Chapter 131
After letting out a muffled groan of pain, the leader of the men in black looked incredulously at his waist. There, a hairpin was embedded deep in his lower back.
"You filthy woman!"
The pain caused the man in black to suddenly leap up, grabbing Fan Xiaoxiao by the neck and lifting her up.
"baby!"
"Miss Fan!"
The suffocating feeling of slowly losing air was unpleasant. Fan Xiaoxiao forcefully pried open the black-clad man's hands with both hands, managing to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth.
"I'm dead. What you're looking for, you'll never find again!"
The man in black narrowed his eyes and shoved her aside violently. The impact nearly dislocated Fan Xiaoxiao's internal organs, and she was in so much pain that she couldn't get up for a long time.
"Tie her up!"
"yes!"
A man in black walked over and suddenly grabbed Fan Xiaoxiao. The movement was very rough; in a few quick movements, he tied Fan Xiaoxiao up tightly and shoved her aside.
"Cough cough cough, ha!"
Fan Xiaoxiao coughed and gasped for breath, trying to catch her breath of the fresh air around her.
The hairpin was pulled out and tossed aside. In the darkness, only its blood-stained tip was visible.
Meanwhile, Gu Zhongtai pulled out another gray-black pill from his pocket and flung it fiercely into the center of the melee with Bai Hua.
The meatballs exploded, and this time it wasn't white powder, but a yellowish dust.
The man in black had a complex expression on his face. He sneered and said, "I already told you this poison is useless against them! I advise you to waste your time."
Gu Chongtai remained silent, his face cold. He simply picked up a still-burning arrow from the ground and flung it fiercely towards the direction of the chaotic battle.
The moment he made his move, Bai Hua immediately blocked with her weapon, and using the force of the group of men in black, she leaped away from the battle.
"coax!"
"Aaaaaaah!"
The flames and screams of agony echoed through the night sky. The yellow dust was not poison! The group of black-clad men wearing poison-resistant armor were set ablaze almost instantly, writhing on the ground in agony.
Taking advantage of this opening, Bai Hua suddenly stepped forward to deliver the finishing blow. The black-clad leader's face turned completely ashen, his teeth chattering as he clenched them, his tiger-like eyes fixed on the three men opposite him, raising his curved blade as if ready to charge forward.
Seeing this, the person behind him immediately stepped forward and grabbed him, their eyes full of pleading.
"grown ups!"
The leader in black glanced at him and coldly withdrew his hand.
"I know."
This mission was carried out on his own initiative, without informing his superiors. Even the poison-resistant armor was only available in a dozen or so pieces!
He knew all of this, but precisely because of that, he felt even more furious. This operation had resulted in heavy losses, and if they gained nothing, their superiors would surely hold them accountable! Moreover, he felt that the white-clad man's movements were somewhat familiar.
"grown ups!!"
The man in white had finished dealing with his burning companion on the ground and was rushing towards them.
The anxious voices of his subordinates rang out again, and the leader's venomous eyes were fixed on Gu Zhongtai's direction. After staring for several seconds, he gritted his teeth and said, "Take that woman and go!"
"yes!"
The man in black nodded, and just as he was about to lift Fan Xiaoxiao, who was bound like a dumpling on the ground, he heard her mutter to herself, counting, "Three...four..."
What are you muttering about?
"What are you waiting for! Let's go!"
The man in black was startled by the leader's shout and quickly picked up Fan Xiaoxiao to leave.
But Bai Hua had already rushed forward, her curved blade slashing cunningly towards the man's legs.
The leader's eyebrows shot up, and with a flick of his weapon, he blocked the white-flowered scimitar.
Seeing an opening, the subordinate immediately leaped into the woods, and the Ghost Doctor snorted coldly.
"Trying to run?"
In the world of martial arts, who could be faster than him! The Ghost Doctor caught up with the man in black in just a few leaps.
"ah!"
The scream that rang out from the woods spoke volumes.
The leader frowned, raised his sword and swung it to deflect the white flowers, intending to give chase.
Just then, a silk thread gleaming with a cold light suddenly grazed his face, and the internal force attached to the thread cut a gash on his face.
The leader was stunned, turned around in disbelief, and then glanced at Bai Hua beside him. He finally realized where that inexplicable sense of familiarity came from, and the expression on his face changed from astonishment to overwhelming hatred.
It's you!
His reason finally vanished, and he raised his scimitar and charged at Bai Hua.
The relentless onslaught overwhelmed Baihua, and within a dozen or so moves, she showed signs of defeat.
"return."
"yes."
Bai Hua responded, and after her curved sword clashed with the leader's, she retreated sharply backward using the force of his attack.
But the leader of the men in black was not about to let him go, and he chased after him with a stomp of his foot.
Gu Zhongtai leaped forward and, as he passed Bai Hua, snatched the curved blade from her hand.
"Clang!"
The two collided and separated instantly. It was so fast that their movements were barely visible; only two afterimages could be discerned.
"Damn it! Didn't I tell that kid not to use his internal energy?!"
The Ghost Doctor helped Fan Xiaoxiao out of the woods, and the first thing they saw upon returning was Gu Zhongtai and the leader in black locked in a fierce battle.
This made the Ghost Doctor tremble with anger. He held back for a long time and managed not to immediately step forward and slap the boy twice.
"Seventeen..." came another count.
The Ghost Doctor looked at Fan Xiaoxiao with some confusion: "Little girl, you've been muttering to yourself the whole time, what are you counting?"
Fan Xiaoxiao remained silent, her eyes fixed on the direction of the leader of the men in black.
Another exchange of blows ensued, and this time the black-clad leader felt a sudden pain in his heart as Gu Zhongtai slashed his curved blade away.
With a "whoosh," Gu Zhongtai's blade pressed precisely against his neck, and he asked with a slightly teasing tone, "Where's your Xintinghou?"
"Lord Sun."
The leader in black suddenly ripped off his mask, revealing Sun Jingde's face.
He clutched his chest, breathing heavily, his eyes filled with hatred as he looked at Gu Zhongtai.
"I never expected to see you here. If I remember correctly, the blind woman I saw in Guqu Town was also you!"
"Gu Zhongtai!"
Fan Xiaoxiao's counting voice choked slightly, and her pupils contracted sharply.
really……
The man in black continued speaking: "You despicable scoundrel! What have you done to me!"
Gu Zhongtai removed the black gauze covering his eyes, revealing a pair of bewitching green eyes that stared at Sun Jingde with a half-smile: "What did I do? I didn't do anything! Lord Sun, you are still so arrogant even when you are about to die."
"What do you mean!" Sun Jingde gasped for breath. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, his tiger-like eyes widened, and he looked in disbelief in Fan Xiaoxiao's direction.
It's that hairpin! It's poisoned!
"thirty……"
Fan Xiaoxiao met his gaze coldly. Sun Jingde hadn't expected that this seemingly delicate girl was actually her! It was her!
He stared intently at Fan Xiaoxiao, his consciousness fading in his final moments. He murmured, almost as if whispering, "I never imagined... I... would die at the hands of a peasant girl..."
(End of this chapter)
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