After Tang Doudou left Flowing Clouds Manor, she started making her way back leisurely. When she reached the forest, she turned around and saw that Flowing Clouds Manor was no longer in sight, so she slowly walked back to the lake.
The moment she arrived at the lake, Jun Xin jumped down from a tree. His almond eyes were faintly puzzled as he slowly walked over. âWhat do you think about this?â
âWhat do you mean?â Tang Doudou placed the silkie down next to her and sat down on the grass. She let Little Gray out as well, then said, âI was going to ask what you thought about this.â
Jun Xin sat down next to her and put an arm around her shoulder teasingly. âI was asking you what you thought about Baili Feng?â
Baili Feng?
Thatâs right, they were both from Wind Cloud Island so they definitely knew each other!
She turned to scrutinize Jun Xin. After a moment, she said, âItâs hard to describe Baili Feng. I canât tell what type of person he actually is from just this one meeting.â
Then she asked curiously, âHow are Baili Feng and Baili Yu related?â
âThey count as brothers I guess,â replied Jun Xin after a moment of thought.
Tang Doudou didnât find this answer surprising, but she was becoming more and more curious. She glanced at the lake, then picked up a stone and threw it. The stone made a very low-pitched splash as it hit the water. This water wasnât shallow.
âOh, thatâs right, when did you catch up with me? I was looking for you in the forest earlier but you didnât respond to me at all. I thought you that you got bored and decided to just run off.â
âTch, is this little master that sort of person?â
Tang Doudou glanced at him, then nodded. âYes!â
Jun Xin rolled his eyes and rapped her on the back of her head. âTalk about more serious matters.â
She hadnât said anything that not serious, alright⦠Tang Doudou smacked her lips. âThereâs not much for me to say, you should tell me instead.â
âAlright, then after we finish talking, you should hurry back. Those corpses are still in the courtyard. Bai Feiyun said that they should wait for you to come back before dealing with them. I donât know what heâs thinking either.â Jun Xin then told her what happened with Bai Feiyun back in Azure Water Valley.
Tang Doudou couldnât help but feel a headache whenever Bai Feiyun was brought up. She had Jun Xin shelf this for now and first talk about Baili Feng.
Jun Xin curled his lips. âDo you still remember Madam Qin? Based on what weâve found out, when she disappeared, she had taken Baili Yiling and a boy that was several years older with her. That boy was Baili Feng.â
âBaili Feng share the same father and mother as Baili Yiling is more closely related to her than Baili Yu.â
Alright, this was another complicated biological relationship. Tang Doudou rubbed her chin. âBut why hasnât Baili Yu ever mentioned this Baili Feng?â
When this was brought up, Jun Xin smirked. âBack on Wind Cloud Island, this Baili Feng had caused plenty of trouble for Baili Yu. Theyâre like fire and water. If it werenât for the fact that Baili Yu left Wind Cloud Island early, theyâd probably still be fighting now.â
âBut Baili Feng doesnât seem like the type that likes to fight. He seems to emit a faint peaceful aura and gives quite a good impression.â
âHa, without Baili Yu around, he pretty much rules Wind Cloud Island so of course he doesnât need to be competitive anymore. In addition, with how ill he is, if he didnât want to die young, of course he had to stop competing so much.â
This made sense. Tang Doudou nodded, then asked, âWas he the one that purposefully arrange this? Is he related to that person? But whatâs his motive? This is getting more and more confusing.â
âI traded blows with that person just now,â said Jun Xin.
Tang Doudou was shocked. She quickly examined him, then asked, âDid you get hurt?â
âHe didnât attack.â Jun Xin sounded a little depressed. For some reason, he felt like that person had been looking down on him. The feeling of being treated with scorn was seriously disgusting.
âBut one thing Iâm certain of is that this person is related to Wind Cloud Island.
âHis way of concealing himself is a secret art that only the Wind Cloud Islandâs hidden guards are taught. However, not every hidden guard can master it. I had heard of this back when I was in Wind Cloud Island. They say only people from a certain island on the ocean are able to learn this martial arts. Liu Zhiyuan is someone from that island.
âHowever, his martial arts isnât as good as this personâs.â
Jun Xin stopped here and started urging Tang Doudou to head back. âThereâs too little information, I canât figure out their motive at all. You should hurry back and gather up the martial arts alliance and the four clans to have them come up with a plan. Itâs best if this mysterious person is captured, then we can question him.â
âIf only it was that easy.â Tang Doudou propped up her chin and laughed bitterly. âThose peopleâs expressions change just from hearing about that mysterious person. You want them to help catch him? What a joke.â
âIf you canât get them to move, then just have Bai Feiyun do it. Iâm sure he has a way. And as for the flower petal, donât worry about that for now. If they want to suspect Baili Yu, just let them. After all, they wonât dare to do anything to Baili Yu. Donât let this distract you from the main issue,â said Jun Xin.
However, Tang Doudou shook her head. âNo way, we have to clear Baili Yu of suspicion.â
Jun Xin was jealous when he saw how much she was protecting Baili Yu, but he didnât express it. âHe wonât mind such things.â
âBut I mind.â Tang Doudou patted his hand, then recalled how he had rapped her earlier and got annoyed. âStinkinâ brat, move your claw away already!â
It hadnât been easy for him to take advantage of this opportunity to get closer, there was no way that heâd listen to her. As he silently praised himself, he heard Tang Doudou say, âOutside Azure Water Valley, Xiao Siyuan and the other two told me that the four clans wanted to take over the martial arts alliance. How reliable is this news?â
âProbably fifty-fifty!â Jun Xin sounded quite certain.
Tang Doudou asked curiously, âWhy?â
Jun Xin lifted four fingers and explained, âThe fact that the four clans arenât happy with the martial arts alliance is something that everyone knows. Then there was the fact that something happened to the Xiao family twice, but the martial arts alliance didnât help. Although he came to ask for help this time, his true motive definitely isnât to get help. He just wants to use the martial arts alliance to defeat that person.
âThatâs why when you get back, you have to make all of them act. Thatâs the only way youâll have any chance of capturing that person. The others might not help that much, but the four clans will definitely put all their strength in fighting against that person.â
Tang Doudou furrowed her brows. When she saw that Jun Xinâs wide palm had a lot of small wounds, surprised flashed through her eyes. âBecause of Xiao Ziyuâs death?â
Jun Xin nodded. âYou probably also noticed that of the four clans, the Xiao family was the only one whose master hasnât changed yet.â
Tang Doudou retrieved her gaze and said, âI heard them mention it. It seems like Xiao Qianâs son was alsoâ¦â
Jun Xin slapped his thigh and finished her words with slight schedunfraude in his tone, âThatâs right! Isnât he unlucky? Why was the Xiao family the only one out of the four clans that lost their young master and their little young master? Although the other families would have some members die while fighting for power, thatâs internal fighting so thereâs not much to be said about that. But these two people of the Xiao family were both killed by outsiders. Isnât it strange?â