Lu Lingzhi and Wu Ming were equally matched. It made no difference to her who won or lost. Lu Lingzhi would take her to the Kingdom of Qi while Wu Ming would take her to see Qi Ruoshui. She was more reluctant to be taken to see Qi Ruoshui.
"Lady." Hong Ying whispered to Ye Zhen, but her eyes were fixed on Guan Jie sitting on the shaft of the carriage.
Ye Zhen pressed Hong Ying's hand and shook her head gently, motioning her not to act rashly. Since this child could be sent by Lu Lingzhi to guard her, his martial arts must not be too weak. Hong Ying and Jianjia may not be his opponent.
Ye Zhen frowned and looked at Lu Lingzhi, who was still fighting with Wu Ming. Although the two of them could not determine the winner, it was clear that Wu Ming was beginning to be unable to resist. As for the other priests, they had long been killed by Lu Lingzhi's people.
Where did Lu Lingzhi find such a person? How could his martial arts be so powerful?
"Brother!" Guan Jie suddenly stood up and looked at Lu Lingzhi nervously.
Wu Ming's sword cut Lu Lingzhi's arm, and blood stained his white clothes.
"Lu Lingzhi, hand over Lu Yaoyao." Wu Ming said as he attacked.
"I didn't expect that the protector who was poisoned to be so good at martial arts." Lu Lingzhi smiled and took a few steps back.
"It's more than enough to deal with you." Wu Ming snorted.
Lu Lingzhi laughed. "What benefits can you get from working so hard for Qi Ruoshui? If she trusted you, why didn't she give you the pearl to guard against the insects? Wu Ming, even if you die for Qi Ruoshui today, she will not blink. In her heart, you are just an obedient dog."
"Shut up!" Wu Ming shouted angrily.
Lu Lingzhi seemed to feel no pain and dealt with Wu Ming calmly. He looked leisurely and at ease, but Wu Ming had begun to gasp for breath.
Wu Ming's physical strength was not as good as before because of the poison. If it was before, he would not feel tired even if he fought with Lu Lingzhi for three days, but now he felt powerless.
If he continued to be dragged on by Lu Lingzhi, he would definitely be killed by Lu Lingzhi.
Lu Lingzhi laughed. "Do you know that I will betray Qi Ruoshui?"
Nameless snorted. "Despicable, careful, ungrateful!"
"Do you see these people behind me?" Lu Lingzhi dodged Wu Ming's sword and counterattacked with a backhand slash across his arm. "These people were once saved by Qi Ruoshui and then abandoned by her. She only cares about those who are good to her. If she doesn't like them, she won't care about that person's life or death. They almost died while working for Qi Ruoshui. I saved them."
"What did you say?" Wu Ming looked at Guan Jie and the others in shock. Indeed, there were a few familiar faces.
Taking advantage of Wu Ming's distraction, Lu Lingzhi stabbed him in the chest. "This is the reason why I don't work for Qi Ruoshui anymore. Wu Ming, you died for her. She will soon forget you."
"You …" Wu Ming lowered his eyes and looked at the sword that had pierced his chest. Then he looked at Lu Lingzhi and said, "Despicable person …"
"When my life is at stake, what's the harm in being a villain for once?" Lu Lingzhi said with a smile.
Wu Ming fell softly, his eyes staring at the sky, the blue sky, the white clouds, the gentle spring breeze. He reached out to catch Qi Ruoshui, who flashed in front of him. "Witch King!"
Qi Ruoshui's figure disappeared, and his hand hung down weakly.
Lu Lingzhi did not look at him again but looked back at the others. "Are you all right?"
"Liu Wu and A 'Da are dead." Guan Jie said with a sullen face.
"Bury them well." Lu Lingzhi said in a light voice, "Let's hurry up and heal when we reach the mountains."
Lu Lingzhi was worried that the people of the priest hall would catch up again.
"Good."
With A 'Da dead, Lu Lingzhi asked Guan Jie to escort Ye Zhen. He sat on the shaft on the other side, lifted the curtain and looked at Ye Zhen. "Scared?"
"I was indeed scared by your shamelessness." Ye Zhen sneered. If he hadn't deliberately said those words to distract Wu Ming, he wouldn't have been able to kill him so easily.
Lu Lingzhi's eyes darkened slightly. "If I don't kill him, he will take you to see Qi Ruoshui. Qi Ruoshui will not treat you like before. She will hurt you."
"Won't you hurt me?" Ye Zhen asked sarcastically.
"Yao Yao, you still don't believe me. I won't hurt you again." Lu Lingzhi said helplessly.
Ye Zhen looked at his still bleeding arm and said sarcastically, "Ye Zhen believed you, that's why she died without a complete corpse."
Lu Lingzhi's face turned white. He pursed his thin lips tightly and stopped talking.
"Brother, your hand." Guan Jie looked at Lu Lingzhi's arm worriedly. If he continued to bleed like this, he would die.
"It doesn't matter. Wait until we reach a safe place to heal." Lu Lingzhi smiled gently and reached out his uninjured hand to touch Guan Jie's head.
Ye Zhen glanced at him. "Was he really from the priest temple before?"
Lu Lingzhi's eyes lit up slightly, and he could not hide the joy on his face. This was the first time that Ye Zhen had taken the initiative to talk to him instead of questioning him. "He was raised by Qi Ruoshui in the priest temple when he was very young. She probably wanted him to have the same heart as Wu Ming. Unfortunately, the child was simple and naive. Qi Ruoshui felt that he was useless, so she threw him into the mountains. When I saw him, he was eating a rabbit raw, so I kept him by my side."
"What about the others?" Ye Zhen asked, raising her eyebrows.
"They were all executed by Qi Ruoshui because they did something wrong." Lu Lingzhi said with a smile.
Ye Zhen said lightly, "You saved them. Didn't Qi Ruoshui know that she allowed you to cultivate her confidants?"
"Qi Ruoshui has always been proud and conceited. How could she put them in her eyes?" Lu Lingzhi said with a smile. "Besides, I saved them, so naturally, I could hide it from her."
"No wonder Wu Ming said that you are ungrateful." Ye Zhen shook her head with some disdain for Lu Lingzhi. He was an ungrateful wolf. Mo Rongzhan was also kind to him, but he also hurt her behind Mo Rongzhan's back and finally betrayed Mo Rongzhan.
Lu Lingzhi's eyes darkened slightly. "Yao Yao, don't say that about me. Everything I do is just for survival. When you face a dilemma like me one day, you will understand that some choices are forced."
"Just like you chose Lu Wushuang to kill Ye Zhen?" Ye Zhen asked faintly.
Ye Zhen's words pierced Lu Lingzhi's heart like a sharp knife. This was the worst choice he had ever made. He whispered, "This is the thing I regret the most."
"If Old Madam Lu knew what you did, she would be very sad. Old Madam Lu is a good person." Ye Zhen smiled bitterly in her heart when she thought of Old Madam Lu who told her to forgive Lu Lingzhi before she died.
Lu Lingzhi turned his head, his eyes flowing quietly with sadness. After a while, he said to Guan Jie, "Go in from the path ahead. We can only spend the night in the mountains tonight."
At this time, it was already sunset.
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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