210: Mei Fanggu arrives

"Junior Sister, this is how the Jianghu is."

"Kill, or be killed."

"If I don't kill, others will kill me, and they will kill everyone on Mount Hua."

Ning Yuan looked at the pale Ning Zhongze and stepped forward to comfort her.

He knew Ning Zhongze was kind-hearted and could not bear to see such scenes.

"Senior Brother, is it not too excessive to kill like this?"

Ning Zhongze said with some hesitation: "If we do this, won't everyone in the world become hostile towards Mount Hua?"

"Junior Sister, this world is just like this. If you take a step back, others will take a step forward. Retreat cannot bring peace. Only by taking a step forward, and then another, and using stronger power to make them feel fear, can you attain true peace."

"Although I have killed many people now, it has also made them realize the gap between us. They realize that Mount Hua is no longer the Mount Hua of the past, and I, Yue Buqun, am no longer the Yue Buqun of the past; I am not someone they can manipulate."

"From now on, they will definitely think twice before trying to deal with Mount Hua."

Ning Yuan said softly.

"But if this continues, won't Mount Hua have countless enemies? Especially those you have killed—they must have elders and descendants. Won't they frequently clash with Mount Hua in the future, with endless hatred?"

Ning Zhongze looked worried.

Especially since she was currently pregnant, her emotions had become more intense and sensitive.

"Rest assured, Junior Sister. As long as I am here, the sky won't fall. I will protect you."

Ning Yuan's expression was serious. "As for the hatred you speak of, I will naturally shoulder it all. In this generation, I will settle all grievances and not leave them for our descendants to resolve."

Ning Yuan promised solemnly.

Leaving troubles and problems for descendants to solve is a form of incompetence.

Since he now had such strength and sufficient time, he would naturally resolve all troubles before leaving.

Leaving a relaxed and friendly environment for the descendants.

After Ning Yuan comforted Ning Zhongze.

Someone arrived at Mount Hua.

"You must be Mei Fanggu."

Seeing the person who arrived, Ning Yuan's eyes flickered, and he feigned surprise. "You want to see Shi Qing?"

"Yes. I hope Alliance Leader Yue can be accommodating. I am not here for the matter of Xia Ke Island, but only for Shi Qing."

Mei Fanggu said solemnly.

"I have heard a thing or two about the matters between you and Brother Shi. Normally, I shouldn't let you in, but your status is different. How about this: I will notify Junior Sister Min Rou. If Junior Sister Min agrees, I will naturally not stop you."

Ning Yuan did not directly refuse.

"Ask her?"

Hearing Min Rou mentioned, Mei Fanggu's expression changed, and she looked hesitant.

After all, the two were rivals in love, and she was the loser.

Naturally, she did not wish to face Min Rou.

But thinking of the rumors about Shi Qing's injuries and the news that his life or death was unknown, Mei Fanggu could not refuse this condition.

"Fine."

Mei Fanggu took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.

...

"Mei Fanggu? Why is she here?"

When Min Rou learned that Mei Fanggu had come, she also frowned, her expression complex.

The two had a deep entanglement.

And all of this started because of Shi Qing.

When they were young, Mei Fanggu was incomparable to her in terms of appearance, martial arts, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, or any other aspect.

But in the end, Shi Qing chose to marry her.

This caused a major blow to the always proud Mei Fanggu, and they hadn't seen each other for many years.

The last time was when she secretly saw the two of them being intimate, like a married couple.

That was why she was angry at Shi Qing, and in the end...

Min Rou glanced at Ning Yuan and finally sighed. "Forget it. Senior Brother has reached this state; if I stop her from seeing him, it would be heartless. Let her in."

She herself had done those things; although there were extenuating circumstances, what was done was done.

Therefore, it was not good to continue to resolutely stop Mei Fanggu from visiting Shi Qing.

Not long after, Mei Fanggu came to the door with a heavy and apprehensive heart.

After hesitating for a long time, Mei Fanggu took a deep breath and pushed open the door.

"Young Miss Mei."

Seeing Mei Fanggu, Min Rou's expression was complex, but she still said: "I didn't expect you to come."

Seeing Min Rou, Mei Fanggu also had a complex expression and a heavy heart, but she still said: "Brother Qing is seriously injured, so of course I have to come. Now that no one can see Brother Qing, there have been rumors outside that Brother Qing had already been killed, but looking at it now, those were all rumors."

When Mei Fanggu said this, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

When she came, she was really afraid of hearing some bad news.

After all, Shi Qing's life or death now involved a great deal.

