"Bai Shi, how long will it take to get out of this dense forest?" Bai Ziyu, riding on his horse and hugging Qiqing, asked Bai Shi who was leading the way in front.
Bai Shi turned around and replied, "Your Highness, we will be able to leave this dense forest and reach Yushi Town before sunset today.
That is the nearest town to our Yunlang Nation within Shengyuan Nation. After passing Yushi Town, we will reach Moshi Pass. "Does Your Highness the Fourth Prince need to rest?"
Bai Ziyu glanced at Qi Qing, who was looking around in high spirits. Just as he was about to speak, his expression changed. He tightened the reins and shouted, "Who's coming?"
The entourage immediately became alert. Sun Shadow and Moon Shadow jumped out of the tree. Moon Shadow was about to introduce himself when Sun Shadow drew his sword and said, "Kill your people."
He said this without paying any attention to Yueying and started fighting. Yueying made a sound of pah and also stepped forward with sword in hand. The two sides soon engaged in a fight.
"What a troublesome evil ghost!" Bai Ziyu cursed. Knowing he couldn't continue the fight, he handed Qi Qing to Bai Ziche and said, "Royal brother, you two go first and reunite with Black Stone. I'll follow behind."
Bai Ziche didn't quite agree, but he also knew that staying would only be a burden. He looked at Qi Qing, who looked bewildered in his arms, and nodded: "Be careful."
"Be careful." Bai Ziyu was slightly stunned. He lowered his head to look at his hands being held by a pair of soft hands. He turned around and pinched Qiqing's face maliciously, pretending to be intimidated: "Go to the front and wait for me, otherwise... hehe..."
All emotions and behaviors are instinctive. Facing Bai Ziyu's "threat", she did not feel any danger or fear. She nodded obediently: "Yes."
Bai Shi and several soldiers protected Bai Ziche and Qiqing and rushed them out of the forest.
Bai Ziyu and Xiaoguai stayed behind to fight the enemy, unsheathing his purple vine whip and engaging the two men. Although Bai Ziyu was highly skilled in martial arts, he had been injured twice, and Riying and Yueying were assassins, their moves were all tricky and lethal.
Even with Xiaoguai's help in fighting the enemy, they could only fight on equal terms with Riying and Yueying, and it would be difficult to escape for a while.
However, this time, the Pluto Pavilion was determined to take Bai Ziche's and Bai Ziyu's lives. They would not let them escape so easily. Moreover, once they left the dense forest, they would be able to reunite with the Posha Army, and then they would have no chance to attack again.
So when the few people appeared in front of him, Bai Ziche was not surprised at all and seemed very calm. However, the man in red who was leading the group...
Bai Ziche asked, "May I ask who you are?"
Hades did not answer Bai Ziche's question immediately. His peach blossom eyes stared straight at the person in Bai Ziche's arms, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
His face was full of joking: "The Second Prince is indeed worthy of being the number one young master in the world. In such a situation, he still has such a pure and beautiful woman in his arms. This Pavilion Master is really envious."
Bai Ziche smiled calmly: "Master of Pluto Pavilion, please forgive me for laughing. Miss Qiqing just met by chance and was unable to come together because of some inconvenience. I hope you will not hurt any innocent people."
"The Second Prince is indeed a gentle and compassionate woman." Pluto's gaze shifted from Qiqing to Bai Ziche's face, not seeing even a hint of grief or resentment. A touch of admiration rose in his heart. Remember, Pluto Pavilion was the enemy who had crippled one of his legs.
Bai Shi angrily asked, "Are you the Pluto Pavilion Master? The great devil? Doesn't your Pluto Pavilion have a rule that if a mission fails, you won't accept it a second time? Are you going to make an exception, Master?"
Bai Shi's understanding of Pluto's Pavilion came from his investigation after Bai Ziche was injured by Pluto's Pavilion last time.
Hades shrugged nonchalantly, "Well, it seems there's such a rule. However, this time, I haven't accepted any orders from anyone. I simply want you dead, so how can this be considered an exception?"
