A Sword of Frost - Chapter 14

Rules of the Pugilistic World (1)

Later, everyone gathered in the dining room again. The sky was dark outside, and Aunt Yu was preparing to cook the pickled vegetable hotpot. She seemed a little restless, and almost burned her hands with charcoal when she was adding firewood.　　

“Auntie, be careful.” Yun Yifeng hurriedly lent a hand and said with concern, “What’s the matter? Are you not feeling well?”

“Master Yun.” Aunt Yu replied uneasily. Seeing that no one was paying attention to where they were, she asked in a very small voice, “Was there an explosion in the mountain this morning? I even saw a huge cloud of black smoke. Did something happen to Old Zhang?”

“No.” Yun Yifeng helped her put the stove in place, and then saoiod, “We are also investigating what exactly was the explosion of. Auntie, don’t let your imagination run wild. Stiil, you have to be more careful in the future. Don’t leave Shang Xue Pavilion alone. Do you understand?”　　

Aunt Yu nodded repeatedly, “Okay, I won’t go anywhere. I’ll just stay in the kitchen.”　　　　

The ingredients in the hotpot were gurgling and being cooked in full swing. It was in stark contrast to the silence of the room. Compared to when they first arrived and dined with wine and laughter, today’s meal was more sombre. Today’s meal was more about filling up the stomach, so even if you no longer had an appetite, you just had to close your eyes and swallow the food. After all, if someone really attacked Piao Miao Peak in the middle of the night, to break out of the fight was physically demanding and required much energy. 　　　

“Ke..Ke!!” Qi Ran choked on the hot soup, put down his chopsticks and coughed for quite a while.　　

Liu Xianxian patted him on the back, and sighed, “We can’t keep going on like this. We need to think of a solution.”　　

“There are explosives everywhere on the mountain, which only means that the other party does not want us to leave Piao Miao Peak.” Jin Huan said, “But what is the reason for trapping us here? There is no way to know. And since we are all confused, how can we find a solution?”　　

As Yue Zhihua’s presence was awkward, he couldn’t make any great suggestions that were amazing and brilliant. He could only sit listlessly and stared aimlessly in Yun Yifeng’s direction. He looked extremely downtrodden and pitiful. 　　

Yun Yifeng said, “Since the other party hasn’t shown up yet, we can make our own predictions as to who has courted trouble.”　　　　

Jin Huan didn’t understand what he meant, “How should we go about guessing?”

“Traversing the pugilistic world, it is inevitable to chalk up grudges with others. There is no harm in thinking about what enemies you might have provoked.” Yun Yifeng said, “Who knows, we might find out who the mastermind is.”　　　　

Jin Manlin shook his head when he heard this, and said, “Naturally, there are enemies. At best, we don’t interact with each other or at the most, they’ll try to create some small obstacles secretly. To make a special trip up Piao Miao Peak in order to assassinate me, it seems like they hold me in high regard.”　　　　

Liu Xianxian retorted, “You can’t say that. There are many people in the pugilistic world who are small-minded, vindictive and black-hearted. You never know when you have offended someone. Like what Master Yun has suggested, we should be forthcoming with our past and analyze them one by one. Anyway, being trapped in this lonely snowy mountain with nothing to do is better than staying alone in the courtyard and feeling uneasy.”　　　　

Ji Yanran agreed, “I also agree with Master Yun’s proposal. Everything in this world has a cause and a consequence. There is absolutely no reason to kill someone without a reason. Why don’t we let Miss Liu go first.”　　　　

“Why should I go first?” Liu Xianxian said delicately, upset, “You men should go first for this sort of thing. Chief Jin is the oldest, and I think it’s good to start with him.”　　

Although Jin Manlin didn’t have much status in the pugilistic world, he was an elder after all. By this time, he had been bossed around twice by a mere young girl.  It was inevitable that he would be unhappy. Jin Huan sensing the situation souring, decided to smooth things over and proactively said: “Let me start then.”　　　　

Yun Yifeng smiled, “Brother Jin, please.”　　　　

Jin Huan recalled, “I have always been kind to people, and rarely quarrel with friends. When it comes to hurting people, the most serious situation happened three years ago when I accidentally injured Brother Yue Ling’s right leg during a martial arts competition, causing him to live with a chronic injury.”　　　　

“Yue Ling, he’s the son of Uncle Yue?” Qi Ran asked.　　　　

Jin Huan nodded, “It’s him.”　　　　

When Qi Ran’s young boy servant heard it, he immediately opened his eyes and yelled, “That’s it, isn’t it?! You hurt someone’s son. No wonder they tried to trick you up the mountain and are trying to blow you up!”　　

“Presumptuous!” Qi Ran scolded, “The Chief is talking, why are you interrupting? You’re becoming more and more unruly. Quickly apologise to Brother Jin!”

“I…I’m worried about Young Master, and I want us to leave this horrible place sooner.” The Qi boy-servant murmured lowly, kneeling down to Jin Huan unwillingly, “Young Master Jin, I said the wrong thing, please be magnanimous and forgive me.”　　　　

Jin Huan waved his hand and motioned him to stand up, and said to Yun Yifeng, “Because of this incident, I feel extremely guilty. Fortunately, Uncle Yue’s family is magnanimous and didn’t pursue any further.”　　　　

“I’ve also heard about this incident before.” Yun Yifeng said, “I heard that in order to treat Yue Ling’s injuries, the Jin family almost ran out of their wealth in order to seek out famous bone-setting doctors all over the country. Chief Yue was deeply touched by the gesture, thus instead of alienating each other, the relationship between the two families became even closer.”

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