Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 081

“This person is a remnant of Jade Sword Manor, a designated criminal wanted by the Martial Alliance, which is composed of top forces in Nangou County such as the Hegemon Palace, Glacier Sect, and Azure Cloud Fortress. How dare you hide him privately and even provide him with elixirs to heal his wounds? Is it because I, your elder brother, have spoiled you too much on weekdays?!”

Jiang Yujin reprimanded him with a stern voice.

Since coming to the Jiang family, Song Ling had never seen Jiang Yujin treat him with such an attitude.

Song Ling was stunned, then quickly explained:

“Brother, listen to me, Gong Zhiyu was framed. Jade Sword Manor never colluded with monsters to harm humans. It was those despicable forces of the Martial Alliance…”

“Bang!”

A loud noise erupted, and the sturdy stone table shattered into pieces under Jiang Yujin’s heavy blow.

“No need to say more!”

Jiang Yujin said with a cold expression:

“I always thought that Ling’er, like me, was someone who could remain rational in any situation. I never expected you to be so muddled in this matter!”

“How could I not know there’s something fishy about this? The Nangou County Governor has long been stripped of his real power, so how could he command top forces like the Hegemon Palace, Glacier Sect, and Azure Cloud Fortress? Let alone you and me, anyone in the martial arts world with a bit of sense knows that the matter of Jade Sword Manor is not as they say.”

“But… what then? Have you seen anyone stand up to redress the injustice for Jade Sword Manor? No! Not a single one!”

“In this world, there is no fairness, justice, or truth, only strong and weak, life and death, killing and being killed!”

“If you don’t want to be implicated, then you can only protect yourself. Do you understand?!”

After hearing Jiang Yujin’s words, Song Ling’s small face turned pale, and his lips mumbled:

“Brother, I…”

Jiang Yujin sighed and waved his hand:

“Forget it, I know Ling’er, you are still young and have a natural and simple view of good and evil in your heart. This time, I, your elder brother, will not blame you too much. Think carefully about what I just said.”

“In addition, it just so happens that representatives from the Martial Alliance have been dispatched to visit Suiyi City to discuss our Suiyi City joining the Martial Alliance. A few days ago, he visited several other major forces, and today he came to our Jiang family. He should be meeting with grandfather now. I will take this Gong Zhiyu to him as a token of our Jiang family’s sincerity.”

With that, he motioned for Huang Shilun to take Gong Zhiyu away.

Gong Zhiyu’s expression was complex. After witnessing the sibling quarrel, he understood that Song Ling had not betrayed him. Instead, she had tried her best to explain for him…

He… had misunderstood her.

As he passed by Song Ling, Gong Zhiyu looked at the girl’s trembling body, sighed deeply, and said with a hint of relief in his voice, “Miss Yuling, thank you for taking care of me these past few days. Perhaps this is my fate, so please don’t be sad for me.”

Upon hearing this, Song Ling’s eyes reddened slightly. He bit his lower lip tightly, seemingly wanting to say something, but not knowing where to begin.

Gong Zhiyu walked further and further away. Just as he was about to be led out of the courtyard, Song Ling seemed to have made some kind of decision and suddenly shouted:

“Brother, wait!”

Jiang Yujin turned around, his brows slightly furrowed, a bad premonition forming in his heart. He said in a deep voice, “Ling’er, do you still have something to say?”

Song Ling stared blankly at Gong Zhiyu, then said seriously:

“Brother, I still don’t want you to take Young Master Yu away.”

“Nonsense!”

Jiang Yujin’s face darkened, and he said, hating that iron could not be made into steel, “I said so much just now, haven’t you understood yet?! You—”

Song Ling interrupted Jiang Yujin, “What if I said I fell in love with Young Master Yu?”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yujin was first stunned, then an expression of disbelief appeared on his face:

“Ling’er, Gong Zhiyu is wanted by the Martial Alliance, which is currently the most powerful force in Nangou County, with no less than five Outer Gang Innate Grandmasters. Such a powerful force is specifically asking for Gong Zhiyu, and you actually want to be with someone who is destined to have no future? Do you know what you are saying?”

“I know perfectly well.”

Song Ling said with a calm expression:

“It is precisely because I know too well that I made this decision. Living a lifetime is nothing more than pursuing a clear conscience. If Young Master Yu is handed over to the Martial Alliance, he will surely die. If I sit back and watch all this happen, then my thoughts will never be clear in this life.”

“Brother, I know you won’t reveal that I secretly hid Young Master Yu. So now, only you and Elder Huang, and perhaps Dong Zi and the others, know that Young Master Yu is here with me. This range is controllable. If you don’t speak, no one will know about this.”

“If Brother is worried that the Jiang family will be implicated if this matter comes to light in the future, then Ling’er can promise Brother that I will leave the Jiang family with Young Master Yu today, leave Suiyi City, and never again walk the world under the name Jiang Yuling. Such a life is not unfamiliar to me.”

“Brother, please, just consider this Ling’er begging you, let Young Master Yu go.”

After Song Ling finished speaking, Jiang Yujin almost had a brain hemorrhage.

He never expected his usually calm and rational sister to be so infatuated with a man to this extent. It was simply unbelievable!

She even talked about leaving the Jiang family and never again walking the world under the name Jiang Yuling…

Wasn’t this just poking at his sore spot?!

It was because he, as her elder brother, was not competent enough that his sister had been wandering outside for so many years and suffered so much.

Jiang Yujin’s face turned dark: “What if I don’t agree?”

Song Ling fell silent. Then, he suddenly drew his sword and placed the gleaming longsword against his fair neck!

“If Brother doesn’t agree, then Ling’er will have no choice but to accompany Young Master Yu to the Yellow Springs.”

Song Ling’s tone was resolute.

“Ling’er, are you crazy?!” Jiang Yujin’s face changed dramatically.

Gong Zhiyu was also greatly shocked. Although he and Song Ling had developed some mutual affection in the past, it was an unspoken ambiguity. He never expected her to go to such lengths for him!

“Miss Yuling… Why go to such extremes?!” Gong Zhiyu’s voice trembled.

Song Ling stared intently at Jiang Yujin:

“Brother, you know Ling’er’s character. Ling’er means what she says, without any falsehood. Please make a decision quickly!”

He slightly increased the pressure on the hand holding the longsword. With his deliberate lack of resistance, the sharp blade cut a bloodline on his skin, and fine beads of blood oozed from the wound.

Jiang Yujin was so scared that his soul trembled, and he immediately shouted, “Stop! I, your elder brother, agree!”

After saying that, he had Huang Shilun untie Gong Zhiyu.

As soon as Gong Zhiyu gained his freedom, he immediately ran towards Song Ling, snatched the longsword from his hand, and threw it on the ground, asking with concern:

“Yuling, are you alright?”

Song Ling smiled and shook his head, his eyes full of tenderness: “If Young Master Yu is alright, then Ling’er is alright.”

“Yuling, what virtue do I possess to make you do this for me?”

Of course, it’s for the Gāngshà, not for your identity as a wanted criminal, is it?

Song Ling chuckled inwardly, but on the surface, he shyly lowered his head: “I don’t know either, it’s just that a voice in my head told me that no matter what, I couldn’t lose you, otherwise I would regret it for the rest of my life.”

Gong Zhiyu was even more moved. He tightly held Song Ling’s hand, his eyes shining with firm resolve, “Ling’er, from now on, whether in life or death, I, Gong Zhiyu, will never fail you.”

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