A Sword of Frost - Chapter 12

A Warning (3)

“If the target is you, then he is indeed courting death. Murdering the emperor’s relatives is a serious capital crime.” Yun Yifeng said, “But if we follow this path of thinking, there is something I don’t understand.”　

Ji Yanran asked, “What do you not understand?”　　

Yun Yifeng said, “If they let you leave the mountain alive, then the Yue clan will lose their heads. But they just want to kill you, why do they need to create such an elaborate ruse? They could have hidden the bomb in Piao Piao Pavilion in advance, you and I will not live till now.”　　　

“You want to know the answer, it’s not too late to try and find out after leaving the mountain.” Ji Yanran lowered his voice, “Someone is coming.”　

“Master Yun, Swordsman Ji!” The footsteps were numerous and confusing. The first person to run up was Liu Xianxian, followed by the Jin father and son pair and then Yue Zhihua. Qi Ran, who was assisted by his boy servant, was panting badly as the both of them climbed Bai Yu Pagoda. They all wanted to find out what the loud noise was just now. 

The thick smoke billowing in the distance had not completely dissipated. After listening to Yun Yifeng’s narration, everyone was shocked. Yue Zhihua was even more stunned and his face paled. Of course, he knew what it meant; his uncle had invited all the guests up to Piao Miao Peak, but the mountain path was secretly covered with bombs/mines. Although there was no evidence for the time being, whoever did it was inseparable from the Yue clan, and that was a matter of fact. 　　　

Thinking about the situation, his eyes dimmed, and he almost fell off the pagoda. Anxiously, Yue Zhihua said, “Master Yun, Chief Jin, before setting off, my uncle only said that I must entertain you all, but he didn’t say that explosives will appear out of thin air in the mountain, this…”

“Brother Yue, don’t worry about it.” Yun Yifeng patted his arm. “This incident happened so suddenly, everyone is naturally flustered. Try not to panic.”　　

Qi Ran trembled, “So someone is going to blow us up?”　　

“Bah, baah, what’s has that got to do with us?” Liu Xianxian stopped him, “Someone wants to kill, wants to kill…” Her dark eyes swept across the crowd, but she couldn’t find a target to be made a scapegoat. She had no choice but to say angrily, “Someone wants to kill the person staying in Xi Nuan Pavilion!”　　

Qi Ran was obviously not comforted, and he was still worried, “Seeking revenge by the pugilistic world is only to bury bombs/mines along the mountain path? Don’t tell me they will hit Piao Miao Peak? Take a step back, even if the fight really comes to our door, don’t you martial arts experts have a rule that states that when settling disputes, one should not involve third parties? You can’t kill the innocent.” After finishing his speech, his voice became soft and weak, revealing a guilty conscience of self-deception. After all, the woodcutter had lost his life to the loud noise, and it was obvious that the other party would not only hurt the innocent, but also cause hurt quite blatantly and unscrupulously.　　

“Nephew, don’t panic.” Jin Manlin comforted, “No matter who the person behind the scenes is, whether it is related to Chief Yue, sooner or later, that person will show up. We might as well stay calm and observe any changes.”　　

Yun Yifeng also said, “I agree with Chief Jin’s suggestion. Before the situation is clear, it is best to stay put in the Shang Xue Pavilion.  Otherwise, if we attack blindly, we will surely hurt ourselves.”　　　　

Yue Zhihua was still anxious but could only agree with Yun Yifeng. Overnight, the host became the suspect, Yue Zhihua felt that it was better that he spoke less. 

Another gust of wind blew, it made the already cold air even colder. Qi Ran’s young boy servant shivered violently. He muttered quietly, saying that his young master was a scholar; even if the evildoer rushed in, it was a matter for the people of the pugilistic world to settle, it has nothing to do with the scholars.　　

“At that time, we will hide in Bai Mei Pavilion.” He said, “Lock the door and let this group of people fight each other to their deaths outside.”　　　

Yun Yifeng wrapped the fur cloak around himself as he leaned leisurely on the fence and reprimanded,  “We of the pugilistic world generally don’t fight. When we fight, we will kill everyone involved.”　

The young boy servant was stunned, tears filled his eyes momentarily, and with a sobbing voice, asked, “Why are you so unreasonable?”　　　　

Yun Yifeng patiently replied: “It may be because there is too little reading, there is really no way.”　

“Just because you are not a scholar means you can kill people indiscriminately?”, the young boy servant broke down even more, stammering and unable to refute further. The heavy black cloud was overwhelming, and it seemed like another violent snowstorm was about to be ushered in. No one knew what further surprises awaited them after the snowstorm.

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