Jin Xiaoxiao's eyes and stared coldly at the man on the pleasure boat who was harassing her aunt. "Xiaoxiao, don't look at what you shouldn't see."
On the painted boat, Yue Xiao stroked Jin Yuanyuan's cheek and slowly lowered his head. Just as he was about to touch Jin Yuanyuan's lips, he suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from behind.
Yue Xiao immediately released Jin Yuanyuan, turned around and exchanged a palm strike with the newcomer. After taking two steps back to steady himself, he looked up and saw who had attacked him. He couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart. Could it be that Han Qing had found out about him?
After forcing Yue Xiao back, Han Qing turned his attention to Jin Yuanyuan. Just then, Jin Yuanyuan raised her head, and their eyes met. Han Qing saw the painful struggle in Jin Yuanyuan's eyes.
Yue Xiao belatedly sensed the strange atmosphere between the two. His eyes darkened, and he commanded in a superior tone, "Yuanyuan, come here!" After Yue Xiao uttered these words, the Gu worms within his body emitted a fluctuation.
After receiving the fluctuations, the Gu worms inside Zang Jinyuan's body quickly secreted substances that could affect human emotions.
Jin Yuanyuan's eyelashes fluttered twice, the pain in her eyes disappeared, and a fascinated smile appeared on her face. She said softly, "Okay."
However, Jin Yuanyuan turned around but couldn't move her feet. She looked down at her wrist and saw a large hand with scars of all sizes tightly gripping her wrist.
Jin Yuanyuan said softly, "Young Master Han, please let go."
Han Qing didn't let go; he used a clever trick to pull Jin Yuanyuan into his arms.
Yue Xiao narrowed his eyes. "Han Qing, are you deaf? Yuan Yuan is telling you to let her go."
Han Qing's arms were loosely wrapped around Jin Yuanyuan's waist; she could easily break free with a little effort. As Yue Xiao shouted, Han Qing heard Jin Yuanyuan's barely audible plea, "Don't let go of me."
Han Qing lowered his head slightly, looking at his beloved's pitiful face. He immediately tightened his arms around Jin Yuanyuan's waist and pushed off with his feet to carry Jin Yuanyuan away from the painted boat.
Yue Xiao lunged forward and grabbed Jin Yuanyuan's hand, shouting angrily, "Let go!"
Suddenly, Han Qing grasped a gleaming dagger in his right hand. In a flash, he slashed at Yue Xiao's wrist. Yue Xiao's pupils contracted, and he quickly withdrew his hand, watching helplessly as Han Qing took the opportunity to fly away from the painted boat with Jin Yuanyuan.
Tick-tock—
Yue Xiao raised his right hand, expressionless, tore a piece of cloth from his clothes, and wrapped it around his right thumb, which had been slashed by Han Qing and was bleeding profusely.
Han Qing carried Jin Yuanyuan and landed next to the big tree where he had been sitting.
Jin Xiaoxiao and Jin Minzhi both turned their attention to the arm he was holding Jin Yuanyuan.
Unable to bear their burning gazes, Han Qing moved his arm, intending to let go of Jin Yuanyuan, when Jin Yuanyuan suddenly trembled uncontrollably and went limp. Han Qing knelt down on one knee and let Jin Yuanyuan lie in his arms.
The two siblings looked at Jin Yuanyuan, who was in pain, with great concern. "Auntie."
Cold sweat beaded on Jin Yuanyuan's forehead, her face as pale as paper. She barely opened her eyes and managed to utter two words with difficulty, "Take, Gu."
Han gently wiped the cold sweat from Jin Yuanyuan's forehead with his sleeve, making no attempt to hide his heartache for her; he wished he could take her pain upon himself.
"Alright, remove the Gu now." After agreeing to Jin Yuanyuan's request, he turned to Jin Xiaoxiao and instructed, "Xiaoxiao, check if there's a movable bulge on Yuanyuan's right wrist?"
Jin Xiaoxiao picked up Jin Yuanyuan's wrist and, sure enough, saw a noticeable, movable bulge on her aunt's wrist.
"My aunt has a bump on her wrist about the size of my thumb. Is that a Gu worm inside?"
"Um."
Jin Yuanyuan looked up at Han Qing, her eyes shining like pearls, "Please, help me."
Han Qing, who had no principles when it came to Jin Yuanyuan, readily agreed, "Okay, I'll help you remove the Gu."
He laid Jin Yuanyuan flat, quickly tapped her arms and shoulders twice, and then took out a set of tools from his waist.
He solemnly instructed the Jin siblings, "The Gu worm in Yuanyuan's body has been fully grown after being stimulated by the mother Gu. If it is not removed, Yuanyuan will be controlled by others for the rest of her life. I will remove the Gu worm for Yuanyuan now. Do not let anyone disturb me within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
Jin Xiaoxiao and Jin Minzhi, knowing the gravity of the situation, said in unison, "Okay."
Han Qing knelt beside Jin Yuanyuan, tied a red thread around the bulge on Jin Yuanyuan's wrist, and then, holding a thin blade in his right hand, quickly made a cut on the bulge.
Jin Xiaoxiao, who was watching Han Qing remove the Gu, felt a darkness above her head. She subconsciously looked up and found Ji Jun looking at the lakeside with a solemn expression.
Jin Xiaoxiao looked in the direction Ji Jun was looking and saw dozens of men in black flying onto the painted boat.
