"You are—the Hidden Blade Master?" Huo Yanqing's sharp eyes locked onto the conspicuous fish-shaped jade waist tag on the newcomer's waist.
He sneered, thinking to himself that this person was really high-profile.
In the past, members of the Hidden Blade Gang always tried to hide their identities as much as possible.
The man dismounted and slowly tied the horse to a nearby post. He raised his hand and gently stroked the horse's head, replying, "You're quite clever. I am Ning Shi, the assassin 'Hidden Blade'."
Huo Yanqing sneered: "You piece of trash, this isn't the first time you've tried to kill me."
"If you want to kill me, then come at me!" he said, gripping the knife in one hand, ready to strike.
The air around them grew tense, and a murderous aura filled the space between the two. Li Yuan and Hua Xiaoguo exchanged a glance.
"Hurry up, hurry up!"
"Plan accomplished, there's nothing more for us to do here!"
Then, they tacitly took the opportunity to escape.
Huo Yanqing glanced at them and noticed that they were heading in the direction Lin Qixia had left, so he frowned.
There was no time to lose; he realized he had to finish this quickly!
Standing a few meters away, Ning Shi exuded arrogance, a slight smile playing on his thin lips beneath his red veiled hat. "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."
call out--
As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into a red shadow and attacked Huo Yanqing.
Huo Yanqing swung his sword to meet the attack, and soon realized that the newcomer was no ordinary person.
He wielded a curved sword, his movements agile yet unpredictable, like a ghost, his attacks incredibly fierce.
Zheng—
Huo Yanqing forcefully blocked another attack, and the clanging of weapons echoed through the alley, sparks flying everywhere.
After several exchanges, Huo Yanqing realized that he was simply unable to defeat his opponent in a short period of time.
He glanced worriedly at the distance of the alley behind him.
"You still have the mind to worry about others." Ning Shi flicked his hand again, and the curved blade pierced Huo Yanqing's side.
Huo Yanqing grunted and then slapped him away with his backhand.
Ning Shi took several steps back, but those cold, narrow eyes, filled with ruthless malice, were still staring at him, as if they were a man-eating demon.
"If you don't take this seriously, you'll really die by my hand." He said with a smile, charging towards Huo Yanqing once again.
Huo Yanqing's hand gripping the knife made a squeaking sound from the force.
The next second, a powerful force erupted from the boy's body, and he flew out.
In a short period of time, he unleashed several deadly attacks, attempting to kill Ning Shi directly.
Ke Ningshi was extremely difficult to deal with, and before Huo Yanqing knew it, he was being restrained by him, resulting in a stalemate.
At this moment, in the streets and alleys not far away.
A system voice suddenly sounded in Lin Qixia's mind: [Warning! Huo Yanqing's corruption level is rising rapidly!]
"What?" Lin Qixia stopped in her tracks, somewhat bewildered.
But those guys like Li Yuan shouldn't have made Huo Yanqing act like this, right?
Lin Qixia suddenly realized that something was wrong and turned around to rush to Huo Yanqing's place.
However, the system then alerted her: [Host! Danger!]
The next second, Li Yuan and his group suddenly darted out from the left.
"Hey, where are you planning to go?" Li Yuan asked her casually.
"Don't even think about saving your lover, he's finished!" said Fatty Ruan.
Lin Qixia stopped and sneered, "You guys got beaten pretty badly by him, huh? Did he knock your brains out?"
Her seemingly indifferent sarcasm instantly ignited Ruan Pang's temper.
"What did you say?" he asked, his face flushed red, as he ran towards her. "You bitch, you deserve to be taught a lesson!"
At that instant, Lin Qixia shouted to the system, "Quick! Give me the power boost!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she threw a punch at Fatty Ruan.
Bang!
Ruan Pang was truly smitten with her, and staggered back several steps.
Just as Lin Qixia withdrew her hand, a figure appeared in front of her the next second.
At the same time, Li Yuan waved his hand at her, and instantly white dust filled Lin Qixia's eyes.
"Cough cough cough—" Lin Qixia coughed several times because she was choked.
By the time she realized something was wrong, it was too late.
Lin Qixia felt her whole body go limp, and she asked with difficulty, "What is this?"
Li Yuan appeared before her, smiling as he helped her up. "Of course, it's something that can subdue you, Miss Lin. Now—just go to sleep."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qixia collapsed completely onto him.
Strangely enough, although Lin Qixia appeared to be in a coma.
But I was still conscious, as if I were dreaming, in a space that seemed extremely unreal.
"System, why didn't you warn me they were planning to poison me?" she asked the system in her mind.
System: [This system has informed the host that there is danger.]
Lin Qixia, "..."
Fine, I guess she was just being cautious. I didn't expect these guys to resort to such underhanded tactics.
It's simply impossible to defend against.
While feeling frustrated, Lin Qixia was also worried about what had happened to Huo Yanqing.
After all, under normal circumstances, he shouldn't have been unable to handle Li Yuan and his group of kids; something else must have happened.
Huo Yanqing was held back, which gave these people a chance to escape and catch up with her.
"Just keep her locked up here until Lord Tong leaves, then release her."
When Lin Qixia woke up, she heard Li Yuan's muffled voice coming from outside the house.
She was locked in a dark woodshed, her limbs were tied up and her mouth was stuffed with cloth.
"Ugh—" Lin Qixia struggled a few times, only to find that the other party had tied her up too tightly.
In addition, since my strength had not fully recovered, I got tired after moving around a few times, so I simply lay down on the spot.
Watching the figures of several people walking back and forth outside, I quieted down and listened to their conversation.
Next came Fatty Ruan's voice: "Just lock her up and do nothing else? Don't forget how she treated us before!"
“That’s right,” Hua Xiaoguo sighed. “If you ask me, now that we’ve got the chance, we should teach that girl a lesson!”
"Li Yuan, what do you think?" Ruan Pang asked.
Then, a long silence fell outside.
It seems that Hua Xiaoguo and Ruan Pang are both waiting for Li Yuan's response. As long as he nods, they will make their move against Lin Qixia.
Therefore, Lin Qixia also became nervous and began to try her best to break free of the rope.
"Hey! System, aren't you going to help me?" she asked.
System: [This function is not available.]
Lin Qixia paused, speechless.
This stupid system is so inflexible! How hard could it be to help her untie a rope?
However, she quickly remembered the last time she was tied to a pile of firewood, and how she managed to break free only after the torch ropes burned through.
The system activated a fireproof shield for her at that time; otherwise, she would have been burned to death.
"Damn it! How come this damn rope is tied so tightly!" Lin Qixia cursed under her breath, even ignoring Li Yuan's voice outside.
creak—
The next second, the door to the house was pushed open.
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