Chapter 581 Sacrifice your life for righteousness
After returning from the house in the east of the city, Liu Xunyi locked himself in the room and did not show up for the whole afternoon.

The black fan holder stayed indoors and refused to come out, the deputy fan holder was nowhere to be found, and the three lower gates were leaderless and in chaos, like a pile of loose sand.

Xu Heng, Ling Qing, and Luo Ningyu each had an idea and argued endlessly with each other, but they could not come up with a safe solution.

Without Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku to preside over the situation, no one dared to make decisions on their own and everyone was in chaos.

However, they knew that Liu Xunyi was exhausted both physically and mentally, so they did not dare to disturb him. They could only gather in the yard, whispering to each other, pacing back and forth, beating their chests and stamping their feet, or sighing in frustration.

Everyone is like an ant on a hot pan, running around anxiously but helpless.

Until it got dark, everyone still couldn't dispel their doubts, and instead became more melancholy.

"We need to make Qin Ming stop, but we also cannot damage the reputation of the Xianwang Mansion..." Ling Qing said distressedly, "This time... the Mansion Master has given Hei Zhishan a huge problem."

"No matter what, Xunyi must not be allowed to get into trouble." Luo Ningyu's tone left no room for doubt.

"That being said, the Palace Master's words are final. How can we change them at will?" Ling Qing said bitterly, "Unless... we are tired of living..."

"There are still four days left, and there will definitely be a turnaround." Liao Chuan comforted, "I believe that Hei Zhishan will be able to turn danger into safety and overcome the difficulties smoothly."

Liao Chuan's words caused everyone to fall silent again.

If these words were said three days ago, they might have boosted their morale, but today, even they themselves refused to believe them.

"Why not..." Xu Heng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly suggested, "Why don't we go find Miss Xunzhen? She is very smart and will definitely be able to come up with a proper solution for us."

"This……"

"No!" Luo Ningyu refused without waiting for anyone to respond. "You should solve your own problems yourself. Why bother asking an outsider for help?"

"But……"

"No buts!" Luo Ningyu did not give Xu Heng any chance to refute, and said solemnly, "I said no, it means no! If anyone dares to secretly go to Xunzhen, don't blame me for turning hostile!"

Luo Ningyu was called the leader of the Jing Clan, but in reality she was still the eldest daughter of the Xianwang Mansion. Once she started to act like an eldest daughter, not only would Xu Heng and Ling Qing not dare to contradict her, but even Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku would have to give way to her.

"Where did Qin Ku go?" Seeing everyone looking at each other in bewilderment, Luo Ningyu knew that her attitude was too arrogant, so she changed the subject and asked curiously, "Why didn't we see him all afternoon?"

Faced with Luo Ningyu's questioning, everyone looked confused, as if no one knew where Qin Ku had gone.

"What a Qin Ku, he retreated at the critical moment. He is such a coward, unworthy of being promoted..."

"Cough cough!"

Amid Luo Ningyu's indignant complaints, a slightly awkward cough was heard from outside the courtyard. Then, Qin Ku, holding a jar of fine wine, walked over leisurely.

Upon seeing Qin Ku, Xu Heng and others hurriedly bowed and saluted, and at the same time winked at Luo Ningyu, signaling her to stop talking.

However, Luo Ningyu did not shy away from asking, and rushed to Qin Ku and asked him bluntly, "Where have you been?"

"Lord Luo, are you really interested in knowing?" Qin Ku asked with a sly smile.

"Shouldn't I know?"

"Of course!" Qin Ku replied seriously, "Mingling Yayuan will reopen this afternoon. I haven't had any girls for several days, so I feel itchy..."

“That’s enough!” Seeing Qin Ku being so shameless, Luo Ningyu’s cheeks immediately turned red and she said angrily, “After all this, you actually go shopping… Humph!”

Luo Ningyu really couldn't say the word "brothel", so she could only vent her dissatisfaction with an angry snort.

"Since no one can come up with a good solution, instead of gathering together and looking sad, why not go out and have some fun? At least... it will make you feel relaxed and happy."

