"Who did you say died?!"
On Tianku Peak, Qi Yue hurriedly found Jiang Yuebai and spoke incoherently.
"Take a breath and speak slowly!"
Qi Yue took a breath, suppressed her disordered breathing and said again, "It's the couple who just moved to Huaxi Valley. They're dead!"
"Yun Shang's parents?!"
Jiang Yuebai's head buzzed and she staggered back. Qi Yue quickly supported Jiang Yuebai and took her to sit down at the stone table in the yard.
In the cold winter, the wind is biting.
Jiang Yuebai's face was pale and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably. She tightly clenched her numb hands, her eyes wide open.
"How could this be? How could this be!"
Qi Yue is five years older than Jiang Yuebai. She stayed beside Jiang Yuebai and said, "I just heard the news, so I hurried to tell you. I don't know what happened."
"Where is my master? Where is Yun Shang now?"
Qi Yue shook her head. "True Lord Jiuchuan left early in the morning. He seemed to be in a hurry. Maybe it was because of this matter. Senior Sister Yun was just sent back by Senior Uncle Yu. She should be in Huaxi Valley now."
“I want to go and see!”
Jiang Yuebai immediately rushed to Huaxi Valley. Yunchang and his family still lived behind the bamboo forest that Yunchang had chosen in her previous life.
Originally in the Valley of Spirit Beasts, Yunshang's parents had to take care of many spirit beasts every day and had no time to accompany Yunshang. In addition, her mother was afraid that her secret of being able to control hundreds of beasts would be exposed, so she rarely let her go out to play.
Yunchang’s only playmates are the spirit beasts in the valley, and she feels very lonely.
After moving to Huaxi Valley, Jiang Yuebai often called his friends and took Yunchang to have dinner and discuss Taoism around Tianku Peak and Huaxi Valley, and to learn martial arts from each other. Only then did Yunchang's temperament gradually become more cheerful.
Jiang Yuebai originally thought that Yun Shang would be able to grow up with her parents and their friends from now on, but unexpectedly, less than two months after the good days, her parents...
Arriving at a small courtyard deep in the bamboo forest, Jiang Yuebai rushed directly into the courtyard. At the door of Yun Shang's room, he saw Yu Qiuchi carrying a treasure box on his back. His face was pale, his eyes were red, and he sat silently beside Yun Shang's bed, as if he had just cried.
Yun Shang was sleeping on the bed unconscious, with tears in the corners of her eyes. Her fragile look made Jiang Yuebai feel extremely distressed.
"Uncle Yu..."
Jiang Yuebai called softly, Yu Qiuchi tilted his head and wiped the corner of his eyes, then turned to look at Jiang Yuebai.
"What happened to Yunshang?" Jiang Yuebai walked in and asked.
"He was almost possessed by someone, but it didn't work. He just fainted." Yu Qiuchi said in a deep voice.
"Possession?!" Jiang Yuebai was shocked. "Who did it?"
Yu Qiuchi motioned Jiang Yuebai to sit down beside the bed. She knew that Jiang Yuebai cared about Yun Shang the most. Yun Shang had also told her many times that she liked Jiang Yuebai very much.
So Yu Qiuchi did not hide anything from Jiang Yuebai and started from the beginning.
"Yesterday, Yunshang's parents took her away from the sect and went to the Nangu Market in Feifeng Forest to buy food for raising spiritual insects. They go there once a month, and I will accompany them whenever I am free."
"But this time, I was held back by something, so I didn't go with them. I just sent them to the mountain gate, and I happened to meet... Qing Nangzi and Shen Huaixi."
Jiang Yuebai's heart skipped a beat.
"Qing Nangzi also wanted to take Shen Huaixi to Nangu Market, so he said they would go together. I should have noticed at the time that Shen Huaixi's expression was not right. He must have been hinting at me. What a pity!"
Yu Qiuchi felt extremely guilty and slammed the edge of the bed.
"Uncle Yu, don't be like this. This is not your fault. Even if you saw through Shen Huaixi's hint, Qing Nangzi is a Yuanying cultivator. How can you deal with him?"
Yu Qiuchi looked up at Jiang Yuebai in surprise, wondering how she knew so much.
