In the deep of the night in the wild countryside, only the chirping of cicadas remains.
From the Beilongtang and Liuducheng, one person from each side is keeping watch by the campfire, while the others are lying around, sound asleep.
Yu Ji is not asleep. He is sitting in the shadow away from the campfire, holding the bone flute in his hand, gently rubbing it with his fingertip.
Yu Ji can't remember much about his childhood. He only remembers the feeling of despair and helplessness when he was falsely accused of killing his father. The death of that scumbag of a father was a good thing for him, but he could only escape into the mountains and hide everywhere.
When he learned the truth of that year, he couldn't quite describe how he felt.
He couldn't bring himself to hate his sister because he knew that the source of all the mistakes was just his scumbag father.
Yu Ji looks at the silent night sky and suddenly sighs. He holds the bone flute and stands up, takes out a dagger from the bag beside him, and hides it in his bosom.
After making sure that his actions haven't awakened the others, he quietly sneaks into the jungle and walks deeper into it.
There are many kinds of insects in the jungle, including common insects and poisonous ones. But when these insects see Yu Ji, it's as if they see a terrifying natural enemy. They make a rustling sound and crawl far away from him.
Yu Ji is getting farther and farther away from the camp. After a long time, he stops in a rather open and flat area and casually finds a stone to sit on.
Without the chirping of cicadas and insects, this place seems extraordinarily empty and eerie. Even the night wind blowing seems like someone whispering behind him.
But it is precisely such an environment that can make Yu Ji calm down.
He takes a deep breath and exhales the foul air before placing the small bone flute against his lips, closing his eyes, and blowing. His slender fingers press the holes of the flute, playing a long and ethereal tune.
This tune has no special meaning and can't even drive any kind of Gu worm.
But this is a tune that everyone in the Wanguzong can play. It is said that playing this tune can attract colorful butterflies to surround the person, a tune favored by the gods.
But in this wild countryside at the moment, there are no colorful butterflies flying. What is attracted is a woman who is more charming but also more dangerous than the butterflies.
Footsteps come from behind, but the tune doesn't stop.
Yu Ji opens his eyes. Although he doesn't move, he subconsciously becomes more alert. The tune continues, and the ending is rapid and light, but at this moment, it shows a somewhat life-threatening and dangerous atmosphere.
The tune suddenly stops. In an instant, only the rustling of leaves blown by the wind remains around.
Suddenly, the person behind him sneers and says, "I didn't know that the people of Liuducheng have such leisure to play the flute and enjoy the scenery here."
The strange voice makes Yu Ji tremble all over. He can't connect this voice, as vicious as a snake and scorpion, with the sister in his memory. He doesn't turn back, gives a wry smile, and rubs the bone flute between his fingers.
"If the world is peaceful and stable, it is not impossible to just play the flute and enjoy the scenery every day," Yu Ji says softly.
"Ha, it seems that you have had a too easy life and forgotten the hardships of the past." Yu Lin takes a step forward, making Yu Ji tremble all over. She sneers and continues, "If one doesn't have power and influence in hand, one can only become a plaything of others."
Yu Ji pauses. He purses his lips and hesitates for a moment.
As a man, he can't comment on Yu Lin's past experiences, and even comforting her would be standing and talking without understanding.
Just like he once wanted to do something for Yu Lin, now when he thinks about it, he can only scold himself for being naive and ridiculous.
But Yu Lin is wrong, and she shouldn't use the lives of the people of the world to satisfy her pursuit of power. This has nothing to do with the past or the tragic past she has suffered.
"If you continue to do this, there will never be peace in the martial arts world. Hatred will only bring more hatred, and countless families like ours will be born." Yu Ji suddenly stands up. He turns around and looks at Yu Lin with burning eyes, his eyes firm.
At this moment, Yu Ji also sees Yu Lin's appearance clearly.
She is still that charming and vicious appearance like a snake and scorpion, with a mask covering most of her face. But she is wearing a black cloak with a tattered hem, seemingly having fled for a long time, and appears ratherEmbarrassed (I assume you mean 'in a sorry state').
