Legend Management Bureau Chapter 221

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“Sister Qianqiu! Is it ready yet?!” Du Yu shouted through gritted teeth. Seeing Fan Wujiu’s tragic death broke his heart as well.

“It will be ready in a second!”

Du Yu turned to look at the screen, seeing that Xie Bi’an had completely broken down, sitting blankly on the ground.

A moment later, Xie Bi’an slowly stood up. With a blank expression, he picked up the iron chain from the ground and hurled it up into the tree.

“Don’t worry, Seventh Brother is coming to accompany you right now.”

Du Yu froze. Was Xie Bi’an going to hang himself?

His heart pounded wildly in his chest. Didn’t this mean the Legend was about to be completed?!

“Du Yu! The Descent Equipment has finished cooling down. Do you still want to descend?” Dong Qianqiu asked.

“Yes! Let me descend immediately!” Du Yu replied without a moment of hesitation.

“Wait a minute!” Du Yu suddenly called out, stopping Dong Qianqiu. “Sister Qianqiu, help me prepare one more thing!”

“You suddenly want to prepare something now? Is there enough time?”

“There’s definitely enough time. Every girl should have the thing I want!”

…

Xie Bi’an had just finished tying the iron chain when a familiar shout rang out from a short distance away.

“Bi’an!!”

Xie Bi’an stiffened. He turned his head in horror, only to find a beggar girl holding an umbrella standing not too far away.

“Xiao… Xiao Nian…?”

Xiao Nian stared at the scene before her with astonishment. “What are you doing? What happened to Wujiu?” she asked.

“I… I…”

Xie Bi’an, who had just managed to calm down, immediately burst into loud, agonizing sobs. “Old Eight was murdered by a villain! That goddamn old thief!!”

Saying that, he collapsed to his knees on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Xiao Nian slowly walked over and held the umbrella over his head.

“Wujiu is dead, so what are you going to do? Are you going to die too?” Xiao Nian asked.

“Yes… We swore an oath to die on the exact same year, month, and day. I absolutely cannot live on alone…”

Hearing this, Xiao Nian let out a soft sigh and embraced Xie Bi’an.

“Bi’an, if you die, what will happen to me?”

Xie Bi’an froze. “You…?”

“Is there no one left in this world that you care about?” Xiao Nian said. “Besides me, don’t you have another brother? Didn’t the three of you become sworn brothers together? If both of you die, what will he do?”

Xie Bi’an stared blankly at Xiao Nian, realizing that he had indeed overlooked a very important matter.

His brother, Little Du, was still a beggar. He absolutely could not leave him behind to fend for himself.

And now Xiao Nian had also returned. As a frail woman who knew nothing of martial arts, she truly needed someone to take care of her.

“B-but Old Eight…”

Xie Bi’an was deeply torn. If he survived, he would feel ashamed to face Old Eight in the afterlife. If he died, he would be letting down Xiao Nian and Du Yu.

He had never been in such a difficult dilemma in his entire life.

“Bi’an, Wujiu will understand,” Xiao Nian told Xie Bi’an with a bitter smile. “As a brother, he would definitely want you to live a better life, wouldn’t he?”

With tears streaming down his face, Xie Bi’an slowly nodded.

Yes, Fan Wujiu had a kinder heart than anyone. He would surely want him to stay alive to take care of Xiao Nian.

Xie Bi’an embraced Xiao Nian in agony, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.

Meanwhile, the corners of Xiao Nian’s mouth curled up in an imperceptible smirk. ‘Very good,’ she muttered silently in her heart. ‘Fan Wujiu ultimately went to his death alone. The Black Impermanence will never exist in this world again.’

But right at that moment, an untimely voice suddenly chimed in.

“Eh? Wife, is that you?” Du Yu called out loudly, appearing a short distance away.

“W-Wife?!” Xiao Nian froze. She looked up at Du Yu. “What nonsense are you sprouting?!”

Xie Bi’an was also stunned. “Little Du… what did you just call her?”

“Ah!” Du Yu feigned surprise, staring at Xie Bi’an. “Why aren’t you dead?!”

“I… I’m not dead?” Xie Bi’an’s eyes instantly widened in bewilderment.

Du Yu dropped to his knees with a loud thud. “Spare my life, Seventh Lord!” he pleaded tearfully. “Xiao Nian and I truly love each other! We colluded with Lord Lang to kill you two because we had no other choice!”

Xie Bi’an’s lips trembled slightly. “What did you… just say?!”

“Yeah, what nonsense are you sprouting?!” Xiao Nian’s mouth twisted in anger. Even though she knew Du Yu never played by the rules, his logic was jumping way too far ahead.

“Oh, Wife! Wake up! We’ve already committed a grave mistake. At this point, nothing we say will change anything!” Du Yu grabbed Xiao Nian and pulled her directly into his arms, forcing her to kneel beside him. He used so much strength that Xiao Nian was pinned down before she could even react.

A cold glint suddenly flashed in Xie Bi’an’s eyes. “Since when?” he asked flatly.

“Actually… I’ll tell you the truth… Xiao Nian and I have known each other for a very long time…” Du Yu said, his voice thick with tears. “We promised ourselves to each other long ago. Back then, Xiao Nian was still the young miss of a wealthy family, and I was the young master of a merchant household… But her father objected to the marriage. He locked her in the house and drove her insane. She still hasn’t recovered from her illness. She often forgets who she is and forgets who I am…”

“Are you sick in the head?!” Xiao Nian roared. “Who is the young miss of a wealthy family? Who was driven insane by their own father?!”

