Chapter 1114: How to Know People (I)

"Seventh Master, Eighth Master, the young master has been in there for quite some time, should we..."

"Cough cough!"

Danfeng Garden, Longxiangshan Guesthouse.

At Xu Heng's reminder, the anxious Murong Bai coughed twice, bowed to the Longxiang Mountain disciples around him, and said loudly: "Everyone, my young master's injuries have not healed yet, and his body is very weak. It is not suitable for him to stay outside for a long time. Please go in and tell him... we want to send the young master back to rest."

"If Young Master Liu feels unwell, he will ask for leave from our Lord." Tang Xuan refused in a gloomy tone, "At worst... he can take a short rest in the Lord's room. You don't need to worry about him."

"There were some strange noises coming from the room just now. It seems that my young master and Saint Master Yun are not getting along well." Deng Quan pondered, "Can we go in and take a look? At least... let us ask about the situation inside?"

"No one can approach the Holy Lord's room without being summoned." Wuming's voice was as sharp as a cold wind, extremely piercing, "Anyone who violates this will be killed without mercy!"

"Kill without mercy? Do you think I was brought up by fear?" The threatened Xu Heng flew into a rage, "The more you try to stop me, the more I'm going to force my way in!"

"Just try and break in!"

"you……"

Murong Bai waved his hand to stop Xu Heng, Liao Chuan, and Liao Hai who were eager to try, and said in a deep voice: "We have been courteous again and again, please don't push your luck."

"You are the ones who want to push your luck!" Shao Yuanqing sneered, "You clearly know that Longxiang Mountain has its own rules. We can't let you in, so why bother yourself? Besides, Liu Xunyi has hands and feet. If he wants to get out, no one will stop him. Why do you need to chatter and bark like mad dogs? It's really true that the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is!"

"Who are you calling a eunuch..."

"Even Saint Yun treats my young master as a guest of honor. Why do you have to speak rudely and aggressively?"

Before Deng Quan could angrily rebuke Shao Yuanqing for his rudeness, a deep and loud voice suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard. Then, hundreds of black-clad guards rushed into the guest house like a torrent, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded dozens of Longxiang Mountain disciples.

The sudden change not only surprised everyone in Longxiang Mountain who were caught off guard, but also shocked Murong Bai, Deng Quan and others who did not know the truth.

"Please come in, Lord!"

Accompanied by cheers from the black-clad guards, Xie Xuan, with an expressionless face, walked into the courtyard accompanied by Su Tang, Luo Qi and Ling Qing.

"I didn't know how to thank the Lord for coming. I hope you will forgive me for not welcoming me."

"You don't have to be polite, holy monk. We are not outsiders. Besides, this Danfeng Garden is originally ours. You are the distinguished guests who have come from afar. It should be Xie who said 'I failed to welcome you well'. How dare you say 'I failed to welcome you from afar'? It's absurd that the host is not like the host and the guest is not like the guest." Xie Xuan responded to Si Wudao's greetings with a fake smile, and there was sarcasm in his words. "Xie has no other intention in coming here. It's just that when I went to the inner court to visit the young master just now, I found that he was not in the room. , so I gathered people to search everywhere. After asking around, I learned that the young master was here to visit the Holy Lord Yun, so I came here in person to confirm it. You all don’t know that Xie is not making a fuss by mobilizing so many troops. It’s because my young master has always had a bad fate, and he has suffered frequent disasters during this period. He has made countless enemies in the court and the martial arts world, and he may encounter accidents at any time and anywhere. Xie and the disciples of the Xianwang Mansion are really worried, so in order to protect him, we have to be extremely cautious. If I have disturbed you, I hope you will forgive me. "

"Since Palace Master Xie has spoken so clearly, what else can we say?" Tang Xuan replied sarcastically, "According to Palace Master Xie, you came here to see with your own eyes that Young Master Liu is safe and sound, is that right or not?"

When Tang Xuan said the word "with my own eyes", his tone was deliberately emphasized.

"Brother Tang, you hit the nail on the head. I admire you very much. In this case, I wonder if you can give us a favor because of my past 'friendship' with Saint Yun?"

"This……"

"squeak!"

Just when Si Wudao and his companions were in a dilemma when faced with Xie Xuan's ambiguous "request", the tightly closed door suddenly opened, instantly quieting the noisy scene.

Liu Xunyi, with an expressionless face, walked slowly out of the door under the gloomy and complicated gaze of Yun Zhuiyue, walked down the stairs, and passed through the silent crowd. Facing Xie Xuan, who was full of concern and wanted to say something but hesitated, he was stunned at first, then nodded slightly, and walked away again.

From beginning to end, Liu Xunyi did not utter a word, and the hundreds of people in the courtyard were also as silent as death, without moving an inch.

After Liu Xunyi left, the hesitation in Xie Xuan's eyes gradually subsided. He raised his head and looked into the distance, his solemn and deep gaze met the cloudy and sinister eyes of Yun Zhuiyue in the room.

The two looked at each other, their eyes intertwined, without any movement or words. They just silently examined and sized each other up, as if trying to guess what the other was up to, and as if reminding themselves to stay calm.

After a moment, Xie Xuan was the first to retract his gaze, and then gave a faint and sly smile to Si Wudao, Tang Xuan, Shao Yuanqing and Wuming who were in deep thoughts, then suddenly turned around and walked away.

