not only won over Lanyang.

Also stopped Aya.

What's more, now that Shazi has returned to China, the situation has changed a lot from when Xia Jinggang met Ye Ya.

Once the situation is urgent, Anno's parents should not sit idly by.

Xia Jing himself is also slowly learning ability.

Although there are still many puzzling mysteries, Ye Ya is frowning, these are indeed the crux of headaches.

But it's not enough to be helpless.

Xia Jing is now actively asking for other people's opinions, just to find out the clues.

It doesn't matter if you don't get any critical information.

The amount of knowledge about the enemy will affect the accuracy of judging the situation. It is also possible to think of unexpected solutions.

Of course, Xia Jing didn't think there was a way to persuade Nangong and Ah Dai to quit like Ah Ye, but it was also possible that some unexpected discovery would make them lose their reason to fight.

- Start small, just start small.

"In short, Sister Yao, please rest assured that you can recuperate."

Xia Jing got up from his chair.

If you don't pay attention, the sun is about to set.

"I don't think the Prosperity Gang will attack this hospital again. No matter how the situation changes, the enemy must remain trembling. It's too unsmart to be the enemy of this hospital, isn't it? ”

There is no need to get to that point, the saint has long regarded the prosperity faction as a thorn in his side.

“…… That's right. ”

After a while, he smiled.

"Xia Jing, you also have to be careful and safe. Help me say hello to Yaya. ”

"I'll bring Ye Ya and the others to visit the patient next time."

Xia Jing originally planned to stop by to say hello to Dr. Tian, but he has a difficult personality and is not the kind of person who values social rhetoric.

"And then, what's the matter?"

At that time, if he asks him like this, it will only be boring for himself.

And it's impossible for him to provide information about the deer clan. It's better to dispel the idea of going to the clinic.

Before leaving the ward, Xia Jing said goodbye to Xiao with his eyes.

I saw that her expression was a little sullen, but she still couldn't rest assured.

Xia Jing was grateful and closed the door with a smile on his face.

Xia Jing left the ward about a minute later.

The intercom in the ward rang the bell.

Her long, white, slender fingers pressed the button set on the pillow.

A cold man's voice asked the loudspeaker, "Is he gone?"

「…… Yes."

Yao nodded, still with the melancholy expression on his face that he had before parting with Xia Jing.

Perhaps sensing her mood, the voice on the other end of the line continued, "Don't be afraid."

As if he was soothing his feelings, it seemed to be apologizing.

"Just keep pretending not to know, and I'll do what I need to do."

「…… Hey, husband."

Hearing this, he opened his lips slightly.

But then his neck hung down......

"No...... It's fine."

She shook her head slightly, swallowing the words back.

There was a moment of silence at the other end.

Then, this time, he apologized clearly in a tone that broke through the confusion.

"It's me who is bad. I'm not going to say it's all about you, it's all my own will...... You will hate me, and I will not complain.'"

He didn't answer.

As soon as the brief conversation ended, silence returned to the ward.

In a silent environment so quiet that you can hear the buzzing of your ears, you can—

"How could I hate you......

Xiao Yi squeezed out a faint voice as if coughing up blood.

「…… Because I love you, I love you."

There was no one on the other end of the line.

After coughing lightly, he closed his eyes and buried his face in the quilt.

……

When Xia Jing left the hospital, it was nearly six o'clock in the evening.

In this situation where the vegetation is full of soldiers, it is dangerous to wander alone after dark. And it's rarely spotted. So Xia Jing quickened his pace and went to the bus stop.

But the crisis always seems to pick this kind of time to visit—Xia Jing begins to regret that he came here alone and chose the wrong time to go home.

Although it is a road off the national highway, it is only a short distance from the hospital to the bus stop.

But as the word chance bumped into, Xia Jing inadvertently ran into an object that he was afraid of.

"Ah......h

"Huh?"

When Xia Jing recognized the other party's identity, it was too late to evade, and the other party also noticed his aura.

If it weren't for the darkness, I might have recognized it from afar. After all, that silhouette has a strong personal character.

"Hey, hey, hey."

Adai laughed in dismay.

"I said, dude, you're not too unwary for walking so swaggeringly."

「…… Woo!"

Xia Jing reflexively reached out and pulled out the golden branch that he was wearing around his waist.

