"Like the former master of the Medicine King Valley."
There was a cold glint in Ji Yunsheng's eyes. The moment he saw Xie Yuwen in the Flower Beauty Tower, he felt a sense of familiarity. Ji Yunsheng's memory of the former valley master was simply too deep.
"I couldn't figure out before why a prince would have a connection with the master of the Medicine King Valley. But now I understand. Perhaps your sixth brother has nothing to do with the emperor."
A cold wind blew by, scattering Ji Yunsheng's hair in the air. Xie Jiuan could hardly make out Ji Yunsheng's expression.
"He is the son of the former valley master. What will you do then? Kill him?"
Xie Jiuan had no doubt about Ji Yunsheng's words. His voice was cold, but there was no such determination between his eyebrows.
"You don't want him to die?"
It was Ji Yunsheng's question that answered Xie Jiuan. This time, Xie Jiuan could clearly see Ji Yunsheng's face. There was a smile that didn't reach the bottom of his eyes in those charming pupils.
The son of his best friend's mother - killer and the only support in the difficult times. Xie Jiuan admitted that at that moment, he was indeed a bit hesitant.
Xie Jiuan remained silent and didn't answer Ji Yunsheng, but at that moment, he already had an answer in his heart.
"You'd better protect him well. I won't show mercy."
Saying that, Ji Yunsheng stood up and was about to leave.
"Settle the feud between you two."
Xie Yuwen had helped Gu Zhengwan, which meant he was against Gu Jiangyue. Both Gu Jiangyue and Ji Yunsheng were very important to Xie Jiuan.
Hearing Xie Jiuan's words, the corner of Ji Yunsheng's lips curled into a smile. He understood what Xie Jiuan meant. Xie Jiuan had chosen him.
"I, the master of the valley, have never been a reasonable person. Have a fight with me. If you win, I won't kill him."
At the same time, Xie Jiuan also stood up. The two of them stood under the cold - white moonlight. The cold wind made their clothes flutter and rustle. Xie Jiuan didn't want to win this fight.
Seeing that Xie Jiuan didn't make a move for a long time, Ji Yunsheng took out his soft whip first and whipped it in Xie Jiuan's direction. Xie Jiuan had brought his sword with him today. He quickly drew it and held it in front of him, trying to block the blow.
But Ji Yunsheng seemed to have mustered all his strength and didn't show any mercy. Xie Jiuan failed to block this blow. Although it was a soft whip, Ji Yunsheng had infused his inner strength into it. When the soft whip hit Xie Jiuan's sword, it made a series of clanging sounds.
Xie Jiuan underestimated Ji Yunsheng. He turned around and barely managed to dodge. Then Xie Jiuan also got serious. He held the sword with one hand, twirled out a flower of the sword, and repelled Ji Yunsheng's soft whip.
Ji Yunsheng whipped again and was repelled again. After dozens of rounds, both of them got serious.
All these happened in an instant. The previous smile in Ji Yunsheng's eyes faded. He whipped the whip around his body and, at a speed that was hard to see with the naked eye, coated the whip with a thin layer of light - purple powder.
Then he changed his technique and attacked Xie Jiuan again. In this fight, every time Ji Yunsheng attacked, Xie Jiuan blocked. He wouldn't take the initiative to attack, but he also didn't want to stop.
But this time, Ji Yunsheng had obviously coated the whip with poison. Xie Jiuan couldn't just deal with it casually.
Xie Jiuan calmed down. He watched the soft whip flying towards him quickly. He leaned forward, used the wind to activate his light - body technique, and stabbed his sword in Ji Yunsheng's direction.
But just when Ji Yunsheng's soft whip was about to meet Xie Jiuan's sword, the soft whip suddenly turned and changed its direction. It was Ji Yunsheng who did it.
At that moment, panic flashed in Xie Jiuan's eyes. He also wanted to retract his sword, but the distance was too close. It was too late now. Xie Jiuan watched as the sword he had swung himself pierced into Ji Yunsheng's body.
Ji Yunsheng was expressionless, and Xie Jiuan was stunned.
Under Xie Jiuan's frowning gaze, Ji Yunsheng didn't fight back. Instead, the corner of his mouth twitched into an extremely evil smile, and he took two steps towards Xie Jiuan against the sword.
The sound of the sharp sword piercing the flesh rang in Xie Jiuan's mind. The sword almost penetrated Ji Yunsheng's chest.
His former friend was about to become a soul under his sword. Xie Jiuan's eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and there was confusion flickering in his beautiful peach - blossom eyes.
"What are you doing!"
It seemed that Ji Yunsheng was finally satisfied. He stepped back, and Xie Jiuan's sword was pulled out of his chest completely. Countless blood gushed out. Ji Yunsheng's body looked extremely thin in the cold wind. He covered his wound and lowered his head to vomit a mouthful of fresh blood, but the corner of his mouth couldn't stop smiling.
"You won. But I will still kill him. This is what I owe you."
Ji Yunsheng smiled evilly and pointed at the blood - hole in front of him.
Ji Yunsheng just glanced at Xie Jiuan's complicated expression and then directly activated his light - body technique and flew away.
Ji Yunsheng would never let Xie Yuwen go. He knew that Xie Yuwen was very important to Xie Jiuan. As long as he did this, Xie Jiuan wouldn't stop him. The rest was between him and Xie Yuwen.
If Xie Yuwen didn't have the ability to survive under his hands, then Xie Yuwen deserved to die.
Xie Jiuan watched Ji Yunsheng's departing back, feeling mixed emotions. He held the sword and looked at the blood dripping from the sword under the moonlight. The blood belonged to Ji Yunsheng.
Xie Jiuan thought about it. It seemed that this matter was no longer up to him. Xie Jiuan sighed deeply and decided not to get involved anymore.
Although Ji Yunsheng wouldn't die from Xie Jiuan's sword strike, Xie Jiuan was still a bit worried. He looked in the direction where Ji Yunsheng had left. After thinking it over and over again, he still decided not to chase after him.
Instead, he went to find a pot of wine by himself, sat on the roof, drank facing the moon, and stayed awake all night.
Early the next morning, Gu Jiangyue put on the men's clothing that Zhiyuan had prepared in advance. The Gu Mansion was slowly falling apart. After the third branch left, Gu Jiangyue didn't want to get involved in the fight either. The second branch was eyeing the old lady covetously, and no one cared about Gu Jiangyue at all. Gu Jiangyue didn't have to worry about what excuse to use to explain why she wasn't in the Gu Mansion every day.
Gu Jiangyue went out. This time, she paid special attention and indeed found no one following her. Gu Jiangyue walked along the street all the way to the brothel where Mu Xia lived.
The brothel was still the same. It wouldn't become more noble just because Mu Xia could marry Xie Chengrui. There were still many women soliciting customers at the door. Maybe because Mu Xia had climbed a high - ranking family, it had also brought a lot of hope to others. When Gu Jiangyue went in this time, there were also many people surrounding her.
"Sir, come and play with me. I can sing songs."
A woman casually grabbed Gu Jiangyue's hand. Gu Jiangyue instinctively looked at her and only felt that her voice was extremely familiar.
"Hey, sir, you're here again!"
It seemed that the woman recognized Gu Jiangyue first. She was a bit surprised. Gu Jiangyue also noticed that this seemed to be the woman who had told her about the relationship between Mu Xia and Xie Chengrui last time.