"You..." The Witch Doctor in charge completely lost his temper and said, "Aren’t you forcing people into an impossible situation?"
Yue Rujing chuckled and said, "I think you’ve got a stiff, inflexible monk-like brain that needs to be knocked around a bit."
Both factions were on edge, ready to draw their swords, when a handso young man walked over and stood at the doorway. He addressed the noisy crowd, "Let them take her."
Everyone turned their heads and saw it was Zhiqiu. They all knew Zhiqiu was the Great Shaman’s disciple and held great respect for the Great Shaman, which extended to Zhiqiu as well.
The Witch Doctors quickly bowed respectfully to him and said, "Lord Zhiqiu, they want to take the woman upstairs away."
"I know," Zhiqiu said. "Let them take her. This is the master’s will."
Previously, Zhiqiu had been an inconspicuous figure among Xuanzong’s tens of thousands of disciples, so characters like Yue Rujing naturally wouldn’t recognize him. The way he dressed, however, looked distinctly like soone from Zhuzhao, especially his features, which carried the delicate and soft aesthetic of the Jiangnan Water Towns. With just one glance, they could tell he was from Zhuzhao Country.
Especially when he addressed soone as "master."
Yue Rujing sneered, "Another lackey of Yu Jizi."
Yu Jizi understood well; he knew that as soon as he left, this motley crew would be completely incapable of stopping them from taking Gu Youyou away. So, he simply did them a favor and let them take her first.
"Alright, straightforward." Yue Rujing stepped forward, patted Zhiqiu’s shoulder, and said with a laugh, "Why haven’t I seen you before? A new disciple of Yu Jizi?"
Zhiqiu’s expression was icy as he clasped his hands respectfully to Yue Rujing and said, "Zhiqiu has spent over ten years at Xuanzong quietly in the shadows. Perhaps that’s why Senior Brother Yue has never seen ."
"Quietly in the shadows? Well, well, what an understated presence..."
Yue Rujing nodded, burst into laughter, and strode out of the house toward the stilted building across the way.
The Witch Doctors frowned at Yue Rujing’s arrogance, itching to rush forward and drag him down for a thorough thrashing. However, Zhiqiu endured it and held them back, so they had no choice but to restrain themselves.
"Lord Zhiqiu, are you really going to let them take the woman away? What about the Great Shaman..."
Zhiqiu interrupted, "We can’t stop them. This is also the master’s will."
Since that was the case, no matter how unwilling they felt, there was nothing more to say.
Yue Rujing swaggered upstairs and saw Gu Youyou. He chuckled and said, "Now we can take you away. Still planning to run off?"
Gu Youyou had already heard the conversations downstairs. When she learned Yu Jizi was leaving, she knew she would be able to leave this stilted building as well. However, she hadn’t expected Jin Zijin to make it happen this way.
"Is Zijin really ill?"
Yue Rujing froze for a mont but responded seriously, "Yes, he is ill."
Gu Youyou was suddenly startled and asked, "Really ill? What happened to him?"
Could it be they weren’t acting deliberately?
Seeing how anxious Gu Youyou looked, Yue Rujing couldn’t help but burst into laughter, saying, "Yes, he’s ill—lovesickness. That’s why you’re the only one he must have. Otherwise, why would I seek you out? I could’ve dragged a few Witch Doctors along instead. Just listen to the commotion downstairs!"
Yue Rujing went upstairs alone, while Jie Zhonglin waited downstairs, occasionally chatting with the curious Witch Doctors and onlookers.
"I’ve heard the Great Shaman’s witchcraft is extraordinary. As long as soone has even a breath of life in them, they can be saved, isn’t that true?"
Yu Jizi’s die-hard fans naturally wouldn’t miss the chance to promote the Great Shaman’s brilliance, chiming in one after another, "Of course! The Great Shaman’s witchcraft is well-known and undeniable."
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