Yu Lin is holding the bone flute, ready to fight at any time.
"Ha! Ridiculous! Foolish younger brother, what qualifications do you have to accuse me here!" Yu Lin tears off the mask in one go, fully revealing those paranoid and vicious eyes.
"I don't have any. But I know how many ordinary people have been made to live in misery by the Evil Cult, and how many people's families and futures have been destroyed. Sister, isn't it enough to be the Cold Dragon Hall Master? Do you really have to collude with the Evil Cult and do those evil deeds?"
"Evil deeds? Ha, as someone from Liuducheng, you should know that many members of the Evil Cult are just trying to survive. For survival, they can do anything. And I am the same. If I don't do this, if I don't hold this power in my hands, I would have already been exposed in the wilderness! The Cold Dragon Hall Master... Do you know how much effort I have expended to obtain this position?"
Yu Lin's expression becomes distorted. There is anger in her words, and suddenly she laughs again:
"I know my actions are selfish, but only by doing this can I get what I want. Maybe from the moment I framed you for the crime, I was wrong, but I can only continue to make mistakes. When there are too many mistakes, in my heart, they become the right things."
"Now that it has come to this, are you still going to be stubborn?" Yu Ji frowns after hearing her words.
"I have no retreat." Yu Lin's smile doesn't diminish, and she rubs the bone flute with her fingers. "If you came to persuade me, give up that thought. If you came to take my life, then come and try!"
Yu Ji is stunned for a moment and sighs lightly.
"I will definitely avenge Feng Tingliu and the people of the world. But when I take revenge, I represent Yu Ji, not the second son of the Yu family."
As Yu Ji says this, he brings the bone flute close to his mouth and plays a mournful flute tune. The Gu worms in his bosom receive the order and rush out. It is a completely black poisonous scorpion with its tail sting raised high, directly heading towards Yu Lin!
Yu Lin smiles and plays a tune unhurriedly.
In the depths of the jungle, a huge python quickly approaches. It raises its head and bites the poisonous scorpion. The poisonous scorpion immediately loses its life and is spit to the side.
Yu Ji looks at the huge python and his heart jumps. He didn't expect Yu Lin to be so well-prepared for this battle. After all, this huge python is extremely large, difficult to hide, but also extremely aggressive.
Yu Lin is clearly well-prepared to take his life!
Although Yu Ji can use Gu worms to treat diseases, he is not good at using them to attack. He takes half a step back, frowns, and plays another tune. But the huge python is faster than him and rushes towards him!
Yu Ji grits his teeth, and cold sweat drips down. He originally wanted to subconsciously dodge, but in this urgent situation, heTouch (I assume you mean 'feels') the dagger in his bosom.
He faces the attack of the huge python and takes a step forward. He takes out the sharp dagger from his bosom but doesn't point it at the huge python.
He extends his left hand to catch the huge python's sharp and powerful mouth, and blood immediately gushes out.
"Uh!" Yu Ji's cold sweat flows non-stop. The huge python is extremely powerful, and he can feel the pain of his bones cracking. The huge python is poisonous, but Yu Ji can't care about that much. Maintaining this posture, he forcefully inserts the dagger into Yu Lin's chest.
Yu Lin widens her eyes. She didn't expect Yu Ji to suddenly change his movements and even give up his left hand.
The dagger pierces through the chest but doesn't hit the fatal spot.
"Fool..." Yu Lin has blood flowing from the corner of her mouth, making her face more beautiful but also paler. Yu Lin reaches out and holds the handle of the dagger, her hands stained with blood. "Are you satisfied with such a mutually destructive outcome?"
Yu Ji's face also loses color. The huge python itself is not poisonous, but the huge python driven by the disciples of the Wanguzong, how could it not have hidden tricks?
The toxin paralyzes his arm, and the pain of the broken bones is almost unnoticeable, but his steps become unsteady, as if he is about to fall at any moment.
"My life was saved by Feng Tingliu... If I lose it here, it can be considered as paying it back..." Yu Ji curls his mouth and tightens his grip on the dagger.
