Xia Yixin's body reacted faster than her mind, and she swiftly grabbed the arrow that was shooting towards her.
This unexpected turn of events stunned the other dozen or so guards.
They could only see that the arrow in Xia Yixin's hand was only a few centimeters away from her ear, its fletching still trembling. The sharp arrow pierced her left cheek, and the cloth covering her face fell off.
There's an ambush here!
The dozen or so city lord guards immediately drew their swords and stared at the shadows in the forest. "Who goes there? Come out!"
Sure enough, a number of men in black emerged from the shadows of the forest, roughly the same size as them.
Although they were also dressed in black, their style was slightly different from that of the people from Beiwu, and it was clear that they were dressed in the style of the Han people.
They both had bows and arrows, but strangely, the other side only fired one arrow and then stopped.
Xia Yixin also held Shangxie in her hand. She vaguely felt that the people who came out looked familiar until she saw Anwu inside.
Her heart skipped a beat.
As expected, a man dressed in a blue robe emerged from the woods.
After only a few days apart, Xia Yixin's face had become even paler for some reason, like a lone wolf in the cold night, or a green bamboo under the frost.
It is sharp, cold, and aloof.
"Qi Yu." Xia Yixin was surprisingly frank.
Qi Yu had actually arrived with his men long before Xia Yixin and her men stormed into Ye City, but he did not act rashly. Instead, he watched her rescue people and then shook off Sun Hou.
He never knew that his Wan'er could have such great abilities, and what shocked him even more was that he could see that she had internal strength and considerable power. Ordinary people could never save people to the extent that she could.
Having spent more than two years in the palace, Qi Yu, who was arrogant and thought he knew everyone, failed to notice that she possessed martial arts skills.
What alarmed him even more was the genuine cry of "wife" from Shen Shaoyang after they entered the cold forest.
Although he knew that Shen Shaoyang had lost his mind and his memory, he still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and shot an arrow.
Her sudden attack further proved that she knew martial arts.
Enraged, Qi Yu calmed down and said coldly, "Make your move. Leave no one alive."
Upon receiving the order, An Wu and his men immediately surrounded Xia Yixin, but intentionally or unintentionally, no one attacked her. Instead, Shen Shaoyang was entangled by two guards.
Xia Yixin originally wanted to save Shen Shaoyang, but a blade came towards her. She instinctively used her evil aura to block it and was shocked to find out who the man holding the knife was.
"Why did you lie to me?" Qi Yushen looked at her.
Xia Yixin sighed softly, all her unspoken explanations condensed into one sentence: "Qi Yu, stop chasing him."
Qi Yu's eyes darkened slightly, and the last glimmer of fire gradually died out.
She thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, Qi Yu attacked her, his blade cutting off her retreat.
He won't let her leave!
In a daze, Xia Yixin felt a sense of déjà vu again, and this time the image was clearer: a gentle and refined man flashed through her mind.
Soon, the approaching blade brought her back to reality.
She calmed herself down and looked at the headstrong Qi Yu, knowing that if she didn't defeat him today, she probably wouldn't be able to safely take Shen Shaoyang away.
She silently said "I'm sorry" to him in her heart.
No longer giving in, they used all their strength.
With strength, speed, and reaction time, Xia Yixin is now at her peak, and she also has solid experience.
Although Qi Yu was a martial arts prodigy, he was still injured and was no match for Xia Yixin, who was now using a cheat code. After only three moves, Qi Yu's palms were already bloody and his forehead was covered in cold sweat, but he still did not back down, his eyes filled with madness.
Xia Yixin gradually lost patience. When he stabbed her, she quickly dodged, turned around, and slashed Qi Yu's back with the back of her blade.
Qi Yu spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered several steps from the shock.
"Master!!" Anwu exclaimed in surprise.
He threw down Shen Shaoyang and tried to help Qi Yu, but Qi Yu pushed him away.
Qi Yu's face was as pale as paper.
Xia Yixin had used ninety percent of her strength, but when she saw Qi Yu vomit blood, her heart still clenched.
She hardened her heart and said coldly.
"Qi Yu, give up. You are no match for me. I don't want to kill you. You should take your men and leave now."
Her casual words sounded incredibly sarcastic to Qi Yu.
He felt no physical pain at all; he only felt an icy chill. He realized how unbearable darkness was after experiencing light.
Before I knew it, snowflakes began to fall from the sky, landing on the blood and quickly melting away.
He didn't back down, but instead laughed angrily, "Now I'm actually grateful to you for blocking that arrow for him earlier."
She was slightly taken aback, then remembered something, touched her face, and felt a sinking feeling in her heart.
The blood flowing from the slashed cheek had a slightly different taste.
The arrow Qi Yu shot earlier was poisoned, but unfortunately she didn't have time to identify it now.
Qi Yu knew she had discovered him, and said in a hoarse voice, "At first it only affected the five senses, but after a cup of tea, all five senses were lost. Only I have the antidote. Wan'er, come with me."
Xia Yixin hadn't expected him to take her away at this point. Her throat was getting increasingly sore, dry, itchy, and painful. She wanted to say something, but couldn't help coughing. However, she quickly stepped back when he approached.
Qi Yu was about to forcibly take her away when he suddenly sensed something was wrong and turned around to swing his knife.
Clang!
Three or four of the hidden weapons were knocked away, but one of the ghostly claws still managed to embed itself deeply into Qi Yu's left shoulder!
An Wu and the others were a step too slow. They watched as the chains suddenly tightened, and Qi Yu was sent flying backward at high speed, exclaiming, "Master!!"
The change happened in an instant.
Xia Yixin watched in shock as Qi Yu was dragged away by the ghost claw, and chased after him, but was intercepted halfway.
It was Shadow Seven.
"Miss, Xiahou is here. Please come with us quickly. Xiahou will handle things here."
Xia Jingfeng has arrived.
Xia Yixin's face turned pale. Oh no, he will definitely kill Qi Yu!
Xia Yixin shoved Ying Qi next to Shen Shaoyang, only managing to throw out the words, "Protect him well, don't let him die before I get back!" Without even looking at the shocked expressions of Ying Qi and the other Northern Martial Guards, she used her lightness skill to chase after the direction in which Qi Yu had been dragged away.
But as if against her, a system notification suddenly sounded in her mind: "Ding, host, get ready, transformation time is about to end!"
Why did it have to be this time of all!
Xia Yixin suddenly felt a heaviness in her body, lost her footing and fell from mid-air. A sharp pain shot through her right leg, which had broken.
The bad luck didn't stop there. The side effects of the transformation made her head spin and her mouth tasted of blood. She knew it was the unknown poison. She swallowed more than a dozen antidote pills in a panic before she felt a little better.
Feeling that she had regained some strength, she got up and hopped out on one foot little by little. Unfortunately, she was too slow. She was anxious and was about to put down her broken leg despite the pain when her wrist was grabbed.
"I'll take you there!"
It turned out to be Shen Shaoyang.
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