Chapter 635: Backfire (Part )

Until this moment, Liu Xunyi finally came to his senses.

It turned out that Ling Xiaoxiao had deceived him into coming to Xuzhou to look for rare treasures for Luo Ningyu, but the real purpose was to have him assassinate Yun Jianping together with Zheng Songren and Zhang Songyi.

Liu Xunyi knew that Ling Xiaoxiao hated Xiao Zhirou for stealing her husband, and naturally understood her desire to kill Xiao Zhirou. However, Zheng Songren and Zhang Songyi's target tonight was Yun Jianping, which made Liu Xunyi puzzled.

Of course, besides being confused, Liu Xunyi's heart was also filled with indescribable shame and resentment.

The reason is simple, because Liu Xunyi knows that Yun Jianping is his long-lost sister Liu Xunyu.

Tonight, I almost became an accomplice in killing my sister. If it weren't for Teng Sanshi and Xiao Zhirou's rich experience in the martial arts world, Yun Jianping would definitely not have escaped. If this were true, how would Liu Xunyi deal with it in the future? I'm afraid that even a hundred deaths would not be enough to relieve the hatred in my heart.

Because of this, Liu Xunyi hated Zheng Songren, Zhang Songyi, and Ling Xiaoxiao, the culprit behind them, with a vengeance, wishing he could tear them into pieces and grind their bones to scatter ashes.

"These three people are in cahoots with evil intentions. Regardless of whether they have the support of Wudang Sect and Xianwang Mansion, based on what they did tonight, if we kill them, I believe that even the heroes in the world will be speechless." Chang Wuhui said angrily, "Valley Master, I am willing to kill them with my own hands."

"Wait!" Zheng Songren's face changed, and he waved his hands quickly, "This matter... I'm afraid it's just a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?" Xiao Zhirou said coldly, "The man was caught red-handed, but a man dared not take responsibility for what he did?"

"No!" Zheng Songren made up his mind and decided to follow Ling Xiaoxiao's wishes and put all the blame on Liu Xunyi, so he argued, "We just followed Liu Xunyi here, and we have no idea about the purpose of tonight."

"What did you say?"

Liu Xunyi never expected that Zheng Songren would dare to be the first to complain. She was stunned for a moment, and then a surge of anger filled her heart.

"Liu Xunyi, you'd better give me a satisfactory explanation!" Teng Sanshi glared at the dazed Liu Xunyi and shouted, "If not, I will kill you!"

"Tell me! Who is behind this?" Tang Afu turned his wrist and pressed the sharp tip of his sword against the back of Zhang Songyi's neck. He asked word by word, "Is it Qingfeng from the Wudang Sect or Luo Tianjin from the Xianwang Mansion?"

"It's Luo Tianjin..."

"What nonsense!" Before Zheng Songren could speak, Liu Xunyi suddenly interrupted, "This matter has nothing to do with Taoist Qingfeng and the Palace Master. In fact, it was Ling Xiaoxiao who sent them to Xuzhou..."

"Liu Xunyi!" Zheng Songren was so angry that he shouted, "Stop talking nonsense!"

"I'm talking nonsense?" Liu Xunyi laughed angrily, "Ling Xiaoxiao tricked me into coming to Xuzhou Rare Treasure Pavilion to look for treasures for the young lady, but in fact, she wanted me to accompany you to assassinate Miss Yun. Just now downstairs, you two were still pretending to be mortal enemies of Wudang. You are so shameless!"

"Liu Xunyi, you...you dare to slander others just to protect yourself? Have you forgotten your identity?"

"It is precisely because I have not forgotten that I cannot let you discredit Taoist Qingfeng and the leader of the Wulin Alliance." Liu Xunyi said sternly, "If I had known your sinister intentions in advance, I would never have let your conspiracy succeed..."

"That's enough! Stop singing the same tune and pretending." Chang Wuhui said sarcastically, "Seeing that the situation is not good, you actually started to fight each other. How shameless!"

"The last time I came to Luoyang City, I encountered an assassin who wanted to kill me. I didn't expect that after more than 20 years, I would come to Luoyang City again, and the result would be the same." Xiao Zhirou murmured to herself, "When I was in Huashan, I really shouldn't have believed Luo Tianjin's sweet words. I was almost deceived by him again!"

