Yuan Zhao pretended to raise his axe to chop down, but saw that Master Yuan and Yuan Lin went out one after the other. He waited for a while, but the two did not come back. He was a little surprised. Those two were shameless. How could they bear to go back empty-handed?

Seeing Master Yuan and Yuan Lin leave, Qiao Zhen raised her hand to tidy her disheveled hair. Apart from the slight redness in her eyes, there was no trace of her previous sorrow. For people who subconsciously believe that they are the only ones who are sober while everyone else is drunk, you have to put them on a pedestal to easily get rid of them.

Yuan Zhao went into the house to check on Qiao Zhen, only to find that Qiao Zhen's eyes were still slightly red and his hands were clenched tightly at his sides.

Qiao Zhen looked at Yuan Zhao, who was clearly acting strangely, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Yuan Zhao shook his head: "It's nothing."

"If there's nothing else, go pack your things. We're leaving tonight," Qiao Zhen said calmly.

"good."

Yuan Zhao went to pack his two sets of clothes, both of which Qiao Zhen had bought for him. Apart from that, he had nothing.

Qiao Zhen was even more straightforward. She counted the silver notes in her purse and said, "Forget it, wash your clothes and hang them out to dry. We'll buy new ones later."

“Okay.” Yuan Zhao replied and went out to fetch water to wash his clothes.

Qiao Zhen leaned against the wall, watching Yuan Zhao washing clothes, and asked, "Do you still want to deal with the Yuan family?"

"Hmm." That single word revealed his determination.

Qiao Zhen said mercilessly, "But do you dare? If the Yuan family's knife cuts your leg, even if it only draws a drop of blood, they will have profited."

Yuan Zhao paused, his hands rubbing his clothes. He looked up at Qiao Zhen, each word spoken with utmost seriousness, "I dare not, but I have you."

Qiao Zhen, speechless after being choked by Yuan Zhao's words: "..."

Qiao Zhen now has a new problem to worry about: is the target of the mission becoming too dependent on her? This mission only stipulates fulfilling the target's wish; there are no other strict requirements. She's afraid that by interfering too much, she'll lose sight of the essence of the tribulation.

The tribulation is about overcoming the tribulation of the target. Yuan Zhao is the main damage dealer, while Qiao Zhen is at best a support, tank, or assassin. But thinking about it this way, isn't Qiao Zhen the main damage dealer?

Qiao Zhen asked, "But that's your hatred. What's the point if you don't settle it yourself?"

Yuan Zhao lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at Qiao Zhen solemnly, "So, after you capture the Yuan family members, please hand them over to me so that I can personally finish them off!"

"..." Then you're really awesome!

Qiao Zhen sighed, her mission target was shameless, how should she deal with it? Waiting for an answer online, it's urgent!

That night, Qiao Zhen and Yuan Zhao quietly left Yicheng. After disguising themselves, they sold two fast horses and rushed to Wuqi Mountain overnight.

"Zhenzhen, what are we doing here?" Yuan Zhao looked at the familiar mountain; this place now belonged to another version of him.

Qiao Zhen sat on the horse, swaying and moving forward. "You can fight Li Luo hand-to-hand, right? You must be best buddies... best friends! Let's escape now and ask him to take us in!"

Yuan Zhao was very worried about the future. He fought Li Luo bare-handed for two reasons: first, Li Luo wanted to hurt Qiao Zhen, and second, he was afraid that if their bodies were injured, their souls would also be affected. So... "Zhenzhen, he wants to hit you."

"What?" Qiao Zhen was baffled. Who would want to mess with someone as smart, cute, witty, beautiful, and kind as her?

Yuan Zhao then realized that Li Luo was also him, so if Li Luo wanted to hit Qiao Zhen, wasn't that the same as him wanting to hit Qiao Zhen? In case Qiao Zhen found out the truth later, Yuan Zhao silently swallowed the words that were stuck in his throat, "The Fei Yi from Qingfeng Palace wants to hit you."

Very good, a very strong will to survive.

The fog was thick on Wuqi Mountain at night, blurring even your fingers. Especially for someone with Qiao Zhen's eyesight, all he could see was Yuan Zhao's gleaming eyes in the darkness, which was quite eerie.

"Let's rest here for a few hours, and then we'll seek refuge with Li Luo tomorrow." Qiao Zhen dismounted, and Yuan Zhao was completely out of sight. It was pitch black all around, and her heart began to race. At a time like this, a ghost might be hovering behind her... She swallowed unconsciously and asked, shrinking her neck, "Yuan... Yuan Zhao, where are you?"

Yuan Zhao looked at Qiao Zhen, who was not very clear in the darkness, and said, "Here she is." After he finished speaking, he walked towards Qiao Zhen.

Qiao Zhen, relying on instinct, followed the sound to where Yuan Zhao had been.

Yuan Zhao watched as Qiao Zhen brushed past him. He then walked up to Qiao Zhen and waved his hand in front of her eyes a few times.

Qiao Zhen felt the air flowing around her and became even more frightened. "Zhao, where are you? I feel a chill in the air. Is Wuqi Mountain particularly poor? Otherwise, why isn't there even a single lantern in the mountains?"

She stretched out her arm and carefully groped in the darkness.

“I’m here.” Yuan Zhao grasped Qiao Zhen’s fidgeting arm. “Your eyes?”

"Night blindness," Qiao Zhen replied simply. She pretended that she was not afraid but cold when she got close to Yuan Zhao. "It's a bit cold in the mountains."

Yuan Zhao curled his lips into a smile, the first time he had ever laughed so unrestrainedly. Even in the darkness, his eyes could still see some things, such as Qiao Zhen, who was now cowering in fear. "Hmm, lean against me, my eyes can still see a little bit."

Qiao Zhen thought Yuan Zhao couldn't see her expression, so she boldly made a bitter and resentful face, "Your eyes are normal, of course you can see a little bit!"

Yuan Zhao led Qiao Zhen to a tree and positioned her against the trunk. "Let's rest here for the night."

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