One that second guessed her, distrusted her, and had even queried and interfered with her actions was one that she did not need to continue to keep beside her.
All colour drained out from Zi Jin’s face in an instant. She raised up her head in panic to look at Jun Wu Xie. She had not thought that her single moment of rashness would cause Jun Wu to immediately deliver such a strict and severe judgement of her.
Jun Wu had always not spoken much all this time and her personality was so cold and indifferent that it made one easily forget that he would have a temper. His excessively calm and rational demeanor would instead create an illusion of the lack of restraint to others and it was exactly because of that that Zi Jin’s heart had grown little by little over time to become presumptuous.
Never expecting to find out that Jun Wu had absolutely no intention of giving her the chance to clarify the truth.
“No! Young Master Jun! I’ve realized my mistake! Please give me another chance! I will not dare to shoot my mouth off with such nonsense anymore.” Zi Jin pleaded as she looked at Jun Wu, her face pale. She had been the one that personally promised the Palace Lord she would accompany Jun Wu to come to the Pure Grace Palace. But only a few days had passed and if she was booted back by Jun Wu just like that, how was she going to answer to the Palace Lord?
Jun Wu Xie stared coldly at Zi Jin, looking completely unmoved.
“You do not trust me.”
Zi Jin’s entire body stiffened, thinking to say something, but could not make herself utter a single word.
[It’s true. She does not trust Jun Wu.]
Ever since that day at the arena stage, everything that she knew of Jun Wu had undergone a drastic change. She could no longer treat Jun Wu as a trusted ally. Jun Wu’s actions had terrified her, making her see how ruthless Jun Wu really was. They were just allies, who made use of each other, cooperating partners who exploited each other for benefits.
Not companions.
“The fact that you do not trust me, does not bother me. I do not need you to trust me. But I will not allow anyone to interfere with my actions. Do you understand?” Jun Wu Xie looked at Zi Jin frostily, her tone of voice almost icy.
Zi Jin turned even paler as she nodded her head with a tremble, her eyes brimming up with tears. She finally came to realize just how numerous the disciples of the Spirit Jade Palace was! Jun Wu only needed someone from the Spirit Jade Palace and any one from the Spirit Jade Palace would be able to satisfy that criteria, not like it had to be her alone.
Having volunteered for this on her own initiative, she had no way of backing out of it.
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Unable to answer to the Palace Lord, and she would not be able to face her sisters back in the palace at all. Before anyone else had known about the matter, she had already made a promise for all of this on her own initiative, so how could she possibly back down now?
Zi Jin’s hands gripped her skirt tightly as her tears flowed down her cheeks silently.
There wasn’t the slightest tinge of sympathy in Jun Wu Xie’s eyes and it was only after several moments that she finally said: “This is the first time, and there won’t be a second.”
Zi Jin nodded her head, understanding in her heart that that meant Jun Wu had relented.
“You can go now.” Jun Wu Xie said.
Zi Jin trembled as she got to her feet and silently retreated out from the room.
“Zi Jin she…..” Yue Yi who was lying on the bed said hesitantly. He did not understand why Zi Jin did not trust Jun Wu when Zi Jin had obviously known Jun Wu earlier than he did. Even he could see it clearly so how could she not understand?
“You do not have to bother with it and just concentrate on nursing your injuries.” Jun Wu Xie said, looking at Yue Yi.
Yue Yi did not say anything more as in this cooperation, it was a deal with just Jun Wu alone and his relationship with Zi Jin was one step further removed. Since that was one of Jun Wu’s people, he would naturally not be in a position to say anything.
Jun Wu Xie stood up and pulled Jun Wu Yao sitting beside her along to leave Yue Yi’s room. After leaving Yue Yi’s room, Jun Wu Xie led Jun Wu Yao back to her own room and closed the door behind them.
“You are thinking of killing her?” Jun Wu Xie lifted her head to look into Jun Wu Yao’s jet black eyes. When Zi Jin had questioned her earlier, Jun Wu Xie had strongly felt the thick intense murder emanating out from Jun Wu Yao. Although what he crushed to dust earlier had been only a spoon, Jun Wu Xie was clearly aware that what he wanted to crush even more at that moment was Zi Jin.
