Chapter 196: Protagonist, A Marvelous Love Triangle
Outside the two streets—
Feng Yu Die had said she would look around the city, but in reality, she had no leads. Thus, she could only wander the marketplace like a headless fly, hoping for a chance encounter.
As she walked in front of a restaurant, she suddenly smelled roasted chicken wafting from inside. She turned and led Yun Jiujiu and two Jian Jiu Peak disciples inside.
Although the restaurant’s door was still open and many customers were eating and chatting inside, due to the market’s lockdown, everyone was quite flustered, afraid of getting into trouble.
Seeing Feng Yu Die enter with a large group, everyone in the restaurant instantly held their breath.
Feng Yu Die walked to the counter and raised an eyebrow at the shopkeeper inside, saying:
“Shopkeeper, pack me a roasted chicken to go.”
?
Buying roasted chicken at a time like this?
The restaurant shopkeeper had initially thought they were there to ask questions and was quite nervous. Upon hearing Feng Yu Die’s words, he was simply stunned on the spot.
Seeing that he wasn’t moving, Yun Jiujiu beside him quickly raised her hand and slapped the counter:
“I told you to pack a roasted chicken! Didn’t you hear me?!”
Startled, the shopkeeper, sweating profusely, waved to a waiter inside: “Okay… Xiao Liu! Go to the kitchen and pack a roasted chicken.”
After the waiter had bought the roasted chicken, Feng Yu Die threw out two Spirit Stones, then turned and led Yun Jiujiu and the others out of the restaurant, continuing to wander the streets.
The two Jian Jiu Peak disciples following behind Feng Yu Die and Yun Jiujiu couldn’t help but whisper to each other:
“Aren’t we here to catch someone? Why is this like shopping?”
“Hey, we just need to follow along. Whatever Sister Jiujiu asks us to do, we do. Why bother asking so many questions?”
“No, don’t you feel it? Sister Jiujiu is being so polite to Young Master Feng. She’s never been this polite to anyone before. Do you think Sister Jiujiu might be interested in him?”
“Interested? No way, Young Master Feng isn’t Sister Jiujiu’s type.”
As the two spoke, Yun Jiujiu’s small ears twitched. She immediately turned around, furrowed her brows, and scolded:
“What are you two chattering about?”
“Ah… we were just wondering. Didn’t Young Master Feng want to search for someone? Why does it feel like we’re just wandering around.”
Yun Jiujiu paused: It did seem like it.
So she looked at Feng Yu Die and asked, “Little Brother Yu, what are we doing?”
Feng Yu Die took a bite of a chicken leg and retorted:
“Then tell me, where should we search?”
Yun Jiujiu put her hands on her hips and repeated: “Exactly!! Then you tell me?”
“… …”
The two were speechless. They awkwardly cupped their hands in salute and fell silent.
It was at this moment that a golden-haired inner disciple of the Sword Sect suddenly rushed out of an alleyway ahead.
The person’s face was pale, and he clutched his left hand with his right. Drops of blood coagulated on his cuff and fell to the ground. He looked as if he had just escaped from a perilous situation, looking quite disheveled.
He rushed out of the alley and looked around, his gaze happening to meet Feng Yu Die and the others who were walking toward him.
After his gaze swept over Yun Jiujiu, he ran directly towards Yun Jiujiu and said:
“Second… Second Miss, save me! Someone is chasing me!!”
Yun Jiujiu narrowed her eyes and took a look. Seeing that he was indeed an inner disciple, she immediately furrowed her brow and looked towards the alley from which he had just emerged.
Just then, a girl with black-brown long hair walked out of the alleyway, carrying a Spirit Sword.
Her steps were light, and her sword blade was bloodstained.
Feng Yu Die recognized her as her Junior Sister Pei at a glance. She looked even more beautiful after a few days, but she immediately realized that if the person just now was being chased by Junior Sister Pei, then this person was definitely problematic.
*Swish—*
Feng Yu Die immediately summoned her Spirit Sword from her Storage Bag and placed it beside the neck of the man who had run up for help.
“You…”
However, as soon as she uttered the first word, she was interrupted by a loud bang from beside her.
*Boom—*
Yun Jiujiu stomped her foot, shattering the flagstones five feet away. In the blink of an eye, she flashed in front of Pei Lianxue.
