Blood sedge

Chapter 1165 I can’t bear it
"Uncle, be careful!"

"presumptuous!"

"Whoosh!"

Almost at the same time, Zheng Songren's terrified cry not far away and Gu Ri's furious shout in the carriage resounded throughout the Yandang Valley. Then, a cut-off arrow pierced through the curtain at lightning speed, turning into a black meteor and shooting straight at Gu Yue's silver spear that was constantly approaching.

"Keng!"

With a sharp golden sound, the arrow hit the tip of the spear, causing the silver spear that had almost pierced Gu Yue's brow to vibrate and deviate from its original trajectory, brushing against Gu Yue's brow and moving to the left.

However, the owner of the silver spear seemed unwilling to fail. A white shadow flashed behind the silver spear like a ghost. His right hand stretched forward like lightning and accurately grasped the butt of the spear. At the same time, he turned sideways, extended his elbow, and pressed his wrist. The whole set of movements was graceful and swift, like flowing clouds and water, done in one go.

"Pfft!"

Before Gu Yue could breathe a sigh of relief, the sharpened tip of the gun instantly pierced his left eye. In an instant, his eyeball burst and blood gushed out.

"what……"

With a shrill and painful scream, Gu Yue, whose life was hanging by a thread, had no time to check his injuries. He frantically adjusted his internal strength, suddenly blasted forward with a palm, and at the same time kicked off his feet and flew backward quickly.

"Humph!"

The man succeeded in his first move, but did not rush to pursue. Instead, he dodged Gu Yue's palm wind, took the opportunity to withdraw the silver spear, then flipped several times in the air and landed on the ground as light as a willow leaf.

This person is none other than "Snow-Clad Silver Dragon" Murong Bai.

"Assholes! Assholes! You actually resorted to such a despicable method as a sneak attack. How despicable!"

Gu Yue covered his left eye, which was bleeding profusely, with his hand, and glared at Murong Bai and Deng Quan fiercely with his right eye full of murderous intent. The piercing pain made half of his face tremble continuously, and he kept cursing.

"I have calculated everything, but I could never have expected that the leaders of this group of men in black would be you two." Gu Ri slowly lifted the car curtain. His expression at this moment was far more complicated and exciting than the tone of his voice. "The Xianwang Mansion has always been upright and daring. I haven't seen you for a few days, and your behavior has become so dirty! Hiding your head and showing your tail, attacking people from behind, aren't you afraid of breaking the rules of the martial arts world by doing this? And damaging the reputation of the Xianwang Mansion?"

"You murdered the Northern Sage King first, and then framed the Young Sage King. In terms of meanness, shamelessness, and vileness, who can be compared with you Wudang?" Deng Quan sneered at Gu Ri's questioning, and retorted without any hesitation, "We are just giving them back in their own way, but even so, our despicable means are still not even one ten-thousandth of yours. What's more, if we catch you all today, who would know that we broke the rules?"

"you……"

"Murong Bai! Deng Quan!"

After hearing the identity of the person, Ling Xiaoxiao in the carriage suddenly felt ashamed and angry. She no longer cared about her arrow wound and struggled to get out of the car with the help of Luo Ningyu. With a sullen face, she shouted angrily at Murong Bai and Deng Quan, "What do you mean by catching them all in one fell swoop? You are so brave! Are you planning to kill us mother and daughter as well?"

At this point, Ling Xiaoxiao suddenly laughed in anger and reminded him viciously: "By the way! When you kill him, don't forget that there is a half-dead Luo Hongxuan in the carriage behind."

"This..." Murong Bai and Deng Quan looked at each other subconsciously, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on their faces at the same time.

"Tell me! Whose idea was it?" Ling Xiaoxiao didn't give Murong Bai and Deng Quan time to be stunned. She asked in a barrage of words, "Was it Xie Xuan, the traitor who betrayed his own people? Or was it Liu Xunyi, the bastard who took advantage of the power of others to bully others?"

"If you didn't want to let us go, why did you pretend to be so righteous in Luoyang City?" Zheng Songren took the opportunity to echo, "You are one thing in front of people and another behind their backs. You are really a whore and a saint!"

Murong Bai and Deng Quan could still ignore the sarcasm and ridicule of others, but facing Ling Xiaoxiao and Luo Ningyu, they were inevitably a little hesitant.

