“They arrived so quickly!”
Although Jiang Yun had guessed that the people from Hundred Herbs Hall would definitely come, he hadn't expected them to arrive so soon.
However, since they had come, Jiang Yun naturally wouldn't hide. Just as he stood up, tidied his clothes, and prepared to open the door, Xia Zhongxing's voice suddenly reached his ears: “Xia Shi, Gu Jiang, both of you stay inside. Don't come out. I’ll open the door!”
Before Jiang Yun could react, the shop's main door had already opened, which surprised Jiang Yun slightly, making it feel as if Xia Zhongxing had been waiting by the door all along!
Xia Zhongxing's voice rang out again: “So it’s Manager Wang from Hundred Herbs Hall. I thought someone was here to rob us! Manager Wang, though we are in the same profession, we have always kept to ourselves. For Manager Wang to come knocking on my shop door so early today, may I ask what brings you here?”
Immediately after, a hoarse voice said: “Manager Xia, I am here on the Valley Master’s orders to invite Gu Jiang, your Shop assistant, to Hundred Herbs Hall!”
“Gu Jiang?” Xia Zhongxing raised his tone, and a hint of confusion permeated his voice as he asked: “Why does your Valley Master want to see my young Shop assistant?”
“I am not clear about that either! As you know, although I am a manager, I am actually a Disciple of the Valley, so when the Valley Master gives an order, we can only obey!”
“Your Valley Master is not my Valley Master. His orders are your business and have nothing to do with my Duoyao Pavilion. If your Valley Master wants to see Gu Jiang, let him come to my Duoyao Pavilion himself! Please leave!”
As soon as he finished speaking, with a loud “bang,” Xia Zhongxing had already closed the door.
Jiang Yun had originally thought that Manager Wang and his group would definitely not give up, but unexpectedly, there was no sound from outside, as if their visit was merely a formality.
A moment later, Xia Zhongxing came into Jiang Yun's room, nodded at Jiang Yun, and said: “It’s nothing. You can get ready to open the shop!”
Watching Xia Zhongxing's retreating figure, Jiang Yun's eyes narrowed slightly. Suddenly, he found himself understanding Xia Zhongxing less and less.
Ever since he started treating illnesses and detoxifying people in Duoyao Pavilion, Xia Zhongxing had remained indifferent.
Even during the pill-refining competition with Du Guirong, he unconditionally trusted him, not hesitating to give him a Foundation Establishment Pill as a wager.
Today, Hundred Herbs Hall came knocking so early in the morning, causing such a commotion. Logically speaking, if someone else encountered such a situation, even if they were protective of their Shop assistant, they should at least ask if something had happened.
But Xia Zhongxing still didn't ask anything!
“Could it be that he knows I killed Du Guirong and is deliberately covering for me?”
This thought popped into Jiang Yun's mind, but he immediately shook his head and said: “It shouldn’t be. Manager Xia’s cultivation is not high, and besides, even if he knew, he and I are not related, so he wouldn’t risk offending Hundred Herbs Valley for me!”
After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Yun suddenly smiled and said: “No matter what, at least he has no ill intentions towards me and is willing to stand up and protect me in times of trouble. That’s enough!”
Jiang Yun simply stopped thinking about it. As usual, when dawn broke, he sat in Duoyao Pavilion, treating illnesses and detoxifying Cultivators who came for help, while secretly listening to their conversations.
Just as he expected, last night, due to the heavy rain, no one discovered what happened outside the city, and no one knew about Du Guirong's death.
However, Jiang Yun knew very well that this matter was absolutely not over!
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That Du Xinwu already hated him to the bone. He would never let go of anyone with the slightest suspicion, so he wouldn't stop looking for him just because of Xia Zhongxing's refusal.
This was also why Jiang Yun didn't leave after killing Du Guirong. If he had really left, it would have deepened the suspicion. Moreover, in a little over two months, he still had to go to the Luo family to celebrate a birthday.
Facts proved that Jiang Yun's guess was correct.
The morning passed peacefully, but in the afternoon, more than ten aggressive Cultivators suddenly rushed into Duoyao Pavilion. Leading them was a Young man in luxurious clothes, about twenty years old.
