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Chapter 113 Xiao Zijin, Severely Wounded Physically and Mentally
The next morning, at Li Xiangyi's grave.
Li Lianhua gazed silently at Li Xiangyi's tomb, her heart unmoved.
Xiao Zijin walked over from behind and saw Li Lianhua, who was not wearing a mask today.
“I used A-Mian’s handwriting to send a letter inviting you here, and you have indeed come, Li Xiangyi.”
“Li Xiangyi is dead, and his grave is right here. Besides, I knew from the letter that it wasn’t A-Mian’s letter, and remembering that you were behind the pillar yesterday, I guessed it was you.”
“You, since you are already dead, why have you come back? You still won’t let Wanmian go? You have hurt her for ten years, that’s ten years of our youth. Do you know how hard it was for her to get over it?”
"You have no idea how hard it was for me to see the clouds part. Your return has ruined everything."
“I only came back to give you a congratulatory gift. I was already planning to leave the mountain, so I hope you can understand that I know you and A-Mian are in a good relationship now, and I came here to sincerely wish you both well.”
"Fine, you're alive and back again, but how are we supposed to feel good about this? From the moment you let A-Mian recognize you, you shattered all the good things in the world. Bless me, I think you've only come back to laugh at me."
Xiao Zijin, her voice trembling with emotion, loudly questioned Li Lianhua.
You're really overthinking it.
"Ha, Li Xiangyi, how famous is Li Xiangyi? His ghost still lingers, and Jiao Liqiao and Di Feisheng have both returned to the martial world. If you don't come back, how can you live up to your great reputation?"
"So at the revival conference, you deliberately contradicted me."
"I'm just offering my sincere advice. As for what should happen to Si Gu Men and the martial arts tournament, I can't interfere. You and A-Mian have a good relationship right now, and even if I were to be there, it wouldn't affect your relationship."
Wu You, who was sweeping away the fallen leaves and branches at Li Xiangyi's cenotaph, couldn't stand it any longer. He wanted to rush over, but after hearing Xiao Zijin's loud shout at Li Lianhua, he changed his mind.
Using the tomb as cover, Wu You took out a speaker from the old house, similar to the kind used by the middle-aged women dancing in the square. After adjusting it, Wu You rushed out from behind Li Xiangyi's cenotaph with the microphone in hand.
When Wu You saw Li Lianhua leave in the morning, he guessed what he was going to do and intended to follow him quietly. However, when they reached a place where they couldn't see each other after turning the corner of the Lotus Pavilion, Li Lianhua pulled Wu You out from behind.
"Have you already forgotten what you said yesterday?"
"Huh? Of all the things we talked about yesterday, which sentence were you referring to?"
"If you want to go together, then go together. It's not like I'm stopping you from going. Why be so sneaky?"
Wu You scratched his head, indicating that he didn't know.
And so I followed him here.
It seems that no one has visited Li Xiangyi's cenotaph in a long time, as it is covered with withered branches and fallen leaves. Wu You thought about cleaning it up.
Unable to contain herself any longer at Xiao Zijin's words, Wu You first reminded Li Lianhua, "Huahua, why don't you cover your ears first?"
Although Li Lianhua didn't understand why, she obediently covered her ears with both hands.
Li Lianhua: My main principle is to listen to advice.
Seeing that Li Lianhua was obedient, Wu You picked up the microphone and turned on the microphone.
"This is the first time I've heard someone say something like this: blaming others for not being able to win a girl's heart. How can such a failed man appear these days? It's really strange."
Wu You shouted, and with the amplification of the loudspeaker, the sound carried far. It not only startled Xiao Zijin, but also sent the birds in the surrounding forest flying.
Without giving him time to react, Wu You continued to speak.
"It's one thing for Master Xiao to be incompetent in love, but he's also incompetent in his career. He inherited someone else's position, yet he can't tolerate any good advice from others. Is it so hard to admit that someone else is excellent?"
"What, Xiao Zijin, were you a garbage collector in your past life? You only pick up things that others don't want, and you can't even pick up garbage properly. What do you have to be proud of?"
"He's not even good-looking, so why does he think he's so important and make so many demands? Whether he comes or goes, it's none of your business. Why are you being so nosy? If you're incompetent, fine, but why go around announcing it to everyone? Are you trying to spread your stupidity to others?"
"you......"
Xiao Zijin was not only angered by Wu You's words, but also frightened by the loud noise Wu You made, especially since the noise came from behind Li Xiangyi's cenotaph.
