[That person did not come.]
“Little Sister Xin Yan.” Zhuge Yin’s voice rang out right in front of Gu Xin Yan. Gu Xin Yan quickly recovered her senses and saw Zhuge Yin’s smiling face before her eyes. Her heart felt a little helpless but she put on a faint smile out of politeness.
“Young Master Zhuge.”
Zhuge Yin however did not feel that Gu Xin Yan was distancing herself at all but instead stepped in closer to ask: “Did Little Sister Xin Yan manage to sleep well last night? I beg that Little Sister Xin Yan would not take offence with the incident yesterday as I merely had a drink too many which brought about that uncharacteristic behaviour. I must have caused my Little Sister to laugh at me.”
“You’re being too kind, yesterday was just a minor misunderstanding that’s all.” Gu Xin Yan replied with a smile.
“The arrangements the Pure Grace Palace made today is just too boring. Although the Pure Grace Palace has many species of flowers and much fishes to see, they are rather dull and uninteresting. I saw this morning that you were quite interested towards the flowers. If an opportunity arises, I will be sure to invite you to the Dragon Slayers Palace to see the flowerbeds in our gardens, it will be a sight that the Pure Grace Palace cannot hope to compare to.” Zhuge Yin said with a smile.
Gu Xin Yan was a little at a loss for words. She really did not know why this Zhuge Yin kept coming to badger her. If it had been anyone else, she could easily just disregard them or block them off with a few curt words. But as the other party was the Young Lord of the Dragon Slayers Palace, she had no choice but to be a little hold back a little.
The Blood Fiend Palace and the Flame Demons Palace were jostling for the top position of the Twelve Palaces and if they earned the enmity of the Dragon Slayers Palace at this point of time, it would only create unnecessary trouble for them.
Gu Xin Yan had no choice but to deal with Zhuge Yin patiently.
It was a wave after another for the youths on the arena stage and upon the platform now was already a couple of youths with indigo spirits.
But to the true prodigies who held back without making a move below the stage, such insignificant power wasn’t even worthy enough for them to strike at.
Zhuge Yin continued to find excuses to strike up a conversation with Gu Xin Yan. It must be said that with Zhuge Yin’s looks, background, and powers, it was enough to draw him a whole clump of admirers. But Gu Xin Yan’s mind was not on him at all, merely answering him with indifferent replies, her eyes highly distracted, intermittently straying over the crowd, seemingly looking for something among them.
When she caught sight of the figures of Yue Yi and Zi Jin, her eyes then showed great disappointment.
[Those two people from the Shadow Moon Palace are already here but there is still no sign of Jun Wu. It seems that he really did not come today.]
The emotion in Gu Xin Yan’s eyes was well noticed by Zhuge Yin, that look of great disappointment highly stinging to his eyes. He then turned to follow Gu Xin Yan’s line of sight to see…..
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Among the crowd of people, he saw a youth and a young girl standing together. They were watching the battle on stage and the young girl seemed to be occasionally asking questions by the youth’s ear with the youth then answering her patiently.
The youth possessed extremely striking looks and even Zhuge Yin had to admit that the other party was good looking. But…..
Zhuge Yin’s eyes narrowed up slightly. It was impossible that he would mistake the uniforms the two people were wearing as anything else. They were disciples of the Shadow Moon Palace. How count the Shadow Moon Palace count as anything before the Dragon Slayers Palace? Here he was standing right next to Gu Xin Yan but why did Gu Xin Yan’s gaze refuse to stay upon him but was instead drawn to look upon that youth from the Shadow Moon Palace?
Unable to reconcile with that fact, hatred rose up in Zhuge Yin’s heart. Suppressing the displeasure within, Zhuge Yin then said to Gu Xin Yan with a smile: “Is Little Sister Xin Yan finding this competition boring?”
Gu Xin Yan was slightly taken aback and just nodded her heart distractedly.
Towards the battle going on up on stage, she had not paid them the slightest notice.
A venomous glint then flashed within Zhuge Yin’s eyes as he said to Gu Xin Yan: “Will Little Sister Xin Yan just wait a little while for me to inject some excitement into this hopelessly dull competition?”
