Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
âLiu Junqing?â Liu Guang couldnât tell his emotions.
âYes, itâs Liu Junqing. Donât say that you donât know him. I know you know him and youâre very familiar with him.â
When Yan Jinyu mentioned the words âLiu Junqingâ, Qin Hao and Huo Siyu happened to come over and heard her words.
Qin Hao stopped in his tracks and looked up at Yin Jiujin.
There was a hint of worry in his eyes.
Forget it. He sighed inwardly. So Second Yin had even told Eldest Miss Yan about this.
However, it seemed normal after thinking about it. After all, Second Yinâs feelings for Eldest Miss Yan were there.
However, Liu Junqingâ¦
âOh, thereâs also someone called Yu Qingwan, an actor from the Lingering Garden in the capital. You guys even tried to use her to sow discord between Yin Jiujin and me previously. I heard that sheâs Liu Junqingâs fiancée.â
Liu Guang was not surprised that she knew this. It was as if he had long expected her to know that they were the ones who did the Yu Qingwan incident.
However, they had never shown their faces at that time and were just casually trying their luck.
Her past experiences must have nurtured her to have a personality that didnât tolerate betrayal. Yin Jiujin was also a big shot, so he definitely had a temper. The two of them might fall out.
As long as they fell out, she would be easier to deal with without Yin Jiujin as her help.
However, he did not expect that not only did the two of them not fall out, but their relationship even became better. They even sensed their traces because of this.
âOh, speaking of which, I havenât settled the score with you for making Yu Qingwan attempt to ruin my relationship with Yin Jiujin.â
âHowever, it doesnât matter how much you owe me. Sooner or later, Iâll settle it with you.â
âIs that so? Iâll wait for you then.â
Liu Guang didnât deny it, so Yan Jinyu could confirm one thing.
Yu Qingwan was indeed his subordinate, but Yu Qingwan didnât seem to be very important to him.
Then, there was no point in keeping Yu Qingwan around.
After this matter was settled, she would go to the capital to meet Yu Qingwan and see if she could get any useful information from her.
However, regardless of whether she could get any useful information from Yu Qingwan, she would deal with her.
It was already annoying to keep Yu Qingwan alive since she coveted Yin Jiujin. If she hadnât thought that she might be useful, why would she have kept her until now?
âBefore I tell you about Liu Junqing, I have a question to ask.â This time, Liu Guangâs emotions fluctuate a little when he mentioned âLiu Junqingâ.
Not only Yan Jinyu, everyone present could sense his sudden gloomy aura, and his expression was very ruthless when he looked at Yan Jinyu, or rather, at Yan Jinyu and Yin Jiujin.
Now, Yan Jinyu was certain again.
Liu Guang didnât care about Yu Qingwan, but he cared about Liu Junqing very much.
âI refuse to answer.â
Yan Jinyu narrowed her eyes at him, âLiu Guang, you have to be clear. Iâm the one making the conditions now. You can choose not to agree to my conditions. At most, Iâll make a move and make all of you stay. But you donât have the right to ask me questions.â
Liu Guangâs face fell.
That was true, but since she had always been so disrespectful, his patience was limited.
Yan Jinyu didnât care if his expression was ugly or not. She continued, âThereâs no need to waste your breath. Iâll give you three seconds. If you donât say what I want to know in three seconds, Iâll treat it as you not agreeing to my conditions. Then, you all would have to stay.â
She glanced at Feng Yun and retracted her gaze calmly. âIâll still say the same thing. One life for a few lives. Itâs very worth it. I believe the person youâre using as a bargaining chip will agree with my actions.â
After knowing each other for so many years, Liu Guang couldnât see through Yan Jinyu either. He didnât know what she would do next.
The phrase âdo as she pleasedâ was probably more suitable for her.
No matter how unhappy he was or how unwilling he was, Liu Guang knew that he could only go alone with her words.
Who asked her to have all the advantages while he only had one bargaining chip?
He had lost this time. He would definitely not be so careless next time!
âIf you want to know about Liu Junqing, fine, Iâll tell you everything.â
âLiu Junqing is my son, my biological son. I sent him out of Ghost Slaughter Island to carry out a mission very early on. As for what the mission is, I donât think I need to say much.â
Yan Jinyu narrowed her eyes. âNo, you have to say that. I donât know.â
His mission was to kill Yin Jiujin. She knew that, but she still had to ask.
She didnât really want to know who Liu Junqing was and what he did. She wanted to know if Liu Junqingâs mission was voluntary or forced. She wanted to untie the knot in Yin Jiujinâs heart that had trapped him for many years.
Even if Yin Jiujin didnât say or show it, she knew that he cared a lot about Liu Junqingâs betrayal.
Liu Guang sized her up seriously as if he wanted to judge if she really didnât know.
However, no matter how he looked at her, he could not tell anything from her face.
He was even more wary of her and wanted to kill her even more.
She was only 18 years old, but she was already so capable. If she was allowed to grow for a few more years, she would probablyâ¦
This person would become more threatening to him every day she stayed alive. He had to get rid of her as soon as possible!
