Chapter - 402 Being Driven Mad By Unredressed Mongol Injustice (2) (1/2)

Zhang Wuji sighed and said, ”Miss Zhao, I beseech you, please leave now.”

Zhao Min shook her head and said, ”I definitely must see Xie Daxia.”

Since she was adamant, Zhang Wuji had no choice but entered the inn and went to Xie Xun's room. He knocked twice on the door and called out, ”Yifu!” while he positioned himself in front of Zhao Min.

He called out twice without receiving any answer from inside the room. Zhang Wuji tried to push the door open, but it was actually locked. He felt strange; his Yifu possessed a very keen pair of ears, as soon as he arrived at the door, his Yifu would most certainly be awakened. If he was somewhere else, why was the door bolted from the inside? He pushed the door exerting a little bit more force and 'crack!' the latch broke. The door swung wide open but Xie Xun was not inside. He saw that one of the window panes was half open; he thought his Yifu must have left from the window.

He went to Zhou Zhiruo's room and called out, ”Zhiruo!” two times without receiving any answer. Pushing the door open, he also did not see Zhou Zhiruo inside, but her clothes were folded neatly on the 'kang' [heatable brick bed of northern China].

Zhang Wuji was alarmed, ”Could it be that they met some enemies?” he mused. He called the innkeeper to inquire, but the innkeeper said he did not see those two people go out, he also did not hear any noise which would suggest there was some dispute or even fighting.

Zhang Wuji was somewhat relieved; he thought, ”Most likely they heard some suspicious noise and went out to track down the enemy.” He also thought that although Xie Xun's eyes were blind, his martial art skill was strong; it was a rarity to find someone who could be his match in the present age. Besides, he had the cautious and prudent Zhou Zhiruo as his company, so it was unlikely for them to meet any mishap. Leaping out from Xie Xun's window, he looked to all directions without seeing anything unusual, thereupon he returned to the room.

Zhao Min said, ”Why do you look relieved to see that Xie Daxia is not here?”

”Still talking nonsense,” Zhang Wuji said, ”When did I look relieved?”

Zhao Min smiled, ”Can't I see it on your face?” she said, ”As you open the door, you were tense, but now the skin on your face is relaxed.”

Ignoring her, Zhang Wuji leaned against the 'kang'. With a chuckle Zhao Min sat on a chair and said, ”I know you were afraid Xie Daxia might kill me, luckily he is not here so you are saved from a difficult situation. I know you really cannot bear to lose me.”

”What if I really cannot bear to lose you?” Zhang Wuji angrily said.

”I am very happy,” Zhao Min replied.

Zhang Wuji bitterly said, ”Then why are you repeatedly trying to harm me? Can you bear to lose me?”

Suddenly Zhao Min blushed, ”You are right,” she said quietly, ”Previously I was determined to kill you, but after the Green Willow Manor incident, if I ever have the intention to harm you, let the Heaven punish and the Earth destroy me, Minmin Timur. After I die, let me perish forever in the eighteenth level of hell, never to be reincarnated for tens of thousands of years.”

Listening to her speaking very seriously, Zhang Wuji interrupted, ”Then why did you abandon me on that deserted island for the sake of a sword and a saber?”

”Since you said so, I can't dispute it even if I have a hundred mouths,” Zhao Min said, ”Let us wait for Xie Daxia and Miss Zhou to come back, so that the four of us can sort things out clearly.”

Zhang Wuji said, ”Your mouth is full of sweet but insincere words. You have deceived me one person, must you also deceive my Yifu and Miss Zhou?”

Zhao Min laughed and said, ”Why are you resigned on being deceived by me? Because in your heart you like me, do you not?”

”What if I do?” Zhang Wuji vehemently said.