Before Gu Xin Yan could fully comprehend what Zhuge Yin meant with his words, Zhuge Yin had already stepped away.
From the moment that Zhuge Yin had run over to go try chat Gu Xin Yan up, Fei Yan had self consciously hidden himself in the shadows to not be an eyesore but had still continued to secretly pay attention to Zhuge Yin’s actions. When Zhuge Yin’s eyes had flashed with that venomous glint earlier, he had naturally noticed it. Seeing Zhuge Yin walking quickly towards the crowd, Fei Yan immediately followed behind, a faint uneasy feeling creeping into his heart.
Zi Jin was talking to Yue Yi about things happening up on the stage and though Yue Yi was a rather gloomy person, things that needed to be said would still be pointed out. And as his deep voice was never tempered with any impatience, it was greatly pleasing to Zi Jin which made the corners of her mouth lift up slightly with a smile.
But just as Zi Jin was going to ask a little more, another voice suddenly rang out behind them.
“You guys are from the Shadow Moon Palace?”
The voice was considerably loud which drew the stares of the youths in the surrounding area.
Zi Jin and Yue Yi turned their heads and saw Zhuge Yin standing there conspicuously right before their eyes, the folding fan he held in his hand swaying slowly, the young man’s slightly upraised chin tinged with arrogance.
Zi Jin was immediately feeling rather nervous, both her hands subconsciously grabbing onto Yue Yi’s arm. Yue Yi creased his brows and looked at Zhuge Yin and from Zhuge Yin’s dress and his countenance, he recognized Zhuge Yin as who he was.
“We are indeed disciples from the Shadow Moon Palace. I wonder what brought Young Master Zhuge to come here?” Yue Yi said unaffectedly. Zhuge Yin’s reputation among the Twelve Palaces wasn’t all that great, conceited, arrogant, and a person who would not think of consequences for his actions, well known to be the most troublesome person to deal with among the Dragon Slayers Palace’s younger generation.
Zhuge Yin glanced at the pale faced Zi Jin and he jeered inwardly in his heart before he said: “It’s nothing but it’s just that I noticed that the two of you seem to be very interested in the arena battles. So, aren’t you going to try it yourself?”
Zhuge Yin’s tone was filled with intense enmity. Yue Yi could not understand the reason for the hostility.
The Shadow Moon Palace and the Dragon Slayers Palace had always steered clear of each other without any feud between them. Moreover, there wasn’t any grudge between them and Zhuge Yin where they had not even come into any form of contact before, so why had Zhuge Yin suddenly come running here to find trouble with them?
“There’s no need, with our weak powers, it’s not enough to grace such a grand event. We’ll rather not embarrass ourselves.” Yue Yi said carefully, discreetly shielding Zi Jin behind him.
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Zhuge Yin lifted up his eyebrow slightly. “Are people from the Shadow Moon Palace all so modest? If I remember correctly, you should be called Yue Yi right?”
Yue Yi’s eyebrows creased slightly. Having his identity pointed out by Zhuge Yin so suddenly, Zhuge Yin felt a foreboding premonition looming over him. Zhuge Yin had come prepared.
“Yes.”
“And your Grandfather should be Elder Yue of the Shadow Moon Palace. Is that right?” Zhuge Yin asked thoughtfully, staring at Yue Yi as he continued to fan his folding fan lightly.
“That’s right.” The unease in Yue Yi’s heart
intensified. [What was Zhuge Yin pointing out his identity and background at this point of time for?]
“Elder Yue of the Shadow Moon Palace is one of the top three pugilist of the Shadow Moon Palace and he is the only Elder who holds powers comparable to the Palace Lord. He has also been in the Shadow Moon Palace longer than the the current Shadow Moon Palace Lord and has served three Palace Lords. It could be said that he is easily the most experienced and senior person in the Shadow Moon Palace. Someone once said, that with Elder Yue’s skills, he even possesses the capability to override the Shadow Moon Palace Lord but Elder Yue is instead unswervingly loyal to the Shadow Moon Palace. Not only had he committed himself fully to assist three generations of Palace Lords, he had not been married, without any children of his own.” Zhuge Yin’s eyes flashed with a venomous and chilling glint as he stared at Yue Yi, the smile at the corners of his lips deepening.
