Chapter 899 Tianyuan Inn (Part )

"A ruthless swordsman?"

When Xunzhen rushed to the kitchen worriedly, Tang Afu, who was bleeding profusely, had been held at knifepoint by Abaolu.

What’s interesting is that Tang Afu did not resist from beginning to end, otherwise he would not have been captured so easily with his martial arts skills.

"What are you..."

When Xunzhen saw Tang Afu with blood on his clothes, he was stunned at first, then he looked at Pan Yuyin who was unconscious, and a hint of thought flashed across his eyes.

"When I arrived, she had been knocked unconscious by the thieves." Tang Afu glanced at Pan Yuyin and said calmly, "After a fight, I was out of strength and they got away."

"That's nonsense!" Abaolu pressed his knife against Tang Afu's neck and said fiercely, "Do you think we will believe your excuse?"

"Believe it or not." Tang Afu remained fearless in the face of danger and his tone was as calm as water.

"You think I dare not kill you..."

"Stop!" Xunzhen shouted at Abaolu, and then asked Tang Afu, "The thief you mentioned... must be an expert among experts, otherwise how could you lose?"

"Have you heard of 'Sun and Moon Swords'?" Tang Afu asked instead of answering.

"You are talking about Ji Hou and Fu Yin from Peach Blossom Sword Island... No! They should be from Golden Sword Dock now." Xunzhen pondered, "Are they the ones who injured you and Miss Pan?"

"Yes."

"Who is the person who poisoned?" Abaolu asked gritting his teeth.

"Poison?" Tang Afu was stunned. "What kind of poison?"

"you……"

"Why are you here?" Xunzhen interrupted the furious Abaolu again and asked meaningfully, "Are you here for Liu Xunyi?"

"No, I just happened to pass by..."

"Bullshit!" Abaolu laughed angrily, "Where is this place? How could you happen to pass by here? Don't you use your brain when making up a story..."

"Abaolu!" Xunzhen's face darkened and he said unhappily, "If you can't control your mouth anymore, get out now!"

"I just……"

Looking at Xunzhen's expressionless face, Abaolu was indignant and wanted to say something but stopped. He snorted angrily but did not defend himself.

After a moment of silence, Xunzhen shifted his solemn gaze from Abaolu to Tang Afu, who was neither humble nor arrogant, and continued, "Since you didn't come here for Liu Xunyi, why did you come all the way here?"

"I'm going to Changbai Mountain to look for Granny Taohua." Tang Afu spoke his words after careful consideration. "My valley master has an old relationship with Granny Taohua, so he sent me to Changbai Mountain to visit her. If there is a chance, I hope to take Granny Taohua back to Jueqing Valley to stay for a while."

"This……"

Xiao Zhirou and Granny Taohua have a close relationship. This has long been no secret in the martial arts world, and Xunzhen has also heard of it.

The reason why Xunzhen pursued Tang Afu's intention was not because he was worried that he had bad intentions. On the contrary, Xunzhen was worried that Tang Afu came here to protect Liu Xunyi on Xiao Zhirou's orders.

If this is true, it means Xiao Zhirou already knows Liu Xunyi's background, and maybe even Tang Afu knows their relationship. Once Liu Xunyi hears about this, Xunzhen's "help in time of need" will fail.

She now hopes that Liu Xunyi will admit that he has been abandoned by everyone in the world, but she will not abandon him and save him at the cost of her life. Only in this way will Liu Xunyi be grateful to her, and she can tie Liu Xunyi firmly to the boat of the King of Shao Qin.

Although it was only a matter of time before Liu Xunyi's background was made public, the results of "one step earlier" and "one step later" were very different. Xunzhen was clear about this, so he was very nervous about Tang Afu's sudden appearance.

"Why are you here?" Tang Afu had no idea of ​​Xunzhen's thoughts. He pretended to be ignorant and asked back, trying to turn the passive situation into active, "Where is Liu Xunyi?"

"Liu Xunyi is seriously injured. We have to go to Changbai Mountain to find Granny Peach Blossom to treat him." Xunzhen stared at Tang Afu who looked serious. He knew that the news of Liu Xunyi's injury had already spread like wildfire and was known to the world, so he did not hide it anymore.

"So, we can go together?"

Hearing this, Abaolu could no longer hold back his worries and whispered, "Tang Afu is full of doubts, we can't agree to him..."

"Of course." Xunzhen turned a deaf ear to Abaolu's dissuasion, and instead readily agreed to Tang Afu's temptation.

"Xunzhen, why are you..."

"Get some medicine to stop the bleeding and heal his wounds." Before Abaolu could question him, Xunzhen gave everyone an order in an unquestionable tone, "Send Miss Pan back to the guest room and let her have a good rest." "But..."

"Miss!" Suddenly, Xiao Yang's voice sounded outside the door, "Yuan Xiao is here."

"Where?"

"When he learned that Liu Xunyi was here, he insisted that he had heard of you for a long time and wanted to visit you in person, but we have stopped him at the door."

"This Yuan Xiao... is clearly over 40 years old, but he behaves like a child, acting as he pleases." Xunzhen said with a smile, "You guys clean up this place, I'll go meet him."

"As ordered!"

After giving the order, Xunzhen took a deep look at Tang Afu who was in a puzzled state, then turned and walked out the door.

