Chapter 41: A Ten-Mile Chase
As dawn broke, Xiaoyao Lang returned from the forest after picking some wild fruits, and Yu Linglong opened her beautiful eyes.
Xiaoyao Lang: "I want to ask, did you sleep last night?"
Yu Linglong: "Why do you ask that?"
Xiaoyao Lang: "I don't believe you can sleep sitting up, but when I call you, you don't respond at all."
Yu Linglong: "I am a person whose body breathes, whose mind never ceases, whose qi moves, but whose essence remains still."
Xiaoyao Lang: "What do you mean?"
Yu Linglong said calmly, "Try to figure it out yourself."
Feeling bored, Xiaoyao Lang took out some fruit from his robe and threw it in front of Yu Linglong.
Xiaoyao Lang: "Have some fruit. There's some dry food in my bag."
Yu Linglong picked up a plum, somewhat hesitant.
Xiaoyao Lang: "Don't worry, I washed it with water."
Upon hearing this, Yu Linglong began to eat, her sexy, rosy lips making Xiaoyao Lang's blood boil. Seeing Xiaoyao Lang staring at her, Yu Linglong stopped eating, and Xiaoyao Lang, momentarily embarrassed, quickly turned away.
Yu Linglong ate the fruit and filled her stomach; by then, it was completely daylight.
Yu Linglong: "Let's get up and continue our journey."
Xiaoyao Lang replied calmly, "It was me who was waiting for you!"
Yu Linglong mounted her horse without saying a word, and the two of them trotted forward.
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At the Shahe Inn, Xie Yunfeng remained unconscious, his pulse weak, and he was on the verge of death. Chunxiang gave the innkeeper some instructions before hurriedly going out to find a doctor.
Meanwhile, in Mianzhu Town, a group of men in black were making preparations, led by Zhu Xiaoyuan and Fang Changjin.
Zhu Xiaoyuan looked displeased and shouted, "That wretched woman, she's making us chase after Chunxiang again!"
Fang Changjin: "Alright, brother! Just do as I say. As long as Ling Beixiao falls, we'll be out of the woods."
Zhu Xiaoyuan: "Ling Beixiao is seriously injured and cannot get out of bed. Killing him is an excellent opportunity, but killing Chunxiang would not benefit either of us."
Fang Changjin: "I believe she has a plan, so let's listen to her one more time for now. Regardless of whether there are any benefits, let's deal with Chunxiang first."
Zhu Xiaoyuan: "Alright. Are you ready?" Zhu Xiaoyuan asked sternly.
A dozen or so men in black replied in unison, "Ready!"
Zhu Xiaoyuan: "Let's head to Heba Town!"
At Xiyu Manor, Murong Hanchan, Yin Xiaosheng, and others prepared to depart, and Ling Qichen personally saw them off.
Ling Qichen: "Mingzhao, it's been a long time since we last met. I feel really bad that I didn't properly entertain you this time, since it wasn't easy for you to come."
Yi Mingzhao: "Qichen, please don't say that. There are still many things to do at your estate, so please don't see me off any further."
Ling Qichen bowed to Yi Mingzhao and said, "Take care!"
Yi Mingzhao returned the greeting and said, "Brother Qichen, take care!"
Ling Qichen said to Murong Hanchan and the others, "Take care, everyone!"
Yin Xiaosheng, Ma Pingchuan, and Qiu Xia returned the greeting simultaneously, saying, "Until we meet again!"
Murong Hanchan didn't say a word, turned her horse around, and prepared to leave.
Ling Qichen suddenly called out, "Miss Murong!"
Murong Hanchan turned her head to look at him, but did not say anything.
Ling Qichen smiled and said, "Xiyu Manor welcomes Miss Murong at any time."
Murong Hanchan smiled and said, "Take care, Young Master Ling!" After saying that, she rode away, while Ling Qichen watched the departing figure for a long time.
Qiu Xia looked at Ma Pingchuan, and Ma Pingchuan looked at Yin Xiaosheng.
Yin Xiaosheng: "Let's go! My junior sister rides a horse, she's incredibly fast!"
After riding for about fifteen minutes, Murong Hanchan arrived at Mianzhu Town. Seeing signs of fighting everywhere, she stopped her horse.
