224 Looking at the Other Peak from This Peak (1/2)

Zhao Layue was curious, asking, ”How was he fooled?”

”It's because he is too suspicious,” Jing Jiu replied.

Thinking of his Big Brother being tricked by him, the corners of his mouth were pulled up slightly, revealing a smile, which indicated Jing Jiu was quite satisfied at the accomplishment.

Zhao Layue was a bit surprised because Jing Jiu had seldom displayed such emotions.

No matter how well he performed at the Inherited Sword Competition by the stream, the Sword Trial on Green Mountain, or the Plum Meeting, he had never shown any emotion, taking the achievements in stride.

Zhao Layue didn't know what Jing Jiu had fooled that person about, and Jing Jiu didn't know how useful fooling him would be; but it was a habit he had developed over hundreds of years, having some trump cards in the hands, that is.

This was something he had learned from his Big Brother.

He had known that there was a hidden enemy on the Green Mountain, but he hadn't expected that the enemy was Fang Jingtian. The Little Four hadn't forgotten about his master after so many years.

”Fang Jingtian attempted to kill you twice. Did he suspect that you had found something?” Zhao Layue asked.

”Zhuo Yi wanted to kill you on Sword Peak back then,” Jing Jiu said, ”because he learned through the Curtain Rollers that you were investigating Bihu Peak. Though Fang Jingtian didn't know what I was investigating, he knew I was investigating something; that was a reason enough to kill me.”

Hearing this, Zhao Layue lifted her inky brows slightly, but she didn't say anything.

This matter would have significant repercussions. If she and Jing Jiu pushed their opponents into a corner, what should they do when their opponents fought back with full force?

Though Shenmo Peak was very popular at the moment, it was actually the weakest among the nine peaks of the Green Mountain. She, having the highest Cultivation state on Shenmo Peak, was merely in the initial state of the Free Travel. They definitely had no chance of fighting against their enemies.

Jing Jiu knew what she was worried about. He was similarly worried when he and Zhao Layue saw Yin San's corpse years ago.

His idea hadn't changed during the years he spent in the snowland; he still believed that it was much safer to stay on the Green Mountain.

Nobody could do anything here.

Yet, there would be a problem. Those two guys left the Green Mountain for a while a few years later. If the hidden enemies on various peaks would take the opportunity to strike, what should they do then?

Facing life and death, prudence was always necessary. Moreover, this was his Green Mountain; if he had a mishap here, it would be ridiculous.

Jing Jiu didn't want to give his enemies any opportunity. ”Let's go somewhere,” Jing Jiu stood up and said this to Zhao Layue.

”Where?” asked Zhao Layue.

”Bihu Peak,” said Jing Jiu.

Zhao Layue was taken aback slightly.

Before Jing Yang's ascension, two pieces of the Thunder-Soul Wood had mysteriously disappeared from Bihu Peak. She wanted to investigate this incident many years ago, but she was stopped by Jing Jiu.

Now that he wanted to take her to Bihu Peak, was it because he was ready to reveal the truth?

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All nine peaks of the Green Mountain were different from each other.

Shenmo Peak was the loneliest, similar to Sword Peak, looking like a stone sword pointing toward the sky.

Yet, Bihu Peak was lush with green trees, looking like a fake stone mountain in the gardens, with the dense forest covering it like the moss, blocking all the mountain paths.

Only when one walked on it would they realize just how huge Bihu Peak was. It would be a rare incident to encounter any human being here.

The slightly cold clouds and fog were drifting amid the green forest. The mountain path kept fading in and out of sight, looking like a path leading to the fairy realm, as if it would disappear at any moment.

As they arrived at a cliff's edge, Jing Jiu looked at the distant peak and said after a moment of silence, ”I dislike the cold even more now.”

Back when he was on that peak, he disliked the cold intent coming up from the bottom of the well; even the boiling soup of hotpot couldn't bring any comfort to him.

This feeling became even stronger after many years he spent in the snowland.

There were many broken cliffs on that peak, with icy snow remaining on the cliffs, but the green pine trees covered the higher section of the peak. It exuded cold intent across the heaven and earth. One could still sense its cold intent from such a distance.

That place was Shangde Peak.