Seeing the mad horse charging towards them, Zheng Quchi frantically shouted for Yuwen Sheng to run, to run to the side, and to find an obstacle to hide behind.
She shouted until she was hoarse and her mouth was dry, but the other person was more anxious than the emperor.
Yuwen Sheng turned around leisurely, his expression calm and composed, a smile that was hard to decipher.
Was he scared out of his wits, or did he lose his mind?
With its hooves thrashing and mane flying, the mad horse leaped into the air, its massive, heavy shadow engulfing Yuwen Sheng...
Just as everyone was so frightened that they instinctively closed their eyes, convinced that the frail young man in the road would be trampled into a bloody pulp by the horse's hooves, the situation took a sudden turn for the worse, with a long, mournful neighing sound...
Huh? That piercing, high-pitched howl doesn't sound like it came from a human mouth, does it?
Their eyes widened in disbelief as the mad horse, which had been galloping like a storm, suddenly slipped, reared up, and neighed loudly. With its head held high and tail raised, it lifted its hind legs, and in the next instant, its long neck crashed heavily to the ground with a tremendous thud.
With a "snap," the tilted head appeared twisted.
It weakly pawed at the ground with its hooves, whimpering softly until it fell silent.
What just happened?
Wasn't it a crazy horse attacking passersby?
Why was that "passerby" standing there perfectly fine, untouched by the dust, exuding an air of nonchalant elegance, neither avoiding nor dodging, while the horse that suddenly went mad broke its neck right in front of him and chose to commit suicide?
A shocking silence fell over the surroundings, spreading silently, yet a sense of oppressive tension, unease, and darkness was brewing in the air.
Master Li knew that it was him who had made the move.
However, no one could see when or how he made his move.
Including Professor Li himself.
It's a pity... Even after this test, Master Li still couldn't confirm whether Liu Fengmian's eye ailment was true or not.
However, it had been a long time since he had encountered such an irresistible opponent, and today he was determined to make Liu Fengmian reveal his true colors in front of Zheng Quchi.
If this plan fails, then we'll try another.
He wore a string of silver ornaments hanging from his waist as a decorative weight on his hem. It was shaped like a wheat ear, but it was not a whole piece; rather, it was made up of individual beads, which was very unique, exquisite, and crafted with great care.
But that's not the point. When Master Li picks it up and shakes it gently in the air, it produces a crisp "ding-ding-dang-dang" sound.
Furthermore, it can produce sounds with different emphases depending on the force and angle.
Yuwen Sheng's ears twitched, catching the sound in the air. The next second, his deep, chilling gaze accurately landed on Li Shi.
Teacher Li slowly raised his eyes, then paused.
The next second, someone upstairs started scattering a handful of something resembling barbed wire, but smaller, like blooming dandelions, with long, thin needles scattered across the ground.
Zheng Quchi had just recovered from the shock and doubt of the crazy horse's "suicide". She looked up a beat late and saw a suspicious figure turn into the inner room and disappear in an instant by the stairwell on the side of the street.
What the hell? Why would that person throw these things away?
Just as she was wondering what was going on, the kind aunt who had pulled her earlier suddenly changed her expression behind her back.
Her dark gaze was fixed on Zheng Quchi's back as she leaped up from behind the crowd.
She pulled a dagger from her waist and held it to Zheng Quchi's neck. Her movements were fluid, clean, and efficient, giving no one a chance to react or dodge.
"Get out of the way! Everyone, get out of the way!"
The woman's actions of kidnapping and threatening people, especially the sharp dagger in her hand, startled the people around her, who immediately scattered, leaving a large open space for only the two of them.
Seeing that the crowd blocking their way had dispersed, the burly woman raised her double chin at Liu Fengmian and shouted, "Listen up, man in the fox fur coat! If you want your wife to live, come over here right now!"
"Hey, hey, hey, auntie, what are you doing?"
When Zheng Quchi had a knife pointed at his neck for the first time, his heart nearly jumped out of his throat.
During the Lunar New Year, it's bad enough that a horse is running wild in the street without any restraint, but now even people are being disturbed.
"Let her go."
Seeing Zheng Quchi being captured, Yuwen Sheng was certain that it was a "trouble" secretly arranged by Master Li. Therefore, he let Zheng Quchi be taken away from this place of trouble, but now he was hesitant to gamble.
He was targeting himself, and shouldn't have used Zheng Quchi as a pawn. If it were someone else who was interfering, his blind confidence and carelessness might have harmed Zheng Quchi.
"Let her go, of course. But if you really care about your wife, come straight over here and let me see your sincerity," the woman asked coldly.
"Who are you? Why are you doing this? You don't even know our names, do you?" Yuwen Sheng replied with a smile.
It was like wearing an extremely hypocritical mask. For some reason, the aunt felt a chill run down her spine when she stared at that face.
"Who says I don't know? I have a deep-seated hatred for you. Anyway... I'll call you dozens of times. If you don't come over, I'll kill her!"
"one!"
"two!"
"three……"
Zheng Quchi's gaze shifted from Yuwen Sheng to the scattered, sharp needles and thorns on the ground. He couldn't see them, and if he listened to that bad guy and walked straight over, wouldn't that be—
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