At this moment, Yin Xiaosheng and the others arrived. Yin Xiaosheng asked in confusion, "Junior Sister, why did you stop?"
Murong Han pointed to the door next to him and the bloodstains on the ground, and said coldly, "My senior brothers may have had an accident. There was a fierce fight here."
Qiu Xia: "How is that possible? How can you be sure that they were fighting here?"
Murong Hanchan: "From the sword holes on both sides of the door, we can tell that it is my senior brother's 'Cold Sword Sweeping the Eight Directions' because there is water in the sword holes, so we can be sure of it."
Yin Xiaosheng hurriedly dismounted, examined the sword holes in the wooden pillar, and then exclaimed loudly, "There is indeed water inside; it was caused by Senior Brother's sword technique!"
Qiu Xia: "What should we do? I hope something has happened to my senior sisters!"
Ma Pingchuan: "Qiuxia, don't be anxious, let's hear what Miss Murong has to say."
Yin Xiaosheng said worriedly, "The Cold Sword Sweep in All Directions is the ultimate move of the Cold Sword. Once used, it will cause the body to be attacked by cold poison. Senior Brother and the others must have encountered a very strong opponent."
Murong Hanchan: "That's right, but it's only a quarter of an hour from here to Xiyu Manor, yet they haven't returned. So, if they're safe and sound, they must be on their way back to Longyang City."
Yi Mingzhao: "Then let's look ahead and around for any other bloodstains."
The group immediately looked around, and Ma Pingchuan exclaimed, "Hey! Look, there's blood here, and another bloodstain a dozen steps away."
Murong Hanchan: "Why is this town so quiet, without a single person in sight? It wasn't like this when we came here."
Qiuxia: "Not far ahead is the Night Return Inn. I suppose after that massacre, everyone here must have fled!"
Murong Hanchan: "Then follow the bloodstains. There's no one here, and they won't stay here."
After saying this, the group mounted their horses and followed the trail of blood.
In Heba Town, a group of men dressed in black entered every inn and forcibly searched the rooms. A short while later, three men in black arrived at the Shahe Inn.
When pedestrians on the street saw this, the vendors hurriedly packed up and closed their stalls, and the shoppers quickly ran away.
The shop owner panicked and said, "What are you doing? I don't have anything valuable in my house. Please let me go. I have a family to support."
A man in black shoved the shop owner aside and said, "Stop talking nonsense and get out of here! If you keep bothering me, I'll kill you with one blow!" He brandished his knife, threatening the shop owner fiercely.
The shop owner fell to the side, exclaiming, "Ouch! You bunch of robbers..."
The three then entered the room to search and found Xie Yunfeng on the bed.
"Is this the person? He does have injuries."
Another man in black said, "You wait here, I'll go and inform the sect leader!"
As soon as the man in black left, Chunxiang rode back on horseback. When she saw the man in black on the street, she immediately sensed something was wrong and rushed back to the inn.
Upon seeing that the men in black weren't robbing anyone, the shop owner immediately asked, "What exactly do you want?"
"What are you doing? Who is this man? Is there a woman with him?" The shop owner asked menacingly, holding a large knife to his neck.
The boss was so frightened that his body trembled. He hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, there was a woman with him. She... she just went out."
No sooner had he finished speaking than two sharp "whoosh" sounds rang out, and the two men in black fell to the ground dead, their throats slit. The shop owner was so frightened that he fainted.
Chunxiang hurriedly picked up Xie Yunfeng and ran out of the inn. As soon as they mounted their horses, they were surrounded by more than a dozen men in black.
All that could be heard was Zhu Xiaoyuan, whose face was covered, saying, "Your life ends here today!"
After speaking, he drew his sword and attacked Chunxiang. Chunxiang met him with her own sword, while Xie Yunfeng collapsed unconscious on his horse. After a few moves, seeing that Chunxiang was skilled in martial arts, more than a dozen people rushed at her.
Surrounded by enemies on all sides, Chunxiang, whose martial arts skills had not yet fully recovered, was caught off guard and facing imminent death. Moreover, facing ordinary masters like Zhu Xiaoyuan and Fang Changjin at the same time only increased the pressure, and her life was already in grave danger.
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