In the previous life, all this happened five years later. Shen Huaixi targeted Lin Suiwan, let his mother's soul live in Lin Suiwan's body, and then tried to awaken the 'Blood Smoke Ancestor' in the Cangyan Land.
Precisely because this incident is still five years away from now, Jiang Yuebai is not in a hurry and has been acting cautiously for fear of alerting the enemy.
Whether it was her or the master, when they came into contact with Shen Huaixi, they only cared about him and gave him guidance on life and cultivation, and never dared to mention anything related to the Qing Nangzi.
Who knew that something unexpected would happen!
After Lin Xiangtian's death and Lin Suiwan's departure from the sect, Qingnangzi no longer had his original target on his mind, so he turned his attention to Yunshang.
This time it must have been Qingnangzi who asked Shen Huaixi's mother to take over Yunchang's body, and Yunchang's parents risked their lives to protect her and died at Qingnangzi's hands.
But Yunchang’s parents are only foundation-building cultivators, how can they ensure that Yunchang will be safe
Jiang Yuebai motioned Yu Qiuchi to continue, and Yu Qiuchi didn't think much about it, and what he said next was the same as Jiang Yuebai's guess.
"... Yun Shang was able to be saved this time, thanks to Xie Jingshan."
"Xie Jingshan?"
Yu Qiuchi nodded, "Xie Jingshan was at the Shanhai Tower in Nangu Market at the time. I don't know how he got the news, but he suddenly showed up with a large number of well-equipped guards from the Shanhai Tower and had a hard fight with Qingnangzi."
"Nangu Market is not far from Tianyan Sect. When Qingnangzi saw that the truth had been revealed and was afraid of alerting the Grand Elder to take action, he fled with Shen Huaixi. I heard that Xie Jingshan was also injured in the fight with Shen Huaixi."
Jiang Yuebai's pupils trembled. Although the time was wrong, the fight between Xie Jingshan and Shen Huaixi was unexpectedly the same as in the Cang Yan land in the previous life, when Shen Huaixi escaped in the end.
Is destiny really so difficult to defy
Yun Shang's parents died, Shen Huaixi was taken away by Qingnangzi, and Xie Jingshan was betrayed by his brothers. Not a single thing changed because of her, and everything was even moved forward because of her!
But she also saved her grandfather and helped him build his foundation successfully!
Jiang Yuebai suddenly felt very confused, and a sense of fear rose in his heart.
What exactly can she change, and what can't she change no matter how hard she tries
If whatever she does is meaningless and even accelerates the disaster, then she doesn't need to do anything at all!
Is it the best option for her to lock herself up, practice on her own, not get involved in anything, and not contact anyone
Jiang Yuebai felt as if his heart was being weighed down by a huge rock, so heavy that he couldn't breathe.
"Uncle Yu, thank you for taking care of Yun Shang. If she wakes up, please let me know. I will go to see Xie Jingshan."
Jiang Yuebai staggered out of the house, walked out of Huaxi Valley, and when she reached the foot of Tianku Peak, she saw Li Jiuchuan who was looking for her.
"Master..."
A feeling of loss and frustration surged in his heart, and Jiang Yuebai's nose felt sore.
"Master, did I do something wrong? I shouldn't have intervened in the beginning, or I shouldn't have been so cautious. I should have just let the Grand Elder kill Qing Nangzi?"
Li Jiuchuan walked up to Jiang Yuebai and squatted down, comforting him softly, "How do you know that a direct attack won't cause more damage? Don't blame yourself, you've done a good job, and you don't need to bear everything on yourself."
"This matter was also my negligence. You clearly discussed it with me, and it was me who failed to take adequate precautions. Don't worry, I will take responsibility to the end. I will go to the Wu Clan in person, find the mother-in-law you mentioned, kill Qing Nangzi, and bring Shen Huaixi back as well."
Jiang Yuebai shook his head, "It's not that easy. If Shen Huaixi is destined to go through this hardship, I'm afraid he won't be able to find Granny Shi Lan now."
“Do your best and leave the rest to fate.”
When Jiang Yuebai saw the determination in his master's eyes, his inner fear and powerlessness became even greater.
In the previous life, Master had been investigating the matter of Qing Nangzi, and in the end it was Master who found Granny Shilan and settled everything.
Now, this becomes the Master’s responsibility again!
So, was everything she had done during this period of time in vain
See you tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)