Just as she shook off the bodyguards following her and ran to the desert to change her appearance and prepare to live in seclusion, she suddenly heard an emergency system notification in her mind.

"Ding! Emergency mission! Host, immediately rescue the female lead Zi Linglong's life! The map has been sent to the host's mind. Time limit: 3 days. Upon completion, you will receive 1000 points. Failure will result in immediate elimination!"

Is someone trying to kill Zi Linglong?

Is the new emperor desperate and resorting to such desperate measures?

She disguised herself as a chivalrous swordsman, originally intending to wait and see how things went before using Yan Jiu's identity to handle the final matters. The Heartbreak Pill would make Chu Mubai forget his feelings for her, but not other things. In other words, he would remember Yan Jiu, but not Xia Yixin.

Anyway, apart from Chu Mubai, no one else would care too much about Xia Yixin's identity.

However, just as she arrived in Maicheng and happened to pass by the Tiger Wolf Division, she suddenly heard something unbelievable.

"...I wonder what's wrong with General Yan since he came back. He seems different from before?"

"Pah, what nonsense are you talking about? Stop overthinking. The key is to fight the enemy now. Hurry up and catch up, or we'll fall behind!"

The two soldiers talked as they caught up with the main force.

Xia Yixin couldn't help but gasp amidst the crowd of onlookers.

Yanjiu?!

She hasn't returned yet, so how could Yan Jiu appear?

Before she could think it through, the system notified her that there were still 3 hours left to rescue Zi Linglong.

She immediately rode away from Mengcheng and headed towards the location given by the system, which turned out to be the place where she and Chu Mubai had encountered the wolf pack before.

It was already late at night.

The sounds of weapons clashing echoed throughout the dense old mountain forest.

There is only one hour left.

She abandoned her horse, used her lightness skill to rush into the forest, and finally saw Zi Linglong fleeing in a disheveled state in a relatively open area, along with another person fighting with Ying.

Zi Linglong was surrounded by wolves. Her horse, startled and frantic, reared up on its hind legs, and Zi Linglong screamed as she was about to fall off.

Xia Yixin leaped out of the shadows and rescued Zi Linglong, while also changing Yan Jiu's face.

To everyone's surprise, Zi Linglong screamed in fright when she realized it was "him." After landing, she pushed him away and took several steps back, looking at him warily, saying, "Don't come any closer!"

Xia Yixin was a little confused. At this moment, Ying on the other side was also distracted and was knocked to the ground by the man in black.

Just as the man in black was about to give chase, Xia Yixin drew his sword and forced the man in black back in a few steps.

The two looked at each other at the same time, and were both taken aback.

Zi Linglong was even more dumbfounded; there were actually two Yan Jiu!

Xia Yixin looked at the face opposite her that was exactly the same as hers and was furious. "Who are you?!"

The person opposite did not answer. Instead, she noticed a sharp light shooting towards Zi Linglong behind her. She immediately drew her sword and stood in front of Zi Linglong to protect her.

bass!

The crossbow bolts were deflected.

Suddenly, a large number of fully armed soldiers appeared around them, and there was even another "Purple Linglong".

Xia Yixin was already a little dazed, but when she saw the man in the moon-white robe walk out, her breath caught in her throat.

It's Chu Mubai!

"Ding! Male supporting character Chu Mubai has turned evil. Host, please complete the elimination mission and kill the male supporting character! Success will earn you reward points. You cannot refuse. You have 15 minutes. If you fail, you will be immediately eliminated!"

Xia Yixin was stunned by the system's task when suddenly an arrow shot out from nowhere, hitting "Yan Jiu" opposite her and causing him to fall to the ground.

Chu Mubai stood in front of the dark, imposing line, his dark eyes revealing no emotion.

"Thank you, General Yan, for capturing the imposters. Men, help General Yan and arrest them."

As they spoke, fully armed soldiers surrounded them, the tips of their weapons pointed at Zi Linglong and Ying.

Ying was seriously injured, and his fate is unknown.

Zi Linglong struggled to run backwards while carrying Ying, but she couldn't hold on for long and collapsed to the ground. She watched in horror as the soldier was within five steps of her when the person who had been standing in front of her suddenly moved.

He stood in front of the soldiers, sword drawn, and shouted coldly, "Tiger Wolf Division, listen to my command! All of you, retreat!"

Zi Linglong's eyes lit up. "Yan, Brother Yan?"

Zi Linglong had no idea what had happened. She had been perfectly fine just a day before, but after meeting Chu Mubai, she lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she found herself under house arrest. After trying every means to escape, she was horrified to discover that there was another "Zi Linglong" outside, and there were even rumors that Chu Mubai was going to take her to the Beiming Palace to ascend the throne!

Zi Linglong finally gained Ying's trust and made him believe in her, but unexpectedly, they encountered "Yan Jiu" on the road who wanted to kill them instead.

Ying was also seriously injured while saving her. For the first time, she felt despair and fear, especially the collapse of her faith after being betrayed by someone she trusted.

At this very moment, Yan Jiu once again stood in front of her.

Xia Yixin also couldn't understand what Chu Mubai was thinking. Her cold voice made the soldiers who had surrounded them stop in their tracks.

After all, Yan Jiu was the rightful commander of the Tiger and Wolf Division.

but……

The Tiger Wolf Division soldiers instinctively looked at Chu Mubai, and Xia Yixin also looked at him.

Something's not right.

Xia Yixin felt that Chu Mubai in front of her was both familiar and unfamiliar. There was restraint and hesitation in his deep eyes, but in the end, he made a decision and suddenly moved.

In just a breath, he was in front of her, and with a gentle grasp of her wrist, Xia Yixin almost lost her grip on Shang Xie.

She was shocked and retreated hastily. When did Chu Mubai's martial arts become so strong?!

"Don't resist me, I don't want to hurt you."

As they passed each other, she heard a man's warning voice.

Suddenly, Xia Yixin had an absurd yet most apt guess in her mind, but she couldn't be sure.

Lu Yan?

In the moment Xia Yixin was distracted, he had already entangled himself with her, and she had no time to pay attention to Zi Linglong.

In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged dozens of moves, but Xia Yixin clearly felt that the other party's strength was far superior to hers. He was only suppressing his strength so as not to hurt her.

Even so, her hand holding Shang Xie was so trembling that she could barely stand. It was only a matter of time before he captured her.

A scream came from behind Zi Linglong. In her haste, she mustered all her strength and swung Shang Xie back, striking Chu Mubai with the back of her blade. He was forced back several steps.

Xia Yixin disregarded everything else, rescued Zi Linglong from the other guards, and used her lightness skill to run into the depths of the forest.

She was pursued by more than a dozen powerful figures, the same experts who had been with Chu Mubai before. She was no match for them.

The other party didn't seem to want to make a move either.

Xia Yixin couldn't figure out what was going on, but her most important task right now was to save Zi Linglong.

She carried the unconscious Zi Linglong and ran for dozens of miles in one breath, but she couldn't shake off the people behind her. Suddenly, she saw a cliff and her eyes lit up.