After all, they have known Ling Xiaoxiao and Luo Ningyu for many years. They used to be from the same school and saw each other day and night, leaving too many memories and countless entanglements.

People are not plants or trees, who can be heartless? Moreover, Ling Xiaoxiao has always treated them well and has often spoken up for them in front of Luo Tianjin in the past.

In fact, before coming here, Murong Bai and Deng Quan made a special trip to ask Xie Xuan about the future of Ling Xiaoxiao, Luo Ningyu and Luo Hongxuan.

At that time, Xie Xuan's original words were: "Ling Xiaoxiao murdered her husband, which was extremely vicious and unforgivable. She must not be shown mercy. As for Ningyu and Hongxuan, they are the flesh and blood of the former lord, and they have never been in collusion with Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao. They have no faults and should not be buried with Ling Xiaoxiao and Qingfeng. Tell Ningyu that if she and Hongxuan are willing to return to the Xianwang Mansion and swear not to avenge Ling Xiaoxiao and Qingfeng in this life, then their identity and status in the Xianwang Mansion will be the same as before. Everyone in the mansion will still regard them as young ladies and young men, and Xie will still treat them as his own children and take good care of them."

However, when Murong Bai asked, "What if they don't want to?", Xie Xuan did not answer directly. Instead, after a moment's silence, he said something meaningful: "Since the departure of the previous palace master, Xianwang Mansion has been in constant turmoil and has suffered repeated setbacks. It can be said that it is at the end of its rope and getting worse and worse. Now, we have finally welcomed back a young master who is both civil and military, wise and brave. In addition, he has the full support of the Xiangxi Teng Clan and Jueqing Valley. The revival of Xianwang Mansion is just around the corner. Therefore, no one can and should hinder the comeback of Xianwang Mansion. These are not only our wishes, but also the will of the previous palace master."

Although Xie Xuan did not point it out, Murong Bai and Deng Quan understood what he meant. The saying "No one can hinder the comeback of the Xianwang Mansion" certainly includes Luo Ningyu and Luo Hongxuan. Xie Xuan seemed to leave a way out for Luo Ningyu and Luo Hongxuan, but Murong Bai and Deng Quan knew Luo Ningyu's temperament and determined that she would never abandon Ling Xiaoxiao and live alone.

Therefore, the way out and conditions Xie Xuan left for her could only be a fantasy of having the best of both worlds in the eyes of Murong Bai and Deng Quan. Unless they forcibly brought Luo Ningyu and Luo Hongxuan back, it would never be possible.

Because of this, Murong Bai and Deng Quan still have differences on their stance towards Luo Hongxuan and Luo Ningyu.

Murong Bai planned to persuade her with kind words, and if that didn't work, he would just knock her out and take her away. But Deng Quan thought that if he didn't make a decision, he would suffer the consequences. If Luo Ningyu was stubborn and refused to change her ways, taking her back to the Xianwang Mansion would not only fail to be a good idea, but would also provoke a huge conflict between Liu Xunyi and Xie Xuan, causing irreversible consequences. Therefore, he thought that if it was absolutely necessary, he could kill Luo Ningyu and Luo Hongxuan against his conscience.

Along the way, neither of them could convince the other, but opportunity waits for no one, and today is the last moment they must make a decision.

"Husband... Madam, Miss."

After hesitating for a long time, Murong Bai broke the silence first and bowed to Ling Xiaoxiao and Luo Ningyu out of habit. Although his action lacked some courtesy, the respect was still there in his words.

"Madam? I can't afford that." Ling Xiaoxiao rejected him coldly, her attitude still tough, "You haven't answered my question yet, who sent you here?"

"It doesn't matter who it is. What matters is that justice will prevail and good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished!" Compared to Murong Bai who was hesitant because of their old friendship, Deng Quan was calmer and more ruthless at this moment. "Since we have revealed our true colors, we will never let any of you leave alive. As for those unimportant matters, you don't have to ask, and we won't tell you."

"It must be Liu Xunyi!" Ling Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth and said, "Xie Xuan and Brother Jin are as close as brothers. He may not care about my life or death, but he will definitely not kill Yu'er and Xuan'er, because they are the descendants of the Luo family after all. Only a bastard like Liu Xunyi can be so vicious. He must be afraid of Yu'er and Xuan'er's family background, so he sent you to ambush and kill them halfway to eliminate his future troubles."

