Chapter 1010: Hungry Tiger Devouring Sheep
"Bastard!"

Yun Zhuiyue flew into a rage and shouted loudly, frightening Gu Yue so much that his body trembled.

"You bold Gu Yue, do you think that I am a sycophant who clings to the powerful and forgets my principles when I see profit?" Yun Zhuiyue pointed at Gu Yue who was hesitant to speak, his eyes were as vicious as a wolf, and his tone was as cold as ice, "How dare you persuade me to betray Valley Master Xiao and Clan Leader Teng? Do you believe that I can smash your head with one palm? Go back and tell Qingfeng to let him give up this idea as soon as possible..."

“Lord Yun, please be patient and listen to me. If you are not satisfied with the conditions offered by the headmaster, you can kill me later.” Gu Yue was, after all, a veteran martial arts master who had experienced many battles. Although he felt uneasy in the face of the terrifying Yun Zhuiyue, he did not show too much panic. “As long as Lord Yun abandons the dark and joins the light, the headmaster is willing to share the power of the martial arts world with you, so that you can own half of the martial arts world…”

"Gu Yue, are you mocking me?"

Before he finished speaking, Yun Zhuiyue had disappeared. Before Gu Yue could show any surprise, a "black hand" suddenly appeared and grabbed his throat with lightning speed, causing the internal energy that had been gathered in his palm to quickly dissipate, and he dared not move rashly anymore.

"Qingfeng and I had an agreement in advance. I will not interfere with his pursuit of Liu Xunyi, and he should not interfere with my protection of Liu Xunyi. We should each do our own thing and accept defeat. Now, it is Qingfeng's own stupidity that made him fall into the trap set by Xunzhen. Seeing that the situation is hopeless and death is imminent, he sent you to sow discord in an attempt to trick me into turning against him and drag me down with him. Humph! How can such a shameless person be qualified to usurp the position of the leader of the Central Plains martial arts world?"

Yun Zhuiyue became angrier and angrier as he spoke. The force between his fingers suddenly increased, causing Gu Yue's face to turn from red to blue, and then from blue to white. His facial features were ferocious and he was in great pain. One could see with the naked eye that veins were bulging on his forehead, his eyeballs were bulging, his nostrils were enlarged, and his mouth was opening and closing with difficulty, but no sound came out.

"What do you mean by 'working together for hegemony'? It's nothing but some vague promises and the fame and fortune that the world pursues. Did he promise me gold, silver, jewelry, martial arts secrets, magic weapons... These things may be valuable to others, but to me... they are worthless. How dare you use these things to desecrate the relationship between me and Valley Master Xiao? You simply don't know how to live or die!" Yun Zhuiyue looked at the dying Gu Yue, and raised a heart-pounding sneer at the corner of his mouth. "I thought the world-famous 'Qingfeng Alliance Leader' was so smart? It turns out that he can only use some vulgar means to buy people's hearts. I have no interest in the conditions he offered. Can I give you a ride now? He sent you to lobby me. Did he expect that you would die in my hands?"

"Yun...Saint Lord Yun...please...listen to my last words..."

Gu Yue wished he could use all his strength to finally squeeze out a sound from his throat which was being strangled.

"I don't want to hear any more of your nonsense..."

“Don’t…” Gu Yue slapped Yun Zhuiyue’s arms repeatedly with both hands, begging incoherently, “The last… the last sentence… I swear… I will never let you down…”

Yun Zhuiyue seemed to be intrigued by Gu Yue's persistence, and relaxed his five fingers slightly, giving him a chance to catch his breath.

"What do you want to say?"

Facing Yun Zhuiyue's question, Gu Yue had no time to adjust his disordered breath and hurriedly answered: "Saint Lord Yun values ​​friendship and loyalty, and regards fame and wealth as nothing. I admire you very much. Those vulgar things... it's better not to mention them. But there are two things that I believe Saint Lord Yun will be very interested in."

Seeing that Gu Yue was so confident and didn't seem to be talking nonsense, Yun Zhuiyue became curious and asked hesitantly, "What is it?"

"People!" Gu Yue said seriously, "Two people!"

"Two... who?"

"One is the sweetheart of Saint Yun, and the other is... the thorn in Saint Yun's heart." Seeing Yun Zhuiyue's impatience, Gu Yue hurriedly explained, "The sweetheart is Valley Master Xiao, and the thorn in his heart is Liu Xunyi..."

"You dare to play tricks on me?"

“No, no, no!” Yun Zhuiyue was about to get angry, but Gu Yue quickly grabbed his wrists and said anxiously, “Saint Lord Yun, ask yourself, do you… really want to save Liu Xunyi? Don’t forget, he is…”

At this point, Gu Yue's eyes changed quietly. He stared at the expressionless face covered by the golden mask and said word by word: "He is the evil offspring left by Luo Tianjin!"

"hiss!"

As soon as these words came out, Yun Zhuiyue's heart tightened. He subconsciously let go of Gu Yue with his right hand, staggered back two steps, and muttered absentmindedly to himself: "Sure enough, Qingfeng has already guessed Liu Xunyi's background..."

"Liu Xunyi is not only a bastard, but also a real 'little Luo Tianjin'. His words, deeds, and temperament are exactly the same as his father. Therefore, as long as he lives in this world, Master Xiao will never forget Luo Tianjin. There is a saying that 'the sight of a scene brings back emotions' and 'the sight of an object reminds you of a person'. Master Xiao's heart flutters when Luo Tianjin's name is mentioned, let alone letting her face the bastard she and Luo Tianjin gave birth to all day long? Wouldn't she be even more unable to forget the bad fate of the past? As you know, as long as Master Xiao can't forget Luo Tianjin, she will not be able to accept Master Yun..."

