novelhk Chapter 144 Old things
Chapter 144 Old things
"Before the fourth wave of attacks begins, hurry up, you go to the southeast, and our colleagues will take control of the formation first."
After surveying the surroundings, Qin Xuanyu immediately gave instructions.
Jiang Qingyue nodded, and then, with a few leaps, she arrived at the southeast corner.
Just as the earth began to tremble and the fourth wave of the formation was about to be activated, the two simultaneously destroyed the trees in front of them. Instantly, the mist over the entire swamp dissipated, and the original calm was restored.
The original trees have returned to their original positions, and some have even disappeared.
"So it was an illusion within an array, one link after another. This mute girl is quite the expert in using arrays."
This reminded Qin Xuanyu of an old friend, who was also a master of array formations. If he were here... it's a pity, one wrong step leads to another.
"Let's go." Qin Xuanyu took Jiang Qingyue's hand and walked towards the cabin.
Just as they were about to approach the wooden house, Jiang Qingyue stopped Qin Xuanyu.
"what happened?"
Jiang Qingyue glanced to the side, then at her feet, before whispering a reminder to Qin Xuanyu, "Take the antidote pill."
After saying that, he took the medicine first, and Qin Xuanyu understood and followed suit.
Just as Jiang Qingyue reached out to knock on the courtyard gate, the gate suddenly opened by itself.
The two exchanged a glance but did not step inside.
"You two are truly skilled, managing to get this far." At this moment, a voice came from ahead. Although no one could be seen, the voice sounded like that of a middle-aged woman.
Wait, wasn't it supposed to be a mute girl? Wasn't she a mute? Then who's speaking?
Qin Xuanyu and Jiang Qingyue looked at each other, both feeling a strange sensation.
"Senior Mute Girl, I apologize for disturbing you. However, I have no choice but to seek the Three-Colored Moon Essence, so I have come to ask for the medicine." Jiang Qingyue cupped her hands and spoke first.
"Three-colored moonlight? You're really asking for the moon. What if I don't give it to you?"
As she spoke, she opened the door, and Jiang Qingyue saw the figure of the mute girl.
She walked out slowly, her hair gray and wearing a half-mask. But judging from her skin and the voice she had just heard, she didn't seem very old.
"Senior Dumb Girl, my grandfather has been poisoned and urgently needs the Three-Colored Moon Essence, so I have no choice but to come here. I hope Senior Dumb Girl can help me. You can also make any requests you have, and we can exchange them with you."
Jiang Qingyue knew, of course, that she couldn't expect someone to give her medicine for free, so she was prepared to make a small sacrifice.
As Jiang Qingyue looked at the mute girl, Qin Xuanyu also saw her and couldn't help but frown.
Although the person was wearing a half-mask, his figure gave him a strange sense of familiarity, but he shouldn't have seen him before.
However, his doubts were soon answered.
The moment the mute girl stepped outside, she saw Qin Xuanyu beside Jiang Qingyue. Instantly, her eyes widened in fury. "Qin Xuanyu, you despicable person, how dare you come here!"
As she spoke, she flew forward and struck Qin Xuanyu with a palm.
Qin Xuanyu pulled Jiang Qingyue aside, "Stay away." Then, he struck the mute girl with his palm, and both of them took a few steps back at the same time.
Before Qin Xuanyu could say anything, the mute girl rushed forward again, each move aimed at killing him.
Jiang Qingyue was caught off guard by this unexpected turn of events.
This mute girl and Qin Xuanyu...know each other?
Judging from this situation, it seems they not only know each other, but are enemies?
Jiang Qingyue was unsure whether to feel good or bad about her luck.
Moreover, when we asked the mute girl to speak, she didn't open her mouth, but the sound still came out.
Jiang Qingyue understood immediately upon recalling the martial arts technique of ventriloquism that once existed in the martial arts world.
She watched the two figures nervously. They were locked in a fierce battle, with the mute girl's every move deadly. The intense killing intent emanating from her body terrified Jiang Qingyue.
Even so, she was still unable to do anything to Qin Xuanyu. To be precise, Qin Xuanyu seemed to have been holding back all along, not going all out.
Jiang Qingyue was even more puzzled. Qin Xuanyu was never one to show mercy, but he showed mercy to the mute girl and even let her confess. Otherwise, he would have already taken her down.
After a long while, the mute girl, seeing that she could do nothing to Qin Xuanyu, couldn't help but look at Jiang Qingyue.
Seeing the look in the mute girl's eyes, Jiang Qingyue instantly understood what she wanted to do and quickly dodged.
Seeing this, Qin Xuanyu stopped and swept his hand across, then pushed her away with a palm, sending the mute girl flying. She coughed up a mouthful of blood, and her mask fell off.
"Qin Xuanyu, if you have the guts, then kill me!"
Seeing the hideous scars on the mute girl's face, even Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but feel a chill.
"Sister-in-law, why did you have to do this..." Qin Xuanyu sighed softly, his face showing remorse!
"Don't call me that, you don't deserve it!" The mute girl's chest heaved violently, and she couldn't help but spit out another mouthful of blood.
“Sister-in-law, I am very sorry for what happened back then. However, Brother Xu had only himself to blame. If I had another chance, I would still make the same choice.”
"Don't give me that fake sympathy. If you hadn't betrayed my husband back then, he wouldn't have died, and I wouldn't be in this inhuman state now. You deserve to die!"
Listening to the conversation between the two, Jiang Qingyue was completely confused. The only thing she knew was that the two had an irreconcilable feud over the murder of her husband.
However, based on my understanding of Qin Xuanyu, he couldn't possibly be such an ungrateful person, much less someone who would betray his brothers. So there was only one possibility: the other party was unrighteous and unjust first!
In fact, Jiang Qingyue was right. Back then, Xu Moyun was Qin Xuanyu's vanguard. The two worked together perfectly. Xu Moyun was especially skilled in formations. The two of them were invincible when they worked together.
However, in the end, it was this Xu Moyun who betrayed him. It turned out that he was a man from the Xiti Kingdom. Because of his defection, many brothers lost their lives, but he not only did not repent, but also tried to gain more, and even poisoned himself.
He told others that he didn't know who did it, but actually, he just wanted to save face for the perpetrator in the end.
However, he remained unrepentant, and in the end, the two comrades turned against each other, with Qin Xuanyu forced to kill him with his own hands.
The mute girl was Xu Moyun's wife. She wanted to avenge her husband, so she tried to poison him, but she ended up hurting herself. She lost her voice and was disfigured.
Qin Xuanyu wanted to help her out of consideration for their past relationship, but he found that she had disappeared without a trace, so the matter ended there.
I never expected that our reunion would be like this.
Qin Xuanyu explained the whole story to Jiang Qingyue in a few words. Jiang Qingyue was deeply moved. Before she could express her opinion, she saw that the mute girl became even more agitated.
"You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense!"