JSCMU-Chapter 85: I’m Very Worried About You

Zhao Wuji’s expression kept shifting, then gradually turned indifferent. “Now that the master-servant contract is in place, what can be done?”

“Master, back then it was only said that Senior Brother Gu would be handed over to Yun Jin for punishment, but it was never said that Yun Jin could use Senior Brother Gu to harm others. Today, Yun Jin used Senior Brother Gu and nearly cost five senior brothers their lives, many people also witnessed this. If Yun Jin can use Senior Brother Gu to take personal revenge today, who knows what she might make him do tomorrow?” Ye Danxia quickly added, “Master, if you speak out against Yun Jin’s actions from the perspective of protecting the other disciples, it would be entirely reasonable and no one would be able to say you were wrong.”

Zhao Wuji’s eyes shifted slightly. “I will consider it.”

“Master,” Ye Danxia said softly, “Second Senior Brother is being ordered around like this, his heart must be filled with suffering. I only felt sorry for his current situation, that’s all.”

As she spoke, her eyes turned slightly red.

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji couldn’t help but feel a little moved.

That day, Ye Danxia had pushed all the blame onto Gu Jinghong without hesitation. Though he hadn’t shown anything outwardly, deep down, he had been somewhat bothered by it.

He didn’t want to give his all, only to raise a white-eyed wolf in return.

But seeing Danxia like this today, it did seem she was truly worried for Jinghong.

Thinking it over carefully. If she hadn’t mentioned Jinghong’s name that day, she would’ve been branded as someone with an evil aura on the spot and never able to clear her name. She was just a child, and in her extreme fear at the time, it was understandable that she acted that way. She shouldn’t be judged too harshly.

“Master, I beg you. Please save Second Senior Brother,” Ye Danxia said, her voice trembling. “With Second Senior Brother’s pride, if he knew Yun Jin would use him this way, he would have rather died than suffer this humiliation.”

As she pleaded for someone to save Second Senior Brother, her words also seemed to hint that perhaps letting Gu Jinghong die would be the best outcome.

“Your master already took note. You may leave now,” Zhao Wuji sighed and said.

Ye Danxia knew she couldn’t say anything more at this point. She gently wiped away her tears and then withdrew.

Once she left the main hall, Ye Danxia lowered her gaze, hiding the coldness in her eyes.

That day, she saw it perfectly clear. After pointing her finger at Gu Jinghong, there was a faint trace of hatred in his eyes as he looked at her.

Coincidentally, Yun Jin also hated her to the bone.

She wouldn’t believe for a second that the two of them together wouldn’t target her.

Moreover, three months from now, if Gu Jinghong were allowed to return to Master’s side, with the resentment he held toward her, would he really let her go?

The best outcome now was for Gu Jinghong to die. To never, ever return.

But right now, she was still too weak and couldn’t do much. Everything was dependent on Master.

She already said everything she needed to today. What she had to do next was to show her brilliance, to make Master personally eliminate everything that posed a threat to her.

Or perhaps she should also let Master see with his own eyes just how dangerous Senior Brother Gu had become!

Only then would Master make up his mind.

Night.

Gu Jinghong received a voice-transmission talisman from Ye Danxia.

As the talisman burned, Ye Danxia’s gentle and worried voice came through.

“Second Senior Brother, I heard you were forced to do many things you dislike… are you… still alright?”

“These past few days, I’ve been really worried about you. You haven’t contacted me at all. Are you angry with me?”

“That day, it must have been Yun Jin playing tricks that made me into some so-called evil-qi person. Second Senior Brother, I only said your name out of panic… If I knew Yun Jin’s methods were so cruel, I would have rather died than ever spoken your name.”

“Senior Brother, I’m truly so worried about you. I’m waiting just outside Heavenly Sword Peak right now. Please, I beg you. Come see me, just once.”

“Awooo awooo awooo! (So, you’re secretly contacting outsiders behind my master’s back?! Tell me, are you trying to become a traitor?!)” the Iron-Eating Beast shouted at him.

Gu Jinghong frowned slightly, then walked straight out the door.

“Human! Where are you going? Did this beast give you permission to wander off?” the Iron-Eating Beast hurriedly chased after him.

No way, it had to tell the master! This bad man was probably about to betray them! The master should just kill him already!

Just as the Iron-Eating Beast reached the door, it saw Gu Jinghong knock on Yun Jin’s door.

The beast couldn’t help but follow.

Yun Jin opened the door and let both of them in.

Gu Jinghong got straight to the point and told her about Ye Danxia contacting him in secret.

Gun Gun nodded repeatedly, confirming that this bad guy wasn’t lying for once.

Yun Jin listened carefully, her gaze toward Gu Jinghong becoming somewhat strange.

She couldn’t help but say, “So now… you’re tattling on Ye Danxia to me?”

Oh?

That wasn’t how it went in her previous life.

In her past life, this Gu Jinghong was obsessed with Ye Danxia and was madly in love with her, he was her number one simp who would bang his head against walls for her.

Although some things have changed in this life.

Wasn’t this change a bit too extreme?

Gu Jinghong didn’t quite understand the teasing look in Yun Jin’s eyes. He simply analyzed calmly, “Junior Sister Ye is a self-serving person. Since she didn’t contact me before, there’s no reason for her to do so now. If she suddenly wants to meet, something must be off.”

He didn’t even know where Ye Danxia got the confidence to think he’d obediently go out and meet her.

“What you said makes a lot of sense,” Yun Jin nodded. “But aren’t people in love usually brainless?”

“In love?” Gu Jinghong frowned.

“Didn’t you have a secret crush on Ye Danxia?” Yun Jin pointed out directly.

Gu Jinghong paused for a moment, then said in a calm voice, “Why would you say that? I only knew Junior Sister Ye for a few days and we’ve barely interacted. How could there be any talk of a secret crush?”

This stunned Yun Jin.

In the novel, it was written very clearly.

All of Ye Danxia’s senior brothers fell in love with her at first sight. Just one glance, and they loved her down to their bones, willing to defy the world for her.

And Gu Jinghong was the most extreme one.

But in this life…

Things seemed to have changed.

Come to think of it, even the other disciples in the sect didn’t seem to adore Ye Danxia as much as the book described. Most of them even kept their distance from her.

Even Yun Jin found it hard to believe all this was due to her own efforts.

Because in the novel, people’s love for Ye Danxia went far beyond rationality. Wasn’t she the protagonist of the book? Yun Jin had always understood this as a kind of strange protagonist halo. This halo usually existed on male and female leads and could unconditionally influence everyone around them.

But in this life…

Thinking carefully, Ye Danxia’s protagonist halo didn’t seem as strong as in the previous life?

Or maybe.

Yun Jin’s constant suppression of her was slowly weakening that halo?

The true reason was unclear, but Yun Jin didn’t mind continuing to push her down until this so-called heroine could never rise again.

And so.

Yun Jin looked at Gu Jinghong with a slight smile. “Since she wants to meet you, then go.”

Gu Jinghong couldn’t help but pause slightly.