The army of the Changzhou Prefecture chose an old forest more than 20 miles away from Tianjing as their camp. In the empty space in the forest, between the thin moonlight, there was a quiet murderous intent.
"Your Majesty, the army has set off. When will you leave?" Outside the tent, Kang Qi bowed and asked, not daring to be negligent. The old king had only been back for a few days, but the military had changed greatly, and the morale of the army was unprecedentedly united. On one hand, it was because of Ji Zhiyuan's old popularity. Many generals had been following her since the beginning. On the other hand, it was because of her extraordinary methods. She fully displayed the spirit of a king, and people couldn't help but secretly admire her. Some people were born to be kings.
"Let's go." Ji Zhiyuan opened the curtain and led Kang Qi through the tents. When they were about to walk out of the old forest, she suddenly stopped and turned to look in one direction. "Zhao Rui, you go first. I'll catch up with you."
"Your Majesty?" Kang Qi also felt something was wrong, but neither his eyes nor his divine sense could sense anything special in that direction. "I'd better stay …" He stood vigilantly with his hand on his sword.
"This is an order," Ji Zhiyuan said.
Kang Qi was startled, but didn't dare to disobey. He cupped his hands and left quickly.
"You can come out now," Ji Zhiyuan said to the shadow of a towering tree.
The shadow gradually elongated and formed a slender figure, wearing a pale Shura mask. The sword at her waist glowed with green light. Her identity was obvious. Behind her, there was another shadow. It was very young and looked to be about six or seven years old.
Ji Zhiyuan recognized the two. They were Yan Li's maid, Fu Er, and Qin Sufang, the unparalleled killer of Swallow Dock. "Are you two lost or are you looking for me?" She said softly.
"Of course I'm looking for you, demoness!" Fu Er tried to make herself look fierce, but her eyes were wide open, and she looked like a rabbit provoking a tiger.
"Oh?" Ji Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel amused. She had a lot of titles in her life, such as Empress, Ji Tiansheng, Princess of Changzhou, and the number one beauty of Jambu, but none of them were related to the word "demon".
"The first time I saw you, I knew you were an evil demoness. As long as Fu 'er is here, don't even think of harming Master! " Fu 'er said angrily. She pulled Qin Sufang's hand and said, "Sister Wushuang, kill her, or Master will die because of her!"
Qin Sufang's hand on the sword moved, but she did not draw it.
"Unparalleled Sword Essence?" Ji Zhiyuan was slightly surprised. Then he smiled and said, "Are you going to draw your sword against me? I advise you to stop. "
In the end, Qin Sufang failed to draw her sword.
Ji Zhiyuan took one last look at the little girl, turned around and said, "She is very important to Yan Li. Protect her well."
It was not until Ji Zhiyuan's figure disappeared into the forest that Qin Sufang's stiff body relaxed as if it had collapsed.
"Sister Wushuang, are you okay? Did Fu 'er do something wrong …" Fu' er said gloomily.
Qin Sufang touched Fu 'er's little head and said, "I can't kill her. Miss Fu 'er, let's go back. "
"Well, fortunately, this demoness didn't mean any harm. I'm sorry."
The two women walked out of the old forest hand in hand. The thin moonlight had completely disappeared. It was already night, and soon it would be dawn. This was the darkest time before all things woke up.
In the darkest time, if a few bats flew towards you, you might not notice them, but if the size of the bats exceeded common sense, they could not be ignored even in the darkest time.
Qin Sufang quickly shielded Fu 'er behind her and stood with her sword, planning to draw her sword when the bats came close. But the bats did not come close. In fact, they were just black shadows that looked like bats, and when they landed on the ground, they revealed their human forms.
"I'm really lucky to meet them by chance. It seems that even the damned heavens can't stand Yan Shifang's behavior and want me to take revenge!"
There were a total of six people, and Qin Sufang only recognized one of them, the person who had spoken. Seeing this person, her heart gradually sank, because the identities of the other five people were already clear. They were the legendary number one assassins of the previous generation — the Hidden Mountain Five Swords.
"Speaking of which, this is the number one assassin of the current Jianghu. His asking price is the highest, and he has never failed. What do the five of you think?" Ji Wuyu said with a smile. In his opinion, with the Hidden Mountain Five Swords backing them up, the hostage was like a fish on the chopping board, at his mercy. He could already imagine the appearance of Yan Li crying and begging for mercy.
"That's hard to say. If she can do it, so can we. But she's one, and we're five." The Hidden Mountain Five Swords had lived for a long time, and they would not lie to themselves.
Ji Wuyu said, "Come, let's not waste any more words. Capture him and find that surnamed Yan. I want him to kneel in front of me and beg for mercy!"
"You bad person, Master will not beg for mercy!" Fu 'er shouted.
"Miss Fu 'er …" Qin Sufang squatted down and whispered in Fu' er's ear, "When I tell you to run, just run. Don't stop, and don't look back …"
"Sister Wushuang, let's run together …" Although Fu 'er's intelligence was gradually deteriorating, she still knew how to distinguish danger. She knew that Qin Sufang's words meant that she had no confidence in winning.
