Gu Youyou supported Jin Zijin while she furiously accused the man in black, "So what if he’s injured? You, with your beady eyes and shifty gaze, still don’t dare to show your true face?"
Touching on his sore spot, the man in black grew somewhat angry.
"Hmph..." The man in black snorted with a cold look in his eyes and reached toward his waist, saying, "You stabbed me just now; I remember that very well. When you fall into my hands, we’ll see how long you can keep your sharp tongue."
After speaking, he shifted his gaze to Jin Zijin’s face, his voice grew much softer as he said, "Brother Jin, although we are from different sects of the Dao Family, I have always admired you." He pointed at Gu Youyou and continued, "This woman belongs to my Xuanzong, so I ask Brother Jin to show some mercy and let her go."
Jin Zijin tugged at the corner of his mouth and replied calmly, "What if I don’t?"
"You..." The man in black suppressed the anger in his heart, gripping the short sword at his waist, and said firmly, "I see Brother Jin is badly hurt; it won’t be easy for you to fight again. But if you insist on stopping me, don’t blame me, your junior, for being disrespectful."
As he finished talking, he took the short sword in his hand and approached Jin Zijin step by step, with a cold sneer.
His eyes full of chilling murderous intent made Gu Youyou’s heart rise to her throat.
He didn’t dare to kill her; Gu Youyou had always known that. Then whose life was he after with that murderous gaze...?
He called Jin Zijin ’brother’, didn’t he? Could it be that he truly dared to kill him?
Gu Youyou took several steps back while supporting Jin Zijin, her voice laced with panic, "What are you trying to do? Aren’t you afraid your master will blame you for killing him?"
"Blame?" The man in black was slightly shocked, then burst into laughter as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, shaking his head, "Brother, it seems you haven’t told her anything! Haha... Don’t you know? The Dao Family’s Tianzong and Xuanzong have always been at odds. If I could kill the Great Elder Brother of Tianzong here, my master would be praising me before he even thought of blaming me."
Gu Youyou was momentarily stunned.
She tilted her head, her questioning eyes on Jin Zijin.
Is that really the case?
Jin Zijin chuckled lightly and nodded.
Is it true or not? If it is true, you still manage to laugh about it.
Jin Zijin said, "Then try killing me; I’ll just stand here and let you make a name for yourself."
The man in black glared fiercely, knowing that killing him would indeed be a great achievement. However, if Tianzong’s people went to his master, Xuanzong would have to account for it.
Leaving behind a good name for himself and then handing him over to the people of Tianzong was definitely something his master could do.
Trading his own life for Jin Zijin’s would surely be a gain for Xuanzong. But it was his own life at stake, and he wasn’t noble enough to sacrifice himself for Jin Zijin.
Yet, facing a weakened Jin Zijin... such an opportunity might only come once in a lifetime. If he missed this chance, he feared he’d never have the opportunity to confront him again, let alone kill him.
Jin Zijin said with a faint smile, "What are you hesitating for? If you don’t act now, I might just leave!"
"Stop! Leave her behind." Just as Gu Youyou and Jin Zijin turned to leave, a chilling air rushed towards them, whipping up their long hair.
Gu Youyou swiftly turned around, and through the gaps in her disheveled hair, she saw a flash of cold light. The cold moon-like short sword was thrusting towards Jin Zijin’s broad back.
After all this, he still dared to kill!
Gu Youyou’s mind went blank. For some reason, although she intended to dodge, she found herself lunging forward at the last moment.