Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 173 The Source of Evil

There are several caves of different heights on the rock wall.

Pei Nai was about to ask where they were, but he saw Da Xian, supported by his servants, had just opened the curtain and was about to walk down the stairs from a cave on the second floor.

Da Xian quickly noticed her presence and shifted his gaze over. He was stunned for a moment, then broke into a smile, pushed his servants away, and then forced himself to walk down the stairs step by step.

Pei Nai laughed again, "You care so much about your image? You are a patient, you should have some awareness of being a patient. What's wrong with someone helping you a little?"

"No, that won't work. I can't give Mingzhi the impression that I'm fragile." Da Xian finally got down to the ground and walked slowly towards her.

Pei Nai also took a few steps forward, "Why are you coming out if you're not going to recover from your injuries?"

"I came out to see you. What else can I do?" Daxian looked at her arms. "I heard that your arms were seriously injured. Are the bones broken?"

He seemed to want to take Pei Nai's arm and examine it carefully, just like he did in the 21st Realm.

But after leaving the Twenty-One Region and now being in public, it would have a bad influence on Pei Nai, so he just managed to hold it back.

Pei Nai raised his arm and said uncertainly, "I just feel pain, but I can't tell if it's flesh or bones. Gu Jinheng used Dan Dao's divine energy to check and said that there are many fractures. But anyway, it's good that it's not broken. I can still fight."

"When will you be able to put your body first? Your arms were injured in the Seventeenth Domain, and yet you still ran to fight against the Qingyun Tianji. Are you trying to kill yourself?" Da Xian blamed her, but did not dare to speak loudly to her.

This sounded more like a quarrel between lovers, attracting the attention of many people outside.

On the way back, Pei Nai had been scolded several times by Gu Jinheng and Han Ruize in turn. He was tired of hearing these words. "Isn't it okay? And I have to thank Gong Yang Zisheng. He saved my life, otherwise I would have really died this time."

"Why thank me? It's his duty to protect the future mistress." Da Xian was a little dissatisfied with her politeness, "Besides, you saved him once later."

Hearing the term "future mistress", Pei Nai frowned again and made a very ugly expression to him, "If you take advantage of me verbally again, I will beat you up. Your waist is not healed yet, be careful not to hurt your kidneys."

"I'm just talking. I can't really take advantage of them. They always put me behind them. I can't rob them, I can't beat them, and I can't bear to scold them. Tell me, what should I do?" Da Xian felt aggrieved.

Pei Nai didn't answer. He was silent for a moment and just looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

This made Da Xian a little uneasy. He didn't understand why she suddenly stopped talking and gave him such a look. He asked tentatively, "What's wrong?"

"Do you know my weak spot and start to prescribe the right medicine?" Pei Nai glanced at him.

Da Xian showed a bit of cunningness as if he had been discovered, and nodded with a smile on his face, "Yeah."

"Okay, go back and lie down to rest. I just came to see you. As long as you're alive and well, that's good." Pei Nai happened to see a cave not far away.

The curtain at the entrance of the cave was not drawn, and the great monk Zhong Lao from Zhongchuan was sitting cross-legged inside with his eyes closed and resting quietly.

Just as Pei Nai was about to walk over, one of Grandma Xun's maids ran over crying and passed by Pei Nai.

Grandma Axun was chasing after her quickly, her face full of helplessness.

I think the rumors nowadays have caused them a lot of trouble.

Her maid happened to see Pei Nai standing nearby. She was in tears and could hardly control her emotions. Sadness and pain suddenly surged out of her.

She shouted hysterically to Pei Nai, "Aren't you the master of the Shangsan Mountain and the North Spear? Aren't you a martial arts genius that is hard to come by in a million years? Why don't you kill him?! Do you know how many people will die if he lives one more day? Do you know what kind of hell the Wu Clan's Palace is?!"

Grandma Axun scolded her from behind: "Ruyao! Shut up!"

Da Xian protected Pei Nai behind him and said to Ru Yao, who was about to lose her mind, "She is willing to bear everything. That is her choice. It does not mean that you have the right to criticize or demand her!"

"How good is her life? She is surrounded by you, pampered and protected by you. Even though she is married, there are still three powerful and impeccable men around her. We were captured and taken to the Wu clan temple to be abused. It was never our own will, but we have never been spared from discrimination and insults from others! She has been married, and now she is talking about marriage again, but no one will dispute her behavior. Is it because she was born with the surname Pei?!" Ru Yao was filled with grief and indignation, tears streaming down her face.

