Sensing something strange about Shen Jinyu, Qi Yue came over and asked, "Ignore this kind of person's gossip, just do your own thing well,"

Shen Jinyu nodded, holding his knife tightly with one hand, his fingertips turning white from too much force.

Hey, Qi Yue sighed inwardly. If he lived with this kind of abuse every day, it would be difficult not to have problems in his heart.

The daily routine of the disciples at Changlin Villa is very similar to the high school life of 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. They have to get up at dawn and rest until dark. There is something to do every quarter of an hour, but fortunately there will be no one around most of the time. He keeps an eye on what you should do, but relies entirely on his own consciousness. Qi Yue has not made any friends here yet, so he looks around like a bastard every day to see where Shen Jinyu is and what he is doing.

Most of the time, Shen Jinyu would read hundreds of swordsmanship manuals by herself in the library, or find a corner where no one was around to practice swordsmanship by herself. She tried to avoid people whenever possible.

The weather is getting colder, the fallen leaves are flying endlessly, and the wind has a deep chill on people. The mountains in the field of vision have been covered with a layer of autumn colors.

It has been cloudy for the past few days, with dark clouds hanging heavily on the top of the mountain, and a cool breeze blowing, as if holding back a heavy rain.

November is approaching, and Changlin Villa's annual disciple assessment is approaching. Recently, the disciples of the four sects have begun to increase their training, and an hour will be set aside for them every afternoon.

Qi Yue followed Shen Jinyu to the back mountain area with a knife as usual. Today's instructor asked them to each find a fellow student to practice against each other and practice everything they had learned recently.

Qi Yue turned to look for Shen Jinyu, planning to practice with him. Shen Jinyu was tall, half a head taller than the people around him, and with his outstanding figure, Qi Yue could see him at a glance.

"Shen Jinyu, I want to practice with you," Qi Yue raised his head and looked at Shen Jinyu. He was packing his things and planning to find a deserted place to practice by himself, but the sudden Qi Yue blocked his way.

"No need, junior sister, please find someone else," Shen Jinyu didn't even look at her, and was about to leave. Qi Yue raised her foot to follow, but a hand suddenly grabbed her. She looked up, It's Tang Shan, a disciple of the Yunshan Sword Sect who is also practicing here.

"Little junior sister, what's the point of sticking a hot face to a cold butt? Come on, senior brother will practice with you, don't run behind that dead man's backside,"

"Brother, my sword skills are too bad. If you can't practice with me, you should find someone else." Qi Yue smiled perfunctorily, broke away from Tang Shan's hand and went to chase Shen Jinyu, but Tang Shan didn't let go and went up. He took a step forward and stopped in front of her, "Qi Yue, right? Last time you rescued Shen Jinyu from our hands and caused my junior brother to break his leg in vain. I haven't settled the account with you yet. If you don't want to cause trouble, just listen to me." , don’t get close to Shen Jinyu,” Tang Shan said the next words in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

Qi Yue suppressed the smile on his face, looked at Tang Shan, and said coldly, "Senior brother, what do you mean? You don't care about heaven and earth, but you don't care who I make friends with?"

Tang Shan curled his lips and smiled, "Of course senior brother can't control it. Senior brother is just giving you a heads up."

"Senior brother, don't worry," Qi Yue pushed him away and went straight in the direction Shen Jinyu was walking.

Qi Yue quickened his pace to catch up and saw Shen Jinyu talking to Yue Ling at the corner.

Yue Ling: "I happen to be fine now, so I'll practice swordsmanship with you."

Shen Jinyu looked at her and shook his head, "No, I can do it alone," Shen Jinyu's voice was as cold as usual, like a spring in the mountains that has not yet thawed, cold.

Qi Yue was eavesdropping from behind and felt a little strange. Didn't Aruo say that Yue Ling was Shen Jinyu's Bai Yueguang? Why did Shen Jinyu talk to her like this?

"Are you angry about what happened to Fang Ruzhen last time? I know I was too rash. That junior sister was right. You shouldn't make unreasonable definitions. I..."

"Sister Yue, you don't need to apologize to me. You are right. It was me who was wrong," Shen Jinyu interrupted Yue Ling, "It is normal for people like me not to be believed. The owner of the village gave me You just have the right to dispose of it normally. As for whether you have evidence or not, it doesn’t matter anymore.”

"Jinyu..." Yue Ling wanted to say something more, but Shen Jinyu had already left. Duan Mufeng came from behind and stood next to Yue Ling, looking at Shen Jinyu's lonely back, "Ling'er, you don't have to blame yourself. Let him go, if you want to help him, he has to accept it,"

"But this matter is indeed my fault. I didn't understand it clearly," Yue Ling said with deep self-blame on his face.

"You're right," Duan Mufeng held Yue Ling's shoulders with both hands, lowered his head and coaxed her gently, "This matter is just a loophole taken advantage of by that clever junior sister. We all know Fang Ruzhen's temper. He It's a bit rough, but it won't harm or deceive others."

"But……"

"Stop being stubborn, stop thinking about it, let's go, let's practice swordsmanship," Duan Mufeng took Yue Ling's wrist and walked away. Qi Yue hid behind a stone and watched them go away before emerging.

She looked at Duan Mufeng's back and had a strange feeling in her heart. She always felt that this person was not a good person.

Shen Jinyu is tall and has long legs. Within a few words between Yue Ling and Duan Mufeng, he had disappeared. Qi Yue chased him in the direction where his back disappeared, and after going around in a long circle, he saw him under an old locust tree. .

Shen Jinyu sat on the root of a tree, holding his knife in a daze.

"You're right," Qi Yue walked over and sat next to Shen Jinyu. Shen Jinyu only lowered his head, neither speaking nor moving.

Qi Yue looked at his lowered eyebrows, the long and curled eyelashes covering the emotions in his eyes. Qi Yue wanted to find something to say, but didn't know what to say. Suddenly, Shen Jinyu spoke. ,

"I injured Fang Ruzhen's leg,"

"Ah?" Qi Yue didn't react for a moment.

Shen Jinyu continued, "I met him that day in the bamboo forest in the back mountain. He had just been punished by his master after he made a mistake. He was in a bad mood and took it out on me. He insulted my parents and even wanted to beat me. I used the scabbard to break his legs and hands." After saying that, Shen Jinyu raised her hand and stared at Qi Yue, "I panicked and you defended me that day, but you saw the wrong person."

Shen Jinyu's face was expressionless, her eyes were dull, and she seemed to have no expectations for anything.

Qi Yue looked at him and frowned, "So? What's wrong with you?"

Shen Jinyu was startled when he heard this, as if he didn't expect Qi Yue to answer this.

"It doesn't matter if it was you who hit you, doesn't he deserve it? Why, if he takes out his anger on you and insults you at will, is it right and you are wrong to fight back? What nonsense, you are the same, are you stupid? Then why don't you defend yourself when others bully you like this? Just let them beat you,"
Chapter completed!