Chapter 15 (2/2)

Fan JiJing stepped outside while facing inwards and closed the door.

The candlelight inside the room pa.s.sed through the window and was casted on Hua HuaiXiu, revealing the expression on the side of his face clearly.

Distressed, shocked, disappointed…. It was too complicated for Fan JiJing to tell.

His heart sank suddenly, but there was not even the slightest change on his face. ”Let's go,” he said as he turned away his head. Staring at the tiny houses of the Jiuhua Sect lying in front of him, he walked forwards steadily, step by step, on the path paved with uneven stone slabs.

Hua HuaiXiu followed after him without a word.

Shoes brushed against the ground, producing some rustling noises now and then.

Much like a file, pulling back and forth incessantly between their hearts.

It was midnight.

Fan JiJing’s room was still in the Leyi Residence. He did not move back to the rear residence.

Walking up to it, he pushed open the doors, then turned around to look at Hua HuaiXiu.

Hua HuaiXiu also stopped to look at him.

”Cousin, you should sleep early,” said Fan JiJing indifferently. After finis.h.i.+ng these words, he turned back and went into the room. However, just as he was about to close the doors, Hua HuaiXiu blocked him with his hand.

”There's something I want to ask you.” Hua HuaiXiu's eyes gleamed in the darkness, black as ink.

”Cousin.” He sighed softly.

Hua HuaiXiu humphed coldly, ”You are letting me know about these because you want me to leave the Jiuhua Sect. If you want me to leave, then you should let me know everything clearly.”

Fan JiJing lowered his eyes and quietly stepped aside.

Hua HuaiXiu came into the room, making no secret of his presence, and lit the lantern.

Fan JiJing was leaning against the door, appearing as if he was ready to see him off at any time.

”Let me ask you. When you left, you intentionally traveled together with that Zheng Feng from the Yinshan Sect. Was that an act to infuriate me so that I would tail behind you as the witness of your absence?” Hua HuaiXiu glared at him with a stare as cold and sharp as a sword.

”Yes,” Fan JiJing answered calmly.

The stuffiness that was already stuck inside his chest started to ram around even more frenziedly. Hua HuaiXiu continued, ”Hence, the reason that you disappeared right after entering Jiangzhou was, instead of having a serious illness at an inn, that you traveled day and night to Mount Jiuhua and killed Bu LouLian before rus.h.i.+ng back to Jiangzhou to appear sick in front of me on purpose?”

”Yes.”

”You planned everything. You knew I would come to Mount Jiuhua, and you knew I would certainly testify for you, didn't you?”

”No, I didn't expect that you would come to Mount Jiuhua.” At this point, there was no need in trying to cover up anything anymore, so Fan JiJing frankly and sincerely said, ”But even if you didn't come, I could still ask s.h.i.+shu to send disciples to the Hua Family to ask for your testimony.”

”You knew for sure that I'd testify?” Hua HuaiXiu humphed, ”Don't forget that we were not together during the twenty days while you were missing.”

”You will.” Fan JiJing replied without the slightest hesitation.

Hua HuaiXiu's teeth chattered from anger.

”Cousin.” Fan JiJing sighed, ”I swear that ever since our childhood all the way till now, this was the only time that I lied to you.”

”Was it not enough?”

Fan JiJing lost his words.

Hua HuaiXiu turned around abruptly and supported himself with his two hands on the table. ”You are not afraid that I'll expose you?”

”Even if you do, I won't blame you.”

Hua HuaiXiu sneered.

This sneer from him was not just to Fan JiJing, but more to himself. The other person had already made it plain and clear that he was using him, yet not only was there no hatred stirring inside him, but why did he even feel grief and sadness for the other?

d.a.m.n it!

He himself insisted on making the blood debt of his parents a secret, and he himself decided to take everything on his own shoulder, then why should he feel grieved and sad for such a person?

”I see. Don't worry. I'll go the next morning, and go far away!” Hua HuaiXiu hammered the table with his fist. ”Now, get out!”

”Cousin, this is my room.”

Hurried footsteps and a loud slam from the closing door was the reply.

Leaning against the other half of the door, Fan JiJing, while staring at the dim light of night outside, let out a faint yet deep breath.

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