7. Chapter 7 Escape
Xiaoxiao ran very fast, not daring to look back, for fear that the man in black had caught up with them. She was getting more and more tired, and her breathing was getting heavier, but she never slowed down.
The path was bumpy, and even sitting in a wheelchair wasn't very comfortable. Pei Xiuhan spoke again, "Don't run. It's okay. Brother has help."
Xiaoxiao didn't believe it. He was unable to move around easily and had been staying at home all these days, unable to contact the outside world at all. Even though he had many helpers before, now she was the only one left by his side. Xiaoxiao just thought that he didn't want to drag her down.
How could she abandon him at this time?
Xiaoxiao didn't dare to take the main road, fearing that there might be other men in black, so she took the small road. She didn't run any more until she bent down and took a breath.
Pei Xiuhan then turned his wheelchair and looked at the little girl in front of him.
Xiaoxiao's forehead was covered in sweat, her eyes were a little swollen, and her face was red from excessive exercise. She should have looked embarrassed, but Pei Xiuhan saw this and just thought that the little girl was silly and cute.
At this time, the men in black had captured all the villagers and asked them one by one if they had seen any unfamiliar faces. Everyone was terrified and quickly shook their heads to deny it.
The men in black had already searched Xiaoxiao's residence and found Pei Xiuhan's handwriting on the desk. The leader was Cheng Ming, who recognized Pei Xiuhan's handwriting and was shocked when he saw it.
His men had been secretly searching for Pei Xiu Han's whereabouts. Since Xinzhou was not a small area, he was afraid of alerting the government officials, so he only sent more than 20 people to search. It was not until a few days ago that a villager accidentally discovered the body, and he confirmed that Pei Xiu Han was near Qiyuan Town.
There are many villages in Qiyuan Town, and it took several days to search each village. They were always on edge for fear of leaking the news. They only sent three people to each village. Zhangjia Village was located in a remote area and was the last village. He then gathered everyone together. After seeing Pei Xiuhan's handwriting, he knew that he must have found the right one.
He took a look in the yard and saw the traces left by the wheelchair. He had always suspected that Pei Xiuhan was seriously injured, otherwise with his skills, it would be impossible for him to hide. If he injured his leg and had difficulty moving, everything would make sense.
The village was full of dirt roads, and the traces left by the wheels went all the way west. Cheng Ming and his men followed the traces and caught up.
Xiaoxiao took a few more breaths, and after breathing became less difficult, she wanted to push him and continue running forward. Pei Xiuhan quickly grasped her shoulders and shook his head at her, "Kid, you need to rest."
Xiaoxiao was almost getting anxious to death. It was already this critical moment, why should she rest? Especially at this moment, she heard footsteps.
Cheng Ming and the others were all martial artists, so their speed was naturally far beyond Xiaoxiao's reach. She had run so hard for so long, but was still easily caught up by them.
Xiaoxiao's head suddenly exploded. She had no idea how they knew to chase in this direction. Amidst the lightning and thunder, she saw the tracks left by the wheelchair.
Xiaoxiao's heart almost stopped.
Pei Xiuhan thought that the little girl would be scared and hide behind him when she heard the footsteps, but the next moment, he was stunned by Xiaoxiao's actions.
Xiaoxiao actually helped him down from the wheelchair.
The little girl had a tense face. She supported him with her thin body and kicked the wheelchair away with her feet. The wheelchair rolled down the hillside.
She moved too fast, and her small body burst out with infinite power. Pei Xiuhan's eyes moved slightly, and he was unable to react for a moment. Shi Yu and others who were in the dark were almost shocked.
The next moment, the little girl carefully circled her master's body and carried him on her back.
Xiaoxiao carried Pei Xiuhan on her back and decided not to run west. She wanted to change her route and go into the woods nearby.
She was only as tall as Pei Xiu Han's chest, almost two heads shorter than him. It was not easy to carry him on her back, but she did not care about that. She carried him on her back and ran into the woods with gritted teeth.
This time, she couldn't escape.
After Pei Xiuhan reacted, his eyes became much deeper. He reached out and pulled the little tuft of hair on Xiaoxiao's head, supported her shoulders, and landed on the ground.
Although the bones in his legs were reconnected, they were not healed properly. When his feet touched the ground, he felt pain. Pei Xiuhan just frowned.
Seeing that he came down without permission, Xiaoxiao was so anxious that her eyes turned red. She quickly supported him with her body and put her little hands around his waist.