"What do you mean, 'you'? If you can't speak properly, don't try to talk like a human. It hurts my ears. Look at what you've done. Even a teenager can understand this. You've wasted your teenage years. No wonder you've accomplished nothing."
"I......"
"What do you mean, 'I'? I think you'd better give up your position as sect leader. You're lowering the status of the Four Directions Sect and disgracing Li Xiangyi."
"You spent ten years trying to win a girl's heart, and you're blaming her for coming back alive? Hilarious! Don't you know how worthless you are? Or do you think dying is so easy? Why don't you go die yourself?"
"Don't worry, I will definitely not leave you like this cenotaph, with a bunch of withered branches and fallen leaves. I will definitely have someone come to sweep your grave every day, and I will make sure you go hungry down there."
After saying everything she wanted to say in one breath, Wu You felt much better, and even the air felt fresher.
Li Lianhua watched as Wu You stood up for her, but didn't say anything to stop her. After all, Xiao Zijin's words had offended her. As for why she made such a loud noise, she'd ask her another day.
Xiao Zijin was taken aback by Wu You's words. She had always thought of herself as excellent, but she never expected that from other people's perspective, she would be so terrible, no, utterly terrible.
This person must be talking nonsense; it definitely wasn't me. Luckily, this is a mountain forest, where no one usually comes by, so no one will hear us.
"My current worry is that A-Mian will change her mind when she sees you."
"Zijin, don't you trust A-Mian?"
Seeing Xiao Zijin like this, Li Lianhua couldn't help but feel a little sad.
“As long as you’re alive, I can’t trust A-Mian anymore. Didn’t you say you didn’t care about anything here? Then promise me you’ll never come back, never see A-Mian again.”
"Sister A-Mian has already married you, and you still don't trust her? If you're afraid she'll leave, then try even harder to treat her well, even better than Li Xiangyi treated her. Would she still leave then?"
Even if I guarantee it, will you believe me?
Li Lianhua: Youyou, it's not good to talk about Li Xiangyi like this in front of me.
"That's right. Li Xiangyi is so willful and does whatever he wants. If you want to win back A-Mian's heart and take everything from Si Gu Men, how can I stop you?"
So, what are you going to do?
"I don't want to kill you with my own hands, so jump off here."
"This cliff is dozens of feet high; if I jump off, I will surely die."
"Come, come, take a look! Don't miss out! Today is truly an eye-opening day. People say that even the most hateful person has a pitiable side, but I can't find a single good point about you."
"You're such a scumbag, yet you're still so hypocritical. You said you didn't want to kill anyone, but you forced you to jump off a cliff. Didn't you kill him? Why do you still want to salvage a good reputation? You forced me to jump off a cliff, and now you can sleep soundly at night?"
"If you can't be a human, don't be one. Be a small animal instead. They're simple-minded and don't have so many malicious thoughts. What do you think of dogs? Selfish, hypocritical, and disgusting. They don't even deserve to be dogs."
Every time the two of them said something, Wu You would interrupt them with a microphone, completely drowning out their voices.
"You speak arrogantly, you bully others, you are unreasonable and domineering... you have no virtue whatsoever. Li Xiangyi, make your move."
Xiao Zijin was so ashamed by Wu You's words that she drew her sword.
Wu You nodded repeatedly, recalling a line from a certain TV series.
Xiao Zijin thought Wu You had suddenly changed his opinion of her, but little did he know that what Wu You said next almost made him drop his sword.
"Whether I have the virtues of a woman or not is none of your business, you scum. I have always been upright and honest. I have never done anything good in my life, but I have never done anything against the law or morality. The two of us cannot be compared."
"Look at you, there are so many weapons in the Central Plains, swords, spears, axes, hammers, clubs, halberds, shields, but you don't practice any of them. You insist on practicing swords. You don't practice the superior swords but the inferior ones, you don't practice the iron swords but the silver ones. Congratulations, you have finally reached the state of oneness with the sword, the sword man."
These words shocked Li Lianhua.
In the end, Wu You shouted it out.
The sound was deafening; Xiao Zijin felt as if the last two words were playing on a loop in her ears.
Li Lianhua originally wanted to take out the kiss neck, but after hearing Wu You's words and thinking of that soft sword, she instantly abandoned the idea.
"Do you really want to do this?"
"You know me, I mean what I say."
Xiao Zijin was so enraged by Wu You's words that she raised her sword and attacked.
Li Lianhua stretched out one hand to block Wu You, and with the other hand, she channeled her inner strength and struck out with a palm.