Now, Shi Qing and Min Rou were among the very few people who knew what exactly happened on the island, so there were rumors in the Jianghu that Yue Buqun had already killed Shi Qing to silence him.

As a person of the Jianghu, and being someone who didn't trust others easily, Mei Fanggu was skeptical about this; she didn't fully believe it, but she didn't disbelieve it either.

Because such things were not impossible.

As for why Yue Buqun brought the two out instead of leaving them on the island, that was not something many people would consider.

Even if they considered it, they could find many reasons.

For example, no one would have thought that after leaving Xia Ke Island and returning to the Central Plains, things would become so big.

Therefore, silencing them in the face of such a situation was reasonable.

But now that the other party had just let her come to see Shi Qing, and Min Rou was unharmed, it showed that Shi Qing had not been killed as the Jianghu rumors claimed.

On the contrary, he was living quite well at Mount Hua.

"It is naturally a rumor. If Big Brother Yue wanted to harm us, there would have been no need to save us on the island."

Min Rou shook her head. "Now these people are all crazy. For the things that might exist on Xia Ke Island in the future, they are all blinded by greed and don't even care about basic logic."

"Then what danger did you encounter on the island? Why did Brother Qing suffer such serious injuries?"

"I heard that Brother Qing can no longer get out of bed. Is this true or false?"

Mei Fanggu asked hurriedly.

As she spoke, her gaze looked into the depths of the room.

Mentioning Shi Qing's injuries, Min Rou couldn't help but sigh softly, shaking her head. "I am not at liberty to say much about what happened on the island. As for Senior Brother, he was seriously injured because he was trying to save me."

"However, fortunately, Big Brother Yue took action and used True Qi to protect Senior Brother's heart vessels, keeping him alive until we left Xia Ke Island. After the treatment of the divine doctor Ping Yizhi, his internal injuries have basically healed, but..."

When she said this, Min Rou paused.

"But what?"

Mei Fanggu's expression became anxious, and she stepped forward to ask.

Seeing Mei Fanggu so anxious about Shi Qing's condition, Min Rou felt an inexplicable complexity in her heart.

Ever since Shi Qing became like this, it seemed she herself hadn't been this anxious.

Looking at Mei Fanggu's anxious appearance, Min Rou closed her eyes and then said: "It's nothing. I'll take you to see him, and you will know."

Min Rou turned around to lead the way.

Mei Fanggu couldn't care about asking further and immediately followed.

Very soon, Mei Fanggu saw Shi Qing sitting in a wheelchair in the courtyard, napping with his eyes closed.

"Brother Qing!"

Seeing Shi Qing, Mei Fanggu could no longer hold back and immediately rushed over.

Suddenly hearing Mei Fanggu's voice, Shi Qing was also stunned. He slowly opened his eyes, thinking he was having auditory hallucinations.

Then he saw Mei Fanggu appear before his eyes.

"Fanggu?"

"You, why are you here?"

Shi Qing was full of surprise. At first, he was overjoyed, but then he showed a nervous expression and looked at Min Rou behind her.

"Junior Sister, this..."

An awkward expression appeared on Shi Qing's face as he looked at Min Rou in confusion.

After all, Min Rou had brought her in, and he didn't know what Min Rou meant by this.

After all, because of him, the two had had intense conflicts back then.

"Senior Brother, Young Miss Mei has come to see you. You haven't seen each other for so many years, you must have a lot to talk about. I won't stay, you two talk slowly."

Min Rou didn't say much more and left the courtyard directly, not giving Shi Qing a chance to speak.

"This..."

Shi Qing stopped himself from speaking. After watching Min Rou leave for a long time, he looked at Mei Fanggu with a complex gaze.

"Why did you come?"

"I am now a useless person, you..."

"Brother Qing, don't say that. No matter what kind of person you become, I will be by your side, and I will definitely heal your injuries."

Mei Fanggu took a few steps forward, crouched in front of Shi Qing, held Shi Qing's hand, and said excitedly.

"Fanggu, you must not do this."

Shi Qing turned his head away and tried to pull his hand back, but he couldn't for a moment. He had to give up helplessly. "Fanggu, forget me."

"Impossible. In your current state, I cannot leave you alone even more."

Mei Fanggu shook her head firmly.

"But I let down your feelings back then. You should hate me."

Shi Qing was emotionally agitated.

"The past is like the wind; everything is over. I just want to take care of you now."

Mei Fanggu also said excitedly.

Hearing this, Shi Qing shook his head repeatedly. "No, Junior Sister will take care of me. I let you down; I cannot delay you any further."