Thinking that he was too proud and refused to let her carry him, Xiaoxiao stamped her feet anxiously. Before she could say anything, the group of men in black caught up with them.
Xiaoxiao was so anxious that her eyes turned red, and she even wanted to carry Brother Pei up, but unfortunately she couldn't.
Cheng Ming stood in front of them with a tiptoe. After seeing the scimitar in his hand, Xiaoxiao's legs went weak and her teeth chattered uncontrollably.
She tried her best to stay calm, hugged Pei Xiu Han tightly with her little hands, and moved her little body forward to block him.
She opened her eyes wide, her moist eyes swept over the men in black, and said in a trembling voice, "You, if you have the guts, come at me. How can you be considered a hero if you bully a wounded person?"
The man in black ignored her.
Only Pei Xiuhan lowered his eyes and glanced at the little girl. His father and mother passed away early. In order to help his brother consolidate the throne, his hands were stained with blood. Many people were afraid of him, but this was the first time that someone protected him so fearlessly.
They had only known each other for over a month, and it was not that she was not afraid. She was clearly trembling with fear, but she still protected him tightly. Pei Xiu Han's eyes darkened, and his usually cold heart seemed to be melting.
Cheng Ming sneered and said, "Pei Xiuhan, I never thought you would end up like this, reduced to needing protection from a little girl?"
Pei Xiuhan didn't even lift his eyelids, and didn't take him seriously at all. He still lowered his eyes and stared at Xiaoxiao, not understanding how there could be such a silly little girl in the world.
He raised his slender fingers slightly and slowly pulled open the small tufts of Xiaoxiao's hair. The girl's black hair fell down like a waterfall along with his movements, making her skin look even more like jade.
Xiaoxiao was a little confused.
Pei Xiuhan took the headband she used to tie her hair and bound her eyes.
The light suddenly dimmed, and Xiaoxiao was a little flustered. She wanted to find a gap to try to escape with him, but when she saw Pei Xiuhan covering her eyes, she bit her lip anxiously, "Brother!"
"Be good and don't peek." After he said that, he glanced at Cheng Ming and others. The tenderness in his eyes gradually faded, and a hint of violence gradually appeared in his eyes.
Pei Xiuhan raised his lips with a half-smile, looking at Cheng Ming and the others with a dead look, "Did Li Qing send you here?"
His facial features were undoubtedly extremely handsome, but the slightly raised corners of his lips did not make him look gentle, but rather had a cold and bewitching look, like a demon that had fallen into hell, inexplicably frightening.
Being surrounded by more than 20 people, he should have been at the end of his rope, but at this moment, he was still very calm, so calm that he didn't seem like a normal person at all.
Everyone was a little wary, obviously still remembering how powerful Pei Xiuhan was. There were at least hundreds of souls who died at his hands, if not a thousand. Back then, when fifty or sixty people besieged him, he was able to escape unscathed. Even though his legs were broken at this moment, no one dared to underestimate him.
The man in black tensed up his body and couldn't help but clench the scimitar in his hand.
Cheng Ming suppressed the panic rising in his heart and sneered, "Stop talking nonsense and prepare to die."
He had already realized that the little girl had a special relationship with Pei Xiu Han, so he swung the scimitar in his hand towards Xiao Xiao first, intending to kill him in one fell swoop while Pei Xiu Han was saving people.
Pei Xiuhan narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and the aura around him became even more terrifying. The next moment, two flying knives appeared in his hands.
He threw the knives casually, and they flew out side by side. One collided with Cheng Ming's scimitar, and the other flew towards Cheng Ming.
The small flying knife was not as bulky as the scimitar, but the scimitar made a "clang" sound and broke into two pieces and fell to the ground. The other flying knife seemed to have eyes. Cheng Ming opened his eyes wide in horror, but could not dodge. The flying knife seemed to have eyes and pierced his chest directly.
Pei Xiuhan had deep internal strength, and after being stabbed, Cheng Ming immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
The next moment, dozens of people jumped out of the forest. These people were very good at lightness skills. When they landed, they were as light as a swallow and made no sound at all.
It turned out to be the Eighteen Sons of Xuanbing.
The Eighteen Sons of Xuanbing are a team trained by Pei Xiuhan himself. Each of these dozen people is a top master, and any one of them can kill people without being seen. Meeting one of them on a normal day is terrifying, but now there are ten of them.
Seeing them, Cheng Ming's eyes suddenly changed, and he realized that they were caught in a trap.
