Chapter 360 The Young Singer's Journey 29
Chapter 360 The Young Singer's Journey 29
Looking at Baili Dongjun's pale face, Xiao Yu continued in an icy tone, "Back then, when Ye Dingzhi led the Demonic Sect on an eastern expedition, fighting all the way to Tianqi City and was not tolerated by Beili, you were still able to take away the seriously injured Ye Dingzhi under heavy guard. Why didn't you take Xiao Ruofeng away when he was in trouble later?"
"You were both disciples of Li Changsheng, and he was your junior brother! How could you just stand by and watch him die without offering any help!"
"Putting aside the bond between fellow disciples, have you forgotten the kindness he showed you and the Marquis of Zhenxi's family?"
"Back then, when you became a disciple of Gu Chen, the Confucian immortal of Western Chu, the Zhenxi Marquis's Mansion was stigmatized for colluding with the remnants of Western Chu. It was Xiao Ruofeng who personally went to Qian Dong City and brought you back to Tianqi City from afar, so that you could become a disciple of Li Changsheng at the academy. That's how you and the Zhenxi Marquis's Mansion were spared from disaster."
"Afterwards, when you helped Ye Dingzhi break into Tianqi City to steal the bride, it was Xiao Ruofeng who secretly instructed Baili Chengfeng to take you away and rescue you from danger once again."
"Later, your grandfather Baili Luochen was framed by the Prince of Qing. It was he who mediated and protected you and your grandson all the way to the capital, and finally saved the entire Zhenxi Marquis's mansion."
"Not to mention your entanglement with Yueyao, a remnant of the Northern Kingdom, Xiao Ruofeng was lenient about it and did not pursue the matter further."
"Considering all of this, he has done you and the Marquis of Zhenxi's mansion a great favor, hasn't he?"
"But when he was in trouble, you, Baili Dongjun, chose to stand by and watch without helping him. This is something I find hard to accept and cannot forgive!"
"Moreover, it wasn't just Xiao Ruofeng who died back then, but also your second senior brother's wife, Li Xinyue. Lei Mengsha took great care of you back then, yet you ignored it all!"
"Don't tell me you don't know about this."
"Back then, the case of the Prince of Langya shocked the world. Even Li Hanyi, who was focused on practicing swordsmanship, received the news and rushed to the execution ground. Why did you remain unmoved and instead spend your days searching for that illusory Meng Po soup? It's utterly ridiculous!"
"Are you afraid that the imperial court will take its anger out on the Marquis of Zhenxi's mansion, and that's why you dare not go?"
"If that's really the reason, then when you openly assaulted the emperor in front of Pingqing Palace, why didn't you consider that this might bring disaster to the Zhenxi Marquis's mansion?"
"When you were all lovey-dovey with the remnants of Beique and wanted to save Yuefeng City, did you never think that this might implicate the Zhenxi Marquis's mansion?"
"Also, don't you have some kind of fake death potion? Why didn't you use it at this crucial moment?"
Xiao Yu's words were like sharp blades, mercilessly cutting Baili Dongjun to pieces, leaving him covered in blood. He staggered uncontrollably for two steps and almost fell off the Dengtian Pavilion.
Seeing this, Sikong Changfeng downstairs felt a sudden tightness in his chest. Without hesitation, he leaped onto the roof of the pavilion.
He quickly steadied Baili Dongjun to prevent him from falling, then angrily turned to Xiao Yu and said, "My friend, the Prince of Langya did indeed do Baili Dongjun a favor, but the events of that year were complicated and there were hidden reasons. How can you put all the blame on him? Your words are really too much."
Unexpectedly, after giving him a cold look, Xiao Yu readily broadened the scope of the inquiry: "Then, besides Baili Dongjun, why didn't you, as the Vermilion Bird Envoy, go to save Xiao Ruofeng?"
“Aren’t you one of the Four Guardians of Apocalypse? Just because he is Li Changsheng’s disciple and you are Nangong Chunshui’s disciple, does that mean you two are completely unrelated? But Li Changsheng and Nangong Chunshui are the same person.”
"Was it really that simple letter that stopped the Gun Immortal Sikong Changfeng?"
"Sikong Changfeng, ask yourself, are you truly following the wishes of the Prince of Langya, or did you never intend to save him, and that letter simply gave you a convenient excuse not to go?"
"besides……"
Enraged, Xiao Yu's sharp gaze fell upon a certain spot in the city, and he suddenly thrust out a palm strike.
A powerful palm strike blasted through a courtyard in the city, instantly shattering the doors and windows of one of the rooms. Amidst the shattered glass, a masked figure emerged from the dust and quickly leaped onto the roof.
Ji Ruofeng was startled that Xiao Yu could pinpoint her hiding place so accurately. She was about to say something when Xiao Yu's stern question interrupted her:
"Ji Ruofeng, why did you stop the Prince of Langya back then?"
"Even if there are other hidden reasons, or you have unspeakable hardships that prevented you from saving the Prince of Langya, why could you just stand by and watch those people at the execution ground beat Li Xinyue to death?"
Xiao Yu looked at the three people opposite him with a sarcastic gaze, his voice almost freezing: "Of the three of you, two are Li Changsheng's disciples and one is Li Changsheng's descendant, yet you all watched Li Changsheng's other disciple walk towards death, and later you didn't even try to save the critically injured and dying Li Xinyue."
"Is this the chivalry you uphold?"
Upon hearing this, Li Hanyi downstairs couldn't help but clutch her chest. Memories she had tried so hard to forget resurfaced, causing her blood and qi, which she had finally managed to calm down, to surge again.
She glanced at her younger brother, who was extremely anxious because he couldn't hear anything from above. Her eyes, hidden behind her mask, gradually reddened, and her cold gaze focused on the person who had just landed on the roof.
She knew that in such a public setting, with the Imperial Advisor and the Grand Eunuch present, Ji Ruofeng could not save the Prince of Langya, much less her mother.
But emotions cannot be controlled by reason, especially since one of the dead was her mother, so she resented everyone present at the time equally.
Ji Ruofeng was no exception.
Li Hanyi gritted her teeth, her long sword trembling uncontrollably from the turmoil in her heart.
Upstairs, Ji Ruofeng's expression was hidden behind her mask, but the stick in her hand trembled slightly. Sikong Changfeng's face was also very ugly, and he tightened his grip on the Black Moon Spear.
Baili Dongjun's face was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood.
He couldn't help but recall what his junior brother was doing when he died.
Oh!
At that time, he was immersed in grief and lived in a daze because he had accidentally killed his beloved.
After hearing that Meng Po's soup could allow people to meet the deceased in their dreams, he searched everywhere for the medicinal ingredients, hoping to brew Meng Po's soup and reunite with Yue Yao in his dreams.
When he returned, Xiao Ruofeng had already committed suicide at the execution ground, which naturally made him even more grief-stricken.
Later, it was Sikong Changfeng who persuaded him that the Prince of Langya had already planned to deliberately tarnish his own life to preserve the overall situation, and only then did his guilt subside slightly.
But today, Xiao Yu's scolding was like a sharp knife, brutally tearing open the scars in his heart that he least wanted to face.
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