73 Mirage Mirror (Thirteen)
◎He always arrives on time◎
For some reason, it suddenly started raining, and the raindrops hung on the window panes, making a rustling sound.
Li Jintang stepped back in fear, and the window glass was shattered. The two men smiled triumphantly, and put their hands on the windowsill and tried to climb in.
It happened so quickly that before her brain could react, she had already pulled out the talisman paper and threw it at the person's face. Taking advantage of the few seconds of pause, she turned around and ran, with the hem of her skirt blown high up by the wind behind her.
She pushed the door open in panic and stumbled out, but she didn't know that the man had only made a feint. She saw a flash of white light before her eyes, and a shorter man with a sword in his hand was blocking her way.
Li Jintang held the few remaining talisman papers and staggered backwards, but he was worried about whether Qiuyan had brought the townspeople out safely.
Her eyes suddenly lit up and she called out, "Sister, you brought everyone with you?"
The disciple was startled and really turned around to look. She took the opportunity to turn around and run, but ran into a shadow head-on and was forced to retreat to the corner.
"Brother, what should we do with this girl?" He asked, frowning as he looked at the person who came in through the window.
The man he called "Senior Brother" sternly regarded her and said, "What shall we do with you? Have you forgotten Master's instructions? Anyone who has seen the secret realm will be killed without mercy."
"Wait, you can't kill me," Li Jintang said seriously, raising his hand and making a stop gesture. He spoke nonsense without blinking. "Well, now that things have come to this, I'll tell you the truth. I was sent by Master to monitor you. If you have any other intentions, I'll kill you right here."
After she finished speaking, she patted her junior fellow apprentice on the shoulder in a serious manner, nodded, and said, "However, now that you have passed the test, we will go our separate ways..."
Before he could finish his words, a flash of golden light appeared before his eyes, and a long sword was already hanging in front of his neck. Li Jintang's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and even his breathing stagnated.
"Young lady, you're probably taking us for fools," the senior brother sneered. His next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over her heart. "If nothing unexpected happens, your friend should have been killed by my senior sister by now."
Li Jintang raised his eyes in horror, his eyes filled with unconcealable panic and shock.
Senior sister... what senior sister? Aren't there only four of them from beginning to end?
Her pupils gradually dilated, and she felt as if something was stuck in her throat, and her heart was in her throat.
They were the ones who fell into the trap. They had already arranged everything.
How are Sister Qiuyan and the others doing now? Could it be that they have already...
She didn't dare and didn't have time to think any further. The sword was raised high, with dazzling sparks, and went straight to her throat.
Li Jintang tilted her head, and the sword just passed by her ear. The senior brother's expression changed, and he suddenly smiled sinisterly, and pushed the sword back, and the cold air rushed towards her.
Her mind went blank in an instant. Before she had time to think deeply, her hands had already tightly grasped the sword blade, and she struggled to stop it very close to her neck. Blood flowed down along the lines on the palm of her hand, staining her clothes red.
"Brother, let me help you." The disciple at the side hurried back to take credit, swung the long whip in his hand, and whipped it directly at the girl's ankle.
Boom!
The expected pain did not come. Li Jintang opened his eyes wide, with a look of confusion in his eyes.
The roof beams collapsed without any warning, and the disciple holding the whip was caught off guard and was crushed underneath.
"Senior brother...save me..." He raised one hand with difficulty, obviously thinking that his senior brother would come to save him.
But a hint of annoyance flashed across the senior brother's brow. After a moment's hesitation, he pulled out a hand and pulled him out.
It was during these few seconds that Li Jintang clearly felt that the force pressing on her had eased. Her desire to survive was infinitely magnified at this moment. She didn't know where the strength came from, but she gritted her teeth and pushed the sword to the side with all her strength.
"Do you think you can get away?"
He smiled coldly, and the sword in his hand turned into a beam of sword light, and stabbed straight at the girl's back with fierce force.
"I've wasted so much time with two little fairies with low spiritual power. If Master knew about this, it would be really embarrassing..."
Before he could utter the word "face", his pupils suddenly constricted and he dodged quickly, watching the attack split the wall and sent out thick smoke.
His heartbeat accelerated rapidly, his eyes widened, and he still felt a lingering fear.
If he had not been able to dodge just now, it would probably be his own body that was pierced through the air and nailed to the wall.
"Brother, you..."
The disciple behind them also widened his eyes in horror. The two of them did not bother to chase the girl who took the opportunity to escape. When they heard the sound coming from behind, they turned around to see who dared to attack them from behind.
Before the two could see clearly, the walls on all sides suddenly closed in. They jumped into the air hastily. The moment their feet touched the ground, the house behind them collapsed. If they had been a step slower, they would have been crushed under the rubble.
"Are you two looking for me?"
The boy walked over the piles of dead branches and leaves, put his hands behind his back, and looked at their terrified faces with a slight smile, as if he was watching some animals caught in a trap.
"Where did you hurt her just now?" The smile didn't reach his eyes, but instead a chilling chill emanated from them. He played with a piece of gravel and asked with a smile, "I didn't see it clearly. Could you two demonstrate it again?"