The many Cultivators in line were bewildered by the sudden appearance of these people. Only Jiang Yun knew what was happening, but he remained calm, even taking the initiative to say: “If you wish to be healed or detoxified, please line up!”
The Young man in luxurious clothes completely ignored Jiang Yun's words, instead glancing at Jiang Yun and saying: “You are Gu Jiang!”
“Yes!”
“Take him away!”
At the Young man's command, the more than ten Cultivators who had come with him immediately swarmed forward, trying to seize Jiang Yun.
A large man in red robes quickly flashed and stood in front of Jiang Yun, glaring at the Young man and saying: “Young Master Luo, why are you arresting Great Master Gu?”
Hearing the large man in red robes address the Young man, Jiang Yun naturally knew the other party's identity: Young Master Luo of the Luo family, Luo Lingxiao!
Jiang Yun had long heard of Luo Lingxiao.
Although he was not the Luo family's eldest son, because he possessed a Dual Dao Body and exceptional talent, he had already been designated as the next family head. He could be said to have everything he wished for, so he thought highly of himself, usually looking down on everyone and acting arrogantly and domineeringly.
Luo Lingxiao looked at the large man in red robes with cold eyes and said: “This is my Luo family's territory. Does my Luo family need a reason to arrest someone?”
A hint of hesitation flashed in the large man in red robes' eyes, but it quickly vanished. He snorted coldly and said: “Although I truly cannot compare to Young Master Luo, Great Master Gu has been kind to my brother. Today, unless Young Master Luo can provide a reason for taking Great Master Gu, then don't blame me for offending you!”
“Offend me!” Luo Lingxiao laughed heartily, his face showing disdain: “You, of all people, are worthy of offending me! How laughable. Take him back with you too!”
The large man in red robes' expression changed, but he still didn't move. Jiang Yun finally stood up, walked in front of the large man in red robes, and said with a smile: “It's fine, I'll go with them!”
The large man in red robes immediately became anxious: “No, Great Master Gu, you can't go with them like this!”
Jiang Yun, however, waved his hand, turned, and cupped his hands to the many Cultivators still in line, saying: “Everyone, I apologize, but I cannot help you with your illnesses and detoxifications today. Please all go back for now, and when I return, you can come again!”
After speaking, Jiang Yun walked directly towards the shop door, not even glancing at Luo Lingxiao from beginning to end.
Watching Jiang Yun's retreating figure, a trace of Killing Intent flashed across Luo Lingxiao's face, but he said nothing, nodding to his subordinates and also walking towards the door.
At this moment, Xia Zhongxing's voice sounded from behind him: “Young Master Luo, even if Nanxing City belongs to your Luo family, you cannot be so unreasonable and overbearing!”
“Gu Jiang is my Shop assistant. You want to take him away? You can! But at least you should give me, the manager, an explanation!”
Luo Lingxiao suddenly turned around. As Young Master Luo, he personally came to arrest a Shop assistant, yet he was obstructed again and again. This caused Killing Intent to permeate his eyes: “What if I don't give one!”
“Don't give one?” Xia Zhongxing slowly stepped out and said: “Then I apologize, Young Master Luo, but Gu Jiang will not be going anywhere today!”
Luo Lingxiao sneered and said: “Xia Zhongxing, you have quite the nerve! Believe it or not, today, I will tear down this Duoyao Pavilion of yours?”
Xia Zhongxing smiled slightly and said: “You can try!”
Luo Lingxiao laughed in extreme anger: “Good, then I'll tear it down for you to see! Men, raze this Duoyao Pavilion to the ground! All irrelevant people, get out!”
The dozen or so Cultivators immediately began to drive people out, and Xia Zhongxing suddenly let out a faint sigh.
“Today, you can take Gu Jiang without reason; tomorrow, can you take me without reason? The day after tomorrow, can you take all the Cultivators in Nanxing City who do not belong to your Luo family without reason?”
Although this sentence was light, it clearly reached the ears of the nearly one thousand Cultivators currently lined up outside Duoyao Pavilion!