"Bah! Shameless!" Luo Ningyu suddenly turned around and no longer paid attention to the smooth-talking Qin Ku.

"Black Handicapped has locked himself in the room for the entire afternoon. No matter how hard we tried, we were still helpless. Deputy Handicapped, look..."

"I knew that Hei Zhishan was in a bad mood, so I bought a jar of good wine for him to drink."

Qin Ku interrupted Ling Qing and walked towards Liu Xunyi's room leisurely.

"Deputy Fan, you..."

"It's all gone!"

Qin Ku waved his hand without even turning his head, and then pushed the door open without even saying hello.

In the courtyard, everyone was at a loss as to what to do, not knowing whether to leave or stay, and felt extremely embarrassed.

"Generosity should be treated with generosity, and worries will be unforgettable. How to relieve worries? Only Du Kang."

In the room, Qin Ku waved the wine jar in front of Liu Xunyi and said jokingly, "Hurry up and go out to exchange for good wine, so that we can share our eternal sorrow."

After saying that, Qin Ku filled two large bowls with wine. Instantly, the aroma of wine filled the air, making people feel refreshed, and at the same time, the wine bug in their stomachs was lifted high.

"Brother Qin still knows my heart."

Liu Xunyi smiled knowingly, picked up the bowl and drank it all, and immediately felt the throat clear and sweet. "Good wine!"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Qin Ku looked at the empty wine bowl with a distressed look on his face and complained, "Drink slowly, this wine is not cheap. If you drink it in a hurry like this, won't it be a waste of good wine?"

Although he kept complaining, Qin Ku still filled Liu Xunyi's bowl with another bowl and asked casually, "Have you met Qin Ming?"

"Yes." Liu Xunyi picked up the wine bowl and drank half of it. "Unfortunately, he is an old fox. He didn't give me any room for bargaining."

"I guessed it." Qin Ku smiled helplessly and asked curiously, "There are four days left. What are you going to do?"

"No other way." Liu Xunyi picked up the wine bowl, clinked it with Qin Ku's, and said with a smile, "Since we can't reach an agreement through negotiation, we can only take a different approach."

"what do you mean……"

"Find an opportunity to sneak into the mansion in the east of the city and capture Qin Ming..." Liu Xunyi's voice stopped abruptly, and at the same time, he gently stroked his neck with his hand, the meaning was self-evident.

"Are you crazy?" Qin Ku cried out subconsciously, then quickly lowered his voice and asked in astonishment, "You want to assassinate Qin Ming?"

"Other than that, there is no other way."

"Regardless of whether you are his opponent or not, if he dies in your hands, rumors will spread everywhere in the martial arts world. By then, not only will your future be ruined, but even the palace master will be implicated."

"I know." Liu Xunyi said nonchalantly, "But for now, the only way to solve the problem of the mansion master is to get rid of Qin Ming. Moreover, Qin Ming was killed by me, which has nothing to do with the mansion master..."

"What do you mean?" Qin Ku glared and said thoughtfully, "Are you willing to be the scapegoat of the mansion master?"

"It is inconvenient for the Palace Master to take direct action on this matter, so he asked us to solve it for him." Liu Xunyi said self-deprecatingly, "In fact, this is what the Palace Master meant from the beginning. Do you remember what the Palace Master said to us? He said, 'If necessary, I will not hesitate to cut off my arm to heal the wound.' What does 'cut off my arm to heal the wound' mean? This is what I mean now. Before, I was unwilling to give up and always hoped for the best of both worlds. But the facts prove that you can't have your cake and eat it too. I just wanted to have the best of both worlds."

"If you kill Qin Ming, the Lord of the Palace will consider the overall situation. Even if he doesn't kill you to appease the public anger, he will expel you from the Xianwang Palace and let you fend for yourself." Qin Ku said worriedly, "Once you lose the protection of the Xianwang Palace, you will be hunted down by your enemies. By then, you will be infamous and will be chased by everyone like a rat crossing the street. You will never be able to make a comeback. Breaking an arm to heal the wound, breaking an arm to heal the wound, it's really unfair to break your arm to heal his wound!"

"It's better to be infamous than dead."

