Chapter 180
A silver whistle blew, and the secret guards emerged.
Almost immediately after Fan Xiaoxiao blew the whistle, five or six men in black who looked remarkably similar to the ones chasing her sprang out from the surrounding area.
Their kung fu was clearly far superior to that of the mediocre disciples of the Tianshan Sect. The group managed to block the attack from the men in black behind them with all their might.
Fan Xiaoxiao and Master Lu seized the opportunity and drove with all their might, managing to cut the half-hour journey in half.
When they returned to Tianshan Town, Fan Xiaoxiao didn't dare to rest. She rode all the way to the Tianshan Mountain gate, and only then did she tell Master Lu to rein in his horse.
"Quickly! Inform the Celestial Venerable! There are unidentified assassins outside the town! They intend to lure us outside and kill us!"
Fan Xiaoxiao threw out these few words, avoiding the main point, and coupled with her anxious, sweaty appearance, she startled the disciple, who stammered, "You, you wait!"
After speaking, the disciple hurriedly turned around and rang the bronze bell at the mountain gate. The sound of the bell rose layer by layer through the forest. The Celestial Venerable, who was drinking tea, paused, his brows furrowing. Meanwhile, in the snow-capped mountains outside the Heavenly Lake, Gu Chongtai opened his eyes: "Something happened to her."
The Ghost Doctor was taken aback: "Who? Something happened to the baby? How did you know?"
"The bell tolls."
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At the foot of the mountain, Fan Xiaoxiao frowned and paced anxiously in front of the mountain gate. Although she had emphasized before leaving the town that if the other side was an assassin, there might be more than one, the matter was still that she clearly suspected the old woman, yet she still followed her out of the town. If any of the Tianshan disciples were killed or injured, wouldn't she feel guilty for the rest of her life?
Hurry, hurry, hurry! I hope those people are alright!
"Lady Xiaoxiao".
Sang Lan'er's shout rang in her ears like heavenly music. Fan Xiaoxiao quickly turned her head and grabbed the other's hand: "Quick! Quickly go and save those disciples of the Tianshan Sect!"
"What's wrong?"
Sang Lan'er ran a couple of steps forward after Fan Xiaoxiao, a hint of confusion on her face. Fan Xiaoxiao was taken aback and turned around to ask her, "Didn't you receive a message from the Tianshan disciples to you and the Heavenly Venerable?"
"Report a message? Report what message?"
Fan Xiaoxiao stopped in her tracks, a hint of surprise and uncertainty on her face.
"you……"
"Xiaoxiao, what happened to you this time?"
The Celestial Venerable appeared at the foot of the mountain at some unknown time, standing atop the mountain gate and looking down at the three people below.
Fan Xiaoxiao was startled by him. After seeing his face clearly, she breathed a long sigh of relief. Then she remembered the Tianshan disciples whose fates were unknown. She quickly took two steps forward, bent her knees, and knelt down at the foot of the Tianshan gate: "Heavenly Venerable! Please go and see those Tianshan disciples outside the town! It was all my arrogance that caused this! As long as their lives can be saved, I am willing to accept the punishment of the Tianshan Sect."
After saying that, she slowly bent down and touched the ground with her forehead.
The Celestial Venerable's expression turned serious; his face, devoid of any emotion, looked rather frightening.
Where?
Fan Xiaoxiao gave a location, and after a gust of wind overhead, there was silence. She looked up, but the Heavenly Venerable was nowhere to be seen above the Tianshan Mountain Gate. Sang Lan'er patted Fan Xiaoxiao's shoulder: "Wait here for us to come back, and don't wander off."
After saying that, Sang Lan'er disappeared from Fan Xiaoxiao's sight.
Seeing that the two had left, Fan Xiaoxiao's body went limp, and she slumped down in front of Tianshan's gate. Master Lu walked over, knowing that Fan Xiaoxiao was blaming herself, sighed, and then went over to pat her head.
"Xiao girl, don't blame yourself too much. You're a clever girl, you must have thought of ensuring that both sides could survive before leaving the town."
The touch on her head startled Fan Xiaoxiao slightly. As if waking from a dream, she turned her head and looked at Master Lu with red eyes.
"But if anything happens to them, then I will be the one who killed them."
Master Lu was a man of few words, and when Fan Xiaoxiao choked up, he didn't know how to comfort the girl in front of him. He could only sigh deeply and wait with Fan Xiaoxiao in front of Tianshan for the return of the Heavenly Venerable and the others.
Fortunately, after the Celestial Venerable made his move, Fan Xiaoxiao didn't have to wait long before she saw several disheveled people walking towards her from afar.
Tianzun and Sang Lan'er walked at the very back of the group. As they approached, Fan Xiaoxiao recognized the disheveled figures as the disciples who had come to her rescue. They appeared to be seriously injured, their white robes stained red. The most severely wounded among them had a broken arm, the wound tightly bandaged. This person was clinging to the back of a seemingly less seriously injured Tianshan disciple, eyes closed, his fate unknown.
Fan Xiaoxiao was so startled that she tried to stand up, but because she had been kneeling for a long time, her legs were a little numb, and she knelt back down with a thud the moment she stood up.
The Celestial Venerable walked up to her, looking down at her with a displeased expression.
"Come up the mountain with me, I have some questions for you."
Fan Xiaoxiao's face paled, realizing that her little schemes had been completely discovered. She nodded, then forced herself to stand and follow the others.
The Celestial Venerable sighed and said to Master Lu, "Go back and inform her family that you will come to pick her up at this time tomorrow."
Having said that, the Celestial Venerable, impatient with her presence, grabbed Fan Xiaoxiao by the back of her collar and swept towards the mountaintop. In the blink of an eye, Fan Xiaoxiao's vision blurred, and when she came to her senses, she was already at the Celestial Venerable's lakeside residence.
"Your three conditions aren't because you're worried someone will kill you because of Xiao Chaoyan, but because someone is already hunting you down. Tell me, who exactly are you, girl, and why are people from the imperial court chasing you?"
Fan Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and remained silent for a long while before looking up at the Celestial Venerable and saying, "Would you believe me if I said I didn't know?"
"have no idea??"
The Celestial Venerable frowned, looking at Fan Xiaoxiao who didn't seem to be joking. He remained silent for a long time, then finally sighed and sat down: "Do you know who those people from the imperial court who are chasing you are?"
Fan Xiaoxiao's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she finally nodded slowly: "Gu Zhongtai once mentioned something called the Dark Pavilion."
The Celestial Venerable exhaled: "The Dark Pavilion is directly under the royal family. If they hunt us down, they will not rest until they have accomplished their mission. You girl, what exactly did you do to offend the royal family?"
"Perhaps I haven't offended the royal family..."
Fan Xiaoxiao lowered her head, suddenly remembering what had happened in the deserted town. She raised her eyes and stared intently at the Heavenly Venerable, saying, "I remember why I was being hunted down."
Why?
Fan Xiaoxiao pursed her lips slightly and gritted her teeth, saying, "I killed Sun Jingde on the way to escape."
"!"
(End of this chapter)
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