In this very moment, the air around Qianbei Ye turned violent, and he could not contain the irritation that was raging inside of him... However, other than Shi Yun who was under his killing intent, nobody else had felt this. Others felt puzzled by the rapid change in the color of Shi Yun’s face.
"Xiao Ye, what are you doing outside? Come in, quick."
At that moment, a voice sounded from within the building. Miraculously, all his killing intent vanished instantly. The raging force in the sky calmed down, causing Shi Yun confusion and made her wonder if all that she had experienced earlier was simply a figment of her own imagination…
Little did she know, that it was Gu Ruoyun’s words that had saved her life…
Her whole body relaxed and her limp body collapsed on the ground. Her back was wet with sweat and she was panting heavily.
"Xiao Yun, here I come."
Now that Qianbei Ye had received the order from Gu Ruoyun, he did not spare Shi Yun another glance and went straight into the building. Compared to the dark evil just a few moments ago, this man is tamer than a rabbit. He did not look like a killer in any way possible.
"My Lady, you…" Hun Fei looked at Shi Yun and asked in astonishment, "What happened to you?"
"Nothing," Shi Yun shook her head. She wiped the sweat from her brow, gritted her teeth and said, "Elder Hun Fei, let us go."
As she said this, she gave a last glance at the direction in which Qianbei Ye had left. Her heart throbbed with pain once more.
Qianbei Ye, have you truly been so thoroughly brainwashed? But I cannot accept this, I cannot accept that you, who belong to me will pull another person into your embrace! That is why I must make you regain your memories and make you kill Gu Ruoyun with your own hands!
…
In the backyard, Zixie looked at the girl in front of him. He raised his brows slightly, "Girl, how do you feel?"
"Strange," Gu Ruoyun’s delicate brows knitted together, "Just now, when I was under Ling Yi’s attack, I could convert and absorb the force from his punch into my own body. If I could have been hit a few more times, I reckon that I will be able to break through until the seventh level of the Qi Collection ranks."
Zixie smiled, "Your soul and body were forged by the Ancient Divine Pagoda, that is why they are stronger than the average person. However, you must remember not to push yourself when faced with a true Cultivator. That is because a true master can still crush you in an instant. It will not be as simple as merely sustaining injuries!"
From the beginning, Zixie had wanted to train her. That is why he did not lend her his strength because too much help would not have been good for her…
Besides…
Zixie squinted his eyes slightly, "Girl, that woman named Shi Yun, you had better keep an eye on her."
"Shi Yun?" Gu Ruoyun looked at Zixie, puzzled, "You know her?"
"No!" Zixie shook his head, "I could feel that she is very dangerous, so I ask that you do not fight her for the time being! Of course, with your talent, you could surpass her within five years. But now is not the time."
Some things still could not be revealed to Gu Ruoyun.
However, why did that woman’s body have his smell? Could it be that Shi Yun has ties with that person?
When he thought of this, Zixie’s heart dropped lightly. He gazed at Gu Ruoyun with a hint mixed feelings…
"Girl, I really hope that you can grow faster. Not only your strength, but also..."
He scanned through her whole figure with an evil gaze. The man’s lips curled into a devious smile, noble and dignified, enough to drive people mad.
However…
Gu Ruoyun only glared and looked sternly into his eyes, "Put away your evil gaze. I am not interested in you."
"Then, who are you interested in?" Zixie curled his lips into half a smile. "Qianbei Ye? I’ve told you before, that guy is not a decent person, so you’d better stay away from him."
"Zixie." Gu Ruoyun’s smile faded bit by bit. Her pretty and delicate face was wrapped in the afterglow of the setting sun. "I didn’t know him for very long, but I was the first person that he met. Now that he’s lost all his memories, no matter what mistake he made in the past, he cannot remember them now."
"I don’t care if he’s a god or a demon. Even though he had easily ended a person’s life just now, he did it to protect me. I believe that his protectiveness of me does not contain any impure thoughts. It’s likely because I’m the only one who he knows here! That’s right, I don’t know him well enough, I don’t even know about his past, I have even been betrayed and hurt before! But this does not mean that I will never believe in anyone ever again. No matter if it’s Xiao Ye, Luo Yin, you, or that big brother of mine whom I have never met, if any of you are in trouble, I won’t sit idly."
Perhaps in the past, Qianbei Ye had committed a grave mistake. However, today he was but an innocent child to her. It was true that his memories were sealed. A person who had lost all his memories would naturally take the first person he sees as his mother.
It was also precisely because Xiao Ye had no memories that Gu Ruoyun believed in him. Or else, she would not have gotten close to this man…
"ZIxie, I have failed to protect my mother before. I couldn’t even protect my little brother whom I love. In this life, I will not make the same mistakes. It’s because I have lost them once that I now cherish the people around me even more."
The maiden lifted her face. A determined glow appeared on her beautiful and delicate face which had the innocence of a child.
That glow seemed to have moved Zixie’s heart. A hint of a smile appeared in his eyes. Just when he was about to speak, a stern look flashed across his purple eyes.
"Someone’s coming."
His voice had barely faded when he turned into a purple glow and disappeared from the backyard…
Gu Ruoyun arched her eyebrows slightly. She raised her head and saw that Elder Yu was walking towards her with hurried footsteps.
"My Lady, Leng Yanfeng has come. He wants to see you. Look at this…"
"Leng Yanfeng?" Gu Ruoyun was stunned. "The Crown Prince of Azure Dragon Country, the disciple of the Weapon Refining Sect? What does he want from me?’
"I am not sure." Elder Yu shook his head. "My Lady, will you see him? If you do not wish to, I’ll go and decline."
"No need," Gu Ruoyun snorted, "I would like to see what business does this Leng Yanfeng have with me! We don’t have the slightest of ties, so what does he want from me now?"
…
At that moment, in the Hundred Herb Hall, Leng Yanfeng raised his teacup and sipped some tea. His face was as cold as an iceberg. Even when he saw Elder Yu bringing Gu Ruoyun forward, his pair of cold eyes did not change in the slightest.
"I am only a nobody. I wonder what business does Your Royal Highness have with me? Could it be that Your Royal Highness was thirsty and there was no good tea in your abode, that’s why you came here to look for me on the pretense of a cup of tea?"
It was common knowledge that the teas of Hundred Herb Hall were all rare medicinal tea. If anybody else was insulted as such by Gu Ruoyun, they would have been angered. But not Leng Yanfeng. His expression did not change, his handsome face cold.
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