Hearing this, Luo Ningyu, who was standing aside, couldn't help but tremble. She slowly raised her head and looked at Murong Bai with despair in her eyes. Although she didn't say a word, the sadness and grief that escaped from the depths of her heart still hurt Murong Bai's heart, which was cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

"Ning Yu, actually..."

Murong Bai was full of thoughts, and he hesitated to speak again and again. He was not worried about saying something wrong, but he felt that at this moment, in this situation, no matter what he said, Luo Ningyu would not be relieved. Since it was just an irrelevant "sarcasm", why should he talk too much?

"Whether it's Xie Xuan or Liu Xunyi, they are both more cruel and ruthless than me." Ling Xiaoxiao said in annoyance, "If I had known that you and I were not on the same page, I should have gotten rid of you before the anti-traitor meeting. It's my fault that I was too kind and couldn't bear to take action against you elders of the Xianwang Mansion. That's why I planted the seeds of today's disaster for my father, Wudang, and us mother and son!"

"Letting the tiger go back to the mountains will bring endless troubles." Deng Quan said expressionlessly, "If you are the ones who have the last laugh at the anti-traitor meeting, I'm sure you won't let us go either."

"You are wrong!" Ling Xiaoxiao corrected, "I will kill you only because you are in collusion with Xie Xuan and Liu Xunyi, and then become the enemy of us mother and son. If not for this, I will never..."

"No need to say more!" Murong Bai waved his hand impatiently, discarding all the distracting thoughts in his mind, and said in a deep voice, "It's come to this point, there's no point in saying more. Whether you are a heartless and ungrateful person or not, the heroes of the world will have their own opinions. Today, although we came with bad intentions, we don't want to kill innocent people..."

At this point, Murong Bai's tone suddenly faltered, and his gaze towards Luo Ningyu became somewhat evasive, as if he felt guilty. He pondered and said, "Ningyu, if you and Hongxuan are willing to go home with us, then..."

"Uncle Qi, you don't have to say anything more. I understand what you mean, but you should also know my answer." Luo Ningyu interrupted Murong Bai's persuasion without hesitation, muttering to herself in despair, "I have already lost my father and grandfather, how can I lose my mother again... Today I have no other requests, I only hope... that the two uncles can remember our past friendship and let me and my brother... accompany mother to the underworld, so that our family can be reunited in the underworld. In this way, I will be satisfied and have no regrets..."

"This……"

Although they had expected that Luo Ningyu would not compromise easily, her calm appearance and steadfast attitude of not crying or making a fuss, being neither humble nor arrogant, having a clear goal and seeking death still surprised Murong Bai and Deng Quan, and made them very anxious.

Murong Bai looked at Luo Ningyu with complicated eyes. She was obviously in her prime, but acted like an old man who had seen through the world and was indifferent to life and death. The depression in his heart made him unable to have the patience to persuade Luo Ningyu with emotion and reason. The words he had repeatedly crafted over the past few days were completely thrown out of his mind at this moment.

"Uncle Seven, Uncle Eight, you don't have to waste your energy on me. Even if you take me away by force, there will definitely be no good results."

"This……"

Murong Bai and Deng Quan were stunned to see their thoughts revealed by Luo Ningyu. They looked at each other again, with even more confusion in their eyes.

"If that's the case, then..."

"In that case, for the sake of the young lady and the young master, I can... make my own decision and give Madam a chance to live."

"Seventh Master, what do you want to do?" Deng Quan's face suddenly changed when Murong Bai suddenly interrupted him. He suddenly felt ominous and hurriedly reminded him in a low voice, "In the face of the overall situation, we must not be indecisive or soft-hearted..."

"I know exactly what I'm doing. It's not just a momentary impulse." Murong Bai decisively interrupted the anxious Deng Quan, and then spoke in a halting and difficult manner, "Madam, Miss... and Master Hongxuan, as long as you are willing to go back with us and swear to heaven that you will never have anything to do with Wudang again in this life, never be an enemy of the young master, never think about revenge for Qingfeng, and never get involved in the grudges of the martial arts world, then... I am willing to use my life as a guarantee for you, and ask the Palace Master and the young master to promise you a prosperous and peaceful life for the rest of your life."

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