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Douchen Ridge was covered by dark clouds, and the outline of the sky and the earth were invisible. There was only a solitary lamp swaying in the mountains. Upon closer inspection, it was a carriage traveling on the mountain road.
The driver sitting in front of the carriage was driving slowly, but the wheels were rolling on the edge of the cliff, and it seemed as if it would fall off the cliff in the next moment.
Suddenly, he stopped the two blindfolded horses pulling the cart and waited quietly for something.
After a while, a slight sound of breaking through the air came from far away and jumped up from the bottom of the cliff on the left, turning into three black shadows standing on the edge of the cliff.
The moment the flying line was retracted like a spider silk, Xiao Zhun landed on the ground and took the initiative. The spear in his hand pierced through the rain and rushed straight towards the person sitting in the carriage.
The spear was powerful, but the most profound aspect of spearmanship lies in the so-called "follow-up move." This move involves dodging one move and then following it up, one move after another, until the opponent reveals a flaw.
Yan Zi understood that it was not appropriate for him to get entangled with the opponent at the moment, so he simply drew out his sword and took the shot.
A huge sound of metal clashing rang out in the mountains. The swordsman and the general stood still, their palms slightly numb, and they had a new assessment of each other's skills.
Yan Zi stood on the shaft of the carriage with his sword across his body, his tone cold.
"I was waiting to save your life, but you turned your knife against me. That's really disrespectful."
Xiao Zhun glanced behind him and saw that the two flying line killers had disappeared.
He tried to clear his mind and not get caught up in this weird and twisted situation.
"Why save me?"
The man in the carriage paused, as if thinking about how to answer this question rigorously.
"Are you asking about this time, or the one more than ten years ago?"
Xiao Zhun's expression changed slightly.
"You also had a part in what happened back then."
"Yes and no." Yan Zi nodded, then shook her head. "It's not us who want to kill you. You must have known this. As for more, I can't tell you now. But you come back with me..."
The general's eyes grew colder.
"What if I don't go?"
"are you sure?"
Yan Zi slowly took a half step back and raised her hand to gently lift half of the curtain.
Xiao Zhun's pupils shrank and his breathing became heavy.
"aunt?"
The woman behind the curtain looked pale and sick, and the scar on her face made her look like a cracked porcelain bottle, as if it would shatter into pieces in the next moment.
The only way Xiao Dai would appear here is because she was abducted from the Xiao Mansion. If the Xiao Mansion was robbed, then...
Xiao Zhun whispered anxiously.
"Aunt, where are Dujuan and Chen Si?"
Aunt Dai's eyes were still dull, as if she could neither hear what Xiao Zhun said nor see the person in front of her. I don't know if she was frightened or drugged.
"Are you talking about those two servants?"
The purple-robed swordsman, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, as if he remembered something.
Xiao Zhun clenched his fists and his voice grew deeper.
"What did you do to them...?"
"Kill them." The man blinked, like a child who accidentally knocked over a bottle of oil, a hint of innocence etched in his annoyance. "They're useless, and they're blocking my way. I can't drive them away, so I have no choice but to kill them."
"What?"
"I said I put them..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt a flash of silver light in front of him. He instinctively retreated and turned to avoid it, but the silver light suddenly changed direction and swept across, hitting his injured ribs and knocking him backwards.
Xiao Zhun kept moving his hands and stabbed back with his gun. The figure that had just been hit turned over nimbly and landed quickly on the roof of the carriage.
The wound under his ribs started bleeding from the previous blow, but his face did not show any pain, instead he looked a little excited.
"The Xiao family's spearmanship is truly fascinating. You and I should have a few good exchanges." He seemed to remember something, and a hint of annoyance returned to his face. "Too bad I can't today. I have to travel."
Before he could finish his words, the man opposite him shouted angrily.
"You killed the people in my house, and you still expect me to join you? Dream on!"
"You will come with me." He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, turned his head and said to the carriage, "Come out."
There was no movement in the carriage.
Yan Zi sighed, and his left hand turned into a fist, and with one blow, he penetrated the roof of the carriage. A woman's scream was instantly heard from inside the carriage.
As soon as he heard the voice, Xiao Zhun's face changed instantly.
Yan Zi's five fingers were like claws, grabbing and lifting fiercely in the newly opened hole. In his hands, a woman in white prison clothes appeared, with disheveled black hair and a disheveled expression.
The other party grabbed the woman's hair and almost pulled her out of the carriage.
"I forgot to mention that I brought one more person with me out of the city. I spent a lot of effort to find her, but the Bai family is useless now, and keeping her is a trouble. If you don't come, I will kill her."
As he spoke, he exerted force with his hands and lifted up the beautiful head, but Bai Yun remained stubborn and refused to make a sound.
Xiao Zhun hesitated, and the anger in his eyes gradually turned into a diffuse light.
What flashed before his eyes was not the blood-stained face of Bai Heliu.
But it was his profile long, long ago, when he stood beside the avenue of Quecheng, with plum trees crossing the street and the noisy sunset.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally lowered his gun.
"I'll go with you."
The purple-robed swordsman nodded with satisfaction and finally let go of the woman's hair.
"That's great."
With the sound of the woman landing heavily on the ground, Xiao Zhun quickly stepped forward and leaned into the carriage.
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