"Let's go, he can't threaten us anymore," Lin Qixia whispered to the boy.
At the same time, they walked towards the door.
Huo Yanqing stared at Li Yuan on the ground for a while before following Lin Qixia out.
Lin Qixia breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but before leaving, she thought for a moment and asked him, "What happened to you? Did you run into people chasing you again?"
Besides this, she couldn't think of anyone else who could trap Huo Yanqing.
Huo Yanqing walked to the door and pointed to the person leaning against the wall, "Look, that's him."
Lin Qixia looked in the direction he pointed and saw a person dressed in red leaning against the wall.
That person was Ning Shi.
He was clearly persistent; even after being defeated and seriously injured by Huo Yanqing, he still chased after her.
However, Huo Yanqing ignored him because he didn't want to waste time with him in order to save Lin Qixia.
In any case, he no longer had the ability to restrict Huo Yanqing's actions.
"He—he's dead?" Lin Qixia asked anxiously, seeing that the man's eyes were closed.
Because he was dressed in red, Lin Qixia couldn't tell if it was blood.
Huo Yanqing didn't reply to her; he was still angry.
She seems even angrier now.
Helpless, Lin Qixia walked over to the man, wanting to check on his condition.
Just then, Ning Shi's head moved slightly.
Swish—
Huo Yanqing immediately drew his knife.
Lin Qixia stopped in her tracks, and the next second, she met the man's eyes.
To be precise, she was being watched by the other party, which caused her to freeze, and a dangerous aura enveloped her.
Although she couldn't see the other person clearly through the red veil, she could sense the other person's ambiguous gaze.
"It's you!" he suddenly exclaimed in a loud voice.
Lin Qixia looked puzzled upon hearing this.
But before she could say anything, the man had already gotten up and walked towards her, his steps unsteady and swaying.
Huo Yanqing immediately dashed over to her and stood beside her, watching her warily.
Ning Shi stared intently at Lin Qixia, his whole body trembling with excitement: "It really is you—Ye Que."
Night Palace?
The unfamiliar name startled Lin Qixia for a moment, then she denied it, saying, "You've mistaken me for someone else."
She turned and left after saying that, not wanting to say anything more to this dangerous guy.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Ning instinctively reached out to grab her hand.
Huo Yanqing swung his knife directly at his hand, and with a "whoosh," the blade flashed past.
Ning reacted quickly and dodged.
He staggered back a few steps, then knelt down as the person walked away: "Lord Ye Que! Don't you really recognize me?"
Lin Qixia never expected that the other party would suddenly kneel down before her.
She stopped, turned around, glanced at him, and forced a smile. "You must have mistaken me for someone else. I'm not the person you're talking about."
"Let's go," she said, calling out to Huo Yanqing.
Huo Yanqing responded readily and followed her.
At the same time, he gave Ning Shi, who was kneeling on the spot, a warning look.
Ning Shi seemed to have suffered some kind of blow, collapsing to the ground and bursting into laughter: "Hahaha... You don't remember? You really don't remember?"
Even after Lin Qixia had walked quite a distance, she could still hear that eerie laughter.
She rubbed the goosebumps on her arms and asked Huo Yanqing, "Do you know who he is?"
"I don't know!" Huo Yanqing replied instinctively, her voice reluctant.
It's obvious she doesn't want to tell her about that person.
However, he soon saw Lin Qixia deep in thought, her face full of worry.
Unable to bear it any longer, the young man bluntly told her in a cold tone, "He is the 'Hidden Blade' assassin, Ning Shi."
"'Hidden Blade Master'?" Lin Qixia was drawn to this strange title he used.
At the same time, she racked her brains for her memories of the original work and finally figured out what it was.
The name Ning Shi, referring to an assassin organization in the martial arts world, is somewhat familiar, having appeared twice in the original work.
He's a stubborn, obstinate, mad dog.
At the beginning, it was indeed specifically targeting the villain Huo Yanqing, and he was hired by forces in Kyoto to hunt him down.
Later, when the male protagonist Li Pei was unjustly accused and on the run, this person went to hunt him down again.
Li Pei used this opportunity to get acquainted with Huo Yanqing, thereby learning about Huo Yanqing's background and weaknesses. He then used Ning Shi to deal with Huo Yanqing, and when they were both exhausted, he directly captured Huo Yanqing and handed him over to the royal family.
From then on, Li Pei cleared his name and gained a foothold in the court.
Huo Yanqing, on the other hand, was told the truth about the murder of his entire clan by the royal family, and was sent to the guillotine, whereupon he became completely corrupted.
He was rescued from the execution ground by enemy forces and embarked on the path of rebellion, but unfortunately, he was only used.
Interestingly, the person who saved him was Ning Shi.
Ning Shi was from an enemy state. He pretended to join forces with Huo Yanqing to take revenge on Li Pei and others, but in reality, he used Huo Yanqing to destroy the Great Yin Dynasty.
This led to a period of chaos.
"As expected, what's meant to happen will happen," Lin Qixia sighed.
It seems the plot has officially begun to move forward.
Presumably, the male lead, Li Pei, is about to embark on his own path.
"What did you remember?" Huo Yanqing asked, staring at her intently.
Lin Qixia gave an awkward laugh, "No! I already said that guy mistook me for someone else."
She spent a long time recalling the original plot, but she couldn't connect herself with the character Ning Shi.
After all, he died before he even appeared in three chapters in the original novel.
Therefore, Lin Qixia couldn't understand how Ning Shi knew her. There was no other possibility except that he had mistaken her for someone else!
"That's good." Huo Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing her words.
Clearly, he didn't want Lin Qixia to get involved with Ning Shi.
Lin Qixia stretched and said, "Let's go to the inn."
After dealing with Li Yuan and his group who were blocking their way, things went much more smoothly for them.
By the time we arrived at the post station, it was already completely dark.
However, they still managed to meet Tong Xuewei's servant without any problems.
Because Lin Qixia had seen Tong Xuewei from a corner the night he came to Lichong County, she recognized him at a glance when she arrived at the inn.
"Excuse me, is Lord Tong here?" Lin Qixia asked directly as she stepped forward.
The servant boy had a kind and honest face and respectfully replied, "Our master is here. Is there something you need, young lady?"
"Of course! Please inform them!" Lin Qixia replied quickly.
The servant replied, "Alright! Please wait here for a moment!"
Lin Qixia breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that he had agreed.
Not long after the servant went inside, he came out and gestured to her, "Miss, our master invites you in."
"Thank you!" Lin Qixia said with a smile.
After entering the inn, we were led to the door of a house upstairs.
The servant knocked on the door, and the person inside quickly responded.
The door opened, and Lin Qixia greeted the person inside with a smile and a cupped-hand salute: "Lord Tong, it's an honor to meet you!"
Tong Xuewei was wearing a dark blue cloak.
"Cough cough cough—" He was hunched over and coughed the moment the door was opened.
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