With a clanging sound, Mei Qing's finger blades fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards, a palm wind carrying a chill came rushing towards her. Mei Qing had no choice but to let go of Su Mingyu. She did a backflip and barely managed to dodge Gu Ruobai's powerful gust of wind.
"Mei Qing! How dare you!"
Gu Ruobai stepped forward and pulled Su Mingyu back into his arms. He carefully examined her and, upon finding that she wasn't injured, immediately drew out his flexible sword from his waist and pointed it at Mei Qing's throat. "Give this king a reason, or you won't leave here alive."
Seeing how Gu Ruobai protected Su Mingyu, Mei Qing couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, raising a self - deprecating smile. "A reason?"
"You clearly know why I'm back!"
Mei Qing almost roared these words. She stared at Su Mingyu with a pair of blood - red eyes full of anger. "It's her! She lied to me that Mo Wenyuan had left the capital! It's her who made me have unwarranted hopes!"
What Mei Qing said made Su Mingyu want to roll her eyes. It wasn't her who made Mei Qing fall in love with Gu Ruobai.
She had fallen in love with her own master on her own, and now she even had the nerve to blame her?
Su Mingyu clicked her tongue. She felt a bit helpless and a bit pity for Mei Qing. "Mei Qing, I didn't give you any hopes. The man you like is mine. He has been from the very beginning."
Saying so, Su Mingyu wrapped her arm around Gu Ruobai's waist. "You fell in love with your own master without knowing. You are indeed pitiful, but this is not a reason for you to take your anger out on me."
"Since you know everything, then leave." Su Mingyu looked at Mei Qing. "Let's just end this matter here. I'm willing to let you off this time."
"You?" Mei Qing sneered. "Who do you think you are to say such a thing? You're just someone the master allows to order around the secret guards. Do you really think you're someone important?"
Unexpectedly, Mei Qing could be so sharp - tongued when she was angry. Su Mingyu snorted. "It's enough that I can use the power. You don't need to care whose influence I'm relying on. You're originally one of the secret guards, so you should know the means of the secret guards."
There was a hint of threat in Su Mingyu's words, and Mei Qing heard it clearly. Just as she was about to say something, Gu Ruobai coldly spoke up. "Mei Qing, you're just my subordinate. You should understand this."
Looking at the cold and heartless look in Gu Ruobai's eyes, Mei Qing felt a slight pain in her heart. "I've done so much for you. In your heart, am I just a subordinate?"
There was a hint of expectation in Mei Qing's words, and her peach - blossom - like eyes were filled with infatuation for Gu Ruobai.
But Gu Ruobai didn't even look at her directly. He just coldly said, "What you've done for me?"
"Mei Qing." Gu Ruobai gave her a sidelong glance. "All your training and all the tasks you've carried out later were just to survive."
Saying so, Gu Ruobai coldly glanced at Mei Qing. "Don't make this king remind you. After rescuing you from the mountain stronghold back then, it was you who chose to follow this king, and it was you who wanted to be this king's secret guard."
Gu Ruobai's words were absolutely calm and at the same time, absolutely cold - blooded.
"My lord! I've done all this for you!" Mei Qing shouted hoarsely, with her eyes as red as blood.
But Gu Ruobai didn't take it to heart at all. "This king only needs absolute loyalty."
Hearing Gu Ruobai's so heartless words, Su Mingyu couldn't help but twitch her eyelids. This Gu Ruobai was too cold - blooded, but she felt quite pleased when she heard it.
As her man, how could Gu Ruobai be indecisive? Of course, it was better for him to be decisive.
Mei Qing bit her lower lip tightly. Her scarlet eyes were full of disbelief. She couldn't believe that the man she had been loyal to for so long had never liked her at all.
This realization made Mei Qing clench her fists tightly. She angrily stared at Su Mingyu, full of hatred. "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have become so miserable, and I wouldn't have wasted my sincere feelings!"
Su Mingyu looked innocent when she was scolded by Mei Qing. When did she make Mei Qing waste her sincere feelings?
Before Su Mingyu could say anything, Mei Qing actually waved her weapon and rushed straight towards Su Mingyu's face.
Su Mingyu took a slight step back and dodged this attack.
Gu Ruobai originally wanted to intervene, but was stared at by Su Mingyu and had to stand obediently aside.
Su Mingyu took a very standard horse - riding stance. Then, when Mei Qing continued to attack, she quickly grabbed Mei Qing's wrist. Using Mei Qing's own strength, she pulled Mei Qing towards herself.
Immediately afterwards, Su Mingyu swept at Mei Qing's feet. Mei Qing instantly lost her balance and fell forward. Su Mingyu used the momentum to grab her hand, put it on her back, and gave a hard throw, directly throwing Mei Qing heavily to the ground.
Su Mingyu's series of movements were smooth, decisive, and concise. It almost left Mei Qing with no chance to fight back.
Mei Qing flipped over and got up from the ground. She looked at Su Mingyu in surprise, with a look of disbelief on her face. "You actually have such amazing martial arts skills?"
Su Mingyu snorted from her nose. "It's more than enough to deal with you, Mei Qing. Considering that you haven't caused any major mistakes, I'm willing to let you go this time. If you're still stubborn, don't blame me."
After saying that, Su Mingyu was too lazy to entangle with Mei Qing anymore. She pulled Gu Ruobai and turned to leave. But Mei Qing still refused to let it go and threw a flying needle at Su Mingyu.
Gu Ruobai raised his hand and knocked the flying needle to the ground. Then, he took a step forward, came in front of Mei Qing, and grabbed her neck. His voice was cold, and there was a glint of cold light in his eyes. "Are you looking for death?"
A faint smile appeared on Mei Qing's lips. She struggled to raise her hand to touch Gu Ruobai's cheek. But before her hand could touch him, a puff of white smoke exploded. Gu Ruobai only felt a pain in his hand. When the smoke in front of his eyes dissipated, he found that Mei Qing had disappeared.
Gu Ruobai's eyes were gloomy. Just as he was about to call someone, Su Mingyu stepped forward and held his hand. "Forget it. If she's been rescued, let her be."
Saying so, Su Mingyu intertwined her fingers with Gu Ruobai's and continued to comfort him. "Mu Yi is just being chivalrous."
"Mu Yi is getting bolder and bolder." Gu Ruobai's face looked grim.
Before, Mu Yi had secretly transferred Mei Qing back without telling him, and now he had rescued her right in front of him. This couldn't be simply explained by the friendship between fellow disciples.
Su Mingyu of course knew what Gu Ruobai was thinking. She wasn't a saintly person. Moreover, before she was transported to this world, she had been severely betrayed by someone. So she couldn't stand anyone coveting her man.