"It's you..." Qiqing's cold voice sounded.
"No...it's not me, it's not..." Lady Jiu shook her head desperately in horror.
Twenty years ago, Jiu Niangzi was still young, so her appearance has naturally changed from what it is now.
What's more, this face is already ruined.
It's no wonder Qi Qing didn't recognize him the first time. But on the contrary, Qi Qing hasn't changed at all over the years.
Even though I was young at the time and was in extreme fear, I didn't remember it all of a sudden after so many years.
She had just experienced a similar situation, so she was even more frightened. She had seen with her own eyes how terrifying the witch was back then.
Even if Lady Jiu didn't admit it, Qi Qing was sure it was her.
Qiqing looked at Dugu Ling, and the magic sword in his hand flew out and circled around Dugu Ling, cutting off all the chains tied to his hands and feet.
Dugu Ling took a deep breath and flew to Qiqing's side. Fearfully, he pulled Qiqing into his arms and said, "Qing'er, Qing'er..."
He was really scared. He thought everything was under control, but he didn't expect...
If something really happened to his lover, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Qiqing frowned and reached out to push Dugu Ling, who was hanging on him.
"Ugh..." Dugu Ling took a breath in pain.
Feeling the stickiness on his hands, Qiqing thought of the man standing in front of him.
With cold eyes, he said: "Dugu Muyun..."
Hearing his father's name, Dugu Ling trembled all over, loosened his hand, and looked at Qiqing with a complicated expression.
Qi Qing continued indifferently, "Twenty years ago in Qishan, Dugu Muyun died at the hands of You Furong."
Dugu Ling was stunned and heartbroken. He turned to look at You Furong and asked angrily, "Is it you?"
Perhaps knowing that she would die today, Lady Jiu stopped arguing and sneered, "It was me. He died from my Nine Poison Soul-Catching Nail."
But I didn't want to kill him! I never wanted to kill him!
I was only thirteen years old that year. I was fearless and followed others to Mount Qishan to hunt for treasure.
Along the way, he was the only one, Brother Dugu, who treated me well, took care of me, and even saved me many times."
Lady Jiu smiled shyly, then said with a ferocious look on her face, "But why?
It’s all this witch’s fault! It was her! I clearly wanted to kill her! Why did Brother Dugu save her? He risked his life to save her!
Dugu Ling grabbed the magic sword in Qiqing's hand and thrust it forward, stabbing Jiu Niangzi to death with one blow.
He did not torture her like he did last time. Perhaps it was because she suddenly knew the cause of her father's death and felt a little relieved.
Or perhaps because the matter involved Qing'er, he didn't want to hear You Furong say anything that would hurt Qing'er.
Ninth Lady's eyes suddenly widened, and she slowly softened her body. Her eyes were empty as she looked at Dugu Ling and murmured, "Dugu...Brother..."
When you are young, if you meet someone who is too amazing, you will definitely remember him or her for the rest of your life.
"Dugu Xingyun!" Dugu Ling shouted suddenly. Qiqing turned around and saw him quickly slip into a door with a smug smile on his face.
When Qiqing flew after it, the stone door had already slammed shut. After groping for a while, he still couldn't find the location of the mechanism.
"Master Shi An..." Dugu Ling's anxious voice brought Qiqing back to his senses.
Qi Qing watched Dugu Ling feel Shi An's pulse, his face solemn, "You?"
"Ah!!" Shi An curled up on the ground as if he was in extreme pain, gritting his teeth and groaning in pain.
Dugu Ling was also seriously injured and was holding up his body to transmit his internal energy to Shi An.
Qiqing stepped forward and took Shi An's pulse. The pulse was extremely chaotic, rushing around in his body.
Master Shi An actually has internal strength?
And looking at Dugu Ling's expression, he didn't seem surprised, and it was obvious that he had known about it for a long time.
It is not surprising that a high-level monk has such profound inner strength. What is strange is that it is usually hidden very deeply.
Facing Qi Qing's probing gaze, Dugu Ling continued to move his hands and sighed softly:
"I do know why Shi An hid such a profound inner strength, but if he wants, let him explain it himself.
As for his current situation, it was because he wanted to forcibly release his internal energy.
He used some means to seal his internal energy, hoping to break through it in a very short time and release it by force.
He then inserted silver needles into the tips of his ten fingers, hoping to stimulate himself with extreme pain to break through the acupuncture points.
Dugu Xingyun and You Furong had already made it clear that they would not make things difficult for him, so he did not need to expose his internal strength at this time.
Moreover, he had already lost too much blood from the arrow wound and could not withstand such torture.
If you are not careful, you will go crazy and die violently."
He made this choice because of you.
Dugu Ling couldn't say this. He had known Shi An for more than ten years and naturally knew everything about him, just as he knew all his secrets.
He has his responsibilities and his reasons, and these are extremely dangerous for Qing'er.
Just like this time, he took advantage of Qing'er, which was the thing he regretted most in his life.
He always knew that Dugu Xingyun was doing something behind his back, and he also knew that he was colluding with others.
But he still couldn't find the place, nor was he sure who was colluding with him.
His plan this time was to seize the magic sword and lead Qing'er to Posha City.
Then he spread the news that the magic sword was in the sword tomb to Dugu Xingyun, when Dugu Xingyun was about to enter the sword tomb to steal the sword.
Lead Qiqing into the sword tomb, and then use Qing'er to test Dugu Xingyun's strength.
While he was stalking the cicada, he discovered the whereabouts of Dugu Xingyun.
He thought that with Qing'er's strength, she would not be hurt, and he thought his plan was perfect.
However, he did not expect that the sword tomb would suddenly explode. At the moment of the explosion, he instinctively appeared and pushed Qing'er away.
Perhaps it was not until that moment that he realized his true self. He would rather expose himself than let his lover get hurt.
That's why he was captured by Dugu Xingyun. By chance, he found out that the place where Dugu Xingyun had been secretly training his troops was actually at the bottom of Yanghu Lake.
But he never expected that the person colluding with Dugu Xingyun was actually Ninth Lady You Furong.
Because of his own reasons, he was hated by Ninth Lady, and Qing'er was almost hurt.
When Dugu Ling saw Zhao Jing walk into the iron cage, he wanted to kill himself.
He regretted deeply that he had dragged Qing'er into the fight between him, Dugu Xingyun, and Jiu Niangzi.
Even though he initially thought that nothing would happen to Qing'er and that he would arrange everything.
What Shi An has to face is definitely more dangerous, and he cannot bear to push Qing'er into danger again.
But he had no right to say anything more.
Dugu Ling silently swore in his heart: From now on, he will protect Qing'er with his life.
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