Chapter 1099 Today is Yesterday (Part )

"Miss Pan, it seemed very lively outside just now?"

"Master Lu, Sect Leader Zuo, and Master Miao'an came all the way to say goodbye to Brother Liu, but they were stopped by Uncle Xie and Valley Master Xiao. They said you were still in a coma."

In the morning, the energetic Liu Xunyi sat on the stool in a proper manner, holding his arms high like a puppet, not daring to move easily. Pan Yuyin beside him carefully cleaned his wound while chatting with him absentmindedly.

The table was filled with all kinds of medicinal materials, including those for wounds, pain relief, bone setting, blood circulation, and muscle relaxation... bottles and jars of various sizes were dazzling.

There were two basins of water, one warm and one cool, on the ground. Seven or eight velvet handkerchiefs were soaked in each basin. The sides of the basins were piled with blood-red medical cloths that had just been taken off Liu Xunyi's body. The air was filled with a strong medicinal fragrance.

Pan Yuyin sometimes stood, sometimes half-squatted, sometimes leaned forward, and sometimes turned sideways... to adapt to the wounds on Liu Xunyi's body.

"Brother Liu's physique is really different from that of an ordinary person. All these deep wounds that could be seen to the bone healed overnight. If it were an ordinary person, it would take ten days or half a month for the scars to heal." Pan Yuyin looked at the scars on Liu Xunyi's back that spread like a long snake with surprise, and couldn't help but marvel at it. "When we sent him to Danfeng Garden last night, Brother Liu was already unconscious, but now he can sit here alive and well. With this miraculous effect, I believe Brother Liu will recover in a few days."

"It was all thanks to Miss Pan's excellent medical skills and the good use of medicinal herbs that my exhausted energy and spirit were able to recover overnight." Liu Xunyi smiled, "To be honest, I felt dizzy and unsteady when I just opened my eyes in the morning, but now I am no longer weak and sick."

"No matter how advanced the medical skills are, they are only auxiliary. No matter how good the medicinal materials are, they have their limitations. Only when one's physique is strong can the medicine be fully effective. Otherwise, it will still be too weak to be supplemented. In my opinion, Brother Liu's physique is far superior to that of ordinary people, which is largely due to your deep internal strength."

"Miss Pan's mention of this makes me miss Elder Huang and Elder Mei even more. I wonder... how they are doing now?"

Hearing this, Pan Yuyin's movements paused slightly, and a hint of melancholy appeared in her eyes: "Yes! I miss Master too..."

"If they hadn't generously rescued me, I, Liu Xunyi, would have long since become a pile of dry bones in a grave. How could I be here today?"

"Actually, I have a question... I don't know if I should ask it?"

"But it doesn't hurt to ask."

"Brother Liu refused to let Lu Tingxiang and the others in. Was it because... he was holding a grudge?"

"Holding a grudge?" Liu Xunyi was stunned at first, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Not really a grudge. They sent people to hunt me down because of Qingfeng's orders, not to seek personal revenge. In the past, I have done similar things, killing many people with whom I had no grudges...even people I had never met before. As the saying goes, 'Once you're in the arena, you have no choice', that's probably true."

"Since Brother Liu doesn't blame them, why is he avoiding them..."

"hiss!"

"Oops! I'm sorry, I'm sorry... It's all my fault!"

Pan Yuyin was distracted for a moment, and actually "torn" off a piece of bloody medicine cloth from Liu Xunyi's side, causing the unprepared Liu Xunyi to gasp in pain. She was so scared that her face changed and she hurriedly apologized.

Liu Xunyi replied nonchalantly: "In fact, I avoided meeting you not because I was pretending to be noble, but because we have different goals and paths. Even if we meet, we will have nothing to say and it will only increase the awkwardness. It is meaningless to just play along and make people laugh..."

"In today's Danfeng Garden, as long as you, Liu Xunyi, don't find it funny, others will not dare to laugh even if they want to, unless they are tired of living."

Suddenly, a clear and pleasant laughter like a silver bell came from the courtyard. Then, the half-closed door was pushed open by brute force, and Xunzhen and Abaolu strode into the room surrounded by Chang Wuhui, Feng Wuxin and other Jueqing Valley disciples.

"Brother Liu, they insisted that you were the deputy leader of the Xilu Wuzong, and they relied on their friendship with you to disregard our obstruction..."

"Why are you pretending to be stupid? Liu Xunyi is the deputy leader of the Xilu Wuzong. This matter was spread to everyone yesterday." Abaolu interrupted Chang Wuhui's accusation without any hesitation, "On the contrary, you...what qualifications do you have to stand in his way? It is true that Liu Xunyi is a relative of your Valley Master, but he is not a disciple of Jueqing Valley after all. Why should he be monitored by you?"

"you……"

"Brother Chang, calm down!" Seeing Chang Wuhui was furious, Liu Xunyi tried to appease him: "They are indeed my friends. Here... I apologize to you for their recklessness. In fact, this Danfeng Garden is not a den of dragons and tigers, and I, Liu Xunyi, am not a high-ranking official. You don't have to go to great lengths to protect me. I just heard from Miss Pan that you have worked hard all night, why don't you... go back and rest early?"

"This is what the Valley Master told us to do. Brother Liu, don't worry about it. Since you are willing to let them stay, then... we have nothing to say."

"Brother Chang, most of the people living in Danfeng Garden are my friends who helped me at the 'Anti-Traitor Conference' yesterday. You know most of them. If anyone else comes to see me, you don't have to stop them. Just let them in."