Xia Jing is no longer Wuxia Ameng, and now he has also learned combat ability. But once you encounter this one-on-one situation, you will inevitably be afraid. Moreover, returning to the real problem, even if they have the ability to compete with the Deer Clan, the fighting skills of the two sides are still very different. There is a high probability that you will die before you can react.

Facing Xia Jing, who was in a posture to face the battle, Ah Dai released a murderous aura in an instant.

But she quickly lifted her guard and shrugged her shoulders.

"What, do you want to fight me? If I really want to fight, I can accompany you."

Xia Jing was at a loss. He thought that according to Adai's personality, she would take the initiative to attack.

「…… If you have no intention of going to war, I want you to raise your hand."

Xia Jing carefully considered the words to avoid irritating the other party's nerves.

"I don't want to die yet, after all."

"Hmph, although it was just a fluke, the person who won Nangong actually said such unambitious words."

Adai smiled a little emptily.

"Don't worry, I'll pick a location and an opponent too."

Xia Jing found out.

Instead of using a posturing tone to emphasize his composure, Adai reverted to his original heroic masculine language. That's why I can't feel a clear killing intent.

Maybe she really didn't mean to kill. She's not the kind of character who can design plots.

Xia Jing did not forget to continue to watch out for her, while slowly hanging down the golden branch.

"Excuse me, can you allow me to hold the weapon in my hand? I'm timid by nature."

"Hmph."

Adai just snorted and didn't express an opinion. Xia Jing, holding the golden branch, stood stiffly on all fours.

"What are you doing in a place like this?"

Xia Jing cowered and probed into the wind.

"What? Do I have an obligation to tell you? I don't have any friendship with you. I just wanted to ask you. What are you doing here? Is there anyone you know hospitalized?"

Adai looked up at the hospital behind Xia Jing that had been dyed with twilight.

"I'm here to visit my sister."

Xia Jing replied.

I see, Adai muttered.

"What about Ya?"

As if suddenly remembering this person, a belligerent smile appeared on her face.

Although Xia Jing wanted to answer "I'm not obligated to tell you" with an eye for an eye, but-

"She didn't come, I was the only one."

"yes, it's a pity. If she's there, that's fine, and it's a rare opportunity to make a decision."

The corners of Adai's mouth went up, and he said teasingly.

Seeing that Summer was alone, she seemed to relax her guard.

Xia Jing didn't have the idea of simply taking advantage of his unpreparedness to sneak attack, but there was no point in deliberately asking for trouble.

And more importantly - since the other side has no intention of stirring up strife......

"Hey, I ask you...... Why do you hate Ya?"

…… Doesn't that mean that there is a chance that some information can be used?

"Huh?"

Adai looked stunned. But then he sneered and said, "Then you don't need to ask, of course, because she doesn't like her."

"That's pretty much the same as not saying it, right?"

Xia Jing asked cautiously, Ah Dai scratched his head, and said impatiently: "Hmph, because that guy is full of high-sounding remarks."

「…… High-sounding rhetoric?"

"When I hear that, I get upset. To open and close your mouth is to be a member of your own family, the next patriarch, and then all of a sudden you are temperate and reserved...... She may be right. But I just can't stand the fact that she imposes that set of standards on me. It was her freedom to love herself, so why should I be held to the same standard as her?"

Adai's scolding tone gradually changed from mockery to sounding distraught.

"I don't want to live under the dictation of that kind of guy. I want to live free."

「…… The result of living free is murder?"

Xia Jing couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"What's wrong with killing someone?"

"I'm human. When Jean will feel ......."

"I'm not human, so what's the reason to think it's wrong to kill someone?"

As a matter of course, Adai exclaimed, "Didn't I just say that? I want to live freely. Do you want me to be gregarious and obedient? Stop dreaming! Why do I, as a deer clan, ...... Must we cater to the ethical values of humanity?"

"Even so, it doesn't constitute a reason to disregard human life!"

Xia Jing retorted. I just can't swallow that breath when I say anything.

The result is as expected, or should I say that the inner turmoil came true-

Ah Dai's eyes narrowed, and without hesitation, he walked straight over and stood still in front of Xia Jing's eyes.

"I'll tell you a secret, human."

She glared at Xia Jing and threatened with a low sharp voice.

"I, except for Ya...... It's not pleasing to the eye when you look at you."

After speaking, his mouth showed a hideous smile.

But just one sentence and one action, even if it is just such a simple gesture.

「…… Woo......!"

Xia Jing was completely nailed by her eyes.

