Soon, the women lined up in the corridor, all with their heads down, not daring to breathe.
The officers and soldiers roughly checked each girl's face to make sure there was no disguise or men dressed as women.
Chu Hong knew that Qi Che could disguise himself, and it was not ruled out that he might disguise himself as a woman in order to hide.
Therefore, during this inspection, everyone in the building must be checked.
Gu Yanran kept her head down, standing in the most inconspicuous corner of the crowd.
Lin Qi led his men past her, his eyes swept over the trembling woman, and he asked coldly, "Have you checked everything?"
"Your Excellency, we have checked everything and found no suspicious persons."
Lin Qi frowned, still a little worried, but finally waved his hand, "Everyone go down."
Gu Yanran felt relieved and slowly retreated with the other women, preparing to take the opportunity to slip away.
But the moment she turned around.
"You! Stop!"
A cold voice came from behind, and Gu Yanran suddenly froze.
Lin Qi quickly noticed something unusual. His eyes stayed on the hem of Gu Yanran's skirt which was a little too short. One of his hands was already on the hilt of the knife at his waist.
"You, turn around!"
Gu Yanran turned around slowly, still with her head lowered, and saw Lin Qi staring at the hem of her skirt from the corner of her eye. Her heart skipped a beat.
"Raise your head." Lin Qi's voice contained a hint of warning.
Gu Yanran closed her eyes, knowing that she could not escape. The moment she raised her head suddenly, her right hand formed a claw and grabbed towards Lin Qi's face, with a strong wind coming from her fingertips.
This sudden change made Lin Qi subconsciously take a half step back, and at the same time he felt a pain in his cheek.
By the time he regained his balance, Gu Yanran had already escaped through the window.
Lin Qi raised his hand and touched his face, with a trace of blood on his fingertips.
His anger was instantly ignited.
"Your Majesty, I will go and capture this witch right away."
Chu Hong nodded, his voice steady: "If you are defeated, don't try to be brave."
"As you command."
Before Lin Qi finished speaking, he rushed out like an arrow, and the guards behind him followed closely behind.
In front, Gu Yanran ran as fast as she could, using her lightness skills to jump and fly on the rooftops in the city.
Lin Qi followed closely behind, "Witch! Stop!"
His roar was filled with internal energy and could be heard from far away.
Gu Yanran gritted her teeth and sped up, her figure moving through the complex alleys like a ghost.
She was more familiar with the terrain of Baicheng than Lin Qi, and thought that maybe she could get rid of Lin Qi.
However, Lin Qi's kung fu was also quite good. He quickly caught up with her and threw out the hidden weapon in his sleeve.
"bite!"
A plum blossom dart flew past Gu Yanran's ear and got stuck in the tree trunk in front.
Gu Yanran's pupils constricted, her body turned quickly, and in the blink of an eye she rushed into a forest.
When Lin Qi and his men arrived, there was no one around. Only a few leaves were slowly falling from the sky, and finally spun on the ground before returning to silence.
The guards behind him also rushed over, holding their knives tightly, and watched the scene in front of them vigilantly.
Lin Qi raised his hand and gestured.
The guards quickly and silently dispersed.
Just then—
"Cough, cough cough... cough cough..."
A coughing sound entered everyone's ears.
Lin Qi narrowed his eyes and saw a hunched old woman not far away, who was tremblingly picking up firewood on the ground, with a cane in her hand.
Probably due to my poor health, I coughed every few steps.
"Old man, have you seen an injured woman running towards us?" Lin Qi asked, looking at the other person warily.
The old woman slowly raised her head, her face full of wrinkles and her eyes cloudy.
"What woman? I've been here all the time and didn't see anyone." Her voice was hoarse and very unpleasant.
After hearing this, Lin Qi looked around with some confusion.
This place is rarely visited. Is it really just a coincidence that an elderly woman suddenly appears here?
But he examined the other person from head to toe and was sure that the woman in front of him could not be that witch.
So where did the people go?
Just as Lin Qi was about to turn around, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the other person's snow-white collar exposed under his worn coat.
Lin Qi's alarm bells rang instantly.
How could such snow-white material be hidden inside the dirty and torn outer clothes of an elderly woman?
He pretended to leave, but in fact his hand was already slowly grasping the hilt of the knife.
"In that case, we won't bother the old man anymore."
However, at the moment when the old woman's shoulders relaxed slightly, Lin Qi suddenly turned around and slapped the other person's chest hard.
"puff--!"
The old woman was immediately sent flying, lying on the ground, a sharp pain in her chest. She spat out a mouthful of blood, her disguise instantly shattered.
When he raised his head again, that familiar hatred was revealed in his eyes and his face was distorted.
The guards around reacted immediately and put their swords on Gu Yanran's neck.
"Hahaha, you actually discovered it?"
Gu Yanran sneered, slowly slid down to the ground, and blood continued to flow from the corners of her mouth.
Everyone was shocked to realize that this was her true appearance.
Old, ugly, and indescribably disgusting.
"You vixen." Lin Qi slowly drew out his sword and pressed it against her throat. "It's time for your play to end."
Gu Yanran looked at the guards around her coldly, knowing that she couldn't escape this time.
She struggled to stand up, with a hint of madness burning in her eyes. Just as she was about to make a final struggle, Lin Qi took the initiative and struck her dantian with a palm, instantly destroying all her strength.
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