"Liujiang Fusheng, stop!"
For the first time, she had called him by his full name in such a stern tone. She had never spoken to him so strictly before.
Liujiang Fusheng ignored Gu Junshi's words, his heart feeling as if it were being twisted by a knife, filled with sour jealousy and deep fear.
Was she planning to abandon him again? Giving him hope time and time again, only to cruelly shatter it with her own hands?
He had thought he only needed to guard against Dan Ya, the "mistress" with ill intentions, but he hadn't expected the real "other woman" to be hidden so deeply by her.
As the saying goes, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a secret affair.
So, she had secretly kept a lover in her room, while he, like an idiot, hadn't noticed anything amiss.
If he hadn't stumbled upon it by accident this time... how much longer would she have kept it from him?
How could she be so cruel to him?
Unable to restrain himself, he looked sharply at Gu Junshi. His long eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, his exquisite and beautiful face a mixture of sorrow and resentment. His eyes, veiled with a thin mist, seemed to hold boundless grievance and accusation.
"Are you still protecting this adulterer?"
Wei Li, referred to as the "adulterer," had a distorted expression. What right did Gu Yi, a mere mortal, have to condescend to be her "adulterer"!
What was all this?
Seeing that he refused to stop, Gu Junshi, disregarding the surging spiritual power around Liujiang Fusheng, stepped closer to him, saying, "Stop!"
She was gambling on Liujiang Fusheng's soft heart.
At this moment, a chill spread through his heart. Wuling stared at her with unfamiliar, yet seemingly hateful eyes.
She had won.
Liujiang Fusheng finally withdrew his sword formation. He didn't know that as he looked at her with stunned sorrow, his nose twitched, his tear-reddened eyelids misted over, and tears, like pearls, silently rolled down his cheeks.
His sorrow and resentment were so quiet, as if he felt pain without realizing it, or was numb from the pain.
Gu Junshi's steps halted, and she watched him.
If he were to use "Zhan Ye" now, it would only worsen his injuries and affect the finals of the "Rookie Rankings" half a month later.
That was why she had stopped him.
But she also knew he had misunderstood.
She no longer pressed him. Instead, she stood still, let out a helpless sigh, and called out, "Husband..."
This tone, with its coaxing and intimate address from the past, struck a hidden wound in Liujiang Fusheng's heart.
Pfft—
He spat out a mouthful of blood. Old injuries compounded by new ones, and now emotional pain, finally made him collapse.
Wei Li, meanwhile, had already made his escape at some unknown time.
The barrier set up by "Jin Zhong Ding" disappeared. Elder Jiuli, who had been drawn by the commotion and had been unable to break through the barrier, was anxiously pacing outside. As soon as the barrier was removed, he hurried over.
"What in the world happened?!"
Elder Jiuli berated them in anger.
Unfortunately, these individuals were either injured or unconscious, and none could answer him.
Elite disciples quickly stepped forward to help the injured but silent Dan Ya. Fortunately, her fundamental condition was not damaged, and she would recover with healing pills. Ziying ran to care for the ghost infant; his situation was also not too serious. Only Liujiang Fusheng, supported by his mortal wife Gu Junshi, had clearly fainted.
His previous injuries had not fully healed, and now, coupled with extreme anger, it was too much...
"Gu Yi, what exactly happened? Why is my junior brother like this?" Fang Rui asked, seeing Liujiang Fusheng's pale face devoid of color, a pool of blood before him, her voice filled with urgency and anger.
She had not seen the cause, only the consequence.
As the only person present who had not been involved or harmed, she naturally sought an explanation from Gu Yi.
Gu Junshi hadn't expected that after letting the Nine-tailed Fox cause such a disturbance, she would be the one with a headache.
Picking up her young husband in a princess carry, Gu Junshi calmly replied, "I am but a mortal. How could I possibly understand what happened? If you want to know the reason, please wait until they wake up."
For her young husband's injuries, the ordinary healing pills available at the Dayang Sect might not be enough to heal him completely before the "Grand Competition." However, she had personally experienced the "Resurrection Pill" from the Void Gate, and its efficacy was remarkable.
The problem now was how to obtain the "Resurrection Pill."
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Liujiang Fusheng's consciousness cleared shortly after Elder Jiuli channeled spiritual energy to stabilize his disturbed inner circulation and administered healing spiritual medicine.
However, he was clearly sulking with Gu Junshi and kept his eyes closed, refusing to open them.
Gu Junshi knew he was troubled, and her silent, beautiful, tearful appearance earlier had, truthfully, stirred her pity.
Thus, she found herself patiently explaining to someone, which was rare.
Of course, her explanation was a mixture of truth and falsehood. Sometimes, a well-placed lie could solve a problem better than the truth.
She began by stating that everything was just a misunderstanding.
Liujiang Fusheng, having read literature like "The Tyrannical Sword Immortal Falls in Love With Me," scoffed inwardly.
Misunderstanding?
Yes, when a heart-wrenching scene occurred, the "Tyrannical Sword Immortal's" first words were always about misunderstanding.
But what was the reason for the misunderstanding in the first place?
Wasn't it because the "other woman" had tried her best to poach his partner?
Therefore, this was not a misunderstanding at all, at least not in his eyes.
Seeing that he still showed no reaction, ignoring her with closed eyes, Gu Junshi continued.
Gu Junshi then said that she didn't recognize the "demon cultivator" at all. At that time, she was alone in her room when this "demon cultivator" suddenly appeared and approached her inexplicably. All of this was not her voluntary action.
This statement was not false. Nine-tailed Fox had disguised itself with a fake face, so she naturally wouldn't recognize him. The events that transpired were also not false.
Initially, Liujiang Fusheng did not believe her explanation. He always felt she was hiding something.
However, Gu Junshi presented everything so logically that he had no choice but to believe her.
After all, how could an ordinary mortal like her know a demon cultivator of uncertain alignment, let alone secretly consort with him?
During her journey from the mortal realm to the spiritual realm, she had been inseparable from him. Even during the three years he was in seclusion, he had sent his immortal sword to guard her. She simply had no opportunity or time to keep a "lover."
Finally, Liujiang Fusheng forced himself to believe her story. Yet, Gu Junshi was unaware that from this moment on, his thoughts began to change, becoming extreme and dangerous.
"Ah Yi, will you blame me? It's my fault for not protecting you well..." Liujiang Fusheng got up, embraced her waist, and buried his head in her chest, blaming himself.
Since she said she didn't know the "demon cultivator," he would believe her. But he would never let that "demon cultivator" go.
And Dan Ya, and anyone who dared to compete with him for Gu Yi, or hinder his plans – he would eradicate them completely in places where Ah Yi couldn't see. He would no longer show any mercy.