Liu Xunyi knew that Xiao Zhirou had wrongly blamed Luo Tianjin for this, and wanted to explain, but when he saw Yun Jianping's beautiful eyes wide open, glaring at him with shame and anger, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and all his words disappeared in an instant.

At this moment, he just wanted to clear up Yun Jianping's misunderstanding of him. As for other things, Liu Xunyi had no intention of dealing with them.

"Miss Yun..."

"Kill them!" Chang Wuhui's voice suddenly sounded behind Xiao Zhirou.

“No!” Teng Sanshi pondered, “If we kill them now, we will have no evidence in the future. What if the Wudang Sect and the Xianwang Mansion deny their crimes and even turn around and accuse us of killing innocent people? We will have no way to defend ourselves then.”

"What does Chief Teng mean?"

Tang Afu's eyes never left Liu Xunyi from beginning to end, and there was a hint of disappointment in his coldness.

Once upon a time, he and Liu Xunyi had known each other for a long time. Although they had never said it clearly, they had a mutual understanding because of their similar childhood experiences. Tang Afu even regarded him as a confidant. However, he never expected that Liu Xunyi, who had always been upright, would do such a despicable act tonight.

Teng Sanshi pondered and said, "I think we should detain them first, and wait until the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month when heroes from all over the world gather at the Xianwang Mansion. We will then make their actions known to the public and let the heroes from all over the world deal with them."

"In this way... we will undoubtedly tear our faces with Wudang Sect and Xianwang Mansion in public." Teng Cang said worriedly, "What if this incident was really done by Ling Xiaoxiao alone, wouldn't it be wrong for us to bring an army to Wudang and Xianwang Mansion to punish them? Moreover, Leader Luo and Taoist Qingfeng are both well-known figures in the martial arts world. If we make a big deal about this, they will definitely lose face in front of the heroes of the world, and then... I'm afraid there will be no room for recovery." "So what if there is no room for recovery?" Chang Wuhui said disdainfully, "In the past, Jueqing Valley opposed Xianwang Mansion everywhere, but hasn't it lived well until now? At worst, it will be ostracized by Luo Tianjin and become a heretic in the martial arts world."

"This..." Teng Cang cast an embarrassed look at Teng Sanshi, looking hesitant as if he wanted to say something.

In fact, Teng Cang was worried that the Jueqing Valley was originally a heresy, and now it has abandoned the dark and joined the light, and at worst it will return to its original form. But the Xiangxi Teng Clan is different. The disciples of the Teng Clan have always regarded themselves as a famous and upright sect, and they are respected everywhere in the world. If they make enemies with the leader of the martial arts world, I am afraid that the painful price they will pay in the future will be far greater than today's momentary impulse.

How could Teng Sanshi not know this?

However, Teng Sanshi had finally found his daughter. At this critical moment, how could he ignore Xiao Zhirou's situation in order to protect himself?
In fact, Teng Sanshi was not angry when Yun Jianping was assassinated, because he did not know Yun Jianping's true identity. Instead, he thought that the assassination of Yun Jianping had nothing to do with the Teng clan or Jueqing Valley, but was only targeting Longxiang Mountain.

At this moment, the person who was truly furious was Xiao Zhirou. Of course, there was also Liu Xunyi who had just woken up from his dream.

Seeing Xiao Zhirou remained silent, as if she was very conflicted, Tang Afu's eyes turned cold, and he tightened his sword-holding hand again, saying in a cold voice: "In this case, why not take action now and put an end to it all? At least we can vent our anger..."

"Wait a minute!"

Before Tang Afu could kill them, Xiao Zhirou's voice suddenly rang out: "Patriarch Teng is right. Killing them now... will only bring us trouble. What's more, I'm afraid that the three of them alone don't have the courage to assassinate Ping'er. There must be someone behind them."

"The Valley Master means...to capture them temporarily?"

"No need for that!" Xiao Zhirou glanced at Teng Sanshi, who had a complicated expression, and sighed softly, "Those who do too much evil will eventually perish. Sooner or later, they will pay the price for what they did tonight. Ah Fu, let them go!"

