Who You Are Book 2

Chapter 36 - Empathy on Chifeng Zun pt. 9

Nie Mingjue was infuriated by his words and his expression. He raised his foot. Yet, Jin Guangyao neither avoided nor took defense. The kick landed right on him, and again he rolled like a pebble down Carp Tower.

Looking down, Nie Mingjue shouted, "It's no wonder, coming from the son of a prostitute."

Jin Guangyao only landed after rolling down more than fifty steps. He didn't even stay on the ground for long before crawling up. With a wave of his hand, he sent away the servants and disciples who surrounded him. Dusting off his robes, he slowly raised his head to look at Nie Mingjue. His eyes were quite calm, almost indifferent. Just as Nie Mingjue unsheathed his saber, Lan Xichen happened to leave the palace to see what was going on, concerned after having waited for long.

Seeing the situation before him, he unsheathed Shuoyue as well, "What happened, this time?"

Jin Guangyao, "Nothing. Da-Ge, thank you for your advice."

Nie Mingjue, "Don't hinder me!"

Lan Xichen, "Da-Ge, sheath your saber first—your mind is in turmoil!"

Nie Mingjue, "I am not. I know what I'm doing. He's beyond hope. If these keeps on going, he'll do the world harm for sure. The earlier he's killed, the earlier we can relax!"

Lan Xichen jolted in surprise, "Da-Ge, what are you talking about? These past few days he has constantly been rushing to and fro between Lanling and Qinghe. Is it only in exchange for your comment that he is beyond hope?"

...

"Oh you know, Papa Mingjue is a bit angry at Meng Yao," Wen Ruohan stated.

"Speaking in such a way to someone like that, can't imagine why," A-Qing said, "I too, want to know why Xue Yang didn't die back then. If he died back then, a lot of people's lives would have been saved."

"Possibly, but even if it wasn't Xue Yang, he was working with others," Xingchen told her, "who is to say Meng Yao or someone else wouldn't have stepped in if it wasn't Xue Yang."

A-Qing thought on that. Even if it wasn't Xue Yang, fate has a way of making a lot of different Cause and Effect alterations.

...

To deal with people like Nie Mingjue, bringing up the good and bad others had done to them was a good tactic. As expected, he paused shortly and glanced at Jin Guangyao. Blood streamed down from his forehead, but aside from the wound from the fall, there was also an old wound from before, wrapped in bandages. It had been hidden only because he was wearing the black gauze cap. Now, both wounds gaped open, so he took off the bandages and used it to wipe the blood from the wounds, so that the clothes weren't dirtied. Then, he tossed it onto the ground and stood there quietly, thinking about unknown matters.

Lan Xichen turned around, "You can go back. I will talk to Da-Ge."

Jin Guangyao bowed in this direction and left. Feeling Nie Mingjue's grip soften, Lan Xichen also took away his sword. He patted Nie Mingjue's shoulder to lead him to the side.

Lan Xichen walked as he spoke, "Da-Ge, I am afraid that you do not know. Our San-Di really is in a terrible situation as of the moment."

Nie Mingjue's voice was still cold, "In his words, he seems like he's always in awful situations."

Although he was saying so, his saber was already sheathed. Lan Xichen continued, "Who says he is not? A moment ago, he talked back to you, did he not? Do you think he used to do this?"