Seeing this, the Xianwangfu disciples, led by Murong Bai and Deng Quan, no longer hesitated and retreated in an orderly manner. After a while, the crowded guest house became much more spacious. Most of the Longxiangshan disciples seemed to still not wake up from the murky situation. For a moment, they looked at each other, at a loss.

"Holy Lord, Liu Xunyi..."

"boom!"

However, when Si Wudao and his companions, with their deep thoughts in their minds, cast confused glances at Yun Zhuiyue in the room, the door that was wide open suddenly slammed shut, leaving everyone with endless reverie and astonishment.

……

"Looking for clothes!"

After leaving the guest house of Longxiang Mountain, Xie Xuan trotted all the way to catch up with the staggering Liu Xunyi. At the same time, Murong Bai and Deng Quan ordered the disciples of Xianwang Mansion to disperse quickly to avoid arousing suspicion from other guests in Danfeng Garden.

"Thank you, Master!"

At the Ningcui Lake, the exhausted Liu Xunyi slowly stopped and looked back at Xie Xuan who was walking quickly towards him. He pulled himself together and forced a smile: "I heard that you personally went out of the city to send Master Lu, Sect Leader Zuo, and Master Miao'an south. I thought you 'old friends' would be reluctant to say goodbye, but I didn't expect you to come back so soon."

"Xie wanted to say goodbye to them, but unfortunately they had nothing to say to me."

"It seems that they are still upset about my avoiding them, and have begun to hate us in their hearts." Liu Xunyi shook his head and smiled bitterly, feeling helpless, "No matter how careful we are, we still offended the three families."

"It's understandable, don't mind it." Xie Xuan didn't care about it. "The more successful people are in the martial arts world, the more secular they are. When they need something from you, they will naturally be servile and try to please you in every way. But when they find out that you have no intention of making friends with them, they will naturally be too lazy to continue pretending and will just show their true colors. Anyway, they can't get any benefit from you anymore. For such people who are scheming and seeking real benefits, changing their faces is considered "benevolence and righteousness". Many of them will not only change their faces, but also speak coldly to you, mock you, and even worse, if they can't get any benefit from you, instead of reflecting on their mistakes, they will get angry and will not be satisfied until they bite you hard."

"Alas! Do we have to obey their wishes to be considered as 'repaying kindness with kindness'? Don't we even have the right to refuse them?"

"Don't even mention refusing. Even if you hesitate... in the eyes of these realistic villains, it is your contempt and humiliation to them." Xie Xuan said disdainfully, "As if it is your great blessing that he can find you. Hesitation is ungrateful, and refusal is shameless. Looking for clothes, these words may sound unreasonable and even a little ridiculous, but in the vast world, among all living beings, there are countless people who are deceitful and greedy. What's more tragic is that many people are clearly like this but are completely unaware of it. It's because the poison has penetrated their hearts and bones that they act despicable without knowing it."

Xie Xuan's words were so inspiring that Liu Xunyi was overwhelmed with mixed feelings: "Think carefully, you and I...are no different."

"If everyone in the world is like this, then those who are not like this...are out of tune and are 'guilty of the greatest evil'. Therefore, I am not surprised by the 'change of face' of Lu Tingxiang and the other two, because if it were me...I would probably do the same."

"This..." Liu Xunyi looked at Xie Xuan in disbelief, and sighed meaningfully, "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years."

"Xunyi, since we have decided not to take risks for Lu Tingxiang and the others, you don't have to worry about them anymore. Whether they complain or bear grudges, we can't control them, so just let them be."

Xie Xuan's calm attitude made Liu Xunyi smile bitterly and he did not say anything else.

"By the way! Did you encounter any trouble when you went to see Yun Zhuiyue just now?"

Xie Xuan pretended to ask casually, but Liu Xunyi saw through his heart at a glance. He knew that he was in a hurry to catch up with her, and what he really wanted to talk about was not to see Lu Tingxiang and the other two off, but the whole story of his secret meeting with Yun Zhuiyue.

"Mostly it went smoothly, not much trouble."

"I have something to ask... I don't know if I should ask it." Xie Xuan looked around and saw Murong Bai, Deng Quan, Su Tang, Luo Qi and others waiting in the distance. So he made up his mind and tried to test him hesitantly, "Are you looking for him... Are you looking for him..."

"Yes!" Liu Xunyi had already guessed what Xie Xuan was thinking, so he admitted it without hesitation, "He and I have different paths and we cannot work together. I went to see him today just to draw a clear line between us."

"Gulp!" Xie Xuan swallowed hard and said anxiously, "He has deep feelings for Valley Master Xiao, so he probably... won't agree easily?"

"He must agree! Because I don't give him any other choice."

"I see."

Although Xie Xuan understood Liu Xunyi's bad feelings of being fooled for more than 20 years, and understood his complex feelings of gratitude and hatred towards Yun Zhuiyue, and had anticipated the purpose of his meeting Yun Zhuiyue, when he really heard from Liu Xunyi the result that he had predicted ten, a hundred, a thousand, and ten thousand times in his heart, he could not hide his surprise on his face, and even mixed with a hint of loss.

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(End of this chapter)