Chapter 14: What Does This Have to Do with Me?

Shi Qianshan immediately leaped up, rushed to Chu Yang’s room like a whirlwind, and kicked the door open with a loud bang. His face was more ferocious than ever before: “Chu Yang, how dare you frame me!?”

The current Shi Qianshan, who usually exuded a dignified demeanor, had lost all of it. His eyes were bloodshot, and his eyeballs almost bulged out. He was extremely agitated.

“Senior Brother, what are you talking about?” Chu Yang calmly exhaled, ending his breathing exercise, and said with a puzzled look.

Tantan also came in and hurriedly advised: “Senior Brother, Second Brother didn’t know about these things…”

“Nonsense!” Shi Qianshan roared in a fit of rage: “Why didn’t you explain clearly? That person is Li Jianyin? How could you... frame me like this?”

Shi Qianshan was almost in tears from委屈. What kind of karma is this? How did I end up in such a mess? This is really a case of being hit while lying down...

“I really am being hit while lying down...” Chu Yang looked innocent and cried out in extreme injustice: “Senior Brother, what does this have to do with me?”

Upon hearing these words, Shi Qianshan’s nose almost twisted in anger. He suddenly felt dizzy and almost spat out blood. Hearing the culprit brazenly claim ‘what does this have to do with me’ in front of the biggest victim... it was truly making his heart twitch!

If it weren’t for you, why would I have cursed Li Jianyin? If it weren’t for you provoking Li Jianyin’s hatred, how would things have escalated to this point? If it weren’t for you causing this trouble, how would I have ended up in such a perilous situation?

Now, you, the culprit, are fine, while I, the innocent one, have become his mortal enemy!

Now you’re saying ‘what does this have to do with me’? What does this have to do with you?!

Shi Qianshan panted heavily, his eyes wide open, but he couldn’t say a word, his chest full of unspoken grievances.

Chu Yang maliciously watched his heaving chest, thinking that if it were a woman, it would be quite a sight. But this guy didn’t have a single bit of beauty in his heaving... truly a failure.

“Yes, Senior Brother, what does this have to do with Second Brother?” Tantan scratched his head and said sincerely: “We were all there at the time, and Second Brother didn’t say anything. It was Senior Brother who stood up for us, shielding us from the storm. We were grateful, how could we harm Senior Brother...”

Tantan’s words were all from the heart. His praise for Shi Qianshan was genuine, and he indeed had a good impression of this Senior Brother.

But to Shi Qianshan, these words sounded like the harshest sarcasm!

Standing up for us? Shielding us from the storm? What a joke! Who are you to do that...

Shi Qianshan swayed, his vision going black. He opened his mouth but couldn’t speak, his face turning a deep purple. His head buzzed, and golden stars danced before his eyes.

He let out a heavy hum, his face dark, and swept out of the room. In the courtyard, a loud cough was heard, followed by the sound of stumbling, gradually fading away.

The next morning, when Tantan went out, he found a patch of blood in the grass, the smell of it overwhelming... This puzzled Tantan for several days...

Hmm, whose blood is this? How strange...

Chu Yang watched Shi Qianshan leave, his eyes filled with coldness.

Shi Qianshan, vicious and deeply scheming; he had the means and the plots, like a venomous snake. Such a person should have died early and cleanly; but Chu Yang didn’t want Shi Qianshan to die early!

Firstly, from Shi Qianshan, Chu Yang could learn many things he lacked. For example... cunning, ruthlessness, patience, scheming, and smoothness...

These were things the previous Chu Yang lacked! But it must be said that although these qualities are considered low, they are essential in a world where the strong rule.

A man must be ruthless when he needs to be! He must use his wits when necessary. Deceit and intrigue must be used to the fullest when the time comes!

Because, all of this is to protect oneself. If one cannot protect oneself, then no matter how grand one’s ambitions, they are just illusions.

Throughout history, those who have left a good name in history are far more difficult to achieve than those who are remembered for their evil deeds! Therefore... the hearts of those who are remembered positively are probably more cunning than those who are remembered negatively, and their minds... are several times more devious!

Secondly, there are some things Chu Yang cannot directly handle now. If the sect members discovered his true strength, he would be in endless trouble. Especially those who covet the position of Senior Brother, if they suddenly found a strong competitor... wouldn’t he become their target?

With everyone aiming at him, even with three heads and six arms, with his current undeveloped strength, he would likely end up in a sorry state!

These... are better handled by Shi Qianshan. For example, today, pushing everything onto Shi Qianshan felt so good.

Acting is tiring, far more so than watching.

Moreover, Chu Yang felt that he lacked many things in this life. And this life’s path must be different from the previous one. In the past, he could hide in the mountains to cultivate, but in this life, he cannot.

This life, from the moment of his near-death in the previous life, began on a completely different path!

What he missed and didn’t experience in the previous life, he must make up for in this life. Although he has been reborn, he only remembers some sensitive events or those related to him; everything else is unknown.

He cannot avoid the world as he did in the past. He needs to experience the world bit by bit. Only by emerging from the mire of the world can he reach the peak of the sword path, the way of heaven!

Shi Qianshan... let’s slowly play with him, let him take the lead until he dies... not bad. At least, with this target in front of him, he can observe and plan calmly.

Although he is not someone Chu Yang admires.

But... it doesn’t matter!

As for Li Jianyin’s injury, Chu Yang had calculated his momentum and deliberately set a trap. Sitting on his neck was also intentional.

Although he doesn’t have the great power of his previous life, his keen eye remains. Dealing with a rash and impulsive Li Jianyin is as easy as pie!

Juyun Peak.

In the study, the sect leader Wuyun Liang, with his three strands of black beard, sat quietly on a rosewood chair, a faint smile on his face. Beside him, on the lower seat, was a middle-aged man in a green robe, pale-faced and beardless, with a steady demeanor. His eyes seemed to hold infinite wisdom. He was the master of Mengyun Peak, Seventh Senior Brother Kong Jingfeng, and also a key strategist of Tianwailou.

Wu Qianqian stood opposite, reporting the events of their journey. When she mentioned the incident at the Purple Bamboo Garden, the mysterious severe injury of Li Jianyin, and Chu Yang and Shi Qianshan, both Wuyun Liang and Kong Jingfeng exchanged surprised glances.

“What do you think of these three disciples of the Purple Bamboo Garden?” Wuyun Liang asked lightly, not inquiring about Li Jianyin’s injuries but about the three disciples of the Purple Bamboo Garden.