Chapter 780 Cold War

Zhao Wuji's words were like poisonous thorns, deeply piercing her heart, making her feel extremely painful and confused.

"Linglong, listen to my explanation, things are not what you think..." Gu Jiuchen wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start.

"Enough!" Ye Linglong suddenly interrupted him, with a tremor in her voice, "Gu Jiuchen, now that things have come to this, how long will you lie to me?"

Gu Jiuchen felt a pain in his heart. He knew that Ye Linglong had misunderstood, but he couldn't explain. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, "Linglong, I have never lied to you. The world can tell my feelings for you!"

Ye Linglong smiled bitterly, "The world can tell? Then tell me, what is your relationship with that woman? Why are you with her?"

Gu Jiuchen was silent. He couldn't answer Ye Linglong's question because he didn't know how to explain it all.

Seeing Gu Jiuchen silent, Ye Linglong's heart sank completely. She closed her eyes, and two lines of tears slid down her eyes, "Gu Jiuchen, go away, I don't want to see you again."

Gu Jiuchen felt a pain in his heart. He wanted to reach out to pull Ye Linglong, but she pushed him away, "Go away, I don't want to hear any explanation from you!"

Gu Jiuchen looked at Ye Linglong's resolute eyes, and he knew that it would be useless to say anything at this moment. He looked at her deeply, turned around and walked out of the ruined temple.

Ye Linglong looked at Gu Jiuchen's departing back, and her eyes were blurred with tears. She didn't know whether what she did was right or wrong, but she knew that she could no longer trust Gu Jiuchen.

At this moment, a strong breath descended from the sky, covering the entire ruined temple. Ye Linglong was startled and looked up, only to see a mysterious man in a black robe and a mask floating in the air.

"Who are you?" Ye Linglong asked vigilantly.

The mysterious man sneered, "It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is that your doomsday has come!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the mysterious man waved his palm towards Ye Linglong, and a powerful force instantly attacked. Ye Linglong's face changed drastically. She wanted to dodge, but found that she couldn't move at all.

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Ye Linglong and blocked the mysterious man's attack.

"Gu Jiuchen!" Ye Linglong exclaimed, her eyes full of disbelief.

A golden light flashed, and the mysterious man groaned and flew backwards. Gu Jiuchen protected Ye Linglong behind him, staring at the man with cold eyes, "Who are you and why do you want to attack us?"

The mysterious man stabilized his body and sneered, "Gu Jiuchen, don't mind your own business, the person I want to take away today is her!" After that, he rushed towards Ye Linglong again.

"Don't even think about it!" Gu Jiuchen shouted angrily, sacrificed his flying sword, and went up. The two of them instantly fought into a group, with sword energy running wild and brilliant light. Ye Linglong was stunned by this sudden change. She stared at everything in front of her, as if she was in a dream.

The mysterious man was powerful and fierce. Although Gu Jiuchen had a high level of cultivation, he could not win for a while in order to protect Ye Linglong. The battle lasted for a long time. Both of them were injured, but neither of them was willing to give in.

Finally, the mysterious man found a flaw and hit Gu Jiuchen in the chest with a palm, knocking him back several steps. Gu Jiuchen's mouth was bleeding and his face was pale.

"Jiuchen!" Ye Linglong exclaimed and hurried forward to support him.

Gu Jiuchen shook his head, indicating that he was fine, and then looked at the mysterious man with a firm look, "Who are you and why do you want to catch her?"

The mysterious man snorted coldly, "Don't worry about this, die!" After that, he gathered his strength again and prepared to give Gu Jiuchen a fatal blow.

Seeing this, Ye Linglong was shocked. She subconsciously stood in front of Gu Jiuchen, closed her eyes, and prepared to face the coming of death.

"Stop!"

At this critical moment, a majestic voice came from the sky.

A golden light fell from the sky and landed between the two people. The powerful pressure forced the mysterious man to step back a few steps. The man who came was dressed in white and had a fairy-like appearance. He was the Supreme Elder of Tianxian Sect - Li Xuanji.

"Supreme Elder!" Gu Jiuchen and Ye Linglong saluted at the same time.