"Xun Yi, the Palace Master has always valued you and will not kill you..."

"If it was a private threat, I might still have a chance of survival." Liu Xunyi said bitterly, "But the mansion master warned me righteously in public, so it must not be a joke. Otherwise, how can the leader of the martial arts world keep his dignity?"

"This……"

"Brother Qin!" Liu Xunyi drank the wine in one gulp, put his hand on Qin Ku's shoulder, and chuckled, "If I never come back, you take good care of the three gates for me."

"Actually..." Seeing Liu Xunyi's relaxed expression, Qin Ku felt uncomfortable and hesitated, "Actually, there is another way to keep both you and the Palace Master safe..."

Hearing this, the smile on Liu Xunyi's face gradually froze, but he did not ask any further questions.

"I will go back with Qin Ming, or... hand over the 'Xuan Shui Volume 2'." Qin said reluctantly, "In this way, Qin Ming will achieve his goal and will naturally not stay in Luoyang City any longer."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Liu Xunyi said sternly, "If you go back with Qin Ming, you will die. Hand over the 'Xuan Shui Volume 2'. Once Qin Ming has mastered the 'Returning to the Sea Sword Technique', he will not let you go either, and the result will still be death."

"This matter was caused by me. My death is better than your death..."

"Stupid!" Liu Xunyi interrupted righteously, "If I can successfully assassinate Qin Ming, the worst that can happen is that I will be exiled to the ends of the earth, but there is still a glimmer of hope. But you are different. Qin Ming sees you as a thorn in his side, and he will not give up until you are dead. If I assassinate Qin Ming, not only can I solve the trouble for the Palace Master, but I can also help you get rid of a hidden danger."

"Looking for clothes..."

"Stop talking!" Liu Xunyi interrupted resolutely, "We are brothers, let's drink tonight. Before dawn, I will go to Qin Ming to fight to the death."

Faced with Liu Xunyi's lofty ambitions, Qin Ku's eyes were hesitant, but he said nothing. He just silently accompanied him to drink another bowl.

"happy!"

Throwing down the wine bowl, Liu Xunyi slowly stood up, stretched his limbs to his heart's content, and said jokingly: "Brother Qin, although your wine is good, it is not enough. Let me get some more wine..."

Before he could finish his words, Liu Xunyi suddenly felt dizzy, his legs went weak, and an overpowering feeling of weakness made him confused and drowsy.

"Brother Qin, what kind of wine is this? Just three bowls, but the aftereffect is so strong..."

However, facing Liu Xunyi's vague words and staggering, Qin Ku still sat at the table, saying nothing and not moving a muscle.

"This wine..."

While speaking, Liu Xunyi tripped over his feet and fell onto the bed with a bang.

In a moment, snoring sounds were heard and he fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Qin Ku took out a pill from his bosom and put it in his mouth. He closed his eyes and concentrated, regulating his breathing for a moment. His drowsy head gradually became clear, and his wandering eyes became gleaming with murderous intent.

"Xun Yi, I have had a hard life since I was young. For more than ten years, I have been living a life of wandering and homelessness. I have lived by cheating and deceiving, and I have lived one day at a time, even worse than a dog." Qin Ku walked to the bed, took off Liu Xun Yi's boots and covered him with a quilt, and carefully tucked in the corners of the quilt, muttering to himself, "Before I met you, I lived for only two things, revenge and making money. After I met you, I gradually tasted the taste of mutual support between friends. I only have you as a friend. If you die, who can I drink with? Who can I find to learn from? Who can I find to talk about money and women? Moreover, Qin Ming and I have a grudge for killing my father. It is reasonable for me to kill him, and it is not your turn to intervene. I admit that I am still not ready for revenge, so I have never dared to take responsibility for this matter in front of you and the Lord of the Mansion, and I even shrank a little... Fortunately, you are generous and don't care about me. Instead, you shoulder the pressure that should belong to me. This time, I will return the favor to you!"

After saying that, Qin Ku blew out the candlestick, picked up the Changkong Sword, opened the door, looked back at the sleeping Liu Xunyi again, and then walked out of the yard without looking back.

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(End of this chapter)