Chapter 49 Someone is impersonating you
Before she could ask, Sister Li saw her, her expression stern, and she asked warily, "Azi, your door was closed and no one knocked, so why did you come out?"
"The window was not closed and I heard the noise. Sister Li, what happened to Xijing? She was attacked?" Tao Zi looked at her as she answered. Her heart sank. Sister Li's attitude was too strange.
At this time, the master said seriously: "Azi, don't ask these questions yet. Go and take your cloak. We will go down the mountain immediately."
"yes."
On the way, Widow Li recounted the whole story.
During the day, she went to the city with Xijing and Yueshan to do some shopping. She wanted to return in the evening, but unexpectedly, the steward of Xujiamen punished Xu Jia at noon - she erased her ID card and beat her with a stick.
Xu Jia was weak and fainted after being tortured. Xi Jing was kind-hearted and stayed to take care of Xu Jia.
Yue Shan had to stay at a friend's house for something, and was worried about Xi Jing staying alone at Xu's house, so he asked her to stay with him. Unexpectedly, she smelled blood at night, opened Xu Jia's door, and saw that both of them were lying in a pool of blood.
Zhao Xue's expression changed, and he kept asking, "How is Xi Jing? Is she awake? Is anyone treating her?"
Sister Li kept walking, anxiously saying, "It was still before curfew. I asked someone to look for Yue Shan and sent Xi Jing and the others to the clinic, and then I hurried over to find you."
This is what it means to not know Xi Jing's current situation...
Everyone's heart sank and they couldn't help but quicken their pace.
When they reached the city gate, the guards on the gate shouted, "It's past midnight. The city gates are closed. No one is allowed to enter!"
The master flipped his hand, and a black token appeared in his hand. He said, "I am the leader of the Yisan Sect. I urgently need to enter the city. I hope you can help me."
There is a rule in Xujia City that the curfew only applies to mortals. Cultivators, especially those within the Xujia Sect's sphere of influence, can enter and exit freely.
After confirming the identity, the guard disappeared at the door, but after a while, the side door slowly opened.
After entering the city, they found a clinic under the guidance of Widow Li.
Xi Jing and Xu Jia were both in a coma. The doctor said, "The woman was stabbed three times, each in a vital area. Her life is in danger. The younger girl isn't seriously injured, but will be unconscious for a while."
"Thank you, doctor."
The doctor responded respectfully, "You are welcome, Immortal."
Anyone who can walk around during curfew must be an immortal.
While they were talking, Sister Li hurried forward to take care of Xi Jing, and Tao Zi and Zhao Xue also lent a hand. For some reason, Sister Li, intentionally or unintentionally, avoided Tao Zi and didn't let her touch Xi Jing.
The master asked the doctor to go back and rest, and he began to draw talismans to treat Xu Jia.
When Xu Jia's condition stabilized, Sister Li couldn't wait to say, "Azi, go take care of Xu Jia. I'll be here with Xi Jing."
Tao Zi frowned and finally spoke out her doubts: "Sister Li, your attitude is very strange."
Her expression froze, and Zhao Xue suddenly said, "Why hasn't Second Senior Brother come yet?"
Their attention was completely diverted, and Sister Li said in panic, "Could something have happened to Yueshan as well?"
The master stood up and walked out: "I'll go to Yueshan to check on them. You guys take good care of them."
Tao Zi responded: "Yes."
I don't know how much time passed, but around dawn, Xi Jing mumbled, "Thirst."
Sister Li hurriedly brought her some water.
She struggled to open her eyes and saw Tao Zi at a glance. Her pupils couldn't help but shrink and a look of vigilance appeared on her face: "Who are you?!"
Tao Zi frowned even deeper and said, "Xi Jing, it's me, Senior Sister Tao Zi."
Zhao Xue's heart, which had just relaxed, began to rise again: "Xi Jing, what's wrong?"
She still looked very alert: "Are you really the senior sister?"
"Yes, I came here with Master and the others. What happened?"
Xi Jing looked at Zhao Xue, and he nodded. Only then did she relax, but she said something shocking: "Senior Sister, someone is impersonating you."
Zhao Xue exclaimed: "What?!"
Tao Zi's expression turned ugly, and she asked, "Did you pretend to be me and attack you?"
"Yes!" She thought for a moment and added, "When I was fighting her, I pulled off her cloak and saw her face. Sister Li saw it too."
Widow Li nodded, but she looked at Tao Zi with a wary look: "When I went over, I saw someone running out. His figure and profile look very similar to you."
Zhao Xue was stunned. In this area, not many people had seen the eldest sister. They were all from Yisan Sect or villagers at the foot of the mountain. Who could pretend to be the eldest sister?
Widow Li continued, "Azi, Sister Li knows you wouldn't do such a thing, but Xi Jing said before she passed out that the man had no intention of hurting her before she tore off his cloak, so... could you please leave for now?"
She remained silent, and Xi Jing retorted, "Sister Li, judging from the fighting, that person couldn't be the senior sister."
After reaching the Solid Stage, Tao Zi's strength didn't change much, but her load-bearing capacity had significantly improved. Xi Jing remembered that when she threw the chair at that person, they took too many steps back. It couldn't be the senior sister.
But Sister Li was still worried. Tao Zi looked out the window and whispered to herself, "Why hasn't Master come back yet?"
Everyone's attention was temporarily diverted, and Zhao Xue said puzzledly: "Yes, logically speaking, he should have returned long ago. Otherwise, I will go look for him too?"
"Don't go!"
"Need not."
Two people denied it together, one of them was Widow Li. After she finished speaking, she looked at Tao Zi warily, and her meaning was very clear.
Tao Zi smiled helplessly. "If Master is really in trouble, there's no point in you going. Third Junior Brother, you stay here with Xi Jing. As for me, I'll go back to Yisan Sect. I'm a little worried about the villagers down the mountain."
Widow Li couldn't wait to agree on their behalf: "Okay."
She opened the door and left, and just as she reached the outside of the city gate, she felt movement behind her.
Sure enough, something caught up with her. She was not surprised at all but secretly relieved and walked forward with greater confidence.
And at this time, Master.
Yue Shan and a young man were lying on the ground, looking pale and obviously injured.
The master was drawing talismans with one hand and holding a sword with the other, fighting fiercely with two masked men.
These two people can no longer be called human. They exude the aura of the devil and are more like low-level monsters than humans.
When the master subdued the two men, the young man lying on the ground stood up and said weakly, "Thank you, Taoist priest."
"No need, I'm just trying to save my apprentice."
The master tied up the two men and pulled off the masks on their faces, only to see black stripes appearing on their faces. The black stripes were still wriggling, just like insects.
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