Chapter 538: Getting there first
last night……

"Master Jiang! Master Jiang!"

In the dim room, with Li Jia's calls and the pricks of the silver needles, Jiang Yiwei, who had been in a coma for many days, finally responded.

His fingers slowly curled up, his throat began to move, his eyelids trembled slightly, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

In an instant, a dazzling candlelight came into view, causing Jiang Yiwei to frown slightly and subconsciously squint his eyes, as if trying to distinguish the things in front of him, recall his experiences, and clarify his current situation.

"Third Master, you finally woke up!"

Seeing Jiang Yiwei awake, Li Jia immediately showed joy on his face. He quickly pulled out the silver needle stuck in his forehead and waved his fingers back and forth in front of his eyes, asking tentatively: "How is it? Can you see?"

Jiang Yiwei's lips and teeth were half open and half closed, and he wanted to answer, but his throat was dry and his mouth was dry and bitter. He could only make a series of roars with all his strength. Helplessly, he could only nod slowly in response.

"All right, all right!" Li Jia said with relief. "Don't panic, Third Master. The poison in your body has been eliminated and your external wounds have healed. Your life is safe. You are just dizzy and weak because you have been unconscious for too long. It's okay. You will recover after a while and a few sips of water."

After that, Li Jia fed him a few sips of water. Jiang Yiwei suddenly felt his mouth become salivating and his throat instantly felt much more comfortable.

"It is……"

"Third Master, today is September 17th, and we have returned home safely." Li Jia knew Jiang Yiwei's confusion, so he took the initiative to explain, "Now, the master of the mansion is the leader of the martial arts world, and everything is fine in the Xianwang Mansion."

Hearing this, Jiang Yiwei's expression suddenly changed, and an indescribable excitement surged between his brows.

"The Palace Master is... the leader of the Wulin Alliance?"

"Yes."

"Xiao Zhirou really keeps her word..."

Jiang Yiwei's heart was pounding and his face showed ecstasy, but before he could ask more questions, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.

"Third Master, you..."

"and many more!"

Jiang Yiwei covered his head tightly with both hands. In extreme pain, scenes from the past appeared in his mind one by one like fragmented lenses.

Huashan Town, Wulin Conference, Ren Wuya, Qianchi Chuang, Wudang Elders, Longxiangshan Villa, Yun Zhuiyue, Teng Sanshi, Xiao Zhirou...

When the beautiful figure of Xiao Zhirou appeared in Jiang Yiwei's mind, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

The scenes in the Jueqing Valley Villa gradually appeared before his eyes. The conversation between him and Xiao Zhirou that night also echoed clearly in his ears.

"The Lord!" Jiang Yiwei's face was filled with urgency as he sorted out his memories. He hurriedly asked, "Where is the Lord? I want to see him..."

However, facing Jiang Yiwei's aggressive questioning, a trace of inexplicable embarrassment emerged on Li Jia's face.

"Third Master, it's getting late now..."

"Li Jia, you go out first."

Suddenly, a cold female voice interrupted Li Jia.

It was not until this moment that Jiang Yiwei suddenly realized that besides himself and Li Jia, there was a third person in the room.

"Yes, ma'am!"

Li Jia quickly stood up and dodged. Under the dim candlelight, the expressionless Ling Xiaoxiao gradually appeared in Jiang Yiwei's sight.

"Madam, this bowl of refreshing medicine..."

"Don't drink too fast, go down first!"

"Yes!"

Under Ling Xiaoxiao's urging, Li Jia did not dare to slack off at all. He hurriedly put the medicine on the table and then quickly left the room.

In the room, Jiang Yiwei and Ling Xiaoxiao looked at each other, and the atmosphere gradually became a little weird.

"Why is it hurt like this?"

Ling Xiaoxiao was the first to break the silence, her tone sounding somewhat worried and somewhat reproachful.

"I was careless for a moment and fell into an ambush." ​​Jiang Yiwei said self-deprecatingly, "I'm old, and my health is not as good as before."

Having said this, Jiang Yiwei suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Madam, the mansion master..."

"Brother Jin's injuries have not healed yet, and he has been traveling all the way, so he is exhausted and rested early." Ling Xiaoxiao said lightly, "You know, the Mongolian court sent 30,000 troops to besiege Huashan. It was extremely difficult for Brother Jin to bring you back alive."

