The giant tiger with yellow and white markings remained pouncing as Xia Yixin pierced its head with a single spear thrust.
Xia Yixin managed to save the unlucky Shen Shaoyang at the last minute.
She touched the blood splattered on her face and was about to speak to Shen Shaoyang when, unexpectedly, the unlucky boy pressed his hand back and fell backward.
He had just fallen right on the edge of a trap that the hunter had dug in advance.
Shen Shaoyang fell backward into the pit.
If it were an ordinary trap, it would be fine, but Xia Yixin saw that it was filled with dense wooden spikes. This was probably not an ordinary trap, but a defense set up by someone beforehand!
Without a second thought, she jumped down after Shen Shaoyang, using the spear shaft to push and pull him away from the danger of being pierced.
Shen Shaoyang rolled to the edge of the pit, and due to his serious injuries and shock, he immediately fainted.
While saving someone, Xia Yixin accidentally pricked her arm with a sharp splinter, but it was only a scratch about ten centimeters long.
The pit was at least ten meters deep, with smooth sides, clearly indicating that it was deliberately set up by someone.
Xia Yixin was afraid there might be an ambush. Just as she was about to take Shen Shaoyang out, she suddenly felt dizzy.
Oops!
The splinter was covered in medicine!
Xia Yixin fainted before she could swallow the antidote pill in her storage ring.
Before she lost consciousness, her only thought was that she would absolutely stay far away from that unlucky guy, Shen Shaoyang, from now on!!
When Xia Yixin woke up again, it was already completely dark outside.
Her first reaction upon waking was to check her clothes. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that nothing had changed, except that the Black Yama Spear was not with her.
This is a bamboo house.
The faint sounds of arguing could still be heard outside.
“Madam Lin, we can’t leave two people here with us, it’s too dangerous! Not to mention that one of them is a traitor, if he sees you, he might… and as for the other one, we still can’t confirm his identity.” A rough voice said urgently.
After a while, a soft yet resolute female voice rang out, "I have always lived in there. Outsiders do not know what I look like. Besides, I am no longer my original self. I am just a country woman. I saw that the silver on that man has my son's mark on it. Perhaps he is Yu'er's man. Let's wait for him to wake up before we talk about it."
She paused, then said, "As for Shen Shaoyang, he has a persistent high fever, so it doesn't matter whether we help him or not. Let's leave it to fate."
Xia Yixin was a little confused.
If Xia Yixin hadn't recognized her from her voice before, her words, along with the name "Yu'er," made her 60% certain of her identity.
The original Empress Dowager Xiaode was from the Lin family.
Moreover, and more importantly, she originally thought that using broken silver coins would be enough to conceal it, but she didn't expect that there was also Qi Yu's mark on it. She was so angry that she laughed.
She usually didn't keep silver or silver notes in her storage ring, especially after Qi Yu gave her so many medicinal herbs. She had no choice but to give them up. She even threw away the silver notes and the shops and other valuables he gave her. But she still made a mistake.
However, we should also be grateful for this omission.
The key now is to find a way to leave, as Qi Yu might catch up with us soon.
In fact, that's pretty much the case, but Qi Yu isn't that powerful either.
Xia Yixin still had some of her own money in her storage ring, so her leads were sometimes there and sometimes not. In fact, she had to chase after the trail to the north for a short distance before she received news from the west.
For more than half a month, he also traveled day and night.
We sped along the road until dusk fell.
We stopped for a rest in a small grove of trees a few dozen kilometers from Ye City, where the three kingdoms meet.
Even when resting, Qi Yu did not dismount; his tense body seemed as if he might spot a figure on the pipe at any moment.
"Master, please rest and have some water." Anwu looked at Qi Yu, whose lips were pale, with great concern and handed him a water pouch filled with water.
Qi Yu took a sip to moisten his throat, and looking at the dark clouds in the distance, he knew there would probably be a downpour tonight, so it was indeed not a good time to travel any further.
He pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's rest here for a while and find a place to rest for the night."
An Wu breathed a slight sigh of relief, but seeing Qi Yu sway slightly after dismounting, his heart immediately tightened again.
"Master, are you alright?"
"It's nothing." Qi Yu suppressed the surging blood in his chest, walked to the river to wash his face, and only then did he completely calm down.
Looking at Qi Yu, whose steps were unsteady, An Wu couldn't suppress his worry. The others who were with him were also worried about his health.
After more than half a month and a journey of over a thousand miles, including encountering a band of ruthless bandits on their way north, even those with good physical fitness were finding it hard to endure, let alone Qi Yu, who was also carrying some internal injuries.
What's more, this master has medicine but won't take it.
An Wu recalled the several boxes of neatly arranged white jade porcelain bottles containing pills that the young mistress had prepared for Qi Yu. Each pill was indeed very effective, but just like the bottle of osmanthus honey, he would only take them in emergencies, which made his subordinates anxious.
After hesitating for a moment, An Wu saw that Qi Yu was resting with his eyes closed, so he went over and suggested, "Master, the old lady is in Ye City. Why don't we go directly to her?"
Anwu waited for a while and saw that Qi Yu was sitting upright with his eyes closed and his breathing even, so he thought he was asleep.
Just as An Wu was about to leave quietly, Qi Yu slowly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "No need. She should have arrived in Ye City around dawn this morning and won't stay here for long. Kun City, which is within the Xia family's sphere of influence, is three hundred miles away from here. If the rain stops tonight, we'll chase after her and maybe catch up."
Qi Yu understood that if he were seen by the Lin family in Ye City in this state, he would not be able to leave easily. Moreover, he had not mentioned Xia Yixin's departure to the Lin family. In her mind, they were still together.
Seeing Qi Yu's insistence, An Wu didn't say anything more.
After resting by the river for half an hour, the group continued their journey. Before the heavy rain arrived, they reached a dilapidated temple a few dozen kilometers from Ye City, where they prepared to wait for the rain to stop before continuing north to Kun City.
Xia Yixin woke up inside the bamboo house.
After confirming that the person outside was indeed Qi Yu's mother, Lin, she thought for a moment and came up with a plausible explanation. However, she wasn't entirely sure, and if necessary, she would have to force her way in.
Fortunately, she still has five hours left in her "transformation time".
The conversation outside stopped almost as soon as Xia Yixin's feet touched the ground.
The bamboo door was immediately pushed open by a tall, scarred man who looked to be in his thirties or forties, with a muscular build. He placed his hand on his sword, ready to draw it.
Xia Yixin also pretended not to know the other party's identity, looking at him warily and asking, "Where is this? Who are you?"
The scarred man sneered, "I'd like to ask you who you are!"
Just as the two were about to clash, a small, jade-like hand grabbed the scarred man. "Dark Nine, don't frighten him. Let's sit down and talk things over."
The scarred man was pulled away, revealing the woman who had been hiding behind him.
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