“Speaking about this, Elder Yue is really a living example of the word loyalty! But on the other hand, I heard that the Elder Yue seems to have a penchant for…..” Zhuge Yin’s voice raised up slightly in pitch. “From a very long time ago, Elder Yue had already developed a habit of adopting young children. Those children would follow at Elder Yue’s side from young and were brought up by Elder Yue. But there’s one very strange thing. For youths who possess good gifts, after they grew up, they would mysteriously go missing, and Elder Yue does not seem to find that there’s anything strange about it, and had never conducted any investigations at all. Yue Yi….. Can you answer me this? What is the reason for this strange phenomenon?”
Zhuge Yin’s gaze fell upon Yue Yi, his face obviously smiling but made Yue Yi felt as if a venomous viper was eyeing him.
Zhuge Yin’s words attracted the curiosity of quite a number of the youths surrounding them. Some of them had heard of the Shadow Moon Palace’s Elder Yue before but had not known about such a deep secret hidden behind, and they could not help but to turn their gazes upon Yue Yi.
[Isn’t Yue Yi exactly the adopted grandson of Elder Yue?]
Yue Yi’s face had turned slightly pale. He could faintly detect the danger within Zhuge Yin’s words. Zhuge Yin must have known something for him to ask such a question!
The reason the children that Elder Yue had adopted in the past had gone missing in the end, that was a point that even within the Shadow Moon Palace, it was a secret that was not known to anyone. Yue Yi himself had only become aware of this matter through sheer coincidence but he still did not know what had exactly happened.
“What? Yue Yi, you don’t know?” Zhuge Yin asked mockingly as he stared at the pale faced Yue Yi, arrogantly raising up his chin.
Yue Yi clenched his jaws tight and did not reply, but Zi Jin standing beside him became rather nervous. Through the conversation between Jun Wu and Yue Yi, Zi Jin had become aware of Yue Yi’s bitter experience straight from the horse’s mouth. Zhuge Yin had already carried his words so far, he wouldn’t possibly have anything good to say about Yue Yi after this.
Zi Jin drew in a deep breath and she suddenly walked to stand in front of Yue Yi, to face Zhuge Yin with his malicious intentions.
“Young Lord Zhuge, at this moment, with so many people fighting battles in the competition to exchange pointers, with you as the Dragon Slayers Palace’s Young Lord, coming here to reveal the private secrets of other people, might not be all that appropriate at all!”
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Zhuge Yin stared at Zi Jin who had suddenly jumped out and the corners of his mouth curled up in a sneer. “Not appropriate? I think this young lady here must have misunderstood something. I am merely here to remind Yue Yi that with the kind of personality Elder Yue has, if he comes to know that his adopted grandson has backed down from battle in this gathering of the Twelve Palaces which would embarrass the Shadow Moon Palace, Elder Yue would surely not let Yue Yi off easily. If Yue Yi is not careful, he might follow in the footsteps of those youths that have gone missing, then what good could it possibly do for him?”
“We wouldn’t dare to trouble you to worry about that!” Zi Jin said as she looked warily at Zhuge Yin. Even she could feel the animosity Zhuge Yin had against them.
Zhuge Yin continued to stare at Zi Jin, not having any intention to waste his breath on her any longer. His target had been Yue Yi right from the beginning.
“Whether I need to worry about that, I think Yue Yi knows it best himself. The temperament of that grandfather of yours, isn’t that patient at all. I think you would have tasted his “care and concern” quite a bit and you wouldn’t want to have another taste of it right?”
Zhuge Yin strange words and his queer tone of voice made everyone feel there was something more behind his words. More youths who had been paying attention to the battles up on stage were now drawn over here, the crowd surrounding Yue Yi, Zi Jin and Zhuge Yin in layer upon layer of people, everyone with their ears pricked, seeking to hear more of this juicy news.
And among the big pack of nosey youths, someone was also breaking out in cold sweat for Yue Yi’s and Zi Jin’s sakes.
