I was reborn after cheating on the aloof and powerful man.

Chapter 171 The Conduct of a Gentleman

“I say, Peak Master Bian, it is not the act of a gentleman to secretly beat someone.”

"If one's conduct as a gentleman involves furtively following others, can he truly be considered a gentleman?"

“I am a woman, and therefore not a gentleman.”

"I have never said that I am."

"Dirty!"

"It's time to hit!"

If she weren't outmatched, Fei Xi, who was so angry she was practically swollen like a pufferfish, would have loved to go up and take a big bite right now.

What kind of taste do you have!

He's a petty, narrow-minded man who never says a kind word. How could I have ever liked him?!

Yes, yes, yes, this person just saved me.

But she was almost riddled with holes by the sword energy.

Okay, okay, the other person didn't do it on purpose, but he secretly hit himself!

How can I bear this?

Fei Xi, whose mind was in turmoil, suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She looked up at the sky, where sunlight peeked through the mountain crevices, and the inverted stalactites refracted a dazzling array of colors.

Bian Yuan, who was walking ahead, stopped when he heard the person behind him stop. Turning around, he saw the person behind him bending over, and light and shadow danced on their fair face, shimmering and radiant, like a dream.

A slight thought crossed his mind, and he parted his lips slightly, but ultimately remained silent, standing quietly in place, lost in thought.

The tranquil atmosphere didn't last long. Fei Xi snapped out of her reverie, bit her finger, pointed back the way she had come, and said with certainty:

"We have already passed through this place once."

After saying that, she squatted down without realizing it, and by the dim light, she casually picked up a small stone from the ground and began to calculate on the ground.

Fei Xi remembered the route she took after entering the cave, but a mysterious person with an icy cold body suddenly appeared from the eerie thick fog that had risen not long ago, trying to abduct her.

In the thick fog, Bian Yuan made his move. The mysterious woman was no match for Bian Yuan and threw her to him before escaping while Bian Yuan caught her.

To catch up with the mysterious man, Bian Yuan didn't put her down immediately. He carried her on his back, following the sound of the wind relentlessly. When the thick fog dissipated and visibility returned, he clearly felt the mysterious man was right in front of him, but he suddenly vanished without a trace.

They had long since lost contact with the others and no one knew where they were now.

"Let's head back first and see if we can find the old man and the others."

"Can you find the way?" The questioning tone was full of distrust, and sounded like someone annoyed at being disturbed.

Fei Xi narrowed her eyes slightly, then revealed an innocent smile. She blinked, gazing innocently at the man before her:

"Peak Master Bian, how long have you been trapped here?"

The surrounding air instantly dropped to freezing point. Fei Xi secretly made a face at the person walking ahead who was ignoring her.

Hmph, someone who gets lost as soon as they come in and can't get out has the nerve to look down on her!

This time, Fei Xi walked very slowly, observing her surroundings as she went.

In some parts of the cave, the light is bright enough to clearly see the surrounding environment, while in other parts, only the outlines of people can be vaguely seen.

Strangely enough, the two of them did not encounter a single non-dead person along their journey.

As Fei Xi was pondering, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from not far ahead.

The two stopped at the same time. The person in front turned around, and a human wall blocked Fei Xi's way.

Inside the dimly lit cave, a dark, human-shaped figure quickly approached the two from a short distance away.

Mo Wenjianming, just as the sword was about to be drawn, the dark figure stopped in his tracks, and a clear, melodious sound, carrying a hint of surprise, rang out in the cave:

"Sister?"

……

"You are hurt?"

Fei Xi led her people to a place with better lighting, then reached out and took Liu Nanli's hand to check his pulse.

She didn't ask how the other person found her way here, nor did she explain why she left without saying goodbye.

Her calm face revealed nothing of her thoughts, but her slightly furrowed brows suggested she was only worried about her junior brother's injury.

"I'm fine." The pale face smiled ingratiatingly, looking at Fei Xi as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Who hurt you, hmm? Tianshan sword energy? You encountered someone from Tianshan?"

"It's just a misunderstanding. Senior Sister, Master's affairs are more important. Let's leave this place first..."

Before Liu Nanli could finish speaking, Mo Wenjian had already pointed his sword at him.

"Peak Master Bian, what is the meaning of this?"

Fei Xi turned around and stood in front of the sword, protecting the person behind her.

The swordsman's eyes suddenly turned cold and deep, a scene that seemed familiar, and Fei Xi felt inexplicably uneasy under his gaze.

Before she could speak further, the icy voice, each word chilling like chewing on ice, cut through her.

"Wei Jiucheng took him as a disciple? Ling Mianqing doesn't keep idle people around. There are countless men in the martial arts world who want to take shortcuts to please her. The fact that he is called 'Little Eight' by Ling Mianqing is not as innocent as you see it."

"His relationship with Ling Mianqing is ambiguous. You dare to keep such a scheming and shady person in the Qingcheng Sect?"

"How my Qingcheng Sect accepts disciples is none of your business, Tianshan. On the contrary, it is my junior brother's injuries that are the problem. Peak Master Bian, as the master of Tianshan, shouldn't you give my Qingcheng Sect an explanation?"

Fei Xi's face was stern and unyielding, but inside she was in tears. How could she not know what was wrong with her junior brother?

Everything had been peaceful before, and she really couldn't understand why Bian Yuan suddenly became so murderous.

The Mo Wen Sword, less than a foot from the tip of Fei Xi's nose, was so red it was almost black, and Fei Xi could even smell the strong stench of blood on it.

How many people did Bian Yuan kill during the time he was trapped there...?

She didn't want her master to die before even seeing his disciple's face, only to have the other become a soul under Mo Wen's sword.

"Good! What a fine explanation! Why don't you ask your good junior brother how he got injured!"

"What do you mean? People have mouths to speak, and I hate people who don't speak clearly. To put it nicely, such people are aloof; to put it bluntly, they are just cowards who only know how to avoid problems."

Their eyes met, and the heat of their anger made Fei Xi feel like a spark was about to explode.

She was teetering on the brink of death, her face contorted with rage, but the hand she was using to block the person behind her from speaking was already soaked with cold sweat.

She had a pretty good idea of ​​why Bian Yuan was angry, but she felt there must be some misunderstanding.

Model, she just hates people who don't speak clearly!

Undeterred by the eye contact, the swordsman's hands bulged with veins, yet he forced himself to remain calm.

“I fought with the person who ambushed us in the thick fog earlier. Even if they tried to hide it, they couldn’t fool me. The martial arts they used contained the palm energy of your Qingcheng Sect’s Tiangang Palm. In this cave, apart from you who doesn’t know martial arts, only he knows the martial arts of the Qingcheng Sect. Moreover, the person who ambushed us was injured by my sword, and your junior brother also has a Tianshan sword injury on his body. Isn’t that too much of a coincidence?”

"The sword wound might just be a coincidence, but the Heavenly Gang Palm technique of my Qingcheng Sect has been leaked..."

Fei Xi was interrupted before she could finish speaking in defense of Liu Nanli. The other person's gaze passed over her, their increasingly cold eyes fixed on what was behind her, as if she were looking at a dead person.

“One of the moves used by the opponent bears traces of your master Wei Jiucheng’s unique ‘Great Harmony of Truth’. Wei Jiucheng would not pass on this move to ordinary disciples.”

Upon hearing this, Fei Xi froze on the spot, instinctively looking around as if searching for something.

However, she quickly composed herself and said in a casual tone:

“Peak Master Bian, the one you’re talking about can’t possibly be my junior brother. My junior brother has never learned any Qingcheng Sect martial arts; all the techniques he knows now are ones I created myself.”