Grandma Axun rushed over and slapped her in front of everyone to stop her from talking.

Da Xi Shangle arrived nearby at some point, probably to visit Da Xi An, and happened to hear these words. She was furious and said, "You only see Sister Pei Nai's current status, but ignore how much contempt and injustice she endured before she took on the responsibility of the Zhubei Gun. Because she was a woman, the outside world even said in the early years that the Zhubei Gun would never be passed down."

"Yes, she didn't have to be the hero Zhu Beiqiang that you all said she was. She was the aunt who raised the Emperor Tianyao. She didn't have to bear all these responsibilities and could have enjoyed wealth and glory!"

"She is a unique martial arts genius, but all she does all day long, apart from sleeping, eating, and traveling, is practice martial arts. She has done well enough! Why don't you seek revenge on Qingyun Tianji and find the source of the evil, but instead vent your anger on Sister Pei Nai?!"

Da Xi Shangle's string of curses caused a dead silence all around.

In the end, it was Pei Nai who broke the deadlock.

She pushed Da Xi'an, who was protecting her, aside and said to Ru Yao, "I'm sorry."

For her loss to Yue Cang, and for the promise she had not yet fulfilled.

When Ru Yao heard this, she covered her eyes and ran into a cave not far away crying.

Da Xi Shangle said to Pei Nai in confusion: "Sister Pei Nai, you don't need to apologize. You haven't apologized to anyone."

"But maybe, these girls just want to hear an apology." Pei Nai said lightly.

Grandma Axun explained to Pei Nai, "Don't worry about it. The news about the Mingxuan Grass just now spread, and Ru Yao's brother was blocked near his residence and bullied by outsiders. She was so angry that she said this."

"The victim is right? Even the king doesn't dare to speak so loudly to Sister Pei Nai, so why should she?" Da Xi Shangle said angrily.

Pei Nai just said "No problem" and turned to go to the cave where the monk Zhongchuan was.

Elder Zhong was still meditating where he was, and he did not open his eyes when he heard her footsteps.

Pei Nai found a cushion nearby and sat on it, but he just lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing Pei Nairui's frustrated look, Da Xi Shangle's eyes also turned red, and she said to her brother: "Heroes are heroes because they endure what the world cannot endure."

Daxian didn't respond, probably because he would rather his sweetheart didn't become the hero.

"Oh, my royal brother, Qi Yue's White Stick, Tao Jiang's Sky Axe, together with Sister Pei Nai and Brother Gong Yang, are all strong men. They cannot defeat Qing Yun Tian Ji one by one, so why don't they attack together?" Da Xi Shangle asked his doubts.

Da Xian answered for her, "The more advanced a person's martial arts skills are, the more exclusive they are in battle. When fighting, they also have to consider their teammates' positions and moves. For example, your sister Pei Nai's move of 'Seeing Nothingness' can't even a bug survive around it. If you worry about accidental injuries, it will make the warrior hesitate and distracted, which is a taboo in martial arts."

"But, I saw General Han and Sister Pei Nai's aerial killing combo, it was amazing, can't they do it too?"

Da Xi Shangle was talking about the combo of Pei Nai and Han Ruize who rolled, stabbed, and jumped from high in the sky to kill Zhou Weiguo when they were in Shanyin Sect.

Da Xian explained: "They have trained together since they were young, and they know each other's moves. They have also taken time to design coordinated combos. Their cooperation is more inclined to group attacks, or to deal with ordinary people by surprise. But when facing someone of the level of Qingyun Tianji, the power and detail control during the battle have reached the pinnacle, and they can't achieve it even if they are in their place."

Da Xi was as happy as if he had drunk the best of the best. "I see."

She looked in Pei Nai's direction again with reverence and sadness.

"Stop looking and go prepare something to eat for your sister Pei Nai." Da Xian instructed her.

Da Xi Shangle nodded obediently, "Oh!" Then he turned around and left reluctantly.

Da Xian looked at Pei Nai at the door, feeling a little distressed, but he didn't want to disturb her. He sighed and returned to the room where he was recuperating.

Pei Nai stayed in the room of the monk Zhongchuan until one stick of incense passed and then Senior Zhong took over.

Pei Nai finally spoke, breaking the silence, "Senior, how can I defeat Yue Cang? I am still far behind him."

It sounds like asking for advice, but also like talking to himself.

(End of this chapter)