Bai Ziche nodded: "I don't know if this prince has offended the Pavilion Master and is going to attack us one after another."
Hades said: "This is the first time, so of course he accepted the deal. As for who it is... Your Highness the Second Prince should be able to guess." Bai Ziche nodded. His third brother, Bai Ziqi.
Hades continued, "This is the second time. How can it be said that it happened one after another, Your Highness?"
Bai Ziche uttered an "oh" and revealed an unspeakable smile. "A few days ago, the robbery and murder at Qingsi Tower took place. Given the close relationship between the Pavilion Master and the Ninth Lady of Qingsi Tower, the Pavilion Master must have known about it."
"What did you say?" Hades was furious: "Who has any connection with that bitch? What does that bitch taking on a fool's business have to do with my Pluto Pavilion?
But, hehe, this Pavilion Master naturally knows this as well. After all, that idiot thought he could take advantage of the situation and hired the assassins from Qingsi Tower to rob and kill you.
Little did he know that he was just a pawn of that guy from the beginning to the end, and the dumbest one at that…” Pluto suddenly stopped talking: “Are you trying to trick me?”
It was a pity for Bai Ziche that he didn't know who was behind the assassination in the jungle.
Perhaps it's not just this assassination in the jungle, but even the incident on Mount Qishan, this person is probably not immune from the responsibility.
But I didn't expect that Pluto's Pavilion was also involved.
Hades sneered: "Hmph, Second Prince, you are indeed extremely wise."
Bai Ziche accepted it with pleasure: "Master, thank you for your praise."
Hades snorted, "It doesn't matter. No matter how smart the Second Prince is, once a person dies, the secret will always remain a secret."
After saying that, he waved his sleeves, and the black-clad killer behind him moved as ordered and rushed straight towards Bai Ziche.
Bai Ziche's guards were still far inferior to the real killer, and soon only Bai Shi was left struggling to hold on.
Bai Ziche protected Qiqing with one hand and held the sword with the other to barely fight the enemy.
Bai Shi fought to the death to protect him, knowing that he could not escape on his own. With an idea in mind, he quickly flashed and pounced on Pluto, trying to catch him off guard.
Pluto Ben was watching the show from the sidelines, and he immediately saw through Bai Shi's motivation. With a mocking expression on his face, he casually flicked his right thumb. The Dragon Sword came out, and the hilt of the sword hit Bai Shi hard, sending him flying.
As soon as Bai Ziche was distracted, a killer in black took the opportunity to stab out with a sword, pointing it directly at Bai Ziche.
A flash of red flashed in Qiqing's purple eyes, and murderous intent surged. The killer's mind was unsettled, and he instinctively deflected his longsword and stabbed Qiqing.
Bai Ziche's expression suddenly changed. He held Qiqing to the side with his left hand, and protected Qiqing's body with his right hand holding the sword. However, he himself was pierced through the arm by the assassin's long sword.
Bai Ziche groaned, and blood instantly dyed his entire arm red. However, Bai Ziche had no time to care about his injured arm, because he had already noticed something was wrong with Qiqing.
He didn't know what Qiqing would do, nor did he know what would happen next. He just felt a sense of unease and strangeness rising in his heart: "Qiqing, control yourself, Qiqing..."
Bai Ziche called out in a low voice, his tone somewhat anxious and uneasy. His eyes, empty of emotion, were a bit dazed.
But in the next moment, when the man in black stabbed Bai Ziche with the sword again, Qiqing suddenly broke free from Bai Ziche's arms.
With two fingers, he grasped the assassin's blade accurately and exerted force. The long sword broke at his fingertips. Qi Qing swung his hand back, and the small blade flew towards the assassin like lightning, slicing the black-clad assassin's carotid artery in an instant.
The killer felt a chill on his neck and covered it with one hand, his face full of disbelief.
It seemed as if he couldn't believe that the broken sword, which was so fast that he couldn't even see it clearly, was shot by the girl in front of him with such empty and lifeless eyes.
The girl who looked gentle and harmless a moment ago has now turned into a killing machine, a deadly Shura.
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