Chapter 1838 - 673: Past Events (Part 3)

"Or are you saying that Miss Ye was also just currying favor, and now is merely pretending, wanting to build herself a shrine?"

"...You, what exactly do you want to do?"

Guiniang, hearing this, also felt that this person didn’t seem like just a simple libertine, a rapist.

"I only want to tell the lady that death is not a solution to the problem.

"Besides causing pain to your loved ones and pleasure to your enemies, you gain nothing."

That young man suddenly retreated, making way several meters before speaking softly:

"I have offended you greatly just now, I hope the lady can forgive me."

Guiniang did not speak, instead, the words of this person lingered in her mind, making her suddenly realize that seeking death was indeed the most foolish thing.

Zhuge Yingxiong would not feel guilty for this.

Ban Shu would instead feel the extreme of pain.

Luckily, my senior has practiced the Seven Emotions Absolute Thought Method, so he will not have emotional fluctuations.

But, when the Seven Emotions return, what shall be done then?

The most important thing is, should I really let Zhuge Yingxiong revel freely?

Even after a hundred years, will I still be humiliated in retrospect?

Thinking of this, hatred surged wildly in her heart.

She gritted her teeth, turned and stood up, stumbling towards Jinglong Hall.

After taking just two steps, she heard the person behind her say:

"Is the lady still going to commit suicide?"

"I will not commit suicide."

Guiniang turned back and gazed at the young man:

"Thank you for your guidance, I will now make Zhuge Yingxiong pay the price."

"...So the lady is not seeking to end her life, but rather to find Zhuge Yingxiong and rekindle old ties."

"What nonsense are you speaking!?"

Guiniang instantly became furious.

"With the lady’s martial arts, wanting to kill Zhuge Yingxiong might be too difficult.

"Moreover, Jinglong Hall is not without other masters.

"If you go there rashly, the only possibility is to be captured by them.

"By then, Zhuge Yingxiong will surely be delighted, thinking it was only a night... Unexpectedly, the lady has traveled a thousand miles to come again..."

"Shut up!!!"

Guiniang could no longer bear to listen, regardless of whether this person was kind-hearted or malicious, such words were tantamount to repeatedly cutting at her heart.

The young man smiled slightly seeing this:

"Alright, alright, I won’t say anything more.

"I only hope the lady understands the stakes involved.

"Moreover... does the lady truly believe that this matter is solely Zhuge Yingxiong’s own idea?"

"...What do you mean?"

Guiniang raised her head in full astonishment, looking at the young man before her.

Suddenly realized that she still didn’t know what kind of background this person had.

This young person, possessing martial arts prowess hard to imagine.

Understanding both Jinglong Hall and herself.

Absolutely not an ordinary person.

Immediately added a sentence:

"Who are you?"

"I...bear the surname Dongmen, with a single given name Yong."

Dongmen Yong clasped his hand in salute:

"Not to hide from you, Jinglong Hall is only a minor part.

"After this, there’s still an association... named Jinglong Association.

"Everything Zhuge Yingxiong did to the lady was directed by Jinglong Association.

"Its purpose was simply to allow Zhuge Yingxiong and his Jinglong Hall to comfortably serve as dogs for Jinglong Association.

"Without friends involved, without loyalty connected, only under the shelter of Jinglong Association can they roam Jianghu, doing as they please!"

...

...

"That was the first time in my life I heard the three words ’Jinglong Association.’

Guiniang’s old story, speaking to this point, also carried a sense of fatigue in her voice:

"At the time, I did not yet know the person’s identity.

"But he knew all too well about Jinglong Association.

"Letting me know that such a terrifying existence actually exists in Jianghu.

"With just my own ability, wanting to kill Zhuge Yingxiong under such protection is absolutely impossible.

"Moreover, if the one directing Zhuge Yingxiong... is truly within the Jinglong Association, how can I seek revenge?

"At that time, I only felt the vast wilderness and no road to take.

"But Dongmen Yong told me that he had a way to help me.

"He let me train hard in martial arts, make ample preparation.

"He had a grand plan that required my cooperation.

"Besides me, there are many others involved in this plan.

"He told me that this matter must be pursued slowly, step by step to reach the end.

"So, patience is necessary.

"I asked him why he knew so much, why he targeted Jinglong Association so much.

"He only told me... he has a deep-rooted hatred with Jinglong Association."

Su Mo, hearing this, showed a bizarre expression.

Longmen Sect Third Jing and Jinglong Association, having a deep-rooted hatred?

Isn’t that laughable?

And at this moment, Guiniang gritted her teeth and said:

"But I didn’t expect, he actually... was also a member of Jinglong Association.

"I was just played by him, running around in circles.

"For decades, I distanced myself from Ban Shu and my senior brother.

Knowing in my heart that Ban Shu wouldn’t bear to harm me, yet several times I dealt a heavy hand wounding him...

"Just so he wouldn’t, for my sake, get further entangled with such a colossal organization.

"It’s not worth it...

"I also hoped he could resent me...

"Forget about so-called deep affection and loyalty.

"Find a woman worthy of him to take good care of him, bear children together, grow old together.

"But, I did not expect, he was so foolish..."

She said this, letting out a long breath:

"Unintentionally said too much nonsense, please forgive me, Alliance Leader Su."

"It’s no matter."

Su Mo gently waved his hand:

"Thus, the senior’s actions this time were guided by Dongmen Yong?"

"Yes."

Guiniang nodded:

"He vanished for decades, if not for receiving a letter every two or three years.

"I would have thought he had been killed by Jinglong Association.

"Every letter told me to wait, wait for his plan to be refined.

"I then tempered my patience, waited from black hair to white hair.

"Thought this life would never see the day, unexpectedly, Su Tianyang appeared with his token..."