Jun Wu Yao stretched his hand out to wrap Jun Wu Xie into his embrace as he said softly: “That’s right.”
For such a moronic girl, what right did she have to continue to live before Jun Wu Xie’s sight?
“I want to kill, but you would not allow me to do it. Little Xie, weren’t your obvious efforts in immediately admonishing and chasing her away because you were afraid I would strike before you could act, to kill that dumb trash?” Jun Wu Yao twirled Jun Wu Xie’s hair around his finger, as a violet glint flashed very briefly within his jet black eyes.
He was so used to wanton tyranny, killing off anyone whom he found an eyesore, with the sole exception of things that concerned Jun Wu Xie, he displayed a high level of patience. If Zi Jin today was not linked to Jun Wu Xie in any way, the moment Zi Jin had opened her mouth, her throat would have been slit.
Jun Wu Xie drew in a deep breath. She had berated Zi Jin so sternly just now, was to establish her stance on this matter to Jun Wu Yao clearly.
“She is a disciple of the Spirit Jade Palace and my agreement with the Spirit Jade Palace Lord to cooperate still stands. Zi Jin had followed me here and if I am to freely allow you to kill her, I will not be able to explain it to the Spirit Jade Palace Lord.”
“Then have him killed as well and you will not have to answer anything.” Jun Wu Yao said with a light laugh. In his eyes, the so called Spirit Jade Palace was merely a bug he could easily squash to death.”
Jun Wu Xie instead shook her head.
“Enemies can be killed, but not allies.”
Jun Wu Xie had her own principles that she insisted upon. When she chose to cooperate with anyone, before the other party did anything wrong, she would not unilaterally decide to shred up their agreement. To her, it was a matter of integrity.
If she allowed herself to kill off an ally here today, where was she going to be able to find herself anymore allies in the future?
“As you wish, everything shall be as you want them to be. But…..” Jun Wu Yao’s words took a sudden change in direction.
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“As you wish, everything shall be as you want them to be. But…..” Jun Wu Yao’s words took a sudden change in direction.
“If in the future when your cooperation with the Spirit Jade Palace comes to an end, they would then no longer be your ally. I can kill them then right?” It was already not easy for Jun Wu Yao to be able to suppress the urge to kill in his heart for Jun Wu Xie’s sake but asking him to give up on the thought completely was something impossible for him.
Especially when Zi Jin had been so disrespectful to Jun Wu Xie!
Jun Wu Xie sighed a long sigh, not giving a straight reply to Jun Wu Yao’s query.
Her cooperation with the Spirit Jade Palace would continue to be in place till the day the Twelve Palaces were destroyed and she did not know how long more it would be. By that time, whether Jun Wu Yao would even remember that a person like Zi Jin even exists was still a question.
Afterall, after they leave the Pure Grace Palace, Jun Wu Xie did not think that she would let Zi Jin continue to remain by her side.
Sparing Zi Jin her life, was not because Jun Wu Xie was showing kindness to her, but only because of the Spirit Jade Palace.
But it was not known whether Zi Jin truly understood just how precarious
the life she had just barely managed to keep had been earlier.
After Zi Jin left Yue Yi’s room, her tears continued to fall silently. Disciples from other palaces became rather curious when they saw her in that state but no one dared to go forward to initiate a conversation.
Zi Jin held her head low, quietly wiping at her tears, to accidentally bump straight into a set of broad shoulders.
Zi Jin raised her head and suddenly discovered that the person standing before her was the very same Gu Ying who had reached out to save her earlier in the garden!
Gu Ying’s smiling eyes fell upon Zi Jin’s face as he looked at Zi Jin who was raining with tears and his brows creased up slightly.
“What’s wrong? Have you suffered any kind of injustice? What are you so sad about?” Gu Ying asked as he raised a hand, and while Zi Jin was still stunned in surprise, he gently wiped away the tear at the corner of Zi Jin’s eye.
