"Danling, don't talk nonsense."
Seeing that the situation was not good, General Xie immediately spoke up to reprimand him.
However, General Xie did not expect that Xie Danling, who usually obeyed his every word and dared not speak loudly, would immediately refute him.
“Father, I’m not talking nonsense. I almost lost my life! If it weren’t for my elder sister drawing them away and the Jingzhao Yin’s men arriving so quickly, I wouldn’t be standing here talking right now, elder sister…”
At this point, Xie Danling's eyes immediately reddened, "My eldest sister's fate is now unknown..."
"Whoosh—"
Xie Danling immediately drew a sword from a soldier's scabbard, glared at Li Qingyu, and said angrily, "Miss Li, tell me, did you betray the Emperor and rebel, which is why you attacked me and my sister?"
Li Qingyu's face turned ashen; she wished she could kill Xie Danling right now for daring to point a sword at her.
But she couldn't.
Things shouldn't have turned out this way.
But no matter what, the only thing she could do now was to find Xie Lingqin as soon as possible.
Whether for her sake or for the Emperor's, she had to keep Xie Lingqin alive.
But if I find you, I certainly won't let you off so easily.
She would never have believed what happened today if Xie Lingqin hadn't interfered.
“Lord Huo, since this is the case, why don’t I go and bring Miss Xie back, and then ask the Emperor to report to her?”
Looking at Li Qingyu's expression, then at Xie Danling and General Xie, the Prefect of the Capital knew that this matter was probably not simple, so he volunteered, "I will go with you."
Li Qingyu's eyes darkened slightly.
The Prefect of the Capital clearly did not trust her.
"good."
Li Qingyu could not refuse. The people were already whispering among themselves. There was no time to lose. She had to hurry. She immediately greeted General Xie and led the unharmed people out of the city.
Xie Danling was naturally even more worried, and immediately followed closely behind, as if he hadn't heard General Xie's words at all.
However, Xie Danling wiped her face, still worried. The boy shouted, "I want to come along. What if you try to cause trouble again and kill my older sister..." while feeling annoyed.
Although it was all an act, he had absolutely no idea about his older sister's whereabouts or whether she was alive or dead. Everything he was doing now was just paving the way for what was to come.
If I had known, he shouldn't have lost his temper in the first place.
So what if it's Ning Yi?
If the older sister didn't care about him, why would she have gone to Sanlitun to rescue him? Why would she have tried to extract information from Xu Shixun and the others in order to find his whereabouts? Moreover, because of her, by some twist of fate, Xu Shixun and the others have become less hostile towards him now. Furthermore, at the last moment before she was captured, the older sister told Tinghai to protect her.
Xie Danling became increasingly annoyed with himself and immediately quickened his pace.
Although his martial arts skills were not high, they were not weak either.
...
The crescent moon hung high in the sky, shrouded in a pale glow.
Before Xu Yiran's outstretched hand could touch Xie Lingqin, a fight broke out not far away.
The intensity was palpable in the thick stench of blood.
In an instant, Xie Lingqin realized something and turned around just in time to see Xu Yiran's hand about to touch her.
"Xu Yiran, what do you want to do?"
Xie Lingqin looked at him, almost interrogating him, not about what his hands were trying to do, but about what he wanted to do by being here tonight.
Xu Yiran looked at Xie Lingqin, then at her own hand frozen in mid-air, and slowly withdrew it with a wry smile. "Xie Lingqin, you will be grateful to me in the future."
Xie Lingqin suddenly stood up, her whole body radiating murderous intent. "Do you want Yuwen Yao and Yuwen An to kill each other, or do you want to take this opportunity to kill them both?"
"I can't let such a good opportunity slip by." Xu Yiran sighed softly, looking at Xie Lingqin. At this moment, this handsome and refined man made no attempt to hide the murderous intent in his eyes. His gaze was slightly cold. "Xie Lingqin, the game between Yuwen Yao and me has already begun, and once it begins, there must be a result."
"Xu Yiran, are you overestimating yourself or underestimating him? Do you think you can defeat him like this?"
Xie Lingqin's face turned ashen, and she made a move to climb down from the tree, however...
"Tear—"
Xu Yiran tried to pull her back, but when she tried to dodge, he ripped off her sleeve.
Xu Yiran tightened her grip on the light-colored rag in her hand and gestured for Xie Lingqin to look ahead. "Qing'er, listen carefully."
"Who gave you permission to call me that?"
Xie Lingqin forcefully shook off Xu Yiran's hand and jumped down from the tree.
“You trusted him so much, didn’t you? I didn’t even lift a finger. If he dies like this, such an incompetent person is not worth your sincere friendship.”
Behind her, Xu Yiran's voice was slightly cold.
Xie Lingqin's expression was calm, and she suddenly smiled, "I like him, no matter how good or bad his martial arts are, no matter what his identity is, and even if something happens to him, I will, and must, stand by his side."
"You have no internal energy at all, how can you protect him?"
"At least, I can stand with him. In this world, I will cherish those who can truly stand with me."
The next instant, Xie Lingqin lightly touched the ground with her toes and left.
Xu Yiran did not give chase. Instead, she looked up at the sky, gave a bitter smile, and after a moment, said to the shadows, "Let's proceed according to plan."
"yes."
The closer Xie Lingqin got to the sound of fighting, the more she could sense Yuwen Yao's presence. However, she suddenly stopped and turned around to look behind her.
Behind her, there was no sign of Xu Yiran, only thick or thin mist.
Because she was so worried about Yuwen Yao's safety, she walked too fast and is now truly trapped in the formation. The fierce fighting ahead seems to have stopped, and the air is still for a moment. Then, on the other side, in the opposite direction from her, the fighting starts again.
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