The night was cool and still, the moonlight was like brocade, and all around was quiet and peaceful.
Two figures, one in black and one in red, stood on the rooftop, their posture tense and imposing.
"I advise you—go back to where you came from!" Huo Yanqing said, and suddenly burst forth, wielding his knife and charging towards the man again.
Ning Shi threw the curved knife in his hand, which spun and cut horizontally toward Huo Yanqing's side.
Huo Yanqing dodged to the side, and at that moment Ning Shi appeared in front of him.
A blatantly malicious grin spread across his face. "Go back? Now that I've come this far, I'm going to bring back the person I'm looking for!"
As he spoke, he took the curved knife and thrust it at Huo Yanqing again.
"Don't even think about it!" Huo Yanqing used the long sword in his hand to defend himself.
Due to the opponent's extremely explosive force, he was knocked back several steps.
He was slightly out of breath, and when he looked at the other person, his eyes were more serious: "It seems that you are much more serious than before."
"Hehehe—" Ning Shi's strange laughter echoed through the night sky. "I've found something more important to do, so of course I have to work even harder and more diligently than before!"
As he spoke, he once again lunged at Huo Yanqing, launching a frenzied attack.
Huo Yanqing's expression grew increasingly serious as he continuously swung his sword to parry his attacks.
"Your swordsmanship, is it the Huo family's style?" Ning Shi mocked him as he attacked. "It's all outdated moves. So rigid and inflexible at such a young age, it's really boring!"
"If you keep going like this, you're destined to lose to me tonight~"
Even while fighting him, Ning Shi maintained a steady breathing pattern and still had time to threaten his opponent.
Huo Yanqing, on the other hand, was forced to retreat step by step by him, and indeed, as he said, he became more and more strained.
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. After repelling his opponent with a single strike, he stood still and exhaled a breath of stale air.
"You spoke too soon." As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yanqing transformed into a black shadow and moved swiftly.
Ning raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
He became quite interested instead, "Then let me see what you're capable of!"
With that, he charged forward without flinching.
The two engaged in battle once again.
The once peaceful Red Town Street under the moonlight became desolate because of their presence.
Huo Yanqing's moves became increasingly ruthless, but unfortunately, he also discovered that Ning Shi's strength was much greater than he had anticipated.
The reason the opponent was at a disadvantage in their first encounter was because he wasn't taking it seriously at all.
Therefore, for a time they were unable to determine who was better and became entangled in a fierce battle.
And so the night passed.
When Lin Qixia woke up in the morning, she noticed that something seemed wrong with her roof, as she could hear hurried footsteps coming from time to time.
She had someone find a ladder and struggled to climb up, only to see a scene that left her speechless.
Huo Yanqing was covered in injuries and stood on the right side of the roof, near her house. His body was slumped and he could only support himself with his bare hands, having long since exhausted his strength.
The boy in red sitting not far away didn't look much better either.
However, when he turned his head and saw Lin Qixia, a bright yet wicked smile instantly bloomed on his face: "Lord Ye Que, you always show up!"
"Night my foot!" Lin Qixia cursed at him in an annoyed tone.
Ning Shi's smile froze.
Huo Yanqing, who had been in a bad mood, suddenly perked up and looked at Lin Qixia, reminding her, "Xia'er, don't pay attention to him..."
"Shut up too!" Lin Qixia retorted without holding back.
"Oh." Huo Yanqing lowered his head and his lips instantly pursed into a straight line.
Lin Qixia glanced at the two of them and asked with mixed feelings, "So—you fought here all night?"
No wonder she didn't sleep well last night, and was woken up from time to time by strange noises from the roof.
She continued to grumble and complain, feeling that Huo Yanqing was deliberately making things difficult for her and preventing her from sleeping well.
Who would have thought they would be fighting to the death right here?
Huo Yanqing and Ning Shi exchanged a glance and remained silent, neither intending to answer Lin Qixia's question.
"Can't we talk things out properly?" Lin Qixia sighed helplessly, then turned to Ning Shi and said firmly, "I'm sure you've mistaken me for someone else. It's pointless for you to waste your time here!"
As soon as she said this, Ning Shi acted as if he hadn't heard her: "Lord Ye Que, come back with me, and everything will be clear!"
Lin Qixia, "..."
She was furious and simply ordered them, "All of you! Get out of here!"
The two paused for a moment, then silently put away their weapons and turned to jump off the roof.
"Keep your voices down! Go to my room first, and don't let anyone else find out!" Lin Qixia quickly reminded them.
They both looked terrifying, and she didn't want to frighten the others at Xiahe Manor.
Fortunately, they all listened to Lin Qixia and slunk into her room.
The two looked at each other awkwardly in her room. After waiting for a while and still not seeing Lin Qixia come over, they both decided to lean out of the window to see what was going on.
As a result, they almost started fighting again.
"She must be trapped on the roof. I'm going to rescue her!" Huo Yanqing said anxiously.
Ning Shi squeezed next to him at the window, refusing to accept his explanation. "You're talking nonsense! Lord Ye Que is highly skilled in martial arts, how could he possibly be trapped by a mere rooftop!"
"She must not have wanted me to take her back, so she took the opportunity to escape!"
Huo Yanqing looked at him with a puzzled expression, completely not understanding why he said that.
But in the next second, he found an opportunity, kicked Ning Shi away, and flipped himself out of the window.
Ning Shi, unwilling to fall behind, quickly followed.
The two of them almost simultaneously returned to the rooftop, and then witnessed a scene that was both comical and evoked mixed feelings.
Lin Qixia clung to the escalator by the eaves, shivering. She was trapped there, unable to go up or down.
In addition, she was dressed in thin clothes in her haste to come out, and now she was so cold that her whole body was stiff, making it even more difficult for her to move.
She had been relatively calm, but when she saw Huo Yanqing, she couldn't help but burst into tears. "Waaah—I can't get down! Come and help me!"
"They're here!" Huo Yanqing immediately reacted and went to save her.
Ning Shi, standing to the side, frowned deeply as he looked at the woman before him, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
When the three of them returned to the house, Huo Yanqing draped his coat over Lin Qixia's shoulders.
At the same time, he turned around and said to Ning Shi, who was still in shock and looked surprised, "I already said, she is not the person you are talking about."
Huo Yanqing was annoyed by this person and just wanted him to leave as soon as possible.
Ning Shi pouted resentfully, "I don't believe you!"
"You—" Huo Yanqing was angered by his attitude and turned around to glare at him.
Just as the two were about to start fighting again, Lin Qixia grabbed his hand from behind.
Huo Yanqing turned his head, his voice immediately softening considerably, "What's wrong?" he asked.
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