With three sharp cracking sounds, the blades in the hands of the three assassins suddenly broke apart. Then, with a flash of blood, the three men were wounded in the arms and chest by Chi Xiao, and they immediately fell to the ground.
Ye Xingchen went on a killing spree. He grabbed at the air with his right hand, and Chi Xiao suddenly moved forward. A sword light transformed into a straight line and slashed horizontally forward. Then, the sword light suddenly lit up and swept past the necks of two of them.
The two assassins froze, their heads rolling to the ground.
Of the eight assassins, two were dead and three were injured in an instant.
Chixiao returned to Ye Xingchen's hand, spinning rapidly in his palm. He locked onto Li Hong, ready to take her life.
Suddenly, his eyelids twitched, and an extremely dangerous feeling surged up in his heart. He turned around sharply, and the Crimson Cloud flew out of his hand.
Almost as soon as he turned around, there was a soft "poof" sound—the sound of a gun with a silencer.
At the same time, a burly man in camouflage had silently crept up behind Ye Xingchen, and the gunshot came from the pistol in his hand.
With a thud, Li Chen pierced the opponent's throat, but Ye Xingchen felt a sharp pain in his shoulder as blood spurted out; he had been shot.
The immense recoil sent him staggering back several steps. Ning Qingyan cried out and rushed over, "Ye Xingchen, are you alright?"
Ye Xingchen steadied himself, and then felt a jolt on his scalp. His extremely strong senses made him feel that he was being locked onto by something.
"Lie down." Ye Xingchen suddenly hugged Ning Qingyan and quickly rolled behind a large rock.
Bang... A bullet struck the spot where Ye Xingchen had just been standing. A sniper hidden in the shadows fired three shots in quick succession. Ye Xingchen, holding Ning Qingyan, dodged continuously and then hid behind a boulder.
"Are you injured?" Ning Qingyan asked, her breathing quickening as she hugged him tightly.
"It's nothing, just a minor injury." Ye Xingchen pinned her down. "They hired mercenaries."
Ning Qingyan lifted her skirt, pulled a gun from her thigh, and was about to get up.
"What are you doing?" Ye Xingchen was taken aback.
"Go fight them to the death."
"Stop messing around, the enemy snipers are already in there, you'll just be a sitting duck if you go out." Ye Xingchen said, "I'll handle it."
“But you’re injured.” Ning Qingyan looked at the wound on his shoulder, her heart aching.
"It's just a scrape, nothing serious." Ye Xingchen lowered his body, took a deep breath, and was about to rush out.
However, before he could muster any internal strength, he suddenly felt a stagnation in his dantian, followed by a surge of blood and qi.
Ye Xingchen's vision went black, and a sharp pain in his chest almost made him faint. He was on the verge of death, as his unhealed illness was now hindering his internal energy.
Ye Xingchen previously suffered from leukemia. After receiving the inheritance, his condition improved by 60%, but the remaining 40% is a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment.
"What's wrong with you?" Ning Qingyan supported him, looking very worried.
"The previous illness..." Ye Xingchen took a deep breath, "...hindered the flow of internal energy."
"Is it the illness that you mentioned before could be cured by dual cultivation?" Ning Qingyan was taken aback.
"Yes." Ye Xingchen nodded.
"What should we do then? Is it too late now?" Ning Qingyan blushed.
"There's still time, let's get out of here first." Ye Xingchen smiled wryly.
"Miss, I advise you not to hide anymore. Come out obediently and hand over the Heavenly Book Jade Slip to avoid physical suffering." Li Hong's cold voice came over as she and several armed mercenaries crept towards them.
Dozens of meters from where the two men were hiding, Li Hong stopped. She gestured downwards, and the two mercenaries understood. They crouched down and quietly crept towards the location.
Suddenly, two shots rang out, and two mercenaries were shot in the head, falling to the ground unwillingly.
Li Hong and the rest of the people quickly retreated and hid to the side.
"Ning Qingyan, it's no use resisting. Do you think you can escape? I've protected you too well all these years, and you've long lost your edge," Li Hong said sternly.
After waiting for a long time without any response from behind the stone, Li Hong waved her hand, and the group quietly crept up again.
Two of the mercenaries ducked low, charged forward, and quickly raised their guns.
However, there was nothing behind the boulder; Ning Qingyan and Ye Xingchen had long since disappeared.
"Chase her! Get everyone here! Seal off the mountain! We can't let Ning Qingyan escape no matter what!" Li Hong roared hoarsely.
A group of people chased after them, while Li Hong dialed a number: "Third Young Master"
"How's it going?" came the voice of Na San Shao over the phone.
“They’ve escaped into the mountains.” Li Hong said, “I need people now. I absolutely cannot let Ning Qingyan leave alive, or I will be in danger.”
"It's no use. We planned for so long, and she still got away." Na San Shao was extremely dissatisfied: "I'm sending people over now. Ning Qingyan, I want her alive."
Ning Qingyan and Ye Xingchen had reached the depths of the mountains. In front of a stream, Ye Xingchen felt another sharp pain in his chest.
"Let's rest here for a bit." Ning Qingyan helped him sit down, and seeing Ye Xingchen's pale face and closed eyes, she couldn't help but feel very worried: "How are you feeling?"
"It's alright, I won't die for now." Ye Xingchen sat up straight, took a deep breath, and slowly calmed the chaotic energy within his body. After a moment, he felt a little better: "Where are we?"
“Li Hong won’t let me off easily in the mountains, because if I leave, she will be the one who dies. She knows the consequences of betraying Zhongmen.” Ning Qingyan said, “Now she must have guarded all the exits in the mountains. There is no signal here, so we can only take refuge deeper into the mountains for the time being.”
“It’s not safe here yet. Let’s rest for a bit and then leave,” Ye Xingchen said. “I need a quiet place to meditate. Once this ordeal is over, I’ll have no more worries.”
"I really regret not listening to you." Ning Qingyan sighed. "You warned me that Li Hong was problematic. If I had listened to you and made preparations earlier, perhaps this wouldn't have happened today."
“She has someone behind her. Otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to risk betraying Zhongmen and turning against you. There aren’t many people in Tianhai who would dare to do that. Na Sanshao is one of them.” Ye Xingchen pondered. “His investment in Jinghong Club is ostensibly because he has his eye on your Tianhui, but his real purpose is the Heavenly Book Jade Slip.”
"Third Young Master Na, once I get through this, I'm going to have a good talk with him." Ning Qingyan's tone was menacing as she quickly bandaged Ye Xingchen's shoulder wound.
"How are you? Are you alright?" Ye Xingchen asked with concern. Ning Qingyan was a good shot; she had just gotten headshots with every shot. Then the two of them followed the mountain path into the deep mountains.
"I'm fine. Your injuries are all because of me." Ning Qingyan looked at the wound on his shoulder, feeling heartbroken.
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