The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 690 - 652: It’s Not Me
Gu Yanjing suddenly stopped in his tracks, not daring to move forward.
Shang Chen and Wan Ying held their breath, their lips trembling involuntarily.
Yan Ting stood up, blocking in front of Qiao Yuxian. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Gu Yanjing looked at him.
The disgust in their eyes was sharp; neither of them hid it.
Qiao Yuxian crouched on the ground, her hand pressing on Wei Li’s neck.
Blood was still flowing down through her fingers, and she could feel the warmth gradually fading away.
She looked at Wei Li, with Yan Ting and Gu Yanjing in her peripheral vision.
After a while, she slowly laid Wei Li down. She wiped her tears with her arm, stood up, and looked at Gu Yanjing.
Yan Ting turned slightly to look at her.
Gu Yanjing saw the redness and tears in her eyes, his cold and deep expression filled with heartache.
His lips moved, wanting to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.
Qiao Yuxian looked at him, swallowed hard, and said, "Why did you kill him? Why? Gu Yanjing! Who are you really! Why did you come here!"
"I didn’t know he was from Yao Mountain Island," Gu Yanjing said.
Wan Ying quickly added, "Madam, it was this person who wanted to kill Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu originally wanted to let him go, but he kept pursuing him."
Qiao Yuxian glanced at him, then looked back at Gu Yanjing: "Why did you come here?"
"I was investigating the people who attacked Yujing Manor and traced it to here," Gu Yanjing said.
Qiao Yuxian’s wet eyelashes trembled as she asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
Gu Yanjing’s eyes flickered slightly.
"Did someone really attack the Yujing Manor?" Qiao Yuxian asked him, "Then why is it that the news I received said that Yujing Manor suffered no loss. No one was hurt, and there were no issues inside Yujing Manor. Other than everyone moving out, there was nothing wrong."
Gu Yanjing couldn’t answer her.
Indeed, as she said.
Yujing Manor didn’t suffer any substantial loss.
It wasn’t even as severe as during their own drills.
Initially, when attacked, they only focused on responding.
Later, when they were looking for the person behind it and tallying Yujing Manor’s losses, they realized something was off.
Everything seemed like they were directing it themselves.
"There’s no one behind it, so what are you investigating?" Qiao Yuxian asked, "Gu Yanjing, speak up."
"Qiao Yuxian..." Gu Yanjing called her name once.
"Do you know why I came today?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
Gu Yanjing watched her tears fall.
Qiao Yuxian continued: "The person who poisoned Grandpa Nine said that someone would come here to silence her superior."
"It wasn’t me," Gu Yanjing said.
"You’ve killed him, how can I believe it wasn’t you!" Qiao Yuxian said, "All these doubts, you can’t explain them clearly, how can I believe you? Wei Li followed me for so many years, I hadn’t even seen him since I returned to Yao Mountain Island, hadn’t even spoken to him, and now he’s dead at your hands! What am I supposed to do! What am I supposed to do now."
As she spoke, she cried, her voice choked to the point where her words were almost unintelligible.
Gu Yanjing watched her like this, taking two steps forward.
But before Yan Ting could intercept him, Qiao Yuxian took a step back.
"Qiao Yuxian." Gu Yanjing called her once more.
"Don’t come over," Qiao Yuxian said.
Yan Ting stood in front of Qiao Yuxian, looking at Gu Yanjing: "She doesn’t want to see you right now."
Gu Yanjing shifted his gaze to him, his stare sharp like blades: "Our matters don’t need your interference."
"Right now it’s an issue of Yao Mountain Island," Yan Ting said, "You killed one of our people from Yao Mountain Island. I kindly inform you; Wei Li weighs almost as much as Yuan Wei in her heart."
There was no change on Gu Yanjing’s face, but his hand hanging by his side slowly clenched.
Shang Chen and Wan Ying were completely blank, having no idea what to do.
"I remember the kid following Tang He, what was his name again?" Yan Ting said.
"Mo Bei," Yan Jiu reminded from the side.
"Oh, right, Mo Bei," Yan Ting said, "He’s the one researching potions, right? With your relationship with Tang He, it’s easy to get drugs from that kid."
Gu Yanjing narrowed his eyes.
Yan Ting continued: "And, Old Sir Gu."
Gu Yanjing looked at him.
"He knew Qu Qingkong, right?" Yan Ting said, "He left Yao Mountain Island back then, and later didn’t contact anyone. The real reason he left Yao Mountain Island, no one knows, right? It can’t be that we just believe everything your Gu Family says, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense and spewing rubbish!" Shang Chen said.
Yan Ting chuckled, his eyes bloodshot, looking at Gu Yanjing: "Old Sir Gu could very well be collaborating with Qu Qingkong. It’s entirely possible that all of this was planned by you."
Hearing his words, Shang Chen stepped forward, wanting to silence him with a punch.
But Gu Yanjing reached out to stop him.
Yan Ting didn’t even regard Shang Chen, continuing, "This girl by your side, making use of her dedication to your advantage, anything would be more convenient, right?"
"As far as I know, your marriage was arranged by your family patriarch, right?" Yan Ting said.
"You sure know a lot," Gu Yanjing said coldly.
Yan Ting sneered, "What do you think his intentions are, and what are your intentions?"
Gu Yanjing didn’t respond to him, and directly made a move.
As soon as they started fighting, both sides immediately engaged again.
Qiao Yuxian stood on the side, watching them fight.
Tears fell as she lowered her gaze to Wei Li again.
The bloodstains in her eyes, she couldn’t have imagined the one here would be him.
When she was outside Yao Mountain Island, Wei Li often managed her security details.
He was someone very important to her.
Listening to the sounds of fighting, Qiao Yuxian closed her eyes, tears falling once again.
Yan Ting and Gu Yanjing were evenly matched in their fight.
Gu Yanjing wanted to pull Qiao Yuxian over, but Yan Ting kept blocking.
Yan Ting, hesitant near Qiao Yuxian, couldn’t fully execute his moves.
Gu Yanjing punched him back a few steps, then directly went towards Qiao Yuxian.
But just as he took two steps towards her, Qiao Yuxian suddenly raised a gun she had tucked behind her waist and aimed at him: "Don’t come any closer."
Gu Yanjing stopped, looking at her. In that moment, it seemed a storm swept through his eyes.
And as she drew her gun.
Shang Chen, Wan Ying, and Zhao Rufeng all stopped fighting and quickly stood in front of Gu Yanjing, none of them drawing their guns.
"Miss Qiao," Wan Ying called out to her.
Shang Chen said nothing, but his eyes were faintly red.
Gu Yanjing stared into Qiao Yuxian’s eyes.
Qiao Yuxian didn’t lower her gun, clutching it tightly, her voice hoarse, "Gu Yanjing, I won’t go with you, don’t waste your effort."
Yan Ting lowered his gaze, adjusting his cuffs.
Gu Yanjing slowly clenched his fingertips, "It wasn’t me."
"Where’s the evidence?" Qiao Yuxian asked, "How can I trust you, even the people I trust most betray me. You are full of contradictions, how can I trust you."
Gu Yanjing’s lips moved slightly.
Qiao Yuxian said, "I’ll get to the bottom of things myself. If it’s really you, next time we meet, I won’t hesitate to pull the trigger."
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