Chapter 499: Love and Sin
Xiao Zhirou has been weak since childhood, and she was born with the problem of heart pain.

Back then, Teng Sanshi and his wife searched for prescriptions and tried their best to strengthen Xiao Zhirou's body and nourish her body. They finally made her body like an ordinary person. However, the pain in her heart could not be cured.

At first, Xiao Zhirou would only occasionally have an attack when she was emotionally excited, and the pain was short-lived and not serious.

Later, she survived a disaster and met Granny Peach Blossom in the Jueqing Valley. After careful treatment, she did not have an illness for a long time. She thought she was fully recovered, but unexpectedly, after receiving the skills taught by Ye Tong, her old illness relapsed.

Not only did the heart pain return, but it became more intense and lasted longer.

Back then, Granny Taohua was worried about Ye Tong's condition, so she left the Jueqing Valley in a hurry before she even noticed that Xiao Zhirou's old illness had relapsed.

Many years after the incident, Xiao Zhirou had been trying to heal herself, but unfortunately, fate was against her. No matter how she recuperated, it was ultimately in vain.

The disease comes on suddenly without any warning, and the patient feels extremely painful in an instant, but recovers as normal afterwards.

Although it was a chronic disease, it was not life-threatening and had no signs of persisting. Over time, Xiao Zhirou got used to it and no longer bothered to seek medical treatment.

There is gain and loss in everything. It was a great fortune for Xiao Zhirou to obtain Ye Tong's inner strength, so the fact that she suffered from heart pain could be considered as fate.

Most of the disciples of Jueqing Valley knew this.

Today, after fighting with Yun Zhuiyue, Xiao Zhirou's old illness relapsed due to the emotional excitement and the sudden increase of internal strength, when she was on the verge of life and death.

Looking at Xiao Zhirou's painful expression, Yun Zhuiyue was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized something. An indescribable complex look welled up in his eyes, not knowing whether it was joy or sorrow?
The cramps made Xiao Zhirou's breathing become more rapid, and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

At this moment, she no longer had the heart to compete with Yun Zhuiyue. She just wanted to close her eyes, endure the pain in her heart like needles piercing and burning, and pray silently that all this would end soon.

Before I knew it, Xiao Zhirou's face was covered in sweat, and her eyes were tearful. She was so charming and touching that it made people feel pity for her. I felt even more sorry for her.

"What should I do?"

Looking at Xiao Zhirou who suddenly fell ill, the disciples of Jueqing Valley were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, and they were at a loss and unable to sit still.

However, at this time, there were people who were more anxious than Tang Afu, Chang Wuhui and others, and they were Teng Sanshi and Luo Tianjin.

Of these two, one of them looked at Xiao Zhirou with eager eyes, crushing the teacup in his hand. The other one, whose injuries had not yet healed, was deeply moved by the scene before him, and inevitably became angry, coughing more and more violently, with streams of blood flowing out of the corners of his mouth uncontrollably. No matter how much Xie Xuan and others said nice things, Luo Tianjin's mood was still difficult to calm down.

"Rou'er, are you having chest pain again?"

Yun Zhuiyue stared at Xiao Zhirou without blinking, and said in a sarcastic tone: "No matter how powerful your martial arts are, I'm afraid you can't use them at all now..."

"Yun Zhuiyue!"

Luo Tianjin stood up regardless of Xie Xuan and others' dissuasion, and said angrily: "Don't take advantage of others' misfortune!"

"Taking advantage of someone's misfortune?" Yun Zhuiyue laughed instead of getting angry, and said sarcastically, "Speaking of taking advantage of someone's misfortune, how can I compare with you? Today, everyone in the world has the right to teach me a lesson, except you, Luo Tianjin, who is not worthy of speaking nonsense in front of me!"

"you……"

"Do you want to save her?" Yun Zhuiyue said jokingly, "Sure! As long as you come up and die for her, I will spare her life. How about that?"

"I……"

When the people in Prince Xian's Mansion saw that Luo Tianjin was about to act on impulse, they rushed forward and forced him onto the chair.