"Hiss!" Jiang Yiwei took a breath of cold air and said worriedly, "The mansion master..."

"Don't worry, Brother Jin is fine, he's just physically and mentally exhausted." Ling Xiaoxiao comforted him, "Even so, he still misses you, so he sent Li Jia to serve you day and night."

"Thank you for your concern, Madam, and thank you for your care." Jiang Yiwei said with emotion, "The poison in my body has been removed. I will be fully recovered after a few days of rest."

"What exactly happened to you in Huashan?" Ling Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and waited for an opportunity to probe.

"What do you mean, ma'am?"

Ling Xiaoxiao coughed twice and pretended to be nonchalant, "I see you guys dying and getting hurt, how can I feel at ease? Although Brother Jin is the leader of the martial arts world, I don't know why? I always feel that he has a lot on his mind, so I want to ask you, Brother Jin...what did you experience in Huashan?"

"This..." Facing Ling Xiaoxiao's probing, Jiang Yiwei couldn't help but look embarrassed, and smiled bitterly, "It's nothing, Madam, don't worry too much..." "Really?" Ling Xiaoxiao's face sank, and she said unhappily, "But why did I hear that Brother Jin met someone he shouldn't have met in Huashan? Moreover, Brother Jin did not hesitate to risk the world's condemnation to help her clear the name and let her return to the right path of the martial arts world."

Just these words made Jiang Yiwei's heart sink. His face turned pale and he seemed a little flustered.

"Jiang Yiwei!" Suddenly, Ling Xiaoxiao put away her friendly expression, and asked meaningfully, "Are you... still mine?"

"I……"

At this moment, Jiang Yiwei could no longer care about his weak body. He struggled to get up from the bed, knelt in front of Ling Xiaoxiao in panic, and said tremblingly: "If it weren't for Taoist Qingfeng's help, I would have been left dead in the wilderness. If it weren't for Madam's introduction to the mansion, even if I could survive, I would have been an unknown and humble soldier all my life, and I would not have the status I have today. Therefore, Jiang Yiwei will never forget the great kindness of Taoist Qingfeng and Madam!"

"Do you still remember what I taught you when I first brought you into the mansion?"

"I remember every word of Madam's teachings." Jiang Yiwei nodded repeatedly, "Madam wants me to assist the mansion master wholeheartedly, to clear all obstacles for him, and to help him achieve his hegemony in the martial arts world. For so many years, I have always followed Madam's instructions and never dared to have any disloyalty towards the mansion master..."

"Don't be so hypocritical in front of me!" Ling Xiaoxiao's eyes turned cold and she said in a cold voice, "I asked you to assist Brother Jin wholeheartedly so that I could help him solve his problems, not to help him team up to deceive me! Do you know that your indulgence and protection of him is not helping him, but harming him."

"I dare not..."

"Don't dare?" Ling Xiaoxiao said angrily, "You've already done it, what else are you afraid of? Teng Rou, Xiao Zhirou, do you think you can be reborn and become a new person just by changing your name? I have already warned you to clean up the mess, but I didn't expect you to be so perfunctory!"

"I dare not..." Jiang Yiwei was sweating profusely and was extremely terrified.

"Shut up!" Ling Xiaoxiao said angrily, "You are being vague and evasive in front of me. I can no longer see that you are loyal to me at all!"

"I don't..." As soon as the words came out, Jiang Yiwei suddenly felt Ling Xiaoxiao's chill, and hurriedly changed his words, "I have no other thoughts about Madam. I am loyal to the Lord of the Mansion and also to Madam."

"Jiang Yiwei, stop taking my words out of context and trying to curry favor with me!" Ling Xiaoxiao frowned and pressed, "What's going on? Tell the truth!"

"Yes!" Jiang Yiwei didn't dare to hide anything under Ling Xiaoxiao's fury, and hurriedly said, "In fact, Yun Zhuiyue is a member of the Teng clan, and his real name is 'Du Xiang'. He is the adopted son of Teng Sanshi, and he and Teng Rou have been childhood sweethearts. Back then, Teng Rou and Du Xiang should have been a perfect match, but the mansion master stole their love..."

"You know I don't want to hear this." Ling Xiaoxiao interrupted, "I have no interest in Yun Zhuiyue and Teng Sanshi. I just want to know what happened between Xiao Zhirou and Brother Jin."