"You are quite loyal to him."
Upon hearing this, Yu Ji suddenly laughs: "After all, in Liuducheng, a man in a skirt is accepted."
Yu Lin is slightly stunned. She looks at the dark night sky, and her thoughts drift to the past.
She doesn't know from which step she started to go astray, but she also thinks that what's wrong with doing these things for herself?
For herself...
That scumbag of a father did beastly acts for his own pleasure, and that poor and pathetic mother also beat and scolded her to vent the grievances in her heart. They did it for themselves, and so did she.
Then what's the difference between her and that pathetic pair of parents?
Just when Yu Lin is lost in thought, the dagger inserted in her chest suddenly rotates, directly aiming for the fatal spot.
The dagger is pulled out, and in an instant, blood gushes out, dyeing Yu Ji's strong outfit into a bright red dress.
Yu Lin's eyes lose their luster, and her body loses strength. She immediately falls backward to the ground. She looks up at the silent night sky, looks at Yu Ji's blood-stained and astonished face, and curls her mouth.
She wants to laugh but can't make a sound.
In such a down-and-out situation, the foolish one is actually herself.
Yu Lin's chest stops moving, and her eyes are clouded.
In an instant, the huge python immediately loosens its mouth and flees towards the depths of the forest. Countless Gu worms rush out from Yu Lin's bosom and scatter in all directions.
This is proof that Yu Lin is already dead.
Yu Ji drops the dagger to the ground and also loses strength, sitting on the ground with his butt. His face loses color, and he gasps for breath.
After a while, he hurriedly rolls up his sleeve and looks at the two deep, still bleeding holes. Even he shivers.
The bones are injured and can only be slowly nursed back to health. The most important thing now is to detoxify.
Yu Ji takes out the Gu pot with one hand, opens it by biting the stopper with his teeth, and pours the Gu worms onto the bleeding holes. His fingers tremble as he picks up the bone flute, disregarding the blood on his hands that dirties the flute and his lips, and plays a tune.
The tender white Gu worms wiggle their butts and drill into the bleeding holes, creating bulging marks under Yu Ji's skin. After a while, the Gu worms return along the same path, stick out their heads, and spit out a large mouthful of dirty blood. Then, it turns around and drills in again. After going back and forth five or six times, the blood it spits out is a normal bright red.
Yu Ji collects the Gu worms and the bone flute, tears off a piece of his clothing to casually bandage his arm, and then lies down on the ground, exhausted.
Although he has followed Feng Tingliu for so long, this is the first time he has killed someone, and it is his own biological sister...
Yu Ji needs some time to recover...
-
In the city of Beiji.
Feng Tingliu is originally taking a nap on Yu Chi Feng's shoulder. Yu Chi Feng is fanning him with a fan, and in the other hand, he is holding an idle book, reading the contents in a low voice for him.
Suddenly, Feng Tingliu feels a sharp pain in his head and fiercely grabs Yu Chi Feng's shirt.
"Master!" Yu Chi Feng is immediately flustered and supports Feng Tingliu's shoulders, not knowing what to do. Yu Ji is not in the city, so he can only hurriedly light the pipe on the side and hand it to Feng Tingliu.
But Feng Tingliu raises his hand and knocks the pipe away. He grabs Yu Chi Feng's shirt with both hands, buries his entire person in Yu Chi Feng's embrace,Grit your teeth (I assume you mean 'clenches his teeth') and makes a suppressed sound. Cold sweat flows non-stop, soaking his clothes.
Yu Chi Feng holds the person and continuously pats his back to comfort him, "Master, if it hurts, bite me."
Feng Tingliu is not polite and opens his mouth to bite Yu Chi Feng's shoulder, making a series of whimpers. Cold sweat flows down his forehead, soaking Yu Chi Feng's shoulder.
It seems that something in Feng Tingliu's forehead is about to drill out, bringing along with it the pain in every inch of his head, becoming more and more clear, almost tearing him into two.