"This……"

Seeing Chang Wuhui's embarrassed expression, Xunzhen pretended to be nonchalant and interrupted: "Valley Master Xiao asked you to protect Liu Xunyi's safety, but he didn't ask you to restrict his freedom. If this matter gets out of hand and gets to Valley Master Xiao's ears... I'm afraid you won't be able to explain yourself."

"you……"

"Don't get me wrong! I don't mean any other harm. I'm just giving you a kind reminder."

Looking at Xunzhen's "sincere" smile, Chang Wuhui hesitated again and again, but he couldn't find a proper excuse to refute. He could only bow to Liu Xunyi reluctantly and said "I know" with resentment. Then he glared at the arrogant Abaolu fiercely and left without looking back.

"You've caused chaos outside, but you're here chatting and laughing with your beloved under the pretext of healing your wounds. How pleasant it is!" Looking at Chang Wuhui who left in anger, and then at Liu Xunyi with a funny posture and a dull expression, Xunzhen's smile became even stronger, and his words became more playful. "Thinking carefully... it's not surprising. After all, the Liu Xunyi of yesterday and the Liu Xunyi of today are not the same, let alone comparable."

"Are you making fun of me?" Liu Xunyi looked at Xunzhen, who was smiling like a flower, with deep meaning, and complained absentmindedly, "What do you mean by 'not comparable' and 'cannot be compared'? The me of yesterday and the me of today are both in a mess. Apart from a few more scars on my body, what's the difference?"

"Tao Qian has a poem that says, 'Your good deeds are always pleasing to me, but who should praise you? I am so sad about my life that I should just leave it to fate.' Therefore, your success or failure, honor or disgrace is not decided by you, but by the people of the world. Your life or death, nobility or humbleness is not something you can control, but is predetermined by fate." Xunzhen sat leisurely at the table, while Abaolu behind her poured tea for her very consciously. "I only know that in the past, Liu Xunyi would not attract so many people to visit her, and Lu Tingxiang, Zuo Hongxuan, and Miao'an, as the leaders of a faction, would not condescend to run to the door of a junior to curry favor with her."

"Xunzhen, you broke into my room early in the morning despite all the obstacles. Could it be... just to remind me that things are different now?"

"At this moment, there are countless people and things waiting for your 'summon'. If I don't force my way in, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you for ten days or half a month. Maybe... I'll be 'turned away' like Lu Tingxiang and the others." Xunzhen teased, "Our 'Hero Liu' has a different status and position, so his way of dealing with people is naturally different..."

"You don't have to say these high-sounding words if you don't want to. There's no need to flatter me. Xunzhen, you are one of the smartest people I know. You should know that I, Liu Xunyi, may avoid everyone except you... I am eager to see you." Liu Xunyi interrupted Xunzhen's compliments impatiently and asked with a hint of meaning, "Do you want to see me... for something? If so... I am all ears."

"Something's going on! Of course there's something going on!" Xunzhen nodded seriously. "Now that Qingfeng is dead, the four branches of the Xilu Wuzong in the Central Plains no longer need to hide their heads and show their tails. It's time to take root in the Central Plains and recruit troops. Next, there are hundreds of things, big and small, waiting for you, the 'Deputy Sect Leader', to decide one by one. How can there be nothing going on?"

"is it?"

I don't know why? When Liu Xunyi heard Xunzhen's answer, her eyes, which were originally full of hope, dimmed for no reason, and her tone was far less excited than before.

"Of course!" Xunzhen seemed to be unaware of Liu Xunyi's change of attitude, and still agreed solemnly, "Let's not talk about the distant past, let's just talk about the 'traitor' Yuan Xiao... How do you plan to deal with him?"

"Yuan Xiao?" When Yuan Xiao was mentioned, the shocking scene from yesterday flooded into Liu Xunyi's mind again, making him feel even more depressed. "The Yuan Xiao I know is loyal and righteous. Why did he... betray us?"

"We have investigated the whole incident. Yuan Xiao's betrayal was caused by his beloved son, Yuan Ting."

"Yuan Ting?" Liu Xunyi's heart tightened when he recalled the high-spirited and ambitious young man. "What do you mean? Could it be... Yuan Ting is in trouble?"

"That's right!" Abaolu answered in a muffled voice, "At the beginning, Yuan Xiao was ordered to approach Qingfeng, but Qingfeng didn't trust him, so he used the power of the Song Dynasty court to secretly send people to the outside of the Great Wall to find out Yuan Xiao's details. As a result... the secrets of the 'Four Prefectures of Shangjing' were exposed. They took the opportunity to capture Yuan Ting and brought him to Luoyang City to hand him over to Qingfeng. Qingfeng used Yuan Ting as a hostage to threaten Yuan Xiao to turn against us, which led to yesterday's farce."

"This……"

"Qingfeng learned about the news about 'Wu Zong of Xilu' and the secret relationship between 'Wu Zong of Xilu', you and the young Qin Wang from Yuan Xiao and his son." Xunzhen sighed with lingering fear, "Now, you should know why Qingfeng was able to cite the fatal crime of 'colluding with foreign races and plotting against the law' yesterday, which directly hit your vital point. In fact, long before the 'Eradication of Traitors Conference' began, not only were we secretly framing Qingfeng, but he was also secretly exploring our weaknesses. Therefore, this 'Eradication of Traitors Conference' is a desperate battle for both us and Qingfeng. In this way, we were able to win yesterday, which is also a blessing in disguise."

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(End of this chapter)