"Yun Zhuiyue, you despicable and shameless villain!" Luo Tianjin was so angry that his hair stood on end and his eyes were full of anger.

"Ha ha……"

Yun Zhuiyue laughed loudly, her laughter was full of contempt and disdain, and she turned to Xiao Zhirou and said, "Rou'er, did you see it? Did you hear it? Luo Tianjin doesn't dare to exchange his life for yours. He is a coward, a shameless villain. He can only talk nonsense with high-sounding words. He only cares about himself. Everyone else is a chess piece or a puppet he plays with, even you!"

"Yun Zhuiyue, shut up!"

"What?" Seeing Luo Tianjin's rage, Yun Zhuiyue's smile became brighter and crazier. "I hit your soft spot, and you didn't know how to hide it, so you got angry out of shame? Go ahead! Go as angry as you can! The angrier you are, the happier I am."

Having said this, Yun Zhuiyue's eyes suddenly became fierce, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Luo Tianjin, I wish I could see you die of rage with my own eyes!"

After saying that, Yun Zhuiyue's figure flashed and in the blink of an eye he appeared in front of Xiao Zhirou.

"what……"

Accompanied by an unexpected cry, Yun Zhuiyue's left arm suddenly wrapped around Xiao Zhirou's slender waist and pulled her into his arms. The violent look in his eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by a tender and affectionate look.

Seeing this scene, Tang Afu's eyes suddenly turned cold. He pushed the sword out of the sheath without leaving a trace, ready to wait for an opportunity to act.

Luo Tianjin was filled with rage and anger, and when he looked at Yun Zhuiyue, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

Teng Sanshi's eyes were as sharp as torches, his heart was tense, he slightly raised his left heel, crushed the bricks on the ground with his right toe, and leaned forward like a leopard ready to strike a fatal blow at any time.

At this moment, everyone around was shocked by the scene before their eyes. For a moment, the whole place was as quiet as death.

The depressed and exhausted Xiao Zhirou opened her eyes with difficulty and looked at Yun Zhuiyue face to face. Her hair was filled with fragrance and her mouth exhaled the sweet orchid fragrance, which made Yun Zhuiyue's mind shaken and his heart confused.

"Luo Tianjin doesn't dare to exchange his life for yours, but I do!" Yun Zhuiyue said word by word, "Rou'er, I dare to do anything for you, and I am willing to do anything. My life is not even one ten-thousandth of yours. The meaning of my life in this world is only for you..."

"enough!"

Xiao Zhirou's eyes flashed with impatience. She endured the pain in her heart and said stiffly, "You have known me for many years, so you naturally know my temper. If it is something I am unwilling to do, no one can force me."

"If you are willing, you don't care even if you are fooled and deceived, right?" Yun Zhuiyue was heartbroken and tears were streaming down her cheeks. She choked with indignation and said, "Why? Why do you still miss Luo Tianjin even though he hurts you again and again? And I... I have repeatedly broken my bottom line for you, even trampling on my own dignity, and I have been pouring my heart out to you time and time again, but you have always kept me at a distance. Can't you see my feelings? Do you want me to dig out my heart..."

"Absolutely ridiculous!"

Xiao Zhirou took a deep breath, and pushed away Yun Zhuiyue's embrace with all her might, and said angrily, "Just because I have severed my relationship with the Luo family doesn't mean I will live with you forever. What you said is simply bullshit. I am a person, not a thing. I don't need to look for an owner, and I don't need to make a ridiculous choice between this and that! Besides, I have already told you that I have sworn to heaven that I will never have any feelings for you in this life, and I will never be moved by them again. You...don't force me!"

"Let go of all feelings and love... Never be emotional again..." Yun Zhuiyue said angrily, "Why should you and I bear the consequences of Luo Tianjin's mistakes?"