Gu Yue carefully moved towards the window, trying to stay away from the moody Yun Zhuiyue. If the situation changed, he could break through the window and escape. However, Yun Zhuiyue's mind had already been completely filled with "Xiao Zhirou", "Luo Tianjin" and "Liu Xunyi", and he no longer cared about Gu Yue's little movements. He sat at the table staggeringly like a walking corpse, staring blankly ahead with empty and dull eyes.

"Keep talking!"

After a long silence, Yun Zhuiyue finally urged in anger and melancholy.

Gu Yue swallowed hard, cautiously adding fuel to the fire: "More importantly, Liu Xunyi has always been dissatisfied with Yun Shengzhu, and even resentful. After all, it was you who caused his brother and sister to be separated, it was you who caused him to suffer, it was you who caused his father and son to become enemies, and even Luo Tianjin's death... was also related to Yun Shengzhu. Yun Shengzhu should have some understanding of Liu Xunyi's temperament. This boy may not repay a favor, but he will definitely take revenge. If you let him get away with it this time, even if he doesn't seek revenge on you for the sake of the feelings of Teng clan leader and Xiao Guzhu, I believe he will not make peace with you. I think he will most likely draw a clear line with Yun Shengzhu, and even... never have any contact with you until he dies. If this is true, what will Xiao Guzhu do? Will she abandon her 'baby son' to live with you? Or... abandon you and spend time with her 'baby son'?"

Gu Yue's words were like knives and swords, piercing Yun Zhuiyue's anxious heart with thousands of holes and bleeding. At the same time, he gradually recalled Teng Sanshi and Xiao Zhirou's attitude towards him during this period.

When Liu Xunyi was not mentioned, they still regarded Yun Zhuiyue as a "family member". But once Liu Xunyi was mentioned, Teng Sanshi called him "my dear grandson" all the time, and Xiao Zhirou was even more affectionate and would not tolerate anyone saying anything bad about Liu Xunyi. Yun Zhuiyue immediately became an "outsider", and his status in the hearts of Teng Sanshi and Xiao Zhirou plummeted.

Thinking about Gu Yue’s last question again…

No! There was no need to think about it. Xiao Zhirou would definitely choose to live with Liu Xunyi without any hesitation.

"boom!"

Thinking of this, Yun Zhuiyue couldn't help but get angry and jealous, and he slapped the table, breaking it into pieces.

"Holy Lord, what happened..."

"Get out!"

Before the horrified Tang Xuan could rush in to find out what was going on, Yun Zhuiyue shouted angrily and scared him away.

“In comparison, Yun Jianping was raised by Yun Shengzhu, and she has only endless gratitude towards you, without the slightest hatred. Therefore, she is the best ‘matchmaker’ between you and Valley Master Xiao. No matter what ‘faults’ Yun Shengzhu commits, as long as she pleads with Valley Master Xiao, I believe that Valley Master Xiao will show leniency. Moreover, with Yun Jianping as the matchmaker, you and Valley Master Xiao can live together legitimately, and eventually fall in love.” Seeing Yun Zhuiyue’s faith wavering, Gu Yue couldn’t help but feel secretly delighted, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, “Look at Liu Xunyi, not only will he snatch Valley Master Xiao away from you, but he will also be with Yun Jianping. "The slanderous accusations in front of you, instigating the relationship between you and your daughter, gradually creating a rift between you. What's more, Liu Xunyi has the secret support of the young Qin King behind him, and the assistance of experienced masters such as Xie Xuan, Murong Bai, and Deng Quan. In addition, young masters such as Su He, Tang Afu, and Qin Ku are brothers with him. His power will inevitably grow bigger and bigger, and it is not impossible for him to achieve more than Luo Tianjin in the future. However, the stronger a man is, the stronger his desire to possess the people, things, and objects around him is, and at the same time, the more he rejects, hates, and hates those who covet his things. In the long run... Alas!"

Gu Yue's words were limited but his meaning was infinite, his purpose was to disturb Yun Zhuiyue's mind and make him completely opposed to Liu Xunyi.

"What you said... makes sense. I just don't know...how Qingfeng plans to help me?"

Hearing Yun Zhuiyue's words, Gu Yue's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "The headmaster wants to use the 'Eradication of Traitors Conference' to solve all the troubles involving Liu Xunyi in one fell swoop. To be honest, this also includes Jueqing Valley, Longxiang Mountain and Xiangxi Teng Clan. But as long as Yun Shengzhu agrees to lend us a hand, the headmaster will not touch a hair of Longxiang Mountain, and will forgive the past of Xiao Guzhu. As for Jueqing Valley and Xiangxi Teng Clan... whether to kill or spare them depends entirely on Yun Shengzhu's words. We can arrange a good play of 'hero saving beauty', first cut off all the wings of Xiao Guzhu, let her and Yun Jianping become a pair of miserable people who depend on each other for life, and then Yun Shengzhu will show mercy..."

"You want me to take advantage of someone's misfortune?"

"Back then, Luo Tianjin took advantage of the situation to take the woman of Saint Yun for himself. Now, Saint Yun is just using a trick to take care of them for the rest of their lives, so what's wrong with that?" Gu Yue had already thought of an excuse for Yun Zhuiyue, and said righteously, "Valley Master Xiao is your beloved woman, and you treat Yun Jianping as your own daughter. Would you harm them?"

"This……"

Faced with Gu Yue's repeated instigation, the upset Yun Zhuiyue fell silent again.

When the roosters crowed and the sky turned white, Gu Yue could no longer suppress his anxiety and wanted to say goodbye, but Yun Zhuiyue's eyes suddenly fixed and he finally made up his mind.

"Tell me! Qingfeng asked me...how can I help him?"

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(End of this chapter)