"My life is already like this. Apart from you, there is no one else."

"I will make it clear to Min Rou. She has occupied you for more than a dozen years; now it is time for her to return you to me."

Mei Fanggu's tone was firm.

She didn't give Shi Qing any chance to explain or refute.

...

In the room, Min Rou sat in front of the table with a complex expression.

"It seems Mei Fanggu's feelings for Shi Qing are indeed deep; she rushed over immediately upon hearing the news of his injury."

Ning Yuan sighed softly.

Hearing this, Min Rou's expression flickered slightly, and she turned her head away. "After all, they are old flames; this is nothing strange."

Ning Yuan's earlobes twitched slightly, and he added: "If she wants to stay and take care of Shi Qing for you, how do you plan to respond?"

Ning Yuan asked with a smile.

"What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Min Rou immediately raised her eyebrows.

"Just a possibility, but you can think about it now."

Ning Yuan said playfully.

Hearing this, Min Rou frowned deeply, her expression complex. "This..."

Min Rou fell into hesitation.

Because she really hadn't thought about such a thing happening.

Naturally, she didn't know how to handle it.

Now that she saw Ning Yuan say such things, she had to consider it.

Because she believed that the other party would not speak without reason.

Since he asked this, I'm afraid...

Thinking that Mei Fanggu might really make such a request, Min Rou's heart tightened.

Because of her relationship with Ning Yuan, if Mei Fanggu discovered it, I'm afraid...

So thinking of these things, she didn't want the outsider Mei Fanggu to stay.

But if the other party really proposed it, given Mei Fanggu's personality of not stopping until she achieves her goal, I'm afraid it would be difficult to refuse.

After a long time, Min Rou let out a soft sigh.

"If she really wants to stay, what can I do? If she is willing, let her be. I just want Senior Brother to recover soon."

Min Rou sighed softly.

"That's good, too. If she is willing to stay, it can lighten your burden."

Ning Yuan smiled and stepped forward, pulling Min Rou into his arms.

Min Rou immediately looked nervous and struggled slightly.

"You, what are you doing?"

"What if someone sees..."

Min Rou looked full of worry.

After all, this is Mount Hua.

Not only is there her husband, her former rival in love, but also the other party's wife, Ning Zhongze, as well as her daughter, and so on.

If this were seen by others, it would be terrible.

Both of them could easily be ruined.

Especially now that Ning Yuan has a notorious reputation, who knows how many eyes are watching, wanting Ning Yuan to make a mistake.

Since they cannot fight with force, they naturally have to start from his reputation.

...

"Everyone, today we have jointly created the Anti-Yue Alliance to deal with Yue Buqun, to seek justice for our deceased ancestors, and to avenge them."

"I know that with our strength, we are definitely no match for Yue Buqun. Therefore, we cannot oppose him with force."

A young man stood in the hall and said loudly.

"Then what do you say we should do?"

"Exactly, if we can't take revenge with force, then how can we take revenge?"

The people around immediately asked.

Everyone present had relatives who died at the hands of Ning Yuan, so they all appeared very persistent.

"His martial arts have reached an unprecedented Realm. Even if the Cult Leader Dongfang Bubai came in person, he might not be his match. Therefore, I have decided to start from the aspect of reputation."

The young man speaking said with a serious expression.

"Reputation?"

"What's the use of reputation? What can this thing do to harm him?"

Many people expressed confusion and discussed it heatedly.

After a long time, the man continued.

"Brothers, that's not right. Reputation, if used well, can kill."

"Yue Buqun is known as the Gentleman Sword, so let's first tarnish his reputation as a gentleman."

"By then, everyone in the world will curse Yue Buqun. I don't believe Yue Buqun can kill everyone in the world!"

"But he can't kill everyone in the world, yet spit can't kill Yue Buqun either!"

Someone still expressed confusion.

"This won't kill Yue Buqun, but it will make Mount Hua notorious as well, and it will implicate Yue Buqun's Disciples and family members."

"If something happens to these people, I'm afraid it will be even more painful for him than killing him."

"And if this continues, sooner or later, Yue Buqun will not be able to bear it."

The man said confidently.

After all, Yue Buqun must cherish such a good title as Gentleman Sword very much.

"Hope so. There is no other good way now, so it's good to bring him some trouble first. Anyway, I definitely cannot let that Yue Buqun live easily."

Someone slapped the table and stood up.

"Good, then it's settled. We will gather our various forces and launch an attack on Yue Buqun together."

Everyone present agreed.

Because they really had no other way to deal with Yue Buqun now.