Before Xiao Zijin could even reach the two of them, she was thrown over by Li Lianhua's internal force and fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"You don't have any unnecessary moves, yet you're still as arrogant as you were back then."
"Zijin, I don't want to fight anymore."
Seeing Xiao Zijin like this, Li Lianhua felt a little sorry for her. However, she had only intended to drive her away, but Xiao Zijin had spoken ill of Wu You.
What if I demand a life-or-death answer today?
"You little trash, you're such a weakling. How did you have the courage to challenge him when you're so pathetic? You couldn't even withstand one move. Look at him, he didn't even move an inch. How come you're so miserable?"
"you......"
Xiao Zijin coughed up another mouthful of blood.
What are you doing?
Qiao Wanmian arrived, panting.
“Ah-Mian, Zi-Jin recognized me. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a spar, and his martial arts have improved quite a bit.”
"Oh, isn't it because Master Xiao said that after inheriting the position of the leader of the Four Gazes Sect, he would swear an oath in front of Li Xiangyi's cenotaph to protect the safety of the martial world with his life and to love you with his life?"
"Is that so, Zijin? I wanted to tell you that he belongs to Xiangyi, but Xiangyi doesn't want to stay. He doesn't want to bother us."
In fact, Qiao Wanmian heard Wu You speaking when they were in the middle of the mountain. Although she didn't hear what Xiao Zijin said, it wasn't hard to deduce from Wu You's words that Xiao Zijin forced Li Xiangyi to jump off the cliff and that he was the one who started it.
Upon arriving here, Qiao Wanmian lacked the courage to speak, fearing she might see disappointment on Li Lianhua's face.
"Yes, it's really time to go. Goodbye."
Li Lianhua was about to walk away when Wu You stopped her.
"Why are you leaving? Wait a little longer. I haven't even cleaned this grave properly yet."
"Youyou, we'll be right there."
"No need, you must be exhausted from the journey. I can manage on my own. Rest for a bit and then head back. It's windy."
Wu You picked up the broom and continued what she had been doing.
The three of them watched as Wu You cleaned.
Li Lianhua had no interest in sweeping the graves, Xiao Zijin didn't want to, and Qiao Wanmian wouldn't allow it.
"Zijin, even if he comes back, things will be different for us. But he's leaving, and I'm still by your side. Now that things have come to this, can you understand and feel at ease?"
"From now on, let's both forgive ourselves, and you shouldn't treat him as an enemy anymore, okay?"
After Wu You finished cleaning, he noticed that Qiao Wanmian and Xiao Zijin had gone far away, so he took out a handkerchief and water and carefully wiped the tombstone.
Li Nianhua stood by, neither stopping nor helping, but simply watching quietly.
Wu You ended up being so tired that she didn't want to move.
"Come on, I'll carry you back."
Li Lianhua squatted down in front of Wu You.
"No need, I can leave after resting for a while."
"Since you don't need to carry me, I'll carry you back."
Li Lianhua stood up and reached out to pick up Wu You.
"Then let's carry it on our backs," Wu You compromised.
When Li Lianbo squatted down again, Wu You took the initiative to lie down on her.
"It was just wiped so clean, it's almost reflective now."
"Perhaps it's because when I saw him before, he was covered in blood and in pain, unconscious on the beach, and now I want to be kind to him."
"Why do you insist on going back? I can go back by myself."
"Then why were you so insistent just now? I told you to leave, but you wouldn't."
"Because Li Xiangyi is worthy."
"Because you deserve it too."
Wu You felt like her ears were burned, they were burning hot, so she just lay quietly on Li Lianhua's back.
"Actually, I'm not that good either."
Wu You's voice was muffled.
"Actually, Li Xiangyi isn't that good either."
"You're not allowed to say anything bad about him. He's a very, very good person."
"Okay, Li Xiangyi is very good, but Li Lianhua is not so good."
"Li Lianhua is also very good."
"Youyou is also very good."
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Lotus Tower Small Theater
Xiao Zijin: Ah-Mian, did you hear any strange noises on the way?
Qiao Wanmian: Hey, what's that strange sound?
Wu You: Just like this, the sound can travel very, very far. The vast horizon is my love, and flowers are still blooming at the foot of the rolling mountains...
Qiao Wanmian: You guys are talking about this? I think I am...
Xiao Zijin: No, you don't.
Qiao Wanmian: I think so.
Xiao Zijin: Ah, there's a hole somewhere, let me crawl through it.