His hands that were strangling Lu Ping and Siffin gradually lost their strength. Venus had a look of disbelief on his face, but his widened eyes eventually dimmed. Greed, lust, and ambition followed.
Who was it?
To the dead Venus, this was no longer important, but to the living Lu Ping and Siffin, it was very important.
Who could it be?
They thought as they searched for the other party.
They knew very few people in Zhiling City, and the number of people who would risk killing the academy's commander to help them could be counted on one hand.
Shujihira, Shi Ao, and Wen Yan. They could only think of these three, but they had never heard of any of them being good with bows and arrows. Moreover, this arrow came without a sound, as if it had been silenced by the Soul of Cry. This was not something that the three of them could do with their abilities. But this …
The suspense did not last long. The person appeared, but it was different from what they expected.
After considering the silencing, they immediately thought of Tenshou's dean, Yun Chong. But among the three people who walked out from the three corners of the street, Yun Chong was not among them. They did not even recognize any of them.
Who was it? They saw it.
But they still had doubts about who it was.
Three people, two men and one woman. Judging from their age and attire, they did not seem to be from the academy. After they appeared, they kept observing their surroundings. They seemed to be even more wary than Lu Ping's group, who had offended the two factions and were on the run.
"You …" Siffin had just said two words when the other party quickened their pace. A man and a woman walked over. They did not greet Lu Ping's group, but instead cleaned up the two corpses. They were very familiar with the way they destroyed corpses. The other man had a bow slung over his shoulder. He seemed to be the one who had saved Lu Ping and Siffin. The three of them seemed to be led by him. The other two also came over to move the corpses under his signal, while he walked in a straight line towards them.
"You ruined our plan, but I still saved you. But this doesn't count as biting the hand that feeds you, "as if he couldn't tell that Lu Ping and the others were still wary, he had already begun to speak loudly. What he said made Lu Ping and the others all confused.
"Because it's obvious that you're not from the City Lord's Mansion. Not at all, "the man continued.
"So, although you tried to destroy it, you didn't take a stand. You were just unhappy with what happened. If you're dissatisfied with the actions of either side, you'll take action. "
"So although you killed Zhong Liang in the end, you actually helped him. He protected us. "
"So, even if you killed my brother, I don't blame you at all."
This person said a lot of things in one breath, and in the end, with a look of awe-inspiring righteousness, he reached out and patted Lu Ping on the shoulder.
"So, do you have any questions?" he asked immediately.
"Yes," Lu Ping said.
"Speak," the other responded.
"Who are you?" Lu Ping asked.
"I'm Zhong Qian, the older brother of the Zhong Liang you killed," the other said.
"Then who is Zhong Liang?" Lu Ping continued to ask.
"A person you killed. Have you killed so many that you can't remember which one he is?" Zhong Qian frowned.
"I'll know if you tell me more clearly," Lu Ping said.
"That night at Canyon Peak Mountain …"
"Alright, I understand." Lu Ping immediately understood.
The night he had crossed Canyon Peak Mountain from Canyon Peak City to the Zhiling district. He had indeed killed someone. He'd killed one of the three assassins who'd come to kill Wei Tianqi. But just as this person had said, he hadn't acted because he wanted to help Wei Tianqi. He'd acted because the assassin had taken innocent Canyon Peak Academy students as hostages. He'd ultimately killed the assassin at the assassin's own request. He hadn't forgotten the gratitude the assassin had shown when he'd killed him, as well as Wei Ming's exasperation afterwards.
The assassin he'd killed was called Zhong Liang. He now knew this person's name. And the person standing in front of him. It was Zhong Liang's older brother, Zhong Qian.
This fellow, who'd started chattering carelessly the moment he'd appeared, was unusually rational and even cold-blooded in understanding Lu Ping's actions. He wasn't at all disturbed by the fact that his younger brother was among the assassins.
"So?" Lu Ping asked.
"I'm here to investigate this matter thoroughly. It's clear now. We're not enemies. Perhaps, we can even be friends. "Zhong Qian patted Lu Ping's shoulder as he spoke. No matter what, Lu Ping was still the one who'd killed his younger brother. But now, he was saying that he wanted to be friends with Lu Ping.
If it were anyone else, they would probably be very moved. Such understanding was really rare. Everyone would be very willing to make such a friend.
But Lu Ping didn't.
Because from the beginning to the end, he had never felt that he needed to be empathized with.
He'd acted because he wanted to save people.
He'd killed because the other party had asked him to.
He was confident and didn't feel wronged. Why would he need to be understood?
So he looked into Zhong Qian's eyes without being moved at all. He just nodded. He only had some agreement with Zhong Qian's actions and felt that it was very logical.
It was logical, but it wasn't human nature. Zhong Qian didn't care about human nature, but Lu Ping was also someone who didn't care about human nature.
So Lu Ping wasn't moved by Zhong Qian's attitude.
But Lu Ping was grateful for Zhong Qian's actions.
"Thank you for saving us." Lu Ping said. He was grateful only for Zhong Qian's arrow. Without that arrow, he, Siffin, and even the five of them would probably have been killed by Venus. The difficulty was not much different from picking up corpses.
"No need." Zhong Qian waved his hand, "No matter what, you killed Zhong Liang and protected us. Just for this, I should save you. What's more, we seem to have a common enemy. "
Xiabong Castellan.
The enemy Zhong Qian was talking about was of course this. They'd sent assassins to assassinate Wei Tianqi, so their hostility towards Xiabong Castellan couldn't be more obvious.
"Who are you people?" Lu Ping asked. He noticed that Zhong Qian frequently used the word "we" instead of "I". It was obvious that he didn't represent a single individual, but a group of forces.
"We are Nightingale." Zhong Qian said.
"I've heard of this name." Lu Ping said. He'd heard of this name when chatting with Su Tang. Although he didn't pay much attention to it, he at least knew that Nightingale was a rebel group. They didn't just target Xiabong Castellan for personal grudges, they stood on the opposite side of the entire Xuan Army Empire.
"Zhong Qian is my real name. You might know more about my other name." Zhong Qian said.
"What is it?" Lu Ping asked.
"God of Arrows!" Zhong Qian said.
Lu Ping scratched his head, "Did you name it yourself? Isn't that a bit too arrogant? "
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