Moving his gaze from Yan Jinyuâs face to Yin Jiujin, Liu Guang said, âSuch a outstanding person will be a huge threat in the future. I naturally have to think of a way to get rid of him.â
âHowever, heâs quite capable and stays in the army all year round. Occasionally, he will carry out missions which are also secret missions. Itâs not easy to grasp his whereabouts. This way, itâs the best way to get rid of him and send someone to sneak around to gain his trust before waiting for an opportunity to make a move.â
âSo, you sent Liu Junqing to Brother Nine to kill him?â
It was fine as long as she pretended not to know. Since Liu Guang had already said so, if she pretended not to know, she would let the other party notice. It would be difficult to get the information she wanted.
Without waiting for Liu Guang to reply, she said, âIn that case, Liu Junqing has been Brother Nineâs comrade for so many years and has completely gained Brother Nineâs trust. There are many chances to make a move, but why hasnât he made a move yet? Instead, he chose to make a move when there are still many comrades carrying out the mission together? Isnât this increasing the possibility of him being exposed?â
Yin Jiujin pursed his thin lips.
His sharp gaze locked onto Liu Guang.
Obviously, he wanted to know the answer too.
However, after Yan Jinyu asked this, Liu Guang didnât answer immediately. Instead, his expression darkened.
Yan Jinyu had been observing him, not missing a hint of change in his expression.
âIs it that you canât tell me, or do you not know the reason?â
Liu Guang looked up at her.
Yan Jinyu suddenly smiled. âOh, I understand now. You sent Liu Junqing to carry out a mission, but in the end, he didnât do as you requested and didnât make a move on Brother Nine. Thatâs why he didnât make a move even though he clearly had so many chances to complete the mission.â
âOr rather, he had no intention of accepting this mission from the beginning. What condition did you use to threaten him that he had no choice but to listen to you?â
Liu Guangâs expression changed.
Yan Jinyu smiled even brighter. âFrom the looks of it, I should be right. Hence, it wasnât Liu Junqingâs intention to sneak to Brother Nineâs side and gain his trust. It wasnât his intention to kill Brother Nine either. He was forced to do it.â
âAs for why he attacked in the end, he was probably forced into a hurry by you. His heart was too tormented, so he simply chose to expose himself and escape from this torture?â
Liu Guang still didnât say anything, but Yan Jinyu could still tell a lot from his subtle change in expression.
âThen what did you threaten him with?â
âHis life? No, if he really escaped from the torture by exposing himself, it means that heâs not afraid of death.â
âAre you threatening him with his fiancée?â
âOh, from your expression, that should be it.â
âHowever, I keep feeling that Yu Qingwan doesnât seem to be important enough to make Liu Junqing suffer your threat. She did something that made him suffer, and in the end, he didnât even hesitate to escape from that torture with death.â
âItâs related to Yu Qingwan, but Yu Qingwan isnât important enough. Is that because their engagement was decided by someone Liu Junqing cares about?â
âThat person is Liu Junqingâs mother? Liu Junqing is threatened by you not because of Yu Qingwan, the partner of this engagement, but because of the person who set this engagement?â
âLiu Junqing cares a lot about his mother, so much so that he cares about the fiancée that his mother arranged for him too?â
âLater on, he chose to expose himself when he realized that Yu Qingwan wasnât worth it?â
âHowever, thatâs not very reasonable either. He doesnât want to carry out a mission anymore, and Yu Qingwan isnât enough to be your method to restrain him. Then, he can just find an excuse to leave. Why did he choose to expose himself? He even lost his life for no reason.â
âCould it be that Iâm wrong? He actually values Yu Qingwan very much, and it was entirely because of Yu Qingwan that he carried out this mission. In the end, he realized that Yu Qingwan had fallen for Brother Nine, so he abandoned his many years of friendship and attacked Brother Nine in a fit of anger?â
Yin Jiujinâs expression froze.
Yu Qingwan liked him?
He couldnât remember what Yu Qingwan looked like, but he felt disgusted when he thought that she liked him. She was clearly Liu Junqingâs fiancée. Why did she like him?
And Liu Junqing. If he really chose to attack him because of that woman, Yu Qingwan, then was there really a need to make him lament about such a brother for so many years?
Yes, there was no reason to like someone. Even if Yu Qingwan wasnât a good person, no one could control Liu Junqing if he wanted to like her.
However, if Liu Junqing wanted to kill that person because the person he liked had liked him, then Liu Junqing was really not a good person.
If it were him, if the person he liked, liked someone elseâ¦
Yin Jiujin paused violently and lowered his eyes to look at Yan Jinyuâs side profile. He quickly rejected this thought in his heart.
No, this definitely wouldnât happen. It couldnât happen either!
After all, if Liu Junqing really blamed someone else for a womanâs mistake, Liu Junqing really wasnât worth him worrying about for so many years.
Liu Guang looked at her and said, âAs expected of No. 99, whom I admire. You guessed so much with just a little information!â
âYouâre welcome.â
âSo, from the looks of it, I should have guessed most of it?â
âMore than half. Youâve almost guessed everything.â
Since it was already like this, Liu Guang simply said, âIf you want to know more, I can tell you.â
When Yan Jinyu heard that, she chuckled, âOh? You suddenly said that because you have a condition, right?â
Without waiting for Liu Guang to speak, she said with a firm tone, âDo you want to know how Liu Junqing died? You think very highly of him. Is he the successor of Ghost Slaughter that you thought highly of back then?â