The senior brother hadn't recovered from his recent fear. He knew full well that this person's cultivation was far superior to his own, but he still forced himself to maintain composure and sneered, "Great, I'll settle the score for your sneak attack as well!"
Before he finished speaking, he swung his sword and flew up, his expression fierce, as if he would not stop until he stabbed the opponent through and through.
Facing the fierce sword energy, Xie Changyan didn't even raise his eyelids. He just raised his hand slightly, and before the man could see his moves clearly, the sword in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang". His face instantly turned ashen, he grabbed his neck tightly with both hands, and his eyelids rolled up.
This person's luck is not so good. He is surrounded by only a junior brother who is of no use at all. I am afraid that if he dies, there will be no one to collect his body.
"Senior brother, senior brother!" The disciple's voice was shocked and terrified. He raised the whip in his hand and tried to roll the man down, but the whip only left several bloody marks on the senior brother's body and failed to save the man.
He didn't dare to attack again, for fear of accidentally hurting his senior brother. He just turned to look at the young man, bent his knees, and knelt down tremblingly.
"You... please let my brother go. No one will know what happened today, and my master will not bother you."
Master? Ha, what kind of person is that master in the immortal world?
Xie Changyan was too lazy to reply. He knew that he wouldn't even need to expend too much spiritual energy to kill the two people in front of him.
But she would be unhappy, right? Even if these people hurt her, she still didn't want them to die.
Why, it's like this for everyone...
Such mercy is no different from that shown to him.
He moved his fingertips slightly, and the murderous intent in his eyes disappeared. The hanging person was thrown down heavily and, like the disciple not long ago, knelt on the ground in a mess and retched.
The junior fellow rushed over to sniff his breath: "Senior brother, senior brother..."
Xie Changyan felt annoyed by the crying voices. He didn't even look at the two poor people. He walked slowly over the gravel towards the direction where the girl had just escaped.
After Li Jintang broke free from the disciple's grasp, she ran away without stopping, and even when she heard the huge noise behind her, she didn't dare look back. After running for a long time, she glanced back and saw that there was no one behind her. It seemed that she was the only figure on the entire street.
What was going on? They couldn't just let her go. Could they be ambushing her?
She took a deep breath and even felt a little hopeless.
What kind of ambush was needed to capture her? If that man had just gripped the sword with a little more force, she wouldn't have been able to escape.
Wait, an ambush...
Yes, Qiuyan and the others must have been ambushed, and she didn't know what happened to them now. Her heart was in her throat again, and she searched anxiously and restlessly along the way, not daring to shout out loud for fear of attracting those people again.
She felt a sharp pain in her ankle where the whip had hit her. She could no longer bear the walking and turned into a remote and dark alley. She squatted down and lowered her head to lift up the hem of her skirt, only to see streaks of blood on it.
She placed both her hands on the wound, pressing hard and forcing the black blood out.
I don’t know if the whip is poisonous. It will be troublesome if it gets contaminated.
A shadow descended from above, covering her completely.
Li Jintang was slightly surprised - he hid so well, but was still found?
She didn't hesitate for a second, ignoring the pain in her feet, and quickly pulled out the last piece of talisman paper from her waist, and threw it out the moment she raised her head and stood up.
"Xie An?!"
The blurry water vapor gradually dissipated, and the figure in front of her eyes gradually became clearer. She was stunned for a moment, and quickly threw away the burning talisman paper, and clapped her hands on her clothes.
She looked up at him apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you..."
But the other party didn't seem to care about her behavior at all. His eyes dropped slightly and fell on her ankle.
Li Jintang didn't notice his gaze and asked curiously, "But how did you get in? Where are Brother Qu and Master Qi..."
As soon as the three words "Master Qi" came out, his expression changed slightly and he curled his lips: "He won't die. Miss Li, you should worry about yourself."
"It's just right that you're here. Let's go find Sister Qiuyan. I was worried that I couldn't handle it..." She blinked, and suddenly let out a "hiss", her body tilted, and she instinctively held his hand to steady herself.
If I had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have squeezed out the blood. The wound has torn again after moving around.
The cold white sleeves were wrinkled by her. Xie Changyan's eyes twitched slightly, and he lowered his eyes to stare at the girl's lips that had turned pale due to pain.
His eyes softened, and his heart felt like it was being squeezed. He lifted his sleeve to let her stand firm, "She's safe, you..."
"Can you still walk?"
"Sure." Li Jintang's eyes lit up when she heard the first half of the sentence. She loosened her hand and smiled brightly at him, her gait bouncing and hopping making her look a little funny. "Let's go. Sister Qiuyan must be worried because she can't find me."
He stood there in silence for a long time, and when the girl's back was about to disappear from his sight, he slowly followed her.
She always told him to trust her, but why couldn't she rely on him when something happened to her?
That's ridiculous.
Xie Changyan curled his lips in self-mockery, feeling quite ridiculous.
I was actually upset about such a small matter. If I told that arrogant boy from the past, I'm afraid he would sneer.
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