Shen Qing's eyes widened in surprise. She never expected Pei Xuanjing to do such a thing.
Although this was just a dream and He Yu wouldn't actually die, Pei Xuanjing didn't know that!
If this were in reality, and the sword had gone a bit deeper, He Yu might have died on the spot.
He Yu obviously thought of this too. He covered his neck, his pupils suddenly dilating as he staggered back a few steps.
The fear and after - shock of nearly dying slowly seeped into every part of his body. A thick chill crawled up his spine. He couldn't believe that his senior brother had actually harbored the intention to kill him.
The blood on He Yu's neck stabbed Pei Xuanjing's eyes. The sword in his hand fell to the ground, and his hands trembled slightly.
He quickly got up from the ground and wanted to step forward to check He Yu's wound, but He Yu dodged him fearfully.
"Junior Brother! I... I didn't mean it. I just... I just..."
Pei Xuanjing was extremely flustered. He wanted to explain but didn't know where to start.
He really had wanted to kill He Yu just now, and he had almost succeeded.
He Yu looked at Pei Xuanjing, his eyes filled with deep hurt. "Senior Brother, you almost killed me!"
"Just because I defeated you, you wanted to kill me?"
He Yu's consecutive questions made Pei Xuanjing unable to raise his head. At the same time, those memories slowly woke up in his mind.
Pei Xuanjing covered his head and suddenly squatted down. His throat let out painful sobs and roars, like a helpless little beast.
But when He Yu saw this, there was no emotion in his eyes. Instead, they gradually filled with frost.
After a while, the pain of the returning memories slowly faded away, and Pei Xuanjing gradually sorted out his thoughts.
"This is the Soul - Locking Banner. All this is just a dream!" Pei Xuanjing stood up excitedly, took a big step towards He Yu, his face full of guilt.
"Junior Brother, I didn't really want to kill you. This is just a dream, not reality. I must have been affected by the dream to do such a thing to you. It wasn't my intention!"
Pei Xuanjing kept explaining, but He Yu remained unmoved.
He was also trapped in the Soul - Locking Banner. How could he not know that Pei Xuanjing's current actions were just excuses for himself.
From this one thing alone, he could glimpse Pei Xuanjing's character.
Known as the Gentleman Sword, in fact, Pei Xuanjing was more narrow - minded than the tip of a needle. He couldn't allow anyone to surpass or defeat him.
Even if they were close senior and junior brothers.
He Yu really couldn't imagine what kind of state of mind Shen Qing had been in to live under their hands for so long in her previous life.
They all wore masks of hypocrisy, but beneath them were the greedy calculations of demons. They boasted of being upright but didn't realize that their actions were actually bullying.
They were also blind and couldn't tell the real from the fake.
But it was too late to regret now. They had already made their mistakes, and Shen Qing had remembered everything. She would never forgive them.
"Senior Brother, Shen Qing won't forgive us."
"The mistake has been made, and it can no longer be remedied."
"And what you did to me, I will also remember in my mind. It's hard to forget. Ask yourself, if it were you, would you forgive me?"
He Yu stared fixedly at Pei Xuanjing, as if he wanted to hear an answer from his mouth.
Pei Xuanjing drooped his hands dejectedly, a bitter smile on his lips. "Shen Qing won't forgive us, and you're also estranged from me. It was my momentary mistake that led to this big blunder."
"Tell me, what should I do?"
"Your memory was awakened by Shen Qing. What does she want us to do?"
Pei Xuanjing wasn't stupid. He knew it was meaningless to continue the previous topic, so he asked about what was to come.
Just now, Shen Qing had taken He Yu away, and when He Yu came back, he was a different person. Even if Pei Xuanjing was stupid, he could tell that Shen Qing had done this on purpose.
She had let He Yu come back to awaken his memory. Presumably, it was related to breaking this dream.
After watching enough of the show, Shen Qing walked out from the dark.
"Remembered?"
When Pei Xuanjing and He Yu saw Shen Qing, their eyes reddened, and they both lowered their heads guiltily, not daring to look Shen Qing in the eye.
"We both remembered. Next, your target is Shen Chuyun, right? What do you want us to do to him?"
Shen Qing pulled up a malicious smile. "It's very simple. You just need to say to him what he once said to me..."
Shen Chuyun was walking on the road in a daze. He was like a floating duckweed, not knowing where to go.
Originally, he had only been able to enter the Qingyun Sword Sect because of Shen Qing. He was always afraid that others would find out his lack of talent and ostracize him, so he always followed Pei Xuanjing and He Yu.
He was in a muddle. His mind seemed to be covered with a layer of paste or a veil of mist.
Shen Chuyun sighed. He was just about to go to the training ground to watch the junior brothers and sisters practice their swords.
Only at this time, by seeing the adoring and respectful looks of the other disciples when they saw him, could he feel a little better. Only in this way could his easily - broken self - esteem be maintained.
But before he could turn the corner, he saw Pei Xuanjing and He Yu waiting in front.
Shen Chuyun was stunned. He was just delighted that He Yu had been brought back, but then he saw that the two were extremely disheveled. Their white clothes were stained with dust.
There were even bloodstains of various sizes on their bodies, and the wound on He Yu's neck was extremely eye - catching.
"Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, what happened to you...?"
Pei Xuanjing said expressionlessly, taking the lead. "Fourth Junior Brother, you've been in the sect for a long time but have never achieved anything. Your talent is so low. If it weren't for Junior Sister, how could you have entered the sect? Why are you still so lazy?"
He Yu quickly followed. "It's okay that you come from a small village in the mortal world and your family background can't compare with ours. But after entering the sect, you still brought the atmosphere of those back - water places in the mortal world. I really don't like it."
Shen Chuyun's face turned deathly pale. The most sensitive and hidden part of his heart was ruthlessly torn open by these two people in front of him, just like an old scar being hurt again.
But he didn't dare to refute. He just said submissively, "Senior Brothers, did I do something wrong to make you dissatisfied? As long as you tell me, I can change!"
Pei Xuanjing snorted. "Even a three - year - old child knows the principle of the early bird catches the worm. Only you don't."
Thinking that Pei Xuanjing disliked his low cultivation, Shen Chuyun quickly said, "I'll go practice right away..."
"Forget it. No matter how hard you practice, you'll never be as good as Shen Qing."
"You're siblings with Shen Qing, but your talents are so different. You're really not suitable to stay in the sect."
Hearing Pei Xuanjing say this, Shen Chuyun felt as if his breathing had stopped. His hands and feet were ice - cold, and he stood there helplessly.
Not far away, Shen Qing stroked her chin, watching the changes in Shen Chuyun's expression. She said dissatisfiedly, "The attacking power of their words is too weak. This is not even one - ten - thousandth of the malicious words Shen Chuyun said to me."
"No, it won't hurt Shen Chuyun like this."
Saying this, Shen Qing turned her gaze to Li Xian, her eyes shining brightly, as if to say, I want to cause trouble! I want to cause trouble!