Suddenly, the pain reaches the flesh, gnaws through the skin, and drills out of Feng Tingliu's body. Blood flows down Feng Tingliu's cheek, ending this nauseating headache.
The pain suddenly ends, and Feng Tingliu seems to lose all his strength in an instant, falling onto the bed.
Yu Chi Feng suddenly gets up. He is horrified to see that there is a half-finger-wide blood hole on Feng Tingliu's forehead, and on the bed, a completely black Gu worm covered in blood is frantically struggling and twisting. The Gu worm doesn't struggle for too long before gradually losing strength and becoming stiff on the bed.
Yu Chi Feng immediately understands the reason, but the blood hole on Feng Tingliu's head is too terrifying. He doesn't dare to delay. He rolls the Gu worm in a handkerchief, makes Feng Tingliu lie properly on the bed, and rushes out to find a doctor.
There is no Gu doctor in Beiji City, so only the previous elderly doctor can be called. The old doctor is also quite experienced. After examining the wound on Feng Tingliu's forehead, he says that it is not a big problem.
"The influence brought by this Gu worm will no longer exist in the future." The old doctor strokes his beard and says, "Just deal with the wound. With such a small wound, there won't even be a scar."
"Then doctor... Why did he faint?" Yu Chi Feng hurriedly asks.
"It's like a stone that has been pressing on the chest for a long time suddenly disappears. It's normal for the body to be weak at this moment. Just feed him some sugar water."
Only then does Yu Chi Feng breathe a sigh of relief. He also takes out a bunch of bottles and jars from the box, all of which are medicines sent from Liuducheng.
"Doctor, which one is suitable for treating the wound?"
"tsk, these are all medicines worth a thousand gold..." The old doctor sighs while looking at them and finally selects the most suitable wound medicine for Feng Tingliu's current injury, applies it to Feng Tingliu's wound, and bandages it for him.
Yu Chi Feng gratefully sends the old gentleman away and makes a bowl of sweet soup. He slowly feeds it to Feng Tingliu with a spoon, which makes Feng Tingliu's face regain some color.
Yu Chi Feng's gaze shifts to the handkerchief wrapped with the Gu worm at the bedside. He knows that the abnormal death of the child Gu must be caused by the death of the mother Gu.
Yu Lin is dead.
-
Yu Ji lies in the same place until dawn.
He tidies up his emotions and slowly stands up. His left arm is immobile, but he holds the dagger with his right hand, and with difficulty, digs a soil pit to bury Yu Lin in the same place. He also finds a nearly square stone and uses the dagger to carve the words "Yu Lin" on it.
In the end, his clothes are mixed with dirt and blood, looking very messy. His fingernails are also split, and blood oozes out, seeping into the soil. The dagger is already curled at the edge and is casually thrown to the side.
He picks up his own bone flute and Yu Lin's bone flute and places them in front of the simple grave before turning around and staggering out.
Yu Ji and Xia Yi meet on the way. Xia Yi wakes up to find Yu Ji missing and leads people to search for him. But he is shocked to see Yu Ji in such a miserable state.
"What happened to you!" Xia Yi hurriedly steps forward and wants to hold Yu Ji's left hand to support him, but Yu Ji turns away to avoid it.
"Don't touch. The bones in my left arm should be cracked." Yu Ji says, his tone calm. He takes out the wooden plaque of the Cold Dragon Hall Master from his bosom and casually throws it to the people of the Beilongtang, continuing, "The Cold Dragon Hall Master is dead. After all, she is a woman, so I buried her in the same place."
Xia Yi is stunned, seemingly not expecting Yu Ji to kill someone.
The people of the Beilongtang are even more surprised. Holding the wooden plaque, they stammer in response, "Well, that's okay."
"She came at me alone, but she was well-prepared. Maybe there are still remnants of the Cold Dragon Hall nearby. You can search for them." Yu Ji's face becomes paler as he speaks. Suddenly, he coughs, startling the people.
"Alright! You go and rest! We'll handle this here!" Xia Yi hurriedly calls for people, avoiding Yu Ji's wound, and has him carried back to the camp.
After that, Xia Yi leads