Although Su Yan was confused at this moment, she was not completely out of it. She naturally knew what Shen Yao was going to do, but she was powerless to stop him.
He could only watch helplessly as Shen Yao's figure receded further and further away, soon disappearing into the darkness.
Su Yan raised her hand with all her might, as if trying to grab something. Looking at the spot where Shen Yao had left, she called out weakly, "Shen Yao, no..."
Before she could finish speaking, Su Yan felt everything go black and she completely fainted.
After Su Yan fainted, she saw a mysterious man wearing a blue mask and the River Goddess walking towards her from the depths of the forest.
The two walked up to Su Yan. The man in the blue mask glanced at the River Goddess beside him, his eyes conveying a clear message.
Seeing this, the old woman wisely bent down and checked Su Yan's breathing. Seeing that she was still breathing, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't forget to reach out and take Su Yan's pulse to check her condition while she was unconscious. He found that her pulse was extremely weak. Fortunately, her heart meridian was sealed in time. If it had been any later, even a great immortal might not have been able to save Su Yan's life.
The River Goddess pulled something out of her sleeve. In her palm were two worms that were constantly wriggling. They looked exactly like maggots, but their bodies were very different. The worms in the River Goddess's hand were about the size of a baby's finger.
The River Goddess placed the two worms in her palm onto Su Yan's injured arm. As soon as the worms came into contact with the blood, they went berserk, frantically sucking the blood, and their bodies quickly began to swell.
However, wherever the worm has sucked blood, the blood that flows out again is no longer black.
Seeing that she had absorbed most of the poisonous blood, the River Goddess retrieved the worms clinging to Su Yan's arm and then administered a large amount of medicine to Su Yan.
After taking the medicine, Su Yan's pulse did indeed improve significantly.
Seeing that Su Yan was out of danger, the River Goddess turned to the man in the blue mask and reported the situation, "Master, Miss Su Yan is out of danger for the time being..."
"Alright... send him back to me unharmed," the Dark Moon Pavilion Master said in a deep voice.
The old woman was slightly puzzled. "Master, she's an official. She came to the Ghost Market to investigate the case of the Rouran Prince. If you let her go back, won't that affect your plan...?"
"Don't worry about it... just send them back..."
“But…” River Goddess wanted to say something more.
But the Dark Moon Pavilion Master interrupted him mercilessly, "What... do you want to disobey my orders?"
"Your subordinate wouldn't dare, your subordinate will take care of it immediately..."
Although He Po couldn't understand the Pavilion Master's intentions, she decided to comply.
"What about the other two?"
He Po remembered that there were two other men traveling with Su Yan, and cautiously asked the Pavilion Master for his opinion.
Upon hearing this, the Dark Moon Pavilion Master cast an extremely cold glance at the River Goddess and said in a chilling voice, "What do I care about their lives? Tell Qingzhu not to let them leave the Ghost Market alive..."
"yes……"
Meanwhile, Shen Yao had lured the murderer away, but he was unfamiliar with the terrain and ended up in a dead end.
Soon, he was cornered by two assassins who rushed over.
"Go ahead and run... why aren't you running anymore..." one of the assassins said coldly, looking at Shen Yao who was stuck in a rut.
Another assassin warned, "Stop playing around. The deputy leader has ordered that they not be allowed to leave the Ghost Market alive."
After saying that, the assassin raised his sword and thrust it at Shen Yao, and the two began to fight again.
Just now, the enemy had the advantage in numbers, but now there are only two of them. A meaningful smile appeared on Shen Yao's lips, and his eyes revealed a strong killing intent.
Shen Yao's move was extremely clean and decisive. He first used a feint to deceive his opponent, and then seized the opportunity to slash down, cutting off the attacker's chest.
With a single slash, the wound was deep enough to expose bone, and blood gushed out. Before the attacker could even retaliate, he collapsed to the ground.
The other assassin realized he was no match for Shen Yao and decided to run away.
How could Shen Yao let him off so easily? He raised his knife and began to fight him. Shen Yao's attacks were ruthless and decisive, and the murderer quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, on the verge of being unable to defend himself.
At this moment, Yu Liuli also rushed over.
Seeing that the murderer was about to collapse, he immediately grabbed his weapon and joined the fight.
Soon, Yu Liuli regretted her decision.
Shen Yao swiftly dealt with the assassin, kicked up a pebble from the ground, and threw it as a hidden weapon, hitting Yu Liuli accurately in the eye.
Yu Liuli felt a sharp pain on her face. When she touched it, she found bright red blood not only on her hand but also dripping down her cheek to the ground.
At this moment, Yu Liuli's eye was hit by a pebble and she could no longer see.
This one move caused Yu Liuli to feel immense panic.
He endured the pain, gritted his teeth, and got up from the ground, intending to slip away.
How could Shen Yao possibly let him go? Without hesitation, he threw the remaining small stones in his hand at Yu Liuli's leg.
Yu Liuli felt a sharp pain in his foot and fell uncontrollably to the ground. By the time he realized what was happening, Shen Yao's knife was already at his neck.
A cold touch came from his neck, and Yu Liuli's panicked eyes met Shen Yao's. He subconsciously swallowed and pleaded, "I have no grudge against you, why won't you let me go..."
Shen Yao snorted coldly, stepping on Yu Liuli's chest with one foot, his eyes full of indifference and disdain. "I am an official, you are a murderer. It is only right for me to arrest you. Where do you get all this nonsense?"
After saying that, Shen Yao increased the pressure on his feet, as if he was standing up for Su Yan's injury.
With a foot stomping on his chest, Yu Liuli could hardly bear it. He grimaced in pain, begging, "My lord, spare my life! I'll confess... I'll confess to everything! The deputy pavilion master forced me to kill Wulemu. I didn't want to kill him, but if he didn't die, I would die. I had no choice..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yao's eyes darkened. Just as Su Yanliao had thought, the real culprit who killed Wulemu was someone else.
However, the deputy pavilion master mentioned by Yu Liuli piqued his interest, and he continued to ask, "What is the name of the deputy pavilion master you mentioned...?"
“Ye… Ye Qingzhu…” Yu Liuli replied slowly.
"What did you say!"
When Shen Yao heard the name, he was stunned. He never expected to hear this name from Yu Liuli again.
Perhaps it's just a coincidence of names, Shen Yao told himself.
"Is it a man or a woman?" Shen Yao pressed again.
"Woman...woman."
Yu Liuli noticed that something was wrong with Shen Yao and suddenly realized that he seemed to know Ye Qingzhu's secret.
He recalled a rumor about Ye Qingzhu, who had fallen in love with someone during a mission.
Later, for reasons unknown, Ye Qingzhu faked her death to escape and was forced to leave Chang'an for more than two years until she was recently summoned back to Chang'an by the Pavilion Master.
Judging from Shen Yao's appearance, it is very likely related to the mission Ye Qingzhu once carried out.
Yu Liuli realized she had grasped a glimmer of hope. "Lord Shen, I've lived in Chang'an for a long time and have heard rumors about you. You're right, the deputy head of the Dark Moon Pavilion is your beloved fiancée, Ye Qingzhu. If you release me, I'll help you capture her..."
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