Zi Jin stood there foolishly as she stared at Gu Ying looking almost like a celestial god, and in an instant, the feelings of aggrievement in her heart suddenly seemed to surge even stronger under the gentle concern from Gu Ying, her tears breaking the dam to flow down her cheeks endlessly.
“Beautiful girls should not be crying so hard or they would no longer be beautiful.” Gu Ying said with a light laugh.
His words coaxed a laugh out of Zi Jin. Her face was obviously all streaked with tears and the mask on her face was plain and highly unremarkable, but Gu Ying had called her a beautiful girl.
“You don’t need to console me, I am not beautiful in anyway.” Zi Jin said as she wiped her tears away.
Gu Ying smiled and went on to say. “A person’s beauty is not judged based on one’s looks but on the inside. One’s looks will age easily.”
Zi Jin bit on her lip.
“Do you have time?” Gu Ying saw that Zi Jin’s mood had seemingly improved and he asked gently.
Zi Jin looked at Gu Ying with a look of bewilderment.
“It is not known whether I could have the honour to be able to accompany this beautiful girl here to go admire the flowers?” Gu Ying said gracefully as he stretched his hand out.
Zi Jin looked at Gu Ying in surprise and a flush of red bloomed upon her face, her eyes filled with shock and bashfulness. She stood frozen in shock for a good while before she was able to sufficiently suppress the fluttering in her heart to shake her head hesitantly.
“I still have something to do and I’m afraid today…..”
“Then tomorrow?”
Faced with that brilliant smile on the youth, Zi Jin really could not refuse him and she could do nothing but nod her head.
“I’ll wait for you tomorrow then.” Gu Ying said with a smile.
Zi Jin murmured a soft “Mm” in acknowledgement and then ran away highly embarrassed.
Gu Ying stared at Zi Jin’s departing back and the smile in his eyes grew more intense, but it was a smile that would not make people yearn to see.
“What are you doing?” A voice suddenly sounded out from behind Gu Ying.
Gu Ying turned his head, to discover Gu Xin Yan standing right behind him, her face looking highly displeased.
“What do you think?” Gu Ying asked as the corners of his mouth curled up while gazing at his younger sister lazily.
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“That was a disciple from the Shadow Moon Palace and we have never had any dealings with the Shadow Moon Palace before, so what are you planning?” Gu Xin Yan asked with her brows pinched together as she looked at Gu Ying. The scene earlier had rather shocked Gu Xin Yan. An expression so gentle, something that she had never seen on Gu Ying’s face before, so unfamiliar and yet terrifying.
The kind of personality that Gu Ying had, was something that couldn’t be any clearer to her. Cruel bloodthirstiness ran deep in his bones and this sudden change that had come over him did not cause Gu Xin Yan to be pleasantly surprised, but instead made her feel that Gu Ying had so other ulterior motives.
Gu Ying narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Gu Xin Yan who was highly guarded against him. He leaned his body forward to stare at Gu Xin Yan as he said: “What? I see a girl that I like and I can’t pursue her?”
When Gu Ying said those words, his tone was highly nonchalant, and not the least bit serious at all.
Gu Xin Yan did not believe those words for a moment. Girls that were just like Zi Jin, how could Gu Ying have possibly not met any before? Among all those, the more fortunate ones were at least able to remain alive, continuing to fantasize, while some had already become victims under Gu Ying’s bloodlust.
If Gu Ying had truly fallen for Zi Jin, that would truly be the biggest joke under the heavens!
“The Shadow Moon Palace had just gotten into a conflict with the Dragon Slayers Palace and I hope that you understand that we must not invite too much gossip to ourselves here in the Pure Grace Palace. People from the Flame Demons Palace are watching closely and if anything goes wrong here, neither you nor I will be able to shoulder the blame.” Gu Xin Yan said, drawing in a deep breath. No matter to whom, Gu Ying was a highly dangerous person to be mixing with.
Gu Ying lifted an eyebrow as he looked at the highly serious Gu Xin Yan.
