182: Would rather die than surrender

Just as Yun Tianse.Mo’s palm was about to descend, a cheering voice came from the room behind Yang Yi.

“Yun Tianse.Mo.”

“Isn’t that a bit much?”

Hearing someone speak, Yun Tianse.Mo’s hand paused in mid-air.

He stared coldly in the direction of the door.

Before long, Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi walked out, smiling.

Yang Yi had seen him looking pale earlier, but now his complexion was rosy, his spirit full, and his eyes flashed like lightning, shrewd yet with a hint of sharpness.

“You weren’t poisoned after all.”

Yun Tianse.Mo wasn’t surprised at all; he seemed to have known all along that this was a conspiracy.

Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi was also not surprised.

He smiled faintly, “You people aren’t useless.”

“You should have known I wasn’t poisoned.”

“Since you still dared to come, it seems you came prepared.”

Yun Tianse.Mo nodded silently.

He looked at Yang Yi, who was lying beside him.

“If it weren’t for this kid, you would have suffered heavy losses today.”

Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi also glanced at Yang Yi, but didn’t say anything.

He didn’t think Yang Yi had played much of a role in this matter.

Even without Yang Yi, the Jinling Family wouldn’t have died.

At the critical moment, he would have made his move.

Yang Yi’s only role was to delay for a bit, but he didn’t need that time.

“Since we’ve met, let’s fight.”

As soon as Yun Tianse.Mo finished speaking, he immediately made his move.

The two instantly clashed, their figures interweaving.

Their bodies were no longer visible; only afterimages could be seen.

Sun Shengtao and the others weren’t idle either.

With these two already fighting, they now had to kill Jin Fengxian and the others.

Just as they were about to make their move, a group of Jinling Family members suddenly charged in from outside the courtyard.

Another chaotic battle ensued between the two sides.

Yun Tianse.Mo’s strength was extremely formidable.

Even though he had just fought several people and expended some energy, he could still fight Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi to a standstill, even gaining the upper hand.

However, the sudden reinforcements from the Jinling Family caused Yun Tianse’s heart to tremble.

It seemed that the battles in other places were not going smoothly.

After a moment of silence, he knew there was no need to continue fighting.

Continuing to fight would only result in losses for both sides.

He forced Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi back and shouted to the chaotic crowd, “Retreat!”

Sun Shengtao and the others didn’t waste words, rushing out of the courtyard.

The Jinling Family members did not stop them.

In a short while, this group of people disappeared into the night.

The battles in other places also ended one after another.

In this battle, the Jinling Family suffered heavy losses, and so did Yun Tianse.Mo and his group.

Neither side gained any advantage.

Jin Qiuyan’s plan to catch them in a jar ended in failure.

The plan had been excellent: use Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi’s poisoning as bait to lure the enemy, then hide in the shadows and wipe out the opponent.

However, the enemy clearly knew of their conspiracy, so they first moved most of the Jinling Family’s forces to other locations, then came for Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi.

Their intention to kill Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi was a pretense; their true goal was to kill several other Old Ancestors of the Jinling Family.

But they underestimated the Jinling Family’s strength.

Although the Jinling Family was unprepared and much of their power was concentrated with Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi, those Old Ancestors also had many powerful protectors by their side.

Therefore, Yun Tianse.Mo’s actions were not successful, but they did severely injure several Old Ancestors.

Of course, they also suffered heavy losses.

So, in this major battle, neither side gained an advantage; it could be called a battle where one harms the enemy by a thousand and harms oneself by eight hundred.

The only person who might have benefited was Yang Yi.

Yang Yi’s performance in this battle moved countless people in the Jinling Family.

It would not be an exaggeration to call him the Jinling Family’s benefactor.

However, Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi felt no gratitude.

When he looked at Yang Yi, he wished he could slap the brat to death.

He knew that Yang Yi had known all along that he wasn’t poisoned.

Yang Yi was just acting.

The reason he so stubbornly stood in front of the Jinling Family was to make the Jinling Family owe him a huge favor.

But he had no choice.

After all, Yang Yi’s performance at the time was indeed admirable.

Even if it was acting, to act to such an extent, one couldn’t help but admire him.

Yang Yi was severely injured and recuperated in the Jinling Family for over two months.

The Jinling Family took meticulous care of him, giving him all the best Spirit Pills and miraculous medicines in the Family.

They even specially sent Jin Xiaodie and Jin Fengxian to attend to him personally.

When Yang Yi went to the toilet, these two had to accompany him, fearing he might accidentally fall into the latrine.

Another month passed, and Yang Yi’s injuries recovered.

He prepared to leave the Jinling Family.

Before his departure, Yang Yi had something to do, not for himself, but for the Yang family.

Learning that Yang Yi was leaving, Jin Qiuyan specially held a small farewell banquet for him.

Besides himself, everyone present was someone Yang Yi knew: Jin Fengxian, Jin Yanxi, Jin Xiaodie, and Jin Mu.

Yang Yi chatted casually with everyone for a few moments, then changed the subject to his own Family.

“Our Yang family is a small Family.”

“Talent is scarce.”

“We have no money, no resources.”

“We are often bullied.”

“I plan to return to Luoyue Sect and ask the Sect for protection for the Yang family.”

Upon hearing him say this, everyone immediately understood what he meant.

Jin Qiuyan smiled slightly, picked up a piece of braised pork for Yang Yi, and said, “Is this small matter something you need to discuss with your Sect?”

“Don’t worry.”

“From now on, the Yang family will be friends of our Jinling Family.”

“Anyone who dares to bully the Yang family is bullying our Jinling Family.”

Jin Fengxian also said from the side, “Our Jinling Family’s businesses span across Yunzhou.”

“We’ll give your Yang family some business in a while, and then you’ll have money, won’t you?”

“As for talent, that’s more difficult.”

At this point, he looked at Sect Master Jin Qiuyan.

Jin Qiuyan smiled charmingly.

“That’s also simple.”

“In a few days, I’ll send a few Elders to the Yang family to properly guide and train them.”

Yang Yi expressed his profuse gratitude.

Before leaving, he also visited Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi.

His original intention was for Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi to give him some good things, but Old Ancestor Jin Xiao Zhi only spoke a few indifferent words to him and then sent him away.

Luoyue Sect.

The Disciples were discussing Yang Yi’s fight for the Jinling Family not long ago.

This matter was spread outside as something miraculous, saying that Yang Yi, by himself, blocked Yun Tianse.Mo, who wanted to kill the strong experts of the Yang family, and even killed the Sect Leader of Heavenly Saber Gate.

The Disciples of Luoyue Sect admired Yang Yi greatly, praising his good character and kindness.

Although he was merely a guest of the Jinling Family, he fought for them, not fearing death.

It was truly shocking and admirable.

Since he could fight to the death for the Jinling Family, with whom he had no deep connection, as a Disciple of Luoyue Sect, he would naturally go all out for Luoyue Sect as well.