Chарtеr 24 (6/17)
WuJi рrеssеd dоwn on Gong Нuаnуu’s wоund: “Нold on, I’ll notifу thе Elders right аway.”
Just аs WuJi wаs аbоut tо mоve, Gong Нuanyu grabbed her: “No, nо… Listеn to mе… If yоu tеll thе Еlders, thеу’ll оnlу аvoid сonflict. We must асtivatе the Boundlеss Flowing Fire tо avengе Fаthеr!”
WuJi раusеd, sаying: “Bоundlеss Flowing Firе…”
Gоng Нuanуu’s eуеs burned with deер hatrеd: “…I have a wаy… Do as I sау… I will dеfinitelу seek justicе fоr Fаther!”
WuJi tightеnеd hеr griр slightlу оn the blооd-stainеd knife in hеr hand, her еxрrеssiоn inscrutаblе.
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Gоng Нuanyu emеrged from his memories, his gаze profоund: “Although WuJi wаs half-dоubting, bеcаuse of that secret Wufeng letter and for the sake of her brother, she had no choice but to cooperate with me… To get WuJi to assist me, the first step was to use Winter Cicada Grass to help me fake my death…”
After the funeral ceremonies for Gong Hongyu and “Gong Huanyu” concluded, WuJi, carrying spirit money and candles, entered the Back Mountain gate, dragged out Gong Huanyu’s exhausted body, and hid him in a secret room within the ancestral hall.
“After the funeral ceremonies ended, as agreed, WuJi came to the Back Mountain, rescued me from the burial coffin, and hid me in the Back Mountain ancestral hall. Meanwhile, WuJi created chaos and panic in the Front Mountain. I told her that Gong Shangjue coveted the Blade Master position and ordered Gong Yuanzhi to replace Gong Hongyu’s Hundred Herbs Extract, which was why the old Blade Master died from poisoning. She believed it. To help Gong Ziyu seize leverage against Gong Shangjue and Gong Yuanzhi, she placed her own Wufeng Command Token in Steward Jia’s room—exactly what I wanted. The more fiercely you fought among yourselves, the more beneficial it was for my plan…”
Not only did WuJi hide the Wufeng Command Token in Steward Jia’s room, but an accident also occurred while she was creating the illusion of an assassin invasion…
“Originally, WuJi only intended to create the illusion of an assassin invasion, but unexpectedly, during the intense confrontation, she accidentally killed Elder Yue. This loss of life became the leverage I used to completely threaten WuJi.”
Seizing the opportunity, Gong Huanyu then wrote a bloody poem on the wall of the Council Hall where Elder Yue was killed, intending to stir up even greater chaos.
“After WuJi was suspected of being Nameless, I told her that to clear her suspicion, she had to stage a fake assassination attempt on herself and write bloody words on the wall… But unfortunately, Shangguan Qian stumbled upon it… However, because of this, the two of them confirmed each other’s Wufeng identities and began working together… Everything was progressing in the direction I desired… Every month, under the pretext of paying respects to Gong Hongyu, WuJi would enter the Back Mountain ancestral hall to report the progress of events to me. When you finally arrived for the Third Domain Trial, and because of Yun Weishan, intense conflict erupted between the Front and Back Mountains, it was the perfect opportunity for me…”
Knowing how important Yun Weishan was to Gong Ziyu, Gong Huanyu gave a brocade box to Madam WuJi. He deceived WuJi, saying: “I heard Ziyu has finally found someone he loves. This was something Father gave me earlier to give to my wife. Now, please give this to Yun Weishan on my behalf, fulfilling Father’s wish.”
No one expected that the brocade box contained a hidden weapon.
“Since Yun Weishan is the person you cherish most, if she were killed—and by the Wufeng assassin Nameless at that—you would surely go all out to avenge her. A broken you would likely activate the Boundless Flowing Fire. It’s just a pity she managed to dodge it…”
“Actually… Ah Yun was still hit by your hidden weapon.”Gong Huanyu was greatly surprised. "Then she actually didn't die?"
"You've forgotten—this is the House of Gong, where there are naturally geniuses capable of curing all poisons."
"You mean Young Master Yue? He can't cure this poison."
"It's Gong Yuanzhi."
Elder Yue indeed could not cure that poison. At that time, Yun Weishan was deeply poisoned, and the blood from her shoulder had already turned black. Elder Yue admitted frankly that if even he couldn't cure it, they could only seek help from another person. That person was none other than Gong Yuanzhi—
Elder Yue brought Yun Weishan to Gong Yuanzhi's room.
Gong Yuanzhi was initially somewhat reluctant. "I really don't want to save you, but my brother has already told me about your plan. If you die, my brother's plan won't be realized."
So Gong Yuanzhi took out the dagger from his person and suddenly stabbed it into Yun Weishan's wound. Both Yun Weishan and Elder Yue were shocked.
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