“You still haven’t grown up yet. You still like to keep that old fella at the tip of your tongue all the time. My little princess, you’re really just a child that will never grow up.” Gu Ying said smilingly to Gu Xin Yan, his voice filled with mockery.
Gu Xin Yan’s face turned a pale shade, and her body immediately froze in spot.
Gu Ying had had enough of teasing and without giving Gu Xin Yan another glance, he walked slowly away from Gu Xin Yan with a terrifying laughter trailing behind him.
…..
Because the previous arena matches had almost gotten someone killed, the Pure Grace Palace did not dare to use the same method to distract the Twelve Palaces’ disciples’ attention. They had no choice but to expend more manpower to carry out stricter surveillance and the only thing they could do for these hot blooded and exuberant youths was to arrange for more leisurely activities. Unfortunately, activities like admiring flowers and sightseeing did not attract much attention and most of them instead chose to remain within their rooms, to analyse and discuss with their companions about the current state of affairs.
The Pure Grace Palace felt rather helpless with the situation and they could do nothing but silently pray that the ten days would pass more quickly, so that they could send all these gods of calamity away.
Time trickled past by the seconds into minutes. The one that found it most agonizing of all was no one else but he who had been most arrogant and tyrannical, Zhuge Yin. After the incident at the arena, no matter where Zhuge Yin walked, he would see unfriendly stares being directed at him. The guarded gazes he saw everywhere, made Zhuge Yin highly frustrated.
Zhuge Yin had absolutely no interest in the arrangements that the Pure Grace Palace had made, but against having him just do nothing but sit inside his room after he had been forced to swallow such a bitter pill, Zhuge Yin really felt like he was sitting on pins, a day feeling like a year. Even when the disciples from the Dragon Slayers Palace tried ways and means to cheer Zhuge Yin up, Zhuge Yin’s face just turned more and more gloomy.
After stewing under the agony for an extended period, Zhuge Yin could no longer endure it as he stood up and began pacing inside the room. Fei Yan sat calmly on one side as he peeled an orange, silently enjoying himself as he watched Zhuge Yin steaming up from aggrievement.
“Young Lord!”
A youth from the Dragon Slayers Palace came barging in looking highly flustered.
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“What are you hollering for? I’m not dead yet!” Zhuge Yin retorted, highly vexed.
The youth shrunk back, hesitant to speak.
Zhuge Yin became more angry when he saw the youth’s reaction. “Spit out what you hav
e to say and stop acting like you’re about to die.”
The youth felt very much like crying but he could only obediently say: “Young Lord, just earlier, I saw….. I saw Gu Ying…..”
“Don’t even mention that sissy boy in front of me! Do you think I am not frustrated enough?” If it was said that the person Zhuge Ying hated the most within this Pure Grace Palace now was Jun Wu Xie, then the second in running would undisputedly have to be Gu Ying.
Although Zhuge Yin really wanted to pull the relationship between the Dragon Slayers Palace and the Blood Fiend Palace closer together, but no matter how hard he tried to meet up with Gu Xin Yan, Gu Ying was always planted right in between them. Even when he went to seek Gu Xin Yan when Gu Ying was not around, Gu Ying would somehow always suddenly appear, and with just a few words always drive Zhuge Yin to the verge of vomiting blood, wasting all the effort he had had to put in to adjust his mood before coming.
Because of Gu Ying’s hindrance, Zhuge Yin till now had not been able to pull his relationship with Gu Xin Yan closer in the slightest.
Seeing that almost a good half of the ten days’ time had already passed, how could Zhuge Yin not be anxious?
Just hearing the two words Gu Ying lit a fire in him.
“It’s not that….. Young Lord, I just saw Gu Ying and that wench from the Shadow Moon Palace being together.” The youth said hurriedly.
“What?” Zhuge Yin’s voice turned cold.
Even Fei Yan who had been calmly eating oranges on one side had pricked up his ears upon hearing those words.
“What are you trying to say? What do you mean by being together?” Zhuge Yin had noticed the subtlety of what he was being told and he immediately became interested.
The youth then told Zhuge Yin in detail of everything that he had seen.
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