Chapter 21 The City Lord Falls in Love with His Good Brother at First Sight
Qi Qing gave an awkward smile.
He shook his calf and explained calmly, "It's a little cramped."
Yue Ji stared at him for a few seconds, without saying anything more, turned around and flew in the direction of the call for help.
Since the one who cried for help was not the city lord's sister, there was nothing to be shy about.
Qi Qing decisively got off the carriage, followed behind with his hands behind his back to watch the fun.
The carriage was about to pass a bend. There were traces of fighting all around. Sand and rocks were blown up, saxaul trees were broken, and the spiritual energy was thrown into chaos.
The master and disciple went around the hillside that blocked their way, one in front and one behind, while a fierce fight was going on below.
A group of men in black surrounded several people who looked like guards. The flashes of swords crossed, and the sharp sounds of metal colliding pierced the eardrums.
Most of the guards were injured and could not confront the men in black head-on. Even so, they gathered together tightly and tried their best to protect the man in fancy clothes in the center and evacuate.
The cry for help came from the man in the center.
He was clearly holding a sword in his hand, but he treated it as a decoration and looked around anxiously.
When he saw Master Qi Qing and his apprentice, he was shocked and shouted, "Two heroes, help me! I am the manager of the City Lord's Mansion. If you save me, the City Lord will reward you handsomely!"
Qi Qing raised his eyebrows in surprise. This person was actually related to the city lord. Could it be that the plot of the city lord's sister was grafted onto him?
The men in black were as agile as ghosts. In just a few seconds, the guards were covered in wounds several times.
Seeing this, the man became even more anxious and raised his voice: "Save me! The city lord's carriage is nearby, you can choose any spiritual stones or spiritual pills you want!"
Yue Ji touched the sword at his waist and asked Qi Qing in a low voice: "Master, help?"
Qi Qing created an ice sword and flew down first, "Help!"
In front of two monks with a cultivation base of Jindan or above, the black-clothed men's good cooperation seemed to be insufficient. Before they could kill the guards, several ice arrows had already locked onto their auras.
The man in black at the end panicked and was about to run away, but the young man in white appeared behind him silently.
The golden spiritual power surged up and instantly penetrated the left shoulder of the man in black.
Blood splattered, and before the man in black could pull it out, the coldness spread up along the golden light, freezing him in place in an instant.
"Go! Leave them to me!"
Seeing that the situation was in his favor, the man raised his arms and shouted.
The guards had already evacuated the battlefield, but upon hearing the order they had to run back to fight. The man still felt that it was not enough, so he drew his sword and squeezed next to Qi Qing, knocking the young man sideways: "Benefactor, I'm here to help you!"
The originally clear situation suddenly became complicated.
Qi Qing had to consider protecting Yue Ji, fighting with the men in black from time to time, and being careful not to hurt the guards by mistake. There were also people jumping around nearby and causing trouble.
This was too much to bear, so he kicked the man in the butt.
"ah!!"
The man screamed and fell to the ground weakly.
He let go of the sword and rolled a few times, then hit his head on a big rock next to him. He closed his eyes and fainted.
Qi Qing was stunned, then looked down at his legs.
...No, did he really use that much strength just now?
He is a monk after all!
It was dark and the place was in chaos. The guards couldn't see clearly and thought their master was dead. They cried and wailed, and hacked at the men in black in grief and anger.
The men in black were unable to hold out and were defeated step by step, until they finally realized that they could not fight here for long.
The leader blew a whistle and quickly evacuated the scene.
Yue Ji wanted to chase after him, but Qi Qing held him back and said, "Come back."
When the two men fell to the ground, the guard had already helped the man up. After checking his breath, he almost cried with joy: "The master is still alive! That's great!"
Qi Qinghua took off his ice sword, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Of course he's alive."
You can't just kick someone to death, that would be such a shameful death.
Yue Ji glanced at it, picked up some dead branches, started a fire on the spot, and distributed the dry food in the ring to Qi Qing.
The guards pinched the man's Ren Zhong point and fed him some pills. After a while, the man woke up slowly.
He opened his eyes a crack, his consciousness was hazy, his forehead was in great pain, and he was wondering who he was and where he was when a firelight jumped in front of him and someone walked towards him against the firelight, with a gentle voice: "Are you awake?"
The man looked up in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in light-colored clothes leaning forward slightly and staring at him.
The young man had handsome and clear features, a clean temperament, a high nose bridge, and rosy lips. For some reason, he looked a little double-imaged, not like a real person, but more like the lover of his dreams.
