Chapter Twenty-Five: Withdrawal

  She smiled lightly, covering her mouth with her sleeve, her charming eyes shining like silk threads. Her twin pupils sparkled like the crescent moon in a clear sky. In a soft voice, she said: "If you want to see me, come to Huiyan Building at noon tomorrow."

  Ling Jing felt a bit abrupt after speaking, after all, he had only met this Ling girl once, and although he had helped her solve some troubles earlier, now that the words were out, they couldn't help but have a taste of carrying favors to repay. He was already regretful in his heart, but unexpectedly, Ling agreed to meet him again at Yanlou tomorrow.

  He felt a little delighted in his heart, after all, the impression this woman left on him was too deep. He knew that after Liu Zhengfeng washed his hands with gold tomorrow, he and his party would have to hurry back to Huashan, and it's likely that they would never have another chance to come to Hengshan City again, and naturally, there would be no more days of meeting Linglong.

  At this time, he couldn't quite articulate his feelings towards the woman he met for the first time, but there was a faint voice in his heart telling him that if he left now, he would miss her for a lifetime. His mind had already turned over many thoughts in an instant, and it wasn't until then that he made up his mind to ask what he had previously said.

  Upon hearing Linglong's response, he suddenly felt delighted and smiled: "Thank you, miss, for your help. I will definitely keep our appointment on time."

  After he turned and left, Linglong was still staring at his back in a daze, and only after a moment did she cover her mouth and giggle, muttering to herself: "What an interesting silly boy."

  Ling Jing passed through the back hall and returned to the backyard where he had come with Yi Lin and Qu Fei Yan earlier. However, before he could enter the previous wing room, he heard a faint sound of footsteps coming from the roof of the house on his right side. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly hid in the shadow of a corner.

  At this time, a hoarse voice came from the top of the house: "Yilin, Yilin are you here?" Although the voice was hoarse, it was full of energy, obviously the person who came had extremely deep internal strength.

  Ling Jing's mind moved slightly, and she had already guessed the identity of this person. If her guess was not wrong, the person on the roof must be Ding Yitai without a doubt.

  But if Ding Yitian discovered Yilin here, it would be a bit troublesome, even with reason, it couldn't be explained. He carefully walked back to the previous room, entered the house, gently pushed open the hidden door, and went straight inside.

  After walking for about two or three steps, Ling Jing arrived in a small room. The space was very narrow, with only one bed occupying most of the space. By the faint candlelight in the room, he saw that Lin Pingzhi was lying on the bed at this time, his eyes slightly open, and he was whispering something to Yi Lin and Qu Feiyan who were guarding beside the bed.

  He walked a little closer, but found that Yilin was in a state of six spirits without a master, and she had just heard the voice of Dingyitai. At this moment, being in the brothel, if she was discovered by Dingyitai, even with a hundred mouths, she would be speechless.

  The three people on the other side heard Ling Jing's footsteps and turned their heads to look at him. Yi Lin saw him appear, as if she had found a dependence, and anxiously said: "Ling Shidi, my master is coming, what can we do?"

  Ling Jingxin knew that she must be panicked and at a loss, so he comforted her: "Sister, don't worry, Master Ding Yitai is just strolling on the roof. We should speak softly, and since we are in a dark room, it's unlikely that we will be discovered so easily."

  Yi Lin wanted to say something else: "But..."

  Ling Jing walked forward and gently held her small hand, her face turned red, and she didn't continue speaking, seemingly calming down a lot in her heart.

  At this moment, Linghu Chong suddenly coughed lightly and said with a stern face: "Younger brother, how can you be so rude to Shifu Yilin? Quickly let go of her hand."

  Ling Jing's eyes were slightly cold as he glanced at Lin Hu Chung, then suddenly smiled and said: "Big Brother Master, you're being a bit too nosy, aren't you? Not to mention that there's nothing between me and Yi Lin Shifu, even if there was something, what's wrong with letting her return to secular life?"

  Linghu Chong's face turned red with anger, and he shouted: "Younger brother, Yilin is a senior disciple of the Hengshan Sect. How can you say such things? If Master or Mistress heard this, they would expel you from the sect, it's not impossible."