"Send Miss Pan back to her room to rest, and get two bottles of golden medicine for Tang Afu!"

After giving a hurried order, Abaolu left the kitchen in a hurry and followed Xunzhen.

"When did the ruthless swordsman ever resign himself to his fate and accept his fate?" On the way, seeing that there was no one around, Abaolu vented all his anger. "When we rushed in just now, he didn't resist at all and let me put the knife on his neck. There was obviously something wrong. Why didn't you let me kill him?"

"Don't you forget whose apprentice he is?"

"Of course I know, he is the Lord of Jueqing Valley, Xiao..." Having said this, Abaolu, who was blinded by anger, finally understood Xunzhen's hidden meaning. His face changed immediately, and he suddenly realized, "You don't let me kill him because you are worried about offending Xiao Zhirou?"

"Given the relationship between Xiao Zhirou and Liu Xunyi, they will be in the same boat with us sooner or later. If we kill her beloved disciple, wouldn't that be shooting ourselves in the foot?"

"That makes sense!" A Baolu, still frightened, nodded repeatedly and said bitterly, "Just now I was impulsive and wanted to find the thief who poisoned me, but I forgot about his relationship with Xiao Zhirou..."

"He wasn't the one who poisoned." Xunzhen said with certainty.

"What? Do you really believe his lies?"

Xunzhen smiled slightly and explained patiently: "Tang Afu is not a fool. He will not make trouble for himself by telling such a lie that can be easily exposed."

"What do you mean?"

"If he was the one who poisoned her, Miss Pan wouldn't be alive today."

"This..." Abaolu seemed to understand, "In your opinion, did Tang Afu just happen to pass by?"

"Of course not!" Xunzhen laughed, "Although he kept saying he came for Granny Taohua, his lying skills are really poor, and his eyes were always erratic when he lied. In fact, his target is Liu Xunyi, and... his intentions are not good."

"This..." Xunzhen's explanation made Abaolu, who was already confused, even more confused. "What does it mean? He wants to harm Liu Xunyi?"

"This action just proves that Xiao Zhirou still knows nothing about Liu Xunyi's life experience, otherwise Tang Afu wouldn't have such evil intentions." Xunzhen said with relief, "For us, this may be a good thing."

"Then he..."

"Although I don't know why Tang Afu is looking for trouble with Liu Xunyi, I am sure... as long as I tell him Liu Xunyi's true identity, he won't dare to touch Liu Xunyi even if he has a good reason." Xunzhen smiled confidently, "Therefore, you must keep a close eye on Tang Afu and don't let him get close to Liu Xunyi alone. As long as we don't give him any chance, Tang Afu will not be a problem for us. On the contrary, we can take the opportunity to get closer to him. It would be a pity if the ruthless swordsman could not help the young king of Qin to overcome difficulties and make achievements, wouldn't it?"

"No wonder you agreed to go with Tang Afu, it turns out you had planned this in advance." Abaolu cast an admiring look at Xunzhen, then bowed his hands to apologize, "I was reckless just now. If I have offended you, please forgive me. Don't bother with me, a rough man."

"If you know you are reckless, you should learn to restrain yourself and learn from your mistakes." Xunzhen said seriously, "When you see Yuan Xiao later, don't talk nonsense. Today's incident happened suddenly and has nothing to do with him."

"After all, this Tianyuan Inn is his business!" Abaolu said indignantly, "If we hadn't supported him at all costs for many years, Yuan might have died on the street, and how could he have the family business he has today? To put it bluntly, everything that the Yuan family eats, drinks, wears, uses... even every penny they spend is given by the King of Shao Qin. The little money he earns is not enough to cover the daily expenses of this inn..."

"That's enough!" Xunzhen interrupted in a deep voice, "Don't think you're the only smart one. If Yuan Xiao was useless, how could the Young Qin King choose him? This man values ​​friendship and loyalty, and is generous. The Young Qin King only wants him to gather power in the Northeast, and doesn't expect him to make money for us. Even if Yuan Xiao spends more money, as long as he can consolidate the power in the Northeast, the Young Qin King will never frown. The Western Regions are the roots and the East is the branches, gold and silver are the vines and people are the gestures. This is the strategy of 'relationship between the West and the East, making friends far away and attacking nearby'. How can you be so opinionated and make irresponsible remarks?"

"How dare I question the young king's plan? I'm just a little angry..." Abaolu stuck out his tongue in dissatisfaction and muttered in a low voice, "This is my own territory after all, but I was almost bitten to death by my own dog..."

"If you are angry, just bear it!" Xunzhen suddenly stopped, staring at the bewildered Abaolu with his deep and bright eyes, and said word by word, "I am not joking with you now, you better listen to me carefully! In the past, I could let you do whatever you want without caring about it. But now is different. Liu Xunyi is close at hand. This person is meticulous and smart. If you speak without thinking and talk nonsense all day long, once you delay the important matter of the young king of Qin, don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless and rude to you!"

Faced with Xunzhen's harsh words, Abaolu's heart suddenly sank, his eyes became uneasy, and even the expression on his face gradually froze involuntarily.

At this moment, the nine-foot-tall man was scolded by a weak and petite woman and was so frightened that he dared not say a word. If this rather funny scene was seen by others, I wonder how many people would be puzzled and shocked.

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(End of this chapter)