"Luo Tianjin is Luo Tianjin, you are you, and I am me. How can the three of us be confused?" Xiao Zhirou said unhappily, "It has always been your inner demon that has caused you to misunderstand and you are still obsessed with it. In fact, I only have brotherly love for you, and there is absolutely no love between a man and a woman."

"Nonsense!" Yun Zhuiyue said stubbornly, "If Luo Tianjin hadn't intervened, you and I would have been married long ago..."

"You...oh!"

Seeing Yun Zhuiyue being stubborn, Xiao Zhirou couldn't help but sigh and said no more.

At this moment, the pain in her heart had gradually eased, but she still pretended to be uncomfortable and said quietly: "If you want to kill me, do it as soon as possible. If you miss the opportunity, you will regret it."

As soon as these words came out, Yun Zhuiyue's eyes suddenly froze. He looked at Xiao Zhirou, who was as if facing a great enemy, with complicated eyes, and murmured: "I want to! I want to too much! I really want to kill you immediately, and then commit suicide, and be a couple with you in the underworld. However, suicide is easy, but killing you... is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Rouer, you can die, but you must not die in my hands..."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhirou's eyes relaxed, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

"You're right. I'm too obsessed and stuck in a dead end." Yun Zhuiyue's tone gradually softened, and he said absentmindedly, "I can't have the intention to kill you, and I shouldn't have the intention to kill myself, because we are both innocent, and the one who really deserves to die... is him!"

Before he finished his words, Yun Zhuiyue's eyes suddenly turned fierce. At the same time, he moved his feet, and his figure instantly turned into a series of blurry afterimages, and rushed towards Luo Tianjin on the sidelines at lightning speed.

"not good!"

Seeing that Yun Zhuiyue was trying to break the rules of the martial arts conference and attack Luo Tianjin without permission, Qingfeng's face changed drastically and he shouted loudly, as if to remind Luo Tianjin.

At the same time, Qingfeng, Xuanming, Yin Baimei and others flew up one after another and rushed towards Yun Zhuiyue together.

"Protect the Lord!"

At this moment, Xie Xuan, Yan Bugui, Murong Bai and other disciples of the Xianwang Mansion rushed forward, each with a determined look, ready to die. They blocked Luo Tianjin behind them and vowed to resist Yun Zhuiyue's surprise attack.

However, before Qingfeng and others could intercept them, and before Xie Xuan and others could face off against Yun Zhuiyue, a white figure suddenly flashed out and appeared in front of Yun Zhuiyue out of thin air, blocking his way.

"Rou'er!"

Seeing that Xiao Zhirou's sweat had faded and she was calm and composed, Yun Zhuiyue suddenly came to his senses. His heart sank and he angrily asked, "You want to save him again?"

"No!"

Xiao Zhirou's expression changed, and she said seriously: "I am saving you!"

"you……"

"call!"

Before Yun Zhuiyue could open his mouth to refute, Xiao Zhirou suddenly swung out a palm, and an extremely powerful energy swept out in the air, immediately sweeping away the unprepared Yun Zhuiyue.

After flying out of the ruins, Yun Zhuiyue finally dissipated the energetic energy. His body flipped several times in the air before finally landing on the ground.

The situation changed suddenly, forcing Qingfeng, Xuanming and others to withdraw their moves hastily and look at each other in bewilderment.

"Saint Lord Yun's strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west is indeed brilliant, but it is still worthless in front of me!"

Before Qingfeng could attack Yun Zhuiyue, Xiao Zhirou spoke up to defend Yun Zhuiyue and made up a lame excuse for his misconduct.

Fortunately, Yun Zhuiyue did not engage in direct combat with Luo Tianjin's men, otherwise, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he would never be able to wash away the crime of violating the rules of the martial arts conference.

Seeing that something was strange, Jin Fu Yu wanted to instigate Qin Ming and others to take the opportunity to stir up trouble, but unexpectedly Xu Qingnian took the lead in coming forward to smooth things over, and before everyone could wake up, he loudly and righteously announced the result.

"In this battle, Lord Yun leaves the field, and Lord Xiaogu wins!"

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(End of this chapter)