  Ling Jing coldly laughed and thought to himself, "This Mount Hua School was never a good place anyway. Yue Buqun is the laughing stock of the first pit god. In the end, no one around him has a good ending. If I can be expelled from the school, that would be exactly what I want." He then said, "Expel me from the school? Then I must thank my big brother for it."

  Linghu Chong paused, thinking that he was being sarcastic about reporting to his master and mistress, then sighed and said: "You take care of yourself, little brother, and besides, your little sister is still... how can you be like this."

  Yi Lin, seeing the two of them almost quarreling because of her, felt uneasy in her heart and wanted to mediate, but she was first intimidated by Ding Yi Shuai's stern expression, then had her small hand grasped by Ling Jing, her emotions were in disarray, for a moment, she didn't know what to do.

  Qu Naiyin was watching the three people in the house with great interest, a mischievous smile spreading across his face. If he wasn't afraid of interrupting them, he would have burst out laughing already.

  Ling Jing's anger arose as soon as Leng Qiu mentioned Yue Lingxuan. He didn't even mention digging a hole in his fellow disciple's corner, but now that he had gained an advantage, he was still pretending to be clever, and actually thought he was the future leader of Mount Hua Sect? A cold glint flashed in his eyes, just as he was about to speak out, when suddenly another loud voice came from outside on the rooftop.

  "Only a voice outside shouted: 'Ling Jing little thief, dare to kill my disciple Peng Renkai, hurry up and come out to die.'"

  Ling Jing's heart sank, the man's voice was still in the distance, but it sounded like it was right next to his ear. Obviously, this person's internal strength had also reached an extreme point, and he came up with a clear name and surname seeking revenge against himself, fearing that only Yu Canghai would be left without a doubt.

  He has now killed two people from the Qingcheng Sect. With his vengeful personality, it would be strange if he didn't look for trouble himself.

  But at this time, everyone was still in the secret room, and it wasn't easy to discover them. Several people held their breath, blew out the candle flame, and the small room fell silent for a moment.

  However, at this moment, a man's voice came from outside, laughing and saying: "Shifu, Yu Guanzhu, please calm down, this group of Jade Gardens is actually the dirty place in the city. I have long intended to destroy it. Dalian, for justice, you bring people to search room by room, and you must find Yilin Shishu and Lingjing Shishu."

  Yu Canghai let out a cold snort beside him, his original intention was to find Ling Jing first and then take revenge on the two disciples himself, but now Liu Zhengfeng and Ding Yitai were both here, this Wuyue Sword Sect had always been united in advance and retreat, definitely wouldn't let him kill a small disciple of the Wuyue Sect in front of them, that's what Liu Zhengfeng meant by his words earlier, so he was unhappy in his heart.

  Liu Zhengfeng's two apprentices had already started searching with people, and the group jade garden was in a state of panic for a while. Anyone who was discovered by them was driven out without exception. It seems that Liu Zhengfeng really made up his mind to destroy this place today.

  Several people in the house were momentarily flustered. Although this secret room was still relatively hidden, it was only so for ordinary people. If a master entered the house, they would easily discover something amiss. At that moment, the footsteps of the search party outside grew closer and closer.

  Ling Jing hesitated for a moment, then said: "Yi Lin shifu, take Da Shixiong and Feifei to leave first, go out from the door we came in. They are almost here now, I'll stall them, you guys hurry up."

  Yi Lin's heart skipped a beat as she said, "Ling Shidi, Yu Guanzhu is also here at this time. If he wants to harm you, what can be done? You'd better come with us."

  Linghu Chong also said: "Little brother, you go with them, I'll stay here. After all, I'm just a seriously injured person, they probably won't bother me."

  Ling Jing shook his head and said, "Yu Canghai is a ruthless man. Since we killed Luo Renjie in the Return to Swan Tower, he must have already known about the cause and effect of this matter. Whether you stay or I stay doesn't make much difference, but I still have a thread of self-preservation left. You'd better hurry up and leave. If you don't leave now, we'll all be caught together in this dark room, and even if we had a hundred mouths, we wouldn't be able to explain ourselves."