Jiang Yuebai was shocked when he saw Xie Jingshan in the backyard of Shanhai Tower on Chaosheng Island. He was pale and breathing weakly, and it was obvious that he was seriously injured and had not recovered yet.
And the injuries are so severe that the elixirs from Shanhai Tower can’t cure them all at once
Luo Tingzong, an old servant of the Xie family, stayed beside Xie Jingshan with eyes full of heartache. When he saw Jiang Yuebai coming, he tried to persuade him again.
"Everyone has been found for you, why don't you just go inside and lie down and talk? You have injured your foundation, so you must take good care of yourself, otherwise you will be useless."
Xie Jingshan was relieved to see that Jiang Yuebai was safe and sound, and asked Luo Tingzong to help him back to his room.
"Mr. Luo, the guards outside..."
"Don't worry, the ancestor is also on the island. Who dares to cause trouble?"
Xie Jingshan then nodded and leaned against the head of the bed. Luo Tingzong took out a pill and fed it to him.
After doing all this, Luo Tingzong walked up to Jiang Yuebai and whispered, "Come out first."
Jiang Yuebai nodded solemnly, looked at Xie Jingshan, and followed Luo Tingzong out.
Luo Tingzong explained the situation to Jiang Yuebai and handed her two portraits. "These two people should not be from the Earth Spirit Realm. In this Earth Spirit Realm, as long as the young master tells his name, no one dares to risk being hunted down by Shanhai Tower and hurt him."
"Now Shanhai Tower has mobilized all its connections to search for these two people, but to no avail. The ancestor is very worried about their background. If it involves the upper realm, Shanhai Tower may not be able to offend the forces behind them."
Jiang Yuebai understood this point, and the Lu family was a lesson for him.
"Are they looking for me?" Jiang Yuebai asked with a frown.
Luo Tingzong nodded, "That's what the young master said. The young master didn't even tell the ancestor why, so I must tell you in person."
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "I understand, thank you, Mr. Luo."
"Our young master treats you... Never mind. I believe you are a good kid and won't embarrass our young master. I'll be waiting outside. Call me if you need anything."
Jiang Yuebai frowned slightly, bowed his hands in thanks, and went into the house to find Xie Jingshan.
"There is a ..."
Before Xie Jingshan could finish his words, Jiang Yuebai had already found the switch for the soundproofing array in the house and turned it on.
Jiang Yuebai turned around and looked at Xie Jingshan who was leaning against the head of the bed. He looked pale and his hair was draped behind him. He lacked his usual vigor and silliness, but instead looked a bit more calm and noble.
This was a huge blow to Xie Jingshan himself. He had probably never experienced such a life-and-death crisis since he was a child, nor had he encountered such a powerful opponent that left him completely unable to fight back.
He even watched the person who risked his life to save him die before his eyes.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuebai couldn't help but sigh.
"Would you like a drink of water?"
The room was silent, and Jiang Yuebai asked.
Xie Jingshan slowly came back to his senses, shook his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Please sit down. Elder Luo must have told you the general situation. Those two are looking for something in the secret realm of Fengyun Society."
"There are so many things in the Fengyun Club secret realm, why would they look for you first?" Jiang Yuebai wondered.
Xie Jingshan shook his head slowly, "I don't know where they got the information from either. They were indeed the first to find me, and they were very sure that I got it..."
Xie Jingshan paused and turned to look at Jiang Yuebai, who didn't understand.
Xie Jingshan smiled bitterly, "I originally wanted to practice secretly, and then I would become a big shot and surpass you, but I was too naive in the end."
"I got a sword pill left by an ancient swordsman in the bronze maze. At first I thought they were looking for this sword pill, but later they said it wasn't and mentioned another woman. That person looked to the north at the end, so I guessed it was you. It's most likely you."
Jiang Yuebai instantly thought of the colorful bead. Among all the things she got in the secret realm, this bead was the most valuable. Even the magic inheritance and rattan bracelet of the old demon Gu Rong were far inferior to this thing.
When Xie Jingshan saw Jiang Yuebai's expression, he knew that she did have what those two people wanted.
