“Since we have come to such a point, there is nothing more to say.” Yu Sifeng drew out his sword, the sword tip was slightly raised and pointed directly at the two of them, and he said in a low voice: “Draw your sword!”
Xuanji was taken aback, “Sifeng!”
He said coldly, “Xuanji, snatching people is not a matter to be taken lightly.”
Ruo’Yu chuckled and said, “Didn’t the Deputy Hall Master explain that he wanted to work cooperate with you? I’m sorry, but I can’t accompany you today.”
“You can’t decide that!” Yu Sifeng jumped, his sword shining like electricity, directly at his face. The sword struck with a fierce attack, but Ruo’Yu sidestepped it, but Yu Sifeng changed his stance from stabbing to chopping, so he had to fly away with his sword, saying, “This is not the sword technique of Li Ze Palace.”
Yu Sifeng didn’t reply, but made a false move to force Ruo’Yu away, and grabbed Zhong Min Yan’s collar with his back hand, saying sternly, “Minyan! Come with me!”
Zhong Minyan was yanked by him and took a step forward, but he didn’t move. After a moment he whispered, “You …… learned the Yaohua Sword Technique.”
“You know why I want to learn it!” Yu Sifeng put his sword on his neck, “Come with me! Otherwise I’d rather kill you here!”
Ruo’Yu said coldly, “I’m afraid not!” His body was like a ghost, he suddenly drew up high, and his sleeves spread out like a pair of wings. Yu Sifeng heard the wind hissing behind him and knew that he had fired a concealed weapon. Ruo’Yu’s hidden weapon was so precise and poisonous that it was famous in Li’Ze Palace. He didn’t dare to dodge, and was about to turn around to fight but saw Xuanji slamming Beng Yu upwards in a flash, with a clang, all the hidden weapons were swept away.
“You stabbed Sifeng with a sword, and I haven’t settled the score with you yet!” Xuanji was not polite towards Rou’Yu, his sword stabbed Yu Sifeng almost to death, and now she feels terrified when she thinks of it. She clenched her sword tip, the flames on Beng Yu were bright, and the heat was overwhelming. Rou’Yu was wary of her and took two steps back, seemingly running away. In the dark night, Beng Yu filled the sky with fire light, contrary to the steady and solid style of the Shao Yang Sect, the moves were light and flexible.
She has also learned the sword technique of Li’Ze Palace! Ruo’Yu was surprised, but only for a moment. After all, he had grown up in the Li’Ze Palace, and had long been skilled in fighting with his teachers and brothers. When he drew his sword against her, he was unaware Beng Yu in Xuanji’s hand was covered in Sanmei Fire, and she knocked away his sword, slashing it into two pieces.
Ruo’Yu backed away anxiously and threw several iron marbles. While she was dodging them, he turned around and jumped off his sword, fell into the water and did not rise again. Xuanji violently threw Beng Yu, when the lake water came into contact with Beng Yu, it immediately made a sizzling sound, raising white smoke. However, she did not know whether it hit him. She was about to jump down as well, when she heard Zhong Minyan say behind her, “You underestimate me by using the Yaohua Sword Technique against me.”
Then there was a metallic sound of swords clashing. Yu Sifeng’s sword was on his neck, but he didn’t really want to kill him. The two of them saw that he was also going to jump, but one after another called out: “Wait a minute!”
Zhong Minyan paused, and said in a low voice, “Take care of Linglong for me! I …… have to …… one day,” he said and then choked up a little, but finally gritted his teeth and jumped into the lake. Xuanji urgently called: “Sixth Brother! Father said he never told you anything! You’ve been lied to!”
However, it was too late. She doesn’t know if he heard it or not, but the ripples on the surface of the lake subsided and after a while, Beng Yu, which had lost its Sanmei fire, floated up from the bottom of the water. The two of them were stunned for a long time before slowly landing on the ground, feeling that today’s encounter was like a dream.
Téngshé, who was watching from the sidelines, walked to the shore, looked at it and smiled, “Not bad, using the spell of water evasion, the person who cast the spell is very skilled. It is quite impressive to be able to move such a big lake.”
Xuanji had no strength to stop his chattering. After standing on the shore for a long time, she finally sighed, fell backwards on her back, and muttered, “He himself refused. If its like this, what can we do?”
Yu Sifeng also lay down, accompanied her to look up at the sky for a long time, before saying, “He was deceived. I don’t know who pretended to be your father and instructed him to be an undercover agent, but he was tricked into taking it seriously.”
