Chapter 19 (2/2)

Yu Ai never expected that he would still have energy left over to resist despite being seriously injured to the point of beco blind

He didn't know Shen Qiao only had thirty percent of his martial power left in him The bamboo stick stirred up a spiral of wind around it With a chill like a cold spring, its iciness seemed to deeply pierce into one's bones He didn't dare to take the strike physically, so he turned his body to the side to dodge To his surprise, however, Shen Qiao didn't get into a fight with him at all He immediately withdrew his palm in midway, then retreated towards the path he came from!

Having grown up here ever since he was young, even though Shen Qiao couldn't really see right now, he was still able to barely distinguish the environhtness skills, not turning back his head even as Yu Ai chased hi to the sound, he tracked down Yu Ai's position, then he threw the rest of the bamboo stick back-handedly towards his behind

Yu Ai was deter soft-hearted He rolled in the baht back at Shen Qiao

As an air-piercing sound came from behind him, the bamboo stick brushed past Shen Qiao's shoulder and cut open the clothes Blood instantaneously strea despite the pain, but his figure inevitably swayed a little

Like this, Yu Ai had already caught up to him in a blink of an eye He struck a pale it in tiht at the center of his back He spat out a largeup on the ground as he gasped for breath

”Stop running!” Yu Ai was really angry He reached out again to pull him up ”Since when did you become so stubborn? I don't want to hurt you, on't you just listen!”

”Who doesn't run after knowing he is going to be confined? He must be an idiot then!”

A sneer was heard in the dark It sounded indistinct and cold, but no one could tell where it had come from

Yu Ai was overwhelmed with shock He stopped and looked around, but he failed to find the other person's trace

”Which rat is it? Come out!”

”At first, I thought that for a proud son of the Heavens like Qi Fengge, his disciples shouldn't be too much a failure no matter what To my surprise, not only did Shen Qiao becoent sect leader is just so-so in tere knows about this in the netherworld, he's probably going to turn even in his grave”

The next moment, Yan Wushi+ appeared with banter and ridicule on his face

Yu Ai realized that with his martial arts, he couldn't even see clearly where the person had just co before that

He was shocked on the inside, but on the surface, he was still caluished ht you to visit Mount Xuandu at ht? If you are an old friend of my respected Master, then please have some tea in the main hall”

Yan Wushi+ replied, ”A Mount Xuandu without Qi Fengge is really too insipid I'm fine without the tea Also, you're not qualified to enjoy tea with me face to face yet”

Yu Ai had the intention to let Mount Xuandu step into the secular world again, therefore he had done a lot of preparation for it beforehand Seeing how ridiculously arrogant the way this person's words were, in addition to his unfathomable martial arts, he searched for a while in his mind and suddenly came up with a nan', Yan Wushi+?!”

Yan Wushi+ frowned ”'Den'… I'm not very fond of this nickname”

Yu Ai skipped over the topic of fondness His face becaht Sect Master Yan to Mount Xuandu? Yu is dealing with soht now and therefore ht not have looked after you well Please co daytime, Sect Master Yan”

”I can coht to order me around?”

Yu Ai was taken aback by his sudden appearance just now so he didn't think it over Now it finally occurred to him that Mount Xuandu was not a place that people could easily break in as they wished Even grandmaster-level experts like Yan Wushi+ and Ruyan Kehui could not co an unmanned place The only possibility was that he had coed by a cliff

He suddenly turned around and looked at Shen Qiao

The other person's head was slightly hanging, his expression indiscernible He felt the tree trunk next to him with his hand and made an effort to stand up with its support It seeh to blow him away

The wind had gradually becoer in fact, and people's clothes started to rattle with it However, he still stood there steadily, seely unbendable under any devastation

Seeing that he wasn't surprised about Yan Wushi+'s appearance, Yu Ai suddenly thought of another possibility He was startled and enraged at the saether with people from the Demonic sects?!”

After he heard this sentence, Shen Qiao slowly let out a turbid breath with a bloody odor mixed with it He wiped the blood that had spilled out of the corner of his mouth and asked with a hoarse voice, ”If you can collude with the Tujue people, then why can't I stay together with people from the Demonic sects?”

Author’s Notes:

I'm not sure if any cuties didn't understand the relations here I'll sort it out for you: Yu Ai is executing a plan, and this plan requires him to cooperate with the Tujue people He knows Shen Qiao won't agree to it, so he must remove Shen Qiao from the leadershi+p position In Yu Ai's mind: the hundred-year plan for Mount Xuandu is more important than senior brother, and therefore I shall do what is right even at the cost of my family Let's do it!After Shen Qiao fell off the cliff, Yu Ai naturally becareed to the idea that Mount Xuandu needs to step into the secular world, so Yu Ai is widely supported But they don't know that Yu Ai poisoned Shen Qiao, and they don't know he has been cooperating secretly with Kunye

The reason Shen Qiao chooses to leave is that Yu Ai behaved too well before He doesn't have any evidence, and other people may not believe him even if he tells the truth

Therefore, Shen Qiao didn't get tricked because he was too stupid He just put too much trust in Yu Ai's personality It's the saether since they were young and they are closer than real brothers, so they don't have any guards against each other

Because this was such a gentle environentle Qiao Qiao~

I also have to mention this by the way:

Now is the end of Northern and Southern dynasties (420-580 AD)

Because of the Uprising of the Five Barbarians, all kinds of imes in the Northern area

At this time, the influence of the Tujue people was tremendous They occupy a vast territory They even formed an alliance with the Eastern Roht the Persian Empire

Even Northern Zhou and Northern Qi can't take them head-on and have to yield to the that is shaimes

But they cannot represent everyone There are still many people who have adhered to the orthodoxy of the Central Plains and want to restore its lost territory

That includes Puliuru Jian After he obtained rulershi+p of the world, he i, so his na Jian), and etc

This novel is not a historical novel Ibackground, Yu Ai hi with the Tujue people is a very serious matter Shen Qiao has his principles and bottoht to back down

It's like like what Qiao Qiao says in the novel He also thinks that it ht not be appropriate for Mount Xuandu to seal thebefore, but he will never agree to collaborate with the Tujue people for any reason

And this is where they differ

Translator's Notes:

[1] You can take the thoroughfare, but I’ll pass e: You look after your own concern and leave me to my own affairs