"Sister won't run. Sister won't run again." Qin Sufang took off the Shura Mask and gently put it on Fu 'er's face. "Run …"
Fu 'er saw her true face, and tears rolled down her cheeks. "I'm sorry, Sister Wushuang. It's all Fu 'er's fault for being stubborn and coming to find this demoness … I'm sorry, Sister Wushuang. In order to prevent Master from being threatened, Fu' er must run …" She cried and rushed into the night.
"Want to run?!" Ji Wuyu moved. Just as he was about to catch Fu 'er, he felt the threat of death looming over his heart. His heart skipped a beat, and he coldly looked at Qin Sufang. "Hmph, not bad! I can do anything now. If you dare to stop me, when you fall into my hands, I'll make you beg for death! "
"Wushuang …" Qin Sufang flipped the hand holding the sword and slid her right foot forward. Her entire upper body leaned forward, completely hiding the sword.
"Rumor has it that Wushuang never takes the initiative to attack." One of the Hidden Mountain Five Swords sighed. "Let's use our full strength, or we'll die." With that, he lightly struck out with his palm and used a gentle force to push Ji Wuyu, who was still in a daze, dozens of feet away. It was also at this moment that the two of them disappeared.
Ji Wuyu landed on the ground with his eyes wide open, but he didn't see anything. In the blink of an eye, the two of them had already won.
Qin Sufang appeared on the other side. The weeds gently swayed as she slowly sheathed her sword. Then, she spat out a large mouthful of blood. At the same time, several bloody wounds appeared on her body, and blood spurted out.
On the other side, the Hidden Mountain Five Swords slowly fell down. One of them was still breathing, and he shakily stretched out his hand in Ji Wuyu's direction. "Jiang Shan … Each generation has a talent … Your Highness, us five old … fellows … can only help you … this … much …" With that said, his eyelids rolled, and from his throat came an unwilling "hehe" sound, as if he was rinsing his mouth with sticky blood. In the end, he still didn't make a sound.
"Ah, you've all worked hard." Ji Wuyu said lightly. Without looking at the five corpses, he walked towards Qin Sufang. At this moment, he knew that he had no way out. If Qin Sufang still had the strength to fight back, then everything would be over. He didn't lack the courage to gamble, but his fickleness might cause the five souls of this land to be unable to rest in peace.
Qin Sufang turned around with difficulty. Just this simple action was already too much for her to bear. She fainted and collapsed. In her daze, she seemed to hear a terrifying yet familiar sneer. When she woke up again, she could only hear the crackling of the bonfire, which made her recall that night of revenge.
"I've helped you with some simple treatment for your injuries."
A calm but pleasant voice came into her ears. It was like the sound of nature, and if one were to put in a bit of emotion, it would definitely be quite contagious. The owner of the voice seemed to be naturally indifferent. He wasn't invested in anything, but he always did his best. Or perhaps, under the surface of indifference, was a heart full of passion.
"It's you …" Qin Sufang weakly opened her eyes. She was surrounded by broken rocks, and the river flowed slowly. Not far away, Fu 'er was wrapped in a coat and sleeping soundly. Children of this age needed to sleep for a lot of hours every day.
"I was worried, so I came back to take a look." Ji Zhiyuan broke off a branch and threw it into the bonfire.
"Where is he?" Qin Sufang asked.
Ji Zhiyuan poured a pot of medicine over the bonfire into a bowl, carried it over, and sat down on a rock beside Qin Sufang. He blew on it and handed it over. "He ran away as soon as I arrived. Drink this medicine, it'll help your injuries. "
"Thank you …" Qin Sufang took a sip and was about to swallow it when Ji Zhiyuan suddenly said, "Aren't you afraid that I've poisoned it?" She almost choked. "You poisoned it?" Ji Zhiyuan smiled. "No." She was speechless, and didn't know whether she should drink it or not.
"Don't worry and drink it. If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have poisoned it." Ji Zhiyuan reached out and picked up the Asura Mask from the ground, revealing a look of nostalgia. "If he were still alive, he would definitely have a place in the Jambu Realm." She turned to look at Qin Sufang. "You're not bad either. I didn't expect that you could comprehend the Unparalleled Sword Will to this level. Yan Li's eyes have always been better than mine. "
"You … flatter me …" Qin Sufang looked at Ji Zhiyuan and felt that he was so beautiful that he seemed to be out of this world. She lowered her head and drank a mouthful of medicine, then said in a low voice, "Doesn't King Changzhou need to go to the front?"
"No, let my men fight. Their role is to contain part of the Dragon Emperor's forces. It doesn't matter if they can't win or not." Ji Zhiyuan looked at the night sky and said lightly, "But you two are more important. Ji Wuyu isn't smart enough, but he thinks he's smart enough, so he'll definitely come back with his men. I'll stay to protect you two, so that Yan Li won't have to worry about the rear."
Qin Sufang didn't even know how to refuse, so she had to drink the medicine in silence.
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