"There is good news..." Jiang Yiwei said, but then he felt that his words were inappropriate, so he changed his mind and said hesitantly: "Actually, it's not really good news..."

"I will be able to tell whether it is good news or not. Just tell me the truth."

Under Ling Xiaoxiao's aggressive gaze, Jiang Yiwei hesitated again and again, and finally mustered up the courage to slowly say: "In fact, the reason why I didn't kill Teng Rou back then was not because I was unable to do so, but... there was another reason."

"I knew it!" Ling Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, "With your ability, how could you not kill a weak woman? I'm really curious, what's the hidden story behind this?"

"Because she was... pregnant with the Palace Master's child at the time."

"what?"

In an instant, Ling Xiaoxiao was shocked and confused.

Jiang Yiwei told Ling Xiaoxiao everything because, firstly, he felt guilty towards Ling Xiaoxiao and wanted to make amends. Secondly, because the matter was done and the truth would be revealed sooner or later, there was no need to hide it.

"Madam, I am doing this to protect the bloodline of the Palace Master..."

Before Jiang Yiwei could explain himself, Ling Xiaoxiao suddenly waved her hand and said, "No need to explain, go on!"

Seeing Ling Xiaoxiao was restless and at a loss, Jiang Yiwei couldn't help but sigh secretly, and said: "Not long ago, I learned from Xiao Zhirou that she had given birth to a son and a daughter for the Palace Master, and now both are alive in the world..."

Jiang Yiwei's words were like a heavy hammer hitting Ling Xiaoxiao's heart, making her feel extremely depressed and almost unable to breathe.

"Madam, I was indeed kind-hearted back then, but I also cared about the mansion master's flesh and blood." Jiang Yiwei explained, "I know that Madam loves the mansion master deeply, and she must love him and his family, and she can't bear to hurt the mansion master's bloodline, so I decided to let her go..."

I don't know when? Ling Xiaoxiao's eyes were already filled with tears. She stared blankly at Jiang Yiwei who was trying to persuade her, and murmured: "So, you are thinking about me? Then...what are you going to do?"

"To be honest, Madam, I intend to... tell the Lord of the Mansion the truth." Jiang Yiwei said hesitantly, "Now, the young master is seriously injured and can't recover. The young lady is a girl after all. The Lord of the Mansion no longer has any other heirs who can continue the family line, so..."

"Jiang Yiwei, how do you know Xuan'er won't wake up?"

"Madam, I..." Jiang Yiwei sighed, "Master Qingfeng and Madam have been so kind to me, I really don't want to hide anything from you. If the young master is fine, I would rather take this news into my coffin than reveal a word to anyone. But now is different..."

"First, you cleared Xiao Zhirou's name, and then, while Xuan'er was seriously injured, you suddenly had a pair of children." Ling Xiaoxiao laughed in anger and scolded, "Jiang Yiwei, this is all your fault! You keep saying that I've been very kind to you, but behind your back you colluded with Brother Jin and wanted to expel us mother and son from the Xianwang Mansion to make way for that vixen and the two bastards, right?"

"Of course not! The Lord's feelings for his wife are testified by heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon can attest to that..."

"enough!"

Ling Xiaoxiao suddenly stood up and walked to the table absentmindedly. She glanced at the already lukewarm medicine with her eyes. A trace of horror flashed in the depths of her eyes. Without turning her head, she said, "Jiang Yiwei, this matter...can you not tell Brother Jin first?"

"What the lady means is..."

"It happened too suddenly. I can't accept it right away." Ling Xiaoxiao said sadly, "Let me think about it for a few days, and then... I will tell him about it in person. Then, I will trouble you to help us find the two children and bring them back to my house. I will definitely treat them as my own..."

"Madam is able to endure shame and humiliation, and she is very understanding of justice. Jiang Yiwei admires her!"

Not sure if it was out of emotion or sympathy, Jiang Yiwei's eyes turned red and he bowed respectfully to Ling Xiaoxiao.

"I'm leaving now, you can take a rest!" While Jiang Yiwei was paying respect, Ling Xiaoxiao waved her sleeves, brushed her jade hand across the soup bowl, and then walked towards the door, "Tomorrow, Brother Jin and I will come to see you again."

"Madam, walk slowly!"

After the greetings, Jiang Yiwei lay back on the bed tremblingly, and Ling Xiaoxiao lowered her head and walked out without saying a word.

……

(End of this chapter)