Looking at the current situation, Fei Yan realized the situation was dire. Zhuge Yin must have diverted the rage he felt from being disregarded by Gu Xin Yan to vent it all upon the Shadow Moon Palace. If it had been anyone else caught in this situation, Fei Yan could just have ignored it totally. But this was happening to people who had come to the Pure Grace Palace together with Jun Wu Xie.
Zhuge Yin was acting suave and elegant on the surface, but his heart was petty and vicious, avenging himself for the smallest grievance. When Fei Yan was in the Dragon Slayers Palace, he had witnessed Zhuge Yin teaching those disciples not to his liking a lesson, and his methods had been cruel. Not that Zhuge Yin had taken the initiative to seek trouble with Yue Yi and Zi Jin, this matter would surely not end so easily!
Fei Yan clenched his jaws tight discreetly. With his position, he could only go up and try to dissuade him a little, but Zhuge Yin was not someone easily persuaded. His eyes then involuntarily looked at his other companions among the crowd and on the faces of Qiao Chu and the others, he saw similar expressions of worry.
With the current situation, none of them could step forward or it might very well destroy the entire grand plan of having them infiltrate into the various palaces!
At that moment, Fei Yan could only discreetly retreat to the back of the crowd, to soundlessly hide himself in a unnoticeable corner before he pulled out the jade token hidden upon his body.
On the other side, Zhuge Yin’s aggressive and overbearing words made Yue Yi turn white as a sheet. The other people might not be able to discern what Zhuge Yin was hinting at with his words, but to Yue Yi himself, every single one of those vicious words filled with insinuations, was like a dagger that stabbed him right in the heart, slowly breaking down the mask of unyielding resilience he had pretended to hold up for ten years, to slowly crumble into pieces.
“Oh, that’s right! Yue Yi, don’t you have a little sister as well? Just like you, who is also adopted and taken care of by Elder Yue?” Zhuge Yin said evilly. He looked on with great satisfaction as he saw Yue Yi’s face turning more and more pale, admiring the lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
[Such a lowly piece of trash, even if he possessed a set of good looking countenance, was still only be useless good for nothing.]
[He will have Gu Xin Yan know, that things from the Shadow Moon Palace, are not fit to even carry his shoes!]
The instant Yue Yi heard the words “little sister”, he immediately stiffened.
Zhuge Yin must have come to know the real face of Elder Yue. Every word he said had been filled with innuendos, like he was warning Yue Yi, that otherwise, that unspeakable truth would be revealed before everyone present.
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Zhuge Yin must have come to know the real face of Elder Yue. Every word he said had been filled with innuendos, like he wa
s warning Yue Yi, that otherwise, that unspeakable truth would be revealed before everyone present.
Yue Yi did not care if his own reputation fell into tatters, but he could not make himself not care about his sister’s!
Zi Jin was going to say something for him with Yue Yi held her back with a hand placed on her shoulder. He then took one step forward, suppressing the fear he felt in his heart, to look straight at Zhuge Yin.
“I understand what the Young Lord Zhuge means. You want me to step up onto that arena stage?”
“That’s right, I want you to be able to answer to your grandfather when you go back later. I am just concerned about you.” Zhuge Yin laughed, highly arrogantly.
“Then Yue Yi would have to thank Young Lord Zhuge for his kindness.” Yue Yi said before drawing in a deep breath. Giving Zi Jin a reassuring glance, Yue Yi then turned himself around resolutely, to walk up onto the stage under the numerous curious stares upon him.
Upon the stage, two disciples with indigo spirits were actually battling each other in a very close fight. They were completely unaware of the turmoil that happened off the stage when they suddenly discovered that a astoundingly quick figure had appeared right them between in a flash.
A pair of arms suddenly pushed the two youths apart in the thick of battle, the dominating strength rendering the two youths helpless against it. In a blink, they found that they had been pushed right off the stage!
At the moment that the two youths fell off the stage, they still did not know what had actually happened till the sore ache that shot through their bodies caused them to snap awake. The immediately stood up in furious rage, to glare at Yue Yi who was standing alone up on the stage.
“Filthy scoundrel! What are you doing! ?”
“Damn it! Are you asking for death! ?”
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