Li Xuanji nodded slightly, swept his eyes sharply over the mysterious man, and asked coldly: "Who are you, and why are you making trouble in my Tianxian Sect?"

The mysterious man knew that he was no match for him, snorted coldly, turned around and turned into a black mist and disappeared. Li Xuanji did not chase, but turned to look at Gu Jiuchen and Ye Linglong, with a trace of worry in his eyes, "Are you okay?"

"Thank you, Supreme Elder, for helping us. We are fine." Gu Jiuchen replied.

Li Xuanji nodded, his eyes fell on Ye Linglong, a complex look flashed in his eyes, and finally he just sighed and turned away.

After this battle, Ye Linglong's attitude towards Gu Jiuchen seemed to have eased, but there was always a thin veil between the two, and they could not really get close. Gu Jiuchen knew that Ye Linglong still had some grudges in her heart, but he didn't know how to resolve it.

And all this was seen by Zhao Wuji who was hiding in the dark. He smiled coldly and said in his heart: "Gu Jiuchen, you have come to this day! What I can't get, you can't get it!"

Zhao Wuji came up with a plan. He found a few disciples who liked to gossip on weekdays, and deliberately revealed to them the news that "Gu Jiuchen has a new love outside and is just playing with Ye Linglong", and promised to give them a generous reward after the matter was accomplished.

These disciples were jealous of Gu Jiuchen's talent and status. When they heard the news, they were excited and spread the news throughout the Tianxian Sect.

The rumor spread like a virus and soon reached Ye Linglong's ears. When Ye Linglong heard the news, her face turned pale and her heart felt like it was pierced by a needle. Although she didn't say it, she believed it in her heart. Gu Jiuchen was furious when he learned about the rumor. He never thought that someone would dare to slander his relationship with Linglong so maliciously. He clenched his fists and went straight to Zhao Wuji's cave. Along the way, the disciples whispered and pointed at him. Those words were like sharp blades, piercing his heart. However, when he arrived at Zhao Wuji's cave, he found that there was no one there.

"Zhao Wuji! I know you are here! Get out!" Gu Jiuchen roared, and his voice echoed in the valley for a long time.

However, the only response he got was an empty echo. Zhao Wuji had expected that he would come to question him, and had already sneaked away and hid. Gu Jiuchen stood in front of the empty cave, his anger burning more and more, but he had nowhere to vent.

On the other side, Ye Linglong came to the back mountain alone, trying to calm her chaotic thoughts. She walked aimlessly, and unknowingly came to a peach blossom forest. Peach blossoms were in full bloom, all over the mountains, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance of flowers. This was the place where she and Gu Jiuchen first met, but now everything has changed, which makes people sigh.

"Linglong, believe me, those are just rumors, I only have you in my heart."

A low and magnetic voice sounded in her ears, Ye Linglong turned around suddenly, but found that there was no one behind her. She thought she was hallucinating, shook her head, and prepared to leave.

"Linglong, I know you're still blaming me for not believing you and hurting you. I was wrong, I was really wrong, can you give me another chance?"

The voice sounded again, and this time, Ye Linglong was sure that she had not heard it wrong, it was Gu Jiuchen's voice. She followed the direction of the voice, passed through a peach forest, and came to a huge peach tree.

Gu Jiuchen stood under the tree with his back to her, looking lonely, as if he was telling endless sorrow. He held a jade flute in his hand, and the sound of the flute was melodious, like crying and complaining, as if he was telling his love and regret for Ye Linglong.

Ye Linglong listened to the familiar flute sound, looked at Gu Jiuchen's lonely back, and couldn't help feeling a little sad in her heart. She knew that this song was specially composed by Gu Jiuchen for her, named "Linglong Heart".

Just when Ye Linglong was about to step forward and forgive Gu Jiuchen, a red figure suddenly fell from the sky and landed beside Gu Jiuchen. It was a woman in red, with a gorgeous face and a charming figure. She was the woman who had appeared beside Gu Jiuchen before.

"Jiuchen, why are you playing the flute here? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?" The woman said, holding Gu Jiuchen's arm with her hand, and her tone was intimate, as if they were a close couple.

Ye Linglong was struck by lightning and froze in place. Her heart seemed to be torn apart by someone, and she was in great pain...