Du Yu quickly apologized to Xie Bi’an. “Seventh Lord! I’m sorry, I’m so sorry! Xiao Nian also frequently forgets that she has a father!”

Xie Bi’an still felt deeply confused. This whole situation was simply too bizarre.

“L-Little Du…” Xie Bi’an called out weakly. “So you intentionally approached us just for Xiao Nian? Do you think I would believe that?”

Du Yu sighed and said, “Seventh Lord, I know you won’t believe it, so I will prove it to you. Xiao Nian possesses a secret that only I know!”

With that, he pulled out the makeup remover he had asked Dong Qianqiu to prepare in advance from his pocket. He poured the entire large bottle onto a handkerchief, and then, with lightning speed, wiped it forcefully across Xiao Nian’s face.

“Ah!!” Xiao Nian screamed, hastily covering her face.

But it was already too late. Xie Bi’an clearly saw that half of Xiao Nian’s face had morphed into a completely different person.

“Ever since she went insane, Xiao Nian has loved dressing up as other people… She feels that she won’t have her past memories this way, but only I know that her true appearance is just that of an ordinary woman…” Du Yu sobbed. “No matter what Xiao Nian turns into, I will always love her… After discovering that you and Eighth Lord also had feelings for her, I was furious… That night, I scratched three bloody marks into her arm because I was pushed to the brink. I was terrified she would fall in love with you… I truly couldn’t think of any other countermeasure, so I could only tell Lord Lang that you two wanted to rebel… Please, spare my life…”

Xie Bi’an gave a bitter smile. Now, he understood everything.

It made sense why Little Du was so angry when he and Fan Wujiu were arguing fiercely over Xiao Nian.

It made sense why Xiao Nian was the only one who could understand Little Du’s strange words on several occasions and laugh along with him.

It made sense why Little Du knew the corpse was fake just by glancing at it.

And it made sense why Little Du didn’t act like a beggar at all, yet was still willing to live with them in the City God Temple.

It was all because he and Xiao Nian had pledged themselves to each other a long time ago.

“Seventh Lord, don’t believe him! I’m not sick!” Xiao Nian yelled anxiously.

“Seventh Lord!” Du Yu yelled out as well. “Look at how sick she is! I beg you, please grant us your blessing! For Xiao Nian’s sake, I’ve already fallen from a merchant’s young master to a wandering refugee. I cannot live without her!”

“A merchant’s young master? No wonder you could think of such a brilliant money-making method in such a short amount of time.”

Xie Bi’an slowly revealed a profound smile. “Little Du, I don’t blame you for wanting to kill me,” he said softly. “In fact… I feel much more at ease now.”

He turned his back and walked over to the iron chain again.

Xiao Nian wanted to say something else, but Du Yu hurriedly covered her mouth with his hand, winking and gesturing frantically at her.

“Little Du, I’ll leave Xiao Nian in your care.”

“What about you… Seventh Lord?” Du Yu asked.

“I’m going to take care of Old Eight.”

Xie Bi’an wrapped the iron chain around his neck. Kicking off the tree trunk with his legs, his body swung out. With a sharp snap, his neck was broken.

Du Yu flinched in fright. Even though his goal for this descent was to make Xie Bi’an die, actually watching him die still filled his heart with profound sorrow.

Du Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. The heavy rain in the sky had also stopped. He slowly sat down, his face devoid of any readable expression.

Before Du Yu could say a single word, Xiao Nian suddenly stood up and unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks on the sitting Du Yu.

“Hey, hey, hey, hey!” Du Yu hastily covered his head. “Spare my life, hero!”

After all, the woman before him possessed a Mortal body. Although her strikes couldn’t end Du Yu’s life, they still caused him considerable pain.

“I am seriously going to die of anger because of you!!!!” Xiao Nian screamed. “I spent a whole year undercover!!! As long as this erroneous Legend plot appeared consecutively twice, it would turn into the ‘correct Legend’ and be passed down, but you ruined everything!!!”

Du Yu truly couldn’t take it anymore. This girl was simply too fierce. “Aren’t you a bit too bold? You’re still hitting me? I am Saint, you know!”

“So what if you’re Saint?! I’ll beat up Saint just the same!”

Good heavens. Du Yu felt that the girl started hitting him even harder after hearing the word “Saint”.

After beating him for quite a while, she seemed to tire out and finally stopped.

Du Yu was finally liberated. “Sigh, if you have this much free time, you might as well hurry back and report to Saint,” he said. “After all, you’ve been on a business trip for a year. You have to tell him the results no matter what.”

“I really don’t know whether you’re smart or stupid.” Xiao Nian looked up at the clear sky after the rain and said impatiently, “Everything you do will become Saint’s memories. Do I still need to report anything?”

“Uh…” Du Yu thought about it. That really was the case. To Saint, his actions were basically a live broadcast.

“Since you’re not leaving, I’ll be going then.” Du Yu stood up and said, “Your Seven Holy Heroes are way too formidable. If I stay here any longer, I reckon Brother Can Kui will come to kill me again. See you later.”

The girl cast an impatient glance at Du Yu and stayed silent.

“Do you… have nothing else to say to me?” Du Yu asked.

“I can’t even beat you in a fight, so what the hell is there to say? Hurry up and leave! You’re so annoying!”