“Uncle Kuan…” Xie Jingshan frowned in pain, and after a pause he continued, “Uncle Kuan is a late Jindan sword cultivator. Although he is not on the Jindan sword cultivator list, his strength is definitely among the top ten Jindan cultivators in the entire Earth Spirit Realm. That man is only in the early Jindan stage, and before even a quarter of an hour had passed, he had already killed Uncle Kuan…”
Xie Jingshan started coughing violently, and Jiang Yuebai hurried over to pat his back to help him breathe more easily.
"Okay, stop talking. I know everything. There's no point in saying anything now. You just need to focus on recovering from your injuries."
Xie Jingshan grabbed Jiang Yuebai's wrist, looked at her and asked, "You don't plan to stay, right?"
Jiang Yuebai withdrew his hand, thought about what Luo Tingzong had just said, and sat on the edge of the bed to ponder.
"I can hide here for a few months, or even half a year or a year, but I can't keep hiding forever if I can't find them, right? Besides, they are from the upper realm. Unless I hand over that thing, this matter will not be resolved."
"I can't hand it over. That thing is also very important to me. If I give it up just because of fear, I will be destroying my own heart and my own path of cultivation. So since they have been targeting me, this has been a life-and-death situation."
Xie Jingshan lowered his eyes, and clenched his fists at his side. He had never felt so helpless before, and what his grandfather had said to him...
His grandfather said that he should just bear with it this time, after all, it was none of his business, and he shouldn’t take the entire Shanhai Tower with him.
His omnipotent grandfather would actually say such a thing.
Jiang Yuebai smiled slightly, "Xie Jingshan, you must understand that I can't stay here to be protected by Shanhai Tower and your grandfather. This is my own business. Just like the vicious criminals in the North Sea, they have no ties and can kill people without any consequences."
"Sometimes I envy you for having your family around you, but if I encounter something like this, I'd rather be alone and free. Don't worry, I, Jiang Yuebai, have never been afraid of anyone since I was a child. If I can beat them, I'll beat them. If I can't, I'll run away and hide to practice for a while before fighting again. There will always be a time to kill them."
"Besides, we haven't been to the upper realm, so who knows if there is any real power behind those two? What if they are just two independent cultivators? It's not a waste of worry, so, relax. We can deal with it as it comes."
Xie Jingshan clenched his fists tighter and tighter, and asked in a deep voice, "Have you never known how to write the word fear? Do you know the feeling of being on the verge of death but unable to do anything?"
"I know, many times." Jiang Yuebai replied calmly.
Xie Jingshan suddenly turned his head and stared at Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai said seriously, "Xie Jingshan, do you know that you live in a false and beautiful world? Do you really think that I can get to where I am today by not sleeping every day? I have experienced many life-threatening situations. When I first joined the sect, I was almost beaten to death by Lin Xiangtian in front of the mountain gate. You have seen it before."
Xie Jingshan was shocked.
Jiang Yuebai continued, "If you feel fearful because of this little setback, don't blame me for looking down on you. And for one thing, I really do look down on you."
"You obviously have resources that everyone envies, but you insist on pretending to be noble and relying on your own abilities to cultivate. It seems that you don't rely on your family, but in fact you take advantage of your family everywhere. If you are really capable, then don't call yourself Xie Jingshan. Change your name and face. Then go out and see who in this world will give you some face?"
"Now that you are afraid, why don't you use the resources you have to work hard to improve your strength? If I had a background like you, I would have spent all the time I spent on making money on cultivation, and I would have already reached the Golden Core Real Person by now."
"If you had put aside your fragile self-esteem earlier and ignored what others said about you, maybe you would have beaten those two people to a pulp this time. If others said that you were just rich and depended on your family, wouldn't you have said to them, 'Aren't you envious? Go cry!'"
Xie Jingshan suddenly smiled bitterly and his fists gradually loosened.
"I won't talk to you anymore. Take good care of your injuries. I will stay on the island for a few days and come to see you tomorrow."
Xie Jingshan nodded and said nothing. No one could change what Jiang Yuebai had decided.
After Jiang Yuebai left, Luo Tingzong walked in, and seeing Xie Jingshan in a daze, he stayed by his side silently.
Xie Jingshan was stunned for the whole afternoon. At dusk, he seemed to have figured something out and took a deep breath to come back to his senses.
"Where is my grandfather? I want to go and apologize to him. Later... I also ask Mr. Luo and my grandfather to help me."
(End of this chapter)