"what?"

Xiao Zhirou's magnanimity could not help but surprise Tang Afu and Chang Wuhui. In their memories, Xiao Zhirou always avenged her enemies and punished her mistakes, and she had never been so peaceful as she was today.

At this moment, only Teng Sanshi and Liu Xunyi knew Xiao Zhirou's thoughts best.

She was not trying to swallow her anger, but she did not want to bring trouble to the Teng tribe in western Hunan because of the grudges in Jueqing Valley.

After all, as the daughter of the Teng clan, Xiao Zhirou owed Teng Sanshi too much.

Teng Sanshi was touched, but out of common sense, he still insisted on his own opinion: "Why not detain them temporarily, and after seeing Luo Tianjin..."

"No need!" Xiao Zhirou interrupted resolutely, "Since there are people in Luoyang City who don't welcome us, why should we shamelessly make ourselves miserable?"

"what do you mean……"

"Anyway, I have no intention of joining in the fun in Luoyang City. Today is a good opportunity for me to return home and keep my distance from the Xianwang Mansion in the future." Having said this, Xiao Zhirou's eyes softened as she looked at Teng Sanshi, and she said softly, "After all, the Xiangxi Teng Clan is a famous family with extensive connections in the martial arts world, so it is inconvenient for you to offend Luo Tianjin..."

"What's the inconvenience?" Seeing Xiao Zhirou endure humiliation to protect the reputation of the Teng clan in the martial arts world, Teng Sanshi was moved and ashamed, so he transferred all his anger to Luo Tianjin and said with a sneer, "What virtue does Luo Tianjin have? He thinks that if he gives me the empty title of 'Deputy Alliance Leader', I will obey him and be grateful? Dream on! The numerous crimes he committed in Xiangxi back then are still fresh in my memory. Since you have no intention of joining him in the fun, I won't go either, so as to save you from being upset."

"But……"

"I have made up my mind. No need to persuade me anymore!" Teng Sanshi interrupted Teng Cang's persuasion in an unquestionable tone, and turned to Liu Xunyi and said, "Boy, considering what you did in the past, you can barely be considered a man of integrity. I will believe you and spare your life for the time being."

"Chief Teng, please understand that I am not aware of this matter..."

"Don't be so nice! If I find out in the future that you lied to save your life tonight, I will tear you into pieces no matter where you are." Teng Sanshi said in a deep voice, "Go back and tell Luo Tianjin that no matter who is the mastermind behind tonight's incident, he is responsible. Even if he has no evil intentions, he is guilty of not disciplining us strictly. In this case, if we insist on going, I don't know how many open and hidden arrows are waiting for us. Instead of being frightened and on guard day and night, it is better to leave early, lest we never come back."

“Remember, this time it’s not that we refused the invitation, but we were forced to go back by you when we were close to Luoyang City.” Teng Cang said solemnly, “It is precisely because we care about the face of Alliance Master Luo that we decided to leave, so as not to make things worse and harm the Wudang Sect and the Xianwang Mansion. If Alliance Master Luo and Taoist Qingfeng have moral integrity, I hope they can give us a satisfactory explanation for what happened tonight in the future.”

Facing the speechless Liu Xunyi, and the ashamed and angry Zheng Songren and Zhang Songyi, Xiao Zhirou said expressionlessly: "You are required to leave Xuzhou before dawn. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless. Go back and tell Ling Xiaoxiao that if she hates me, she can seek revenge on me instead of making things difficult for others. I hope what happened tonight was a misunderstanding. If it happens again, I will definitely visit her and confront her face to face. Ah Fu, let them go!"

"Yes!"

Tang Afu removed the ruthless sword from Zhang Songyi's neck, and then pointed towards the wide-open windows. The meaning was self-evident.

Liu Xunyi was unwilling to give up. He looked at Yun Jianping with a complicated expression, who was frowning and thinking about something. He felt a lot of emotions in his heart. He wanted to say something several times but stopped himself. In the end, because the timing was not right, he turned around and left Yuanshan Inn with Zheng Songren and Zhang Songyi without saying a word.

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(End of this chapter)