He kind of personality is not suited for undercover assignments, he is as straight forward as in the battlefield. Moreover, it was stupid to become an undercover agent with such big fanfare, only he would take it seriously, he has never seen anyone more naive than him.
Yu Sifeng thought of the situation when he was a child and together in Lutai Mountain they went demon hunting. His hot temper to this day has not changed. When he was angry he said that he was angry, and when he made peace it was immediately apparent, as if the skies clearing up. When he thought of this, his heart suddenly felt sour, he does not know whether to blame Zhong Minyan’s wooden brain, or blame themselves for being too useless.
What happened to Zhong Minyan is understandable, but the thing that is not clear to him is Ruo’Yu. Who is he instructed by? That day at the Li’Ze Palace , the reaction of the Palace Master indicated that he obviously did not know of this matter, or is it that it was arranged by the Deputy Palace Master?
He can’t understand, such a complicated matter. It’s better when he was young, carefree, only good people and bad people in the world, two positions, so simple.
“What to do now?” Xuanji asked him in a low voice.
Yu Sifeng stayed silent for a long time before saying, “Forget it, let’s go to the Shaoyang Sect first. Don’t let your parents worry.”
He sat up straight on the grass, when something suddenly fell out of his arms and landed on the ground, shining brightly. He picked it up and saw that it was a transparent bottle with two or three clusters of light blue flames inside, burning and jumping happily.
“What is this?” Xuanji also leaned over and picked up the bottle, gently shaking it twice, and the flames inside seemed to be sentient and turned around twice.
Yu Sifeng shook his head and said, “I don’t know … it was suddenly in my clothes.”
Téngshé suddenly came over and grabbed the bottle, looked at it in the moonlight for a while, and said, “This is the soul! The human soul. After you die, your soul will be like this.”
Both of them were astonished, and suddenly blessed to their hearts, they said in unison, “Linglong!”
“What? What’s exquisite ……?[1]” Before Téngshé could finish his sentence, the bottle was snatched back by Xuanji, “Don’t you touch it! What if you break it?”
Téngshé was furious again, but seeing that Xuanji’s face was pale and her breathing was short, he knew that she was agitated, so he shut up and didn’t quarrel with her.
“They came just now to deliver Linglong’s soul?” Xuanji held the bottle tightly in her arms, like a lost treasure.
Yu Sifeng thought back on the situation, but he can’t remember when someone slipped this into his arms. The only person who had close contact with him was Zhong Minyan, so did he give it to him secretly when no one was looking? When he thought of this, he was shocked again, and instantly understood what Zhong Minyan meant, and immediately whispered: “It was Minyan! He found out that the soul given by Wu Tong was a fake one …… I guess he stole Linglong’s soul and then found an excuse to come and meet us and secretly return it to us.”
That’s why he said to take care of Linglong for him …… which is why he seemed so sad. He also knows that the other side is using him, but there is nothing he can do.
“He … he … If this is the case, why won’t he …… come back?” Xuanji still didn’t understand.
Yu Sifeng shook his head and said, “Minyan was deceived. He respects the Master so much. How can he not listen to what your father has to say? This time, the soul of Linglong was stolen from them, so if people know, I don’t know how he will be punished ……”.
After thinking about it, Xuanji finally understood what was going on. She put Linglong’s soul back into her clothes carefully and felt the bottle beating warmly, like a tiny heart. Ah, it really is Linglong …… she touched it fondly, this familiar feeling must be right, it really is her.
“Come on, let’s go back to Shaoyang Sect.” She fished out Beng Yu from the lake and put it back in its scabbrd, feeling full of courage all over her body. “Let’s go back and tell Father that Sixth Brother was not a traitor. After Linglong is saved and Brother Liu’s wound is cured, we will go to Buzhou Mountain!”
Yu Sifeng smiled, stood up and said, “If you can find out who is pretending to be your father to deceive Minyan and catch him as evidence, that would be best.”
“That’s right!” Xuanji shook her fingers viciously and made a creaking sound, “Find out and have them dismembered by horses!”
Beside them Téngshé shivered and whispered, “There’s nothing feminine about ……”
“What did you say?” Xuanji asked him, turning her head and widening her eyes.
Téngshé coughed twice and said, “No … I mean, who is Linglong? What about the soul? Anyone willing to tell me?”
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[1]: Linglong’s name 玲瓏 means ‘Exquisite’. Other meanings are, Clever, nimble, finely detailed, and its also an Onomatopoeia for the clinking of jewels in Mandarin.
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