Spiritual Energy formed layer upon layer of wind waves around her small right fist, but Pei Lianxue’s expression did not change much.
*Clang—*
Pei Lianxue raised her sword to block. The collision of sword and flesh erupted with a burst of sparks. She seemed to have not expected the punch to be so powerful, stumbling back several feet before shifting her stance to steady herself.
“You’re the thief, right?! Hmph!”
“… …” Pei Lianxue frowned, puzzled, and replied, “I don’t steal things.”
“Hmph! I’ll beat you up first!!”
Yun Jiujiu twitched her lips. With a wave of her right hand, a golden light shot out from the Jade Gourd at her waist, condensing into a giant sword about her size. She swung it horizontally at Pei Lianxue, as if swatting a fly.
Feng Yu Die, standing twenty feet away, saw the situation over there and then looked at the inner disciple in front of her. She gritted her teeth slightly and shouted to the two Jian Jiu Peak disciples beside her:
“You two, keep an eye on him!”
Then, with a flash, she instantly rushed behind Yun Jiujiu, scooped her up, and held her above the ground, shouting:
“Jiujiu, wait, wait, wait!!”
“Ah?”
*Whoosh—*
Because Feng Yu Die had lifted her up, the path of the giant sword in her hand also rose significantly. Seeing this, Pei Lianxue ducked and dodged.
Yun Jiujiu looked at the two hands now on her chest and, warily looking at Pei Lianxue opposite her, asked:
“Little Brother Yu!! What are you doing? She’s chasing our Sword Sect disciple.”
“Ah… no…” Feng Yu Die stammered for a moment, then remembering that Ye Anping had told her to pretend not to know Pei Lianxue, she said, “I don’t think she looks like one.”
“Why?”
“Ah, well… look at this girl, as radiant as spring flowers, and as elegant as the autumn moon. How could she possibly look like a thief?”
Yun Jiujiu paused, then glanced at Pei Lianxue again, asking, “What do you mean?”
“It means she’s good-looking.”
“… …”
Hearing this, Yun Jiujiu’s brows furrowed even deeper. She wondered inwardly: Is she good-looking? She seems so delicate and weak. Does he like this type? What’s so good about it?
At this moment, Yun Xi also ran out of the alley. Upon seeing Yun Jiujiu holding her rather inelegant sword, she immediately realized what had happened.
“Yun Jiujiu!! You idiot, besides fighting and drinking, what else is in your head?!”
“Tsk…” Yun Jiujiu clicked her tongue slightly and turned to look at Yun Xi, “So, what’s going on?”
Yun Xi rolled her eyes at her and didn’t intend to explain. She then looked around and, seeing the person who had just escaped standing beside the two Jian Jiu Peak disciples, quickly walked over.
“Tell me, what do you know?”
“I…” The man looked at Yun Xi with apprehension, biting his lips, and replied, “I… I escaped.”
“Escaped from what? Where did you escape from?”
“My father told me to go to Wu Tian Sword Pavilion yesterday noon, saying he had ordered a sword for me. But when I arrived at the pavilion, the Pavilion Master wasn’t there, so I wandered around, and then I saw…”
Yun Xi furrowed her brows slightly, quite puzzled, and asked, “Your father?”
“My father is Yun Kun, and my name is Yun Shulong.”
Yun Xi recalled for a moment and remembered that Yun Kun seemed to be a descendant of her eldest brother “Yun Kunwu”‘s lineage, although her eldest brother had died hundreds of years ago.
She paused and asked, “What did you discover?”
“In the basement, I found twenty-seven corpses wrapped in oilcloth, and then… I fled.”
“Then why did you run away without a word just now?”
“I thought you were also here to kill me…”
“Also?” Yun Xi narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, “Are there other people who want to kill you?”
“Yes, my brothers have been looking for me. I’ve been hiding all night…”
Just as he was saying this, Pei Lianxue, standing beside Yun Xi, suddenly felt a killing intent. She glanced sideways, then pulled Yun Xi’s shoulder and retreated several steps with her.
At the same time, Yun Jiujiu and Feng Yu Die also sensed a killing aura and quickly jumped back ten feet.
*Swish—*
The heads of the two Jian Jiu Peak disciples and Yun Shulong flew into the air after a white shadow flashed past.
A person wearing a black brocade robe and a golden half-mask, wielding a purple long sword, appeared where Yun Shulong had just been.
… …
