"Be careful, he's a fake!"
At this moment, Li Chang'an suddenly shouted something behind Feng Beichuan.
But when he saw that face, Feng Beichuan was taken aback. Then he saw the other person suddenly strike his chest with their palm.
Feng Beichuan's expression immediately tightened, and he tried to dodge, but it was too late. The palm struck his shoulder directly, and the powerful impact caused him to stagger back several steps.
What are you doing?
Zhuque, still unaware of what had happened, watched the two suddenly start fighting and asked with great suspicion.
"Stop him!"
At this moment, Li Chang'an also rushed towards them, and then shouted at Zhuque.
The next second, the person leaped up, intending to escape. Although they hadn't figured out what was going on, Zhuque still followed Li Chang'an's instructions and quickly blocked the other person's path.
The two then began to fight, and in just a short while, they had exchanged several blows.
At this moment, Li Chang'an went over and supported Feng Beichuan from behind, then asked in a deep voice, "Are you alright?"
Feng Beichuan clutched the spot where he had been struck by the other's palm, shook his head with a grim face, and then picked up the mask in his hand, muttering to himself, "Such amazing disguise..."
Meanwhile, Suzaku's situation was not good. She was constantly suppressed by the opponent and could only defend, unable to launch a strong attack. However, she seemed to be on the verge of collapse and was becoming increasingly powerless.
At the critical moment, Zhuque suddenly reached out and threw out several glittering silver needles. As the opponent dodged, she swiftly struck the person's pressure points.
At the same time, the man also shot an extremely small throwing knife toward Zhuque's throat.
"Watch out!"
Li Chang'an suddenly shouted from behind.
Upon hearing this, Zhuque's expression tensed up, and she tried to dodge, but she was too late. Although the flying knife failed to hit her throat, it did scratch the skin on her neck.
Immediately afterwards, the throwing knife flew towards Li Chang'an behind Zhuque with lightning speed.
Her waist instantly bent into an exaggerated yet graceful arc, dodging the attack and then instantly drawing her sword to block the flying knife.
With a crisp metallic clang, the throwing knife fell to the ground.
Li Chang'an immediately ran to Zhuque's side, frowning as he asked, "Where are you hurt?"
At that moment, Zhuque was covering the wound on her neck. Upon hearing this, she turned to look at Li Chang'an's face, which was full of concern, and then shook her head slightly, saying, "It's nothing, just a superficial wound."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chang'an reached out and removed Zhuque's hand from her wound, then saw the blood-red gash on her neck.
After removing his hand, the wound began to slowly bleed, and Zhuque's hand was also covered in blood.
A gloomy look immediately filled Li Chang'an's eyes. Then, she forcefully tore a piece of cloth from her inner garment and pressed it onto Zhuque's wound.
"Press firmly to stop the bleeding first."
After saying that, Li Chang'an prepared to go and settle accounts with the imposter Tao Yaojun.
After walking up to the man, Li Chang'an reached out without hesitation and forcefully pulled off the man's sideburns, revealing a lifelike mask in his hand.
It really was a fake!
But the next second, the person suddenly reached out and grabbed something, and then a cloud of white smoke rose up around them.
Li Chang'an's expression tightened immediately—the man had actually broken through the acupoint seal!
She then felt a splitting headache and a slight dizziness. She immediately realized what was happening, so she covered her mouth and nose and quickly moved a few meters away from the smoke.
"Quickly cover your mouth and nose, that smoke is poisonous!"
Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, the others' expressions changed instantly. They quickly held their breath, covered their mouths and noses, and moved away from the smoke-filled area.
Once the poisonous smoke dissipated, the person had long since disappeared. Li Chang'an was so angry that he gritted his teeth, his eyes practically spitting fire.
Not only did that person escape, but they were also all affected by the poisonous smoke to some extent, and all of them felt weak all over.
Li Chang'an stepped forward to seal the acupoints of Zhuque and Feng Beichuan, and then had them regulate their breathing according to his method before they felt some relief.
"How could you suddenly be so sure that person was a fake Tao Yao Jun?"
After calming down, Feng Beichuan raised the question that had been on his mind.
Then Li Chang'an said calmly, "It's that mask. Although the mask that person wore was exactly the same as Tao Yaojun's, I noticed that the mask didn't have the cinnabar beauty mark that Miss Liu had applied before. That's one point. Secondly, since we've already left the auction hall below, we haven't continued with our disguises, yet he's still wearing that mask. I originally thought he was trying to use the mask to conceal his true identity, but I didn't expect his disguise skills to be so superb. It's a real pity that he escaped..."
After listening to Li Chang'an's explanation, Feng Beichuan suddenly realized what was going on, and then said with a heavy expression, "Now there is still a problem. If that person is fake, then where is the real Tao Yaojun?"
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an simply shook her head, as this was also a question she was currently pondering.
Moreover, that person was highly skilled in martial arts, possessed profound inner strength, and seemed to be very adept at using hidden weapons. I wonder if Tao Yaojun suffered any losses at his hands when facing such a formidable figure.
Li Chang'an is currently very worried about what might happen to Tao Yaojun.
"Why don't we go look for him? It takes time for that person to disguise himself; he should be somewhere nearby."
After saying that, Li Chang'an turned around and prepared to go to the place that Zhuque had just mentioned to find Tao Yao.
Then she suddenly remembered something and turned to Zhuque, saying, "Your wound needs to be treated quickly. You should go back to the General's Mansion first and don't come with us."
Since he didn't hear a response from the other party, Li Chang'an couldn't help but look up at Zhuque, only to see that her face had become extremely pale and she looked like she was about to collapse.
Seeing this, Li Chang'an quickly went over to support Zhu Queji and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhuque's brows were furrowed, her face pale and ashen, and her breathing became rapid. She then spoke with difficulty, her voice weak and feeble, "That...that throwing knife seems to be poisoned..."
After saying that, she slumped to the side and fainted.
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