The man's heart was beating wildly, and he said, "Brother, may I have the honor of knowing your name?"
Seeing that he looked a little absent-minded, Qi Qing thought he was still dizzy, so he sat back down and said, "Okay, my last name is Qi."
He pointed at the protagonist who was roasting dry food next to him and introduced him, "This person's surname is Ji."
Unexpectedly, the man didn't even look at Yue Ji. He was helped to stand up and took the initiative to walk to Qi Qing and bowed: "Thank you for saving me, I am very grateful!"
"Sit down, don't be so polite." Qi Qing glanced at Yue Ji, who had no expression on his face, and continued to take credit for him: "It wasn't just me who saved you, it was mainly thanks to this little brother Ji."
The man also bowed to Yue Ji, but his words were more perfunctory: "Thank you, Brother Ji."
He rubbed his red forehead, sat down next to Qi Qing, and said with a long sigh: "My benefactor, I am grateful to you for saving me just now, otherwise I would be in great danger today and I am afraid I would not be able to escape the pursuit."
"Why are those men in black chasing you?" Qi Qing asked.
"There's a traitor in the clan, and they want to take my... cough, the city lord's life," the man said with a heavy face. "In a month, the Alchemy Conference will be held, and it will be a time when good and bad people will mix together. Maybe they will strike again."
As he spoke, his tone became indignant: "I don't know who was so cruel just now, plotting against me from behind and causing me to faint!"
Yue Ji paused as he flipped over the roasted rations and looked silently towards his master.
Qi Qing looked up at the sky guiltily and whistled.
What kind of conspiracy, I don’t know.
"My benefactor, did you see clearly who did it?" the man asked hopefully.
"Haha, my eyesight has always been not very good, so I didn't see it."
Qi Qingfei laughed quickly and changed the subject: "You said before that you are the manager of the City Lord's Mansion? Do you have any evidence?"
Most people in Xiwuzhou were born with high noses, deep eyes and deep facial features, and this man was the best among them, with eyes and eyebrows that were extremely exotic, and one could tell at a glance that he was not an ordinary passerby. He said he was the manager, but Qi Qing didn't quite believe it.
The man stared at him with burning eyes and said, "Of course, please follow me back to Liucheng. I will personally introduce you to the city lord and offer you a reward."
His words coincided exactly with Qi Qing's purpose.
The young man agreed readily, and the guests were all happy. After a short rest, they set off in the night and entered the Liucheng at the first ray of dawn in the sky.
In the dim morning light, the whole city is still asleep, like a beautiful lady who has not yet put on her makeup, leaving a delicate and hazy profile to the distant visitors.
The master and the disciple were led into the City Lord's Mansion. The man was very active in leading them and introducing every place they went to. His attentiveness was suspicious.
Qi Qing couldn't help but suspect that his real identity was actually a tour guide. Because he couldn't attract customers, he hired people to act along the way in order to lure the monks into the city and set up a trap.
But the City Lord's Mansion was magnificent everywhere, with white walls and green curtains, and it didn't look fake, so he barely dispelled his suspicion.
After wandering around, the few of them finally entered the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.
As soon as he entered, a manager came up to greet him and bowed respectfully to him: "You are finally back! I heard that you were ambushed on the way, and I am worried about you. Are you injured?"
Facing him, the man's attitude became much calmer: "I'm fine, thanks to this benefactor Qi for saving me. Go open the treasure house, and I'll take my benefactor to choose a thank-you gift."
"Open the treasure house?"
A cold female voice suddenly came from behind.
Qi Qing turned around and saw a girl with a white veil on her face and wearing a gorgeous green dress being escorted by people and quickly walking into the hall. He glanced at them casually and then looked at the man: "Brother, are you okay? Are there any survivors of the people who killed you?"
Brother?
Qi Qing was stunned for a moment, then realized something, shock appeared in his eyes.
- Are you saying that this person who faints when hit, has clear eyes and is as enthusiastic as a tour guide is the legendary elusive lord of Liucheng? !
The man did not feel embarrassed at all for deceiving the two of them, and urged his sister, "I'm really fine, open the treasure house quickly, don't let the Qien people wait anxiously."
The girl then looked straight in the direction of Qi Qing.
Qi Qing moved slightly, revealing the young man in white behind him.
Sensing something was wrong, Yue Ji bent his fingers alertly, ready to draw out a sharp blade at any time.
The two looked at each other, there was no emotion in the girl's eyes. She turned her head and gave a faint order to the guard.
"Catch him."
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