Jin Xiaoxiao immediately grabbed Jin Minzhi's sleeve and pointed forward, "Brother, look."
Seeing the men in black rushing towards them, Jin Minzhi immediately stood up and stood in front of everyone, saying, "Xiaoxiao, don't be afraid." After comforting Jin Xiaoxiao, he turned to the guards waiting on the other side and shouted, "Please stop the enemy."
The guards, having received orders from their employer, immediately rushed forward and engaged the men in black in combat.
The number of men in black exceeded the number of guards. As time went on, the guards began to struggle, and three men in black broke through the guards' defenses, their blades pointed directly at Han Qing's vest.
At this crucial moment, removing the Gu poison from Jin Yuanyuan was paramount, and Han Qing had no time to consider the danger behind him. Ji Yun, who was most capable of resolving this crisis, stood firmly in front of Jin Xiaoxiao, completely indifferent to Han Qing's plight.
Seeing Han Qing about to be stabbed, Jin Xiaoxiao's heart suddenly raced. If Han Qing was stabbed, the Gu worms in her aunt's body wouldn't be cured, and would the Jin family face the same fate as in the original story? Thinking of this, Jin Xiaoxiao was horrified and urgently called out to Ji Jun, "Ji Jun, stop them!"
As Jin Xiao laughed, Ji Yun flipped her wrist and forced back three men in black who were rushing towards Han Qing with a single sword stroke.
To avoid distracting Ji Yun, Jin Xiaoxiao pulled Jin Minzhi behind a tree.
Seeing out of the corner of her eye that Jin Xiaoxiao had taken cover, Ji Yun no longer held back. With a flick of her wrist, her sword flashed like a rainbow, striking the wrists of three men in black in succession. The weapons in their hands fell to the ground, rendering them immobile.
Just as Ji Yun finished dealing with three men in black, four more men in black rushed out from the guards' side. When the four men saw the three men lying on the ground, their expressions turned serious. They dared not underestimate Ji Yun and all tacitly used their best skills to deal with him.
Even when facing four opponents, Ji Yun remained completely at ease. Seeing Ji Yun's exceptional martial arts skills, the guards on the other side released two more men in black to alleviate the pressure.
Facing six opponents alone, Ji Yun's pressure suddenly increased. Furthermore, the men in black used ruthless killing techniques, and Ji Yun began to show signs of injury.
As Ji Yun's arm was stabbed again, Jin Xiaoxiao, who was watching the battle from behind a tree, frowned. She looked at Han Qing, who had already grasped the Gu worm's head; if he held on a little longer, he could remove it. However, Ji Yun's condition was dire. He had traded blows for injuries, defeating two men in black. At the same time, Ji Yun's sword was knocked away by one of the men in black, and a puddle of red water gathered at his feet.
On one side of the scale lay her aunt's future happiness, and on the other, Ji Jun's life. Jin Xiaoxiao clenched her fist and made her choice without hesitation, "Ji Jun, come back!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Jun immediately used his lightness skill and flew to Jin Xiaoxiao's side in the blink of an eye.
Jin Xiaoxiao, without paying attention to Han Qing's situation, immediately bandaged Ji Yun's wounds.
The men in black were stunned when the people who had been so eager to fight them to the death just moments before vanished before their very eyes.
While the men in black were stunned for a moment, Han Qing took out the Gu worm from Jin Yuanyuan's wrist.
In front of Jin Yuanyuan, Han Qing tightened his right hand, and with a "smack," a sticky liquid flowed from Han Qing's palm.
Seeing this, Jin Yuanyuan silently recited Yue Xiao's name in her heart. After reciting it, her heart was calm, and there was no longer a trace of infatuation or attachment. The Gu worm that imprisoned her emotions was finally gone! Jin Yuanyuan's heart was filled with boundless joy, and a beautiful smile bloomed on her face. She sat up and sincerely thanked Han Qing, "Thank you, Brother Han."
Han Qing's ears turned bright red instantly, and she stammered, "No, you're welcome."
Sitting in the painted boat, Yue Xiao suddenly clutched his wildly beating heart, feeling as if something had left him.
He suppressed his inner panic and ordered, "Yoruichi, you go and bring Yuanyuan back yourself. If you can't bring her back, you don't need to come back either."
A man in black suddenly appeared in the painted boat. He knelt before Yue Xiao and said, "Yes, Master."
The man in black appeared behind Han Qing with a ghostly figure and slapped him on the back of the head.
Jin Yuanyuan's pupils dilated, and she shouted shrilly, "Watch out behind you!"
Han Qing had already heard the sound of a palm strike coming from behind him when Jin Yuanyuan spoke up to warn him. At this moment, as long as he simply dodged and ignored Jin Yuanyuan, he could completely avoid the attack from behind.
Han Qing's expression changed. He quickly realized that if he dodged, Yuan Yuan would be exposed to the enemy's view. He absolutely wouldn't let Jin Yuan Yuan fall into a trap. The next moment, Han Qing's eyes sharpened like an eagle's. He picked up Jin Yuan Yuan with one hand, but his movement to dodge to the left was a fraction too slow. Yoruichi's attack landed on Han Qing's right shoulder.
"Snap—"
Han Qing instantly lost feeling in his right shoulder, but he remained calm and carried Jin Yuanyuan away from Ye Yi.
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