Chapter 86 Joint-assassination (1/2)
Qin Yu walked out of the bathhouse casually, and no one stopped him. From the shadows, a pair of eyes locked on to him. Even when his figure blended into the crowd on the streets, the pair of eyes was still glued to him.
Qin Yu walked casually among the crowd as he looked for an inn to have a proper meal and a good night’s rest before he returned to Luosang City tomorrow.
He was worried about his parents after not seeing them for so long.
In the killing array, Mu Rongyue once told him that his parents were being locked up in the Qin family’s jail, and he wondered how they were coping. It was about time to settle some old debts with the Qin family.
The streets of Bao Ding City were even more crowded than usual. Not only did the crowd show no signs of slowing in the evening, but there were also more and more young people on the streets. There was a festival today, and there were youths were busy, lighting lanterns, reciting poetry, playing games, and exchanging contacts. Perhaps, some of these youngsters would find the person of their dreams tonight.
Hence, on this day, the boys were boldly staring at the pretty ladies, while the ladies were admiring at the handsome boys.
A particularly pretty lady in green stood in the crowd, and her outstanding figure attracted the gazes of numerous young boys. However, the woman was as cold as ice, and this caused people to only stare at her from afar, as they did not dare to approach her.
Beside the pretty figure stood a pale-faced teenager. He looked studious in his white garb, and he held onto a paper fan.
Although he looked decent, his behavior and perverse expression betrayed his identity as a lewd pervert. His eyes constantly darted around as they devoured the sight of the bosoms and butts of the girls around him. He even loudly exclaimed while salivating from the side of his mouth: “I’ve long heard that Bao Ding City was filled with pretty girls. It seems like the rumor was true after all. This is the best!”
The young males who were standing around saw the expressions of the pale-faced teen, and they all felt a surging impulse to give him a tight slap. He had an exquisitely beautiful lady, a masterpiece beside him, and yet he still had the audacity to look at other pretty girls. He was simply insatiable.
However, they soon discovered the reason for the pale-faced teen’s behavior. It turns out, the pair were actually siblings.
“San Ge, can you behave yourself? We are not here to look at pretty girls.” The pretty figure in green chided her brother.
“Hehehe…” The teenager laughed dryly, “Little sis, since we are already here in Bao Ding City, we shouldn’t miss out on looking at these pretty girls. Otherwise, I will be losing out big time. Sigh, you should look at the boys around here too. Maybe if there was one to your liking, you could finally be married off! Then, you wouldn’t be able to nag at me all day long anymore. Hehehehe…”
“Scram!” The girl yelled angrily.
“Qing Yun, I am your brother. How could you speak to your brother like this? As the saying goes: A youth, when at home, should be filial, and when abroad, respectful to his elders. Meaning to say you have to respect your parents and love your siblings. You should respect me, your brother… Eh, I’m not done, where are you going? Eh, eh! Little sister, don’t run off so quickly without me. Wait for me! You said you’ll protect me!” The teen yelled out as he chased the figure of the pretty girl.
The figure in green was Qing Yun, and the teen by her side was her brother, Qing Chen, a scholar who was not good at martial arts and who was only interested in the wisdom of the sages.
Right before the moment when Qing Yun ran off, she saw a familiar, unforgettable figure in the bustling crowd. His bloodied figure haunted her dreams, and she had already lost count of the number of times she called out his name 一 Qin Yu.
She had traveled to Luosang City numerous times in person to find news about him. However, there was no news and as time went on, the name of Qin Yu slowly faded from the memories of the people in Luosang City and from the Qin family. Whenever this name was spoken, they would only remember that he was once the generation-defining genius of the Qin family. However, it was a pity that he met an early death.
A year had already gone by, and those that survived the killing array had already returned. Those that didn’t probably perished together with the array.
However, Qing Yun still firmly believed that Qin Yu was still alive.
When she saw the figure in the crowd, she rushed over in a flash and chased after the figure. However, with the sun slowly setting, it was extremely hard to find a person in the crowd. The figure was just like a shooting star flashing across the sky, appearing briefly before vanishing. Once you missed it, there was no longer any trace of it remaining.
Qing Yun stood in the crowd, scanning left and right but to no avail. That man was nowhere to be found.
“Did I see wrongly?” Qing Yun murmured.
Qing Chen panted loudly as he tried to catch his breath, having finally caught up with his sister. “Qing Yun, my dearest little sister… did you just abandon your own brother? You are so ruthless!”
Qing Yun glanced over and shot her brother a look of helplessness: “Aren’t you still alive and kicking?”
“Of course I am! What, do you want something bad to happen to me?” Qing Chen protested loudly with dissatisfaction.
“If there’s nothing wrong, that’s good. Let’s leave.” Qing Yun could not be bothered to speak further with her long-winded brother and walked off immediately.
“Where are we off to?” Qing Chen hurriedly chased after her.
“It’s late, let’s find an inn to rest for the night. I really don’t understand why Father sent you along with me this time.” Qing Yun murmured in protest.