177: Really quick

If one didn't look closely,

they might think it was just a gust of wind blowing past them.

But Yang Ming's senses were extremely sharp.

He detected a hint of killing intent from the cold breeze that drifted by.

This trace of killing intent was not far from him.

It seemed to be quietly observing him from the shadows.

In an instant,

Yang Ming's body went rigid,

but he quickly relaxed.

He acted as if nothing was wrong,

casually looked around,

then yawned.

He sat down on the steps at the entrance,

and slowly closed his eyes.

The moment he closed his eyes,

a sudden light flared in the darkness.

In just an instant,

Yang Ming vanished from his spot.

The next second,

he appeared behind a dark figure.

The energy greatsword in his hand mercilessly pierced through the opponent's body.

At the same time,

two more figures landed to Yang Ming's left and right, respectively.

One of them angrily pushed Yang Ming.

His voice was cold.

“Why are you so quick to strike?”

Yang Ming chuckled,

looking a bit smug.

“You’re still laughing.”

“What I mean is, why didn’t you leave anyone alive?”

Yang Ming's smile froze on his face.

He awkwardly coughed.

“How was I supposed to know you wanted them alive?”

“Annoying.”

Jin Fengxian said, then bent down and picked up the corpse on the ground.

With a few leaps, she vanished without a trace.

Yang Yi didn't recognize the other person.

This person nodded to Yang Yi,

and also quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Yang Yi returned to the steps,

and continued to sit and rest.

He had originally thought there would be more people coming to assassinate Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi.

Unexpectedly,

the night passed peacefully.

Not to mention assassins,

not even people from the Jinling Family appeared.

In the morning,

a maid came to bring food to Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi.

She also brought a food box for Yang Yi.

After putting down the food box,

the maid tried to enter,

but Yang Yi stopped her.

“You can’t go in.”

The maid was a bit temperamental.

She puffed out her cheeks and glared angrily at Yang Yi.

“Why won’t you let me in?”

“You’re not even part of our Family.”

“I am currently responsible for protecting Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi’s safety.”

“You leave the things here.”

“I’ll take them in for him.”

The little maid stomped her foot in anger.

As she turned to leave,

she spat on the ground.

and walked away.

Yang Yi carried the food into the room,

and called Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi to eat.

Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi’s face was pale,

and her eyes were listless.

She struggled to sit up from the bed.

She looked at Yang Yi with some resentment.

She had heard the commotion outside.

until Yang Yi drove the maid away.

“Although you mean well, kid,”

“but you drove the maid away.”

“Do you want me to eat by myself?”

“Look at my body, how can I hold chopsticks?”

“How about I feed you?”

Yang Yi asked with a mischievous grin.

Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi’s pale face darkened.

She glared at him coldly.

and waved her hand.

“You may withdraw.”

“I’ll eat later when Jin Fengxian and the others arrive.”

Yang Yi exited the room,

and leaned against the doorway, closing his eyes to rest.

Before long,

Jin Fengxian, Jin Yanxi, and others arrived.

After they went inside,

Yang Yi vaguely heard someone in the room mentioning his name.

Half an hour later,

Jin Fengxian and the others came out.

Sect Master Jin Qiuyan and a few others left,

leaving only Jin Fengxian and Jin Yanxi.

Yang Yi noticed that the two of them were standing in front of him,

blocking the sunlight.

But he still pretended to be asleep,

even deliberately snoring.

Jin Fengxian impatiently kicked him.

“Can you give me the Purple Moon Divine Bow?”

Yang Yi lowered his head,

and frowned deeply.

This woman was still thinking about the Purple Moon Divine Bow.

Jin Yanxi, who was beside her, said:

“Are you still going to guard here?”

Yang Yi mumbled a confused “Hmm,”

which served as an answer.

Jin Yanxi nodded and said:

“Then you can continue guarding.”

“Tonight will likely not be peaceful.”

“Be careful yourself.”

Yang Yi suddenly looked up.

“Why won’t tonight be peaceful?”

Jin Fengxian chuckled, crossing her arms.

“Early yesterday morning,”

“a large number of enemies appeared in Jinling City.”

“More than half of the Family’s manpower has already gone outside.”

“Now there aren’t many people left in the Family.”

“Many people need to protect the elderly, weak, women, and children in the Family.”

“The remaining people still need to patrol,”

“and protect other parts of the Family.”

“There aren’t many people who can protect the Old Ancestor.”

“This is someone’s trick to lure the tiger out of the mountain, isn’t it?”

Yang Yi instantly saw the essence of the problem.

Immediately after, he slapped his own face.

If he could see it,

how could Jin Fengxian and Jin Yanxi not see it?

He shouldn't have said something so self-important.

Jin Fengxian and Jin Yanxi didn't say anything.

The two looked at each other,

and then abruptly left.

During the day,

nothing happened.

Soon it was night.

The entire Jinling Family was brightly lit.

Yang Yi had just dozed off for a bit,

when he heard shouts from afar.

“Quick, put out the fire!”

“It’s on fire!”

Looking into the distance,

the sky in the distance was dyed red by flames.

Blazing fire rose into the sky,

carrying plumes of black smoke straight into the clouds.

Yang Yi frowned.

This fire started too suddenly.

Suddenly,

Yang Yi noticed a person standing not far away.

He looked up at the person.

He didn't know when this person had arrived.

He was holding a silver long spear in his hand.

The spearhead, reflecting the moonlight and firelight,

was extremely dazzling.

Yang Yi stood up,

and vigilantly stared at the person slowly walking towards him.

“Who are you?”

Yang Yi asked.

“The one who will kill you.”

The man holding the long spear walked forward,

and let out bursts of strange laughter.

“I’ve been hearing your name a lot recently.”

“It’s rare to finally meet you today.”

“Let’s have a good fight, you and I.”

Just as he was about to approach Yang Yi,

two figures rushed out from Yang Yi’s left and right.

One was Jin Fengxian.

The other was Jin Yanxi.

The man holding the long spear stopped.

He chuckled as he looked at the two of them.

“You two can’t defeat me.”

Jin Fengxian let out a cold laugh.

“Senior,”

“you have no grievances or enmities with our Jinling Family.”

“Why bother getting involved in this mess?”

“If you leave now,”

“we will not stop you.”

“What if I don’t leave?”

The man holding the long spear asked.

“Not leave?”

“Then you might have to stay in the Jinling Family forever.”

Jin Fengxian took a step forward.

Jin Fengxian moved forward,

her gaze burning as she stared at the person in front of her.

“Is that so?”

A cold laugh suddenly came from above the roof beam.

Looking up,

a person was standing on the edge of the eaves, chuckling.

This person looked very young,

only in his twenties.

“You want to get involved in this mess too?”

Jin Fengxian’s expression turned very ugly.

The person on the eaves was none other than Sun Shengtao, who had some ties to her.

Sun Shengtao gracefully landed in front of the man holding the long spear.

He crossed his arms and shot a hateful glance at Yang Yi,

then looked at Jin Fengxian.

He had a hint of apology on his face.

“Originally, I didn’t want to be your enemy.”

“But for so many years, you’ve ignored me.”

“You’ve never thought highly of me.”