The whole body cannot move. Xia Jing even wondered if she had used the magic eye on herself.

Adai took a step back, but the stiffness of Xia Jing's body still couldn't be lifted.

Looking at Xia Jing's virtuous nature, Adai snorted happily and passed by him with a big sting.

"Help me bring a message to Yaya, man."

She waved her hand without looking back, and said, "Tell her that next time we let me meet, I will definitely let you and your wife go to Huangquan hand in hand." Don't be naïve enough to think that I'm eating Huairou's set like Ah Ye? I'm not going to stop, and no one wants to stop me...... Especially a few of your own family."

Xia Jing couldn't answer.

It's just that he desperately wants to restore his peace to himself, who was scared of the six gods.

It wasn't until Adai disappeared without a trace that Xia Jing finally let out the choked breath.

"Don't make a fuss...... Let's go."

Ye Ya and Anye's father, An Shen, actually had the ability to calmly fight that kind of guy head-on.

She doesn't have the gloomy temperament of Nangong, nor does she have the elusive mystery of Qiu Yin.

However, what she possessed was the purest and overwhelming force, as if tainted with the ferocious nature of the beast's breath. Because it directly puts pressure on the instinct, it is even more tricky.

Maybe what she just said was right.

There shouldn't be a way to domesticate that kind of beast in this world. Even if she uses brute force to subdue her, I'm afraid that she won't stop baring her teeth and claws until she dies - until she takes her life.

What was it that made her like this? That's not the innate instinct of the deer clan, I always feel that it is because I am stimulated by some stronger external force.

Xia Jing's whole head was stuffed with that question.

It's no wonder he didn't have time to think about why Adai passed through this place.

After separating from Xia Jing, Adai crossed through the parking lot of the hospital. When she was about to pass through the automatic door, she was alerted to another figure nearby, and she stopped unexpectedly.

"What are you doing?"

Nangong, who was leaning against the pillar, replied briefly in the cold voice.

"Take my sisters to the doctor."

"The twins?"

A month ago, Nangong's two younger sisters, Sasha and Xiangxiang, were each slashed by Ye Ya. Although the place where the sword was cut is no longer eroding, it has also lost the amazing recovery ability unique to the deer clan. Although he was able to get his leg back up and was discharged from the hospital with sutures, he still had to go back to the hospital for follow-up in a short period of time.

Having said that, in the eyes of Adai, that is a ridiculous move.

"Why bother, why bother, don't you just get it with a different body?"

If there is a physical injury, it is only necessary to perform the ritual once and for all, and she has always been a proponent of this opinion.

"Their bodies weren't that easy to find at their age. Not to mention, you need two at a time."

Nangong smiled coldly.

That expression was different from the smile that was mixed with the poignant smile that was shown to others. Although the eerie atmosphere cannot be erased, it feels very natural. Adai, who grew up together since childhood, is one of the few people who knows that this is Nangong's most natural and unpretentious expression.

"Nangong."

Ah Dai is too, even if she herself doesn't realize it, but she does have a more relaxed and unrestrained attitude towards Nangong, and her tone of voice is a little softer.

「…… Why did you betray Ye Chun?"

Adai asked straight to the point, without tactfulness.

"Hmph...... I'm still asking what I'm doing here."

Nangong also showed an indifferent attitude.

"I've been curious about this question for a long time."

Hearing this, Nangong moved his back from the pillar, his eyes half-closed.

「…… I am the Nangong family."

"Huh? What does that mean......

"The Deer Assassin exists only for the Patriarch."

"So you agree with that Autumn Yin?"

"Don't laugh."

Nangong's voice was slightly cold.

"But what is certain is that it doesn't matter if I agree with it or not. I was born as a member of the Nangong family, so I have an obligation to fulfill the responsibilities of the family. It's as simple as that."

Ah Dai sighed to Nangong.

"Your old-fashioned thinking is the same as your grandfather."

"I don't deny that. Although it was very unpleasant to listen to...... If it weren't you, I would have turned my face a long time ago."

"Wow, then I don't have to thank you for your magnanimity?"

The two of them smiled wryly together.

After smiling bitterly for a while, Adai asked Nangong in a somewhat concerned tone, "But...... You're still wearing a uniform, are you doing your best for Ye Chun?"

Nangong did not answer.

"As a result, that guy really hasn't been able to grow up, so it's such a."

Ye Chun.