Yan Yi felt a chill. "Why do I feel a little cold on such a hot day?"
"Big brother! Big brother!"
"Oh no, oh no, how come the devil appeared as soon as he was mentioned? What a disaster!" Yan Yi leaped and hid behind the artificial hill.
“Brother, I can recognize people by their aura. I know where you're hiding. Besides, your sister isn't stupid. There's such a long gun sticking out like that…”
Yan Yi looked up at the gun and slowly put it away.
...
"Come down quickly. There's a saying that goes, 'The sooner you die, the sooner you're reborn.' Besides, today it's not me fighting you, it's Sister Ya Nan fighting you."
Upon hearing that Gu Yanan was going to fight him, Yan Yi leaped down. As long as it wasn't his own sister, it didn't matter who it was. Besides, Gu Yanan's martial arts skills were about the same as his, so at least he wouldn't get beaten up.
Although Yan An brought him a bucket of water from Tianshan Mountain late yesterday, and after soaking in it for a long time, the fatigue and pain in his body disappeared, but he was still mentally and physically exhausted...
"Come on, Yan Yi, let this general see if your skills have improved?"
Gu Yanan swung her right arm, her fist flying towards Yan Yi. Her strike was swift and ruthless, each punch sharp and whistling.
Yan Yi was not to be outdone. He threw a punch, which slammed into his opponent. His fist was accompanied by a gust of wind, and each punch was more ferocious than the last.
Half an hour later, the two men each held a long sword, and the courtyard was filled with the glint of blades.
Yan An looked at the two of them, yawned, picked up a sword from the weapon rack next to him, weighed it in his hand, and said, "Not bad."
With his longsword pointed at him, he leaped forward and charged at the two men, saying, "Are you two playing house? You two fight me."
Gu Yanan and Yan Yi thought they could definitely beat Yan An, but to their surprise, they could only manage a draw. Seeing that Gu Yanan was careless, Yan An used a feigned retreat to knock the sword out of Gu Yanan's hand.
"An'an, you're too amazing! Even the two of us can't beat you alone."
Their martial arts skills were among the best in the four kingdoms. They had fought in the north and south for many years and had defeated countless people. Unexpectedly, neither of them could defeat Yan An.
"You flatter me. Carelessness is a major taboo on the battlefield."
Gu Yanan felt a little embarrassed. She had indeed committed a grave mistake. If this had happened on the battlefield, she might have been beheaded in the midst of the clash of swords.
"An'an, do you think Yue Xiyuan can beat you?"
"We should be able to fight to a draw, but his agility isn't as good as mine."
Gu Yanan felt much more relaxed. Even Yue Xiyuan was no match for An'an, so it was no big deal for her to have her sword knocked out.
"An'an, I'm increasingly convinced that no one in this world is good enough for you. You should be beautiful on your own! And then protect me!"
"Who's trying to steal my man?" Yue Xiyuan, dressed in purple, appeared before them. "If I hadn't come, wouldn't An'an have been snatched away by you?"
"Hehe, Xiyuan, I'm still your senior sister, can't you have some sense of order? You're the one who stole my girl!"
It seems that she did indeed meet An'an first...
"So what? An'an loves me! I'll be the one to marry her in the future! Besides, I'm the senior brother! You're the junior sister!"
"Tch, as if you're the only one who can get married. I want to get married too, and not just any marriage, I'll get married tomorrow, today!"
"Are you sure? Should we go and discuss this with my elder brother?"
Upon hearing that she was going to confront Yue Yufeng, Gu Yanan immediately wilted. She knew Yue Yufeng would give her a good beating, and after that, how would she ever find An'an again?
"Forget it, a good woman doesn't fight with a man. Even if I can't marry An'an, An'an still loves me the most."
"No..." Yue Xiyuan was about to retort when Mo Zichen rushed over with a letter in his hand, "An'an, An'an!"
"What's wrong, Brother Zichen? Why are you in such a panic?"
"Nianxia has been found! Nianxia has been found!" Mo Zichen stumbled over.
Yan An was completely confused. "Who is Nian Xia? Sit down and have some water."
It was obvious that Mo Zichen had rushed back after receiving a message while he was out, as his clothes were soaked with sweat.
“Nianxia is my junior sister, her name is Xu Nianxia.” Mo Zichen handed the letter to Yan An and began to tell the story of Xu Nianxia.
“When I was little, my parents took me on a business trip and we met her. She was about my age, covered in dust and dirt. She was emaciated and pale because she had been starving for many days. She knew nothing except that her name was Xu Nianxia. I felt sorry for her and begged my parents to take her with them, and they agreed.”
"Later, her parents discovered that she was clever and quick-witted, extremely accurate and fast in arithmetic, and quick to grasp business matters, so they took her in as their apprentice."
"We grew up together like this. Once we encountered human traffickers. I was seriously injured and fell into a coma. Nianxia started practicing martial arts from then on. When I was ten years old, I contracted tuberculosis, my parents passed away, and later I was poisoned and my life was not long."
"Because the Divine Physician Jiugu was a longtime friend of my parents, he treated me every year. Later, Nianxia overheard the Divine Physician Jiugu saying that the water of Tianshan could save my life, so she left without saying goodbye and went to Tianshan alone. What she didn't know was that the Divine Physician Jiugu hadn't finished speaking. The water of Tianshan could indeed save me, but it would take a lot of effort."
"A year later, Nianxia returned, covered in wounds, with not a single unscathed spot on her body. She lay there in front of the Beiming Manor, clutching a porcelain bottle tightly in her hand. No one could take it off. It was only through daily acupuncture and medication by the divine physician Jiugu that she was pulled back from the brink of death."
“At the time, I questioned her and complained about why she left without saying goodbye. She just said she wanted me to get better soon. I know she cried because of my scolding. I felt very guilty. I didn’t want her to lose her life because of me. I would rather die than use the Tianshan water she brought back.”
"On the very day I fell ill, she had the divine physician Kutani secretly add water from the Tianshan Mountains to my medicine. Seeing that the poison in my body was only temporarily suppressed, she even suspected that she had found the wrong medicine. Helpless, the divine physician Kutani told her the truth."
"The next day, she left again without saying goodbye. When I woke up, she had been gone for more than ten days. I asked Uncle Xiao, who had always been by my parents' side, to look for her. Now, four years have passed, and Uncle Xiao has finally found her, but she... she..."
"She was poisoned and is unconscious. Uncle Xiao risked his life to rescue her. She's currently at the branch in the southern border of Yue Kingdom. An'an, can you go and save her?"
Mo Zichen felt so helpless, as if his heart was being crushed. He had never felt this way even when he was dying. He had only one thought: to find An'an, because only An'an could save her.
"Brother Zichen, go pack your things. I'll go tell Father and Mother that we're leaving immediately."
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