After Pei Xiuhan threw the flying knife, he reached out and covered Xiaoxiao's ears. Seeing the little girl shaking non-stop, he looked at Cheng Ming with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Shi Yu had already found his wheelchair and placed it behind him. When Pei Xiu Han sat in the wheelchair, he reached out and pressed Xiao Xiao's sleeping point, and Xiao Xiao's body immediately softened.
Pei Xiuhan reached out to catch her and placed the little girl on his lap.
The ground was stained with blood. Half of Cheng Ming's men had fallen silently to the ground. When a ghostly figure flashed past them, a red line appeared on the necks of several people, and the next moment blood gushed out.
"Leave a few more alive."
After Pei Xiuhan said this, Shi Yu pushed him back.
When Xiaoxiao woke up, it was already half an hour later. After regaining consciousness, she sat up suddenly.
Pei Xiuhan was sitting at a desk not far away, holding a book in his hand and reading it carefully. The sunlight came in through the window, falling on his handsome face, dispelling much of the hostility around him.
Seeing him, Xiaoxiao quickly got out of bed.
Her eyes were covered and her ears were blocked, so she couldn't see anything and couldn't hear the fighting clearly.
Despite this, she was still frightened and didn't care how she got back. She ran to Pei Xiu Han without even wearing her shoes, and with her soft little hands, she grabbed Pei Xiu Han's arm, checked it up and down, and poked his chest out of concern.
Pei Xiuhan had a hint of smile in his eyes and raised his hands in surrender. "I'm not hurt."
Xiaoxiao didn't see his smile. After the inspection, she relaxed. Her legs went weak and she almost fell to her knees. Pei Xiuhan grabbed her arm and steady her. He glanced at her little feet and said, "Go back and put on your shoes."
Her feet are small and white, with pink nails, just like the pink peach petals on the branches in March.
After being reminded, the cute little big toe shrank back uneasily.
Xiaoxiao put on her shoes obediently and didn't ask about the bad guy. Even though she was slow-witted, she noticed that he was unusual and even realized that she had done something stupid.
When she pushed him away, he clearly said that he had helpers, but she didn't believe him. Thinking that she was overestimating her own abilities and wanted to take him away, Xiaoxiao's cheeks started burning hot. She felt ashamed and embarrassed, and she wanted to crawl into the ground.
After seeing her expression, Pei Xiuhan paused for a moment. He flicked the little girl's head with his finger and said slowly, "Thank you, Xiaoxiao, for today."
Xiaoxiao raised her head in surprise. Pei Xiuhan's eyes showed a hint of admiration, and he praised her like a child, "Thanks to you for delaying the time, my people were able to find us in time."
Xiaoxiao blinked, not knowing whether to believe it or not, but the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously, "I hope my brother doesn't mind me meddling in your business."
How could Pei Xiuhan dislike her? This was the first time in his life that he had seen someone so genuine. The little girl was as pure as a blank sheet of paper. Although she was timid, her small body was full of strength. Pei Xiuhan had never imagined that one day he would treat a little girl differently.
He even felt a little regretful that she was not a boy. If she were a boy, he could easily take her under his wing.
At this time, Shi Yu walked in with a small medicine bottle. He handed the bottle to Pei Xiu Han and then retreated.
Xiaoxiao secretly glanced at Shi Yu, and when she saw Pei Xiuhan looking at her, she quickly looked away guiltily.
"come over."
His voice was as pleasant as ever. Xiaoxiao walked up to him obediently. The next moment, the man casually stuffed a pill into her mouth.
The pill tasted so bitter. Xiaoxiao had never taken such bitter medicine before. She subconsciously wanted to spit it out, but Pei Xiuhan rudely pinched her chin. The next moment, Xiaoxiao was forced to swallow the pill.
Her little face wrinkled with bitterness, and she quickly picked up the water on the table and drank it all. The teacup belonged to Pei Xiuhan. After he took a sip, he paused for a moment, but didn't say anything.
After Xiaoxiao finished drinking, she put down the cup and complained with a frown on her face, "It's too bitter. What kind of medicine is this?"
Nature is a tonic.
She was frightened, and Pei Xiuhan was afraid that she would fall ill, so he simply stuffed one into her mouth.
He tutted, "Can I still harm you?"
Xiaoxiao wrinkled her nose.
She held on with all her might. Her mood had been so up and down over the past two days. After sitting down on the chair, she breathed a sigh of relief. After a moment, she asked in a low voice, "Brother, are you leaving?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
